ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA) (B3: AURA33) (OTCQX: ORAAF) (“Aura” or the “Company”), informs its shareholders and the market in general that its Subsidiary, Aura Almas Minera??o S.A. (“Almas”), within the scope of the public offering of 1,000,000 (one million) simple debentures, not convertible into shares, in a single series, of the secured type, with additional personal guarantee, with a unit face value of R$1,000.00 (one thousand reais) on the Issue Date, that is, October 2, 2024, totaling R$1,000,000,000.00 (one billion reais) on the Issue Date ("Debentures"), concludes on this date the “Bookbuilding Procedure”.

On the Unit Face Value or balance of the Unit Face Value of the Debentures, as the case may be, interest will be charged corresponding to the accumulated variation of 100% (one hundred percent) of the average daily rates of the DI – Interbank Deposit of one day, "over extra-group", expressed as a percentage per year, based on 252 (two hundred and fifty-two) Business Days, plus a spread (surcharge) of 1.60% (one point sixty percent) per year, based on 252 (two hundred and fifty-two) Business Days, in accordance with Annex I.

ANNEX I

THE RESULTS OF THE BOOKBUILDING PROCEDURE OF THE PUBLIC OFFERING OF DISTRIBUTION, UNDER THE RITE OF AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION, OF SIMPLE DEBENTURES, NOT CONVERTIBLE INTO SHARES, OF THE SECURED TYPE, WITH ADDITIONAL PERSONAL GUARANTEE, IN A SINGLE SERIES, OF THE 2ND (SECOND) ISSUE OF THE

AURA ALMAS MINERA??O S.A.
Publicly-held corporation, category "B"
CNPJ No. 08.213.823/0001-07
Fazenda Mateus Lopes, S/N, Zona Rural, CEP 77310-000
City of Almas, State of Tocantins

in the total amount of
R$ 1,000,000,000.00
(one billion reais)

ISIN CODE: BRAALMDBS017

1. SECURITIES AND ISSUER

Pursuant to the provisions of article 61, paragraph 4, of the Resolution of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission ("CVM") No. 160, of July 13, 2022, as in force ("CVM Resolution 160"), and CVM Resolution No. 44, of August 23, 2021, as in force, AURA ALMAS MINERA??O S.A., a publicly-held corporation, category "B", before the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission ("CVM"), in the operational phase, headquartered in Cidade de Almas, State of Tocantins, at Fazenda Mateus Lopes, S/N, Zona Rural, CEP 77310-000, registered in the National Registry of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Finance ("CNPJ")") under No. 08.213.823/0001-07, with its articles of incorporation registered with the Board of Trade of the State of Tocantins ("JUCETINS") under NIRE 17.300.009.423 ("Issuer"), together with ITAú BBA ASSESSORIA FINANCEIRA S.A., an institution that is part of the securities distribution system, headquartered in the City of S?o Paulo, State of S?o Paulo, at Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, No. 3,500, 1st, 2nd, 3rd (part), 4th and 5th floors, registered with the CNPJ under No. 04,845,753/0001-59 ("Lead Coordinator"), within the scope of the public offering of 1,000,000 (one million) simple debentures, not convertible into shares, in a single series, of the secured type, with additional personal guarantee, with a unit face value of R$1,000.00 (one thousand reais) on the Issue Date, that is, October 2, 2024 ("Issue Date"), totaling R$1,000,000,000.00 (one billion reais) on the Issue Date ("Debentures"), to be carried out pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 160, of July 13, 2022, as in force ("CVM Resolution 160"), intended exclusively for professional investors, as defined pursuant to articles 11 and 13 of CVM Resolution No. 30, of May 11, 2021, as in force ("Offering"), hereby make public, by means of this notice to the market ("Notice to the Market") INFORM that on October 15, 2024, the conclusion of the “Bookbuilding Procedure”, as defined in the "Private Deed of the 2nd (Second) Issue of Simple Debentures, Non-Convertible into Shares, of the Secured Type, with Additional Personal Guarantee, in a Single Series, for Public Distribution, Registered under the Automatic Rite, of Aura Alma Minera??o S.A.", entered into on September 08, 2024, between the Issuer, OLIVEIRA TRUST DISTRIBUIDORA DE TíTULOS E VALORES MOBILIáRIOS S.A., registered with the CNPJ/MF under No. 36.113.876/0004-34, as the fiduciary agent and AURA MATUPá MINERA??O LTDA., registered with the CNPJ/MF under No. 17.708.824/0001-13, as guarantor, as amended ("Indenture").