AGM

Today, the Shareholders’ Meeting of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., chaired by Marina Berlusconi, approved the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 and reviewed the 2020 consolidated financial statements of the Mondadori Group.

As already disclosed last 18 March, the Group’s net profit, net of minority interests, came to € 4.5 million, reflecting an impairment of € 26.5 million, versus a profit of € 28.2 million in 2019 (which included € -2.6 million from the discontinued operations of Mondadori France).

The Shareholders’ Meeting, in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, resolved to allocate the net profit for the year of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. at 31 December 2020 (€ 4,502,600.02) entirely to the extraordinary reserve, the legal reserve having already reached the statutory minimum amount, equal to one fifth of the share capital.

APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OF THE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ANTONIO PORRO

The Meeting appointed the new Board of Directors; the 12 members will remain in office for three years until approval of the financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2023.

The Board was elected based on the lists submitted by the shareholder Fininvest S.p.A., holder of no. 139,355,950 shares, equal to 53.299% of the share capital and 69.853% of the voting rights, and by a grouping of shareholders formed of asset management companies and institutional investors holding a total of no. 9,856,881 shares, equal to 3.769% of the share capital.

The members of the new Board of Directors are:

• Marina Berlusconi (Chairman), Antonio Porro, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, Alessandro Franzosi, Elena Biffi, Danilo Pellegrino, Francesco Currò, Angelo Renoldi, Cristina Rossello, Paola Elisabetta Galbiati, Valentina Casella (drawn from the majority list submitted by the shareholder Fininvest S.p.A.);
• Alceo Rapagna (drawn the minority list submitted by a grouping of shareholders formed of asset management companies and institutional investors).

The majority list received 80.202% of the votes cast at the Meeting.

The composition of the Board of Directors complies with the provisions on gender equality set out in Article 147-ter, paragraph 1-ter of the TUF.

The Board of Directors of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., which met after the Shareholders’ Meeting, chaired by Marina Berlusconi, appointed Antonio Porro as the new Chief Executive Officer, granting him the relating management powers.

As announced on 10 November, the appointment of Antonio Porro, in addition to being in accordance with the outcome of the succession plan adopted by the Board of Directors, is consistent with the Group’s strategies aimed at a gradual focus on the core business of Books.

The Board of Directors then assessed the meeting of the independence requirements, pursuant to Article 148, paragraph three of the TUF and the Corporate Governance Code, for Directors Elena Biffi, Paola Elisabetta Galbiati, Valentina Casella, Alceo Rapagna and Angelo Renoldi.

In making its assessments, the Board referred – taking account, among other things, of the provisions of Article 2, recommendation 7 of the Corporate Governance Code – also to the “Policy concerning the criteria for assessing the independence requirements of directors”, already adopted by Mondadori, which governs the criteria for the significance of commercial, financial or professional relationships or additional remuneration that may compromise the independence requirement.

With regard to Director Angelo Renoldi, the Board – given his high professional profile and the fact that he complies with all additional independence requirements set out in the Corporate Governance Code – resolved – in accordance with the established substance-over-form rule in assessments related to said Code – to disapply, on an individual basis, the criterion set out in recommendation 7, letter e) of the Code concerning the position held as director for more than nine financial years over the last twelve.

The Board of Directors also appointed the members of the following committees in compliance with the principles established by the Corporate Governance Code:

• Control, Risk and Sustainability Committee: Angelo Renoldi as Chairman (independent); Alceo Rapagna (independent); Cristina Rossello;
• Remuneration and Appointments Committee: Angelo Renoldi as Chairman (independent); Elena Biffi (independent); Cristina Rossello;
• Related Party Committee: Elena Biffi as Chairperson (independent); Angelo Renoldi (independent); Paola Elisabetta Galbiati (independent).

The Board also appointed, until expiry of its term, therefore, until approval of the financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2023:

• Valentina Casella as Lead Independent Director;
• Alessandro Franzosi as Financial Reporting Manager.

The executive Directors are: Marina Berlusconi since the Chairman, while not having any specific management powers, partakes, together with the Chief Executive Officer, in the drafting of corporate strategies to be submitted to the approval of the Board of Directors, Antonio Porro (Chief Executive Officer) and Alessandro Franzosi, who qualifies as an Executive Director given his directorships in the Company associated with his role as Administration, Finance and Control Manager.

The CVs of the members of the new Board of Directors and the additional documentation required by current legislation are available in the Governance section of www.gruppomondadori.it.

