CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT

RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS E INDÚSTRIA, S.A. (hereinafter referred to as "RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS" or "Company") hereby presents its Corporate Governance Report ("Report") to its shareholders, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders and to society in general.

The report follows the model contained in the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) Regulation 4/2013, and the information contained therein complies with all applicable legal requirements, including, but not limited to, Article 29-H of the Portuguese Securities Code (CVM) and is subject to compliance Corporate Governance Code of the Portuguese Institute for Corporate Governance (IPCG) from 2018 and revised in 2023 (Corporate Governance Code of IPCG).

It has properly sized teams, to which it provides high levels of training and which it constantly urges to base decision- making on sustainability criteria. These teams work together, focusing on achieving the objectives.

RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS will pursue its business strategy, based on strict and transparent management, to continue to be trusted by its shareholders, other stakeholders and the market in general like it is today, something that the company is proud of.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

PART I - INFORMATION ON SHAREHOLDING,

ORGANISATION AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

A. SHAREHOLDING

  1. Share Capital Structure

1. Share Capital Structure

The share capital of RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS amounts to EUR 25,641,459.00, fully subscribed and paid up, consisting of 25,641,459 ordinary, registered and bearer shares with a nominal value of one euro each.

The distribution of the share capital and relevant voting rights among shareholders with qualifying holdings is detailed in item II.7.

All the shares representing the share capital are admitted to trading on the Euronext Lisbon regulated market, managed by Euronext Lisbon - Sociedade Gestora de Mercados Regulamentados, S.A.

2. Restrictions on the transfer and ownership of shares

There are no restrictions on the transfer of ownership of the Company's shares, since there are no shareholders with special rights. Hence, Ramada Investimentos shares are freely transferable in accordance with the applicable legal rules.

3. Treasury shares

The Company does not hold any of its treasury shares in its portfolio, at 31 December 2023.

4. Significant agreements to which the company is a party and which come into force, are amended or terminate in the event of a change in control of the company following a takeover bid, as well as the relevant effects

No significant agreements have been entered into by RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS that include any change of control clauses (including following a takeover bid), i.e. that come into force, are amended, determine payments, become liable for charges or terminate in such circumstances or in the event of a change in the composition of the management body. There are also no specific conditions restricting the exercise of voting rights by the Company's shareholders that may interfere with the success of takeover bids.

Some financing agreements of RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS' subsidiaries, and only of these, contain the normal standard clauses for early repayment in the event of a change in shareholder control of such subsidiaries.

5. Rules regarding the renewal or revocation of defensive measures, in particular those that limit the number of votes that may be held or exercised by a single shareholder individually or in concert with other shareholders

RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS has adopted no defensive measures.

6. Shareholder agreements known to the company that may lead to restrictions on the transfer of securities or voting rights

The existence of any shareholders' agreements concerning the Company is unknown.

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  1. Holdings and Bonds held

7. Qualified shareholdings

According to notices received by the Company, the following companies and/or individuals have a qualifying holding of more than 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 33%, 50%, 66% and 90% of the voting rights, at 31 December 2023, pursuant to and for the purposes of Articles 16, 20 and 29-R of the Portuguese Securities Code:

No. of shares held on

% Share capital with

1 Thing, Investments, S.A.

em 31-Dec-2023

voting rights

Directly (a)

2,565,293

10.00 %

Total attributable

2,565,293

10.00 %

(a) - the 2,565,293 Ramada Investimentos e Indústria, S.A. shares are directly held by the company

1 Thing, Investments, S.A. w hose board of directors includes

Ramada's director Pedro Miguel Matos Borges de Oliveira

No. of shares held on

% Share capital with

Domingos José Vieira de Matos

em 31-Dec-2023

voting rights

Through Livrefluxo, S.A. (of which he is dominant shareholder and director)

3,118,408

12.16%

Total attributable

3,118,408

12.16%

No. of shares held on

% Share capital with

Paulo Jorge dos Santos Fernandes

em 31-Dec-2023

voting rights

Through Actium Capital, S.A. (of which he is dominant shareholder and director)

4,009,402

15.64%

Total attributablel

4,009,402

15.64%

No. of shares held on

% Share capital with

Ana Rebelo Carvalho Menéres de Mendonça

em 31-Dec-2023

voting rights

Through Promendo Investimentos, S.A. (of which she is dominant shareholder

and director)

4,845,383

18.90%

Total attributable

4,845,383

18.90%

No. of shares held on

% Share capital with

João Manuel Matos Borges de Oliveira

em 31-Dec-2023

voting rights

Through Caderno Azul, S.A. (of which he is dominant shareholder and director)

5,300,000

20.67%

Total attributable

5,300,000

20.67%

Ramada Investimentos has not been advised of any holdings with over 25% of the voting rights.

