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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

 

April 2018

 

Vale S.A.

 

Avenida das Américas, No. 700 – Bloco 8, Sala 218
22640-100 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

 

 

(Check One) Form 20-F x  Form 40-F o

 

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1))

 

 

(Check One) Yes o  No x

 

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7))

 

 

(Check One) Yes o  No x

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

 

 

(Check One) Yes o  No x

 

(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82-   .)

 

 

 



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Interim Financial Statements

March 31, 2018

 

 

BRGAAP in R$ (English)

 



Table of Contents

 

 

Vale S.A. Interim Financial Statements

Contents

 

 

Page

Report on the review of the quarterly information - ITR

3

Consolidated and Parent Company Income Statement

4

Consolidated and Parent Company Statement of Comprehensive Income

5

Consolidated and Parent Company Statement of Cash Flows

6

Consolidated and Parent Company Statement of Financial Position

7

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

8

Consolidated and Parent Company Value Added Statement

9

Selected Notes to the Interim Financial Statements

10

1. Corporate information

10

2. Basis for preparation of the interim financial statements

10

3. Information by business segment and by geographic area

13

4. Special events occurred during the period

15

5. Costs and expenses by nature

16

6. Financial results

16

7. Income taxes

17

8. Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

18

9. Accounts receivable

18

10. Inventories

18

11. Other financial assets and liabilities

19

12. Non-current assets and liabilities held for sale and discontinued operations

19

13. Investments in associates and joint ventures

21

14. Intangibles

23

15. Property, plant and equipment

23

16. Loans, borrowings, cash and cash equivalents and financial investments

24

17. Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures

26

18. Financial instruments classification

26

19. Fair value estimate

27

20. Derivative financial instruments

28

21. Provisions

33

22. Litigation

33

23. Employee postretirement obligations

37

24. Stockholders’ equity

37

25. Related parties

38

26. Parent Company information (individual interim information)

39

27. Additional information about derivatives financial instruments

42

 

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KPMG Auditores Independentes

Rua do Passeio, 38 - Setor 2 - 17º andar - Centro

20021-290 - Rio de Janeiro/RJ - Brasil

Caixa Postal 2888 - CEP 20001-970 - Rio de Janeiro/RJ - Brasil

Telefone +55 (21) 2207-9400, Fax +55 (21) 2207-9000

www.kpmg.com.br

 

Report on the review of quarterly information – ITR

 

(A free translation of the original report in Portuguese, as filed with the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), prepared in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, rules of the CVM and of the International Financial Reporting Standards - IFRS)

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Vale S.A.

Rio de Janeiro - RJ

 

Introduction

 

1.                   We have reviewed the interim financial information, individual and consolidated, of Vale S.A. (“the Company”), identified as Parent Company and Consolidated, respectively, included in the quarterly information form - ITR for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, which comprises the statement of financial position as of March 31, 2018 and the respective statements of income and comprehensive income, statements of changes in equity and of cash flows for the three-month period then ended, including the explanatory notes.

 

2.                   The Company`s Management is responsible for the preparation of these interim financial information in accordance with the CPC 21(R1) and the IAS 34 - Interim Financial Reporting, issued by the International Accounting Standards Board — IASB, as well as the presentation of these information in accordance with the standards issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable to the preparation of quarterly information - ITR. Our responsibility is to express our conclusion on this interim financial information based on our review.

 

Scope of the review

 

3.                   We conducted our review in accordance with Brazilian and International Interim Information Review Standards (NBC TR 2410 - Revisão de Informações Intermediárias Executada pelo Auditor da Entidade and ISRE 2410 - Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity, respectively). A review of interim information consists of making inquiries primarily of the management responsible for financial and accounting matters and applying analytical procedures and other review procedures. The scope of a review is significantly less than an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards and, accordingly, it did not enable us to obtain assurance that we were aware of all the material matters that would have been identified in an audit. Therefore, we do not express an audit opinion.

 

Conclusion on the interim financial information

 

4.                   Based on our review, we are not aware of any fact that might lead us to believe that the individual and consolidated interim financial information included in the aforementioned quarterly information was not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with CPC 21(R1) and IAS 34, issued by the IASB, applicable to the preparation of the quarterly review - ITR, and presented in accordance with the standards issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Other matters

 

Statements of added value

 

5.                   The individual and consolidated interim financial information related to the statement of value added for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018, prepared under the responsibility of the Company’s management, and presented as supplementary information for the purposes of IAS 34, was submitted to the same review procedures followed together with the review of the Company’s interim financial information. In order to form our conclusion, we evaluated whether this statement was reconciliated to the interim financial information and to the accounting records, as applicable, and whether their form and content are in accordance with the criteria set on Technical Pronouncement CPC 09 - Statement of Value Added. Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying statement of value added was not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the individual and consolidated interim financial information taken as a whole.

 

Rio de Janeiro, April 25, 2018

 

KPMG Auditores Independentes

CRC SP-014428/O-6 F-RJ

(Original report in Portuguese signed by)

Manuel Fernandes Rodrigues de Sousa

Accountant CRC RJ-052428/O-2

 

KPMG Auditores Independentes, uma sociedade simples brasileira e firma-membro da rede KPMG de firmas-membro independentes e afiliadas à KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), uma entidade suíça.

 

KPMG Auditores Independentes, a Brazilian entity and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity.

 

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Income Statement

In millions of Brazilian reais, except earnings per share data

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Parent company

 

 

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

Notes

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating revenue

 

3(c)

 

27,932

 

26,742

 

15,705

 

17,162

 

Cost of goods sold and services rendered

 

5(a)

 

(16,970

)

(14,865

)

(8,376

)

(7,751

)

Gross profit

 

 

 

10,962

 

11,877

 

7,329

 

9,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating (expenses) income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and administrative expenses

 

5(b)

 

(402

)

(388

)

(226

)

(226

)

Research and evaluation expenses

 

 

 

(223

)

(206

)

(147

)

(121

)

Pre operating and operational stoppage

 

 

 

(253

)

(364

)

(201

)

(192

)

Equity results from subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

2,227

 

3,065

 

Other operating revenues (expenses), net

 

5(c)

 

(406

)

(247

)

(263

)

172

 

 

 

 

 

(1,284

)

(1,205

)

1,390

 

2,698

 

Impairment and other results on non-current assets

 

4

 

(52

)

1,603

 

(80

)

(41

)

Operating income

 

 

 

9,626

 

12,275

 

8,639

 

12,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial income

 

6

 

759

 

1,203

 

319

 

845

 

Financial expenses

 

6

 

(2,202

)

(3,615

)

(1,924

)

(3,281

)

Other financial items

 

6

 

(628

)

518

 

(560

)

528

 

Equity results in associates and joint ventures

 

13

 

273

 

225

 

273

 

225

 

Impairment and other results in associates and joint ventures

 

17

 

(44

)

(191

)

(44

)

(191

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

7,784

 

10,415

 

6,703

 

10,194

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current tax

 

 

 

(295

)

(1,585

)

(1

)

(1,232

)

Deferred tax

 

 

 

(2,044

)

(631

)

(1,319

)

(811

)

 

 

 

 

(2,339

)

(2,216

)

(1,320

)

(2,043

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations

 

 

 

5,445

 

8,199

 

5,383

 

8,151

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

62

 

48

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

5,383

 

8,151

 

5,383

 

8,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

 

(271

)

(257

)

(271

)

(260

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

(271

)

(260

)

(271

)

(260

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

5,174

 

7,942

 

5,112

 

7,891

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

62

 

51

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

5,112

 

7,891

 

5,112

 

7,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to Vale’s stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share (restated):

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common share (R$)

 

 

 

0.98

 

1.52

 

0.98

 

1.52

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Statement of Comprehensive Income

In millions of Brazilian reais

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

Net income

 

5,174

 

7,942

 

5,112

 

7,891

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement benefit obligations

 

176

 

(71

)

(9

)

(13

)

Fair value adjustment to investment in equity securities

 

(114

)

 

(86

)

 

Equity results in associates and joint ventures

 

 

 

157

 

(58

)

Transfer to retained earnings

 

(67

)

 

(67

)

 

 

Total items that will not be reclassified subsequently to the income statement, net of tax

 

(5

)

(71

)

(5

)

(71

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translation adjustments

 

61

 

(2,175

)

(100

)

(2,101

)

Net investments hedge

 

(96

)

499

 

(96

)

559

 

Transfer of realized results to net income

 

(257

)

 

(112

)

 

Total of items that may be reclassified subsequently to the income statement, net of tax

 

(292

)

(1,676

)

(308

)

(1,542

)

Total comprehensive income

 

4,877

 

6,195

 

4,799

 

6,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

78

 

(83

)

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

4,799

 

6,278

 

 

 

 

 

From continuing operations

 

4,783

 

6,306

 

 

 

 

 

From discontinued operations

 

16

 

(28

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,799

 

6,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items above are stated net of tax and the related taxes are disclosed in note 7.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Statement of Cash Flows

In millions of Brazilian reais

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

restated

 

Cash flow from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes from continuing operations

 

7,784

 

10,415

 

6,703

 

10,194

 

Continuing operations adjustments for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity results in investees

 

(273

)

(225

)

(2,500

)

(3,290

)

Impairment and other results on non-current assets and associates and joint ventures

 

96

 

(1,412

)

124

 

232

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

2,834

 

2,851

 

1,403

 

1,317

 

Financial results, net

 

2,071

 

1,894

 

2,165

 

1,908

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

41

 

970

 

(1,844

)

(2,494

)

Inventories

 

153

 

(708

)

(403

)

(263

)

Suppliers and contractors

 

(1,172

)

310

 

(981

)

(152

)

Provision - Payroll, related charges and others remunerations

 

(1,653

)

(721

)

(1,122

)

(606

)

Other assets and liabilities, net

 

(303

)

(604

)

183

 

(69

)

 

 

9,578

 

12,770

 

3,728

 

6,777

 

Interest on loans and borrowings paid

 

(1,237

)

(1,595

)

(1,085

)

(1,290

)

Derivatives paid, net

 

(80

)

(338

)

(116

)

(192

)

Income taxes

 

(773

)

(1,156

)

(35

)

(652

)

Income taxes - Settlement program

 

(404

)

(379

)

(396

)

(371

)

Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations

 

7,084

 

9,302

 

2,096

 

4,272

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial investments redeemed (invested)

 

(52

)

(167

)

(58

)

(1

)

Loans and advances - net receipts (payments) (note 25)

 

8,651

 

(455

)

4,623

 

1,515

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment, intangibles and investments

 

(2,943

)

(3,516

)

(1,782

)

(2,626

)

Proceeds from disposal of assets and investments (note 12)

 

3,536

 

1,614

 

6

 

4

 

Dividends and interest on capital received from associates and joint ventures

 

33

 

 

454

 

 

Others investments activities

 

51

 

(4

)

26

 

(71

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from continuing operations

 

9,276

 

(2,528

)

3,269

 

(1,179

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

 

3,576

 

 

321

 

Repayments

 

(7,448

)

(3,533

)

(960

)

(3,140

)

Transactions with stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and interest on capital paid to stockholders

 

(4,721

)

 

(4,721

)

 

Dividends and interest on capital paid to noncontrolling interest

 

(290

)

(9

)

 

 

Transactions with noncontrolling stockholders

 

(56

)

799

 

(56

)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations

 

(12,515

)

833

 

(5,737

)

(2,819

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in discontinued operations (note 12)

 

(150

)

(15

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

3,695

 

7,592

 

(372

)

274

 

Cash and cash equivalents in the beginning of the period

 

14,318

 

13,891

 

1,876

 

1,203

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

159

 

(160

)

 

 

Effects of disposals of subsidiaries and merger, net on cash and cash equivalents

 

(331

)

(44

)

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 

17,841

 

21,279

 

1,504

 

1,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment - capitalized loans and borrowing costs

 

194

 

322

 

194

 

322

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Statement of Financial Position

In millions of Brazilian reais

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Notes

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31,
2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31,
2017

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

16

 

17,841

 

14,318

 

1,504

 

1,876

 

Accounts receivable

 

9

 

8,939

 

8,602

 

11,897

 

9,560

 

Other financial assets

 

11

 

1,249

 

6,689

 

372

 

409

 

Inventories

 

10

 

13,184

 

12,987

 

4,714

 

4,601

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

 

2,401

 

2,584

 

2,200

 

2,378

 

Recoverable taxes

 

 

 

3,507

 

3,876

 

1,777

 

2,091

 

Others

 

 

 

2,001

 

1,780

 

1,210

 

1,542

 

 

 

 

 

49,122

 

50,836

 

23,674

 

22,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets held for sale

 

12

 

1,528

 

11,865

 

893

 

7,082

 

 

 

 

 

50,650

 

62,701

 

24,567

 

29,539

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judicial deposits

 

22(c)

 

6,625

 

6,571

 

6,227

 

6,110

 

Other financial assets

 

11

 

10,128

 

10,690

 

4,268

 

1,865

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

 

1,952

 

1,754

 

 

 

Recoverable taxes

 

 

 

2,217

 

2,109

 

2,170

 

2,062

 

Deferred income taxes

 

7(a)

 

20,298

 

21,959

 

13,064

 

14,200

 

Others

 

 

 

931

 

882

 

1,233

 

810

 

 

 

 

 

42,151

 

43,965

 

26,962

 

25,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

13

 

12,367

 

11,802

 

123,970

 

117,387

 

Intangibles

 

14

 

28,560

 

28,094

 

14,088

 

13,471

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

15

 

179,979

 

181,535

 

102,528

 

102,978

 

 

 

 

 

263,057

 

265,396

 

267,548

 

258,883

 

Total assets

 

 

 

313,707

 

328,097

 

292,115

 

288,422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suppliers and contractors

 

 

 

11,960

 

13,367

 

6,634

 

7,503

 

Loans and borrowings

 

16

 

6,535

 

5,633

 

5,291

 

4,378

 

Other financial liabilities

 

11

 

3,349

 

3,260

 

3,968

 

4,413

 

Taxes payable

 

7(c)

 

2,337

 

2,307

 

2,031

 

1,991

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

755

 

1,175

 

 

 

Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures

 

17

 

1,227

 

1,080

 

1,227

 

1,080

 

Provisions

 

21

 

2,886

 

4,610

 

1,594

 

2,904

 

Dividends and interest on capital

 

 

 

 

4,742

 

 

4,439

 

Others

 

 

 

3,449

 

3,284

 

2,725

 

2,552

 

 

 

 

 

32,498

 

39,458

 

23,470

 

29,260

 

Liabilities associated with non-current assets held for sale

 

12

 

707

 

3,899

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,205

 

43,357

 

23,470

 

29,260

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings

 

16

 

60,859

 

68,759

 

27,118

 

28,966

 

Other financial liabilities

 

11

 

9,642

 

9,575

 

60,850

 

54,955

 

Taxes payable

 

7(c)

 

15,942

 

16,176

 

15,623

 

15,853

 

Deferred income taxes

 

7(a)

 

5,665

 

5,687

 

 

 

Provisions

 

21

 

23,212

 

23,243

 

7,704

 

6,900

 

Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures

 

17

 

2,104

 

2,216

 

2,104

 

2,216

 

Deferred revenue - Gold stream

 

 

 

5,960

 

6,117

 

 

 

Others

 

 

 

4,891

 

4,861

 

6,689

 

6,514

 

 

 

 

 

128,275

 

136,634

 

120,088

 

115,404

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

161,480

 

179,991

 

143,558

 

144,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

 

 

148,557

 

143,758

 

148,557

 

143,758

 

Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

3,670

 

4,348

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

152,227

 

148,106

 

148,557

 

143,758

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

313,707

 

328,097

 

292,115

 

288,422

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Equity

In millions of Brazilian reais

 

 

 

Share capital

 

Results on
conversion of
shares

 

Capital reserve

 

Results from
operation with
noncontrolling
interest

 

