Regulatory Filings • Mar 29, 2019
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Pursuant to article 123 of the Consolidated Finance Act
(traditional administration and control model)
Issuer: TAMBURI INVESTMENT PARTNERS S.P.A. Website: www.tipspa.it Year: 2018 Date of approval of Report: March 14, 2019
| GLOSSARY 4 | |
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| 1. ISSUER PROFILE 5 | |
| INTRODUCTION 5 | |
| 2. INFORMATION ON THE SHARE OWNERSHIP 6 | |
| A) SHARE CAPITAL STRUCTURE6 | |
| B) RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF SECURITIES 9 | |
| C) SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDINGS 9 | |
| D) SECURITIES WHICH CONFER SPECIAL RIGHTS 10 | |
| E) EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION RIGHTS: METHOD OF EXERCISE OF VOTING RIGHTS 10 | |
| F) RESTRICTIONS ON VOTING RIGHTS10 | |
| G) SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENTS 10 | |
| H) CHANGE OF CONTROL CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS CONCERNING PUBLIC PURCHASE OFFER10 | |
| I) POWERS TO INCREASE SHARE CAPITAL AND AUTHORISATION TO PURCHASE TREASURY SHARES 10 | |
| L) MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION ACTIVITIES12 | |
| 3. COMPLIANCE 13 | |
| 4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 14 | |
| 4.1 APPOINTMENTS AND REPLACEMENT14 | |
| 4.2 COMPOSITION19 | |
| 4.3. ROLE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS21 | |
| 4.4. EXECUTIVE BODIES23 | |
| 4.5. OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS27 | |
| 4.6. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS 27 | |
| 4.7. LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR 28 | |
| 5. PROCESSING OF CORPORATE INFORMATION 28 | |
| 6. INTERNAL COMMITTEES TO THE BOARD 29 | |
| 7. APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE 29 | |
| 8. REMUNERATION COMMITTEE29 | |
| 9. REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS 31 | |
| 10. CONTROL AND RISKS COMMITTEE 31 | |
| 11. INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 35 | |
| 11.1. DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF THE INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 37 |
| 11.2. INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER 37 |
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| 11.3. ORGANIZATION MODEL PURSUANT TO LEGISLATIVE DECREE 231/2001. 231/2001 39 |
| 11.4. INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM 41 |
| 11.5. EXECUTIVE OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 42 |
| 11.6. COORDINATION OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM42 |
| 12. DIRECTORS INTERESTS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES42 |
| 13. APPOINTMENT OF STATUTORY AUDITORS43 |
| 14. COMPOSITION & FUNCTIONING OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS46 |
| 15. RELATIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS 48 |
| 16. SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS 49 |
| 17. FURTHER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ACTIVITIES 50 |
| 18. CHANGES SUBSEQUENT TO THE YEAR-END50 |
| 19. CONSIDERATIONS ON THE LETTER OF DECEMBER 21, 2018 OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE50 |
| TABLE 152 |
| STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES 52 |
| TABLE 254 |
| STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS 54 |
| ATTACHMENT 1): CURRICULUM VITAES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TAMBURI INVESTMENT PARTNERS S.P.A 56 |
| ATTACHMENT 2): CURRICULUM VITAE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS OF TAMBURIINVESTMENT PARTNERS S.P.A. 70 |
ATTACHMENT 3): PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 2, LETTER B), OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCE ACT ..... 78
ATTACHMENT 4): THE ISSUER'S CAPITALISATION AMOUNTS AND REVENUES FOR THE PURPOSES OF QUALIFYING AS AN SME PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1, PARAGRAPH 1, LETTER W-QUATER.1) OF THE CFA AND ARTICLE 2-TER OF THE CONSOB ISSUERS' REGULATION. ...............81
Code/Self-Governance Code: the Self-Governance Code of listed companies approved in July 2018 by the Corporate Governance Committee and promoted by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., ABI, ANIA, Assogestioni, Assonime and Confindustria.
Civ. cod/ c.c.: the Italian civil code.
Board: the Issuer's Board of Directors.
Issuer: the issuer to which the Report refers.
Year: the financial year to which the Report refers.
MAR/MAR Regulation: EU Regulation No. 596/2014 relating to market abuse.
Consob Issuers' Regulation: the Regulation issued by Consob Resolution No. 11971 of 1999 (as subsequently amended).
Consob Market Regulation: the Market Regulations issued by Consob Resolution No. 20249 of 2017.
Consob Related Parties Regulation: the Regulations issued by Consob Resolution No. 17221 of March 12, 2010 (as subsequently amended) in relation to related parties.
Report: the corporate governance and shareholder structure report which the company must prepare as per art. 123-bis CFA.
CFA: Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24, 1998 (Consolidated Finance Act).
Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. (hereafter "TIP", the "Company" or the "Issuer") is an independent investment merchant bank focused on Italian medium-sized companies which undertake activities of:
TIP invests in medium-sized companies, both listed and non-listed with market leadership positions in their own field and with strong growth potential.
TIP acquires minority shareholdings with the objective to partner entrepreneurs and managers, effectively participating in the growth and progressive expansion of the business. TIP targets investments through reserved share capital increases or acquisition of significant shareholdings and entrusts the operational activities to the entrepreneur/manager which may include shareholder agreements.
TIP's business model is unique in Italy, in that:
TIP has adopted a "traditional" administration and control system, in accordance with Article 2380-bis and subsequent of the Civil Code. The corporate bodies of the Company are: Shareholders' Meeting, Board of Directors and Board of Statutory Auditors. In terms of the composition, functioning and characteristics of the above corporate bodies, in addition to the Committees established by the Board of Directors, reference should be made to that outlined below.
The Issuer is defined as an SME pursuant to Article 1, paragraph 1, letter w-quater.1) of the CFA and Article 2-ter of the Consob Issuers' Regulation, with effect from 2014.
In this regard, capitalisation and revenue amounts are shown in sub Attachment 4) to this Report.
The amount of subscribed and fully paid up share capital is Euro 85,509,666.84.
The share capital comprises entirely ordinary shares, without nominal value, as illustrated in the table below:
| SHARE CAPITAL STRUCTURE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of shares | % of share capital |
Listed / Non listed |
Rights and obligations |
|
| Ordinary shares | 164,441,667 | 100% | Italian Stock Exchange, STAR Segment |
As per law and by laws |
All the ordinary shares have the same rights, which are exercisable without any limits.
| OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (attributed the right to subscribe to new share issues) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed (with market indicated)/no t listed |
No. of instruments outstanding |
Category of shares for the conversion/exercise |
No. of shares of the conversion/exercis e |
|
| Warrants | MTA - STAR Segment |
20,302,835 | Ordinary shares | 20,302,835 |
On March 27, 2014, the Board of Directors of TIP, in the presence of a notary, following the motions passed by the Board on March 4, 2014, approved:
The public tender offer, to qualified investors in Italy and foreign institutional investors (the "Offer"), commenced at 9 AM on April 7, 2014 and closed in advance, in consideration of the high level of requests for the securities, on the same date of April 7, 2014. The total nominal value of the bonds issued to service the Offer amounts to Euro 100,000,000, with the issue of 100,000 bonds of a nominal value of Euro 1,000 each.
The commencement date of trading of the bonds on the MOT was fixed for April 14, 2014. The gross annual nominal fixed rate of the bonds is 4.75%. The offer price of the bonds is 100% of the nominal value of the bonds. The maturity date of the bond is April 14, 2020.
The Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of April 29, 2015 approved the paid-in and divisible share capital increase of the Company, for a maximum Euro 200,000,000, including share premium, through the issue, on one or more occasions, of a maximum 36,948,900 ordinary shares, with the same features as those in circulation at the issue date, delegating to the Board of Directors the establishment of the subscription price and the relative share premium, irrevocably reserved in service of the exercise of the Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. 2015-2020 warrants (the "2015-2020 Warrants"), whose issue was approved by the same Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of the Company of April 29, 2015. The Board of Directors of TIP., meeting on July 6, 2015, acting in accordance with the duties conferred by the Shareholders' Meeting of April 29, 2015, fixed as 36,948,900 the maximum number of 2015-2020 Warrants to be granted free of charge to shareholders and to fixed the following 2015-2020 Warrants exercise price for each of the Exercise Periods, previously established and identified in the Regulation approved by the same Shareholders' Meeting:
The Board of Directors subsequently supplemented Article 6 of the By-Laws with (i) indication of the maximum number of conversion shares to be issued and (ii) indication of the issue price of each Conversion Share and the relative share premium, in addition to supplementing the 2015-2020 Warrant Regulation, approved by the Shareholders' Meeting of April 29, 2015 with (i) indication of the maximum number of 2015-2020 Warrants and of Conversion Shares to be issued; (ii) indication of the Subscription Price and (iii) definition of the annexes to the Regulation.
In the First Exercise Period a total of 3,885 of the 2015-2020 Warrants were exercised and consequently 3,885 newly issued ordinary shares of Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. were subscribed (ratio of 1 Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. ordinary share for each 2015-2020 Warrant exercised) at the price of Euro 3.79 each, without indication of the nominal value. In the Second Exercise Period a total of 12,261,997 of the 2015-2020 Warrants were exercised and consequently 12,261,997 newly issued ordinary shares of Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. were subscribed (ratio of 1 Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. ordinary share for each 2015-2020 Warrant exercised) at the price of Euro 4.15 each, without indication of the nominal value.
In the Third Exercise Period a total of 4,380,183 of the 2015-2020 Warrants were exercised and consequently 4,380,183 newly issued ordinary shares of Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. were subscribed (ratio of 1 Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. ordinary share for each 2015-2020 Warrant exercised) at the price of Euro 4.55 each, without indication of the nominal value.
Following these subscriptions, the share capital of Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. therefore amounted to Euro 85,509,666.84 represented by 164,441,667 ordinary shares with a nominal value of Euro 0.52 each.
On July 14, 2016, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting deliberated, inter alia:
(i) to eliminate pursuant to Articles 2328 and 2346 of the Civil Code the nominal value of the ordinary shares of the company;
(ii) to confer to the Board of Directors powers to increase the share capital, for payment, for a maximum amount of Euro 1,500,000,000, including any share premium, to be executed within 5 years of the date of the resolution, through the issue of ordinary shares without nominal value, with the same features as those in circulation and with regular rights, with exclusion of the option right pursuant to Article 2443, paragraph 4, first period, of the Civil Code, in order to undertake (i) with conferment in kind the ordinary shares of Asset Italia S.p.A.; and (ii) in favour of the shareholders of Asset Italia S.p.A. other than the company, in order that the Board of Directors may provide - and provides - undertakings in relation to the Asset Italia Project. These powers provide the right to define the terms and conditions of the capital increase, in accordance with all legal and regulatory provisions and, in particular, in accordance with the provisions of Article 2441, paragraph 6 of the Civil Code, with the widest powers to establish the method, terms and conditions of the capital increase within the limits outlined above, including, for mere example purposes and not exhaustive, the power to determine the number and price of the shares issued (including any share premium), on the condition that the share capital must increase for a nominal amount corresponding to 1/1000 of the lower between: (i) the value attributed to the ordinary shares of Asset Italia S.p.A. subject to conferment by the appointed expert, and (ii) Euro 1,500,000,000.
The powers to increase the share capital were conferred as a preliminary step in the Asset Italia Project, conceived and promoted by TIP, with the objective to create Asset Italia S.p.A. as an investment holding with the objective to contribute to the development and growth in the value of investee companies, benefitting these enterprises from TIP`s investment, support and know-how and which provides for, as an essential step within this process, the corporate merger - before the first half of 2021 - between Asset Italia S.p.A. and TIP.
The elimination of the indication of the nominal value of the shares, in addition to modifying Article 6 of the By-Laws of the company in relation to the composition of the share capital, also required an updating of the statutory clauses relating to the capital increase to service the 2015-2020 Warrant (see paragraph A.3 above). The elimination of the reference to the nominal value expressed of the shares from the share capital increase to service the 2015- 2010 Warrant comprises a merely formal amendment and the conditions of the 2015-2020 Warrant remain unchanged.
Pursuant to Article 2346, paragraph 3 of the Civil Code, where there is no indication of the nominal value of the shares the provisions - including non-statutory, where existing - must refer to the implicit accounting value of the TIP shares. For the purposes of greater clarity and completeness any reference to the nominal value of the shares of the company wherever contained, for example, in the regulation of the "TIP 2014-2020 Bond Loan" (see paragraph [A.1] above) are intended as reference to the implied accounting value of the shares.
There are no restrictions on the transfer of shares, nor limits to possession, or any clauses to become a shareholder.
The significant shareholdings of the company, direct or indirect, at March 14, 2019 based on the shareholder register and communications made in accordance with Article 120 of the CFA, are illustrated in the table below:
| SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDINGS IN THE SHARE CAPITAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder | Direct shareholder | % of | % of | |
| ordinary | voting | |||
| share | share | |||
| capital | capital | |||
| Francesco Angelini | Angelini Partecipazioni Finanziarie S.r.l. | 10.798% | 10.798% | |
| d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A. | d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A. | 10.308% | 10.308% |
| Giovanni Tamburi | Giovanni Tamburi | 7.496% | 7.496 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lippiuno S.r.l. Total |
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There are no securities which confer special control rights or securities with special powers pursuant to the regulations and statutory norms.
Not present
There are no restrictions on voting rights.
There are no shareholder agreements pursuant to Article 122 of the Consolidated Finance Act.
The Issuer has not signed significant agreements that are effective or would be modified or discharged in the case of a change in control of the contracting company.
