Investment: New plant – at Crato, Ceará State, Brazil and Extension of Ceará State ICMS Tax Incentives
September 24, 2021 at 04:42 pm EDT
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GRENDENE S.A.
Listed company - CNPJ 89.850.341/0001-60 - NIRE 23300021118-CE
MATERIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
In accordance with CVM Resolution 44 of August 23, 2021 and other law and regulations,
Grendene S.A. (B3: GRND3), hereby reports to its stockholders as follows:
Investment: New plant - at Crato, Ceará State, Brazil
By decision of the Executive Board, Grendene will build a new manufacturing plant at Crato, in the Brazilian state of Ceará.
Construction of the facility, to have an area of 10,800m2, is planned for 2022.
The planned investment is in the order of R$ 30,000,000.00 (thirty million Reais), and the new plant is expected to generate 1,000 new jobs.
The purpose of the new unit is to expand Grendene's production capacity in footwear and EVA components by 500,000 pairs/month.
Extension of Ceará State ICMS Tax Incentives
We also notify stockholders and the public that:
A Resolution by the Brazilian State of Ceará has extended and increase the ICMS Tax benefits of the Provin/CE Program for establishments located in Sobral, Crato and Fortaleza, in the State of Ceará, for a new period extending from October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2032.
Farroupilha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, September 24, 2021.
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Grendene SA is a Brazil-based company mainly engaged in the production and sale of synthetic footwear for domestic and foreign markets. The Company's activities are divided into two business segments: Footwear and Furniture. The Footwear division develops, manufactures, distributes and sells shoes for various uses and for all social classes, in the male, female, child and mass market segments. Its brand names portfolio includes Rider, Ipanema, Zaxi, Grendha, Grendene Kids and Melissa, among others. The Furniture division focuses on the sale, import and export of furniture and supplements made from plastic. The Company sells its products through commercial representatives, distributors and direct export. It operates a number of manufacturing plants in Brazil. It controls Grendene Argentina SA, MHL Calcados Ltda and Grendene USA Inc, among others.