Profit
reserves

 

Treasury
stocks

 

Unrealized
fair value
gain (losses)

 

Cumulative
translation
adjustments

 

Retained
earnings

 

Equity
attributable to
Vale’s
stockholders

 

Equity
attributable to
noncontrolling
interests

 

Total
stockholders’
equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

77,300

 

50

 

3,634

 

(2,663

)

24,539

 

(2,746

)

(3,912

)

47,556

 

 

143,758

 

4,348

 

148,106

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,112

 

5,112

 

62

 

5,174

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement benefit obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

176

 

 

(67

)

109

 

 

109

 

Net investments hedge (note 20c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(96

)

 

(96

)

 

(96

)

Translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

(205

)

 

(212

)

16

 

(196

)

Fair value adjustment to investment in equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(114

)

 

 

(114

)

 

(114

)

Transactions with stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

(5

)

Acquisitions and disposal of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(751

)

(751

)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

77,300

 

50

 

3,634

 

(2,663

)

24,539

 

(2,746

)

(3,857

)

47,255

 

5,045

 

148,557

 

3,670

 

152,227

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

Results on
conversion of
shares

 

Capital reserve

 

Results from
operation with
noncontrolling
interest

 

Profit
reserves

 

Treasury
stocks

 

Unrealized
fair value
gain (losses)

 

Cumulative
translation
adjustments

 

Retained
earnings

 

Equity
attributable to
Vale’s
stockholders

 

Equity
attributable to
noncontrolling
interests

 

Total
stockholders’
equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

77,300

 

50

 

 

(1,870

)

13,698

 

(2,746

)

(3,739

)

44,548

 

 

127,241

 

6,461

 

133,702

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,891

 

7,891

 

51

 

7,942

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement benefit obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(71

)

 

 

(71

)

 

(71

)

Net investments hedge (note 20c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

559

 

 

559

 

 

559

 

Translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

 

(2,146

)

 

(2,101

)

(134

)

(2,235

)

Transactions with stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6

)

(6

)

Acquisitions and disposal of noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

(329

)

 

 

 

 

 

(329

)

(1,592

)

(1,921

)

Capitalization of noncontrolling interest advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

80

 

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

77,300

 

50

 

 

(2,199

)

13,698

 

(2,746

)

(3,765

)

42,961

 

7,891

 

133,190

 

4,860

 

138,050

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Value Added Statement

In millions of Brazilian Reais

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

Generation of value added from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from products and services

 

28,251

 

27,092

 

15,964

 

17,427

 

Results on measurement or sale of non-current assets

 

(54

)

1,603

 

 

(41

)

Revenue from the construction of own assets

 

2,407

 

1,822

 

1,695

 

1,583

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

5

 

 

3

 

5

 

Other revenues

 

6,265

 

138

 

2,665

 

108

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of products

 

(338

)

(514

)

(179

)

(201

)

Material, service and maintenance

 

(7,263

)

(6,102

)

(4,244

)

(4,027

)

Oil and gas

 

(1,164

)

(970

)

(776

)

(657

)

Energy

 

(795

)

(677

)

(386

)

(304

)

Freight

 

(2,931

)

(2,066

)

(29

)

(23

)

Impairment of non-current assets and others results

 

(42

)

(191

)

(124

)

(191

)

Other costs and expenses

 

(7,570

)

(1,253

)

(4,112

)

(436

)

Gross value added

 

16,771

 

18,882

 

10,477

 

13,243

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

(2,834

)

(2,851

)

(1,403

)

(1,317

)

Net value added

 

13,937

 

16,031

 

9,074

 

11,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received from third parties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity results from entities

 

273

 

225

 

2,500

 

3,290

 

Financial income

 

382

 

200

 

59

 

92

 

Monetary and exchange variation of assets

 

169

 

(571

)

226

 

(760

)

Total value added from continuing operations to be distributed

 

14,761

 

15,885

 

11,859

 

14,548

 

Value added from discontinued operations to be distributed

 

63

 

311

 

 

 

Total value added to be distributed

 

14,824

 

16,196

 

11,859

 

14,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel

 

2,038

 

1,805

 

981

 

823

 

Taxes and contributions

 

1,859

 

2,688

 

854

 

1,653

 

Current income tax

 

295

 

1,585

 

1

 

1,232

 

Deferred income tax

 

2,044

 

631

 

1,319

 

811

 

Financial expense (excludes capitalized interest)

 

1,792

 

2,420

 

1,646

 

3,415

 

Monetary and exchange variation of liabilities

 

797

 

(1,089

)

786

 

(1,518

)

Other remunerations of third party funds

 

762

 

(97

)

1,160

 

241

 

Reinvested net income

 

5,112

 

7,891

 

5,112

 

7,891

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

62

 

51

 

 

 

Distributed value added from continuing operations

 

14,761

 

15,885

 

11,859

 

14,548

 

Distributed value added from discontinued operations

 

63

 

311

 

 

 

Distributed value added

 

14,824

 

16,196

 

11,859

 

14,548

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Selected Notes to the Interim Financial Statements

Expressed in millions of Brazilian reais, unless otherwise stated

 

1.                                     Corporate information

 

Vale S.A. (the “Parent Company”) is a public company headquartered in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with securities traded on the stock exchanges of São Paulo — B3 S.A. (Vale3), New York - NYSE (VALE), Paris - NYSE Euronext (Vale3) and Madrid — LATIBEX (XVALO).

 

Vale S.A. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (“Vale” or “Company”) are global producers of iron ore and iron ore pellets, key raw materials for steelmaking, and producers of nickel, which is used to produce stainless steel and metal alloys employed in the production of several products. The Company also produces copper, metallurgical and thermal coal, manganese ore, ferroalloys, platinum group metals, gold, silver and cobalt. The information by segment is presented in note 3.

 

2.                            Basis for preparation of the interim financial statements

 

a)        Statement of compliance

 

The condensed consolidated and individual interim financial statements of the Company (“interim financial statements”) have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as implemented in Brazil by the Brazilian Accountant Pronouncements Committee (“CPC”), approved by the Brazilian Securities Exchange Commission (“CVM”) and by the Brazilian Federal Accounting Council (“CFC”). All relevant information from its own interim financial statements, and only this information, are being presented and correspond to those used by the Company’s Management.

 

The selected notes of the Parent Company are presented in a summarized form in note 26.

 

b)        Basis of presentation

 

The interim financial statements have been prepared to update users about relevant events and transactions occurred in the period and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017. The accounting policies, accounting estimates and judgments, risk management and measurement methods are the same as those applied when preparing the last annual financial statements, except for new accounting policies related to the application of IFRS 9 — Financial instrument and IFRS 15 — Revenue from contracts with customers, which are described in note 2(c). The accounting policy for recognizing and measuring income taxes in the interim period is described in note 7.

 

The interim financial statements of the Company and its associates and joint ventures are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“functional currency”), which in the case of the Parent Company is the Brazilian real (“R$”). For presentation purposes, these financial statements are presented in Brazilian Reais.

 

The exchange rates used by the Company to translate its foreign operations are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Average rate

 

 

 

Closing rate

 

Three-month period ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2017

 

US Dollar (“US$”)

 

3.3238

 

3.3080

 

3.2433

 

3.1451

 

Canadian dollar (“CAD”)

 

2.5778

 

2.6344

 

2.5649

 

2.3760

 

Australian dollar (“AUD”)

 

2.5497

 

2.5849

 

2.5505

 

2.3824

 

Euro (“EUR” or “€”)

 

4.0850

 

3.9693

 

3.9866

 

3.3510

 

 

The issue of these interim financial statements was authorized by the Board of Directors on April 25, 2018.

 

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c) Changes in significant accounting policies

 

(i) IFRS 9 Financial instrument — The Company has adopted IFRS 9 Financial Instruments starting January 1, 2018. This  standard  addresses  the  classification  and  measurement  of  financial  assets  and  liabilities,  new impairment model and new rules for hedge accounting. The main changes are described below:

 

· Classification and measurement - Under IFRS 9, the Company’s financial assets are initially measured at fair value (plus transaction costs if is not measured at fair value through profit or loss).

 

The investments in debt financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”), amortized cost, or fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”). The classification is based on two conditions:  the Company´s business model in which the asset is held; and whether the contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are ‘solely payments of principal and interest’ on the principal amount outstanding (“SPPI”).

 

The FVOCI category only includes equity instruments, which is not held for trading and the Company has irrevocably elected to designate upon initial recognition. The gains or losses from equity instruments at FVOCI are not recycled to income statement on derecognition and these financial assets are not subject to an impairment assessment under IFRS 9.

 

The Company has assessed its business models as of the date of IFRS 9 initial application, 1 January 2018, and no significant impact were identified in the financial statements.

 

· Impairment - IFRS 9 has replaced the IAS 39’s incurred loss approach with a forward-looking expected credit loss (ECL) approach.

 

For accounts receivables, the Company has applied the standard’s simplified approach and has calculated ECLs based on lifetime expected credit losses. The Company has established a provision matrix that is based on its historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward-looking factors specific to the economic environment and by any financial guarantees related to these accounts receivables.

 

For other financial assets, the ECL is based on the 12-month ECL. The 12-month ECL is the proportion of lifetime ECLs that results from default events on a financial instrument that are possible within 12 months after the reporting date. However, when there has been a significant increase in credit risk since origination, the allowance will be based on the lifetime ECL.

 

When determining whether the credit risk of a financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition and when estimating ECLs, the Company considers reasonable and supportable information that is relevant and available without undue cost or effort. This includes both quantitative and qualitative information and analysis, based on the Company’s historical experience and informed credit assessment including forward-looking information.

 

At each reporting date, the Company assesses whether financial assets carried at amortized cost are credit-impaired. A financial asset is ‘credit-impaired’ when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have occurred.

 

There is no significant impact on its financial statements resulting from this new impairment approach given Vale’s credit rating and risk management policies in place.

 

· Hedge accounting — The Company has elected to adopt the new general hedge accounting model in IFRS 9. The changes introduced by IFRS 9 relating to hedge accounting currently have no impact, as the Company does not currently apply cash flow or fair value hedge accounting.  The Company  currently  applies  the  net  investment  hedge for  which  there  are  no  changes introduced by this new standard.

 

(ii) IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers - The Company has adopted IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers starting January 1, 2018. IFRS 15 establishes a comprehensive framework for revenue recognition and replaced IAS 18 Revenue, IAS 11 Construction Contracts and related interpretations. The Company has adopted IFRS 15 using the modified retrospective method. Accordingly, the information presented for 2017 has not been restated.

 

· Sales of commodities - IFRS 15 introduced the five-step model for revenue recognition from contracts with customers. The new standard is based on the core principle that revenue is recognized when the control of a good or service transfers to a customer of an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

 

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There is no significant impact on the timing of commodities revenue recognition under IFRS 15, since usually the transfer of risks and rewards and the transfer of control under the sales contracts are at the same point in time.

 

The disaggregated revenue information is disclosed in note 3.

 

· Shipping services - A proportion of Vale’s sales are under Cost and Freight (“CFR”) or Cost, Insurance and Freight (“CIF”) Incoterms, in which the Company is responsible for providing shipping services after the date that Vale transfers control of the goods to the customers. According to the previous standard (IAS 18), the revenue from shipping services was recognized upon loading, as well as the related costs, and was not considered a separate service.

 

Under IFRS 15, the provision of shipping services for CFR and CIF contracts should be considered as a separate performance obligation in which a proportion of the transaction price would be allocated and recognized over time as the shipping services are provided. The impact on the timing of revenue recognition of the proportion allocated to the shipping service is not significant to the Company’s quarter-end results ended March 31, 2018. Therefore, such revenue has not been presented separately in these interim financial statements.

 

· Provisionally priced commodities sales - Under IFRS 9 and 15, the treatment of the provisional pricing mechanisms embedded within the provisionally priced commodities sales remains unmodified.  Therefore, these revenues are recognized based on the estimated fair value of the total consideration receivable, and the provisionally priced sales mechanism embedded within these sale arrangements has the character of a derivative.

 

The Company is mostly exposed to the fluctuations in the iron ore and copper price.

 

The selling price of these products can be measured reliably at each period, since the price is quoted on an active market. The fair value of the sales price adjustment, in the amount of R$525 in the period ended March 31, 2018, were recognized as operational revenue in the income statement.

 

d) Accounting standards issued but not yet effective

 

The standards and interpretations issued by IASB relevant to the Company but not yet effective are the same as those applicable when preparing the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017. The other new standards effective from January 1, 2018 do not have a material effect on the Company’s interim financial statements.

 

e) Restatement of corresponding figures

 

The amounts corresponding to the Parent Company’s statements of cash flows, for the period ended March 31, 2017, originally presented in the interim financial statements for that period, have been restated for reclassification from financing activities in the amount of R$2,291 to investing activities. This amount relates to intercompany loans between the Parent Company and its subsidiary and was presented as cash flows from financing activities in the aforementioned period. This reclassification aligns the Company’s accounting practice with its cash management policy, which aims to manage at the Parent Company the cash generated by its subsidiaries, including sale of investments and planning for future investments.

 

 

In addition, the cash outflows in the amount of R$2,819 originally presented as transactions with stockholders were reclassified in cash flow from financing activities, from “Related Parties” to “Additions” and “Repayments” of loans and borrowings with third parties.

 

The effects of these restatements are as follows:

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

Original balance

 

Reclassification

 

Restated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of cash flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

4,272

 

 

4,272

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and advances - net receipts (payments)

 

(776

)

2,291

 

1,515

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(3,470

)

2,291

 

(1,179

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

6,421

 

(6,100

)

321

 

Repayments

 

(4,130

)

990

 

(3,140

)

Transactions with stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related parties

 

(2,819

)

2,819

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(528

)

(2,291

)

(2,819

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

274

 

 

274

 

 

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3.                            Information by business segment and by geographic area

 

The information presented to the Executive Board on the performance of each segment is derived from the accounting records, adjusted for reclassifications between segments.

 

a)        Adjusted LAJIDA (EBITDA)

 

Management uses adjusted EBITDA to assess each segment’s contribution to the Company’s performance and to support the decision making process.  Adjusted EBITDA is calculated for each segment using operating income or loss plus dividends received and interest from associates and joint ventures, and adding back the amounts charged as (i) depreciation, depletion and amortization and (ii) special events (additional information can be found in note 4).

 

In 2018, the Company has allocated general and corporate expenses to “Others” as these expenses are not directly related to the performance of each business segment. Therefore, “Others” includes unallocated corporate expenses. The comparative period was restated in order to reflect this change in the criteria for allocation.

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2018

 

 

 

Net operating
revenue

 

Cost of goods
sold and
services
rendered

 

Sales,
administrative
and other
operating
expenses (i)

 

Research and
evaluation

 

Pre operating
and operational
stoppage

 

Dividends
received and
interest from
associates and
joint ventures

 

Adjusted LAJIDA
(EBITDA)

 

Ferrous minerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron ore

 

15,278

 

(6,756

)

(41

)

(65

)

(113

)

 

8,303

 

Iron ore Pellets

 

5,142

 

(2,638

)

(5

)

(16

)

(10

)

 

2,473

 

Ferroalloys and manganese

 

406

 

(242

)

(3

)

(1

)

 

 

160

 

Other ferrous products and services

 

372

 

(237

)

(9

)

 

 

 

126

 

 

 

21,198

 

(9,873

)

(58

)

(82

)

(123

)

 

11,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

1,234

 

(1,086

)

6

 

(11

)

 

193

 

336

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base metals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel and other products

 

3,675

 

(2,291

)

(48

)

(29

)

(27

)

 

1,280

 

Copper

 

1,627

 

(804

)

(3

)

(12

)

 

 

808

 

 

 

5,302

 

(3,095

)

(51

)

(41

)

(27

)

 

2,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

198

 

(225

)

(501

)

(89

)

(18

)

33

 

(602

)

Total of continuing operations

 

27,932

 

(14,279

)

(604

)

(223

)

(168

)

226

 

12,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations (Fertilizers)

 

288

 

(272

)

(4

)

 

 

 

12

 

Total

 

28,220

 

(14,551

)

(608

)

(223

)

(168

)

226

 

12,896

 

 


(i) Adjusted for the special events occurred in the period.