Based on the information available to the Company, to date, the Directors who hold interests in the share capital of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. are:

• Pier Silvio Berlusconi no. 172,000 shares;
• Alessandro Franzosi no. 20,000 shares;
• Antonio Porro no. 120,610 shares.

APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS
The Shareholders’ Meeting also appointed the Board of Statutory Auditors, composed as follows:

• Sara Fornasiero as Chairperson (drawn from the minority list submitted by a grouping of shareholders formed of asset management companies and institutional investors);
• Ezio Maria Simonelli and Flavia Daunia Minutillo as Standing Auditors (drawn from the majority list submitted by the shareholder Fininvest S.p.A.);
• Emilio Gatto and Annalisa Firmani, as Substitute Auditors (drawn from the majority list submitted by the shareholder Fininvest S.p.A.);
• Mario Civetta, as Substitute Auditor (drawn from the minority list submitted by a grouping of shareholders formed of asset management companies and institutional investors).

The majority list received 80.202% of the votes cast at the Meeting.

The composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors complies with the provisions on gender equality set out in Article 148, paragraph 1-bis of the TUF.

The CVs of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors and the additional documentation required by current legislation are available in the Governance section of www.gruppomondadori.it.

Based on the information available to the Company, to date, no member of the Board of Statutory Auditors holds any interest in the share capital of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.

The Board, based on the declarations made by the Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors, Sara Fornasiero, as well as the Standing Auditors Ezio Maria Simonelli and Flavia Daunia Minutillo and the information available to the company, confirmed the meeting of the independence requirements set out in Article 148, paragraph 3 of the TUF and in the Corporate Governance Code of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors.

The Shareholders’ Meeting resolved on the following additional items on the agenda:

Report on remuneration policy and compensation paid
The Shareholders’ Meeting approved Section One of the Report on remuneration policy and compensation paid. The Shareholders’ Meeting also voted in favour of Section Two of the Report.

Renewal of the authorization to purchase and dispose of treasury shares
Following expiry of the term relating to the previous authorization resolved on 22 April 2020, the Shareholders’ Meeting renewed the authorization to purchase and dispose of treasury shares with the aim of retaining the applicability of law provisions in the matter of any additional buyback plans and, consequently, of seizing any investment and operational opportunities involving treasury shares.
To date, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. holds a total of no. 1,838,326 treasury shares, equal to 0.703% of the share capital.

Here below is the information provided, also with regard to the provisions of Article 132 of Legislative Decree 58/1998 and to the provisions of Article 144-bis of Issuer Regulation no. 11971/1999, on the authorization issued by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

Motivations
The motivations underlying the request for the authorization to purchase and dispose of treasury shares refer to the opportunity to attribute to the Board of Directors the power:

• to use the treasury shares purchased as consideration in the acquisition of interests as part of the Company’s investment policy;
• to use the treasury shares purchased against the exercise of option rights, including conversion rights, deriving from financial instruments issued by the Company, its subsidiaries or third parties and to use the treasury shares for lending, exchange or transfer transactions or to support extraordinary transactions on the Company’s capital or financing transactions that imply the transfer or sale of treasury shares;
• to undertake any investments, directly or through intermediaries, including for the purpose of containing abnormal movements in share prices, stabilizing share trading and prices, supporting the liquidity of the share on the market, in order to foster the regular conduct of trading beyond normal fluctuations related to market performance, without prejudice in any case to compliance with applicable statutory provisions;
• to rely on investment or divestment opportunities, if considered strategic by the Company, also in relation to available liquidity;
• to dispose of treasury shares as part of share-based incentive plans pursuant to Article 114-bis of the TUF, and of plans for the free allocation of shares to employees or members of the governing or supervisory bodies of the Issuer or of an associate or to Shareholders.

Duration
The authorization to purchase treasury shares is set to last until the approval of the financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2021, while the authorization to sell is granted to last for an unlimited period, given the absence of provisions in this regard pursuant to the provisions in force and the opportunity to allow the Board of Directors to make use of the maximum flexibility, also in terms of time, to carry out the acts of disposal of the shares.

Maximum number of purchasable treasury shares
The authorization allows the purchase, including in more than one tranche, of ordinary shares of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., with a par value of € 0.26 each, in one or more tranches in an amount freely determinable by the Board of Directors – up to a maximum number of shares – also taking into account the ordinary shares held, directly and indirectly, in the portfolio from time to time – of no more than 10% overall of the share capital, in accordance with Article 2357, paragraph 3, of the Italian Civil Code.

