United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of
December 2013
Vale S.A.
Avenida Graça Aranha, No. 26
20030-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
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Vale restructures its investments in power generation
Rio de Janeiro, December 19, 2013 - Vale SA (Vale) announces that it signed agreements with CEMIG Geração e Transmissão S.A. (CEMIG GT) to sell 49% of its 9% stake in Norte Energia S.A. (Norte Energia), the company responsible for the implementation, operation and exploration of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant (Belo Monte), and the creation of a joint venture consisting of power generation assets.
Two distinct companies were created to hold projects and power generation assets. In the first company, Aliança Norte Energia Participações S/A (Aliança Norte Energia), Vale will hold a 51% stake, resulting from the transfer of its current 9% stake of the total capital of Norte Energia to Aliança Norte Energia and the subsequent sale of 49% of the capital of this company — equivalent to 4.41% of the total capital of Norte Energia — to CEMIG GT for approximately R$ 206 million. As a result, Vale will no longer have to guarantee part of the debt associated with the financing structure of the Belo Monte project.
The second company, Aliança Geração de Energia S/A, will be comprised of Vale’s and CEMIG GT’s stakes in the following hydroelectric power plants: Porto Estrela, Igarapava, Funil, Capim Branco I e II, Aimorés and Candonga. These plants have 1,158 MW of attributable installed capacity and assured energy of 652 average MW. Vale and CEMIG GT will hold 55% and 45%, respectively, of the total capital of this new company. Energy supply to Vale’s operations will be secured by long-term contract.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary precedent conditions in deals with similar characteristics. The final amounts of these transactions are subject to certain adjustments, in accordance with the terms and conditions established in the investment agreements.
The transaction is consistent with Vale’s strategy of maximizing value for shareholders, in that it reduces capital expenditures requirements on investments related to non-core assets and increases flexibility for managing these assets in the future.
For further information, please contact:
+55-21-3814-4540
Roberto Castello Branco: roberto.castello.branco@vale.com
Viktor Moszkowicz: viktor.moszkowicz@vale.com
Carla Albano Miller: carla.albano@vale.com
Andrea Gutman: andrea.gutman@vale.com
Marcelo Bonança Correa: marcelo.bonanca@vale.com
Marcelo Lobato: marcelo.lobato@vale.com
Marcio Loures Penna: marcio.penna@vale.com
Samantha Pons: samantha.pons@vale.com
This press release may include statements that present Vale’s expectations about future events or results. All statements, when based upon expectations about the future and not on historical facts, involve various risks and uncertainties. Vale cannot guarantee that such statements will prove correct. These risks and uncertainties include factors related to the following: (a) the countries where we operate, especially Brazil and Canada; (b) the global economy; (c) the capital markets; (d) the mining and metals prices and their dependence on global industrial production, which is cyclical by
nature; and (e) global competition in the markets in which Vale operates. To obtain further information on factors that may lead to results different from those forecast by Vale, please consult the reports Vale files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Brazilian Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and in particular the factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Vale’s annual report on Form 20-F.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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/s/ Roberto Castello Branco |
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Date: December 19, 2013 |
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Roberto Castello Branco |
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Director of Investor Relations |