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

Net operating
revenue

 

Cost of goods sold
and services
rendered

 

Sales,
administrative and
other operating
expenses

 

Research and
evaluation

 

Pre operating and
operational
stoppage

 

Adjusted LAJIDA
(EBITDA)

 

Ferrous minerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron ore

 

15,145

 

(5,257

)

212

 

(51

)

(127

)

9,922

 

Iron ore Pellets

 

4,585

 

(2,050

)

 

(10

)

(4

)

2,521

 

Ferroalloys and manganese

 

273

 

(139

)

(3

)

 

(9

)

122

 

Other ferrous products and services

 

395

 

(239

)

(10

)

(1

)

 

145

 

 

 

20,398

 

(7,685

)

199

 

(62

)

(140

)

12,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

1,020

 

(779

)

(12

)

(10

)

 

219

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base metals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel and other products

 

3,558

 

(2,712

)

(41

)

(29

)

(121

)

655

 

Copper

 

1,464

 

(721

)

(2

)

(5

)

 

736

 

 

 

5,022

 

(3,433

)

(43

)

(34

)

(121

)

1,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

302

 

(307

)

(689

)

(100

)

(3

)

(797

)

Total of continuing operations

 

26,742

 

(12,204

)

(545

)

(206

)

(264

)

13,523

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations (Fertilizers)

 

1,162

 

(1,066

)

(49

)

(5

)

(33

)

9

 

Total

 

27,904

 

(13,270

)

(594

)

(211

)

(297

)

13,532

 

 

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Adjusted LAJIDA (EBITDA) is reconciled to net income (loss) as follows:

 

From Continuing operations

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Net income from continuing operations

 

5,445

 

8,199

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

2,834

 

2,851

 

Income taxes

 

2,339

 

2,216

 

Financial results, net

 

2,071

 

1,894

 

LAJIDA (EBITDA)

 

12,689

 

15,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items to reconciled adjusted LAJIDA (EBITDA)

 

 

 

 

 

Special events (note 4)

 

198

 

(1,603

)

Equity results in associates and joint ventures

 

(273

)

(225

)

Impairment and other results in associates and joint ventures

 

44

 

191

 

Dividends received and interest from associates and joint ventures

 

226

 

 

Adjusted LAJIDA (EBITDA) from continuing operations

 

12,884

 

13,523

 

 

From Discontinued operations

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

(271

)

(257

)

Income taxes

 

(104

)

(95

)

Financial results, net

 

12

 

14

 

LAJIDA (EBITDA)

 

(363

)

(338

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items to reconciled adjusted LAJIDA (EBITDA)

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment of non-current assets

 

375

 

347

 

Adjusted LAJIDA (EBITDA) from discontinued operations

 

12

 

9

 

 

b)        Assets by segment

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2018

 

 

 

Product inventory

 

Investments in
associates and joint
ventures

 

Property, plant and
equipment and
intangible (i)

 

Additions to
property, plant and
equipment and
intangible (ii)

 

Depreciation,
depletion and
amortization (iii)

 

Ferrous minerals

 

5,728

 

6,607

 

119,915

 

2,121

 

1,406

 

Coal

 

233

 

1,116

 

5,594

 

108

 

212

 

Base metals

 

3,808

 

45

 

76,901

 

637

 

1,137

 

Others

 

51

 

4,599

 

6,129

 

19

 

79

 

Total

 

9,820

 

12,367

 

208,539

 

2,885

 

2,834

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

Product inventory

 

Investments in
associates and joint
ventures

 

Property, plant and
equipment and
intangible (i)

 

Additions to
property, plant and
equipment and
intangible (ii)

 

Depreciation,
depletion and
amortization (iii)

 

Ferrous minerals

 

5,859

 

6,357

 

119,429

 

2,615

 

1,308

 

Coal

 

271

 

1,048

 

5,686

 

177

 

329

 

Base metals

 

3,336

 

43

 

78,080

 

664

 

1,198

 

Others

 

20

 

4,354

 

6,434

 

31

 

16

 

Total

 

9,486

 

11,802

 

209,629

 

3,487

 

2,851

 

 


(i) Goodwill is allocated mainly to ferrous minerals and base metals segments in the amount of R$7,133 and R$6,334 in March 31, 2018 and R$7,133 and R$6,460 in December 31, 2017, respectively.

(ii) Includes only cash outflows.

(iii) Refers to amounts recognized in the income statement.

 

In September 2017, the Federal Court granted an injunction suspending certain of nickel mining operations at Onça Puma (base metals segment). The Company has appealed this decision to seek a suspension of this injunction, but it is not possible to anticipate when Onça Puma activities will resume. The Company has assessed the impairment risk related to this specific cash-generating unit and concluded that no loss should be recognized in the income statement for the period ended March 31, 2018.

 

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c)         Net operating revenue by geographic area

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2018

 

 

 

Ferrous
minerals

 

Coal

 

Base metals

 

Others

 

Total

 

Americas, except United States and Brazil

 

711

 

 

509

 

 

1,220

 

United States of America

 

267

 

 

792

 

24

 

1,083

 

Germany

 

1,053

 

 

229

 

 

1,282

 

Europe, except Germany

 

1,528

 

331

 

1,620

 

 

3,479

 

Middle East/Africa/Oceania

 

1,924

 

140

 

14

 

 

2,078

 

Japan

 

1,483

 

107

 

373

 

 

1,963

 

China

 

11,006

 

 

677

 

 

11,683

 

Asia, except Japan and China

 

1,124

 

487

 

806

 

 

2,417

 

Brazil

 

2,102

 

169

 

282

 

174

 

2,727

 

Net operating revenue

 

21,198

 

1,234

 

5,302

 

198

 

27,932

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

Ferrous
minerals

 

Coal

 

Base metals

 

Others

 

Total

 

Americas, except United States and Brazil

 

442

 

 

956

 

 

1,398

 

United States of America

 

166

 

 

584

 

140

 

890

 

Germany

 

969

 

 

164

 

51

 

1,184

 

Europe, except Germany

 

1,826

 

282

 

1,426

 

 

3,534

 

Middle East/Africa/Oceania

 

1,344

 

162

 

9

 

 

1,515

 

Japan

 

1,227

 

104

 

277

 

 

1,608

 

China

 

11,482

 

 

503

 

 

11,985

 

Asia, except Japan and China

 

799

 

316

 

977

 

 

2,092

 

Brazil

 

2,143

 

156

 

126

 

111

 

2,536

 

Net operating revenue

 

20,398

 

1,020

 

5,022

 

302

 

26,742

 

 

Provisionally priced commodities sales — As at March 31, 2018, there were 29 million metric tons of iron ore (2017: 33 million metric tons) and 73 thousand metric tons of copper (2017: 106 thousand metric tons) provisionally priced based on forward prices. The final price of these sales will be determined during the second quarter of 2018. A 10% change in the realized prices compared to the provisionally priced sales, all other factors held constant, would increase or reduce iron ore net income by R$607 and copper net income by R$191.

 

4.                            Special events occurred during the period

 

The special events occurred during the period are those that, in the Company’s judgment, have non-operational effect on the performance of the period due to their size and nature. To determine whether an event or transaction should be disclosed as “special events”, the Company considers quantitative and qualitative factors, such as frequency and magnitude.

 

The special events identified by the Company are as follows:

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Disposals of assets

 

(52

)

(7

)

Provision for litigation

 

(146

)

 

Nacala Logistic Corridor

 

 

1,610

 

Total

 

(198

)

1,603

 

 

Disposals of assets -  The Company recognized a loss of R$52 in the income statement during the period ended March 31, 2018 as “Impairment and other results on noncurrent assets” due to non-viable projects and operating assets written off through sale or obsolescence.

 

Provision for litigation — During the period ended March 31, 2018, the Company’s assessment of the likelihood of loss for various labor litigations have been updated and a net impact of R$146 was charged to the income statement.

 

Nacala Logistic Corridor — In March 2017, the Company concluded the transaction with Mitsui to sell 15% of its stake in Vale Moçambique and 50% of its stake in the Nacala Logistics Corridor and recognized a gain in the income statement of R$1,610.

 

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5.                            Costs and expenses by nature

 

a)        Cost of goods sold and services rendered

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Personnel

 

1,794

 

1,721

 

Materials and services

 

2,869

 

2,456

 

Fuel oil and gas

 

1,147

 

969

 

Maintenance

 

2,393

 

2,270

 

Energy

 

774

 

676

 

Acquisition of products

 

399

 

515

 

Depreciation and depletion

 

2,691

 

2,661

 

Freight

 

2,931

 

2,066

 

Others

 

1,972

 

1,531

 

Total

 

16,970

 

14,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

16,491

 

14,427

 

Cost of services rendered

 

479

 

438

 

Total

 

16,970

 

14,865

 

 

b)        Selling and administrative expenses

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Personnel

 

202

 

168

 

Services

 

63

 

39

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

57

 

90

 

Others

 

80

 

91

 

Total

 

402

 

388

 

 

c)         Other operating expenses, net

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Provision for litigation

 

146

 

38

 

Profit sharing program

 

154

 

123

 

Others

 

106

 

86

 

Total

 

406

 

247

 

 

6.                            Financial result

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Financial income

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

 

82

 

111

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

377

 

1,003

 

Others

 

300

 

89

 

 

 

759

 

1,203

 

Financial expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings gross interest

 

(1,090

)

(1,411

)

Capitalized loans and borrowing costs

 

194

 

322

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

(92

)

(339

)

Participative stockholders’ debentures

 

(590

)

(1,296

)

Expenses of REFIS

 

(187

)

(395

)

Others

 

(437

)

(496

)

 

 

(2,202

)

(3,615

)

Other financial items

 

 

 

 

 

Net foreign exchange gains (losses) on loans and borrowings

 

(416

)

1,607

 

Other net foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

182

 

(849

)

Net indexation losses

 

(394

)

(240

)

 

 

(628

)

518

 

Financial results, net

 

(2,071

)

(1,894

)

 

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7.                            Income taxes

 

a) Deferred income tax assets and liabilities

 

Changes in deferred tax are as follows:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

21,959

 

5,687

 

16,272

 

Effect in income statement

 

(2,044

)

 

(2,044

)

Transfers between asset and liabilities

 

27

 

27

 

 

Translation adjustment

 

(17

)

(77

)

60

 

Other comprehensive income

 

288

 

28

 

260

 

Effect of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect in income statement

 

104

 

 

104

 

Transfer to net assets held for sale

 

(19

)

 

(19

)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

20,298

 

5,665

 

14,633

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

23,931

 

5,540

 

18,391

 

Effect in income statement

 

(720

)

(89

)

(631

)

Translation adjustment

 

(292

)

(126

)

(166

)

Other comprehensive income

 

(337

)

(11

)

(326

)

Effect of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect in income statement

 

95

 

 

95

 

Transfer to net assets held for sale

 

(95

)

 

(95

)

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

22,582

 

5,314

 

17,268

 

 

b)        Income tax reconciliation — Income statement

 

The total amount presented as income taxes in the income statement is reconciled to the rate established by law, as follows:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Income before income taxes

 

7,784

 

10,415

 

Income taxes at statutory rates - 34%

 

(2,647

)

(3,541

)

Adjustments that affect the basis of taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit from interest on stockholders’ equity

 

216

 

397

 

Tax incentives

 

88

 

558

 

Equity results

 

93

 

77

 

Unrecognized tax losses of the period

 

(477

)

(554

)

Gain on sale of subsidiaries (note 4)

 

 

548

 

Others

 

388

 

299

 

Income taxes

 

(2,339

)

(2,216

)

 

Income tax expense is recognized at an amount determined by the estimated tax rate, adjusted for the tax effect of certain items recognized in full in the interim period. Therefore, the effective tax rate in the interim financial statement may differ from management’s estimate of the effective tax rate for the annual financial statement.

 

c)         Income taxes - Settlement program (“REFIS”)

 

The balance mainly relates to REFIS to settle most of the claims related to the collection of income tax and social contribution on equity gains of foreign subsidiaries and affiliates from 2003 to 2012. As at March 31, 2018, the balance of R$17.563 (R$1.621 as current and R$15.942 as non-current) is due in 127 remaining monthly installments, bearing interest at the SELIC rate (Special System for Settlement and Custody).

 

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8.                            Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

The basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share are presented below:

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017 (i)

 

Net income attributable to Vale’s stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations

 

5,383

 

8,151

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

(271

)

(260

)

Net income

 

5,112

 

7,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thousands of shares

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - common shares

 

5,197,432

 

5,197,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Common share (R$)

 

1.03

 

1.57

 

Basic and diluted loss per share from discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Common share (R$)

 

(0.05

)

(0.05

)

Basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Common share (R$)

 

0.98

 

1.52

 

 


(i) Restated to reflect the conversion of the class “A” preferred shares into common shares.

 

The Company does not have potential outstanding shares with dilutive effect on the earnings (loss) per share.

 

9.                  Accounts receivable

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Accounts receivable

 

9,257

 

8,802

 

Impairment of accounts receivable

 

(318

)

(200

)

 

 

8,939

 

8,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable related to the steel sector - %

 

77.80

%

82.90

%

 

There are no significant amounts recognized in the income statement related to impairment of accounts receivables for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

There is no customer that individually represents over 10% of accounts receivable or revenues.

 

10.           Inventories

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Product inventory

 

7,351

 

7,324

 

Work in progress

 

2,469

 

2,162

 

Consumable inventory

 

3,364

 

3,501

 

Total

 

13,184

 

12,987

 

 

There are no significant amounts recognized in income statement related as a provision in respect of the net realizable value of product inventory for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2018 (reversal of R$135 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017).

 

Product inventory by segments is presented in note 3(b).

 

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11.                     Other financial assets and liabilities

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Current

 

Non-Current

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Other financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial investments

 

22

 

61

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

 

499

 

498

 

Derivative financial instruments (note 20)

 

247

 

351

 

1,619

 

1,497

 

Investments in equity securities (note 12)

 

 

 

2,759

 

 

Related parties - Loans (note 25)

 

980

 

6,277

 

5,251

 

8,695

 

 

 

1,249

 

6,689

 

10,128

 

10,690

 

Other financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments (note 20)

 

529

 

344

 

1,733

 

2,269

 

Related parties - Loans (note 25)

 

2,820

 

2,916

 

3,239

 

3,226

 

Participative stockholders’ debentures

 

 

 

4,670

 

4,080

 

 

 

3,349

 

3,260

 

9,642

 

9,575

 

 

12.                     Non-current assets and liabilities held for sale and discontinued operations

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

Fertilizers

 

Fertilizers

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

89

 

297

 

Inventories

 

285

 

1,522

 

Other current assets

 

55

 

363

 

Investments in associates and joint ventures

 

 

274

 

Property, plant and equipment and Intangible

 

1,071

 

7,110

 

Other non-current assets

 

28

 

2,299

 

Total assets

 

1,528

 

11,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Suppliers and contractors

 

230

 

1,070

 

Other current liabilities

 

97

 

711

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

380

 

2,118

 

Total liabilities

 

707

 

3,899

 

Net non-current assets held for sale

 

821

 

7,966

 

 

a)        Fertilizers (Discontinued operations)

 

In December 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with The Mosaic Company (“Mosaic”) to sell (i) the phosphate assets located in Brazil, except for the assets located in Cubatão, Brazil; (ii) the control of Compañia Minera Miski Mayo S.A.C., in Peru; (iii) the potassium assets located in Brazil; and (iv) the potash projects in Canada.

