Grupo de Moda Soma S A : Notice to the Market - Grupo SOMA and Arezzo Association - CADE Approval

MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT

GRUPO DE MODA SOMA S.A. ("Grupo SOMA") and AREZZO INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO S.A. ("Arezzo&Co"

and, together with Grupo SOMA, the "Companies"), in continuation of the Material Facts disclosed on February 5th and January 31st, 2024, communicate what follows.

The Brazilian Anti-Trust Authority (General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense ("CADE")) made available, on March 26, 2024, the Opinion No. 128/2024/CGAA5/SGA1/SG, within the scope of Process No. 08700.001350/2024- 93, approving, without restrictions, the operation of merging the Companies' businesses and unifying their respective shareholder bases ("Operation"), object of the Association Agreement and Other Covenants, signed between the Company and its shareholders Anderson Lemos Birman, Alexandre Café Birman, Roberto Luiz Jatahy Gonçalves, Marcello Ribeiro Bastos, Kátia Ferreira de Barros, Cláudia Jatahy Gonçalves and Gisella Jatahy Gonçalves ("Association Agreement").

Under applicable legislation, CADE's decision will become final within 15 days from the publication of the approval order in the Official Federal Gazette, which the Companies expect to happen in the coming days.

The completion of the Transaction is conditioned, in addition to the final and unappealable decision of CADE, to the satisfaction (or waiver, as the case may be) of other suspensive conditions provided for in the Association Agreement, as well as the applicable corporate approvals of the Companies.

The Company will keep shareholders and the market informed about relevant developments related to the matters discussed here.

Rio de Janeiro/Belo Horizonte, March 27, 2024

Gabriel Silva Lobo Leite

Rafael Sachete da Silva

Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer

Chief Corporate, Financial and Investor

Relations Officer

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