Yduqs Participações S A : Comunicado ao Mercado

YDUQS PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

Companhia Aberta

CNPJ MF 08.807.432/0001-10

NIRE 33.3.0028205-0

COMUNICADO AO MERCADO

A YDUQS Participações S.A. ("Companhia", "YDUQS") - (B3: YDUQ3), em cumprimento ao disposto no artigo 12 da Resolução CVM nº 44/2021, comunica a seus acionistas, investidores e ao mercado em geral, ter recebido da Wellington Management Group LLP ("Wellington Management"), na qualidade de administrador de investimentos, com sede registrada em 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210, Estados Unidos da América, correspondência na qual informou que no dia 17 de março de 2023, suas participações de forma agregada, passaram a totalizar 15.850.177 ações ordinárias, correspondentes a 5,12% do total de ações ordinárias de emissão da Companhia.

A Wellington Management comunicou, por fim, que a intenção do incremento da participação acionária acima é estritamente investimento, não objetivando qualquer alteração de controle societário ou estrutura administrativa da Companhia, e que não foram celebrados quaisquer contratos ou acordos que regulem o exercício de direito de voto ou compra e venda de valores mobiliários emitidos pela Companhia.

A íntegra da correspondência recebida da Wellington Management encontra-se anexa a este Comunicado.

Rio de Janeiro, 20 de março de 2023

Rossano Marques

Diretor Financeiro e de Relações com Investidores

London, UK, March 20, 2023

YDUQS Participacoes S.A.

Att:

Investor Relations Officer

By Email:[e-mail]

Subject: TIME SENSITIVE - CVM Instruction 358 Notification - Disclosure of Crossing of 5% Shareholding in YDUQS Participacoes S.A.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

1. Wellington Management Group LLP ("Wellington Management") is a Delaware partnership that engages in investment management.
2. Please be advised that clients whose managed accounts are under our discretionary management have acquired a relevant shareholding in YDUQS Participacoes S.A..
3. In compliance with our disclosure duty under article 12 of Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil ("CVM") Instruction No. 358 dated January 3, 2002 (as amended, "CVM Instruction 358"), the complete information required thereunder is as follows:
4. 1. Wellington Management' Particulars: Wellington Management has head office at c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210;
   2. Objective: None of Wellington Management' clients intends to alter the control or administrative structure of YDUQS Participacoes S.A..
   3. Holding: as at March 17, 2023, Wellington Management' clients hold 15,850,177 of YDUQS Participacoes S.A. common shares and such holding represents 5.12% of the common shares of YDUQS Participacoes S.A. in issue;
   4. Other certain YDUQS Participacoes S.A. Securities: Wellington Management is not aware whether its clients hold any positions in any other securities or derivative financial instruments referenced to YDUQS Participacoes S.A. shares. We understand, however, that even if they do, such convertible debentures would not be aggregated with any portion they own in the holdings hereby reported since these holdings were purchased under our discretionary management.

1. Voting Rights Agreements: Other than a managed account agreement entered into between us and each client for purposes of asset management pursuant to which, generally, we may exercise voting rights in respect of such client's investment portfolio, there is no agreement or contract between us, on the one hand, and part or all of the clients who own the aggregate holdings reported hereby, on the other, regulating any acting in concert or similar arrangement with respect to the voting rights or the purchase and sale of securities issued by YDUQS Participacoes S.A..

We look forward to receiving confirmation that you have made the relevant reporting to the CVM.

For purposes of Article 119 of Law 6,404, of December 15, 1976, as amended, the representative(s) in Brazil of the Accounts are listed below:

BNP Paribas Sydney

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO

Northern Trust

SPUME CO

State Street

UBS Luxembourg

Virginia Retirement System

Wellington Trust Company N.A.

UBS Luxembourg

Virginia Retirement System

Should any further clarification or information be required on this notification, please contact Shaheen Hussain, Regulatory Analyst, at phone number [phone] or e-mail:[e-mail]

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Very truly yours,

Wellington Management Group LLP

_____________________________

Name: Shaheen Hussain

Title: Regulatory Reporting Analyst