Criteria for purchasing treasury shares and indication of the minimum and maximum purchasing cap
The purchases would be made in compliance with the principle of equal treatment of shareholders under Article 132 of the TUF, in accordance with any of the procedures set out in Article 144-bis of the Issuer Regulation, to be identified from time to time, and any other applicable regulations, as well as, where applicable, the market practices allowed from time to time in force.
Additionally, share purchase transactions may also be carried out in the manner envisaged in Article 3 of EU Delegated Regulation no. 2016/1052 in order to benefit, if the conditions are met, from the exemption under Article 5, paragraph 1, of EU Regulation no. 596/2014 on market abuse with regard to inside information and market manipulation.

As far as disposal transactions are concerned, the authorization would allow the adoption of any appropriate method to fulfill the purposes pursued – including the use of treasury shares to service stock incentive plans and/or the transfer of real and/or personal rights and/or stock lending – to be carried out either directly or through intermediaries, in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations in force.

Without prejudice to the fact that purchases of treasury shares would be made in accordance with the time limits, conditions and requirements established by the applicable Community legislation and by the Admitted Market Practices, the minimum and maximum purchase price would be determined for a unit price not lower than the official Stock Exchange price of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. shares on the day preceding the purchase transaction, reduced by 20%, and not higher than the official Stock Exchange price on the day preceding the purchase transaction, increased by 10%.
However, in terms of purchase prices, the additional conditions set forth in Article 3 of the above EU Delegated Regulation 2016/1052 would apply.

With regard to the provisions of Article 2357, paragraph 1, of the Italian Civil Code, purchases would in any case be made within the limits of the available “extraordinary reserve” as shown in the last duly approved financial statements.

In any case, purchases would be made, in terms of definition of volumes and unit prices, in accordance with the conditions governed by Article 3 of EU Delegated Regulation 2016/1052, and in particular:

• no shares shall be purchased at a price higher than the higher between the price of the last independent trade and the price of the highest current independent bid on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out;
• in terms of volumes, no more than 25% of the average daily trading volume of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. shares shall be purchased in the 20 trading days prior to the dates of purchase.

Purchases instrumental in the support to market liquidity shall also be made in accordance with the conditions provided by the admitted market practices.

2021-2023 Performance Share Plan
The Shareholders’ Meeting held today approved, pursuant to Article 114-bis of Legislative Decree 58/1998 and in keeping with the introduction of performance share plans approved in the past for the medium/long-term remuneration of executive directors and key management personnel, the establishment of a Performance Share Plan for the three-year period 2021-2023 intended for the newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer, the CFO – Executive Director and a number of managers of the Company who have an employment and/or directorship relationship with the Company or its subsidiaries at the date of allocation of the shares, in accordance with the conditions previously disclosed to the market on 18 March 2021, pursuant to Article 84-bis, paragraph 1 of Issuer Regulation 11971/1999.

For details on the 2021-2023 Performance Share Plan, the beneficiaries and the main characteristics of the Regulations of the Plan, reference should be made to the Information Document drawn up by the governing body, pursuant to CONSOB Regulation no. 11971/1999, and to the Explanatory Report, published on the Company’s website www.gruppomondadori.it “Governance/Shareholders’ Meeting” section.

The minutes of today’s Shareholders’ Meeting will be made publicly available in the manner and within the time limits of law.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. announces that the lists for the appointments to the Board of Directors and to the Board of Statutory Auditors filed by the shareholder Fininvest S.p.A., holding no. 139,355,950 shares equal to 53.299% of the share capital and 69.853% of the voting rights, and by a grouping of shareholders formed of asset management companies and institutional investors, holding a total of no. 9,856,881 shares, equal to 3.769% of the share capital, accompanied by the documentation pursuant to CONSOB regulation no. 11971/1999 and to the Bylaws, are available at the registered office, at the authorized storage mechanism 1Info (www.1info.it), and on the website www.gruppomondadori.it (Governance section).

The shareholders belonging to the grouping of asset management companies and institutional investors filed – also pursuant to CONSOB Communication no. DEM/9017893 of 26 February 2009 – together with the lists, statements certifying the absence of any association and/or significant relations with shareholders who, also jointly, hold a controlling or relative majority investment, as set out in articles 147-ter, paragraph III, 148, paragraph II of the TUF and 144-quinquies of the Issuer Regulation.