Pursuant to Article 22.3 of the By-Laws, subject to Article 104, paragraph 1, of the CFA, and to the rights of the Shareholders by law or the by-laws, the Board of Directors, and any Executive Boards, have the right to undertake, without a Shareholders' Meeting authorisation, all acts and operations to counter the objectives of a public purchase and/or exchange offer promoted on the shares and/or other financial instruments issued by the Company. Subject to the provisions of Article 104, paragraph l-bis, of the CFA, and to the rights of the Shareholders' Meeting as per law or the by-laws, the Board of Directors, and any Executive Boards, also have the right, without a Shareholders' Meeting, to implement decisions - not yet implemented in full or in part and which are not within the normal activities of the company - to counter the objectives of a public purchase and/or exchange offer promoted on the shares and/or other financial instruments issued by the Company.
As indicated in paragraph A.3) above, to which reference should be made, on July 14, 2016 the Shareholders' Meeting conferred to the Board of Directors powers to increase the share capital, with the exclusion of the option right pursuant to Article 2443, paragraph 4, first period of the Civil Code, conferring to the Board of Directors - and through them the chairman and executive vice chairman - the widest powers to execute the above-mentioned resolution for the completion of the operation.
With reference to the purchase of treasury shares, in 2018 the Board of Directors, in accordance with that approved by the Shareholders' Meeting of April 20, 2018, authorised: 1. with prior revocation, for the part not yet executed, of the previous Shareholders' Meeting authorisation of April 28, 2017, in accordance with Article 2357 of the Civil Code, the acquisition, on one or more occasions, of a maximum number, also on a rotating basis (maximum number of treasury shares held at any one time in portfolio), of 32,012,296 shares of the Company (with deduction of the treasury shares held in portfolio at the date of the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting) or a different number of shares which, pursuant to Article 2357, third paragraph of the Civil Code, will represent 20% of the share capital resulting from the approval and execution of increases and/or reductions in capital during the period of the authorisation or the number which will represent any different percentage which may be established from legislative modifications during the period of the authorisation, taking also into account the shares which may be held from time to time by subsidiary companies of the Company and in any case in accordance with the limits required by law, for the purposes pursuant to the report of the Board of Directors and in accordance with the following terms and conditions (in addition to, in any case, in compliance with EU Regulation No. 596/2014 and the relative EU and national rules, as well as market practices on the acquisition of treasury shares for the establishment of a "securities reserve" and/or, on a case by case basis, market practices concerning liquidity support, as approved by Consob in accordance with Article 13 of the MAR Regulation, paragraph 1, letter c) of the CFA with motion No. 16839 of 2009):
the shares may be acquired up to 18 months and from the date of the resolution of the Shareholders` Meeting of April 20, 2018;
the purchase price and disposal of treasury shares is realised in compliance with applicable regulatory provisions:
a) at a unitary price not lower than 10% of the price registered on the stock exchange on the day prior to each single purchase operation;
b) at a unitary price not higher than 10% of the price registered on the stock exchange on the day prior to each single purchase operation;
the purchases may be made, on one or more occasions, also on a rotating basis in accordance with law, on regulated markets in accordance with the operating procedures established in the regulations of the markets organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., which permits parity of treatment of shareholders, in accordance with Article 132 of the CFA and Article 144-bis, paragraph 1, of the Consob Issuer's Regulations as well as in accordance with all other regulatory applications, or different procedures, where permitted by Article 132, paragraph 3, of the CFA or other regulatory or statutory provisions which are applicable from time to time at the time of the operation. The purchases may also be made in accordance with public tender offers or exchanges pursuant to Article 144-bis, paragraph 1, letter a), of the Consob Issuer's Regulations, with prior approval of the Board of Directors in accordance with current regulations;
the Company will set aside a non-distributable reserve, "Reserve for treasury shares in portfolio", of the amount of the treasury shares acquired, through transfer of a corresponding amount from the available reserves utilised for the purchase;
carry out, pursuant to Article 2357-ter of the Civil Code, disposals, on one or more occasions, of treasury shares acquired and from time to time held in portfolio, in accordance with the statutory limits, for the purposes outlined in the report of the Board of Directors to the Shareholders' Meeting of April 20, 2018 and in accordance with the following terms and conditions (in addition to, in any case, compliance with the operating procedures provided for in the MAR Regulation, EU and national implementing legislation and in the aforementioned permitted market practices set out in Consob Resolution No. 16839 of 2009): - the shares may be disposed of at any time without time limit;
the sales may be made even before the completion of the purchases and may be made on one or more occasions on the market, in blocks or through offers to shareholders, employees, consultants and directors, or, as consideration in exchanges, conferment, sales or other acts in disposal of treasury shares made within the acquisition of investments or implementation of industrial projects or other extraordinary finance operations which implicate the assignment or transfer of treasury shares (such as for example mergers, spinoffs, issue of convertible bonds or warrants etc.) or to service share-based incentive plans; the Company may also utilise the shares to sustain liquidity on the market, in order to facilitate trading of the shares during moments of scarce liquidity and favouring the normal trading activity;
this price limit will not be applicable in the case of disposals other than sale and, in particular, in the case of exchange, conferment, sale or other acts in disposal of treasury shares made within the acquisition of investments or implementation of industrial projects or other extraordinary finance operations which implicate the assignment or transfer of treasury shares (such as for example mergers, spin-offs, issue of convertible bonds or warrants etc.) or to service share-based incentive plans; the Company may also undertake actions of stabilisation of the share price of the Company, as well as intervention on the share price concerning contingent market situations facilitating the trading of the shares during moments of scarce liquidity on the market and favouring the normal trading activity; in this case other criteria could be utilised, in line with the purposes and taking into account market practices and indications of Borsa Italiana S.p.A. and Consob recommendations;
with the faculty of the Board of Directors to establish, where required, in compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory provisions, all other terms, means and conditions for the utilisation of shares considered appropriate.
At year end, the Issuer held 5,995,178 treasury shares. L) MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION ACTIVITIES
The company is not subject to management and co-ordination pursuant to Article 2497 and subsequent of the Civil Code.
It is noted that:
(i) the information required by Article 123 bis, first paragraph, letter i) of the CFA - the agreements between the company and directors which provide indemnity in the case of resignation or dismissal of office without just cause or termination of employment following a public purchase offer - is illustrated in the remuneration report published as per Article 123-ter of the CFA;
(ii) the disclosures required by Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter l) of the CFA - applicable regulations concerning the appointment and replacement of directors, in addition to the amendment of the by-laws if differing from applicable law and regulations - are illustrated in the Board of Directors section (Section 4.1).
TIP adopts, as its corporate governance model the provisions of the Self-Governance Code issued by Borsa Italiana and available on the internet site of the Committee for Corporate Governance at the web page http://www.borsaitaliana.it/comitato-corporategovernance/codice/codice.htm.
The Issuer, and its subsidiaries, are not subject to laws in force outside Italy which affect the Corporate Governance structure.
TIP adopted the Procedures for Transactions with Related Parties prepared pursuant to the Consob Related Parties Regulation, as integrated by the Control and Risk and Related Parties Committee Regulations.
The Regulation of the Risks and Control and Related Parties Committee and the procedures for Related Party Transactions were approved by the Board of Directors on November 12, 2010 and subsequently amended on November 14, 2013, March 11, 2015, March 14, 2016, July 27, 2016 and March 14, 2019.
For further information on the Control, Risks and Related Parties Committee, see paragraph 10 of this Report below.
The Board of Directors adopted, with effect from the commencement date of trading of TIP shares, and updated regularly, an Internal Dealing Code for the purposes of governing the disclosure obligations of company representatives in relation to TIP, Consob and the market. The Internal Dealing Code aims to improve the transparency and consistency of disclosures to the market, and governs the conduct and disclosure requirements in relation to the Company, Consob and the public as regards transactions made, also through intermediaries, of Financial Instruments of the Company and on Related Financial Instruments carried out by Covered Persons and/or by Connected Persons (in accordance with the definitions in the Internal Dealing Code).
The current version of the Internal Dealing Code was issued by the Board of Directors on July 27, 2016 enacting (i) Article 19 of the MAR, (ii) European Regulations No. 522/2016 and 523/2016, as well as, where still applicable, (iii) Article 114 of the CFA and (iv) Consob Issuers' Regulation, and in consideration that, for the purposes of updating the Internal Dealing Code to the provisions introduced by MAR and the above-mentioned European Regulations, account was also taken of the indications expressed by Consob in Communication No. 0061330 of July 1, 2016.
The Internal Dealing Code was updated as a result of the entry into force of the New Regulation EC 2016/679 concerning the protection of personal data (GDPR). This was approved by the Board of Directors on March 14, 2019.
The Board of Directors of December 16, 2014 approved the organisational model pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001 (the "Organisation Model") and set up the Supervisory Board whose duties, among others, includes (i) verify the effective and efficient organisational model adopted in relation to the prevention and impediment of offenses pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001; (ii) verify compliance with the implementation and procedures contained in the organisational model and report any conduct anomalies emerging from the analysis of information flows and from the reporting of issues by heads of the various departments; and (iii) propose to the Board of Directors disciplinary measures which must be implemented following the ascertaining of violations of the organisational model.
The Organisational Model was updated and approved by a motion of the Board of Directors of March 14, 2019.
The Supervisory Board, which was renewed by the Board resolution of April 29, 2016 following the resignation of the Board, has a duration until the mandate of the current Board of Directors (and therefore until the Shareholders' Meeting called for the approval of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018) and has full access to all TIP corporate departments in order to obtain all information necessary for the undertaking of its functions and may avail of all of the assistance of TIP corporate departments or external consultants for the execution of the appointment.
The Supervisory Board is not required to report to other corporate boards.
On November 14, 2017, the Board of Directors appointed Matteo Alessandro Pagani Chairman, following the resignation of one of its members.
On March 9, 2018, the Board of Directors approved a new Code of Ethics, IT Code of Ethics, Employee and Contractor Code of Ethics and Client and Supplier Code of Ethics. Following the entry into force of the New Regulation EU 2016/679 on the protection of personal data (GDPR), the Board of Directors approved a new IT Code of Ethics on March 14,2019.
For further information about the Organisational Model and Supervisory Board, see paragraph 11.3 of this Report below.
The Company, pursuant to paragraph 2, Section VI-bis, Chapter V, Section V, Book V of the Civil Code, is governed by a Board of Directors composed of between a minimum of 9 and maximum of 13 members, in compliance with the regulations relating to gender balance required by applicable statutory and regulatory provisions and by the By-Laws. The Board of Directors consists of executive and non-executive members, including shareholders, of which 3 (three) must be independent directors as per Article 148, paragraph 3, of the Consolidated Finance Act.
The appointment and replacement of the directors are governed by the provisions of law and applicable regulations and Article 17 and 18 of the By-Laws. The most significant provisions of the above-mentioned Article 17 and 18 of the By-Laws are illustrated below.
The appointment of the Board of Directors will take place according to the presentation of slates by shareholders in which the candidates are listed through progressive numbering. Each slate must contain a number of candidates not lower than 2 (two) and not above the maximum number of members to be elected plus one. At least one candidate of each slate must be independent pursuant to Article 148 paragraph 3 of the CFA (with subsequent modifications) and relative provisions. Each slate must specifically indicate the candidates considered independent in accordance with the above provisions. In fact, pursuant to Article 147-ter, paragraph 4 of the CFA, when the Board of Directors is composed of more than 7 (seven) members (as in the case of the Board of Directors of TIP), at least 2 (two) must be independent as established for statutory auditors by Article 148, paragraph 3 of the CFA. In addition, as TIP is listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, pursuant to Article 1A.2.10.6 of the Stock Exchange Regulations the number of independent directors must be at least 3 (three), as the Board of Directors of the Company is composed of between a minimum of 9 (nine) and a maximum of 13 (thirteen) members. For the combined provisions of Articles 17 and Article 33 of the By-Laws, from the call date of the Shareholders' Meeting called for the full renewal of the Board of Directors elected by the Shareholders' Meeting of April 30, 2010, the slates which contain a number of candidates equal or above 3 (three) must be composed of candidates belonging to both genders, in order that the under-represented gender, for the first three-year mandate subsequent to the full renewal of the Board of Directors, is at least one-fifth (rounded up) of the candidates and, for the subsequent mandates, at least one-third (rounded up) of the candidates.
Slates may be presented by parties which, either solely or jointly, have a shareholding representing voting rights in the ordinary Shareholders' Meeting established by applicable statutory regulations and/or current provisions. The shareholding necessary for the purposes of filing a slate is indicated in the Shareholders' Meeting notice called to appoint the members of the Board of Directors.
Each shareholder (as well as (i) shareholders belonging to the same group, and therefore considered as the controlling party, also non-corporate, pursuant to Article 2359 of the Civil Code and any subsidiaries, or under common control, of the same party, or (ii) shareholders belonging to a shareholder agreement pursuant to Article 122 of the CFA, or (iii) shareholders that are otherwise related in relation to significant relationships pursuant to current statutory and/or regulatory provisions) may present or jointly present with other shareholders, directly, or through nominees, or trust companies, only one slate of candidates, with the risk of the slate being declared ineligible.
Each candidate may be presented on only one slate, at the risk of being declared ineligible. The slates presented must be filed, including through correspondence, at the registered office of the Company at least twenty-five days before the date called for the Shareholders' Meeting to deliberate on the appointment of the members of the Board of Directors. Together with each slate, within the terms indicated above, the following documents must be filed:
a) the list of shareholders presenting the slate, with indication of their name, company, registered office, the company registration office number or equivalent and the total share capital percentage held;
The relative ownership certificate may be sent after filing of the slate, although by the deadline for the publication of slates by the Company.
The slates must be made available to the public, within the terms prescribed by law, at the registered office of the company and the other means required by applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.
