[Vale response to allegations]…The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vale, Dan Conrado, and CEO, Murilo Ferreira, requested an audit into allegations made by Vale ́s former employee Andre Almeida related to supposed acts of spying on employees and infiltrating social and environmental movements in Brazil. Considering that the accusations were only published by the press and there is no official call to present formal clarifications, Vale is waiting for the appropriate moment and forum to refute and clarify the issues raised, one by one, consistent with its commitment to legality, ethics and justice.