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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-21-008933
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210617
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210617
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210617

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			StoneCo Ltd.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001745431
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38714
		FILM NUMBER:		211023327

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4TH FLOOR, HARBOUR PLACE
		STREET 2:		103 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, P.O. BOX 10240
		CITY:			GRAND CAYMAN
		STATE:			E9
		ZIP:			KY1-1002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		55 3004-9680

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4TH FLOOR, HARBOUR PLACE
		STREET 2:		103 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, P.O. BOX 10240
		CITY:			GRAND CAYMAN
		STATE:			E9
		ZIP:			KY1-1002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DLP Payments Holdings Ltd.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20180703
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">For the month of June, 2021</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 22pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>STONECO LTD.</B></P>

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charter)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>4th Floor, Harbour Place</B></P>

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mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form&nbsp;20-F or Form 40-F:</FONT></P>

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is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></FONT></P>

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is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>STONECO LTD.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration Number: 333-230629) and Form F-3 (Registration
Number: 333-244404) of StoneCo Ltd. (Nasdaq: STNE) (&ldquo;Stone&rdquo;) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report
is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">StoneCo
                                            Ltd. Press Release dated June 16, 2021.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2.</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Material
                                            Fact, filed by LINX S.A. (&ldquo;Linx&rdquo;) with the Brazilian Securities Commission on
                                            June 16, 2021 in connection with the business combination of Linx and STNE Participa&ccedil;&otilde;es
                                            S.A., a subsidiary of Stone.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Notice
                                            to Shareholders, filed by Linx with the Brazilian Securities Commission on June 16, 2021
                                            in connection with the business combination of Linx and STNE Participa&ccedil;&otilde;es
                                            S.A., a subsidiary of Stone.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURE</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>StoneCo Ltd.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Thiago dos Santos Piau</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Thiago dos Santos Piau</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date:
June 17, 2021</FONT></P>

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1</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>StoneCo
Ltd. Press Release dated June 16, 2021</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>BRAZILIAN
ANTITRUST AUTHORITY (CADE) UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES BUSINESS COMBINATION BETWEEN STONE AND LINX WITH NO RESTRICTIONS</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">GEORGE
TOWN, Grand Cayman, June 16, 2021 - StoneCo Ltd. (Nasdaq: STNE) (&ldquo;Stone&rdquo;), a leading provider of financial technology solutions
that empower merchants to conduct commerce seamlessly across multiple channels, today announces that CADE, the Brazilian antitrust authority,
unanimously approved, on this date, the business combination between STNE Participa&ccedil;&otilde;es S.A. (&ldquo;STNE&rdquo;), a controlled
company of Stone that holds the software investments business of the Stone group in Brazil and Linx S.A. (B3: LINX3; NYSE: LINX) (&ldquo;Linx&rdquo;),
a leading provider of retail management software in Brazil (&ldquo;Transaction&rdquo;), with no restrictions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Stone
believes that the business combination with Linx represents a significant value creation opportunity for all stakeholders, including
clients, shareholders and employees and will help accelerate Stone&rsquo;s mission of empowering Brazilian merchants of all sizes to
manage their businesses more effectively through technology.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>No
Offer or Solicitation</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This
communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale
of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Additional
Information and Where to Find It</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In
connection with the Transaction, Stone and Linx have filed relevant materials with the SEC including a registration statement of Stone
on Form F-4. The Form F-4 contains a prospectus and other documents. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF STONE AND LINX ARE URGED TO READ