Each shareholder (as well as (i) shareholders belonging to the same group, and therefore considered as the controlling party, also non-corporate, pursuant to Article 2359 of the Civil Code and any subsidiaries, or under common control, of the same party, or (ii) shareholders belonging to a shareholder agreement pursuant to Article 122 of the CFA and subsequent modifications, or (iii) shareholders that are otherwise related in relation to significant relationships pursuant to current statutory and/or regulatory provisions) has the right to vote only one slate.
The election of the members of the Board of Directors is as follows: a) Where no slate is presented, the Shareholders' Meeting votes by majority in accordance with the provisions of law b) Where only one slate has been presented all the members of the Board of Directors are elected from this slate c) Where however two or more slates have been presented: (i) from the slate with the highest number of votes will be elected, in progressive order of the candidates listed on the slate, all the members of the Board of Directors, up to the number of directors to be elected less one; (ii) from the slate with the second highest number of votes and which is not in any way related, even indirectly, with the shareholders that presented or voted the list with the highest number of votes, will be elected, in progressive order in which the candidates were indicated in the slate, the remaining director to be elected. From the same slate will also be elected the directors which – for whatever reason – could not be elected from the slate as per letter (i) above, up to the number of directors to be elected d) in the case of parity of votes (i.e. when two slates have both obtained the same number of votes, or the second number of votes) a new ballot will take place by the Shareholders' Meeting, with voting by slates, to elect the entire Board of Directors. e) In the case in which at the end of the voting there was not elected a sufficient number of independent directors in accordance with current regulations, the candidate elected as last in progressive order in the slate which obtained the highest number of votes, who was not independent will be replaced by the first candidate not elected, from the same list, with the required requisites for independence, or where not possible, from the first candidate not elected taken from the second list by number of votes obtained. This procedure will be repeated until the appointment of the number of independent Directors to be elected or until the depletion of the slates. Where after adopting the above-mentioned criteria, it is not possible to complete the election of all the Directors, the election of the remaining Directors will be made by the Shareholders' Meeting, on the proposal of the shareholders present and with approval adopted by simple majority. f) Where the slate that obtained the second highest number of votes does not achieve a percentage of votes at least equal to half of that required by the presentation of the slates, all the directors to be elected will be taken from the list that obtained the highest number of votes by the shareholders, based on the progressive number of the candidates listed in the slate. g) pursuant to paragraph 17.2.3 of the By-Laws, where the slate that obtained the second highest number of votes received the vote of one or more parties considered related to the slate that obtained the highest number of votes, these votes will not be counted. Consequently, the remaining director elected is the first candidate in progressive order of the slate with the second highest number of votes without considering the votes of related parties, while where without considering these votes the minimum quorum is not obtained as per letter f) above, the directors are taken from the list that obtained the highest number of votes, based on the progressive order in which the candidates were listed.
Where the election of candidates through slates under the above-stated procedure does not ensure a composition of the Board of Directors in compliance with the applicable gender equality regulation, the last candidate of the over-represented gender from the slate which has gained the highest number of votes will be replaced by the first candidate of the under-represented gender not elected on the same slate. This replacement procedure proceeds until the Board of Directors is comprised of at least one third of the underrepresented gender (rounded up). Where this procedure does not ensure an outcome, the Shareholders' Meeting will elect in accordance with the majority by law, on condition of the presentation of candidates of the under-represented gender.
Where for whatever reason the appointment of one or more directors may not be undertaken in accordance with that outlined above, the provisions of law are applied in relation to the appointment of the Board of Directors, without compliance of the above mentioned voting by slates, subject to acceptance by the candidates and declaration, under their own responsibility, of the inexistence of causes for ineligibility and incompatibility, as well as the requisites required by applicable regulations, in compliance with the regulations on gender equality.
The Directors are appointed for a period of three years which expires on the date of the shareholders' meeting called for the approval of the financial statements relating to the final year in office. The Directors may be re-elected.
The independent directors must immediately communicate to the Board of Directors when they may no longer be considered independent by law. The loss of such qualification results in resignation from office, when the minimum number of independent directors is no longer in compliance with law. In such an event the provisions of Article 18 of the By-Laws are applied.
Where one or more Directors resigns, and provided the majority of the Board has been elected by the Shareholders' Meeting, the Board of Directors replaces the Director in
accordance with the provisions of law, in application of the gender equality regulatory provisions and the By-Laws. Where the resigning director was from the slate with the second highest number of votes, the replacement will be made appointing the first candidate eligible and available to accept the appointment from the same slate belonging to the resigning director, or, where this is not possible, appointing the first candidate eligible and available to accept the appointment, in progressive order, from the candidates of the other slates that obtained the minimum quorum pursuant to paragraph 17.2.7, letter f) of the By-Laws, based on the number of votes each candidate obtained. The replacement Director's mandate terminates with the mandate of the Directors in office on his entry to the Board.
Where the resigning director is an independent director, he must be co-opted by another independent director. The replacement will be made appointing the first candidate eligible and available to accept the appointment from the same slate belonging to the resigning director, or, where this is not possible, appointing the first candidate eligible and available to accept the appointment, in progressive order, from the candidates of the other slates that obtained the minimum quorum pursuant to paragraph 17.2.7, letter f) of the By-Laws, based on the number of votes each candidate obtained. The replacement Director's mandate terminates with the mandate of the Directors in office on his entry to the Board. In the event of the resignation of a member of the under-represented gender the replacement will take place appointing a candidate from the same gender through the candidates not elected from the same slate of the resigning director. The replacement Director's mandate terminates with the mandate of the Directors in office on his entry to the Board.
Where it is not possible to proceed as outlined above, either through lack of candidates on the slates or unavailability of the candidates, the Board of Directors proceeds through co-optation, in accordance with Article 2386 of the Civil Code, of a director chosen in accordance with the criteria established by law as well as in compliance with the gender equality regulations and By-Laws. The director thus co-opted will remain in office until the following Shareholders' Meeting which will proceed with his confirmation or replacement in accordance with the procedures of ordinary majority voting, in place of the above-mentioned voting by slates.
In the event that the majority of the Directors in office become vacant, the entire Board shall be deemed to have resigned and must promptly call a Shareholders' Meeting to elect a new Board. In the period preceding the appointment of the new Board, the Directors may only undertake ordinary acts of administration.
The Board of Directors has not evaluated or adopted a plan for the succession of executive directors not considering this necessary. The Board includes three (3) executive directors, two of whom are also founding shareholders of the Company and the third of whom has worked with the Issuer for quite some time. In light of the Issuer's characteristics and operations, the Board believes the mechanisms already provided for in the By-Laws with regard to early replacement of members in advance of the end of their term in office to be adequate.
The Board of Directors is currently composed of 9 members, 6 of which non-executive, and was appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting of April 29, 2016.
Only one slate was filed within the terms required by law of April 4, 2016, for the appointment of the Board of Directors.
This slate was presented jointly by Giovanni Tamburi (together with Lippiuno S.r.l, registered office Via Borgogna 5 - Milan tax No. 13271160155), Alessandra Gritti and Claudio Berretti, shareholders jointly holding shares totalling and directly 14,455,958 ordinary shares of TIP, equal to 9.781% at the time of the presentation of the slates of the share capital with voting rights in the Shareholders' Meeting of the Company.
The only slate presented contained the following candidates:
| Progressive | Surname | Name | Place and date of birth | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | (1) and/or (2) | |||
| 1 | Tamburi | Giovanni | Rome - April 21, 1954 | |
| 2 | Gritti | Alessandra | Varese - April 13, 1961 | |
| 3 | Berretti | Claudio | Florence - August 23, 1972 | |
| 4 | d'Amico | Cesare | Rome - March 6, 1957 | |
| 5 | Mezzetti | Manuela | Milan - February 7, 1960 | (1) & (2) |
| 6 | Capponi | Alberto | Milan - July 31, 1954 | (1) & (2) |
| 7 | Ferrero | Giuseppe | Turin - November 14, 1946 | (1) & (2) |
| 8 | Palestra | Daniela | Milan - November 16, 1964 | (*) |
| 9 | d'Amico | Paolo | Rome - October 29, 1954 |
(1) Candidate declared independent in accordance with Article 148, paragraph 3 of Legislative Decree No. 58 of the CFA.
(2) Candidate declared independent in accordance with the Self-Governance Code.
(*) On July 27, 2016, the Board of Directors assessed the independence of Ms. Daniela Palestra pursuant to the provisions of the Self-Governance Code and not subject to the provisions pursuant to Article 2382 of the Civil Code.
The only slate presented was approved by majority with 78,774,632 votes.
The current Board of Directors, which will remain in office until the approval of the annual accounts for the year ended December 31, 2018, is shown in Table 1 of the Attachment to the present Report Sub Attachment 1) also includes the curriculum vitaes of each member of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors meeting of April 29, 2016 confirmed that the Company applies the principles and criteria as per Articles 2 and 3 of the Self-Governance Code, in relation to the composition of the Board of Directors as well as the roles and functions of the non-executive and independent directors. On this date, in particular, the Board of Directors confirmed that the attribution of operational powers to the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Giovanni Tamburi, non-monocratic, with individual or joint signature, according to the events, with another Executive Director Ms. Alessandra Gritti, as well as, for some aspects, with the third and final Executive Director, Mr. Claudio Berretti, was functional to ensure greater efficiency of the organisational structure of the Company, especially in view of the activities undertaken.
The Issuer has applied diversity criteria, including gender criteria, to the composition of the Board of Directors, in line with the priority objective of ensuring sufficient skills and professionalism in its members. A third of the Board of Directors is comprised of directors from the under-represented gender.
The Issuer considers the By-Laws to be the most suitable means of pursuing the objective, also taking into account its ownership structure. The Issuers' By-Laws, in fact, provide an appointments mechanism which makes it possible for at least one-third of the members of the Board of Directors to belong to the under-represented gender (including subsequent to the termination of the effects of Law No. 120 of July 12, 2011).
The above demonstrates the Issuer's commitment toward complying on the matter of diversity. As regards possible diversity policies in respect of managerial and professional expertise, including of an international nature, age and years in office, in consideration of both the company's specific activities and the fact that with the approval of the financial statements at December 31, 2018 the mandate of the Board of Directors currently in office ends, the Issuer does not consider it appropriate to introduce additional policies for the moment, and is leaving any possible decision in this regard to the new appointed board.
In relation to the equality of treatment and opportunities between genders within the entire corporate organisation, it should be noted that 31% (thirty-one percent) of the workforce is comprised of the under-represented gender and that the company has had a chief executive officer from the under-represented gender since its incorporation.
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The Board of Directors of March 14, 2019 adopted the following rules in relation to the maximum number of Directorships permitted by the Directors in other companies:
In the calculation of the total number of companies in which the Directors hold offices of director or statutory auditor no account is taken of the companies in which the Company holds an investment. The offices held by Directors in companies which belong to the same group, other than those belonging to the Company, are conventionally considered as one office.
( 1) Companies with a workforce not below two hundred for at least one year.
The composition of the Board of Directors is in compliance with the general criteria stated above.
The Company has not implemented initiatives for the induction of directors also taking into account the fact that the directors in office, also in virtue of the number of mandates held, have an adequate knowledge of the sectors of activity in which the Issuer operates, of the business operations and their performance, of the principles of correct management and of the self-regulatory framework. On March 14, 2019, the Board of Directors approved the annual self-assessment document on the functioning of the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
During the year, the Board of Directors met 5 times, with an average duration of the meeting of one hour 30 minutes. For the year 2019, at the date of the present Report, 4 Board meetings are planned of which one already held.
The directors received the documentation relating to each meeting 4-5 days before the meeting, in order to have the necessary time to review the documentation. During the Year this term was generally respected. In any event, the Chairman of the Board of Directors ensures that there is adequate information provided during the board meetings where, in specific and exceptional cases, it is not possible to provide the necessary pre-board information.
During the year no external parties to the Board (with the exception of the secretary of the Board) took part in meetings.
The Shareholders' Meeting did not authorise any general or specific competitor agreements as per article 2390 of the civil code.
Pursuant to Article 21 of the By-Laws of the Issuer, Board resolutions are passed when at least half the members in office are present and the favourable vote of the majority of the Directors in office.
The resolutions concerning the acquisition and/or the disposal of investments in other companies, businesses and/or business units for individual amounts above Euro 25,000,000 but below Euro 50,000,000 must be subject to the approval of the Executive Committee (where set up) while, where no such body is set up, they are exclusively reserved to the Board of Directors.
The resolutions concerning the acquisition and/or the disposal of investments in other companies, businesses and/or business units for individual amounts above Euro 50,000,000 are exclusively reserved to the Board of Directors.
Except for the above-mentioned resolutions, in the case of parity of votes, the motion will be approved with the favourable vote of the Chairman.
Pursuant to Article 22 of the By-Laws, the Board of Directors shall have the widest powers of ordinary and extraordinary administration of the company and may carry out any and all acts it deems appropriate in attaining the corporate objects, with the sole exclusion of those attributed by law to the Shareholders' Meeting.
In addition to the matters indicated previously and subject to Articles 2420-ter and 2443 of the Civil Code, the following resolutions are the exclusive responsibility of the Board of Directors, to be taken in accordance with Article 2436 pf the Civil Code:
the reduction of the share capital in the case of return of shares by shareholders;
modify the company By-laws in compliance with law;
The annual self-assessment document on the functioning of the Board of Directors pursuant to the Self-Governance Code was prepared in accordance with the "Regulations on the functioning of the Board of Directors of Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A." approved by the Company.
The Board of Directors evaluates the adequacy of the organisational, administration and general accounting system of the Issuer and of its subsidiaries with strategic importance, with particular reference to the internal control and risk management system and management of conflicts of interests.
