FAQ - Annual General Meeting 2026
This section answers a number of questions about the Shareholders’ Meeting.
Where can I find the Articles of Association and By-Laws?
The Articles of Association and the By-Laws are available on this page.
Where and when has the Shareholders' Meeting Notice been published?
The Shareholders’ Meeting Notice was published on 12th March, 2026 in the website on this page, and on 13th March, 2026 in the newspapers “Milano Finanza” and “Il Sole 24 Ore”.
Who is eligible to attend and vote at the Shareholders' Meeting?
As for attendance and voting, the authorised financial intermediary holding Generali shares must be instructed to send a notice to the Company concerning attendance. This notice includes the number of shares held in custody at the end of the seventh market day before the date of the Shareholders' Meeting in first or single call (i.e. record date, which this year is 14th April, 2026). Shareholders qualifying as such after the record date are not entitled to attend and vote at the Shareholders' Meeting. The notice must be delivered to Assicurazioni Generali by the end of the third market day before the date of the Shareholders' Meeting in first or single call. Shareholders may attend and vote also if the notice from the authorised intermediary is delivered after the deadline, provided it is delivered by the start of the Shareholders' Meeting.
May I attend the Shareholders' Meeting if I sold my shares after the record date?
Pursuant to the Legislative Decree no. 27/2010, as amended, the rights to attend and to vote at the Shareholders' Meeting may be exercised by Shareholders who, at the end of the seventh business day before the day of the Shareholders' Meeting (i.e. the record date),are holders of shares of the issuer and have notified their intention to attend the Shareholders' Meeting to the authorised intermediary. This right is not forfeited if shares are transferred wholly or in part after the record date, which, for this Shareholders' Meeting, is 14th April, 2026. Any registration of purchase or sale after that date is not relevant for the purpose of entitlement to attend and vote at the Shareholders' Meeting.
Why is the Shareholders’ Meeting called upon to adopt the first part of the Remuneration Report while the second part is just subject to non binding vote?
The Group Report on the Remuneration Policy and payments is the document submitted to the Shareholders’ vote in the Annual General Meeting in accordance with IVASS regulations on remuneration policies (contained in Regulation no. 38 of 3rd July, 2018) and the regulatory provisions applicable to listed issuers (art. 123-ter CLFI and CONSOB issuer regulation).
The Report contains:
- a Section I, subject to Shareholders’ approval: this section includes the description of the principles of our Policy, the structure of our incentive system, and the other elements of the remuneration package. In accordance with the requirements of the IVASS regulation, the section also contains, among other things:
- an illustration of the general features, the reasons, and the purposes that we intend to pursue through our Remuneration Policy;
- information regarding the decision-making process used to define the Remuneration Policy, including the individuals/bodies involved;
- indications as to the criteria used to define the balance between fixed and variable remuneration and the parameters, reasons, and relevant deferral periods for the payment of the variable remuneration, as well as the policy regarding payments in the event of termination;
- information regarding the changes made compared to the policies previously approved;
- a Section II, subject to the advisory vote of the Annual General Meeting: this section provides ex-post disclosure on the remuneration paid in the previous financial year (2025) to the Group CEO and to the Managers with Strategic Responsibilities, including information on the implementation of the incentive system;
- a Report containing information on the remuneration verifications carried out by the Audit, Compliance & Risk Management Key Control Functions.
How can I attend and vote at the Shareholders' Meeting?
Shareholders may only attend the 2026 Annual General Meeting by conferring a proxy to the Representative Designated by the Company, Computershare S.p.A., pursuant to Article 135-undecies CLFI. For further details please refer to the procedure for participation and voting by proxy available on the page dedicated to the 2026 AGM. The proxy is also valid for the subsequent calls of the Shareholders' Meeting. The proxy is not valid if the name of the representative is not stated; the proxy and the related voting instructions may be revoked. The proxy must be in writing and the proxy form will be available on the website of Assicurazioni Generali and at the registered office.