This matter is also addressed in the Annual Management Report.

Up-to-date information on qualifying holdings is available on http://www.ramadainvestimentos.pt/en/investors/shareholder-structure/estrutura-accionista_.html.

8. Number of shares and bonds held by members of the statutory management and supervisory bodies, pursuant to paragraph 5 of article 447 of the Portuguese Companies Act (CSC)

The shares and bonds held by members of the management and supervisory bodies in the Company and in companies subject to a control or group relationship with the Company, directly or through related parties, are disclosed in an appendix to the Annual Management Report pursuant to Article 447 of the Companies Act and Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 16, 2014.

9. Powers of the Board of Directors on share capital increases

The Board of Directors has no special powers, having the responsibilities and powers conferred upon it by the CSC and the Company's Articles of Association.

It should be noted that article 4 of the Company's Articles of Association, as amended by the last Annual General Meeting of the Company (30 April 2021), granted the Board of Directors the possibility to resolve to increase the

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share capital, on one or more occasions, up to a limit of 35 million Euros, establishing in that resolution the conditions of subscription and the categories of shares to be issued, from among the existing ones.

This statutory provision, in accordance with article 456(2)(b) of the CSC, will be in force for a period of five years, so that on April 30, 2026 it will cease to be in force, date from which such powers will reside, exclusively, in the General Meeting, if the renewal of that statutory clause is not resolved.

10. Relevant business relationship between owners of qualified shareholdings and the Company

No significant business or commercial transactions were conducted between the Company and the holders of qualifying holdings reported to the Company, in 2023, except those which, under the normal Company business, were carried out under normal market conditions for similar transactions. It should be noted, however, that the amounts involved are not important.

Information on business between the Company and related parties can be found in note 34 of the Notes to the Consolidated Accounts and note 24 of the Notes to the Separate Accounts of the Company relating to transactions with related parties.

  1. GOVERNING BODIES AND COMMITTEES
    I. SHAREHOLDERS' GENERAL MEETING

a) Composition of the Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting

11. Identification and positions of the members of the Board of the of the Shareholders' General Meeting and their term of office

The Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting of Ramada Investimentos is formed, in accordance with the provisions of article 11 of the Company's Bylaws and article 374 of the CSC, by a chairman and a secretary elected by the General Meeting, for each term of office corresponding to three years, coinciding with the term of office of the governing bodies.

The Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting was composed of the following members, at 31 December 2023:

Chairman: Manuel Eugénio Pimentel Cavaleiro Brandão

Secretary: Maria Conceição Henriques Fernandes Cabaços

The term of office began in 2023 and ends in 2025.

b) Exercise of voting rights

12. Possible restrictions on voting rights

At Ramada Investimentos there are no statutory limitations to the exercise of voting rights.

The Company's share capital is fully represented by a single share class, each share corresponding to one vote. There are no limitations on the number of votes that can be held or cast by any shareholder.

The Company has not issued any non-voting preferred shares, nor any kind of actions with special right to plural vote.

Shareholders may not attend the General Meeting unless they prove they are a shareholder, with reference to the "Registration Date", under the applicable legal terms and as defined in the Notice of Meeting. The Company does not establish any additional requirements other than those imposed by law.

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It should also be noted that, in line with the provisions of Article 23-C.(2) of the Portuguese Securities Code, exercising the right to attend and vote in the Shareholders' General Meeting is not jeopardised by the transfer of shares after the registration date, nor depends on their blocking of shares between that date and the date of the Shareholders' General Meeting.

Individual shareholders and legal persons may be represented by whomever they appoint for this purpose, by means of written proxy addressed to the Chairman of the Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting, in the form of a letter delivered to the registered office before the end of the third business day prior to the date of the Shareholders' General Meeting.

In accordance with applicable law, a shareholder may also appoint different representatives in relation to the shares held in different securities accounts, without prejudice to the principle of voting unity and also voting in differently, as legally provided for in relation to professional shareholders.