 

In January 2018, the Company and Mosaic concluded the transaction and the Company received R$3,495 (US$1,080 million) in cash and 34.2 million common shares, corresponding to 8.9% of Mosaic’s equity after the issuance of these shares (R$2,907 (US$899 million), based on the Mosaic’s quotation at closing date of the transaction) and a loss of R$184 was recognized in the income statement from discontinued operations.

 

Mosaic shares received was accounted for an equity investment measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 a loss of R$113 was recognized in other comprehensive income as “Fair value adjustment to investment in equity securities”.

 

b) Cubatão (part of the fertilizer segment)

 

In November 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with Yara International ASA (“Yara”) to sell its assets located in Cubatão, Brazil. The agreed consideration is R$848 (US$255 million) to be paid in cash. The Company expects to complete the transaction by the end of 2018, subject to compliance with usual precedent conditions, including approval by the Brazilian anti-trust authority (“CADE”) and other authorities.

 

These assets were adjusted to reflect their fair value less cost to sell and a loss of R$191 was recognized for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018, in the income statement from discontinued operations.

 

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The results and cash flows of discontinued operations of the Fertilizer segment for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 are presented as follows:

 

Income statement

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating revenue

 

288

 

1,162

 

Cost of goods sold and services rendered

 

(272

)

(1,066

)

Operating expenses

 

(4

)

(87

)

Impairment of non-current assets

 

(375

)

(347

)

Operating loss

 

(363

)

(338

)

Financial Results, net

 

(12

)

(14

)

Loss before income taxes

 

(375

)

(352

)

Income taxes

 

104

 

95

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

(271

)

(257

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

3

 

Loss attributable to Vale’s stockholders

 

(271

)

(260

)

 

Statement of cash flow

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(375

)

(352

)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment of non-current assets

 

375

 

347

 

Increase (decrease) in assets and liabilities

 

(114

)

295

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

(114

)

290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment

 

(36

)

(197

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(36

)

(197

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments

 

 

(108

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(108

)

Net cash used in discontinued operations

 

(150

)

(15

)

 

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13.       Investments in associates and joint ventures

 

a) Changes during the period

 

Changes in investments in associates and joint ventures are as follows:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Associates

 

Joint ventures

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

4,774

 

7,028

 

11,802

 

Additions

 

 

58

 

58

 

Translation adjustment

 

55

 

5

 

60

 

Equity results in income statement

 

(10

)

283

 

273

 

Dividends declared

 

 

(89

)

(89

)

Transfer from non-current assets held for sale (i)

 

280

 

(17

)

263

 

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

5,099

 

7,268

 

12,367

 

 


(i) Refers to 18% interest held by Vale Fertilizantes at Ultrafertil which was transferred to Vale as part of the final settlement occurred in January 2018 (note 12).

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Associates

 

Joint ventures

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

4,683

 

7,363

 

12,046

 

Additions

 

 

96

 

96

 

Translation adjustment

 

(23

)

(16

)

(39

)

Equity results in income statement

 

(16

)

241

 

225

 

Dividends declared

 

(25

)

 

(25

)

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

4,619

 

7,684

 

12,303

 

 

b) Guarantees provided

 

As of March 31, 2018, corporate guarantees provided by Vale (within the limit of its direct or indirect interest) for the companies Norte Energia S.A. and Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém S.A. were R$1,263 and R$4,896, respectively.

 

The investments by segments are presented in note 3(b).

 

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Investments in associates and joint ventures (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in associates and joint ventures

 

Equity results in the income statement

 

Dividends received

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

Associates and joint ventures

 

% ownership

 

% voting capital

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

Ferrous minerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baovale Mineração S.A.

 

50.00

 

50.00

 

92

 

87

 

5

 

6

 

 

 

Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de Pelotização

 

50.00

 

50.00

 

345

 

295

 

50

 

37

 

 

 

Companhia Hispano-Brasileira de Pelotização (i)

 

50.89

 

51.00

 

317

 

270

 

48

 

33

 

 

 

Companhia Ítalo-Brasileira de Pelotização (i)

 

50.90

 

51.00

 

315

 

263

 

52

 

21

 

 

 

Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotização (i)

 

51.00

 

51.11

 

551

 

453

 

98

 

69

 

 

 

MRS Logística S.A.

 

48.16

 

46.75

 

1,748

 

1,711

 

38

 

49

 

 

 

VLI S.A.

 

37.60

 

37.60

 

3,159

 

3,202

 

(43

)

(40

)

 

 

Zhuhai YPM Pellet Co.

 

25.00

 

25.00

 

80

 

76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,607

 

6,357

 

248

 

175

 

 

 

Coal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henan Longyu Energy Resources Co., Ltd.

 

25.00

 

25.00

 

1,116

 

1,048

 

13

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,116

 

1,048

 

13

 

31

 

 

 

Base metals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Korea Nickel Corp.

 

25.00

 

25.00

 

45

 

43

 

3

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

 

43

 

3

 

2

 

 

 

Others

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aliança Geração de Energia S.A. (i)

 

55.00

 

55.00

 

1,863

 

1,889

 

62

 

21

 

33

 

 

Aliança Norte Energia Participações S.A. (i)

 

51.00

 

51.00

 

575

 

529

 

22

 

10

 

 

 

California Steel Industries, Inc.

 

50.00

 

50.00

 

735

 

663

 

67

 

27

 

 

 

Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém

 

50.00

 

50.00

 

727

 

867

 

(140

)

(33

)

 

 

Mineração Rio do Norte S.A.

 

40.00

 

40.00

 

343

 

333

 

10

 

(2

)

 

 

Others

 

 

 

 

 

356

 

73

 

(12

)

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,599

 

4,354

 

9

 

17

 

33

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

12,367

 

11,802

 

273

 

225

 

33

 

 

 


(i) Although the Company held a majority of the voting capital, the entities are accounted under equity method due to the stockholders’ agreement where relevant decisions are shared with other parties.

 

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14.                               Intangibles

 

Changes in intangibles are as follows:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

Concessions

 

Right of use

 

Software

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

13,593

 

13,236

 

506

 

759

 

28,094

 

Additions

 

 

829

 

 

1

 

830

 

Disposals

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(22

)

Amortization

 

 

(108

)

(11

)

(99

)

(218

)

Translation adjustment

 

(126

)

3

 

 

(1

)

(124

)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

13,467

 

13,938

 

495

 

660

 

28,560

 

Cost

 

13,467

 

17,534

 

767

 

5,147

 

36,915

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

(3,596

)

(272

)

(4,487

)

(8,355

)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

13,467

 

13,938

 

495

 

660

 

28,560

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

Concessions

 

Right of use

 

Software

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

10,041

 

10,759

 

480

 

1,115

 

22,395

 

Additions

 

 

1,147

 

 

27

 

1,174

 

Disposals

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Amortization

 

 

(155

)

(2

)

(117

)

(274

)

Translation adjustment

 

(121

)

(14

)

(6

)

(4

)

(145

)

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

9,920

 

11,735

 

472

 

1,021

 

23,148

 

Cost

 

9,920

 

15,647

 

715

 

5,046

 

31,328

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

(3,912

)

(243

)

(4,025

)

(8,180

)

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

9,920

 

11,735

 

472

 

1,021

 

23,148

 

 

15.                     Property, plant and equipment

 

Changes in property, plant and equipment are as follows:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Land

 

Building

 

Facilities

 

Equipment

 

Mineral
properties

 

Others

 

Constructions
in progress

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

2,375

 

40,028

 

38,986

 

22,803

 

29,999

 

27,104

 

20,240

 

181,535

 

Additions (i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,685

 

1,685

 

Disposals

 

 

(118

)

(50

)

(8

)

(14

)

(5

)

(9

)

(204

)

Assets retirement obligation

 

 

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

124

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

 

(505

)

(598

)

(763

)

(455

)

(613

)

 

(2,934

)

Translation adjustment

 

 

(54

)

(65

)

13

 

(351

)

(72

)

302

 

(227

)

Transfers

 

12

 

(4

)

1,179

 

587

 

653

 

690

 

(3,117

)

 

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

2,387

 

39,347

 

39,452

 

22,632

 

29,956

 

27,104

 

19,101

 

179,979

 

Cost

 

2,387

 

62,976

 

61,276

 

42,949

 

57,752

 

41,558

 

19,101

 

287,999

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(23,629

)

(21,824

)

(20,317

)

(27,796

)

(14,454

)

 

(108,020

)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

2,387

 

39,347

 

39,452

 

22,632

 

29,956

 

27,104

 

19,101

 

179,979

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Land

 

Building

 

Facilities

 

Equipment

 

Mineral
properties

 

Others

 

Constructions
in progress

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

2,360

 

34,790

 

30,866

 

22,141

 

27,312

 

24,494

 

38,653

 

180,616

 

Additions (i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,581

 

1,581

 

Disposals

 

 

 

(19

)

(10

)

 

(5

)

(17

)

(51

)

Assets retirement obligation

 

 

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

113

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

 

(462

)

(526

)

(606

)

(482

)

(544

)

 

(2,620

)

Translation adjustment

 

(14

)

(229

)

(213

)

(309

)

(398

)

(54

)

(126

)

(1,343

)

Transfers

 

45

 

2,615

 

4,503

 

859

 

2,008

 

2,426

 

(12,456

)

 

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

2,391

 

36,714

 

34,611

 

22,075

 

28,553

 

26,317

 

27,635

 

178,296

 

Cost

 

2,391

 

56,227

 

55,171

 

39,363

 

53,240

 

39,003

 

27,635

 

273,030

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(19,513

)

(20,560

)

(17,288

)

(24,687

)

(12,686

)

 

(94,734

)

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

2,391

 

36,714

 

34,611

 

22,075

 

28,553

 

26,317

 

27,635

 

178,296

 

 


(i) Includes capitalized borrowing costs.

 

There are no material changes to the net book value of consolidated property, plant and equipment pledged to secure judicial claims and loans and borrowings (note 16(c)) compared to those disclosed in the financial statements as at December 31, 2017.

 

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16.                     Loans, borrowings, cash and cash equivalents and financial investments

 

a)             Net debt

 

The Company evaluates the net debt with the objective of ensuring the continuity of its business in the long term, being able to generate value to its stockholders, through the payment of dividends and capital gain.

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Debt contracts in the international markets

 

50,977

 

57,187

 

Debt contracts in Brazil

 

16,417

 

17,205

 

Total of loans and borrowings

 

67,394

 

74,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(-) Cash and cash equivalents

 

17,841

 

14,318

 

(-) Financial investments

 

22

 

61

 

Net debt

 

49,531

 

60,013

 

 

b)        Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents includes cash, immediately redeemable deposits and short-term investments with an insignificant risk of change in value. They are readily convertible to cash, part in R$, indexed to the Brazilian Interbank Interest rate (“DI Rate”or”CDI”) and part denominated in US$, mainly time deposits.

 

c)         Loans and borrowings

 

i)         Total debt

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Debt contracts in the international markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating rates in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US$

 

2,068

 

1,027

 

7,666

 

9,142

 

EUR

 

 

 

817

 

794

 

Fixed rates in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US$

 

16

 

 

36,027

 

41,642

 

EUR

 

 

 

3,064

 

2,977

 

Other currencies

 

84

 

57

 

601

 

682

 

Accrued charges

 

634

 

866

 

 

 

 

 

2,802

 

1,950

 

48,175

 

55,237

 

Debt contracts in Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating rates in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R$, indexed to TJLP, TR, IPCA, IGP-M and CDI

 

1,489

 

1,478

 

10,096

 

10,570

 

Basket of currencies and US$ indexed to LIBOR

 

1,126

 

1,121

 

2,071

 

2,341

 

Fixed rates in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R$

 

223

 

225

 

517

 

572

 

Accrued charges

 

895

 

859

 

 

39

 

 

 

3,733

 

3,683

 

12,684

 

13,522

 

 

 

6,535

 

5,633

 

60,859

 

68,759

 

 

The future flows of debt payments principal, per nature of funding and interest are as follows:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Principal

 

Estimated future

 

 

 

Bank loans

 

Capital markets

 

Development agencies

 

Total

 

interest payments (i)

 

2018

 

105

 

 

2,351

 

2,456

 

4,053

 

2019

 

2,623

 

 

3,013

 

5,636

 

3,638

 

2020

 

2,670

 

2,758

 

2,955

 

8,383

 

3,409

 

2021

 

1,373

 

1,275

 

2,863

 

5,511

 

3,004

 

Between 2022 and 2025

 

2,167

 

16,246

 

3,295

 

21,708

 

11,090

 

2026 onwards

 

291

 

21,508

 

372

 

22,171

 

17,680

 

 

 

9,229

 

41,787

 

14,849

 

65,865

 

42,874

 

 


(i) Estimated future payments of interest, calculated based on interest rate curves and foreign exchange rates applicable as at March 31, 2018 and considering that all amortization payments and payments at maturity on loans and borrowings will be made on their contracted payments dates. The amount includes the estimated values of future interest payments (not yet accrued), in addition to interest already recognized in the financial statements.

 

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At March 31, 2018, the average annual interest rates by currency are as follows:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

Loans and borrowings

 

Average interest rate (i)

 

Total debt

 

US$

 

5.60

%

49,595

 

R$ (ii)

 

8.13

%

13,195

 

EUR (iii)

 

3.33

%

3,909

 

Other currencies

 

3.31

%

695

 

 

 

 

 

67,394

 

 


(i) In order to determine the average interest rate for debt contracts with floating rates, the Company used the rate applicable at March 31, 2018.

 

(ii) R$ denominated debt that bears interest at IPCA, CDI, TR or TJLP, plus spread. For a total of R$6,373 the Company entered into derivative transactions to mitigate the exposure to the cash flow variations of the floating rate debt denominated in R$, resulting in an average cost of 2.08% per year in US$.

 

(iii) Eurobonds, for which the Company entered into derivatives to mitigate the exposure to the cash flow variations of the debt denominated in EUR, resulting in an average cost of 4.29% per year in US$.

 

ii) Reconciliation of debt to cash flows arising from financing activities

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow

 

Non-cash changes

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,
2017

 

Additions

 

Repayments

 

Interest
paid

 

Transferences

 

Effect of
exchange rate

 

Interest
accretion

 

March 31, 2018

 

Loans and borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

5,633

 

 

(7,448

)

(1,237

)

8,129

 

55

 

1,403

 

6,535

 

Non-current

 

68,759

 

 

 

 

 

(8,129

)

229

 

 

60,859

 

Total

 

74,392

 

 

(7,448

)

(1,237

)

 

284

 

1,403

 

67,394

 

 

iii)   Credit and financing lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period of the

 

 

 

Available amount

 

Type

 

Contractual currency

 

Date of agreement

 

agreement

 

Total amount

 

March 31, 2018

 

Credit lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facilities

 

US$

 

May 2015

 

5 years

 

9,971

 

9,971

 

Revolving credit facilities

 

US$

 

June 2017

 

5 years

 

6,648

 

6,648

 

Financing lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNDES - CLN 150

 

R$

 

September 2012

 

10 years

 

3,883

 

 

BNDES - S11D e S11D Logística

 

R$

 

May 2014

 

10 years

 

6,163

 

1,008

 

 

iv) Funding (Repayments)

 

In March 2018, the Company conducted a cash tender offer for Vale Overseas’ 5.875% guaranteed notes due 2021 and 4.375% guaranteed notes due 2022 and repurchased in a cash tender offer a total of R$3,178 (US$969 million) in aggregate principal amount of its 2021 Notes and repurchased R$2,561 (US$781 million) in aggregate principal amount of its 2022 Notes.

 

On April 17, 2018 (event subsequent), the Company redeemed all of Vale Overseas’ 4.625% guaranteed notes due 2020 totaling R$1,698 (US$499 million).

 

v) Guarantees

 

As at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, loans and borrowings are secured by property, plant and equipment in the amount of R$927 and R$910, respectively.

