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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2010
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 20-F/A
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2009
Commission file number: 001-15030
 
VALE S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa, Chief Financial Officer
fax: +55 21 3814 8820
Avenida Graça Aranha, No. 26
20030-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
     
    Name of Each Exchange on
Title of Each Class   Which Registered
 
Preferred class A shares of Vale, no par value per share
  New York Stock Exchange*
American Depositary Shares (evidenced by American Depositary Receipts), each representing one preferred class A share of Vale
  New York Stock Exchange
Common shares of Vale, no par value per share
  New York Stock Exchange*
American Depositary Shares (evidenced by American Depositary Receipts), each representing one common share of Vale
  New York Stock Exchange
5.50% Guaranteed Notes due 2010, Series RIO, issued by Vale Capital
  New York Stock Exchange
5.50% Guaranteed Notes due 2010, Series RIO P, issued by Vale Capital
  New York Stock Exchange
6.75% Guaranteed Notes due 2012, Series VALE, issued by Vale Capital II
  New York Stock Exchange
6.75% Guaranteed Notes due 2012, Series VALE.P, issued by Vale Capital II
  New York Stock Exchange
9.0% Guaranteed Notes due 2013, issued by Vale Overseas
  New York Stock Exchange
6.25% Guaranteed Notes due 2016, issued by Vale Overseas
  New York Stock Exchange
6.250% Guaranteed Notes due 2017, issued by Vale Overseas
  New York Stock Exchange
55/8% Guaranteed Notes due 2019, issued by Vale Overseas
  New York Stock Exchange
8.25% Guaranteed Notes due 2034, issued by Vale Overseas
  New York Stock Exchange
6.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2036, issued by Vale Overseas
  New York Stock Exchange
6.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2039, issued by Vale Overseas
  New York Stock Exchange
 
* Shares are not listed for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares pursuant to the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange.
 
 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
The number of outstanding shares of each class of stock of Vale as of December 31, 2009 was:
3,181,726,583 common shares, no par value per share
2,030,997,714 preferred class A shares, no par value per share
12 golden shares, no par value per share
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes þ  No o
 
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o  No þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ  No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer  þ Accelerated filer  o Non-accelerated filer  o
 
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAP þ     International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board o     Other o
 
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
Item 17  o  Item 18  o
 
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes  o  No  þ
 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Our Interactive Data File filed with our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 included an incorrect figure in the line item “Entity Public Float”. The sole purpose of this amendment is to provide the correct figure for this line item.

 

 
SIGNATURES
 
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
 
VALE S.A.
 
  By:            
/s/  Roger Agnelli
Name: Roger Agnelli
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
  By:            
/s/  Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
Name: Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: June 14, 2010


 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No:   Exhibit Description
  101    
Our Interactive Data File filed with our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 included an incorrect figure in the line item “Entity Public Float”. The sole purpose of this amendment is to provide the correct figure for this line item.