The Company's shareholders may vote by mail in relation to all matters for appraisal by the Shareholders' General Meeting. This is done by a written statement with the identification of the shareholder, for a natural person, sending a certified copy of their identity card/citizen's card or passport, as requested in compliance with Article 5 (2) of Law 7/2007 of 5 February, as amended by Law 61/2021 of 19 August. In the case of legal persons, the duly authenticated signature is required, pursuant to applicable legislation.

In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association:

  • Without prejudice to the proof of quality of shareholder in compliance with the terms and deadlines provided by law, only postal votes sent by registered mail to the Company's registered office, addressed to the Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting and received by the latter by the end of the third business day prior to the date of the General Meeting, will be admitted;
  • The voting statement must be signed by the holder of the shares or by the person legally representing him/ her, and the shareholder, if a natural person, must accompany the voting statement with a certified copy of his/her identification document and, if a legal entity, its signature must be recognized as such and its powers for the act;
  • Voting statements must (i) indicate the item or items on the agenda to which they refer, (ii) indicate the specific proposal to which they refer, indicating the proponents, as well as (iii) contain a precise and unconditional indication of the voting direction for each proposal;
  • Postal votes count for the verification of the constitutive quorum of the General Meeting, being the result of the vote by correspondence in relation to each item of the agenda disclosed in the item to which it refers;
  • The postal vote is considered revoked in the case of the presence in the General Meeting of the shareholder who issued it or of the representative designated by him/her;
  • If the vote declarations omit the vote in relation to proposals presented prior to the date on which the same votes were issued, the shareholder will be considered to have abstained in relation to those proposals;
  • Postal votes count as negative votes in relation to deliberative proposals presented subsequent to the date on which those votes were issued.

The Chairman of the Board of the Shareholders' General Meeting is responsible for checking the conformity of the postal voting statements. Votes corresponding to statements that are not accepted shall be deemed to have not been cast.

RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS has been encouraging the physical attendance of its shareholders, either directly or through representatives, in its general meetings, without prejudice to the ongoing monitoring of whether its model is adequate and immediately responding to any different request addressed to. This is because it considers such general meetings as ideal occasions for its shareholders and the management team to exchange views, taking advantage of the presence of the members of the other governing bodies, namely the Statutory Audit Board and the Statutory Auditor, as well as the members of the Remuneration Committee. This approach has proved fruitful within the Company.

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In this sense, the Company has not implemented the mechanisms required to exercise the right to vote by electronic means, nor the attendance of shareholders in meetings by telematic means. The Company has never been requested by any shareholder to provide such types of voting and attendance, therefore the absence of such means of voting and attendance does not comprise any constraint or restriction to the exercise of the right to vote in and attend the Shareholders' General Meeting.

It should also be noted that the Company discloses, within the applicable legal deadlines, and in all locations required by law, the notice of Shareholders' General Meetings. It contains information on how to enable shareholders to attend and exercise their right to vote, as well as the procedures to be adopted for exercising voting by mail or for appointing a representative.

In addition, the Company discloses, in accordance with applicable law, the proposals for resolutions, the preparatory information required by law, draft representation letters and ballot papers for the exercise of postal voting, all in order to ensure, promote and encourage the attendance of shareholders in the General Meetings, either by themselves or through representatives appointed by them.

Accordingly, the Company believes that the current model promotes and encourages, in the terms fully described in this Report, Shareholders to attend General Meetings.

13. Maximum percentage of voting rights that may be exercised by a single shareholder or by shareholders that are related to the latter as set forth in Article 20(1) of the Portuguese Securities Code

There is no limitation on the number of votes that may be held or exercised by a single shareholder or group of shareholders.

14. Shareholder decisions which, by statutory imposition, can only be taken with a qualified majority

Corporate resolutions, in accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, are approved by a majority of votes cast, irrespective of the percentage of share capital represented at the meeting, unless a different majority is required by law.

When convened on a second call, the Shareholders' General Meeting may approve resolutions regardless of the number of shareholders present and of the share capital they represent.

The quorum required to adopt decisions of the Shareholders' General Meeting follows the provisions of the Companies Act.

II. MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION

a) Composition

15. Identification of the governance model adopted

RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS adopts a governance model which includes a Board of Directors and a Statutory Audit Board, as provided for in Article 278 (1)(a) of the Companies Act and a Statutory Auditor, in compliance with Article 413 (2)(a) of the Companies Act, by reference to paragraph 3 of the above-mentioned Article 278.

The Board of Directors is therefore the body responsible for managing the Company's business in pursuit of its corporate purpose, determining its strategic direction, without prejudice to the monitoring and evaluation of management by the Statutory Audit Board, within the scope of its powers.