Candidates to the Board of Directors

• List submitted by the shareholder Fininvest S.p.A.:

• List submitted by a grouping of shareholders formed of asset management companies and institutional investors:

(*) Candidates declaring their eligibility as independent director

Candidates to the Board of Statutory Auditors

• List submitted by the shareholder Fininvest S.p.A.:

• List submitted by a grouping of shareholders formed of asset management companies and institutional investors:

The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting for the appointments to the Board of Directors and to the Board of Statutory Auditors is convened on Tuesday 27 April 2021 (on April 28 in second call, if necessary).

Notice is additionally given that the proposed resolutions put forward by the shareholder Fininvest S.p.A. on the number of members of the Board of Directors, its term in office and fees due, as well as the fees due to the Board of Statutory Auditors, are also available at the registered office, at the authorized storage mechanism 1info (www.1info.it) and on the website www.gruppomondadori.it (Governance section).

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. hereby informs that the following documents for the Annual General Meeting, to be held on Tuesday 27 April 2021 in first call and, if required, in second call on Wednesday 28 April 2021, are available at the registered office, at the authorized storage mechanism 1info (www.1info.it) and on the website www.gruppomondadori.it (Governance section):

• The 2020 Annual Report, comprising the draft financial statements, the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020, the Directors’ Report on Operations (including the non-financial statement), the certifications pursuant to art. 154 bis, par. 5, of Legislative Decree no. 58/1998 of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., the Independent Auditors’ reports and the Board of Statutory Auditors’ report;
• The Report on the remuneration policy and compensation paid (prepared pursuant to Article 123-ter of the TUF and Article 84-quater of the Issuer Regulation).
• The 2020 Report on Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure.

Notice is additionally given that the summary statement pursuant to art. 2429 of the Italian Civil Code is also available at the registered office.

Today, the Shareholders’ Meeting of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., chaired by Marina Berlusconi, approved the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 and reviewed the 2019 consolidated financial statements of the Mondadori Group. The net result amounts to € 28.2 million (IFRS 16), in line with forecasts.

In his report, CEO Ernesto Mauri presented the key figures on the performance of the Mondadori Group in 2019, as disclosed to the market on 17 March.
The Chief Executive Officer also confirmed that the current events related to the Covid-19 emergency do not change the Group’s solid medium-long term prospects.

The Shareholders’ Meeting, also following the voting intention expressed by the shareholder Fininvest S.p.A. and disclosed on 8 April, resolved not to distribute a dividend, as proposed on 17 March 2020 by the Board of Directors, and to allocate the entire profit of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. at 31 December 2019 to the extraordinary reserve, amounting to € 28.2 million (IFRS 16).

The Shareholders’ Meeting resolved on the following additional items on the agenda:

Report on remuneration policy and compensation paid
The Shareholders’ Meeting approved Section One of the Report on remuneration policy and compensation paid. The Shareholders’ Meeting also voted in favour of Section Two of the Report.

Renewal of the authorization to purchase and dispose of treasury shares
Given the approaching expiry of the previous authorization resolved on 17 April 2019, the Meeting renewed the authorization to purchase treasury shares up to a cap of 10% of its share capital. The Shareholders’ Meeting also authorized to sell the Treasury Shares acquired by the Company in compliance with Article 2357-ter of the Italian Civil Code.
To date, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. holds a total of no. 2,938,293 treasury shares (1.124% of the share capital).

Here below is the information provided, also with regard to the provisions of Article 132 of Legislative Decree 58/1998 and to the provisions of Article 144-bis of Issuer Regulation no. 11971/1999, on the authorization issued by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

Motivations
The motivations underlying the request for the authorization to purchase and dispose of treasury shares refer to the opportunity to attribute to the Board of Directors the power:

• to use the treasury shares purchased as consideration in the acquisition of interests as part of the Company’s investment policy;
• to use the treasury shares purchased against the exercise of option rights, including conversion rights, deriving from financial instruments issued by the Company, its subsidiaries or third parties and to use the treasury shares for lending, exchange or transfer transactions or to support extraordinary transactions on the Company’s capital or financing transactions that imply the transfer or sale of treasury shares;
• to undertake any investments, directly or through intermediaries, including for the purpose of containing abnormal movements in share prices, stabilizing share trading and prices, supporting the liquidity of the share on the market, in order to foster the regular conduct of trading beyond normal fluctuations related to market performance, without prejudice in any case to compliance with applicable statutory provisions;
• to rely on investment or divestment opportunities, if considered strategic by the Company, also in relation to available liquidity;
• to dispose of treasury shares as part of share-based incentive plans pursuant to Article 114-bis of the TUF, and of plans for the free allocation of shares to employees or members of the governing or supervisory bodies of the Issuer or of an associate or to Shareholders.

