Thus deals between the Company or Companies within Jerónimo Martins Group and shareholders with a qualifying holding or entities with which the same are linked, shall be subject to the assessment and prior opinion of the Audit Committee, whenever one of the following criteria is fulfilled: a) having an amount equal to or higher than three million euros or the respective shareholder; b) despite having an amount lower than the one resulting from the criteria mentioned in the previous paragraph, the addition of that amount to the amount of the previous deals concluded with the same shareholder with a qualifying holding, during the same fiscal year, equals or exceeds 5 million euros; c) regardless of the amount, they may cause a material impact on the Company’s name concerning its independence in the relationships with shareholders with qualifying holdings.