The Company continuously monitors whether the model adopted is suitable, which has proved to be perfectly adequate and a key basis for the Group's good performance, ensuring an adequate flow of information between the various company bodies.

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It should be noted that, with regard to the diversity policy in the corporate bodies, this is not a new topic for the RAMADA Group.

In fact, and taking into account that the business of the Group's companies is an industrial activity in which men historically dominate, the Company has promoted women to senior positions from early on in its existence.

Additionally, RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS published, during the year of 2023, the Plan for Gender Equality, to be executed during the year of 2024, which has as its fundamental objective, under the terms and for the purposes set out in article 7 (1) of Law 62/2017, of August 1, contribute even more to achieving effective equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men, promoting the elimination of discrimination based on sex and promoting reconciliation between personal, family and professional life.

Likewise, RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS continued its activities in strict compliance with legal requirements, namely when electing new members to join the governing bodies, regarding the beginning of a new mandate, which happened at the Annual General Meeting, held in April 28, 2023.

The members of the Board of Directors who are in office have disclosed, and have already proved to this effect, that they have the individual characteristics (namely expertise, independence, integrity, availability and experience, as mentioned above) to fully and completely discharge the duties assigned to them in a manner aligned with the interests of the Company and its Shareholders, given their seniority and experience.

On the other hand, last but not least, RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS considers that gender balance within its management body, which preceded the relevant law, shows that the diversity policy is not a new topic for the Group; with sticking to meritocracy principles, it has been awarding top management positions to women for many years now.

16. Statutory rules on procedural and material requirements applicable to the appointment and replacement of members of the Board of Directors

The election of members to the Company's Board of Directors is the responsibility of the Shareholders, by resolution adopted at the Shareholders' General Meeting. Members are elected for three-year terms and they may be reelected on one or more occasions. The Board of Directors is composed of an odd or even number of members, a minimum of three and a maximum of twelve members, shareholders or not, elected at the Shareholders' General Meeting, which may immediately appoint its President.

The market positioning that the Group has been achieving and the results presented to the market prove that the Company's management team has carried out its function thoroughly and skilfully.

With regard to the election of members to the Board of Directors, it is worth noting the statutory rule set out in Article 15 of the Articles of Association, according to which, at the electoral General Meeting, one director may be elected from persons proposed on the lists subscribed by groups of shareholders, provided that none of these groups holds shares representing more than twenty per cent and less than ten per cent of the share capital. If there are proposals to that effect, the election will be held separately before the election of the other directors. Each of the lists referred to above shall propose at least two eligible persons for each of the positions to be filled. No shareholder may subscribe to more than one such list. If, in a single election, lists are submitted by more than one group, the voting will be based on all of these lists.

The Shareholders' General Meeting may not elect any other directors until one director have been elected in accordance with the above-stated, unless such lists are not submitted. In an elected director under the above-stated terms is absent, the relevant alternate will be called. If there is no such alternate, a new election will be held governed by the above- stated rules, with the necessary adaptations. However, these rules will only apply if, under any circumstances, the Company is considered to be a public company, a State concessionary or an entity equivalent to it.

17. Composition of the Board of Directors

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The Board of Directors, currently made up of six members, is the body responsible for managing the Company's business in pursuit of its corporate purpose, determining its strategic orientation. It shall always act in the manner it considers best to defend the interests of the Company and for the permanent creation of value for its shareholders and other stakeholders.

The members of this body on 31 December 2023 were:

  • João Manuel Matos Borges de Oliveira - Chairman
  • Paulo Jorge dos Santos Fernandes - Director
  • Domingos José Vieira de Matos - Director
  • Pedro Miguel Matos Borges de Oliveira - Director
  • Ana Rebelo de Carvalho Menéres de Mendonça - Non-Executive Director
  • Laurentina da Silva Martins - Non-Executive Director

All members of the Board of Directors were elected at the Shareholders' General Meeting of 28 April 2023 for the three-year period that began in 2023 and will end in 2025.

