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OUR LAW OFFICES SUPPORT THE SPANISH RED CROSS “CRUZ ROJA RESPONDE” PLAN

March 26, 2020

Spain is facing hard times in the health alert of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, which today raises the number of infected to more than 56,000 people and the number of deaths to more than 4,000 people. Our law offices in Malaga and Oporto wish to communicate to our clients and friends the following:

1. Despite the uncertainty and threat of recession hanging over the economy worldwide, it is gratifying the enormous solidarity effort and social commitment that some companies, charitable organizations and individuals are assuming to support and assist in the fight against the pandemic. Some of the large companies of the IBEX-35, such as Inditex, , Telefonica, Santander or BBVA, among others, companies like El Corte Inglés, Ikea, Mango, sports clubs like Real Madrid, and some foundations, businessmen, athletes and individuals are donating millions of euros or directly contributing providers of medical supplies and their logistical capacity to meet the urgent needs for equipment and protective accessories for healthcare professionals.

2. Spanish healthcare professionals are at the limit of their capabilities and need more respirators, personal protective equipment (self-filtering masks, protective gloves and , eye and face protection material, etc), more ambulances for the mobilization of those affected and temporary hospital infrastructures, among other needs.

3. The Spanish Red Cross or Cruz Roja has been cooperating with the Spanish authorities and the Spanish health system since the beginning of the health crisis, with an unprecedented deployment of means and intense activity to attend to the most vulnerable people and the general population. Today, Cruz Roja has decided to move forward with the launch of the Cruz Roja Responde Plan, an explicit plan of action and response for the next two (2) months aiming to benefit more than 1,350,000 people, with an estimated budget of 11 million euros to which anybody who wishes to contribute may join.

4. If some of our clients are interested in joining the aforesaid project and wish to donate they may do so by wiring funds to the following bank account of the Cruz Roja:

Beneficiary: Cruz Roja Española Address: Avenida Reina Victoria 26, Madrid () Bank: Bank Address: Avenida de Cantabria s/n, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid 28660 (Spain) Account number: ES44 0049 0001 5321 1002 2225 SWIFT: BSCHESMM

More information on the Cruz Roja Responde Plan available at:

https://www2.cruzroja.es/-/lanzamos-el-plan-cruz-roja-responde-frente-al-covid-19

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LUIS PORTERO ABOGADOS S.L.P. C.I.F.: B-93.734.861 Pasillo de Santa Isabel núm. 15, 2ºB – Málaga 29005 (España) Tel.: +34 952 919 275 – Email: [email protected]

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5. In our law offices we believe, as the popular saying goes, that it is better to strike a match than to curse in the dark. We are contributing with donations, which we prefer to keep anonymous, and contributing to various hospitals and entities, including the Cruz Roja Responde Plan. We suggest and encourage our clients, friends, other people and companies interested in helping to join the Cruz Roja initiative. One million people will get access to care and telephone support, 25,000 families will receive basic goods, 16,000 people will be supported with jobs and 3,000 homeless people will have a place to sleep.

Luis Portero Abogados S.L.P.

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LUIS PORTERO ABOGADOS S.L.P. C.I.F.: B-93.734.861 Pasillo de Santa Isabel núm. 15, 2ºB – Málaga 29005 (España) Tel.: +34 952 919 275 – Email: [email protected]