SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
06029-900 - Osasco - SP
Federative Republic of Brazil
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Banco Bradesco S.A. ("Bradesco") informs its shareholders and the market that Atlântica Hospitais e Participações S.A. (“Atlântica”), a company focused on investing in hospitals, an indirect subsidiary of Bradesco and Bradseg Participações S.A., a member of the Bradesco Seguros Group, signed, on this date, an Agreement for Investment, Purchase and Sale of Shares and other Covenants (“Investment Agreement”) with Hospital Santa Lúcia S.A. ("HSL" and, together with its subsidiaries, "Grupo Santa") and its current partners ("Leal Family"), to acquire 20% of HSL's capital stock ("Transaction"). The Leal Family, founder of HSL, will remain holding 80% of its share capital, and the parties will enter into a shareholders' agreement.
Grupo Santa is the largest hospital network in the Central-West region, with a presence in the Federal District, Goiás, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. It has 2 radiological centers and 8 hospitals, totaling more than 1,350 beds, with emphasis on the Santa Lúcia Sul Hospital, the first in Brasilia and currently the largest private hospital in the Central-West region.
The transaction is in line with Atlântica's strategy of investing in the value chain of the health sector through partnerships with established players in the operation of hospitals, and represents an important step in Grupo Santa's long-term growth plans.
Consummation of the Transaction is subject to compliance with specific precedent conditions generally found in transactions of this nature, including proper regulatory approvals.
Cidade de Deus, Osasco, SP, August 31, 2023
Banco Bradesco S.A.
Carlos Wagner Firetti
Investor Relations Officer
BANCO BRADESCO S.A. | ||
By: | /S/ Carlos Wagner Firetti | |
Carlos Wagner Firetti Department Officer and Investor Relations Officer |
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