At December 31, 2018, the subsidiaries of the Issuer with strategic importance are both the subsidiaries - TXR S.r.l. and StarTIP S.r.l.
The Board of Directors at least quarterly evaluates the general operational performance, taking into account, in particular, the information received from executive boards, as well as periodically, comparing the results with the budgets.
Examination and prior approval of the transactions of the Issuer and its subsidiaries are reserved for the Board of Directors, when these transactions have a significant strategic, economic, equity or financial impact on the Company. The Board of Directors did not draw up the general criteria to identify ex-ante the operations of the Issuer and of the subsidiaries with greatest strategic, economic, equity or financial significance for the Issuer, considering more appropriate to assess each evaluation on a case by case basis.
The Board of Directors meeting of March 14, 2019 assessed the adequacy of the Board of Directors and its Committees, with the following considerations:
This assessment was undertaken without the assistance of external consultants.
Pursuant to Article 20 of the By-Laws, meetings of the Board of Directors are held at the Company's office or elsewhere in Italy, whenever the Chairman sees fit, and may be conducted via teleconferencing and/or videoconferencing systems, provided that all directors are able to participate verbally, in real time, in respect of all items on the agenda and to send and receive documents. The Chairman of the Board of Director ensures that the adequate time necessary is dedicated to the matters on the Agenda in order to enable a constructive debate, encouraging, in the Board meetings, contributions by Directors.
The Board of Directors meeting of April 29, 2016 resolved:
appointed the Executive Directors of the Company as the Directors Mr. Giovanni Tamburi and Ms. Alessandra Gritti and consequently conferred the following powers to Mr. Giovanni Tamburi and Ms. Alessandra Gritti, to be exercised with single signature:
payment or receipt of the same, including through settlement or offsetting, issuing and receiving receipts;
local and autonomous bodies, for the provision of concessions, licenses and authorisations;
When an investment includes both a payment (equity/loan/other form) by TIP and an accessory guarantee quantified in the amount related to the investment, the amount of Euro 25,000,000 will be the maximum amount for each individual operation including the amount of this guarantee without requiring approval by the Board of Directors.
In relation to the Executive Directors Mr. Giovanni Tamburi and Ms. Alessandra Gritti there are no interlocking directorates as per Criteria 2.C.5. of the Self-Governance Code.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer received the powers as illustrated in the previous point.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Giovanni Tamburi is, together with the Executive Director Ms. Alessandra Gritti, the principal person responsible for the management of the business (chief executive officer).
An executive committee was not set up.
The Executive Bodies reported to the Board concerning the activities carried out during the year at least quarterly.
The Company appointed Mr. Claudio Berretti as General Manager with the following powers conferred for this position:
The General Manager oversees the coordination of the various functions of the Company and inter-departmental relations. The General Manager is also responsible for the activities of management control.
There are no other executive directors apart from those indicated at point 4.4.
The Board meeting of April 29, 2016 also based on the information received from the directors resolved:
as well as the provisions issued by Borsa Italiana for listing on the Star segment of the stock exchange.
On July 27, 2016, the Board of Directors further assessed the independence of Ms. Daniela Palestra and confirmed her independence pursuant to the provisions of the Self-Governance Code of listed companies and not subject to the provisions pursuant to Article 2382 of the Civil Code.
During the year, in application of the criteria set out in the Self-Governance Code, the Board assessed and confirmed the satisfaction of independence requirements by each of the nonexecutive directors mentioned above.
The Board of Statutory Auditors confirmed the correct application of the assessment criteria and procedures adopted by the Board to evaluate the independence of its members.
During the year, on the initiative of the lead independent director, the independent directors met once in the absence of the other directors.
In compliance with the provisions of the Self-Governance Code, the Board of Directors of April 29, 2016 appointed the independent and non-executive director Mr. Alberto Capponi as the lead independent director pursuant to the Self-Governance Code, attributing to him the responsibilities and duties contained therein. The Lead Independent Director works with the Chairman in order to guarantee that the Directors be fully and immediately informed. The lead independent director calls at least once a year a meeting of only independent directors for a discussion on issues related to the functioning of the Board or business operations.
On March 9, 2018, the Board of Directors of TIP approved the updating of the procedure (previously adopted on July 28, 2005) for the management and handling of price sensitive information, as well as the procedure for communication, both internally and externally to the company, of documents and information relating to TIP and its significant subsidiaries with particular reference to price sensitive information, ensuring such are updated in order to guarantee their compliance with current regulatory provisions. The system of internal procedures was also expanded by the adoption of the "Procedure for Management of the Insider Register" and the "Market Abuse Procedure". This latter Procedure governs various activities, including, without limitation: (i) the purchase and sale of financial instruments and of all other quoted instruments issued by issuers for which TIP is operating, undertaken by employees drawing on their private accounts or on company accounts; (ii) the circulation of the information acquired; (iii) the contacting of potential buyers and sellers; and (iv) financial support within the framework of public offerings and admission to listing.
The procedure for the handling of price sensitive information was issued enacting Articles 17 and 18 of MAR and of the provisions of EU Regulations No. 2016/347 and 2016/1055 as well as: (a)the provisions of Article 114, paragraphs 1 and 115-bis of the CFA; (b) the provisions relating to corporate disclosure as per Consob Issuers' Regulation; (c) the provisions as per corporate disclosure in accordance with the current regulations of the markets organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.; (d) the provisions in relation to corporate disclosure pursuant to the current instructions of the Stock Exchange regulation; (e) the recommendations and opinions issued by ESMA (Guidelines, Q&A) (f) the recommendations adopted by Consob (Guideline No. 1/2017 - Management of Insider Information) and communications issued.
The procedures concerning insider information were updated following the entry into force of the New Regulation EU 2016/679 on personal data protection (GDPR) and approved by the Board of Directors on March 14, 2019.
The Executive Vice Chairman is the Responsible Officer tasked with implementing procedures relating to Insider Information and the General Manager is his deputy.
Instructions provided in the afore-mentioned Consob Guidelines No. 1/2017 have been incorporated into the procedures. It will be recalled that the Guidelines provide operating instructions that may be useful in best implementing European regulations in the light of the specific characteristics of the national framework with regard to: (i) the organisational process for managing obligations relating to the publication of Insider Information; and (ii) management of the Insider Register.
For further information about the Organisational Model and Supervisory Board, see paragraph 11.3 of this Report below.
The Board of Directors of the Company on April 29, 2016 set up the Remuneration Committee (see paragraph 8 below) and the Risk and Control and Related Parties Committee (see paragraph 10 below).
The Board of Directors applies, in relation to the setting up and functioning of the Internal Committees to the Board, the principles and applicative criteria as per Article 4 of the Self-Governance Code, as further illustrated below in the present Report.
The Company ensures adequate financial resources to the committees for the undertaking of their duties within the budget limits approved by the Board.
A committee which carries out the functions of two or more of the committees established under the Code was not set up.
An appointments committee was not set up. Given the characteristics and operations of the Issuer, the Board of Directors considered it preferable to retain these powers.
The Remuneration Committee is composed of the Independent Directors Mr. Alberto Capponi, Mr. Giuseppe Ferrero and Ms. Manuela Mezzetti. They have adequate accounting and finance experience.
The Chairman of the Remuneration Committee is Mr. Giuseppe Ferrero and was appointed by the Committee.
The Regulations of the Remuneration Committee adopted by the Board of Directors on November 12, 2010, and subsequently modified on March 11, 2015, provides that the Committee is comprised of three independent non-executive directors. The Regulation governs the composition, functioning and duties of the Remuneration Committee, applicable and integration to those as per Articles 4 and 6 of the Self-Governance Code relating to Remuneration Committees.
The number of meetings held by the Committee and the percentage participation of each member to these meetings is illustrated in Table 1 of the Attachment to the present Report.
No director takes part in the meetings of the Remuneration Committee in which the proposals to the Board of Directors relating to their remuneration is being discussed.
The average duration of the committee meetings was 30 minutes depending upon the matters on the Agenda. One member of the Board of Statutory Auditors attended the meetings. The Committee may request external parties to attend the meeting, on the invitation of the Chairman, where the Committee consider such appropriate in relation to the matter on the Agenda.
Minutes were kept of the meetings and the Chairman of the Committee reported upon each meeting to the next Board of Directors' meeting.
For the year 2019, at the current date one meeting has been scheduled which has been held.
The Committee has the role of making proposals and consultation for the Board of Directors in relation to the remuneration of directors and executives and the appointment of directors. Specifically, the Committee:
g) reports annually to the shareholders on the activities undertaken in the year. During the year, the activities undertaken by the Remuneration Committee were principally focused on the presentation of proposals to the Board of Directors for the remuneration of the executive directors and senior management and on the variable component of remuneration for employees of the Company.
In the undertaking of the functions the Remuneration Committee may access information and departments necessary for their duties, utilising both employees of the company and external consultants on remuneration policies (and with prior verification that these are not in conflict of interest with an independent opinion), in this latter case within the terms established by the Board of
No financial resources have been earmarked for the Remuneration Committee as the latter avails itself, to carry out its role, of the Issuer's corporate resources and structures.
The Board determined, after examining the proposals of the Remuneration Committee and after consultation with the Board of Statutory Auditors, the remuneration of the executive directors and directors who hold specific offices, as well as the division of the total fees to the members of the Board. The total remuneration of non-executive directors approved by the Shareholders' Meeting of April 29, 2016 is Euro 60.000 annually, divided between the directors equally (Euro 10,000 each).
TIP adopted a General Policy for the Remuneration of directors and executives with Strategic Responsibilities.
For information on the General Remuneration policy adopted by the Company and for information on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and the Executives with Strategic Responsibility in the year reference should be made to the Remuneration Report published separately and prepared pursuant to Article 123-ter of the CFA and 84-quater of the Consob Issuer's Regulation ("Remuneration Report") available within the terms required by law on the internet site of the Company at www.tipspa.it in the section "Corporate Governance". This report illustrates the manner in which the Company applied the provisions of the Self-Governance Code.
The Board of Directors meeting of April 29, 2016 internally appointed the Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee and appointed the members of the Committee as the independent and non-executive directors Mr. Alberto Capponi, Ms. Manuela Mezzetti and Ms. Daniela Palestra. Manuela Mezzetti has been appointed Chairperson.
The Chairman of the Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee was chosen by the Committee.
The composition of the Committee is in accordance with Article 7 of the Self-Governance Code. The first meeting of the new Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee was held on May 31, 2016.
The Board of Directors assessed that all the members of Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee have adequate accounting and financial experience.
The Regulation of the Risks and Control and Related Parties Committee and the procedures for Related Party Transactions were approved by the Board of Directors on November 12, 2010 and subsequently amended on November 14, 2013, March 11, 2015, March 14, 2016, July 27, 2016 and March 14, 2019.
The Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee Regulations provide that the Committee is comprised of at least three non-executive and independent directors. The Regulation governs the composition, functioning and duties of the Committee, applicable and integration to those as per Articles 4 and 7 of the Self-Governance Code compatible with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 39 of January 27, 2010.
The Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee has the functions of consultation and proposals to the Board of Directors. In particular the regulation of the Committee provides for proposals to the Board of Directors:
The Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee, in assisting the Board of Directors, is also assigned the following duties:
The Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee may request the Internal Audit Manager to carry out verifications on specific operational areas, simultaneously communicating such to the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors, to the Chairman of the Board of Directors and to the Director in charge of the internal control and risk management system, except where these verifications specifically refer to the activities of these parties.
The Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee may access all information and departments necessary for the undertaking of their duties, as well as utilising external consultants, within the budget approved by the Board of Directors.
The Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee, at least every six months, at the time of the approval of the annual and half-yearly accounts, reports to the Board on the work carried out and the adequacy of the internal control and risk management system. The Chairman of the Committee provides disclosure upon all Committee meetings to the next Board of Directors meeting.
The Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee also includes the functions and duties of the Committee for Transactions with Related Parties in relation to the Procedures for Transactions with Related Parties adopted by the Issuer, as latterly modified on March 14, 2019.
In relation to the Procedure for Transactions with Related Parties, the Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee has the duty to present opinions in the interest of the Company on the undertaking of Transactions with Related Parties, whether they are Significant or Minor Operations, expressing an opinion in relation to their interest for the company and substantial correctness in relation to their conditions, with the receipt of timely and adequate documentation.
Subject to the relevant regulatory legislative provisions, in order to permit the Board of Directors to adopt the Procedures for the management of the Transactions with Related Parties, inter alia, the Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee:
(i) the criteria and procedures for the identification of Minor Operations;
(ii) the criteria and procedures for the identification of Ordinary Operations;
(iii) the underlying logic for the adoption of standard resolutions;
(iv) in the event of urgency as per the Procedures for the management of Related Party Transactions prepared by the Company;
the procedures for the implementation and approval of Transactions with Related Party;
the procedures and terms to provide members of the Committee with documentation on the Transactions with Related Parties before the resolution, as well as during and after the execution of the same;
b. express and transmit to the Board of Directors an opinion on the evaluations at point a) above;
With reference to Non-Significant Transactions, the Committee:
With reference to Significant transactions, the Committee:
During the year, the activities undertaken by the Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee were principally focused on the assessment, together with the Executive responsible for the preparation of the corporate accounting documents and having consulted with the audit firm and the Board of Statutory Auditors, of the correct utilisation of the accounting principles and their uniformity in the preparation of the periodic financial reports and on the review of the periodic reports on the assessment of the internal control and risk management system, and the reports prepared by the Internal Audit Manager. The Control and Risk and Related Parties Committee reviewed the content of the verifications undertaken by the Internal Audit Manager, the results arising, the proposals presented and the evaluations in relation to solutions for the Issuer.
The Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee also provided support on a continual basis to the Board of Directors on the assessment of the adequacy of the internal control and risk management system with the particular characteristics of the Company and the risk profile assumed, as well as on the efficiency of the system. The Control and Risk and Related Parties Committee selected areas and processes of particular sensitivity and importance, given the sector in which the Issuer operates, in order to undertake specific detailed reviews. In addition, during the year the Committee, in its role as Committee for Transactions with Related Parties, reviewed and resolved upon some Transactions with Related Parties undertaken by the Issuer.
The number of meetings held by the Committee and the percentage participation of each member to these meetings is illustrated in Table 1 of the Attachment to the present Report. The average duration of the committee meetings was 45 minutes depending upon the matters on the Agenda. The Chairman of the Board of the Statutory Auditors and other Statutory Auditors attended these meetings.
The meetings were minuted as per the applicable procedure. The Organisational Regulation of the Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee, establishes that the Chairman of the Committee provides disclosure upon all Committee meetings to the next appropriate Board of Directors meeting.
In 2019, 4 meetings are scheduled, of which one has already been held.
No financial resources have been earmarked for the Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee as the latter avails itself, to carry out its role, of the Issuer's corporate resources and structures.
Pursuant to Article 7.C.1 of the Code, the Board of Directors, with prior consultation with the Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee:
During the exercise of these functions, the Board of Directors was supported by the Executive in charge of the internal control and risk management system and of the Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee.
On March 14, 2019, the Board of Directors approved the annual self-assessment document on the functioning of the Board of Directors of the Issuer. This document reports on the evaluation of the Internal Control and Risks Management System.
The areas of activity of the Issuer and the relative procedures of internal control and risk management referred – as for previous years – in particular to the following areas:
The Board of Directors on March 14, 2019 evaluated the adequacy, efficiency and effective functioning of the Internal Control and Risk Management System assessing that the Issuer's internal control and risk management system is adequate for its size and to provide reasonable assurance on the identification and monitoring of the business risks in compliance with applicable regulations.
The assessment was made with particular reference to that reported by the Board of Statutory Auditors and by the company which the Issuer has awarded the outsourcing of the Internal Audit Function.
For the description of the principal characteristics of the risk management and internal control system in relation to the financial disclosure process in accordance with Article 123 bis, paragraph 2, letter b), of the Consolidated Finance Act reference should be made to Attachment 3 of the present Report.
The Board of Directors on April 29, 2016 appointed the Executive Director Ms. Alessandra Gritti as Executive Officer to oversee the functioning of the internal control and risk management system.
The Board of Directors attributed to the Executive Director Ms. Alessandra Gritti responsibility in relation to the adequacy of the information produced by the internal control system in relation to management reporting, with particular reference to the identification of the business risks and structure of the reporting system. The Director in Charge of the internal control and risk management system reports directly to the person responsible for the internal administrative management and the shareholder secretary which is a staff position.
The Director in charge of the functioning of the internal control and risk management system:
The General Manager is responsible for the activities of management control.
On May 13, 2016, the Board of Directors, on the proposal of the Director in Charge of the internal control and risk management system, with the favourable approval of the Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee and after consultation with the Board of Statutory Auditors, conferred the appointment to Conformist in Finance S.r.l., company with adequate professional capacity, independence and organisation, for the undertaking in outsourcing of the activities and duties related to the Internal Audit Function, appointing the Person Responsible for the Internal Audit Function as the Mr. Marco Spatola and determining the remuneration of the Internal Audit Manager in line with company policies.
The Internal Audit Manager is not responsible for any operational areas and hierarchically reports to the Board of Directors.
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 7.C.5 of the Civil Code, the Internal Audit Manager:
Following the activities undertaken during the year, the Internal Audit Manager did not report any particular significant matters or of urgency within his report.
In line with the Audit Plan, the Internal Audit Manager during the year undertook 21 interventions focused on the following activities:
The Internal Audit Department also undertakes periodic meetings and/or discussions with the Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee, the Supervisory Board and with the Independent Audit firm in order to: i) outline procedures for interaction between these parties in pursuing maximum efficiency; ii) coordinate actions, in accordance with their respective duties and responsibilities, iii) maintain the company processes are continually updated and iv) obtain reports of deficiencies and misfunctioning which these bodies may have identified in the undertaking of their respective activities.
The Board of Directors set aside for the Internal Audit Department a sum of Euro 15,000 for its activities, considered in line with the company policies and adequate for the carrying out of the related activities.
Legislative Decree No. 231 of June 8, 2001 (also hereafter the "Decree") introduced into Italian Legislation a form of responsibility, known as "administrative offense", for companies, associations and entities in general, following the committal, in their interest or advantage, by a party that holds a pivotal or subordinate role within their organisation, of an unlawful act of the offenses included therein.
Corporate responsibility may however be excluded, where the entity demonstrates before the undertaking of any unlawful act to have adopted and efficiently implemented an organisational, management and control model (hereafter also the "Model") capable of preventing the committal of the offenses contained in the Decree.
For these purposes the Company adopted a Model in 2005.
With the purposes of ensuring the efficient implementation of the Model, the Company also set up a Supervisory Board (also "SB"), which was assigned the responsibilities as per Article 9, paragraph 1, point b) of the Decree.
The Company also periodically updates the Model adopted, in view of new and further unlawful acts included in the Decree. In particular, TIP updated its Model:
In particular, the recent updating of the Model adopted by the Company concerned application of new regulations, outlined below:
The updating of the Model was undertaken through the revision and analysis of corporate documentation (pursuant to the Decree) and through specific interventions undertaken by the Vice Chairman of the Company, in order to:
The updating process of the Model, adopted by TIP, also concerned the following parts:
▪ General part of the Model, which was prepared in consideration, in addition to the current regulations in force, the guidelines issued by the principal industry bodies (example: "Guidelines for the construction of the organisation, management and control Model pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001" approved by Confindustria on March 31, 2008);
On May 15, 2009, the Risk Valuation document was also prepared pursuant to Article 17, paragraph 1, letter a) of Legislative Decree 81/08; the document was further updated on February 15, 2011 and, subsequently, on November 10, 2011, June 17, 2013, December 29, 2014, October 20, 2016 and June 15, 2018.
The Supervisory Board consists of three members - Mr. Alessandro Pagani (Chairman), Mr. Andrea Mariani and Mr. Maurizio Barbieri.
An extract of the Model is available on the internet site of the Issuer at www.tipspa.it in the "Corporate and Governance" section.
From May 25, 2018, following the entry into force of the New Regulation EU 2016/679 on personal data protection (GDPR) in all the Member States of the European Union, the company appointed the advocate Vera Cantoni as the Data Protection Officer (DPO) and implemented all the requirements envisaged by law by updating all policies in place.
The Shareholders' Meeting of April 9, 2014 awarded the audit of the company accounts to PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A. for the nine-year period 2014-2022 inclusive including in particular:
The assignment awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A will expire on the approval of the financial statements relating to the year ended December 31, 2022.
The Board of Directors meeting of April 29, 2016 resolved:
Pursuant to Article 28 of the By-Laws, the Executive Officer responsible for the preparation of the financial statements must hold the requisites of good standing prescribed by current regulations for persons undertaking administrative and management functions and must have matured adequate experience in positions of responsibility in the exercise of their administrative and accounting activities within companies, or entities operating in the credit, financial or insurance sectors or in any case sectors closely related to the activities undertaken by the Company.
The Executive Officer responsible for the preparation of the financial statements exercises the powers and duties attributed in conformity with Article 154-bis of the CFA, as well as regulatory provisions in force.
The Board of Directors confers to the Executive Officer responsible for the preparation of the financial statements adequate powers and authority for the exercise of the duties in conformity with Article 154-bis of the CFA.
The Executive Officer Mr. Claudio Berretti possesses the requisites of good and professional standing in accordance with the By-Laws.
The Issuer, in order to guarantee coordination between the parties involved in the internal control and risk management system, ensures the implementation of adequate information flows between the parties, as well as the organisation of periodic meetings between the parties. This permits the maximum efficiency of the internal control and risk management system implemented by the Issuer while at the same time reducing any duplication activity.
The Board of Directors on November 12, 2010 approved the Procedures for Transactions with Related Parties, in compliance with the Consob Related Parties Regulation. The Procedures for Transactions with Related Parties was subsequently modified by the Board of Directors, with prior approval by the Transactions with the Related Parties Committee, on November 14, 2013, March 11, 2015, March 14, 2016, July 27, 2016 and March 14, 2019. The document is available on the website in the section www.tipspa.it – Corporate Governance - Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee Regulation.
In accordance with Article 26 of the By-Laws, the Board of Statutory Auditors comprises three standing auditors and two alternate auditors, appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting and all complying with the eligibility, good standing and professionalism requirements established according to applicable legal and regulatory provisions. In particular pursuant to the provisions of Ministerial Decree No. 162 of March 30, 2000, Article 1, the matters closely relating to the activities of the Company must concern, among other matters, administrative, political economics, financial law. Persons may not be nominated statutory auditor and, if elected, must resign from office, where they are in positions of incompatibility in accordance with law or regulations, as well as persons that exceed the limit on the accumulation of offices established by applicable regulations.
The Board of Statutory Auditors verifies compliance with law and the By-Laws and the principles of correct administration and in particular on the adequacy of the administration and accounting organisation adopted by the Company and on its correct functioning. The Board of Statutory Auditors must meet at least every ninety days on the calling by any of the Board members.
The appointment of the Board of Statutory Auditors takes place according to the presentation of slates in which the candidates are listed through progressive numbering. The slate is composed of two sections: one for the candidates for the office of standing auditor and the other for candidates for the office of alternate auditor; The slates must contain at least one candidate for the position of Standing Auditor and one candidate for the position of Alternate Auditor; the number of candidates on each slate may not exceed the maximum numbers of members to be elected.
For the combined provisions of Articles 26 and Article 33 of the By-Laws, from the call date of the Shareholders' Meeting called for the full renewal of the Board of Directors elected by the Shareholders' Meeting of April 30, 2012, the slates which contain a number of candidates equal or above 3 (three) must be composed of candidates belonging to both genders, in order that the under-represented gender, for the first three-year mandate subsequent to the full renewal of the Board of Statutory Auditors, is at least one-fifth (rounded up) of the candidates and, for the subsequent mandates, at least one-third (rounded up) of the candidates.
Slates may be presented by parties which, either solely or jointly, have a shareholding representing voting rights established by applicable statutory regulations and/or current provisions for the presentation of candidates for the appointment of the Board of Directors. The shareholding necessary for the purposes of filing a slate is indicated in the Shareholders' Meeting notice called to appoint the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors.
Each shareholder (as well as (i) shareholders belonging to the same group, and therefore considered as the controlling party, also non-corporate, pursuant to Article 2359 of the Civil Code and any subsidiaries, or under common control, of the same party, or (ii) shareholders belonging to a shareholder agreement pursuant to Article 122 of the CFA, or (iii) shareholders that are otherwise related in relation to significant relationships pursuant to current statutory and/or regulatory provisions) may present or jointly present with other shareholders, directly, or through nominees, or trust companies, only one slate of candidates, with the risk of the slate being declared ineligible.
Each candidate can be presented only on one slate at the risk of being declared ineligible.
The slates presented must be filed, including through correspondence, at the registered office of the Company at least twenty-five days before the date called for the Shareholders' Meeting to deliberate on the appointment of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors. Together with each slate, within the terms indicated above, the following documents must be filed:
a) the list of shareholders presenting the slate, with indication of their name, company, registered office, the company registration office number or equivalent and the total share capital percentage held;
b) the curriculum vitae of the candidates, containing extensive information on their personal and professional characteristics;
c) the declaration of the shareholders other than those who hold, including jointly, a controlling or relative majority shareholding, the absence of connecting relationships with these latter;
d) the declarations with which each candidate accepts their candidature, indicates the offices held in other companies and declares, under their own responsibility, the inexistence of any reasons for incompatibility or ineligibility, as well as attesting to their good and professional standing required by current regulations for the office of statutory auditor of the Company; The ownership of the minimum holding necessary is established considering the shares which have been registered in favour of the shareholder on the day on which the slates are filed with the Company. The relative ownership certificate may be sent after filing of the slate, although by the deadline for the publication of slates by the Company.
The slates must be made available to the public, within the terms prescribed by law, at the registered office of the company and the other means required by applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.
In the case where only one slate is filed at the expiry date of the term for presentation of the slates, or slates are only presented by related shareholders pursuant to paragraph 26.3.2 of the By-Laws, slates can be presented up to the fifth day subsequent to such date. Communication will be established in the form established by the current provisions, and the minimum percentage for the presentation of the slates established by paragraph 26.3.1 of the By-Laws will be reduced by half.
The procedure for electing Statutory Auditors are as follows:
a) from the slate which obtained the highest number of votes in the Shareholders' Meeting, based on the progressive order on the slate, 2 standing members and 1 alternate member are elected;
b) from the slate which obtained the second highest number of votes in the Shareholders' Meeting, based on the progressive order on the slate, the remaining standing member and the other alternate member are elected.
The Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors shall be the first candidate on the slate indicated at letter b) above;
c) in the case of parity of votes (i.e. where two slates have both obtained the highest number of votes, or the second highest number of votes), where the parity relates to the slates that obtained the second highest number of votes, the candidate will be elected from the slate that was voted by the highest number of shareholders;
d) the candidates are elected from the slates as indicated in the previous letters a), b), c), except for the provisions in letters e) and f);
e) where only one slate is presented, all the statutory auditors will be elected from this slate. The first candidate in progressive numbering in the standing auditor section will be the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors;
f) where the slate that obtained the second highest number of votes received the vote of one or more parties to be considered related, in accordance with paragraph 26.3.2 of the By-Laws, to the slate which obtained the highest number of votes, these votes will not be taken into consideration. Consequently, where excluding these votes another slate would have received the second highest number of votes, the remaining standing auditor and the remaining alternate auditor (if indicated) will be those indicated first in the progressive number in the respective sections of this other slate.
