The shareholders’ meeting is generally held in Milan and is convened by the chairman and/or the directors via an announcement, indicating the date, time and place of the meeting and the agenda to be discussed, published in accordance with the legal deadlines (at least 30 days before the date of the shareholders’ meeting) on a national newspaper (generally “MF”), and on Borsa Italiana and DeA Capital websites.

The announcement is published on this website together with information on how to take part in the shareholders’ meeting, all the documents that will be discussed during the meeting and the proxy form.

The shareholders meeting can be called on request of shareholders that own at least 5% of the share capital.

Shareholders that own at least 2.5% of the share capital are entitled to request, in writing, the inclusion of additional subjects to the meeting agenda, within 10 days of publication of the Notice of shareholders’ meeting. No inclusion is permitted for subjects that are reserved by law to the Directors.