Who's the "Designated Representative"?
The Designated Representative of the Company is the organisation the Company may appoint for each Shareholders' Meeting, pursuant to article 135-undecies of the Code on Financial Intermediaries, that Shareholders may appoint as proxy, providing voting instructions on some or all the items of the agenda, by the second business day before the Shareholders' Meeting. Proxies must be appointed using the appropriate form, which may be downloaded from the website and is free of charge for Shareholders. For this Shareholders' Meeting, the Designated Representative is Computershare S.p.A., as specified in the Shareholders' Meeting Notice.
Where and when are the reports of the Board of Directors on the items of the agenda of the Shareholders' Meeting available?
Reports are available to the public at the registered office, on the website (section Governance –AGM 2026) and on the storage mechanism used by the Company, known as "eMarket SDIR", by the deadline set for the issues of the Shareholders' Meeting Notice of call or as required by the applicable laws.
When will the Shareholders' Meeting minutes be available in the Generali website?
Pursuant to the Legislative Decree no. 27/2010, the Shareholders' Meeting minutes must be available within 30 days from the day of the Meeting. Within 5 days from the day of the Shareholders' Meeting, a summary must be published on the website, detailing the outcomes of the votes, the number of shares represented in the Shareholders' Meeting and the percentage of the share capital represented by the shares for which votes have been cast, the number of votes in favour, the number of votes against the resolutions and the number of abstentions.
Is the Corporate Governance and Shared Ownership Report adopted in the Shareholders' Meeting?
No it is not. Pursuant to article 123-bis, paragraph 3, of the Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24th February 1998, the Board of Directors of the Company is called upon to approve the Corporate Governance Report. This document, as a consequence, is not subject to discussion and approval by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
Why is the Meeting called to deliberate on the modification of Art. 9 of the Articles of Association on an annual basis?
As has taken place in the recent past, the agenda for this meeting also includes a proposal for an amendment to the Articles of Association, in order to enable the share buyback programme aimed at the cancellation of shares. ISVAP Regulation no. 17/2008 stipulates that upon each amendment to the Articles of Association, the insurance companies deliberate on an update of the clause of the latter that, pursuant to such regulation, states the amount of share capital and other equity elements.
What are the initiatives that Generali proposes in order to incentivize the participation of shareholders in the Annual General Meeting?
Generali has always been attentive to maintaining a continuous dialogue with its shareholders, considering their involvement in its corporate life to be a fundamental and essential value. To this end, our Company is one of the few large Italian listed companies to provide all entitled shareholders with the opportunity to follow the entire assembly proceedings via streaming. Specifically, the public part is accessible to all interested stakeholders directly on the generali.com website, while the private part is available upon registration to all entitled shareholders (further information is available at the link: https://www.generali.com/governance/AGM-2026/AGM-2026-live-streaming).
In order to allow an ever wider audience of stakeholders to attend this fundamental moment of corporate life and institutional communication, in 2016 Assicurazioni Generali launched the SMEI – the Shareholders' Meeting Extended Inclusion program, in order to mitigate the impact of possible physical, communicative and sensory barriers to participation in the Meeting. In fact, for the Shareholders' Meeting on the 23rd, April 2026, the live streaming service will be available, other than in Italian, also in English, French, German, Spanish and in Italian sign language (LIS) through a simultaneous translation, in addition to having subtitles in Italian. More information on the SMEI program can be found at the link https://www.generali.com/governance/annual-general-meeting/AGM-SMEI-program.
