Arista S.A. agreed to acquire Viotros S.A. from Elgeka S.A. and others on October 29, 2015. The deal is subject to the receipt of the required approvals from the relevant authorities and corporate bodies of the merging entities and is expected to close by the end of February, 2016. The Board of Directors of ARISTA and VIOTROS approved the deal. As of March 4, 2016, the deal is subject to the approval of the general meetings of the shareholders of ARISTA and VIOTROS and to statutory defined approvals of the competent authorities and is expected to be completed by the end of April 2016. On April 15, 2016, the shareholders of ARISTA and VIOTROS approved the deal. As a result of the deal, ARISTA COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL S.A. will be renamed to ARIVIA INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL S.A.

Arista S.A. completed the acquisition of Viotros S.A. from Elgeka S.A. and others on April 28, 2016.