 

The securities issued through Vale’s 100%-owned finance subsidiary Vale Overseas Limited are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Vale.

 

vi) Covenants

 

Some of the Company’s debt agreements with lenders contain financial covenants. The primary financial covenants in those agreements require maintaining certain ratios, such as debt to EBITDA (Earnings before Interest Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) and interest coverage. The Company has not identified any instances of noncompliance as at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

 

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17.                     Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures

 

The movements of the provision to comply with the obligations under the agreement related to the dam failure of Samarco Mineração S.A. (“Samarco”), which is a Brazilian joint venture between Vale S.A. and BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda. (“BHPB”), in the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Balance at January 01,

 

3,296

 

3,511

 

Payments

 

(191

)

(262

)

Interest accretion

 

226

 

147

 

Balance at March 31,

 

3,331

 

3,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

1,227

 

901

 

Non-current liabilities

 

2,104

 

2,495

 

Liabilities

 

3,331

 

3,396

 

 

In addition to the provision above, Vale S.A. made available in the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 the amount of R$44, which was fully used to fund Samarco’s working capital and was recognized in Vale´s income statement as “Impairment and other results in associates and joint ventures”. Vale S.A intends to make available until the second quarter of 2018 up to R$115 to Samarco to support its working capital requirements, without any binding obligation to Samarco in this regard. Such amounts will be released by the shareholders, simultaneously and pursuant to the same terms and conditions, subject to the fulfillment of certain milestones.

 

Under Brazilian legislation and the terms of the joint venture agreement, Vale does not have an obligation to provide funding to Samarco. Therefore, Vale’s investment in Samarco was impaired in full and no provision was recognized in relation to the Samarco’s negative reserves.

 

The contingencies related to the Samarco dam failure are disclosed in note 22.

 

18.                            Financial instruments classification

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Financial assets

 

Amortized cost

 

At fair value through OCI

 

At fair value through
profit or loss

 

Total

 

Amortized cost

 

At fair value through
profit or loss

 

Total

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

17,841

 

 

 

17,841

 

14,318

 

 

14,318

 

Financial investments

 

22

 

 

 

22

 

61

 

 

61

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

247

 

247

 

 

351

 

351

 

Accounts receivable

 

9,283

 

 

(344

)

8,939

 

8,025

 

577

 

8,602

 

Related parties

 

980

 

 

 

980

 

6,277

 

 

6,277

 

 

 

28,126

 

 

(97

)

28,029

 

28,681

 

928

 

29,609

 

Non-current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

1,619

 

1,619

 

 

1,497

 

1,497

 

Investments in equity securities

 

 

2,758

 

 

2,758

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

499

 

 

 

499

 

498

 

 

498

 

Related parties

 

5,251

 

 

 

5,251

 

8,695

 

 

8,695

 

 

 

5,750

 

2,758

 

1,619

 

10,127

 

9,193

 

1,497

 

10,690

 

Total of financial assets

 

33,876

 

2,758

 

1,522

 

38,156

 

37,874

 

2,425

 

40,299

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suppliers and contractors

 

11,960

 

 

 

11,960

 

13,367

 

 

13,367

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

529

 

529

 

 

344

 

344

 

Loans and borrowings

 

6,535

 

 

 

6,535

 

5,633

 

 

5,633

 

Related parties

 

2,820

 

 

 

2,820

 

2,916

 

 

2,916

 

 

 

21,315

 

 

529

 

21,844

 

21,916

 

344

 

22,260

 

Non-current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

1,733

 

1,733

 

 

2,269

 

2,269

 

Loans and borrowings

 

60,859

 

 

 

60,859

 

68,759

 

 

68,759

 

Related parties

 

3,239

 

 

 

3,239

 

3,226

 

 

3,226

 

Participative stockholders’ debentures

 

 

 

4,670

 

4,670

 

 

4,080

 

4,080

 

 

 

64,098

 

 

6,403

 

70,501

 

71,985

 

6,349

 

78,334

 

Total of financial liabilities

 

85,413

 

 

6,932

 

92,345

 

93,901

 

6,693

 

100,594

 

 

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19.       Fair value estimate

 

a)   Assets and liabilities measured and recognized at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

997

 

869

 

1,866

 

954

 

894

 

1,848

 

Investments in equity securities

 

2,758

 

 

 

2,758

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

2,758

 

997

 

869

 

4,624

 

954

 

894

 

1,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

1,588

 

674

 

2,262

 

1,923

 

690

 

2,613

 

Participative stockholders’ debentures

 

 

 

4,670

 

 

4,670

 

4,080

 

 

4,080

 

Total

 

 

6,258

 

674

 

6,932

 

6,003

 

690

 

6,693

 

 

The Company changed its accounting estimate on the calculation of the participative stockholders’ debentures from January 1, 2018. The Company has replaced the assumption of spot price at the reporting date used on the calculation to the weighted average price traded on the market within the last month of the quarter.

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, or between Level 2 and Level 3 for the three-month period ended in March 31, 2018.

 

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities for the three-month period ended in March 31, 2018:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

Financial assets

 

Financial liabilities

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

894

 

690

 

Gain and losses recognized in income statement

 

(25

)

(16

)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

869

 

674

 

 

Methods and techniques of evaluation

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

Financial instruments are evaluated by calculating their present value through the use of instrument yield curves at the closing dates. The curves and prices used in the calculation for each group of instruments are detailed in the “market curves”.

 

The pricing method used for European options is the Black & Scholes model. In this model, the fair value of the derivative is a function of the volatility in the price of the underlying asset, the exercise price of the option, the interest rate and period to maturity. In the case of options which income is a function of the average price of the underlying asset over the period of the option, the Company uses Turnbull & Wakeman model. In this model, in addition to the factors that influence the option price in the Black-Scholes model, the formation period of the average price is also considered.

 

In the case of swaps, both the present value of the assets and liability are estimated by discounting the cash flow by the interest rate of the currency in which the swap is denominated. The difference between the present value of assets and liability of the swap generates its fair value.

 

For the TJLP swaps, the calculation of the fair value assumes that TJLP is constant, that is the projections of future cash flow in Brazilian Reais are made on the basis of the last TJLP disclosed.

 

Contracts for the purchase or sale of products, inputs and costs of selling with future settlement are priced using the forward yield curves for each product. Typically, these curves are obtained on the stock exchanges where the products are traded, such as the London Metals Exchange (“LME”), the Commodity Exchange (“COMEX”) or other providers of market prices. When there is no price for the desired maturity, Vale uses an interpolation between the available maturities.

 

The fair value for derivatives are within level 3 are measured using discounted cash flows and option model valuation techniques with main unobservable inputs discount rates, stock prices and commodities prices.

 

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b)   Fair value of financial instruments not measured at fair value

 

The fair values and carrying amounts of loans and borrowings (net of interest) are as follows:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Balance

 

Fair value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt principal

 

65,865

 

69,195

 

43,492

 

25,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt principal

 

72,628

 

76,377

 

49,406

 

26,971

 

 

Due to the short-term cycle, the fair value of cash and cash equivalents balances, financial investments, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their book values.

 

20.                     Derivative financial instruments

 

a)   Derivatives effects on statement of financial position

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

Current

 

Non-current

 

Current

 

Non-current

 

Derivatives not designated as hedge accounting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange and interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDI & TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap

 

73

 

 

125

 

 

IPCA swap

 

24

 

314

 

30

 

271

 

Eurobonds swap

 

 

192

 

 

89

 

Pré-dolar swap

 

73

 

153

 

73

 

106

 

 

 

170

 

659

 

228

 

466

 

Commodities price risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel

 

56

 

4

 

73

 

10

 

Bunker oil

 

21

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

77

 

4

 

123

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

 

 

956

 

 

1,021

 

 

 

 

956

 

 

1,021

 

Total

 

247

 

1,619

 

351

 

1,497

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

Current

 

Non-current

 

Current

 

Non-current

 

Derivatives not designated as hedge accounting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange and interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDI & TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap

 

440

 

931

 

314

 

1,356

 

IPCA swap

 

61

 

55

 

 

136

 

Eurobonds swap

 

10

 

 

13

 

 

Pré-dolar swap

 

18

 

65

 

17

 

79

 

 

 

529

 

1,051

 

344

 

1,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

 

682

 

 

698

 

 

 

 

682

 

 

698

 

Total

 

529

 

1,733

 

344

 

2,269

 

 

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b)   Effects of derivatives on the income statement and cash flow

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

Gain (loss) recognized in the income
statement

 

Financial settlement inflows
(outflows)

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

Derivatives not designated as hedge accounting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange and interest rate risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDI & TJLP vs. US$ fixed and floating rate swap

 

107

 

580

 

(144

)

(138

)

IPCA swap

 

57

 

76

 

 

 

Eurobonds swap

 

101

 

(83

)

 

(121

)

Euro forward

 

 

144

 

 

 

Pré-dolar swap

 

61

 

75

 

(3

)

 

 

 

326

 

792

 

(147

)

(259

)

Commodities price risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel

 

13

 

 

38

 

(4

)

Bunker oil

 

 

(237

)

29

 

(75

)

 

 

13

 

(237

)

67

 

(79

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

(54

)

109

 

 

 

Total

 

285

 

664

 

(80

)

(338

)

 

The maturity dates of the derivative financial instruments are as follows:

 

 

 

Last maturity dates

 

Currencies and interest rates

 

January 2024

 

Bunker oil

 

September 2018

 

Nickel

 

December 2019

 

Others

 

December 2027

 

 

c) Hedge in foreign operations

 

As at March 31, 2018 the carrying value of the debts designated as instrument hedge of the Company’s investment in foreign operations (Vale International S.A. and Vale International Holding GmbH; hedging objects) are R$16,963 (US$5,103 million) and R$3,064 (EUR750 million). The foreign exchange gain of R$146 (R$96, net of taxes), was recognized in the “Cumulative translation adjustments” in stockholders’ equity for the three month period ended March 31, 2018. This hedge was highly effective throughout the period ended March 31, 2018.

 

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Additional information about derivatives financial instruments

In millions of Brazilian reais, except as otherwise stated

 

The risk of the derivatives portfolio is measured using the delta-Normal parametric approach, and considers that the future distribution of the risk factors and its correlations tends to present the same statistical properties verified in the historical data. The value at risk estimate considers a 95% confidence level for a one-business day time horizon.

 

The following tables detail the derivatives positions for Vale and its controlled companies as of March 31, 2018, with the following information: notional amount, fair value including credit risk, gains or losses in the period, value at risk and the fair value breakdown by year of maturity.

 

a)                           Foreign exchange and interest rates derivative positions

 

(i)       Protection programs for the R$ denominated debt instruments

 

In order to reduce cash flow volatility, swap transactions were implemented to convert into US$ the cash flows from certain debt instruments denominated in R$ with interest rates linked mainly to CDI, TJLP and IPCA. In those swaps, Vale pays fixed or floating rates in US$ and receives payments in R$ linked to the interest rates of the protected debt instruments.

 

The swap transactions were negotiated over-the-counter and the protected items are the cash flows from debt instruments linked to R$. These programs transform into US$ the obligations linked to R$ to achieve a currency offset in the Company’s cash flows, by matching its receivables - mainly linked to US$ - with its payables.

 

 

 

Notional

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial settlement
Inflows (Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value by year

 

Flow

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Index

 

Average rate

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

2018

 

2019

 

2020+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDI vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

(105

)

(71

)

21

 

64

 

18

 

(81

)

Receivable

 

R$

2,000

 

R$

3,540

 

CDI

 

99.47

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

US$

612

 

US$

1,104

 

Fix

 

3.18

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TJLP vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,123

)

(1,258

)

(68

)

101

 

(171

)

(779

)

(173

)

Receivable

 

R$

2,767

 

R$

2,982

 

TJLP +

 

1.23

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

US$

1,243

 

US$

1,323

 

Fix

 

1.53

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TJLP vs. US$ floating rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(172

)

(175

)

(2

)

9

 

(13

)

(159

)

 

Receivable

 

R$

214

 

R$

216

 

TJLP +

 

0.87

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

US$

122

 

US$

123

 

Libor +

 

-1.23

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R$ fixed rate vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

142

 

80

 

(1

)

83

 

63

 

47

 

32

 

Receivable

 

R$

1,138

 

R$

1,158

 

Fix

 

7.96

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

US$

377

 

US$

385

 

Fix

 

-0.61

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPCA vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(98

)

(113

)

23

 

25

 

 

(44

)

(54

)

Receivable

 

R$

1,000

 

R$

1,000

 

IPCA +

 

6.55

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

US$

434

 

US$

434

 

Fix

 

3.98

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPCA vs. CDI swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

324

 

281

 

 

1

 

10

 

16

 

297

 

Receivable

 

R$

1,350

 

R$

1,350

 

IPCA +

 

6.62

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

R$

1,350

 

R$

1,350

 

CDI

 

98.58

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)   Protection program for EUR denominated debt instruments

 

In order to reduce the cash flow volatility, swap transactions were implemented to convert into US$ the cash flows from certain debt instruments issued in Euros by Vale. In those swaps, Vale receives fixed rates in EUR and pays fixed rates in US$.

 

The swap transactions were negotiated over-the-counter and the protected items are the cash flows from debt instruments linked to EUR. The financial settlement inflows/outflows are offset by the protected items’ losses/gains due to EUR/US$ exchange rate.

 

 

 

Notional

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial settlement
Inflows (Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value by year

 

Flow

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Index

 

Average rate

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

2018

 

2019

 

2020+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR fixed rate vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

182

 

76

 

(14

)

19

 

 

(10

)

192

 

Receivable

 

500

 

500

 

Fix

 

3.75

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable

 

US$

613

 

US$

613

 

Fix

 

4.29

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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b)                           Commodities derivative positions

 

(i)       Bunker Oil purchase cash flows protection program

 

In order to reduce the impact of bunker oil price fluctuation on maritime freight hiring/supply and, consequently, reducing the Company’s cash flow volatility, bunker oil hedging transactions were implemented, through options contracts.

 

The derivative transactions were negotiated over-the-counter and the protected item is part of the Vale’s costs linked to bunker oil prices. The financial settlement inflows/outflows are offset by the protected items’ losses/gains due to bunker oil prices changes.

 

 

 

Notional (ton)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial Settlement
Inflows (Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value
by year

 

Flow

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Bought /
Sold

 

Average strike
(US$/ton)

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options

 

1,405,000

 

 

B

 

408

 

21

 

 

 

9

 

21

 

Put options

 

1,405,000

 

 

S

 

280

 

(0

)

 

 

1

 

(0

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

9

 

21

 

 

(ii)   Protection programs for base metals raw materials and products

 

In the operational protection program for nickel sales at fixed prices, derivatives transactions were implemented to convert into floating prices the contracts with clients that required a fixed price, in order to keep nickel revenues exposed to nickel price fluctuations. Those operations are usually implemented through the purchase of nickel forwards.

 

In the operational protection program for the purchase of raw materials and products, derivatives transactions were implemented, usually through the sale of nickel and copper forward or futures, in order to reduce the mismatch between the pricing period of purchases (concentrate, cathode, sinter, scrap and others) and the pricing period of the final product sales to the clients.

 

The derivative transactions are negotiated at London Metal Exchange or over-the-counter and the protected item is part of Vale’s revenues and costs linked to nickel and copper prices. The financial settlement inflows/outflows are offset by the protected items’ losses/gains due to nickel and copper prices changes.

 

 

 

Notional (ton)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial Settlement
Inflows (Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value by year

 

Flow

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Bought /
Sold

 

Average strike
(US$/ton)

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed prices sales protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel forwards

 

8,331

 

9,621

 

B

 

11,283

 

56

 

80

 

39

 

11

 

44

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials purchase protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel forwards

 

176

 

292

 

S

 

12,977

 

(0.2

)

(1.1

)

(1.4

)

0.2

 

(0.2

)

 

Copper forwards

 

55

 

79

 

S

 

7,014

 

0.1

 

(0.1

)

(0.0

)

0.0

 

0.1

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

(1.2

)

(1.4

)

0.3

 

(0.1

)

 

 

c)                            Freight derivative positions

 

In order to reduce the impact of maritime freight price volatility on the Company’s cash flow, freight hedging transactions were implemented, through Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs). The protected item is part of Vale’s costs linked to maritime freight spot prices. The financial settlement inflows/outflows of the FFAs are offset by the protected items’ losses/gains due to freight prices changes.

