On September 30, 2025, the Superior Court of Quebec, District of Montreal, authorized a Class Action (the “Class Action”) for damages against Groupe Champlain Inc., in connection with the CHSLD Champlain Marie-Victorin, located at 7150 Marie-Victorin Street in Montreal, for the benefit of the following group (translation) (Judgment and Notice to members):

“Any person who resided at the CHSLD Champlain (Marie-Victorin) at any time between April 3, 2020, and June 20, 2020, as well as their spouse, natural caregiver(s), children, and grandchildren, and the heirs and beneficiaries of deceased residents.”

The class representative is Adriana Quattrociocchi, personally and in her capacity as heir to her father, the late Giovanni Quattrociocchi.

This Class Action seeks compensation for damages allegedly suffered by the representative, Adriana Quattrociocchi, and the class member as a result of the Defendant’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Champlain CHSLD Marie-Victorin only.

Class members are automatically included in the Class Action without having to take any steps to register. Members may also contact the group representative’s attorneys by completing the form available on the website menardmartinavocats.com

The Class Action will proceed in the district of Montreal.

EXCLUSION OF THIS CLASS ACTION:

Any class member has the right to exclude himself from the Class Action by filing a written notice to the clerk of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montreal, in accordance with article 580 of the Code of Civil Procedure, on December 6 2025, at the latest:

Quebec Superior Court Registry (C.S. 500-06-001259-239) 1, Notre-Dame Street East, Montreal, Québec, H2Y 1B6

The deadline to opting out the Class Action without court authorization is December 6 2025, at the latest.

Any class member who is not excluded from the Class Action will be bound by any judgment rendered in this Class Action. In addition, any member who has filed an individual action against the Defendant which has, in whole or in part, the same subject matter as the Class Action and who has not discontinued his action on December 6 2025, at the latest, shall be deemed to have excluded himself or herself from the Class Action.