Corporate

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. (LEI Code 815600049A1F9AFE6666) announces the purchase on the Euronext Milan regulated market, in the period 6 – 10 January 2025, of no 52,500 ordinary shares (equal to 0.020% of the share capital) at an average unit price of € 2.0905341 for a total amount of €109,753.04.

These transactions were made under the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 24 April 2024, and as part of the purchase programme to service the Performance Share Plans underway, the start of which was approved by the Board of Directors on 13 November 2024 (as per the disclosure made on the same date also pursuant to Article 144 bis of CONSOB Regulation 11971/99, and to Article 5 of EU Regulation 596/2014).

The following table details the purchases made per day in the above period of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. ordinary shares, ISIN Code IT0001469383, on a daily basis:

The Mondadori Group announces the conclusion today, through its subsidiary Mondadori Libri S.p.A., of the acquisition of a further 25% stake in A.L.I. S.r.l. – Agenzia Libraria International, a company operating in the distribution of books.
As a result of this operation, Mondadori Libri S.p.A. has now brought its stake in the company to 100%, from the former 75%.

The increase in the A.L.I. stake comes following the exercise of the call option set forth in the contract signed and announced on 11 May 2022, at the time of the acquisition of an initial 50% stake in the share capital, which envisaged the right, for Mondadori Libri, to acquire the remaining 50%. This is thanks to a deferred purchase commitment and a put & call agreement, each accounting for 25% of the A.L.I. S.r.l. capital; the former was implemented and disclosed in January 2023.

The provisional price, paid today in cash, is € 12.2 million, determined on the basis of the average 2023-2024 EBITDA as well as the positive net financial position (cash) of the scope covered by the transaction, which at 31 December 2024 amounted to € 27 million. This provisional price may be adjusted following the approval of the financial statements as at 31 December 2024.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. (LEI Code 815600049A1F9AFE6666) announces the purchase on the Euronext Milan regulated market, in the period from 30 December 2024 – 3 January 2025, of no 31,500 ordinary shares (equal to 0.012% of the share capital) at an average unit price of €2.105153 for a total amount of €66,312.34.

These transactions were made under the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 24 April 2024, and as part of the purchase programme to service the Performance Share Plans underway, the start of which was approved by the Board of Directors on 13 November 2024 (as per the disclosure made on the same date also pursuant to Article 144 bis of CONSOB Regulation 11971/99, and to Article 5 of EU Regulation 596/2014).

The following table details the purchases made per day in the above period of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. ordinary shares, ISIN Code IT0001469383, on a daily basis:

Below the Annex 3F on the purchases of Treasury Shares in December 2024 to service the Performance Share Plans.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. (LEI Code 815600049A1F9AFE6666) announces the purchase on the Euronext Milan regulated market, in the period from 23-27 December 2024, of no 10,500 ordinary shares (equal to 0.004% of the share capital) at an average unit price of €2.11976 for a total amount of €22,257.48.

These transactions were made under the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 24 April 2024, and as part of the purchase programme to service the Performance Share Plans underway, the start of which was approved by the Board of Directors on 13 November 2024 (as per the disclosure made on the same date also pursuant to Article 144 bis of CONSOB Regulation 11971/99, and to Article 5 of EU Regulation 596/2014).

The following table details the purchases made per day in the above period of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. ordinary shares, ISIN Code IT0001469383, on a daily basis:

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. (LEI Code 815600049A1F9AFE6666) announces the purchase on the Euronext Milan regulated market, in the period from 16-20 December 2024, of no 52,500 ordinary shares (equal to 0.020% of the share capital) at an average unit price of €2.1553 for a total amount of €113,153.26.

These transactions were made under the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 24 April 2024, and as part of the purchase programme to service the Performance Share Plans underway, the start of which was approved by the Board of Directors on 13 November 2024 (as per the disclosure made on the same date also pursuant to Article 144 bis of CONSOB Regulation 11971/99, and to Article 5 of EU Regulation 596/2014). 

The following table details the purchases made per day in the above period of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. ordinary shares, ISIN Code IT0001469383, on a daily basis:

The Mondadori Group has announced that Emilio Gatto, already a Substitute Statutory Auditor on the Board of Statutory Auditors of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., will assume the role of Standing Auditor of the Company. Gatto will take over from Ezio Simonelli, who resigned today as Standing Auditor.

Simonelli explained this decision in relation to his appointment, on 20 December 2024, as President of the Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A, which led him to renounce the positions held in companies related to the Fininvest Group, since the group owns Monza Calcio.

Emilio Gatto as Standing Auditor of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. complies with the Bylaws and the provisions set out by Article 148, subsection 1-bis of Italian Legislative Decree 58/1998 on gender balance in the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors.

Gatto belongs to the same slate, submitted by the majority shareholder Fininvest S.p.A. to the Shareholders’ Meeting on 24 April, from which the resigning standing auditor had been taken.

As part of such slate, the curriculum of Emilio Gatto can be viewed at www.gruppomondadori.it, under the section Governance/Shareholders’ Meeting/Meeting archive 24 April 2024.

The Mondadori Group would like to thank Ezio Simonelli for his valuable contribution, expertise, and professionalism shown in his role as Standing Auditor.

Please be informed that the minutes of the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., held today, are available at the Company’s registered office, on the website www.gruppomondadori.it (Governance/Shareholders’ Meeting section), and through the authorized storage mechanism 1Info www.1info.it.

The Shareholders’ Meeting approved the proposal to amend the Bylaws by granting the Board of Directors the authority to allow participation in the Meeting and the exercise of voting rights exclusively through the appointed representative pursuant to Article 135-undecies.1 of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998.

The updated Bylaws is also available through the aforementioned channels.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. (LEI Code 815600049A1F9AFE6666) announces the purchase on the Euronext Milan regulated market, in the period from 9-13 December 2024, of no 49,860 ordinary shares (equal to 0.019% of the share capital) at an average unit price of €2.177418 for a total amount of €108,566.09.

These transactions were made under the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 24 April 2024, and as part of the purchase programme to service the Performance Share Plans underway, the start of which was approved by the Board of Directors on 13 November 2024 (as per the disclosure made on the same date also pursuant to Article 144 bis of CONSOB Regulation 11971/99, and to Article 5 of EU Regulation 596/2014).

The following table details the purchases made per day in the above period of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. ordinary shares, ISIN Code IT0001469383, on a daily basis:

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. (LEI Code 815600049A1F9AFE6666) announces the purchase on the Euronext Milan regulated market, in the period from 2-6 December 2024, of no 52,500 ordinary shares (equal to 0.020% of the share capital) at an average unit price of €2.117290 for a total amount of €111,157.73.

These transactions were made under the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 24 April 2024, and as part of the purchase programme to service the Performance Share Plans underway, the start of which was approved by the Board of Directors on 13 November 2024 (as per the disclosure made on the same date also pursuant to Article 144 bis of CONSOB Regulation 11971/99, and to Article 5 of EU Regulation 596/2014).

The following table details the purchases made per day in the above period of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. ordinary shares, ISIN Code IT0001469383, on a daily basis:

Following the purchases made so far, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. holds no 672,177 treasury shares, equal to 0.257% of the share capital.

Purchases in detail in the complete pdf.