 

The Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) are contracts traded over the counter and can be cleared through a Clearing House, in this case subject to margin requirements deposited at Singapore Exchange as initial margin.

 

 

 

Notional (days)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial Settlement
Inflows (Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value
by year

 

Flow

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Bought /
Sold

 

Average strike
(US$/day)

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freight forwards

 

120

 

0

 

B

 

16,413

 

(1.2

)

 

 

0.4

 

(1.2

)

 

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d)                           Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. warrants

 

The Company owns warrants of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM), a Canadian company and traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange. These warrants configure American call options and were received as part of the payment regarding the sale of part of the gold payable flows produced as a sub product from the Salobo copper mine and some nickel mines in Sudbury.

 

 

 

Notional (quantity)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial Settlement
Inflows (Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value
by year

 

Flow

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Bought /
Sold

 

Average strike
(US$/share)

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options

 

10,000,000

 

10,000,000

 

B

 

44

 

87

 

126

 

 

9

 

87

 

 

e)                            Debentures convertible into shares of Valor da Logística Integrada (“VLI”)

 

The Company has debentures in which lenders have the option to convert the outstanding debt into a specified quantity of shares of VLI owned by the Company.

 

 

 

Notional (quantity)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial Settlement
Inflows (Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value
by year

 

Flow

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Bought /
Sold

 

Average strike
(R$/share)

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion options

 

140,239

 

140,239

 

S

 

8,545

 

(175

)

(188

)

 

10

 

(175

)

 

f)                             Options related to Minerações Brasileiras Reunidas S.A. (“MBR”) shares

 

The Company entered into a stock sale and purchase agreement that has options related to MBR shares. The Company has the right to buy back this non-controlling interest in the subsidiary. Moreover, under certain restricted and contingent conditions, which are beyond the buyer’s control, such as illegality due to changes in the law. The contract has a clause that gives the buyer the right to sell back its stake to the Company. In this case, the Company could settle through cash or shares.

 

 

 

Notional (quantity, in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial Settlement
Inflows (Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value
by year

 

Flow

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Bought /
Sold

 

Average strike
(R$/ação)

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

2018+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

 

2,139

 

2,139

 

B/S

 

1.6

 

794

 

831

 

 

46

 

794

 

 

g)                           Embedded derivatives in contracts

 

The Company has some nickel concentrate and raw materials purchase agreements in which there are provisions based on nickel and copper future prices behavior. These provisions are considered as embedded derivatives.

 

 

 

Notional (ton)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial Settlement
Inflows (Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value
by year

 

Flow

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Bought /
Sold

 

Average strike
(US$/ton)

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel Forward

 

4,047

 

2,627

 

S

 

13,360

 

(1

)

3

 

 

 

5

 

(1

)

Copper Forward

 

2,471

 

2,718

 

S

 

6,986

 

1.6

 

0

 

 

 

1

 

1.6

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

3

 

 

6

 

1

 

 

The Company has a natural gas purchase agreement containing a clause that defines that a premium can be charged if the Company’s pellet sales prices trade above a pre-defined level. This clause is considered an embedded derivative.

 

 

 

Notional (volume/month)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial Settlement
Inflows (Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value by year

 

Flow

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Bought /
Sold

 

Average strike
(US$/ton)

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

2018

 

2019+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call options

 

746,667

 

746,667

 

S

 

233

 

(9

)

(6

)

 

6

 

(0

)

(9

)

 

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In August 2014 the Company sold part of its stake in Valor da Logística Integrada (“VLI”) to an investment fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”). The sales contract includes a clause that establishes, under certain conditions, a minimum return guarantee on Brookfield’s investment. This clause is considered an embedded derivative, with payoff equivalent to that of a put option.

 

 

 

Notional (quantity)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value

 

Financial Settlement
Inflows (Outflows)

 

Value at Risk

 

Fair value
by year

 

Flow

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Bought /
Sold

 

Average strike
(R$/share)

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

March 31, 2018

 

2018+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put option

 

1,105,070,863

 

1,105,070,863

 

S

 

3.86

 

(424

)

(438

)

 

34

 

(424

)

 

For sensitivity analysis of derivative financial instruments, Financial counterparties’ ratings and market curves please see note 27.

 

21.                            Provisions

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Payroll, related charges and other remunerations (i)

 

1,873

 

3,641

 

 

 

Onerous contracts

 

301

 

337

 

1,166

 

1,203

 

Environment Restoration

 

90

 

99

 

277

 

262

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

276

 

289

 

10,294

 

10,191

 

Provisions for litigation (note 22)

 

 

 

5,059

 

4,873

 

Employee postretirement obligations (note 23)

 

346

 

244

 

6,416

 

6,714

 

Provisions

 

2,886

 

4,610

 

23,212

 

23,243

 

 


(i) Change mainly due to payment of profit sharing program.

 

22.                     Litigation

 

a)      Provision for litigation

 

Vale is party to labor, civil, tax and other ongoing lawsuits, at administrative and court levels. Provisions for losses resulting from lawsuits are estimated and updated by the Company, based on analysis from the Company’s legal consultants.

 

Changes in provision for litigation are as follows:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Tax litigation

 

Civil litigation

 

Labor litigation

 

Environmental
litigation

 

Total of litigation
provision

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

2,483

 

432

 

1,924

 

34

 

4,873

 

Additions/Reversals

 

1

 

5

 

139

 

1

 

146

 

Payments

 

 

(1

)

(58

)

 

(59

)

Additions - discontinued operations

 

97

 

2

 

43

 

 

142

 

Indexation and interest

 

23

 

7

 

(67

)

1

 

(36

)

Translation adjustment

 

(7

)

 

 

 

(7

)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

2,597

 

445

 

1,981

 

36

 

5,059

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Tax litigation

 

Civil litigation

 

Labor litigation

 

Environmental
litigation

 

Total of litigation
provision

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

695

 

272

 

1,742

 

25

 

2,734

 

Additions/Reversals

 

(1

)

(22

)

58

 

3

 

38

 

Payments

 

5

 

(18

)

(60

)

 

(73

)

Indexation and interest

 

22

 

24

 

34

 

(5

)

75

 

Translation adjustment

 

(10

)

 

 

 

(10

)

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

711

 

256

 

1,774

 

23

 

2,764

 

 

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b)        Contingent liabilities

 

Contingent liabilities of administrative and judicial claims, with expectation of loss classified as possible, and for which the recognition of a provision is not considered necessary by the Company, based on legal advice are as follows:

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Tax litigation

 

32,802

 

29,244

 

Civil litigation

 

5,535

 

5,371

 

Labor litigation

 

6,443

 

6,455

 

Environmental litigation

 

7,419

 

7,242

 

Total

 

52,199

 

48,312

 

 

i - Tax litigation - Our most significant tax-related contingent liabilities result from disputes related to (i) the deductibility of our payments of social security contributions on the net income (“CSLL”) from our taxable income, (ii) challenges of certain tax credits we deducted from our PIS and COFINS payments, (iii) assessments of CFEM (“royalties”), and (iv) charges of value-added tax on services and circulation of goods (“ICMS”), especially relating to certain tax credits we claimed from the sale and transmission of energy, ICMS charges to anticipate the payment in the entrance of goods to Pará State and ICMS/penalty charges on our own transportation.  The changes reported in the period resulted, mainly, from new proceedings related to PIS, COFINS, ICMS, CFEM, ISS and the application interest and inflation adjustments to the disputed amounts.

 

ii - Civil litigation - Most of those claims have been filed by suppliers for indemnification under construction contracts, primarily relating to certain alleged damages, payments and contractual penalties. A number of other claims related to contractual disputes regarding inflation index.

 

iii - Labor litigation - Represents individual claims by employees and service providers, primarily involving demands for additional compensation for overtime work, time spent commuting or health and safety conditions; and the Brazilian federal social security administration (“INSS”) regarding contributions on compensation programs based on profits.

 

iv - Environmental litigation - The most significant claims concern alleged procedural deficiencies in licensing processes, non-compliance with existing environmental licenses or damage to the environment.

 

c)         Judicial deposits

 

In addition to the provisions and contingent liabilities, the Company is required by law to make judicial deposits to secure a potential adverse outcome of certain lawsuits. These court-ordered deposits are monetarily adjusted and reported as non-current assets until a judicial decision to draw the deposit occurs.

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Tax litigation

 

3,975

 

3,971

 

Civil litigation

 

192

 

199

 

Labor litigation

 

2,413

 

2,359

 

Environmental litigation

 

45

 

42

 

Total

 

6,625

 

6,571

 

 

d) Contingencies related to Samarco accident

 

(i) Public civil claim filed by the Federal Government and others

 

The federal government, the two Brazilian states affected by the failure (Espirito Santo and Minas Gerais) and other governmental authorities have initiated a public civil lawsuit against Samarco and its shareholders, Vale S.A. and BHPB, with an estimated value indicated by the plaintiffs of R$20.2 billion.

 

The Framework Agreement signed in March 2016, was ratified by the Federal Regional Court (“TRF”) in May 2016. This ratification was suspended by the Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”) in June 2016 and resulted in the restoration of the public civil claim, and maintained other measures, such as: (a) the prohibition of the defendants from transferring or conveying any of their interest in its Brazilian iron ore concessions, without, however, limiting their production and commercial activities and; (b) the order of the deposit with the court of R$1.2 billion by January 2017, which was provisionally replaced by the guarantees provided for under the agreements with Federal Prosecution Office (“MPF”), as detailed in the item (ii) below. This public civil action is currently suspended by the abovementioned agreement with the MPF.

 

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(ii) Public civil action filed by Federal Prosecution Office

 

On May 3, 2016, the Federal Prosecution Office (MPF) filed a public civil lawsuit against Samarco and its shareholders and presented several demands, including: (i) the adoption of measures for mitigating the social, economic and environmental impacts resulting from the dam failure and other emergency measures; (ii) the payment of compensation to the community; and (iii) payments for the collective moral damage. The action value indicated by the MPF is R$155 billion.

 

In January 2017 Samarco, Vale S.A. and BHPB (together the “Companies”) entered into two preliminary agreements with the MPF.

 

The first agreement (“First Agreement”) aims to outline the process and timeline for negotiations of a Final Agreement (“Final Agreement”), initially expected to occur by June 30, 2017 which was, nevertheless, extended by the parties to late June 2018. This First Agreement establishes a timeline and actions to set the ground for conciliation of two public civil lawsuits in the amounts of R$20.2 billion and R$155 billion, mentioned above, which are currently suspended.

 

In addition, the First Agreement provides for: (a) the appointment of experts to give support to the Federal Prosecutors and paid for by the companies to conduct a diagnosis and monitor the progress of the programs under the Framework Agreement, and (b) holding at public hearings and the engagement of technical assistance to the affected people, in order to allow these communities to take part in the definition of the content of the Final Agreement.

 

Samarco, Vale S.A. and BHPB has agreed to provide a guarantee for fulfillment of the obligations regarding the financing and payment of the socio-environmental and socio-economic remediation programs resulting from the Fundão dam failure, pursuant to the two public civil actions, until the signing of the Final Agreement, amounting to R$2.2 billion, of which (i) R$100 in financial investments; (ii) R$1.3 billion in insurance bonds; and (iii) R$800 in assets of Samarco. If, by the deadline negotiated by the parties, the negotiations have not been completed, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office may require that the Court re-institute the order for the deposit of R$1.2 billion in relation to the R$20.2 billion public civil action and R$7.7 billion related R$155 billion, mentioned above, which are currently suspended.

 

On March 16, 2017, the 12th Judicial Federal Court of Belo Horizonte partially ratified the First Agreement, which decision includes: (i) ratification of the engagement of experts to perform a socio-environmental impact assessment and assessment of programs under the Framework Agreement and a period for the companies to engage an expert to perform the socio-economic impact assessment; (ii) the consolidation and suspension of related claims aiming to avoid contradictory or conflicting decisions and to establish a unified judicial procedure in order for the parties to be able to reach a final agreement; (iii) accepted the guarantees proposed by Samarco and its shareholders under the Preliminary Agreement on a temporary basis.

 

In addition, the Second Agreement (“Second Agreement”) was signed on January 19, 2017, which establishes a timetable to make funds available to remediate the social, economic and environmental damages caused by the Fundão dam failure in the municipalities of Barra Longa, Rio Doce, Santa Cruz do Escalvado and Ponte Nova, amounting to R$200. The 12th Judicial Federal Court of Belo Horizonte ratified this Second Agreement.

 

Parties are still negotiating an agreement regarding the choice of the expert to perform the socio-economic impact assessment. In this regard, on November 16th, 2017, they signed an addendum to the First Agreement, in which the parties defined matters related to the socio-economic impact assessment, its institutional structure and the respective experts, which, in the period of 90 days from the signing of the addendum, shall present their technical and commercial proposals. As the deadline already expired, the proposals are being negotiated for service agreements.

 

Alongside, the parties, together with the plaintiffs of the R$20.2 billion public civil lawsuit, the State Prosecutors and the Public Defenders, are conducting the discussions regarding the Final Agreement.

 

(iii) U.S. Securities class action suits

 

Related to the Vale´s American Depositary Receipts

 

Vale S.A. and certain of its officers were named as defendants in securities class action suits in the Federal Court in New York brought by holders of Vale’s American Depositary Receipts under U.S. federal securities laws. The lawsuits allege that Vale S.A. made false and misleading statements or did not make disclosures concerning the risks and dangers of the operations of Samarco’s Fundão dam and the adequacy of related programs and procedures. The plaintiffs have not specified an amount of alleged damages or indemnities in these actions.

 

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On March 23, 2017 the judge issued a decision rejecting a significant portion of the claims against Vale S.A. and the individual defendants, and determining the prosecution of the action with respect to more limited claims. The portion of plaintiffs’ case that remains is related to certain statements about procedures, policies and risk mitigation plans contained in Vale S.A.’s sustainability reports in 2013 and 2014, and certain statements regarding to the responsibility of Vale S.A. for the Fundão dam failure made in a conference call in November 2015.

 

This lawsuit is currently ongoing under discovery with the gathering of documents to be provided to the plaintiffs. In addition, depositions of some custodians indicated by the parties should take place in the next few months.

 

Vale S.A. continues to contest the outstanding points related to this lawsuit.

 

Related to the Samarco bonds

 

In March 2017, holders of bonds issued by Samarco filed a class action suit in the Federal Court in New York against Samarco, Vale S.A. and BHPB under U.S. federal securities laws demanding for indemnification for alleged violation of U.S. federal securities laws. The plaintiffs allege that false and misleading statements were made or disclosures omitted concerning the risks and dangers of the operations of Samarco’s Fundão dam and the adequacy of related programs and procedures. It is alleged that with the Fundão dam collapse, the securities have dramatically decreased, in order that the investors who have purchased such securities in a misleading way should be compensated, without, however, specifying an amount for the alleged damages or indemnities in this action.

 

In June 2017 the defendants presented a joint motion to dismiss the claims requested by the plaintiffs. In March 2018, the Judge issued an order dismissing defendant’s motion to dismiss without prejudice and ordering leading plaintiff to submit a final amended complaint. A new schedule was proposed by the parties to the Judge. A decision regarding such new proposed schedule is expected by the parties.

 

Vale S.A. continues to contest this lawsuit.