THE FORM F-4 AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">INFORMATION
ABOUT STONE, LINX AND THE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. The Form F-4 and all other documents filed with the U.S. SEC in connection
with the Transaction are available, free of charge, on the U.S. SEC&rsquo;s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Form F-4 and all
other documents filed with the U.S. SEC in connection with the Transaction are available, free of charge, to U.S. shareholders of Stone
on Stone&rsquo;s website at http://www.stone.co.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Forward
Looking Statements</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This
communication contains certain statements that are &ldquo;forward-looking&rdquo; statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Words such as &ldquo;anticipate&rdquo;, &ldquo;believe&rdquo;,
&ldquo;continue&rdquo;, &ldquo;could&rdquo;, &ldquo;estimate&rdquo;, &ldquo;expect&rdquo;, &ldquo;hope&rdquo;, &ldquo;intend&rdquo;,
&ldquo;may&rdquo;, &ldquo;might&rdquo;, &ldquo;should&rdquo;, &ldquo;would&rdquo;, &ldquo;will&rdquo;, &ldquo;understand&rdquo; and similar
words are intended to identify forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
regarding the Transaction. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements included in this communication. For example, the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the Transaction,
that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the Transaction, the ability to successfully integrate the businesses,
the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the agreements relating to the
Transaction, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the Transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks
related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the Transaction, the risk that any announcements relating
to the Transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of the shares of Stone or Linx, the risk that the Transaction and its
announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of Stone and Linx to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and
maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally, the risk that problems
may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively
and efficiently as expected, the risk that the combined company may be unable to achieve cost-cutting synergies or it may take longer
than expected to achieve those synergies, and other factors. All such factors are difficult to predict and are beyond Stone&rsquo;s control,
including those detailed in Stone&rsquo;s annual reports on Form 20-F and current reports on Form 6-K that are available on its website
at http://www.stone.co and on the SEC&rsquo;s website at http://www.sec.gov. Stone&rsquo;s forward-looking statements are based on assumptions
that Stone believes to be reasonable but that may not prove to be accurate. Stone undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result
of any revisions to any such forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which we become
aware of, except as required by applicable law or regulation. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements that speak only as of the date hereof.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">About Stone</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Stone is a leading
provider of financial technology solutions that empower merchants to conduct commerce seamlessly across multiple channels and help them
grow their businesses.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Investor Relations</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">investors@stone.co</FONT></P>

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2</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Material
Fact, filed by Linx with the Brazilian Securities Commission on June 16, 2021 in connection with the business combination of Linx and
STNE Participa&ccedil;&otilde;es S.A., a subsidiary of Stone.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>LINX S.A.</B><BR>
<U>Publicly Held Company</U><BR>
Brazilian Taxpayers&rsquo; Number (CNPJ): 06.948.969/0001-75</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">NIRE: 35.300.316.584</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>MATERIAL FACT
</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">LINX S.A. (B3:
LINX3 | NYSE: LINX) (&ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;), in compliance with the provisions of article 157, paragraph 4 of Law No. 6,404, of
December 15, 1976, and of CVM Instruction No. 358, of January 3, 2002, in addition to the Material Facts disclosed on November 17, 2020
and March 19, 2021 and to the Notice to the Market disclosed on April 7, 2021 and May 26, 2021, informs to its shareholders and the market
in general, in the context of the business combination of Linx and STNE Participa&ccedil;&otilde;es S.A. (jointly, the &ldquo;<U>Companies</U>&rdquo;),
contemplated in the &ldquo;Protocol and Justification of the Merger of Shares issued by Linx S.A. into STNE Participa&ccedil;&otilde;es
S.A.&rdquo; (&ldquo;<U>Protocol and Justification</U>&rdquo;) dated October 2, 2020 (&ldquo;<U>Transaction</U>&rdquo; and &ldquo;<U>Protocol
and Justification</U>&rdquo;, respectively), approved by the Extraordinary General Shareholders&rsquo; Meetings of Linx and STNE held
on November 17, 2020, that, in the 179<SUP>th</SUP> Ordinary Session of Judgment of the Administrative Tribunal of Economic Defense (&ldquo;<U>Tribunal</U>&rdquo;)
