Vale signs a binding put option agreement to formalize sale of Vale New Caledonia

Dec 9, 2020

Vale S.A. (Vale) informs that its subsidiary Vale Canada Limited (“VCL”) has signed a binding put option agreement for the sale of its ownership interest in Vale Nouvelle-Calédonie S.A.S. (“VNC”).

In November, Vale announced a period of exclusivity for negotiations with a consortium gathered in a new company called “Prony Resources”, led by current Vale New Caledonia management and employees and supported by both the Caledonian and French authorities with Trafigura as a minority shareholder. Today’s news signals the success of those discussions on the transition and continuity of VNC operations from VCL to a new ownership structure with significant domestic participation and that takes into account the aims of social and environmental responsibility, especially the launching of the dry stacking project called Lucy. It also guarantees continued fulfillment of all commitments in the Pact for Sustainable Development of the Great South, maintaining the sustainable benefits delivered to New Caledonia and especially to the Kanak population of the Grand Sud.

“All parties to this negotiation have invested a significant amount of time and effort to reach a solution for the sustainable future of VNC,” said Mark Travers, Vale’s Executive Director of Base Metals. “Vale and everyone involved in the divestment process – including the South Province of New Caledonia, the French State and VNC employees and management – can be proud of the fact that those efforts have yielded such a positive result.”

The proposed transaction, which is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2021 and as to which a reserve of US$500 million will be reflected on Vale’s consolidated financial statements, is subject to consultation with the VNC works council and other conditions, including approvals by Caledonian authorities and the French State.

Vale reaffirms its commitment with its shareholders to transform the Base Metals business, simplifying its operations flowsheet going forward and enabling a continuous focus on core assets, while also honoring its new pact with society, contributing to the maintenance of a sustainable environment for safe operations continuity.

Source: http://www.vale.com/brasil/EN/aboutvale/news/Pages/Vale-signs-a-binding-put-option-agreement-to-formalize-sale-of-Vale-New-Caledonia.aspx

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