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RIPLEY CORP S.A.
ESSENTIAL FACT
Registration of Securities Registry No. 900
Santiago, April 22, 2022
Ms. Solange Berstein Jáuregui, President of the Financial Market Commission:
Ref.: ESSENTIAL FACT — Resolutions of the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting
Madam President:
In accordance with the provisions of Article 9 and the second paragraph of Article 10 of Law No. 18,045 and General Rule No. 30 and Circular No. 660 of the CMF and its subsequent amendments, I inform you, as an essential fact, that today the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Ripley Corp S.A. was held.
At this Meeting, the company’s Annual Report, Balance Sheet and Financial Statements for 2021 were approved, as well as the dividend policy. In this regard, it was agreed to distribute a total of 52.9% of the distributable net profits for the year 2021, equivalent to a definitive dividend of $19 per share, which is composed of: (i) the mandatory minimum of 30% of distributable net earnings for 2021, equivalent to a final dividend of $10.7817058904676 per share; and (ii) an additional dividend of 22.9% of distributable net earnings for 2021, equivalent to a final dividend of $8.21829410953237 per share. Regarding the form of payment of the dividend, considering that the board of directors of the company, in the meeting dated November 25, 2021, agreed to distribute a provisional dividend of $14 per share charged to the company’s profits for the year 2021, which was fully paid on December 22, 2021, It was agreed to reduce the aforementioned provisional dividend from the total amount of the agreed dividend, so that the effective amount to be paid to shareholders will be $5 per share.
Likewise, Deloitte was appointed as an external audit firm and Clasificadora de Riesgo Humphreys Limitada and Feller-Rate Clasificadora de Riesgo Limitada as the company’s risk rating agencies.
Finally, the remuneration of the Board of Directors, the remuneration of the members of the Directors’ Committee and the budget for its operation were approved; and other matters that, in accordance with the legal provisions in force and the bylaws, are specific to this type of meeting.
In compliance with Circular No. 660, Form No. 1 on Dividend Distribution is attached, which contains information regarding the agreed dividend distribution.
Yours sincerely yours,
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Sergio Hidalgo Herazo
Deputy General Manager
Ripley Corp S.A.
CC/ Santiago Stock Exchange
Electronic Stock Exchange of Chile
Bondholder Representative
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FINANCIAL MARKET COMMISSION
CHILE INTERNAL USE: CMF PARTS OFFICE.
FORM NO. 1
DISTRIBUTION OF DIVIDENDS
0.01 Original information: Sl 0.02 Submitted date: 22/APRIL/2022
1. IDENTIFICATION OF SOCIETY AND MOVEMENT.
1.01 R.U.T.: 99.579.730-5 1.02 Original form shipping date: 22/APRIL/2022
1.03 Company name: RIPLEY CORP S.A.
1.04 Registration Number: 900 1.05 Series Affects: UNIQUE
1.06 Stock Code: RIPLEY 1.07 Individualization of movement: 14
2. AGREEMENT AND DIVIDEND AMOUNT. 2.01 Date of agreement: 22/APRIL/2022
2.02 Taking of Resolution 21 (1: Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting; 2: Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting; 3: Board Meeting)
2.03 Dividend amount: $9,680,261,490 2.04 Currency Type: $
3. SHARES AND ENTITLED SHAREHOLDERS.
3.01 Number of shares: 1.936.052.298 3.02 Deadline: 05/MAY/2022
4. NATURE OF THE DIVIDEND
4.01 Dividend Rate: 3 (1. Provisional; 2: Definitive minimum mandatory; 3: Definitive Additional or Eventual).
4.02 Year-end: 31/DECEMBER/2021
4.03 Method of payment 21 (1: In money; 2: Optional in money or shares of the issue itself; 3: Optional in money or shares of other companies; 4: Other modality.)
5. PAYMENT OF THE DIVIDEND IN CASH
5.01 Money payment: $5/acc 5.02 Currency type: $
5.03 Payment date: 11/MAY/2022
6. DISTRIBUTION OF OPTIONAL DIVIDEND IN SHARES.
6.01 Start date option z / /
6.02 Option End Date: / /
6.03 Delivery date title z / /
6.04 Series to choose:
6.05 Accs. Post movement:
6.06 UK
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