of the Brazilian Antitrust Authority (<I>Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econ&ocirc;mica</I> &ndash; &ldquo;<U>CADE</U>&rdquo;) held
on this date, CADE&acute;s Tribunal, by unanimous decision, denied the appeals against Technical Opinion No. 4/2021/CGAA2/SGA1/SG (SEI
No. 0880478) from CADE&acute;s General Superintendence, and, consequently, approved, without restrictions, Concentration Act No. 08700.003969/2020-17,
which subject matter is the Transaction. Therefore, the condition precedent for closing related to the approval of the Transaction by
CADE has been implemented.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Linx also informs
that, on this date, the Companies reciprocally formalized the verification (or waiver by the applicable party, as applicable) of all
the conditions precedent for closing of the Transaction, as provided in the definitive documents of the Transaction and reflected in
the Protocol and Justification, making the Transaction final, therefore.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Considering the
information above, the Companies will proceed to closing of the Transaction, as per the procedures and terms of the Notice to the Shareholders
to be disclosed on this date, as well as other disclosures that may be carried out by the Company and by STNE.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Company will
maintain its shareholders and the market in general informed, in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">S&atilde;o Paulo,
June 16, 2021.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>LINX S.A. </B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Ramatis Rodrigues
</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Investors Relations
Officer</B></FONT></P>

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3</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Notice
to Shareholders, filed by Linx with the Brazilian Securities Commission on<BR>
June 16, 2021 in connection with the business combination of Linx and<BR>
STNE Participa&ccedil;&otilde;es S.A., a subsidiary of Stone.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>LINX S.A. </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Publicly Held
Company</U></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Brazilian Taxpayers&rsquo;
Number (CNPJ): 06.948.969/0001-75</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">NIRE: 35.300.316.584</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>LINX S.A.</B>
(B3: LINX3 | NYSE: LINX) (&ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;), in addition to the Material Fact disclosed by the Company on this date, under
which it communicated to the market the final approval by the Brazilian Antitrust Authority (<I>Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica
</I>&ndash; <U>CADE Tribunal</U>) and the fulfillment or waiver of the other conditions precedent for the consummation of the business
combination of Linx and STNE Participac&#807;o&#771;es S.A. (&ldquo;<U>STNE</U>&rdquo; and &ldquo;<U>Transaction</U>&rdquo;), pursuant
to the Protocol and Justification of the Merger of Shares issued by Linx S.A. into STNE Participa&ccedil;&otilde;es S.A. (&ldquo;<U>Protocol
and Justification</U>&rdquo;), dated October 2, 2020, approved by the Extraordinary General Shareholders&rsquo; Meetings of Linx and
STNE held on November 17, 2020, informs its shareholders of the next steps for the consummation of the Transaction (&ldquo;<U>Closing</U>&rdquo;),
as follows:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 3.3pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>I.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Summary
                                            of the Transaction Structure</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the
Protocol and Justification, and as approved by the Company and by STNE at their respective general shareholders&rsquo; meetings, the
Transaction contemplates, as interdependent and linked transactions:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">i.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the merger of
                                            all outstanding Linx shares (&ldquo;<U>Linx Shares</U>&rdquo;) by STNE, with delivery to
                                            the Linx shareholders (&ldquo;<U>Linx Shareholders</U>&rdquo;), in exchange for each Linx
                                            common share held by such shareholder (including the Linx Shares underlying the Linx ADS,
                                            as defined below), of one mandatorily redeemable Class A preferred share and one mandatorily
                                            redeemable Class B preferred share, both issued by STNE (&ldquo;<U>STNE New Shares</U>&rdquo;);</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ii.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">followed by
                                            the redemption by STNE of all the STNE New Shares upon payment of a certain amount in cash
                                            and delivery of (a) Class A shares issued by StoneCo (&ldquo;<U>StoneCo</U>&rdquo;), traded
                                            on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (&ldquo;<U>Nasdaq</U>&rdquo;), or (b) Level I BDRs (Brazilian
                                            Depositary Receipts) (&quot;<U>StoneCo BDR</U>&quot;), admitted for trading on the B3 S.A.