Furthermore, to facilitate shareholder participation, in 2022 Generali launched the "A tree for a Shareholder" project, under which one tree is planted for each shareholder attending the Meeting. The initiative has already resulted in the planting of approximately 14,000 trees, contributing to the restoration of areas severely affected by the 2018 Vaia storm and by other phenomena such as coastal erosion and imbalances in alpine ecosystems, as evidenced by the spread of the spruce bark beetle. It will be reiterated again this year, combining shareholders’ attendance at the Meeting with a tangible action in support of the environment in the communities where Generali has long been present. In 2025, the program was expanded to include five areas in Northern Italy: Val Badia and San Vigilio di Marebbe (BZ), Val di Fiemme (TN), Lio Piccolo in the Venetian lagoon (VE), the river parks of the Serio, Oglio and Ticino rivers (BS/BG/MI), and the Campo dei Fiori Regional Park (VA). In 2026, the project continues, focusing on some of the areas already activated in 2025, with targeted interventions in Val Badia and San Vigilio di Marebbe (BZ), Val di Fiemme (TN) and Lio Piccolo (VE).
It should also be noted that Generali is one of the few Italian companies to have two distinct and specific functions for handling relations with shareholders, not only in the runup to the AGM, but throughout the entire year: the Investor & Rating Agency Relations, which handles relations with institutional investors, analysts and rating agencies; and the Shareholders Unit which, in addition to being the office responsible for coordinating AGM activities, handles relations with retail shareholders. The offices are available to answer all questions and needs of our shareholders: institutional investors can call the number + 39 040 671402 or send an email to ir@generali.com; retail shareholders, on the other hand, can contact us at +39 040 671621 or at the email addresses shareholders@generali.com and azionisti@generali.com.
What is the mechanism for appointing the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors?
Members of the Board of Statutory Auditors are appointed by a vote on slates of candidates submitted by one or more shareholders. As set out in Article 37 of the Articles of Association, the Board of Statutory Auditors is composed of three Standing Statutory Auditors and two Alternate Statutory Auditors. The slates must be divided into two sections: one for the appointment of Standing Auditors and the other for the appointment of Alternate Auditors. Each of the two sections must be structured to ensure gender balance, except for slates that, overall, include fewer than three candidates.
In the election of the Standing Auditors, the first two candidates on the slate that receive the highest number of votes (the “Majority Slate”) are appointed. The first candidate from the slate with the second-highest number of votes is then added, disregarding votes cast by shareholders who are connected, even indirectly, with those who submitted or supported the Majority Slate. This second slate is identified as the “Minority Slate.”
With regard to the election of the Alternate Auditors, the first candidate indicated in the dedicated section of the Majority Slate and the first candidate in the corresponding section of the Minority Slate who are of the same gender as the respective first-elected Standing Auditors are appointed, in order to ensure continuity of representation.
Lastly, if the number of representatives of the less-represented gender, among the Standing or Alternate Auditors, is lower than required under applicable law, the necessary substitutions will be made within the Majority Slate. Such substitutions will follow the order in which candidates are listed in the relevant section of the slate, until compliance with statutory gender-balance requirements is achieved.
For further information, please refer to Article 37 of the Articles of Association of Generali and to the Notice of Call of the Shareholders’ Meeting.
How are slates submitted and when will the published slates be available?
Slates may be submitted by shareholders who hold at least the minimum percentage of share capital required under Article 28.5 of the Articles of Association for submitting slates for the renewal of the Board of Directors, i.e., 0.5%. The slates must include the curriculum vitae of each candidate, statements of acceptance of office, certifications regarding the possession of the required qualifications and compliance with the criteria set out by applicable regulations, as well as information on the shareholders who submitted the slates, indicating the aggregate percentage of share capital held by them.
Slates must be filed with the Company no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of the Shareholders’ Meeting on first or sole call. If, by the end of that twenty-five-day period, only one slate has been submitted or only slates from shareholders connected with one another have been submitted, the filing period is reopened for the three days thereafter. In this case, the thresholds required for the submission of slates are halved (0.25% of the share capital).
The slates become public after the filing deadline, upon completion of documentary checks. The slates will be made available to the public by April 2, 2026, at the registered office, at Borsa Italiana S.p.A., and on the Company’s website in the dedicated section.