Duration
The authorization to purchase treasury shares is set to last until the approval of the financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2020, while the authorization to sell is granted to last for an unlimited period, given the absence of provisions in this regard pursuant to the provisions in force and the opportunity to allow the Board of Directors to make use of the maximum flexibility, also in terms of time, to carry out the acts of disposal of the shares.

Maximum number of purchasable treasury shares
The authorization refers to the purchase, including in more than one tranche, of a maximum number of ordinary shares with a nominal value of € 0.26, also taking into account the ordinary shares held directly or indirectly in the portfolio from time to time, up to a cap of 10% of the Company’s share capital.

Criteria for purchasing treasury shares and indication of the minimum and maximum purchasing cap
The purchases would be made in compliance with the principle of equal treatment of shareholders under Article 132 of the TUF, in accordance with any of the procedures set out in Article 144-bis of the Issuer Regulation, to be identified from time to time, and any other applicable regulations, as well as, where applicable, the market practices allowed from time to time in force.
Additionally, share purchase transactions may also be carried out in the manner envisaged in Article 3 of EU Delegated Regulation no. 2016/1052 in order to benefit, if the conditions are met, from the exemption under Article 5, paragraph 1, of EU Regulation no. 596/2014 on market abuse with regard to inside information and market manipulation.

As far as disposal transactions are concerned, the authorization would allow the adoption of any appropriate method to fulfill the purposes pursued – including the use of treasury shares to service stock incentive plans and/or the transfer of real and/or personal rights and/or stock lending – to be carried out either directly or through intermediaries, in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations in force.

Without prejudice to the fact that purchases of treasury shares would be made in accordance with the time limits, conditions and requirements established by the applicable Community legislation and by the admitted market practices, the minimum and maximum purchase price would be determined for a unit price not lower than the official Stock Exchange price of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. shares on the day preceding the purchase transaction, reduced by 20%, and not higher than the official Stock Exchange price on the day preceding the purchase transaction, increased by 10%.
However, in terms of purchase prices, the additional conditions set forth in Article 3 of the above EU Delegated Regulation 2016/1052 would apply.
With regard to the provisions of Article 2357, paragraph 1, of the Italian Civil Code, purchases would in any case be made within the limits of the available “extraordinary reserve” as shown in the last duly approved financial statements.
In any case, purchases would be made, in terms of definition of volumes and unit prices, in accordance with the conditions governed by Article 3 of EU Delegated Regulation 2016/1052, and in particular:

• no shares shall be purchased at a price higher than the higher between the price of the last independent trade and the price of the highest current independent bid on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out;
• in terms of volumes, no more than 25% of the average daily trading volume of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. shares shall be purchased in the 20 trading days prior to the dates of purchase.

Purchases instrumental in the support to market liquidity shall also be made in accordance with the conditions provided by the admitted market practices.

2020-2022 Performance Share Plan
The Shareholders’ Meeting held today approved, pursuant to Article 114-bis of Legislative Decree 58/1998 and in keeping with the introduction of performance share plans approved in the past for the medium/long-term remuneration of executive directors and key management personnel, the establishment of a Performance Share Plan for the three-year period 2020-2022 intended for the CFO – Executive Director and certain managers of the Company, in accordance with the conditions previously disclosed to the market on 17 March 2020, pursuant to Article 84 bis, paragraph 1, of Issuer Regulation 11971/1999.

For details on the 2020-2022 Performance Share Plan, the beneficiaries and the main characteristics of the Regulations of the Plan, reference should be made to the Information Document drawn up by the governing body, pursuant to CONSOB Regulation no. 11971/1999, and to the Explanatory Report, published on the Company’s website www.gruppomondadori.it “Governance/Shareholders’ Meeting” section.

The minutes of today’s Shareholders’ Meeting will be made publicly available in the manner and within the time limits of law.