                                            &ndash; Brasil, Bolsa, Balc&atilde;o (&ldquo;B3&rdquo;) backed by Class A StoneCo shares
                                            traded on NASDAQ.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">For the avoidance
of doubt, &ldquo;<U>Linx Shareholders</U>&rdquo; include The Bank of New York, as the depositary in the United States of America (&ldquo;<U>Linx
ADS Depositary</U>&rdquo;) of the Linx Shares represented by American Depositary Shares &ndash; ADS (&ldquo;<U>Linx ADS</U>&rdquo;) traded
on the New York Stock Exchange (&ldquo;<U>NYSE</U>&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Subject to the
adjustments provided in the Protocol and Justification and indicated herein, which will be determined by the parties and communicated
to the market by June 24, 2021, the redemption of the STNE New Shares will take place as follows:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">i.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the holder of
                                            each STNE Class A preferred share will receive, in exchange for its redemption, thirty three
                                            <I>reais</I> and fifty six cents (R$ 33,56), to be adjusted <I>pro rata die</I> by the CDI
                                            rate variation counted as from the sixth month as from August 11, 2020 until the date of
                                            the actual payment; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ii.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the holder
                                            of each STNE Class B preferred share will receive, in exchange for the redemption each STNE
                                            Class B preferred share, 0.0126774 StoneCo BDR traded on the B3, provided that each StoneCo
                                            BDR will correspond to one StoneCo Class A Share, traded on NASDAQ (&ldquo;<U>StoneCo Class
                                            A New Shares</U>&rdquo;).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In relation to
the holders of Linx ADS, the Linx ADS Depositary will request to the depositary institution of the StoneCo BDRs the cancellation of the
StoneCo BDRs received by it in the capacity of Linx Shareholder. The StoneCo Class A New Shares which backed the cancelled StoneCo BDRs
will be delivered by the Linx ADS Depositary to the holders of Linx ADSs, as described below.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.1pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>II.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Closing
                                            of the Transaction</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the
Material Fact disclosed by the Company on this date, the Company and STNE entered into a Closing Memorandum formalizing the verification
(or waiver by the applicable party, as the case may be) of all the conditions precedent for Closing of the Transaction pursuant to the
Protocol and Justification, making the Transaction final, therefore.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In view of the
above, the Closing of the Transaction will entail the execution of several interdependent and linked acts, in distinct dates, as summarized
below and described in detail in the following items:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">June 25, 2021: final day of trading of Linx Shares
on the B3 and Linx ADS on the NYSE.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">June 28, 2021: beginning date of trading of StoneCo
BDRs on the B3 and of the rights to receive the StoneCo Class A New Shares on NASDAQ, subject to their effective issuance (when-issued
basis).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">June 30, 2021: date of the merger of the Linx
Shares by STNE and of the redemption of the Class A and Class B preferred shares issued by STNE, with effective replacement of the Class
B STNE shares by StoneCo BDRs and effective credit of the StoneCo BDRs in the custody accounts of the Linx Shareholders.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">June 30, 2021: date on which STNE will assume
the management of Linx and its subsidiaries.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By July 7, 2021: payment by STNE to the Linx
Shareholders of the Adjusted Cash Installment (as defined below).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">On or around July 12, 2021: delivery of StoneCo
Class A New Shares to the holders of the respective negotiation rights (when-issued basis) and of the Adjusted Cash Installment converted
into US Dollars to the holders of Linx ADSs.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">As from July 16, 2021: deposit of StoneCo BDRs
and of the Adjusted Cash Installment in the accounts indicated by the Linx Shareholders Register (as defined below).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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                                            Date Definition</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">For the purposes
of the merger of Linx Shares by STNE, the holders of Linx Shares at the close of trading on July 25, 2021 (including the Depositary of