NAME

FIRST

DATE OF END OF

APPOINTED

TERM OF OFFICE

João Manuel Matos Borges de Oliveira

June, 2008

December 31, 2025

Paulo Jorge dos Santos Fernandes

June, 2008

December 31, 2025

Domingos José Vieira de Matos

June, 2008

December 31, 2025

Pedro Miguel Matos Borges de Oliveira

May, 2009

December 31, 2025

Ana Rebelo de Carvalho Menéres de Mendonça

May, 2009

December 31, 2025

Laurentina da Silva Martins

April, 2020

December 31, 2025

18. Distinction between executive and non-executive members of the Board of Directors and, in relation to non- executive members, identification of the members who may be considered independent

On 31 December 2023, the Board of Directors composed of six members, included four executive members: João Manuel Matos Borges de Oliveira, Paulo Jorge dos Santos Fernandes, Domingos José Vieira de Matos and Pedro Miguel Matos Borges de Oliveira and two non-executive members: Ana Rebelo de Carvalho Menéres de Mendonça and Laurentina da Silva Martins.

The number of executive directors over 2023 corresponded to 66% of the members of the Board of Directors, and this number, when compared to the total number of members of the body, is appropriate and balanced in view of the nature and size of the Company.

This conclusion results, in particular, from the consideration of the experience, background, profile and knowledge of the executive directors, including the specific skills of each of the executive directors, considering that this number of members, in light of the risks and requirements inherent to their activity, is adequate to ensure an effective, efficient and prudent management of the Company.

The activity of the executive directors is carried out in articulation with the work of the other members of the Board of Directors of RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS (i.e. the non-executive directors), who, also considering their personal profile, career and professional experience, are sufficient in number, adequate and balanced to the nature and size of the Company.

In fact, RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS considers that two non-executive directors are sufficient to ensure an effective follow-up, as well as a real supervision and inspection, of the activity carried out by the executives, especially

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considering that the Company has developed mechanisms to allow non-executive directors to make independent and informed decisions, such as:

  • Availability of the executive directors to provide the non-executive directors with all additional information deemed relevant or necessary, as well as to carry out further studies and analyses in relation to all matters that are the object of a resolution or which, if not, are in any way under consideration by the Company;
  • Prior and timely dispatch to all members of the Board of Directors of the notices of meetings of that body, including the agenda of the meeting, even if provisional, as well as other relevant information and documentation;
  • Making the Company's and subsidiaries' books permanently available for examination, namely the minutes books, share registry books, contracts and other supporting documentation of operations carried out by the Company or its subsidiaries, as well as providing and promoting a direct channel for obtaining information from the directors and operational and financial managers of the various companies in the Group, without the need for any intervention by executive directors in this process.

The Company also carries out, as it does in other matters, an ongoing assessment of the adequacy of the current model. It has concluded that it has proven to be adequate and efficient.

The management report includes the "Activity of the non-executive members of the Board of Directors", a description of the activity performed by the non-executive members during 2023.

19. Professional qualifications of the members of the Board of Directors:

The curricula vitae of the members of the Board of Directors are presented in Appendix I of the Governance Report.

20. Significant family, business and commercial relationships between members of the Board of Directors and shareholders having qualified holding with more than 2% of the voting rights

As of 31 December 2023, the Chairman of the Board of Directors João Manuel Matos Borges de Oliveira is a director and dominant shareholder of CADERNO AZUL, S.A., a company which holds a 20.67% stake in RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS. Additionally, that director is the brother of Pedro Miguel Matos Borges de Oliveira, who is Chairman of the Board of Directors of 1 THING, INVESTMENTS, S.A., a company with a 10.004% stake in RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS.

The director Paulo Jorge dos Santos Fernandes is a director and dominant shareholder of ACTIUM CAPITAL, S.A., a company that holds a 15.64% stake in RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS.

Ana Rebelo de Carvalho Menéres de Mendonça, a non-executive director of RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS, is the director and dominant shareholder of PROMENDO INVESTIMENTOS, S.A., which holds 18.90% of the capital of

RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS.

The director Domingos José Vieira de Matos is a director and dominant shareholder of LIVREFLUXO, S.A., a company that holds a 12.162% stake in RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS.

RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS has a policy of preventing situations of conflict of interest, which is enshrined in the Regulation on Transactions with Related Parties and Conflicts of Interest, approved by the Board of Directors on May 31, 2023 for the new three-year term 2023-2025, having obtained the respective prior favorable opinion of the Company's Statutory Audit Board. There is also a Code of Ethics and Conduct, which is also applicable to all levels of the organization, including members of the corporate bodies.

According to the Code of Ethics and Conduct, one of RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS's values is integrity. Integrity implies total correctness in the relationship with others and with the company, presupposing loyalty and transparency in behavior. RAMADA INVESTIMENTOS trusts in the integrity of all its employees and, therefore, demands loyalty and transparency from all of them.

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