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Atento Receives NYSE Notice Regarding Continued Listing Criteria

New York, April 19, 2023 - Atento S.A. (NYSE: ATTO, “Atento” or the “Company”), one of the largest providers worldwide and the leading company in customer relationship services and business process outsourcing (CRM / BPO) in Latin America, reports that, on March 20, 2023 it received written notice (the “NYSE Notification”) from the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that the Company’s total market capitalization was less than US$50 million over a 30 trading-day period while its stockholders’ equity was less than US$50 million, below NYSE’s continued listing criteria.

The Company aims to notify the NYSE of its intent to submit a plan to the NYSE that would bring the Company into conformity with the NYSE continued listing criteria. In accordance with applicable NYSE procedures, the Company intends to submit a plan within 90 days of the Company’s receipt of the NYSE Notification advising the NYSE of the definitive actions the Company has taken, and is taking, to bring the Company into compliance with NYSE continued listing criteria within 18 months of receipt of the NYSE Notification (the “Cure Period”). The NYSE will review the plan and, within 45 days of receipt, determine whether the Company has made a reasonable demonstration of an ability to conform to the relevant criteria in the Cure Period.

If the plan is accepted by the NYSE, the Company’s common stock will continue to be listed and traded on the NYSE during the Cure Period, subject to the Company’s compliance with other continued listing criteria and semi-annual reviews by the NYSE of the Company’s compliance with the plan.

The NYSE Notification does not affect the Company’s business operations or its SEC reporting requirements, nor does it conflict with or cause an event of default under any of the Company’s material debt or other agreements.

About Atento

Atento is the largest provider of customer relationship management and business process outsourcing (“CRM BPO”) services in Latin America, and among the top providers globally. Atento is also a leading provider of nearshoring CRM BPO services to companies that carry out their activities in the United States. Since 1999, the company has developed its business model in 14 countries where it employs approximately 150,000 people. Atento has over 400 clients to whom it offers a wide range of CRM BPO services through multiple channels. Atento’s clients are mostly leading multinational corporations in industries such as telecommunications, banking and financial services, health, retail and public administrations, among others. Atento’s shares trade under the symbol ATTO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). In 2019, Atento was named one of the World’s 25 Best Multinational Workplaces and one of the Best Multinationals to Work for in Latin America by Great Place to Work®. Also, in 2021 Everest named Atento as a star performer. Gartner named the company as a leader for two years in a row, since 2021 in the Gartner Magic Quadrant. For more information visit www.atento.com

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements related to the Company’s intention to submit a plan to regain compliance with the NYSE continued listing criteria and the on-going listing of the Company’s shares on the NYSE, and other statements identified by words such as “could,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “likely,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “potential,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “continues,” “projects” and similar references to future periods.

These statements reflect only Atento’s current expectations and are not guarantees of future events, performance or results. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company’s continued assessment of the suitability and viability of maintaining a listing on the NYSE, any plan submitted by the Company being accepted by the NYSE, and the Company’s assessment of any plan to bring the Company into conformity with the NYSE continued listing criteria. The Company’s ability to regain conformity with the NYSE continued listing criteria would affected by factors including, but not limited to, competition in Atento’s highly competitive industries; increases in the cost of voice and data services or significant interruptions in these services; Atento’s ability to keep pace with its clients’ needs for rapid technological change and systems availability; the continued deployment and adoption of emerging technologies; the loss, financial difficulties or bankruptcy of any key clients; the effects of global economic trends on the businesses of Atento’s clients; the non-exclusive nature of Atento’s client contracts and the absence of revenue commitments; security and privacy breaches of the systems Atento uses to protect personal data; the cost of pending and future litigation; the cost of defending Atento against intellectual property infringement claims; extensive regulation affecting many of Atento’s businesses; Atento’s ability to protect its proprietary information or technology; service interruptions to Atento’s data and operation centers; Atento’s ability to retain key personnel and attract a sufficient number of qualified employees; increases in labor costs and turnover rates; the political, economic and other conditions in the countries where Atento operates; changes in foreign exchange rates; Atento’s ability to complete future acquisitions and integrate or achieve the objectives of its recent and future acquisitions; future impairments of our substantial goodwill, intangible assets, or other long-lived assets; and Atento’s ability to recover consumer receivables on behalf of its clients. Atento is also subject to other risk factors described in documents filed by the company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which the statements were made. Atento undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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