Where the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors in both the categories of Standing Auditor or Alternative Auditor does not ensure compliance with the gender equality regulations, taking into account their order on the slates in the respective sections, the last elected member of the slate with the highest number of votes belonging to the overrepresented gender will be replaced to ensure compliance with this regulation, by the first non-elected candidate on the same slate and on the same section belonging to the underrepresented gender.
Where his/her legal requisites no longer exist, the statutory auditor must leave office.
In the case of the replacement of a standing auditor, the alternate auditor, where possible, shall be taken from the same slate and his/her mandate will expire with the other members in office at the moment of his/her election to the Board, and the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors shall be the statutory auditor from the slate which obtained the second highest number of votes.
Where it is not possible to proceed within the terms outlined above, the Board of Statutory Auditors will lapse immediately in its entirety and a Shareholders' Meeting must be called to appoint the Board of Statutory Auditors, in accordance with the slate voting system indicated above.
Where the Shareholders' Meeting must, pursuant to Article 2401, paragraph 1, of the Civil Code, appoint the alternative auditors to integrate the Board of Statutory Auditors, this regulation shall be made through ordinary majority, in replacement of the slate voting system indicated above.
The replacement procedure outlined in the previous paragraphs must in every case ensure compliance with the gender equality regulations in force and the By-Laws.
The statutory auditors are elected for a period of three years and until the date of the Shareholders' Meeting for the approval of the annual accounts for the last year of their appointment and they may be re-elected.
The meetings of the Board of Statutory Auditors may also be held through teleconference and/or video conference, on the condition that: a) the Chairman and the secretary of the meeting are in the same location; b) all of the participants may be identified and they can follow the discussion, receive, transmit and view documents, interact verbally and in real time on all matters. Where all of the above-mentioned conditions are complied with, the meeting shall be deemed to have been held where the Chairman and the secretary are present.
The Board of Statutory Auditors was appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting of April 20, 2018 and will remain in office until the approval of the 2020 Annual Accounts. The appointment was based on the two slates presented:
The slates include the following names:
Statutory Auditors
Statutory Auditors
Myriam Amato, born in Pavia on October 19, 1974 Alternate Auditors
Massimiliano Alberto Tonarini, born in Milan on November 6, 1968.
The slate obtained 86,760,043 votes, equal to 90.680700% of the share capital. The slate obtained 8,764,252 votes, equal to 9.160306% of the share capital.
Table 2 of the Attachments to the present Report show the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors.
In addition, Attachment 2) shows the curriculum vitae of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors, illustrating each Statutory Auditor's personal and professional characteristics.
The Board met 9 times during the year; the average duration of the meetings was approx. 90 minutes. In 2019, five meetings are scheduled.
The Issuer declares that the Board of Statutory Auditors:
− evaluated the independence of its members in the first meeting after their appointment;
− evaluated the continuance of its members' independence requisites during the year;
applying, in addition to the criteria as per Article 148, paragraph 3, of the CFA, the criteria of the Code with reference to the independence of the directors.
In particular, in accordance with the provisions of Rule Q. l. 1. "Self-assessment of the board of statutory auditors" of the Conduct Principles of the board of statutory auditors of listed companies - April 2018 edition, of Article 8 of the Self-Governance Code and of applicable law, with the self-assessment report of March 11, 2019, the Board of Statutory Auditors assessed the suitability of members and the appropriate composition of the board, with reference to the requirements of professionalism, expertise, standing and independence required by law, as well as the functioning of the control body and its interactions with management bodies, the control and risks committee and control departments and roles.
The Shareholders' Meetings of April 20, 2018 approved a gross annual remuneration of Euro 30,000 for the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors and a gross annual remuneration of Euro 20,000 for each of the Standing Auditors.
The Company has not implemented initiatives for the induction of Statutory Auditors in relation to the sector in which the Issuer operates, of the business operations and of the industry in general, of the correct principles for the management of risks as well as the general self-governance and regulatory framework, taking into account that the statutory auditors in office, also in virtue of the experience matured, have an adequate knowledge of the sector of activity in which the Issuer operates, of the business operations and their performance, as well as the regulatory framework.
We also note that the statutory auditors who, on his/her own behalf or that of third parties, has an interest in a transaction of the Issuer, informs the other statutory auditors and the chairman of the Board of Director, in a timely and comprehensive manner, regarding the nature, terms, origin and extent of his/her interest.
It is recalled that Legislative Decree No. 39/2001 ("Implementation of EU Directive No. 43/2006, relating to the audit of separate and consolidated annual accounts, which modifies EU Directive 78/660 and EU Directive 83/349, and which revokes EU Directive 84/253) attributed to the Board of Statutory Auditors the functions of Internal Control and Audit Committee and, in particular the oversight functions on (i) financial reporting process; (ii) efficiency of the internal control system, internal audit, where applicable, and risk management; (iii) audit of the separate and consolidated annual accounts; (iv) independence of the auditor, in particular in relation to non-audit services by the party providing audit services.
The Board of Statutory Auditors reviewed the independence of the audit firm, ensuring compliance with regulatory provisions, and the nature and extent of the various services other than audit.
The Board of Statutory Auditors, in discharging its duties, coordinated with the Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee, through the full participation of the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors, as well as the other Standing Auditors, at the meetings of this Committee and with the Internal Audit Manager.
The Issuer applied diversity criteria, including gender criteria, to the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors. At least a third of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors are from the under-represented gender.
The Issuers' By-Laws specifically provide an appointments mechanism which makes it possible for at least a third of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors to be from the under-represented gender (including subsequent to the termination of the effects of Law No. 120 of July 12, 2011).
The above demonstrates the Issuer's commitment toward complying on the matter of diversity. As regards possible diversity policies in respect of the age, gender composition and training and professional background, the Issuer, also in consideration of specific company activities, has not considered it appropriate to introduce additional policies for the time being.
Information is available for the exercise of the rights of all shareholders on the website of the Issuer ("www.tipspa.it"), under the section "Investor Relations".
In particular, this section contains financial documents (annual report, half-year report and quarterly reports etc.), corporate documents for the market (press releases, corporate calendar events, reports, financial notices etc.), the ethics code, press area and all communication instruments in order to proactively inform the market on financial and corporate information of the Issuer.
The website also contains a Questions and Answers section for shareholders and where the Issuer provides specific replies.
The contact person for relations with shareholders is the Vice Chairman and Executive Director Ms. Alessandra Gritti.
The website of the company is regularly updated in order to render timely and easy access to information on the Issuer.
The calling of the Shareholders' Meeting, its correct constitution, the validity of the resolutions as well as the right to attend and the representation of shareholders are governed by applicable legislative and regulatory provisions.
In accordance with Article 12 of the By-Laws, the Shareholders' Meetings are held in ordinary and extraordinary session as per the provisions of law.
The Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting approves the financial statements, appoints and revokes the members of the Board of Directors, appoints the Board of Statutory Auditors and its Chairman, confers and revokes the appointment of the independent auditors, determines the remuneration of the Directors and of the Statutory Auditors, as well as the independent audit firm, deliberates upon actions of responsibility against Directors and Statutory Auditors, approves and modifies any Shareholder Meeting regulations, deliberates upon other items attributed by law, as well as any authorisations required by the by-laws of acts undertaken by the directors.
The Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting deliberates on matters established by law.
The Shareholders' Meeting is called by the Board of Directors at the registered office of the company or at another location, in the national territory, in accordance with the indications in the call notice.
The call notice is published in accordance with the terms of current regulations.
The call notice of the Shareholders' Meeting must contain the information required by Article 125-bis, paragraph 4, of the CFA and in other applicable legislative and regulatory provisions. The Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting is called where permitted by law and whenever the Board of Directors considers appropriate, at least once a year within 120 days from the end of the financial year or, in the case in which the Company must prepare financial statements or if particular needs concerning the structure and scope of the Company so require, within the extended period of 180 days. In this latter case, the Directors must illustrate in the report as required by Article 2428 of the Civil Code, the reasons for the extended period.
The Shareholders' Meeting may also be called by the Board of Directors on the request of shareholders holding at least one-twentieth of the share capital, within the provisions of Article 2367, final paragraph, of the Civil Code, or by the Board of Statutory Auditors or by at least 2 of its members.
The Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting may be called whenever the Board of Directors considers it appropriate or when there is a request in accordance with the provisions of law and for the purposes reserved therein.
The shareholders that, even jointly, represent at least one-fortieth of the share capital may request, in accordance with the terms and provisions of applicable legislation and regulations, supplementation of the matters on the Agenda, indicating in the request the further matters or present proposals on matters already on the Agenda.
In relation to attendance at the Shareholders' Meeting and the exercise of the voting rights by the shareholders, on each convocation the Issuer informs the shareholders of the possibility of being represented through written proxy in accordance with current regulations, or to confer, without expense, to the person that the Issuer identifies as the designated representative pursuant to Article 135-undecies of the CFA, a proxy to participate at the Shareholders' Meeting with voting instructions on all or some of the proposals on the Agenda.
Since November 9, 2005 the Issuer applies Shareholders' Meeting regulations which govern the functioning of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meetings and guarantee the right of each shareholder to speak on arguments under discussion ("Shareholders' Meeting Regulation"). In particular, in accordance with Article 19 of the Shareholders' Meeting Regulations all legitimate attendees of the Shareholders' Meeting may take the floor through raising of the hand. For the purposes of the widest participation in the discussions and having regard to the subject matter and importance of the arguments on the Agenda, each intervention may have a maximum duration of 15 (fifteen) minutes, or a lower time period established from time to time by the Chair of the Shareholders' Meeting as permitted by Article 19 of the Shareholders' Meeting Regulation.
During the year the directors were always present at the Shareholders' Meetings with a minimum of 2 (two) directors out of a total of 9 and, on each occasion, they prepared in advance an illustrative report and subsequently reported to the Shareholders' Meeting in relation to the matters on the Agenda, providing replies to questions during the Shareholders' Meetings, in order to provide the shareholders with adequate information on the necessary elements in order to be able to assume decisions concerning the meeting.
In the course of the financial year there were no particularly significant changes in the market capitalisation of the Issuer's shares or in the composition of its corporate structure.
The Company has not applied further corporate governance practices than those indicated in the previous points.
No changes have been made to the Corporate Governance structure since year-end.
The Issuer has noted the considerations formulated in the letter of December 21, 2018 of the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee, which were brought to the attention of the Board of Directors, the competent Committees and the Board of Statutory Auditors. In this regard, the Issuer considers the pre-board meeting information, the application of independence criteria, the board review activities and the remuneration policies adopted, as described in detail in the relevant paragraphs of this Report and of the Remuneration report, are consistent with the guidelines laid down in the said letter.
TABLE 1
| Board of Directors | Date of birth |
Date of first appointment |
In office from |
In office until |
Slate L M/m * |
Remuneration Committee |
Committee | Control and Risks and Related Parties |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Member | Exec | Non Exec |
Ind. as per Code |
Ind CFA | **** | Number of other offices ** |
*** | **** | *** | **** | |||||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(◊) |
Giovanni Tamburi | 1954 | 29/03/2000 | 29/04/16 | Fin. Stat. 31/12/18 |
M | X | 5/5 | 3 | |||||||
| Chairman & Chief Executive Officer(•)(◊) |
Alessandra Gritti | 1961 | 29/03/2000 | 29/04/16 | Fin. Stat. 31/12/18 |
M | X | 5/5 | 0 | |||||||
| Vice Chairman & Director |
Cesare d'Amico | 1957 | 31/10/2007 | 29/04/16 | Fin. Stat. 31/12/18 |
M | X | 5/5 | 5 | |||||||
| Director | Claudio Berretti | 1972 | 16/07/2001 | 29/04/16 | Fin. Stat. 31/12/18 |
M | X | 5/5 | 3 | |||||||
| Director(○) | Alberto Capponi | 1954 | 30/04/2013 | 29/04/16 | Fin. Stat. 31/12/18 |
M | X | X | X | 4/5 | 2 | M | M | 4/4 | ||
| Director | Daniela Palestra | 1964 | 29/04/2016 | 29/04/16 | Fin. Stat. 31/12/18 |
M | X | X | X | 5/5 | 0 | M | 4/4 | |||
| Director | Paolo d'Amico | 1954 | 30/04/2013 | 29/04/16 | Fin. Stat. 31/12/18 |
M | X | 3/5 | 2 | |||||||
| Director | Giuseppe Ferrero | 1946 | 30/09/2005 | 29/04/16 | Fin. Stat. 31/12/18 |
M | X | X | X | 5/5 | 0 | C | ||||
| Director | Manuela Mezzetti | 1960 | 30/04/2013 | 29/04/16 | Fin. Stat. 31/12/18 |
M | X | X | X | 4/5 | 0 | M | C | 4/4 | ||
| Indicate the quorum required for the presentation of slates for the last appointment: the right to present slates shall be enjoyed by any one or more shareholders who, either singly or jointly, hold shares representing at least 4.5% of the share capital. |
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| Number of meetings held in the year | BOD: 5 | Other Committee: Remuneration Committee: 1 Control and Risks and Related Parties Committee 4 |
| DIRECTORS RESIGNING DURING THE YEAR | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors | Date of birth |
Date of first appointment |
In office from |
In office until |
Slate L M/m * |
Remuneration Committee |
Committee | Control and Risks and Related Parties |
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| Office | Member | M | Exec. | Non Exec |
Ind. as per Code |
**** | Number of other offices ** |
*** | **** | *** | **** | ||||
| Director |
NOTE
(•) Indicates the Director in charge of the internal control and risk management system.
