REGULATED INFORMATION

PRESS RELEASE OF VIOHALCO SA

Brussels, February 10, 2021

The enclosed information constitutes regulated information as defined in the Royal Decree of 14 November 2007 regarding the duties of issuers of financial instruments, which have been admitted for trading on a regulated market.

Publication of transparency notification

(Article 14, first paragraph, of the Law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings)

1. Summary of the notification

Viohalco announces that on February 8, 2021 the Company received a transparency notification indicating that Evia Holdings Corporation, a company under the control of Mr. Evangelos Stassinopoulos, transferred 11,053,236 Viohalco shares held, representing 4.26% of the voting rights of Viohalco, to Mr. Evangelos Stassinopoulos. As a consequence of this transfer, the direct holding of voting rights of Evia

Holdings Corporation decreased from 12.79% to 8.53%. Mr. Evangelos Stassinopoulos' direct holding of voting rights of Viohalco increased from 1.04% to 5.31% while the total number of voting rights of Viohalco held directly and indirectly by Mr. Evangelos Stassinopoulos remains unchanged.

According to its obligation under article 14 of the Belgian Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies, Viohalco publishes the content of the notification received.

2. Content of the notification

The notification dated 8 February 2021 contains the following information:

  • Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

  • Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person

  • Persons subject to the notification requirement:

    Evangelos Stassinopoulos

    Evia Holdings Corporation

    Vanterpool Plaza, Wickhams Cay 1, Road Town, Tortola BVI

  • Date on which the threshold is crossed: 8 February 2021

  • Threshold that is crossed: 10%

  • Denominator: 259,189,761 shares

  • Notified details:

Voting rights

Previous notification

After the transaction

# of voting rights

# of voting rights

% of voting rights

Holders of voting rights

Linked to securities

Not linked to the securities

Linked to securities

Not linked to the securities

Evangelos Stassinopoulos

2,700,550

13,753,786

5.31%

Evia Holdings Corporation

33,159,710

22,106,474

8.53%

Wheatland Holdings Ltd

19,395,969

19,395,969

7.48%

Bluefountain Investment Inc

4,035,000

4,035,000

1.56%

Cromach Corporation

1,531,996

1,531,996

0.59%

Subtotal

60,823,225

60,823,225

23.47%

TOTAL

60,823,225

0

23.47%

0.00%

  • Additional information:

It is an internal transfer of shares by Evia Holdings Corp., who crosses the 10% threshold downwards, to Mr. Evangelos Stassinopoulos. The total number of voting rights of Mr. Evangelos Stassinopoulos remains unchanged.

3. Miscellaneous

This press release may be consulted on the website of Viohalco via this link:https://www.viohalco.com/698/en/Press-releases/ .

All transparency notifications can be consulted on the website of Viohalco via this link:https://www.viohalco.com/667/en/Major-shareholders/.

Contact person:

For further information, please contact: Sofia Zairi

Chief Investor Relations Officer (+32) 22 240960

(+30) (210) 6787773ir@viohalco.com

About Viohalco

Viohalco is the Belgium based holding company of a number of leading metal processing companies in Europe.

It is listed on Euronext Brussels (VIO) and the Athens Stock Exchange (BIO). Viohalco's subsidiaries specialise in the manufacture of aluminium, copper, cables, steel and steel pipes products, and are committed to the sustainable development of quality, innovative and value added products and solutions for a dynamic global client base. With production facilities in Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, North Macedonia, Turkey, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, Viohalco companies collectively generate annual revenue of EUR 4.2

billion. Viohalco's portfolio also includes a dedicated R&D&I and technology segment. In addition, Viohalco and its companies own real estate investment properties, mainly in Greece, which generate additional income through their commercial development.

For more information, please visit our website atwww.viohalco.com.

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