Effective resignation of director and key management personnel
Following the disclosure made on 20 March 2020, the Company notes that as of today’s date, following the Shareholders’ Meeting, the resignation of Oddone Pozzi from his position as (executive) Director has become effective; the resignation from the position of Group Director and Financial Reporting Manager will be effective, instead, from 3 June 2020. No indemnities or benefits are given following termination of the position of director, without prejudice to the remuneration policy approved by the company. Termination of the position of Key Management Personnel, except as provided for under the 2019 MBO and the 2017-2019 Performance Share Plan, envisages a 24-month non-compete agreement from the effective date of the resignation, with a mandatory indication of the companies understood as competitors and an amount, in the context of non-compete obligations, equal to an annual consideration for the entire period. The non-compete agreement envisages the application of penalties in the event of a breach of the obligation. This agreement qualifies as a related-party transaction of lesser importance pursuant to the Related Party Procedure adopted by the Company, and was reviewed in advance by the Related Party Committee, which, in accordance with the applicable regulations, issued a favorable opinion in consideration of the fairness and substantial expediency of the conditions provided (consistent with the market practices taken as benchmark) and of the Company’s interest, given the strategic and top management role held in the Group. To date, Oddone Pozzi holds no shares in the Company.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. announces that the Shareholders’ Meeting will be held at the offices of Notary Anna Pellegrino in Piazza della Repubblica 28, Milan – instead of in Via Mondadori 1, Segrate, as indicated in the notice of call of 23 March 2020 – in accordance with current regulations regarding the COVID-19 health emergency. The meeting will be held on Wednesday 22 April 2020 at 10.00 a.m. in first call and, if necessary, in second call on Wednesday 20 May 2020, at the same time and place by telecommunication means.

The Company additionally points out, referring to the abovementioned Notice of Call, that, pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 18/2020 (Article 106, paragraph 4), attendance in the Shareholders’ Meeting may take place exclusively through the Appointed Representative pursuant to Article 135-undecies of the TUF. As for the manners, reference is made to the indications in the specific paragraph of the Notice of Call (Proxy to the Company’s Appointed Representative) and to the proxy forms published on the website www.gruppomondadori.it (Governance section).

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. hereby informs that the following documents for the Annual General Meeting, to be held on 22 April 2020 in first call and, if required, in second call on Wednesday 20 May 2020, are available at the authorized storage mechanism 1info (www.1info.it) and on the website www.gruppomondadori.it (Governance section):

• the 2019 Annual Report, comprising the draft financial statements, the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019, the Directors’ Report on Operations (including the non-financial statement), the certifications pursuant to art. 154 bis, par. 5, of Legislative Decree no. 58/1998 of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., the Independent Auditors’ reports and the Board of Statutory Auditors’ report;
• the 2019 Report on Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. hereby announces that the notice of call of the Annual General Meeting, to be held on 22 April 2020 in first call and, if required, in second call on Wednesday 20 May 2020, is available at the authorized storage mechanism 1info (www.1info.it) and on the website www.gruppomondadori.it (Governance section), together with the Directors’ explanatory reports, in accordance with Article 125-ter of the TUF, on the following items on the agenda to be discussed in ordinary session:

• financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 and resolutions concerning the allocation of the 2019 profit of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. and the distribution of a dividend to shareholders;
• authorization for the purchase and disposal of treasury shares, pursuant to the combined provisions of articles 2357 and 2357-ter of the Italian Civil Code;
• resolutions, pursuant to Article 114-bis of the TUF, on the granting of financial instruments.

Also made available, in the above manners, the Information Document on the 2020-2022 Performance Share Plan, prepared in accordance with Annex 3A, under the provisions of Article 84-bis of the Issuer Regulation, and the Report on the remuneration policy and compensation paid (prepared pursuant to Article 123-ter of the TUF and Article 84-quater of the Issuer Regulation).

The notice of call of the AGM has been published today also in the daily newspaper indicated in the notice.

The additional AGM documentation will be made available, in the manners above, within the time limits of current laws.

Today, the Shareholders’ Meeting of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., chaired by Marina Berlusconi, approved the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015, and reviewed the 2015 consolidated financial statements, which show a Group net profit of 6.4 million euro, net of the result from discontinued operations; consolidated net profit from continuing operations, net of minority interests, almost tripled versus 31 December 2014, and came to 15.1 million euro versus 5.3 million euro in 2014.

The Shareholders’ Meeting also resolved to fully cover the Parent Company’s loss for the year of 31,981,679.37 euro by using a corresponding amount of reserves, in accordance with the proposal made by the Board of Directors.