(◊) Indicates the main person responsible for the Issuer's operative management (Chief Executive Officer or CEO).
(○) Indicates the Lead Independent Director (LID).
* In this column M/m is indicated according to whether the director was elected by the majority (M) or minority (m) slate.
** This column indicates the number of offices a director or statutory auditor holds in other companies listed on regulated market, including foreign, and in holding, banking, insurance or large enterprises. The report on corporate governance indicates all offices held.
*** This column indicates whether the member of the BoD is a member of the Committee, as well as the role within the Committee:
**** This column indicates the attendance of Directors at Board of Directors and Committee meetings (no. of attendances/no. of meetings held during the effective term of office).
| Office | Member | Date of birth |
Date of first appointment |
In office from |
In office until | Slate M/m * |
Indep. as per Code |
Attendance at Board meetings ** |
Number of other offices *** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair. Board of Statutory Auditors |
Myriam Amato | 1974 | 20/04/18 | 20/04/18 | Appr. 2018 Accounts |
m | X | 7/7 | |
| Statutory Auditor | Fabio Pasquini | 1953 | 29/04/16 | 20/04/18 | Appr. 2018 Accounts |
M | X | 6/7 | |
| Statutory Auditor | Alessandra Tronconi | 1967 | 20/04/18 | 20/04/18 | Appr. 2018 Accounts |
M | X | 7/7 | |
| Alternate Auditor | Andrea Mariani | 1971 | 30/04/12 | 20/04/18 | Appr. 2018 Accounts |
M | X | - | |
| Alternate Auditor | Massimiliano Alberto Tonarini |
1968 | 20/04/18 | 20/04/18 | Appr. 2018 Accounts |
m | X | - | |
| STATUTORY AUDITORS RESIGNING DURING THE YEAR | |||||||||
| Office | Member | Date of birth |
Date of first appointment |
In office from |
In office until | Slate M/m * |
Indep. as per Code |
Attendance at Board meetings ** |
Number of other offices *** |
| Chair. Board of Statutory Auditors |
Emanuele Cottino | 1951 | 30/06/2003 | 29/04/16 | Appr. Stats. | M | X | 3/3 | |
| Statutory Auditor | Paola Elisabetta Maria Galbiati |
1958 | 29/04/2015 | 29/04/15 | Appr. 2017 Accounts |
M | X | 3/3 | |
| Statutory Auditor | Andrea Mariani | 1971 | 30/04/2012 | 29/04/15 | Appr. 2017 Accounts |
M | X | 3/3 | |
| Alternate Auditor | Laura Visconti | 1972 | 29/04/2015 | 29/04/15 | Appr. 2017 Accounts |
M | X | - | |
| Alternate Auditor | Fabio Pasquini | 1953 | 29/04/2016 | 29/04/16 | Appr. 2017 Accounts |
M | X | - | |
| Indicate the quorum required for the presentation of slates for the last appointment: | the right to present slates shall be enjoyed by any one or more shareholders who, either | ||||||||
| singly or jointly, hold shares representing at least 4.5% of the share capital. | |||||||||
| Number of meetings held in the Reference Year: | 7 |
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Graduated in Economics and Commerce at the La Sapienza University of Rome (110 and honours).
| January 1992 – present | Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. | |||||||
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| Founder and Chairman of T.I.P. – Tamburi Investment Partners | ||||||||
| S.p.A., independent investment/merchant bank focused on the | ||||||||
| development of excellent medium-sized Italian companies listed on | ||||||||
| the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange with a capitalisation | ||||||||
| of over Euro 1 billion. Over the years TIP has made investments – | ||||||||
| directly and through club deals – of approx. Euro 3 billion. | ||||||||
| October 1990 – December 1991 | Euromobiliare (Midland Bank Group) | |||||||
| In the final years of the period considered: Director and Vice Director | ||||||||
| General of Euromobiliare S.p.A., Director of Banca Euromobiliare | ||||||||
| S.p.A. and many other group companies. Director General of | ||||||||
| Euromobiliare Montagu S.p.A., investment and merchant bank of the | ||||||||
| group. | ||||||||
| September 1977 - September 1980 | Bastogi Group Director General Assistant. | |||||||
| February 1975 -July 1977 | S.O.M.E.A. S.p.A. – Financial Analyst | |||||||
| Principle | ||||||||
| other offices held: | Board of Directors of: | |||||||
| - Alpitour S.p.A. |
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| - Azimut Benetti S.p.A. |
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| - Amplifon S.p.A. |
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| - Beta Utensili S.p.A. |
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| - Eataly Distribuzione S.r.l. |
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| - Fimag S.p.A. |
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| - Furla S.p.A. |
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| - iGuzzini illuminazione S.p.A. |
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| - Interpump Group S.p.A. |
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| - Jumboturismo S.A.U. |
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| - Neos S.p.A. |
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| Chairman of the Board of Directors of Asset Italia S.p.A., Betaclub | ||||||||
| S.r.l., Clubitaly S.p.A., Clubtre S.p.A., Gruppo IPG Holding S.p.A., | ||||||||
| TIP-Pre IPO S.p.A | ||||||||
| Sole Director of TXR S.r.l., Lippiuno S.r.l. and Member of the | ||||||||
| Oversight Board of Roche Bobois Group. | ||||||||
| Institutional roles (previous): | Member of the Commission for Law 35/92 created by the Accounts Minister ("Cappugi" Commission for Privatisation). |
Member of the Advisory Board for the Privatisation of the Milan Municipality.
Academic roles (previous): Professor of Business Finance at LIUC – University of Castellanza, for normal university courses and master degrees between 1992 and 2004. Professor of Corporate Finance Operations for the master course of LUISS – Libera Università Studio Sociali in Rome between 1993 and 2003.
Author or co-author of "Prezzi & Valori" - L'enterprise value nell'era digitale", "Asset Italia", "Comprare un'azienda, come e perché"; "Privatizzare, scelte, implicazioni e miraggi", "Metodi e Tecniche di Privatizzazione", "Privatizzazione e Disoccupazione, I Poli di Sviluppo Locale", "Privatizzare con il Project Financing", "Azionariato dei dipendenti e Stock Option"; "Finanza d'impresa" e "Corporate Governance".
Graduated in Business Economics. Degree in Business Finance specialisation in 1984 at the Bocconi University of Milan (110 and honours).
| December 1994 – present | Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. |
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| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of T.I.P. – Tamburi |
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| Investment Partners S.p.A., independent investment/merchant bank | |
| focused on the development of excellent medium-sized Italian | |
| companies listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange | |
| with a capitalisation of over Euro 1 billion. Over the years TIP has | |
| made investments – directly and through club deals – of approx. Euro | |
| 3 billion. | |
| Founding Shareholder and Chief Executive Officer of Tamburi & | |
| Associates, company specialised in corporate finance operations | |
| (M&A, IPO, General advisory). In 2007, Tamburi & Associates S.p.A. | |
| was merged by incorporation into Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. | |
| Chief Executive Officer of SeconTip S.p.A.– company incorporated | |
| in 2006 and specialised in secondary private equity. In March 2011, | |
| SeconTip S.p.A. was merged by incorporation into Tamburi | |
| Investment Partners S.p.A. | |
| May 1986 - November 1994 | Euromobiliare Montagu S.p.A., company in which all of the |
| investment merchant banking activities of the Midland Hong Kong & | |
| Shanghai Bank for Italy were concentrated. | |
| Since 1991 Director and then Head of Merger and Acquisitions. | |
| October 1984 - May 1986 | Mediocredito Lombardy: Milan, research office. |
| January 1984 - October 1984 | Sopaf Group (Vender family) analyst for the company specialised in |
| venture capital. | |
| other offices currently held: | Chief Executive Officer of: |
| Asset Italia S.p.A. | |
| Betaclub S.r.l. | |
| Clubitaly S.p.A. | |
| TIP-Pre IPO S.p.A. | |
| Director of: | |
| Alpitour S.p.A. | |
| Beta Utensili S.p.A. | |
| Chiorino S.p.A. | |
| Eataly Distribuzione S.r.l. | |
| Furla S.p.A. | |
| Sant'Agata S.p.A. | |
| Sole Director of Asset Italia 1 S.r.l., Asset Italia 2 S.r.l., Clubdue S.r.l. | |
| and StarTIP S.r.l. |
In the past director of various companies, listed and non-listed, including a banking institution. Collaboration with institutions and specialised financial journals. Author of numerous articles and publications on finance.
Graduated in Business Economics at the University of LIUC – Libero Istituto Universitario Carlo Cattaneo (110 and honours).
| September 1995 – present | Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. |
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| Since 2007, General Manager and Director of T.I.P. – Tamburi | |
| Investment Partners S.p.A., independent investment/merchant bank | |
| focused on the development of excellent medium-sized Italian | |
| companies listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange | |
| with a capitalisation of over Euro 1 billion. Over the years TIP has | |
| made investments – directly and through club deals – of approx. Euro | |
| 3 billion. | |
| General Manager of Tamburi & Associates, company specialised in | |
| corporate finance operations (M&A, IPO, General advisory). In 2007, | |
| Tamburi & Associates S.p.A. was merged by incorporation into | |
| Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. | |
| May 1995 - August 1995 | Employed at Magneti Marelli UK, Cannock, Staffordshire (UK) – |
| treasury management and financial reporting between finance, | |
| production, purchases and sales. | |
| September 1994 - April 1995 | Employed at Fiat UK Ltd – London office (UK) – budgeting and |
| planning, cash management and currency risk management in the | |
| finance department. | |
| November 1993 - July 1994 | "Federtessile", Milan. Research and database on: "the history and |
| prospects of courses in the textile sector organised in Italy". | |
| other offices currently held: | Director of Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A., Director of Alpitour |
| S.p.A, Director of Alpiholding S.r.l., Director of Alpitour World | |
| Hotels & Resorts S.p.A., Director of Asset Italia S.p.A., Director of Be | |
| Think, Solve, Execute S.p.A., Director of Be Solutions Solve, Realize | |
| & Control S.p.A., Director of Betaclub S.r.l., Director of Chiorino | |
| S.p.A., Director of Clubitaly S.p.A., Director of Digital Magics S.p.A., | |
| Director of MyWoWo S.r.l., Director of Monrif S.p.A., Director of | |
| Neos S.p.A, Director of Talent Garden S.p.A., Director of Sant'Agata | |
| S.p.A, Director of TIP-Pre IPO S.p.A., Director of Venice Shipping | |
| & Logistic S.p.A. |
Author of numerous specialised papers including: Activities, Time and Costs for Quotation Process in collaboration with Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
Graduated in Economics and Commerce from La Sapienza University of Rome in 1982.
| In 1994 appointed Director of d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A., company operating in maritime transport | |
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| – and since September 2002 Chief Executive Officer. He has held | |
| offices in other companies of the d'Amico Group whose activities | |
| included during 1998 the acquisition of the Finmare Group by "Italia | |
| di Navigazione S.p.A." of Genoa in which he was a Director, | |
| subsequently contributing to its restructuring and relaunch. From 2002 | |
| to 2006 actively involved in the development and growth of d'Amico | |
| Dry d.a.c. (Ireland), Group company focused in the bulk carriers | |
| segment in which he is currently on the Board. | |
| In 2017 he was appointed Chairman of The Standard Club Ltd. – Bermuda (United Kingdom), the world's | |
| largest insurance association, of which all the major global shipping | |
| companies are members. |
Offices held
| President | d'Amico International S.A. – Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of |
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| Luxembourg) | |
| ITS Foundation Giovanni Caboto – Gaeta, LT (Italy) | |
| Marina Cala Galera Circolo Nautico S.p.A. – Monte Argentario GR | |
| (Italy) | |
| Chairman | The Standard Club Ltd. – Bermuda (United Kingdom) |
| CEO | d'AMICO Società di Navigazione S.p.A. – Roma (Italy) |
| CO.GE.MA S.A.M. – Monte Carlo (Principality of Monaco) | |
| Sole Director | Fi.Pa. Finanziaria di Partecipazione – Roma (Italy) |
| Casle S.r.l. – Rome (Italy) | |
| Director | d'Amico International Shipping S.A. Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of |
| Luxembourg) | |
| d'Amico Dry d.a.c. – Dublin (Ireland) | |
| ACGI Shipping Inc. – Vancouver (Canada) | |
| Clubtre S.p.A. – Milan (Italy) | |
| Ishima Pte Limited – Singapore | |
| MIDA Maritime Company d.a.c. – Dublin (Ireland) | |
| Società Laziale Investimenti e Partecipazioni S.p.A. – Monterotondo | |
| (Italy) | |
| Director | The Standard Club UK Ltd. – (United Kingdom) |
| The Standard Club Asia Ltd. – Singapore |
| Novum Capital Partners S.A. – (Switzerland) | |
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| Member of Executive Committee | d'Amico Società di navigazione S.p.A. – Palermo (Italy) Marina Cala Galera Circolo Nautico S.p.A. – Monte Argentario GR (Italy) |
| Other | Managing Agent of d'Amico Shipping Italia S.p.A. – Palermo (Italy) |
Graduated in Economics and Commerce from La Sapienza University of Rome in 1978.
Entered the family business in 1971 and in 1981 was appointed director of d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A., with specific responsibility in the "tankers" segment. Since 1998 he is also a director of d'Amico International S.A..
Since 2002 he holds the office of Chairman of the parent company, d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A. Since 2006 he is director of d'Amico Tankers d.a.c. (Ireland) the operating company entirely controlled by the company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, d'Amico International Shipping S.A. (Luxembourg) in which he is Chairman since its incorporation. He also holds offices in other companies and bodies both within the group and external to the group and President of the Board of the International Association of the Independent Tankers Owners (Intertanko) (Norway). He is also a member by right of the Board of Confitarma - Confederazione Italiana Armatori since he chaired it for a three-year period (2010-2012). In 2013 he was awarded the Cavaliere del Lavoro.