Linx ADS) (&ldquo;<U>Base Date</U>&rdquo;), other than STNE, will be considered the Linx shareholders (&ldquo;<U>Linx Shareholders</U>&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.1pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>IV.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Linx
                                            Shares and Linx ADS Trading Closure</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Linx Shares
trading on the B3 and de the Linx ADS trading on the NYSE will end on the Base Date.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.1pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>V.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Beginning
                                            of StoneCo BDR and StoneCo Class A Share Trading</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The StoneCo BDRs
will begin trading on B3 on June 28, 2021.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The trading on
NASDAQ of the rights to receive the StoneCo Class A New Shares (to be issued in substitution of the StoneCo BDRs received by the holders
of Linx ADS) subject to its actual issuance (when-issued basis) will begin on June 28, 2021.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.1pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>VI.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Linx&rsquo;s
                                            administration change date</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">On June 30, 2021,
STNE will assume the management of Linx and its subsidiaries.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.1pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>VII.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Settlement
                                            date of&nbsp;BDRs&nbsp;Installment, Settlement Date of&nbsp;the Cash Installment and Credit
                                            Date of the StoneCo BDRs</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The merger of Linx
Shares by STNE and the redemption&nbsp;of the&nbsp;STNE New Shares will&nbsp;occur on June 30, 2021.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">As a result of
the merger of the Linx Shares and the redemption of the STNE New Shares:&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">i.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">On June 30,
                                            2021 (&ldquo;<U>BDRs&nbsp;Installment Settlement Date</U>&rdquo;) the Class B preferred shares
                                            issued by STNE will be&nbsp;replaced by&nbsp;StoneCo BDRs, with the effective credit of the
                                            StoneCo BDRs in the custody accounts of the Linx Shareholders; and&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ii.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By July 7,
                                            2021 (&ldquo;<U>Cash Installment Settlement Date</U>&rdquo;),&nbsp;date in which the&nbsp;custodian
                                            financial institution&nbsp;of the shares issued by the Company, Banco Bradesco S.A., will&nbsp;complete
                                            the&nbsp;implementation procedures of the respective payment, STNE will pay to the Linx Shareholders
                                            the Adjusted Cash Installment&nbsp;(as defined&nbsp;below), pursuant to the Protocol and
                                            Justification.&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Items VIII and&nbsp;IX
below describe the methodology&nbsp;for the determination of the&nbsp;final exchange ratio of the&nbsp;Transaction.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.1pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>VIII.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Replacement
                                            by StoneCo Class A New Shares&nbsp;and by StoneCo BDRs</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">On the BDRs Installment
Settlement Date, pursuant to the Protocol and Justification, each STNE Class B preferred share held by Linx Shareholders (including the
Linx ADS Depositary) will be redeemed and replaced upon the delivery of 0.0126774 StoneCo BDR, provided that each StoneCo BDR will correspond
to one StoneCo Class A Share, subject to the adjustments described in the Protocol and Justification.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the
Protocol and Justification, any change in the total number of outstanding shares and in the total number of shares susceptible to conversion
based on the compensation plans based in Linx shares will impact, equally and, in the same proportion, the exchange ratio of Linx Shares,
increasing or reducing the total amount, for each Linx Share, of the cash portion or of the StoneCo BDRs to be delivered as a result
of the consummation of the Transaction.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The final value
of the exchange ratio of Linx Shares for StoneCo BDRs, as the case may be, will be determined by the parties pursuant to the Protocol
and Justification and a communication will be released in this respect by June 24, 2021.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">On the same date,