In his report, CEO Ernesto Mauri also presented the key figures on Group performance in 2015, as disclosed to the market last 17 March.

Moreover, the Shareholders’ Meeting resolved on the following items on the agenda:

RENEWAL OF THE AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE AND SELL TREASURY SHARES
Given the approaching expiry of the previous authorization resolved on 23 April 2015, the Shareholders’ Meeting renewed the authorization to purchase treasury shares up to a cap of 10% of its share capital. The Shareholders’ Meeting also authorized to sell the treasury shares acquired by the Company in compliance with art. 2357-ter of the Italian Civil Code.

Over the period of the authorization approaching expiry, the Company did not purchase treasury shares either directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries.

Here below is the information provided on the purchase plan authorized by the Shareholders’ Meeting, also with reference to the provisions of art. 144-bis of Consob Regulation no. 11971/1999:

1. 1. Motivations

– to use the treasury shares purchased as compensation for the acquisition of interests within the framework of the Company’s investments;
– to use the treasury shares purchased against the exercise of option rights, including conversion rights, deriving from financial instruments issued by the Company, its subsidiaries or third parties and to use the treasury shares for exchange or transfer transactions or to support extraordinary transactions on the Company’s capital or financing transactions that imply the transfer or sale of treasury shares;
– to possibly rely on investment or divestment opportunities, if considered strategic by the Company, also in relation to available liquidity;
– to sell treasury shares against the exercise of option rights for the relevant purchase granted to the beneficiaries of the Stock Option Plans established by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

1. 2. Maximum number of purchasable treasury shares

The authorization refers to the purchase of a maximum number of ordinary shares with a nominal value of euro 0.26 each up to a cap of 10% of the Company’s share capital. Considering that, as indicated above, the Company does not own, to date, treasury shares either directly or indirectly, the new authorization, therefore, grants the Board of Directors the power to purchase up to maximum no. 26,145,834 shares equal to 10% of the share capital.

1. 3. Criteria for purchasing treasury shares and indication of the minimum and maximum purchasing cap

Purchases shall be made on the regulated markets pursuant to art. 132 of Legislative Decree n. 58/1998 and art. 144 bis, par. 1, letter B of Consob Regulation no. 11971/99 according to the operating criteria established in the organization and management regulations of the same markets, which do not allow the direct matching of buy orders against predetermined sell orders, and also in compliance with any additional applicable regulations.

The minimum and maximum purchase price would be determined under the same conditions established by the preceding Shareholders’ Meeting authorizations, i.e. at a unit price not lower than the official Stock Exchange price of the day preceding the purchase transaction, reduced by 20%, and not higher than the official Stock Exchange price of the day preceding the purchase transaction, increased by 10%.

In terms of daily prices and volumes the purchase transactions would be completed in compliance with the conditions established in EC Regulation no. 2273/2003. Specifically:

– the Company shall not purchase treasury shares at a price higher than the higher between the price of the latest single transaction and that of the highest single bid traded in the market;
– in terms of daily purchase volumes, the Company shall not purchase a quantity of shares higher than 25% of the daily average volume of Mondadori Editore S.p.A. shares traded in the regulated market in the 20 trading days preceding the dates of purchase.

Any completed transaction shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the terms and criteria set out in art. 87-bis of Consob Regulation no. 11971/1999.

1. 4. Duration

Until the Shareholders’ Meeting called to approve the financial statements at 31 December 2016 and, in any case, for a period not exceeding 18 months from the effective date of the resolution made by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

REMUNERATION REPORT
The Shareholders’ Meeting also approved Section One of the Remuneration Report on the policy adopted for 2016 regarding remuneration to directors and executive managers with strategic responsibilities.

The minutes of the Shareholders’ Meeting shall be made available according to the criteria and terms established by law.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. hereby informs that the following documents are available from today at the Company’s registered office, at the authorized storage mechanism 1Info (www.1info.it) and on the website www.gruppomondadori.it (Governance section):

• the 2015 Annual Report, which includes the draft financial statements, the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2015, the Directors’ Report on Operations and the certifications pursuant to art. 154 bis, par. 5 of Legislative Decree no. 58/1998;
• the Independent Auditors’ reports;
• the Statutory Auditors’ report;
• the remuneration report pursuant to art. 123-ter of Legislative Decree no. 58/1998;
• the report on corporate governance and ownership structure for the year 2015.