OREANDA-NEWS. September 11, 2012. Vale hereby announces the pricing of the offering of USD 1.5 billion 5.625% Notes due 2042. The notes will bear a coupon of 5.625% per year, payable semi-annually, and were sold at a price of 99.198% of the principal amount. These notes will mature in September 2042 and were priced with a spread of 300 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, resulting in a yield to maturity of 5.681%. The notes are rated A- by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, Baa2 by Moody’s Investor Services, BBB (high) by Dominion Bond Rating Service and BBB by Fitch Ratings. The notes will be unsecured obligations of Vale and will rank equally with Vale’s unsecured senior indebtedness. Vale will use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes.BB Securities Ltd., Banco Bradesco BBI S.A., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Santander Investment Securities Inc. acted as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners. Vale has filed a registration statement, including a prospectus, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offering of the notes. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Vale has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the company and the offering.