the Linx ADS Depositary will request that the depositary institution of the StoneCo BDRs cancel the StoneCo BDRs received as a Linx Shareholder.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">On or around July
12, 2021, the StoneCo Class A New Shares that backed the cancelled StoneCo BDRs will be delivered by the Linx ADS Depositary to the holders
of rights to receive StoneCo Class A New Shares subject to its effective issuance (when-issued basis) (tradable by June 28, 2021).</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.1pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>IX.</B></FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Liquidation of the&nbsp;Adjusted
                                            Cash Installment</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">On the Cash Installment
Settlement Date, the holders of STNE Class A preferred shares will receive the redemption value for each redeemable STNE Class A preferred
share, equivalent to thirty-three reais and fifty-six cents (R$ 33,56), to be adjusted <I>pro rata die</I> by the variation of the average
daily rate of Brazilian interbank deposits expressed as an annual percentage, based on two-hundred and fifty-two (252) business days,
calculated and disclosed daily by the (&ldquo;<U>DI Index</U>&rdquo;), verified between February 11, 2021 and the Cash Installment Settlement
Date (inclusive), which will be adjusted pursuant to the Protocol and Justification (&ldquo;<U>Adjusted Cash Installment</U>&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the
Protocol and Justification, the Adjusted Cash Installment will be adjusted by (i)&nbsp;any dividends (including the dividends declared
by the Company, pursuant to the Notice to the Market disclosed on the date hereof), interest on equity and other earning declared and/or
paid by Linx and/or StoneCo as of October 2, 2020 until the BDRs Installment Settlement Date, included; and (ii) costs occasionally incurred
by Linx for the hiring of financial advisors in the context of any concurrent transactions, whether to conduct valuations of for any
other reason.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The final amount
of the Adjusted Cash Installment will be disclosed to the market by July 6, 2021 and will be paid to the Linx Shareholders (including
the Linx ADS Depositary) on the Cash Installment Settlement Date.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Under the terms
of the Deposit Agreement that governs the Linx ADSs (the &ldquo;<U>Linx ADSs Deposit Agreement</U>&rdquo;), the Linx ADS Depositary will
convert or will cause the conversion of the Adjusted Cash Installment received by it as a Linx Shareholder, on the date of receipt, in
US Dollars, and will distribute the converted amount (after the deduction of the taxes and expenses applicable pursuant to the Linx ADSs
Deposit Agreement) to such holders of Linx ADSs on or around July 12, 2021.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 6.55pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>X.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Linx
                                            Shareholders with Shares Directedly Registered in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Registered Shares&nbsp;Register</B>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The procedures
and dates above apply exclusively to Linx Shareholders that, on the Base Date, have their Linx Shares in custody of a depositary institution
admitted on the B3. <B>Therefore, the Company recommends that all Linx Shareholders that have their shares registered directly in a deposit
account opened with the depositary institution responsible for the bookkeeping of Linx Shares transfer, prior the Base Date, its shares
to a custody account of a custodian agent admitted on the B3.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Linx Shareholders
with Linx Shares registered directly in the deposit account opened with the depositary institution responsible for the bookkeeping of
Linx Shares on the Base Date (&ldquo;<U>Linx Shareholders Register</U>&rdquo;) shall send to Banco Bradesco S.A., bookkeeping bank of
the Linx Shares, by email to <FONT STYLE="color: #0563C1"><U>dac.escrituracao@bradesco.com.br</U></FONT> and <FONT STYLE="color: #0563C1"><U>dac.dr@bradesco.com.br
</U></FONT>the following information: (i) the custody account held by such shareholder in which the StoneCo BDRs shall be deposited;
(ii) the bank account held by such shareholder in which the Adjusted Cash Installment shall be deposited; and (iii) the personal or corporate
documents that attest the identification of the Linx Shareholder Register.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The StoneCo BDRs
and the Adjusted Cash Installment shall be deposited in the accounts indicated by the Linx Shareholders Register within twenty (20) business
days counted as from the integral receipt of the information and documents regarding the custody account and the bank account, but, in
any case, only after July 16, 2021.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 7.1pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>XI.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Brazilian
                                            Tax Regime</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 7.1pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -7.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>XI.A.
