Padtec S A : Material Fact -Padtec hires new independent auditor

PADTEC HOLDING S.A.

Publicly Held Company

MATERIAL FACT NOTICE

Padtec hires new independent auditor

Campinas, São Paulo, July 1st, 2021 - PADTEC HOLDING S.A. (B3: PDTC3) ("Company" or "Padtec Holding"), in compliance with the provisions set forth in the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission ("CVM") Rules 308/99, 358/02 and 480/09, as amended, and in addition to the material fact notice released on June 24, 2021, announces to its shareholders and the market in general that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, approved the hiring of RSM Brasil Auditores Independentes ("RSM") to perform the Company's external audit for the year 2021.

RSM will start its activities from the review of the quarterly information of the first quarter of 2021 ("ITR 1Q21"). As soon as the ITR 1Q21 disclosure date is defined, the Company will inform it through its usual channels of disclosure of periodic and eventual information.

Padtec Holding apologizes for all the inconvenience caused to its shareholders, the participants in the capital markets and other stakeholders due to the delay in the ITR 1Q21 disclosure.

Renato Jordão da Silva

Investor Relations Officer

Padtec Holding S.A.

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