Yduqs Participações S A : Comunicado ao Mercado

YDUQS PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

Companhia Aberta

CNPJ MF 08.807.432/0001-10

NIRE 33.3.0028205-0

COMUNICADO AO MERCADO

A YDUQS Participações S.A. ("Companhia", "YDUQS") - (B3: YDUQ3; OTC: YDUQY), em cumprimento ao disposto no artigo 12 da Resolução CVM nº 44/2021, comunica a seus acionistas, investidores e ao mercado em geral, ter recebido de Wellington Management Group LLP ("Wellington Management"), correspondência na qual informou à Companhia que, em nome de seus clientes, alienaram ações ordinárias, resultando em uma posição agregada equivalente a 15.440.574 ações ordinárias de emissão da Companhia em 12 de abril de 2022, correspondentes a 4,995% do capital social total da YDUQS.

A íntegra da correspondência recebida da Wellington Management encontra-se anexa a este Comunicado.

Rio de Janeiro, 13 de abril de 2022.

Eduardo Haiama

Diretor Financeiro e de Relações com Investidores

DOCS-SP - 273882v1

Boston, MA, April 13, 2022

YDUQS Participacoes

Att: Investor Relations Officer By Email:[e-mail]

Subject: TIME SENSITIVE - CVM Instruction 358 Notification - Reduction of Substantial Client Shareholding in YDUQS Participacoes

Ladies and Gentlemen,

• 1. Wellington Management Group LLP ("Wellington Management") is a Delaware partnership that engages in investment management.

• 2. Please be advised that clients whose managed accounts are under our discretionary management have acquired a relevant shareholding in YDUQS Participacoes.

• 3. In compliance with our disclosure duty under article 12 of Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil ("CVM") Instruction No. 358 dated January 3, 2002 (as amended, "CVM Instruction 358"), the complete information required thereunder is as follows:

  • (i) Wellington Management' Particulars: Wellington Management has head office at c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 ;

  • (ii) Objective: None of Wellington Management' clients intends to alter the control or administrative structure of YDUQS Participacoes.

  • (iii) Holding: as at April 12, 2022, Wellington Management' clients hold 15,440,574 of YDUQS Participacoes common shares and such holding represents 4.995% of the common shares of YDUQS Participacoes in issue;

  • (iv) Other certain YDUQS Participacoes Securities: Wellington Management is not aware whether its clients hold any positions in any other securities or derivative financial instruments referenced to YDUQS Participacoes shares. We understand, however, that even if they do, such convertible debentures would not be aggregated with any portion they own in the holdings hereby reported since these holdings were purchased under our discretionary management.

  • (v) Voting Rights Agreements: Other than a managed account agreement entered into between us and each client for purposes of asset management pursuant to which, generally, we may exercise voting rights in respect of such client's investment portfolio, there is no agreement or contract between us, on the one hand, and part or all of

the clients who own the aggregate holdings reported hereby, on the other, regulating any acting in concert or similar arrangement with respect to the voting rights or the purchase and sale of securities issued by YDUQS Participacoes.

We look forward to receiving confirmation that you have made the relevant reporting to the CVM.

For purposes of Article 119 of Law 6,404, of December 15, 1976, as amended, the representative(s) in Brazil of the Accounts are listed below:

ARKANSAS TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

BNP Paribas Sydney

BNY MELLON

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO

EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE ST OF HI Lockheed Martin Corporation Master Retirement Trust NEBRASKA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS NORTHERN TRUST

SPUME CO STATE STREET

TELUS PENSIONS MASTER TRUST

THE WELLINGTON TRUST COMPANY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MULTIPLE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST

THE WELLINGTON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MULTIPLE COMMON TRUST FUNDS TRUST GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES PORTFOLIO

UBS Luxembourg

WELLINGTON GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES FUND (CANADA) WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT FUNDS (IRELAND) PLC Wellington Trust Company N.A.

Should any further clarification or information be required on this notification, please contact Taisia Lowe, Regulatory Analyst, at phone number 617-790-8054 or [e-mail].

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Very truly yours,

Wellington Management Group LLP

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Name: Taisia Lowe

Title: Regulatory Analyst