 

(iv) Criminal lawsuit

 

On October 20, 2016, the MPF brought a criminal lawsuit in the Brazilian Federal Justice Court against Vale S.A., BHPB, Samarco, VogBr Recursos Hídricos e Geotecnia Ltda. and 22 individuals for alleged crimes against the environment, urban planning and cultural heritage, flooding, landslide, as well as for alleged crimes against the victims of the Fundão dam failure.

 

In November 2016 it was published a decision by means of the Federal Lower Court of Ponte Nova established the resume of the criminal lawsuit and determined the beginning of the Discovery phase. Nevertheless, there has not been any decisions scheduling any hearings since then.

 

(v) Other lawsuits

 

In addition, Samarco and its shareholders were named as a defendant in several other lawsuits brought by individuals, corporations, governmental entities or public prosecutor seeking personal and property damages.

 

Given the status of these lawsuits, it is not possible at this time to provide a range of possible outcomes or a reliable estimates of potential exposures for Vale S.A. Consequently, no contingent liability has been quantified and no provision was recognized for lawsuits related to Samarco´s dam failure.

 

e) Other

 

In 2015, the Company filed an enforceable action in the amount of R$524 referring to the final court decision in favor of the Company of the accrued interest of compulsory deposits from 1987 to 1993.Currently it is not possible to estimate the economic benefit inflow as the counterparty can appeal on the calculation. Consequently, the asset was not recognized in the financial statements.

 

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23.                               Employee postretirement obligations

 

Reconciliation of net liabilities recognized in the statement of financial position

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

Overfunded
pension plans

 

Underfunded
pension plans

 

Other benefits

 

Overfunded
pension plans

 

Underfunded
pension plans

 

Other benefits

 

Amount recognized in the statement of financial position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present value of actuarial liabilities

 

(11,161

)

(14,383

)

(4,553

)

(11,239

)

(14,789

)

(4,661

)

Fair value of assets

 

16,427

 

12,174

 

 

15,972

 

12,492

 

 

Effect of the asset ceiling

 

(5,266

)

 

 

(4,733

)

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

(2,209

)

(4,553

)

 

(2,297

)

(4,661

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

(153

)

(193

)

 

(54

)

(190

)

Non-current liabilities

 

 

(2,056

)

(4,360

)

 

(2,243

)

(4,471

)

Liabilities

 

 

(2,209

)

(4,553

)

 

(2,297

)

(4,661

)

 

24.                     Stockholders’ equity

 

a) Share capital

 

As at March 31, 2018, the share capital was R$77,300 corresponding to 5,284,474,782 shares issued and fully paid without par value.

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

 

ON

 

PNE

 

Total

 

Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Litel Participações S.A. and Litela Participações S.A.

 

1,108,483,410

 

 

1,108,483,410

 

BNDES Participações S.A.

 

401,457,757

 

 

401,457,757

 

Bradespar S.A.

 

332,965,266

 

 

332,965,266

 

Mitsui & Co., Ltd

 

286,347,055

 

 

286,347,055

 

Brazilian Government (Golden Share)

 

 

12

 

12

 

Foreign investors - ADRs

 

1,256,064,074

 

 

1,256,064,074

 

Foreign institutional investors in local market

 

1,161,021,106

 

 

1,161,021,106

 

FMP - FGTS

 

60,235,237

 

 

60,235,237

 

PIBB - Fund

 

2,764,928

 

 

2,764,928

 

Institutional investors

 

276,918,019

 

 

276,918,019

 

Retail investors in Brazil

 

311,175,229

 

 

311,175,229

 

Shares outstanding

 

5,197,432,081

 

12

 

5,197,432,093

 

Shares in treasury

 

87,042,689

 

 

87,042,689

 

Total issued shares

 

5,284,474,770

 

12

 

5,284,474,782

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital per class of shares (in millions)

 

77,300

 

 

77,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total authorized shares

 

7,000,000,000

 

 

7,000,000,000

 

 

b) Remuneration to the Company’s stockholders

 

On March 15, 2018, the Company paid to stockholders the minimum mandatory remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2017 based on the interest on capital in the gross amount of R$4,721.

 

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25.       Related parties

 

The Company’s related parties are predominantly subsidiaries, joint ventures, associates, shareholders and its related entities and key management personnel of the Company. Transactions between the parent company and its subsidiaries are eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.

 

Related party transactions were made by the Company on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm´s-length transactions, with respect to price and market conditions that are no less favorable to the Company than those arranged with third parties.

 

Purchases, accounts receivable and other assets, and accounts payable and other liabilities relates largely to amounts charged by joint ventures and associates related to the pelletizing plants lease and railway transportation services.

 

Information about related party transactions and effects on the interim financial statements is set out below:

 

a)   Transactions with related parties

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

Joint
Ventures

 

Associates

 

Major
stockholders

 

Total

 

Joint
Ventures

 

Associates

 

Major
stockholders

 

Total

 

Net operating revenue

 

338

 

252

 

157

 

747

 

407

 

258

 

90

 

755

 

Cost and operating expenses

 

(1,635

)

(67

)

 

(1,702

)

(1,036

)

(27

)

(17

)

(1,080

)

Financial result

 

129

 

1

 

(171

)

(41

)

(38

)

(27

)

(267

)

(332

)

 

Net operating revenue relates to sale of iron ore to the steelmakers and right to use capacity on railroads. Cost and operating expenses mostly relates to the operational leases of the pelletizing plants.

 

b)   Outstanding balances with related parties

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

Joint
Ventures

 

Associates

 

Major
stockholders

 

Others

 

Total

 

Joint
Ventures

 

Associates

 

Major
stockholders

 

Others

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

2,147

 

 

2,147

 

 

 

2,716

 

 

2,716

 

Accounts receivable

 

305

 

538

 

10

 

56

 

909

 

242

 

125

 

10

 

57

 

434

 

Dividends receivable

 

424

 

48

 

 

 

472

 

371

 

48

 

 

 

419

 

Loans

 

6,231

 

 

 

 

6,231

 

14,972

 

 

 

 

14,972

 

Derivatives financial instruments

 

 

 

894

 

 

894

 

 

 

944

 

 

944

 

Other assets

 

55

 

 

 

 

55

 

57

 

 

 

 

57

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplier and contractors

 

838

 

129

 

287

 

52

 

1,306

 

636

 

67

 

667

 

50

 

1,420

 

Loans

 

1,868

 

4,191

 

14,146

 

 

20,205

 

2,023

 

4,119

 

14,984

 

 

21,126

 

Derivatives financial instruments

 

 

 

296

 

 

296

 

 

 

361

 

 

361

 

Other liabilities

 

 

341

 

 

 

341

 

 

 

53

 

 

53

 

 

Major stockholders

 

Refers to regular financial instruments with large financial institutions of which the stockholders are part of the controlling “shareholders’ agreement”.

 

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Coal segment transactions

 

In March 2018, Nacala BV, a joint venture between Vale and Mitsui on the Nacala’s logistic corridor, closed the project financing and repaid a portion of the shareholders loans from Vale, in the amount of R$8,434 (US$2,572 million). The outstanding receivable of R$6,231 carries interest at 7.44% p.a. The Company has issued a financial guarantee in connection with the Project Finance of Nacala, in the proportion equivalent to its share in the Concessionaires (50%) and the fair value of this instrument is R$133 as at March 31, 2018.

 

The loan from related parties mainly relates to the loan from Pangea Emirates Ltd, part of the group of shareholders which owns 15% interest on Vale Moçambique, in the amount of R$3,929 (R$3,856 as at December 31, 2017), which carries interest at 6.54% p.a.

 

26.       Select notes to Parent Company information (individual interim information)

 

a)   Investments

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Balance at January 1st,

 

117,387

 

107,539

 

Additions/Capitalizations

 

707

 

537

 

Translation adjustment

 

(100

)

(2,101

)

Equity results in income statement

 

2,500

 

3,290

 

Equity results in statement of comprehensive income

 

90

 

(58

)

Equity results in statement of non controlling

 

 

(329

)

Dividends declared

 

(99

)

(40

)

Others (i)

 

3,485

 

849

 

Balance at March 31,

 

123,970

 

109,687

 

 


(i) Includes assets held for sale (Vale Fertilizantes) that were indirectly sold by the Parent Company.

 

b)   Intangibles

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Concessions

 

Right of use

 

Software

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

12,773

 

111

 

587

 

13,471

 

Additions

 

829

 

 

1

 

830

 

Disposals

 

(19

)

 

 

(19

)

Amortization

 

(106

)

(1

)

(87

)

(194

)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

13,477

 

110

 

501

 

14,088

 

Cost

 

17,008

 

223

 

4,111

 

21,342

 

Accumulated amortization

 

(3,531

)

(113

)

(3,610

)

(7,254

)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

13,477

 

110

 

501

 

14,088

 

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Concessions

 

Right of use

 

Software

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

10,278

 

118

 

918

 

11,314

 

Additions

 

1,143

 

 

26

 

1,169

 

Disposals

 

(2

)

 

 

(2

)

Amortization

 

(105

)

(2

)

(103

)

(210

)

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

11,314

 

116

 

841

 

12,271

 

Cost

 

14,778

 

223

 

4,067

 

19,068

 

Accumulated amortization

 

(3,464

)

(107

)

(3,226

)

(6,797

)

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

11,314

 

116

 

841

 

12,271

 

 

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c)   Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Land

 

Building

 

Facilities

 

Equipment

 

Mineral
properties

 

Others

 

Constructions
in progress

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

1,739

 

25,315

 

27,204

 

9,716

 

5,367

 

18,205

 

15,432

 

102,978

 

Additions (i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

842

 

842

 

Disposals

 

 

 

(49

)

(8

)

 

(5

)

(6

)

(68

)

Assets retirement obligation

 

 

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

96

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

 

(201

)

(291

)

(305

)

(71

)

(452

)

 

(1,320

)

Transfers

 

13

 

2

 

967

 

287

 

366

 

651

 

(2,286

)

 

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

1,752

 

25,116

 

27,831

 

9,690

 

5,758

 

18,399

 

13,982

 

102,528

 

Cost

 

1,752

 

30,433

 

34,824

 

16,727

 

7,580

 

28,290

 

13,982

 

133,588

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(5,317

)

(6,993

)

(7,037

)

(1,822

)

(9,891

)

 

(31,060

)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

1,752

 

25,116

 

27,831

 

9,690

 

5,758

 

18,399

 

13,982

 

102,528

 

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Land

 

Building

 

Facilities

 

Equipment

 

Mineral
properties

 

Others

 

Constructions
in progress

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

1,684

 

20,945

 

20,416

 

8,479

 

4,122

 

16,499

 

29,911

 

102,056

 

Additions (i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,052

 

1,052

 

Disposals

 

 

 

(18

)

(8

)

 

(1

)

(17

)

(44

)

Assets retirement obligation

 

 

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

86

 

Depreciation, amortization and depletion

 

 

(177

)

(259

)

(282

)

(64

)

(375

)

 

(1,157

)

Transfers

 

39

 

2,177

 

3,975

 

626

 

1,413

 

415

 

(8,645

)

 

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

1,723

 

22,945

 

24,114

 

8,815

 

5,557

 

16,538

 

22,301

 

101,993

 

Cost

 

1,723

 

26,416

 

31,267

 

14,804

 

7,075

 

25,025

 

22,301

 

128,611

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(3,471

)

(7,153

)

(5,989

)

(1,518

)

(8,487

)

 

(26,618

)

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

1,723

 

22,945

 

24,114

 

8,815

 

5,557

 

16,538

 

22,301

 

101,993

 

 


(i) Includes capitalized borrowing costs.

 

d)   Loans and borrowings

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Debt contracts in the international markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating rates in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US$

 

1,759

 

708

 

7,021

 

8,410

 

Fixed rates in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US$

 

 

 

4,986

 

4,962

 

EUR-

 

 

3,064

 

2,977

 

 

 

Accrued charges

 

118

 

298

 

 

 

 

 

1,877

 

1,006

 

15,071

 

16,349

 

Debt contracts in Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating rates in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R$, indexed to TJLP, TR, IPCA, IGP-M and CDI

 

1,205

 

1,214

 

9,529

 

9,781

 

Basket of currencies and US$ indexed to LIBOR

 

1,126

 

1,121

 

2,071

 

2,341

 

Fixed rates in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R$

 

189

 

190

 

447

 

495

 

Accrued charges

 

894

 

847

 

 

 

 

 

3,414

 

3,372

 

12,047

 

12,617

 

 

 

5,291

 

4,378

 

27,118

 

28,966

 

 

The future flows of debt payments (principal) are as follows:

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Debt principal

 

2018

 

2,160

 

2019

 

4,877

 

2020

 

6,106

 

2021

 

3,977

 

Between 2022 and 2025

 

8,908

 

2026 onwards

 

5,369

 

 

 

31,397

 

 

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e)         Provisions

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Payroll, related charges and other remunerations

 

1,140

 

2,541

 

 

 

Environment Restoration

 

72

 

80

 

128

 

106

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

205

 

210

 

1,939

 

1,793

 

Provisions for litigation

 

 

 

4,408

 

4,219

 

Employee postretirement obligations

 

177

 

73

 

1,229

 

782

 

Provisions

 

1,594

 

2,904

 

7,704

 

6,900

 

 

f)          Provisions for litigation

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Tax litigation

 

Civil litigation

 

Labor litigation

 

Environmental
litigation

 

Total of litigation
provision

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

2,117

 

308

 

1,770

 

24

 

4,219

 

Additions - Reversals

 

2

 

4

 

120

 

1

 

127

 

Payments

 

(5

)

(1

)

(49

)

 

(55

)

Additions of disposals of subsidiaries

 

97

 

2

 

43

 

 

142

 

Indexation and interest

 

22

 

1

 

(48

)

 

(25

)

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

2,233

 

314

 

1,836

 

25

 

4,408

 

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Tax litigation

 

Civil litigation

 

Labor litigation

 

Environmental
litigation

 

Total of litigation
provision

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

53

 

247

 

1,621

 

23

 

1,944

 

Additions - Reversals

 

1

 

(28

)

54

 

3

 

30

 

Payments

 

(6

)

(17

)

(59

)

 

(82

)

Indexation and interest

 

 

24

 

31

 

(5

)

50

 

Balance at March 31, 2017

 

48

 

226

 

1,647

 

21

 

1,942

 

 

g)        Contingent liabilities

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Tax litigation

 

30,008

 

26,510

 

Civil litigation

 

4,079

 

3,957

 

Labor litigation

 

6,097

 

6,118

 

Environmental litigation

 

7,230

 

7,058

 

Total

 

47,414

 

43,643

 

 

h)        Income taxes

 

The total amount presented as income taxes in the income statement is reconciled to the rate established by law, as follows:

 

 

 

Parent company

 

 

 

Three-month period ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Income before income taxes

 

6,703

 

10,194

 

Income taxes at statutory rates - 34%

 

(2,279

)

(3,466

)

Adjustments that affect the basis of taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit from interest on stockholders’ equity

 

216

 

397

 

Tax incentives

 

 

521

 

Equity results

 

850

 

1,118

 

Others

 

(106

)

(613

)

Income taxes

 

(1,319

)

(2,043

)

 

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27.                               Additional information about derivatives financial instruments

 

a) Sensitivity analysis of derivative financial instruments.

 

The following tables present the potential value of the instruments given hypothetical stress scenarios for the main market risk factors that impact the derivatives positions. The scenarios were defined as follows:

 

· Probable: The Probable scenario was based on the estimated risk variable that were used on pricing the derivative instruments as at March 31, 2018.

 

· Scenario I: fair value estimated considering a 25% deterioration in the associated risk variables

 

· Scenario II: fair value estimated considering a 50% deterioration in the associated risk variables

 

The curves used on the pricing of derivative instruments were developed based on data from B3, Central Bank of Brazil, London Metals Exchange and Bloomberg.

