Board of Directors

Milan - Based on the declarations provided by the directors and the information in the possession of the company, the Board of Directors ascertained that the independence requirement as laid down by article 3 of the Voluntary Code of Conduct for listed companies was met by the following directors: Gabriele Galateri di Genola, Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, Cesare Calari, Carlo Carraro, Diego Della Valle, Angelo Miglietta, Alessandro Pedersoli, Lorenzo Pellicioli, Paola Sapienza and Paolo Scaroni. The independence requirement as laid down by article 147-ter of the Consolidated Financial Intermediation Act was met by the following directors: Gabriele Galateri di Genola, Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, Vincent Bolloré, Alberto Nicola Nagel, Cesare Calari, Carlo Carraro, Diego Della Valle, Alessandro Pedersoli, Lorenzo Pellicioli, Paola Sapienza, Paolo Scaroni and Francesco Saverio Vinci.

The Board also ascertained that the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors met the standards of professionalism, good standing and independence required by law.