PRESS RELEASE OF VIOHALCO S.A.

Brussels, 27 April 2021

Results of the accelerated bookbuild of shares in ElvalHalcor S.A.

Further to the announcement made on April 26, 2021, Viohalco S.A. ("Viohalco") has completed the placement of 25,000,000 shares (the "Placing Shares") at a price of EUR 2.00 per Placing Share in ElvalHalcor S.A. (the "Company"), to institutional investors by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process (the "Transaction"). Viohalco's gross proceeds from the Transaction amount to EUR 50,000,000. The Placing Shares represent 6.66% of the Company's total share capital.

Immediately following settlement of the Transaction, Viohalco will hold 318,111,475 shares in the Company, representing 84.78% of the Company's total share capital. The trade date for the Transaction is April 27, 2021 and settlement is expected to occur on April 29, 2021.

AXIA Ventures Group Ltd. and EUROXX Securities SA acted as managers (the "Managers") in connection with the Transaction.

Viohalco has agreed to a 60-daylock-up period (commencing from 26 April 2021) with respect to any remaining shares of the Company it will hold following the Transaction and that, subject to customary exceptions, no additional sales of shares of the Company will be made by Viohalco during the lock-up period without the consent of the Managers.

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 3.85 billion. Viohalco's portfolio includes a dedicated technology and R&D 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 at www.viohalco.com.

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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA, OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OR BREACH OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A PROSPECTUS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION (AS DEFINED BELOW). THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS, AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION, EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS COMMUNICATION IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS MAY BE SIMILARLY RESTRICTED. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD NOT BE REGARDED AS AN OPINION OR RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY. PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION THIS COMMUNICATION COMES SHOULD INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT AND OBSERVE ANY SUCH RESTRICTIONS. ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTIONS.

THE SECURITIES MENTIONED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "US SECURITIES ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES ABSENT REGISTRATION UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT OR AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE US SECURITIES ACT. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

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