 

Instrument

 

Instrument’s main risk events

 

Probable

 

Scenario I

 

Scenario II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDI vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

R$depreciation

 

1

 

(374

)

(750

)

 

 

US$interest rate inside Brazil decrease

 

1

 

(15

)

(33

)

 

 

Brazilian interest rate increase

 

1

 

2

 

2

 

Protected item: R$ denominated debt

 

R$depreciation

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TJLP vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

R$depreciation

 

(1,123

)

(2,116

)

(3,109

)

 

 

US$interest rate inside Brazil decrease

 

(1,123

)

(1,167

)

(1,212

)

 

 

Brazilian interest rate increase

 

(1,123

)

(1,183

)

(1,239

)

 

 

TJLP interest rate decrease

 

(1,123

)

(1,182

)

(1,242

)

Protected item: R$ denominated debt

 

R$depreciation

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TJLP vs. US$ floating rate swap

 

R$depreciation

 

(172

)

(271

)

(369

)

 

 

US$interest rate inside Brazil decrease

 

(172

)

(177

)

(182

)

 

 

Brazilian interest rate increase

 

(172

)

(177

)

(182

)

 

 

TJLP interest rate decrease

 

(172

)

(177

)

(182

)

Protected item: R$ denominated debt

 

R$depreciation

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R$ fixed rate vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

R$depreciation

 

142

 

(118

)

(378

)

 

 

US$interest rate inside Brazil decrease

 

142

 

103

 

60

 

 

 

Brazilian interest rate increase

 

142

 

63

 

(8

)

Protected item: R$ denominated debt

 

R$depreciation

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPCA vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

R$depreciation

 

(98

)

(468

)

(837

)

 

 

US$interest rate inside Brazil decrease

 

(98

)

(115

)

(133

)

 

 

Brazilian interest rate increase

 

(98

)

(141

)

(181

)

 

 

IPCA index decrease

 

(98

)

(124

)

(149

)

Protected item: R$ denominated debt

 

R$depreciation

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPCA vs. CDI swap

 

Brazilian interest rate increase

 

324

 

233

 

150

 

 

 

IPCA index decrease

 

324

 

271

 

221

 

Protected item: R$ denominated debt linked to IPCA

 

IPCA index decrease

 

n.a.

 

(271

)

(221

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR fixed rate vs. US$ fixed rate swap

 

EUR depreciation

 

182

 

(415

)

(1,013

)

 

 

Euribor increase

 

182

 

155

 

129

 

 

 

US$Libor decrease

 

182

 

118

 

51

 

Protected item: EUR denominated debt

 

EUR depreciation

 

n.a.

 

415

 

1,013

 

 

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Instrument

 

Instrument’s main risk events

 

Probable

 

Scenario I

 

Scenario II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bunker Oil protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options

 

Bunker Oil price decrease

 

21

 

(68

)

(448

)

Protected item: Part of costs linked to bunker oil prices

 

Bunker Oil price decrease

 

n.a.

 

68

 

448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maritime Freight protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwards

 

Freight price decrease

 

(1

)

(2

)

(4

)

Protected item: Part of costs linked to maritime freight prices

 

Freight price decrease

 

n.a.

 

2

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel sales fixed price protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forwards

 

Nickel price decrease

 

56

 

(35

)

(127

)

Protected item: Part of nickel revenues with fixed prices

 

Nickel price fluctuation

 

n.a.

 

35

 

127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase protection program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel forwards

 

Nickel price increase

 

(0

)

(2

)

(4

)

Protected item: Part of costs linked to nickel prices

 

Nickel price increase

 

n.a.

 

2

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper forwards

 

Copper price increase

 

0.1

 

(0.2

)

(0.6

)

Protected item: Part of costs linked to copper prices

 

Copper price increase

 

n.a.

 

0.2

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WPM warrants

 

WPM stock price decrease

 

87

 

39

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion options - VLI

 

VLI stock value increase

 

(175

)

(283

)

(428

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options - MBR

 

MBR stock value decrease

 

794

 

513

 

298

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities The Mosaic Company

 

The Mosaic Company stock value decrease

 

2,758

 

2,069

 

1,379

 

 

Instrument

 

Main risks

 

Probable

 

Scenario I

 

Scenario II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embedded derivatives - Raw material purchase (nickel)

 

Nickel price increase

 

(1

)

(46

)

(91

)

Embedded derivatives - Raw material purchase (copper)

 

Copper price increase

 

2

 

(12

)

(26

)

Embedded derivatives - Gas purchase

 

Pellet price increase

 

(9

)

(20

)

(35

)

Embedded derivatives - Guaranteed minimum return (VLI)

 

VLI stock value decrease

 

(424

)

(871

)

(1,601

)

 

b)                           Financial counterparties’ ratings

 

The transactions of derivative instruments, cash and cash equivalents as well as investments are held with financial institutions whose exposure limits are periodically reviewed and approved by the delegated authority. The financial institutions credit risk is performed through a methodology that considers, among other information, ratings provided by international rating agencies.

 

The table below presents the ratings in foreign currency published by agencies Moody’s and S&P regarding the main financial institutions that we had outstanding positions as of March 31, 2018.

 

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Long term ratings by counterparty

 

Moody’s

 

S&P

 

ANZ Australia and New Zealand Banking

 

Aa3

 

AA-

 

Banco ABC

 

Ba2

 

BB-

 

Banco Bradesco

 

Ba2

 

BB-

 

Banco do Brasil

 

Ba2

 

BB-

 

Banco de Credito del Peru

 

Baa1

 

BBB+

 

Banco do Nordeste

 

Ba2

 

BB-

 

Banco Safra

 

Ba2

 

BB-

 

Banco Santander

 

A3

 

A-

 

Banco Votorantim

 

Ba2

 

BB-

 

Bank of America

 

A3

 

A-

 

Bank of China

 

A1

 

A

 

Bank of Mandiri

 

Baa3

 

BB+

 

Bank of Nova Scotia

 

A1

 

A+

 

Bank Rakyat

 

Baa3

 

BB+

 

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ

 

A1

 

A-

 

Banpará

 

 

BB-

 

Barclays

 

Baa2

 

BBB

 

BBVA

 

Baa1

 

BBB+

 

BNP Paribas

 

Aa3

 

A

 

BTG Pactual

 

Ba2

 

BB-

 

Caixa Economica Federal

 

Ba2

 

BB-

 

Canadian Imperial Bank

 

A1

 

A+

 

China Construction Bank

 

A1

 

A

 

CIMB Bank

 

A3

 

A-

 

 

Long term ratings by counterparty

 

Moody’s

 

S&P

 

Citigroup

 

Baa1

 

BBB+

 

Credit Agricole

 

A1

 

A

 

Credit Suisse

 

Baa2

 

BBB+

 

Deutsche Bank

 

Baa2

 

A-

 

Goldman Sachs

 

A3

 

BBB+

 

HSBC

 

A2

 

A

 

Intesa Sanpaolo Spa

 

Baa1

 

BBB

 

Itaú Unibanco

 

Ba3

 

BB-

 

JP Morgan Chase & Co

 

A3

 

A-

 

Macquarie Group Ltd

 

A3

 

BBB

 

Mega Int. Commercial Bank

 

A1

 

A

 

Mizuho Financial

 

A1

 

A-

 

Morgan Stanley

 

A3

 

BBB+

 

National Australia Bank NAB

 

Aa3

 

AA-

 

National Bank of Oman

 

Baa3

 

 

Rabobank

 

Aa3

 

A+

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

A1

 

AA-

 

Societe Generale

 

A2

 

A

 

Standard Bank Group

 

Ba1

 

 

Standard Chartered

 

A2

 

BBB+

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial

 

A1

 

A-

 

UBS

 

A1

 

A-

 

Unicredit

 

Baa1

 

BBB

 

 

c)                            Market curves

 

(i)       Products

 

Nickel

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/ton)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/ton)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/ton)

 

SPOT

 

13,245

 

SEP18

 

13,355

 

MAR19

 

13,456

 

APR18

 

13,266

 

OCT18

 

13,374

 

MAR20

 

13,622

 

MAY18

 

13,283

 

NOV18

 

13,390

 

MAR21

 

13,768

 

JUN18

 

13,303

 

DEC18

 

13,406

 

MAR22

 

13,906

 

JUL18

 

13,321

 

JAN19

 

13,424

 

 

 

 

 

AUG18

 

13,339

 

FEB19

 

13,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/lb)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/lb)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/lb)

 

SPOT

 

3.03

 

SEP18

 

3.06

 

MAR19

 

3.09

 

APR18

 

3.04

 

OCT18

 

3.07

 

MAR20

 

3.11

 

MAY18

 

3.04

 

NOV18

 

3.07

 

MAR21

 

3.12

 

JUN18

 

3.05

 

DEC18

 

3.08

 

MAR22

 

3.12

 

JUL18

 

3.05

 

JAN19

 

3.08

 

 

 

 

 

AUG18

 

3.06

 

FEB19

 

3.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bunker Oil

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/ton)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/ton)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/ton)

 

SPOT

 

366

 

SEP18

 

364

 

MAR19

 

350

 

APR18

 

367

 

OCT18

 

362

 

MAR20

 

260

 

MAY18

 

368

 

NOV18

 

361

 

MAR21

 

245

 

JUN18

 

368

 

DEC18

 

359

 

MAR22

 

215

 

JUL18

 

367

 

JAN19

 

356

 

 

 

 

 

AUG18

 

365

 

FEB19

 

353

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Maritime Freight (Capesize 5TC)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/day)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/day)

 

Maturity

 

Price (US$/day)

 

SPOT

 

8,339

 

SEP18

 

18,050

 

MAR19

 

13,970

 

APR18

 

10,920

 

OCT18

 

21,150

 

Cal 2019

 

16,850

 

MAY18

 

14,020

 

NOV18

 

21,150

 

Cal 2020

 

16,270

 

JUN18

 

15,640

 

DEC18

 

21,150

 

Cal 2021

 

15,260

 

JUL18

 

16,350

 

JAN19

 

13,970

 

Cal 2022

 

15,240

 

AUG18

 

17,020

 

FEB19

 

13,970

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)   Foreign exchange and interest rates

 

US$-Brazil Interest Rate

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

05/02/18

 

3.27

 

03/01/19

 

3.18

 

07/01/21

 

3.85

 

06/01/18

 

3.10

 

04/01/19

 

3.19

 

10/01/21

 

3.90

 

07/02/18

 

2.95

 

07/01/19

 

3.30

 

01/03/22

 

3.95

 

08/01/18

 

2.95

 

10/01/19

 

3.40

 

04/01/22

 

4.00

 

09/03/18

 

2.91

 

01/02/20

 

3.52

 

07/01/22

 

4.03

 

10/01/18

 

2.97

 

04/01/20

 

3.61

 

10/03/22

 

4.04

 

11/01/18

 

3.04

 

07/01/20

 

3.69

 

01/02/23

 

4.09

 

12/03/18

 

3.03

 

10/01/20

 

3.77

 

07/03/23

 

4.18

 

01/02/19

 

3.11

 

01/04/21

 

3.81

 

01/02/24

 

4.28

 

02/01/19

 

3.16

 

04/01/21

 

3.81

 

07/01/24

 

4.33

 

 

US$ Interest Rate

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

1M

 

1.88

 

6M

 

2.39

 

11M

 

2.43

 

2M

 

2.03

 

7M

 

2.41

 

12M

 

2.43

 

3M

 

2.31

 

8M

 

2.41

 

2Y

 

2.63

 

4M

 

2.35

 

9M

 

2.42

 

3Y

 

2.76

 

5M

 

2.38

 

10M

 

2.43

 

4Y

 

2.82

 

 

TJLP

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

05/02/18

 

6.75

 

03/01/19

 

6.75

 

07/01/21

 

6.75

 

06/01/18

 

6.75

 

04/01/19

 

6.75

 

10/01/21

 

6.75

 

07/02/18

 

6.75

 

07/01/19

 

6.75

 

01/03/22

 

6.75

 

08/01/18

 

6.75

 

10/01/19

 

6.75

 

04/01/22

 

6.75

 

09/03/18

 

6.75

 

01/02/20

 

6.75

 

07/01/22

 

6.75

 

10/01/18

 

6.75

 

04/01/20

 

6.75

 

10/03/22

 

6.75

 

11/01/18

 

6.75

 

07/01/20

 

6.75

 

01/02/23

 

6.75

 

12/03/18

 

6.75

 

10/01/20

 

6.75

 

07/03/23

 

6.75

 

01/02/19

 

6.75

 

01/04/21

 

6.75

 

01/02/24

 

6.75

 

02/01/19

 

6.75

 

04/01/21

 

6.75

 

07/01/24

 

6.75

 

 

BRL Interest Rate

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

05/02/18

 

6.39

 

03/01/19

 

6.27

 

07/01/21

 

8.29

 

06/01/18

 

6.35

 

04/01/19

 

6.30

 

10/01/21

 

8.46

 

07/02/18

 

6.30

 

07/01/19

 

6.48

 

01/03/22

 

8.58

 

08/01/18

 

6.25

 

10/01/19

 

6.75

 

04/01/22

 

8.70

 

09/03/18

 

6.22

 

01/02/20

 

7.03

 

07/01/22

 

8.80

 

10/01/18

 

6.22

 

04/01/20

 

7.29

 

10/03/22

 

8.90

 

11/01/18

 

6.21

 

07/01/20

 

7.53

 

01/02/23

 

8.96

 

12/03/18

 

6.21

 

10/01/20

 

7.78

 

07/03/23

 

9.12

 

01/02/19

 

6.22

 

01/04/21

 

7.96

 

01/02/24

 

9.25

 

02/01/19

 

6.24

 

04/01/21

 

8.14

 

07/01/24

 

9.36

 

 

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Implicit Inflation (IPCA)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

05/02/18

 

4.26

 

03/01/19

 

4.13

 

07/01/21

 

4.43

 

06/01/18

 

4.21

 

04/01/19

 

4.16

 

10/01/21

 

4.48

 

07/02/18

 

4.16

 

07/01/19

 

4.10

 

01/03/22

 

4.50

 

08/01/18

 

4.12

 

10/01/19

 

4.19

 

04/01/22

 

4.52

 

09/03/18

 

4.09

 

01/02/20

 

4.20

 

07/01/22

 

4.55

 

10/01/18

 

4.09

 

04/01/20

 

4.26

 

10/03/22

 

4.57

 

11/01/18

 

4.07

 

07/01/20

 

4.29

 

01/02/23

 

4.56

 

12/03/18

 

4.07

 

10/01/20

 

4.35

 

07/03/23

 

4.60

 

01/02/19

 

4.09

 

01/04/21

 

4.36

 

01/02/24

 

4.63

 

02/01/19

 

4.11

 

04/01/21

 

4.41

 

07/01/24

 

4.65

 

 

EUR Interest Rate

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

1M

 

-0.41

 

6M

 

-0.30

 

11M

 

-0.27

 

2M

 

-0.38

 

7M

 

-0.29

 

12M

 

-0.26

 

3M

 

-0.37

 

8M

 

-0.28

 

2Y

 

-0.16

 

4M

 

-0.33

 

9M

 

-0.27

 

3Y

 

0.02

 

5M

 

-0.31

 

10M

 

-0.27

 

4Y

 

0.21

 

 

CAD Interest Rate

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

Maturity

 

Rate (% p.a.)

 

1M

 

1.63

 

6M

 

1.89

 

11M

 

1.07

 

2M

 

1.68

 

7M

 

1.64

 

12M

 

0.98

 

3M

 

1.73

 

8M

 

1.44

 

2Y

 

2.19

 

4M

 

1.81

 

9M

 

1.28

 

3Y

 

2.35

 

5M

 

1.86

 

10M

 

1.16

 

4Y

 

2.45

 

 

Currencies - Ending rates

 

CAD/US$

 

0.7752

 

US$/BRL

 

3.3238

 

EUR/US$

 

1.2291

 

 

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Signatures

 

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.

 

 

Vale S.A.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

By:

/s/ André Figueiredo

Date: April 25, 2018

 

Director of Investor Relations