PHAROL SGPS S A : informa sobre Participação Qualificada Novo Banco S.A.

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Participação Qualificada - Novo Banco S.A.

A PHAROL, SGPS S.A. ("PHAROL") informa, nos termos e para os efeitos do disposto nos artigos 16.º do Código dos Valores Mobiliários e 2.º do Regulamento da CMVM n.º 5/2008, que recebeu Novo Banco S.A. a notificação de participação qualificada que aqui se anexa.

Date:22 October 2015

ESMA/2015/1597

Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer andto the competent authority)i

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are at- tachedii: Pharol SGPS, S.A.
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[x] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :

Name: Novo Banco S.A.

City and country of registered office (if applicable): Lisbon, Por- tugal

1. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:
2. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 20th April 2024
3. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

	% of voting rights at-	% of voting rights		Total number of
	through financial instru-	Total of both in %
	tached to shares (to-	voting rights of is-
	ments	(7.A + 7.B)
	tal of 7.A)	suervii
	(total of 7.B.1 + 7.B.2)
Resulting situation
on the date on which	0,00%	N.A	0,00%	896,512,500
threshold was
crossed or reached
Position of previous	9,55%	N.A	9,55%
notification (if appli-
cable)

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7. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of	Number of voting rightsix	% of voting rights
shares
Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ISIN code (if possi-
(Art 9 of Directive	(Art 10 of Directive	(Art 9 of Directive	(Art 10 of Directive
ble)
2004/109/EC)	2004/109/EC)	2004/109/EC)	2004/109/EC)
PHR_PL	85,665,125	N.A	9,55%	N.A

SUBTOTAL A

85,665,125N.A

9,55%N.A.

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exer- cised/ converted.

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL B.1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC

Type of financial	Expiration
instrument	datex

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash	Number of
settlementxii	voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL B.2

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8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applica- ble box):

1. Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal en- tity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii

[ ] Fullchain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:

Namexv

• of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
  threshold

• of voting rights through financial in- struments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it

equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

9. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]

N/A.

10. Additional informationxvi:

Done at Lisbon on 20 April 2023.

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