Resident Investors</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The earnings of
the Brazilian resident Linx Shareholders, including individuals, legal entities, investment funds and other entities, as a result of
the Transaction may be subject to income tax and other tax incidence, according to statutory and regulatory rules applicable to each
investor category. The investors shall consult their respective advisors about the applicable taxation and shall be directly responsible
for the tax payment potentially applicable.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>XI.B Non-Resident
Investors </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">With respect to
non-resident Linx Shareholders, the income tax withholding will be made considering the realized capital gain, which shall be deducted
from the Adjusted Cash Installment, based on the rates below. The capital gain will correspond to the positive difference between (i)
the Transaction value, pursuant to the Protocol and Justification; and (ii)&nbsp;the cost of acquisition of each Linx Share held by each
Non-Resident Investor.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>For the non-resident
investors that operate pursuant to Resolution CMN No. 4.373/14, the following rates will apply: </U></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;
25%, in case the shareholder is resident in a country or dependency with favored taxation, pursuant to the laws and regulations of the
Brazilian Federal Revenue Secretary in force; or</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(ii)&nbsp;
15% in all other cases.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>For all other
non-resident investors:</U></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;
25%, in case the shareholder is resident in a country or dependency with favored taxation, pursuant to the laws and regulations of the
Brazilian Federal Revenue Secretary in force; or</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in
all other cases in which item (i) above does not apply, according to the following rates, as provided in Article 21 of Law No. 8.981/1995,
as amended by Law No. 13.259/16:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;
15% over the portion of earnings that does not exceed five million reais (R$ 5,000,000.00);</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;
17.5% over the portion of earnings that exceeds five million reais (R$ 5,000,000.00) and does not exceed ten million reais (R$ 10,000,000.00);</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;
20% over the portion of earnings that exceeds ten million reais (R$ 10,000,000.00) and does not exceed thirty million reais (R$ 30,000,000.00);
and</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;
22.5% over the portion of earnings that exceeds thirty million reais (R$ 30,000,000.00).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">STNE, as the purchaser
of the Linx Shares in the context of the Transaction, will use the information provided by the custody agents of the non-resident Linx
Shareholders for the calculation of the capital gain, and such Linx Shareholders shall be responsible for the veracity and completeness
of such information. The custody agents shall provide to STNE and Banco do Bradesco S.A. the data of the non-</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">resident Linx Shareholders
on the Base Date, including the average cost of acquisition of the Linx shares, and shall provide the corresponding confirmatory documents,
in the form of Appendix I hereto, by 6:00 PM on June 28, 2021, via email to the following recipients: <FONT STYLE="color: #0563C1"><U>dac.escrituracao@bradesco.com.br</U></FONT>,
<FONT STYLE="color: #0563C1"><U>dac.dr@bradesco.com.br</U></FONT> and <FONT STYLE="color: #0563C1"><U>investors@stone.com.br</U></FONT>.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">STNE, in accordance
with the Brazilian Federal Revenue Secretary laws and regulation: (i) will consider as nil the cost of acquisition of the non-resident
Linx Shareholders on the Base Date which do not provide the Linx Shares average cost of acquisition by 6:00 PM of June 28, 2021; and
(ii) will apply the 25% rate over the earnings of the non-resident Linx Shareholders who fail to report, pursuant to Appendix I, their
country or dependency of residence or their tax domicile. StoneCo, Linx or STNE will not be liable, in any case, before the non-resident
Linx Shareholders on the Base Date, due to any subsequent adjustment and/or refund of higher overpaid amount.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>XI.C. Linx ADS
Holders</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">STNE will adopt
the position of not withholding income tax on occasional earnings identified by the Linx ADS holders.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 14.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 7.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>XII.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Fractions
                                            of StoneCo Shares and BDRs issued as a result of the Redemption of Shares</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Any occasional
fractions of StoneCo BDR owed to the Linx Shareholders due to the redemption of the STNE Class B preferred shares will be grouped by
STNE in integral numbers to be subsequently sold on the B3 administered market, after the BDRs Installment Settlement Date. The proceeds
from such sale will be made available net of fees to the Linx Shareholders that are holders of the respective fractions, proportionally
to its participation in each share sold, on a date to be in formed in due course.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Company will
maintain its shareholders and the market in general informed, in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">S&atilde;o Paulo,
June 16, 2021</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>APPENDIX I<BR>
to the</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Notice to Shareholders</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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  <TR STYLE="background-color: #BFBFBF">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 5pt; width: 10%; border: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>NAME</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 5pt; width: 15%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>CPF/CNPJ</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 5pt; width: 18%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>TAX
    DOMICILE</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 5pt; width: 25%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>FRAMEWORK
    IN TERMS OF CMN RESOLUTION No. 4.373/14</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 5pt; width: 15%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>NUMBER
    OF SHARES</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 5pt; width: 17%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>AVERAGE
    COST OF ACQUISITION</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 5pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 5pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 5pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(COUNTRY)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 5pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(yes/no)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 5pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 5pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">* The Company and
STNE request that the above information be forwarded in xls. format (Excel file), followed by the corresponding support and corroborating
documents.</FONT></P>

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