M&A Activity • Sep 24, 2020
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24 September 2020
A dual track process


• On 24 September 2020 Atlantia Board of Directors approved a dual track process for separating the company and Autostrade per l'Italia ("ASPI")
• Sale of ASPI entire 88% stake via a competitive auction 1
• Transaction to allow both Atlantia and ASPI to better pursue their own strategies, leveraging on their respective strengths
(1) Resolution is passed with at least 2/3 of the represented capital voting in favor



• From a pure infra player to a global service provider for "people-on-the-move" in a fast-changing environment


Transaction features
Final structure



• Effectiveness of the transaction subject to certain condition precedents (see slide 10)

Atlantia can avoid to finalize the spin-off transaction in the event of a direct sale of the entire stake in ASPI (In such event, a new EGM is to be called to revoke spin-off project)

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B
C


1 Competitive Auction
2 Spin-off plan of ASPI

33% stake into ACC
1 Competitive Auction
2 Spin-off plan of ASPI
Main Steps of the Transaction (2/2)


Listing of ACC
C
• The effectiveness of the transaction is subject, inter alia, to:


(1) Illustrative timing subject to condition precedents as detailed in slide 10

| Unique asset | • One of the largest toll-road concessions in Europe • €4.1bn revenues 2019A • ~46.8k average daily traffic in 2019A (# vehicles) • 7,000+ employees across 6 concessions in total |
Network (km)(1) 3,020 3,201 2,323 1,785 1,628 1,111 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Italian infrastructure |
• Largest toll-road asset in Italy, covering 50%+ of the Italian motorway system and comprising the main North-South route (A1 Milan-Naples) • Strategic importance of the Italian motorway system |
Strategic infrastructure asset 15 regions and 60 provinces served 6 different toll highway concessionaires |
| Defined regulatory framework, ahead of closing |
• Regulatory clarity (effective ahead of closing of the transaction) • Long term concession, with high visibility for the next 18 years (until 2038) • Highly scrutinised asset base underpinned by a clear investment plan towards becoming best-in-class infrastructure asset in Europe |
Main concession expiration (year) 2038 2036 2035 2031 2035 2034 |
| Defensive cash flow business, with proven ability to recover from traffic shocks |
• Solid and visible cash flow generation expected in the mid / long-term, allowing for commensurate returns to shareholders post closing of the transaction • Mature asset underpinned by defensive EBITDA margin / profitability • Dispute settlements almost entirely provisioned in the company accounts, with EBITDA expected to normalize and return to historical levels • Proven ability to quickly recover from traffic downturns |
Traffic growth (%) rebased Revenues and EBITDA 2007A-19A 2,3% -1,7% 1,0% 3,0% 3,1% 2,2% 0,2% 0,7% -0,8% -0,4% 0,0% -1,2% -7,6% 105 108 116 118 125 129 130 121 100 104 103 106 107 103 103 108 110 114 117 119 100 103 105 109 112 116 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Revenues (4) EBITDA Traffic YoY % Traffic shock (4) |
| New management, enacting a full transformation plan |
• New management team • Full transformation plan ongoing • Integrated business model (design, construction, operation and technology) to drive future mobility |
• Launched deep assessment and renovation of the network • 500+ interventions on main bridges and viaducts • 130+ works on overpasses |
Source: Company information, IHS Note: Network length includes also subsidiaries / other concessions; traffic including ASPI concession only (1) Revenues and EBITDA rebased to 100 in FY2007; EBITDA adjustments incl. impact from collapse of Polcevera bridge

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Key Transaction Features
ASPI Proposed Settlement Agreement
Appendix

Proposed Settlement
A
B
New Economic and Financial Plan ("EFP")
• The proposal of settlement and the updated EPF are waiting for their finalization and formal approval by MIT and MEF following which the relative authorization process required by the law will commence (indicatively 6 months)



ASPI's new EFP translates ART model into a 1.75% p.a. linear tariff increase over the 2021 – 2038 period(3)

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• The operational charge tariff component remunerates operating costs and capital charges of nonrevertible assets which are not returned to the grantor at the end of the concession
| Step 1 Costs at the Base Year |
Costs at the Base Year include • Operating costs: labor costs, materials, third-party services, and other charges plus average maintenance • costs of the last 5 years measured on the utilization of the renewal fund. These costs are reduced by the extra margins from ancillary services (e.g. service areas) |
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| Capital charges: depreciations and remuneration of non-reversible assets (calculated based on a WACC • nominal pre-tax set by ART at 7.09% for the first 5-year regulatory period) |
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| Step 2 Costs at the Bridge Year |
Costs at the Base Year are then rolled forward to the Bridge Year applying the planned inflation rate of the • Italian Government minus a concession-specific productivity factor ("X") determined by ART and fixed for the 5 year regulatory period |
| Step 3 Calculation of operational charge |
Cost in the Bridge Year are then divided by the average traffic volumes of the five years regulatory period to • obtain the operational charge |
• After the first regulatory period, the operational charge is re-calculated every 5 years starting from the costs accounted in the Base Year of the new regulatory period

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• The construction charge tariff component remunerates capital charges of revertible assets (depreciation and remuneration), including goodwill, which are financially depreciated to the end of concession:
| Costs are calculated in each year and mainly include depreciation of goodwill, depreciation and remuneration of • |
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| Step 1 | reversible assets. They mainly depends on the expected capex plan of the company | |
| such costs are calculated with reference to two clusters of assets "RAB ante" and "RAB post" • |
Further | |
| the remuneration of "RAB ante" is equal to a fixed IRR, and for "RAB post" is equal to the • |
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| WACC set by ART every 5 years | ||
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(1) "Blended" rate of IRR and WACC, as described in the following chart

2 Construction Charge: RAB "ante" and RAB "post" (1/2)
• The ART model introduces a distinction between existing assets and investments already agreed-upon ("RAB ante") and new investments ("RAB post")

"RAB ante"
"RAB post"
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2 Construction Charge: RAB "ante" and RAB "post" (2/2)
| (€bn) | Executed (at 31.12.2019) |
Residual by 2038 |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 Plan | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| 2002 Plan | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 2007 Plan (incl. Noise Reduction) |
0.3 | 3.0 |
| Other capex | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Network modernization | 2.7 | |
| Total | 13.3 | 13.2 |
| Network modern. (optional) | 1.3 | |
| Total | 14.5 |

(1) With the exception of €1.2bn not remunerated in tariffs, as per the proposed settlement agreement with the Government



Appendix


* Gross Debt includes bank debt and Debt Capital Market notionals (excluding hedging amounts)
Pro-forma figures as of 30.6.2020 including the effects of recent transactions (a) €650m repayment by Azzurra (holding of Nice Airport) (b) €660m new bond issuance by Azzurra on 30.7.2020 (c) ASPI's draw down of €350m from Atlantia's credit support support (d) €600m new bond issuance by HIT on 9.9.2020
** Does not includes €350m drawn down out of the total €900m of Atlantia holding financial support (intercompany debt). €4.8bn debt is guaranteed by Atlantia (excluding the make whole amounts).

(€m)


(1) The downgrade of the credit ratings to sub-investment grade suffered by ASPI, could trigger, as a potential effect, the request from the EIB and the CDP of the early repayment of loans granted to ASPI totaling c.€2.1 bn (including the make-whole amount) of which €1.8bn guaranteed by Atlantia.
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