Offices held
| Chairman | d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A. – Palermo (Italy) d'Amico International Shipping S.A. - Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) |
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| The International Association of the Independent Tankers Owners | |
| (Intertanko) - Oslo (Norway) | |
| Vice – Chairman | Registro Italiano Navale – Rome (Italy) |
| Director | d'Amico International Shipping S.A. Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of |
| Luxembourg) | |
| d'Amico Tankers d.a.c. – Dublin (Ireland) | |
| d'Amico Tankers Monaco S.A.M. – Monte Carlo (Principality of | |
| Monaco) | |
| Associazione Civita – Rome (Italy) | |
| Civita Cultura Holding S.r.l. – Rome (Italy) | |
| Confitarma - Confederazione Italiana Armatori – Rome (Italy) - | |
| Chairman | |
| Member of the Council/Executive | Committee of Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A. – Palermo |
| (Italy) | |
| Assonime – Rome (Italy) | |
| Registro Italiano Navale – Rome (Italy) | |
| Other | Member of the Management Committee of Associazione Civita – |
| Rome (Italy) | |
| Managing Agent of d'Amico Shipping Italia S.p.A. – Palermo (Italy) |
Graduated in Monetary & Credit Economics at the Economics and Commerce University of Rome. Enrolled in the register of Financial Promoters.
| June 2000 - present | Finaf S.p.A. (Holding Angelini Group) Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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| Chief Executive Officer | |||||
| Chief Executive Officer Angelini Partecipazioni Finanziarie S.r.l. | |||||
| 1994 – 2000 | Citibank, N.A. in the Private Banking Group | ||||
| Vice Chairman, Italy Head of Private Banking Group | |||||
| Chief Executive Officer Cititrust S.p.A. | |||||
| 1988 – 1994 | Cominvest Gestioni S.p.A. (Asset management services) | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer (Gruppo Cassa di Risparmio di Roma) | |||||
| 1984 – 1994 | Compagnia Internazionale di Investimenti S.p.A. (Cassa di Risparmio | ||||
| Group, Rome) | |||||
| 1979 – 1984 | Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura (Head Office Marketing and Branch | ||||
| Oversight) | |||||
| 1979 | Procter & Gamble Italy (Advertising and Budget Control Dept.) | ||||
| 1978 – 1979 | Studio Boccolini (Fiscal and Tax Consultancy) |
Graduated in Law at the Turin University in 1972.
Once graduated Mr. Giuseppe Ferrero continued his working activity alongside his father. Progressively his father assigned specific duties and responsibilities until becoming Chairman and CEO in various companies.
He is now head of the Ferrero Group; group which includes numerous industrial, commercial and service companies, principally operating in the iron and steel industries, but also in the production of electricity, real estate and finance.
principal offices
held Chairman Ferrero S.p.A. Group, group holding with financial and industrial investments; also develops real estate projects including through investment companies.
Chairman of Kimetal S.r.L, a company that markets reinforcing bars and meshes for reinforced concrete, sheets, beams, corner pieces, accessories for platforms, pipes, SW, BW and NPT connections, valves, flanges, seals and filters.
Chairman of Metallurgica Piemontese Commercio S.r.L., a company that markets a full range of iron and steel products to meet its clients' needs, extending to both long and short products, including rebar, remesh, a full line of merchant bars, piping, beams, heavy plate and coil sheets, supplied in standard sizes, fixed lengths or according to the client's project needs. It is also an established distributor of complementary products such as polycarbonates, insulated and corrugated panels, gratings, fencing, wrought iron, drain covers and construction accessories.
Chairman of SI.CO.FER. Siderurgica Commerciale Ferrero S.r.l., Commercial Company for the distribution of cement of Feralpi Siderurgica di Lonato (BS) in the regions: Piedmont, Valle d'Aosta, Liguria and in some areas of Lombardy and which also distributes steel sheets in the same region, both through direct sales and sales agents. Chairman of S.I.E.D. S.p.A., industrial company producing hydroelectric energy owner of 17 hydroelectric central stations, directly and through investee companies.
Chairman of Thovez 11 S.p.A., a company that is renovating and marketing a property located at Viale Thovez 11: The property features homes of all sizes, from large apartments with terraces to smaller units – excellent income-generating investments – and villas ensconced in the park. All of the units have adjacent external spaces – terraces and private yards – and are equipped with garages on the basement level and uncovered parking spaces in dedicated areas.
Chairman of Sied Chile sa, Hidroenersur SA, Hidrorupanco SA, Hidronalcas sa, Hidrocallao SA, Hidroangol SA and Hidropalmar SA registered company which is developing hydroelectric plant in the South of Chile.
He is also a Director of Clubitaly S.r.l. and sits on the Steering Committee of the association AMMA based in Turin.
Degree in Business Economics - Finance specialisation - at the Bocconi University of Milan. While in university held trainees role at the companies "L. Santi & C. S.p.A.", Bank of Boston n.a. and Citibank n.a.
2009 to present in 2009 incorporated Mezzetti Advisory Group S.r.l. in which she is the sole Director. The Company principally offers independent financial consultancy and administration. 2000 - 2008 Participated in the incorporation of Secofind S.r.l., one of the first multi-family offices in Italy. Within this company she held the role of CEO and also Chairman of the Board of Directors. In this role, between 2007 and 2008 oversaw the transformation of Secofind S.r.l. into SIM S.p.A. (subject to Consob oversight). Began her professional career in Citibank, in Milan, where she held, for 10 years, various roles within the Treasury department, among which head of the Eurobonds, Market Making and Proprietary Trading for currency and interest rates for three years. At Citibank she was seconded abroad on a number of occasions to Brussels and London.
Graduated in Business Economics in 1982 from the Bocconi University of Milan.
from November 1996 to today Consultancy activities for Studio BFC & Associati in Milan (formerly Studio Reboa & Associati).
The activities are carried out primarily in the following areas:
until 1996 Administration and control activities for the company C.I.S.A.M. S.r.l..
Graduated in Business Economics in 2000 from the Bocconi University of Milan.
Masters in Tax Law achieved in the years 2001-2002 at Bocconi University.
She qualified as a certified accountant and auditor in 2002.
Enrolled in the Auditors' Register, Legislative Decree 27/1/2010 since 2003.
She acquired her professional experience in national and multinational company audits, alternating her auditing experience with that of certified account and auditor in collaboration with leading Milanese firms.
2015 - December 31, 2018 she held the office of CFO in the Giglio S.p.A. Group with offices in Italy, the United Kingdom, USA, China and Switzerland, supporting CEO Alessandro Giglio in the Group's reorganisation in view of an IPO, which took place in August 2015 on the AIM market. During this period, she also supported the CEO in extraordinary acquisition transactions and mergers. Sales revenue increased from Euro 11.5 million in 2015 to Euro 78 million in revenues at end 2017 (98 million at pro-forma level). Responsible for the "translisting" process on the MTA Star Segment of the Borsa Italiana which took place in March 2018, she became the point of reference in relations with Borsa Italiana and Consob regulatory entities and with investors. In 2017, she was appointed Executive Officer for Financial Reporting and Investor Relator. In November 2017, she was nominated for the CFO awards in the AIM Companies category. 2013 - 2006 / 2000 - 1998 as Senior Manager in Reconta Ernst & Young S.p.A. she was responsible for the management and coordination of the auditing of financial statements in • Listed Italian companies which prepare financial statements and consolidated financial statements in application of international accounting standards IAS/IFRS; • Non-listed Italian companies which prepare financial statements in application of Italian accounting standards; • Italian companies controlled by a listed American parent company which prepare the reporting package in application of American accounting standards US Gaap and SOA compliance;
• Italian companies controlled by a foreign parent company which prepare the reporting package in application of accounting standards IFRS;
Principal clients for which she has carried out audit activities:
Gruppo ENI S.p.A.: Group listed on the Italian and American stock exchange. Audit of the financial statements of certain companies of the Group and of various extraordinary transactions (acquisitions and subsequent company mergers, sales of business branches, company restructuring assessment, sustainability of the value of fixed assets and impairment). Analysis of SOA compliance.
| IAS/IFRS standards applied | |||||||
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| Alfa Laval Group: | Reporting package audit Work with Swedish colleagues. | ||||||
| Standards applied: IFRS and ITA GAAP for statutory financial | |||||||
| statements | |||||||
| Publicis Group: | Reporting package audit Work with French colleagues. | ||||||
| Standards applied: IFRS and ITA GAAP for statutory financial statements |
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| Deborah Group: | Audit of the separate and consolidated financial statements; analysis of | ||||||
| debt and "going concern" issues. | |||||||
| ITA GAAP standards applied. | |||||||
| Gilead Science S.r.l. and | |||||||
| Kci Medical: | Audit of the reporting package, Italian statutory financial statements and SOX. Work with American colleagues. |
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| Standards applied: US Gaap ITA GAAP for the statutory financial statements Audit of the reporting package and financial statements of smaller |
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| companies such as: Ballantyne Cashmere S.p.A., Herald Henderson | |||||||
| Group, Irus Fund Group and Pradera Fund Group. | |||||||
| 2006 - 2003 | Accountant-Auditor at the Studio Necchi Sorci & Associati e | ||||||
| Studio Pastori, where she was responsible for the management and | |||||||
| coordination of the firm's tax consultancy activities for Italian and | |||||||
| international clients. She gained specific knowledge on the taxation | |||||||
| system of transactions linked to Private Equity. | |||||||
| 2003 - 2000 | Senior Auditor at Deloitte & Touche S.p.A., a role in which she | ||||||
| gained experience in Due Diligence and company assessments | |||||||
| supporting acquisition activities by Private Equity funds. | |||||||
| currently in office as | Statutory Auditor of: | ||||||
| Acantho S.p.A. | |||||||
| Hera Ambiente S.p.A. | |||||||
| Neptune Vicolungo S.p.A. | |||||||
| Credimi S.p.A. | |||||||
| Chair Board of Stat. Auditors of: | |||||||
| Tamburi Investment S.p.A | |||||||
| Hera S.p.A | |||||||
| Hera Comm S.r.l. | |||||||
| Hera Luce S.p.A. |
Specialised training and offices held
"Crisi d'impresa e ristrutturazione del debito" (Company crisis and debt restructuring) published by EGEA 2014.
Awarded a first-class honours degree in Economics from the University of Turin in the academic year 1978. He has been enrolled in the Accountants' Register of Turin since 1981.
An Official Auditor of Accounts since December 1988, he is currently enrolled in the Auditors' Register, Ministerial Decree 12/4/1995.
He has been a Technical Consultant at the Court of Turin since 1991.
He was entered in the List of Experts at the Court of Turin in 1999.
He practises the profession of certified accountant and auditor in the capacity of associate with Studio Boidi & Partners based in Turin, dealing with tax and corporate consultancy. In Turin, he also collaborated as a technical consultant of the Public Prosecutor and of the Court, and regularly carries out the function of technical consultant in the area of civil disputes.
In the past, he collaborated for several years with the Institute of Private Law at the Faculty of Economics of Turin, and held office as Director of the "Unione Giovani Dottori Commercialisti di Torino"
| offices held | Statutory Auditor of: | ||||
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| Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A. | |||||
| BasicItalia S.p.A. (BasicNet Group, listed on the Italian MTA) | |||||
| Autoliv Italia S.p.A. | |||||
| Casco Imos S.r.l. (Sequa Group, listed on the New York Exchange) | |||||
| Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. | |||||
| TIP-Pre IPO S.p.A. (in abbreviated form TIPO S.p.A.) | |||||
| Eataly distribuzione S.r.l. | |||||
| Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of: | |||||
| Società per Azioni Michelin Italiana (S.A.M.I.) | |||||
| Chief Executive Office of: | |||||
| Torino Fiduciaria (Fiditor S.r.l.) | |||||
| from 2010 to 2013 | Member of the Supervisory Board of Intesa San Paolo S.p.A. | ||||
| in 2006 | Chairman of Auditors in the Committee for the Reorganisation of the Turin XX Olympic Winter Games |
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| from 2005 to 2011 | Statutory Auditor of Italcables S.p.A. | ||||
| from 2001 to 2005 | Chairman of the Board of Directors of Finpiemonte S.p.A. | ||||
| From 1996 to 2005 | Director of Interporto di Torino S.I.T.O. S.p.A. | ||||
| Among other offices held, he was | Statutory Auditor of: | ||||
| Dayco Fluid Technologies S.p.A. and Dayco Fuel Management S.p.A. | |||||
| Bim Vita S.p.A. (SAI Fondiaria Group) |
Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna S.p.A. (Intesa San Paolo Group)
Auditor and later, Chairman of the Board of Auditors of: Compagnia di San Paolo Bank Foundation
Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of: Mediofactoring S.p.A. (Intesa San Paolo Group)
A graduate with an honours degree in Economics and Commerce from the University of Bologna.
She has been enrolled in the Accountants' Register of Turin since 1993.
She is enrolled in the Auditors' Register, Ministerial Decree 12/4/1995 and in the Statutory Auditors' Register, Legislative Decree 27/1/2010.
On her graduation in 1992, she commenced employment with Studio Associato, Consulenza Legale e Tributaria, of which she became a Partner in 2001.
| 2015 – to date | Partner responsible for the practice of Studio Associato di Consulenza | ||||
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| Legale e Tributaria (KPMG) for the regions of Emilia Romagna, the | |||||
| Marches, Tuscany and Umbria. | |||||
| 2015 - 2012 | a Partner in Charge of the Tax Transformation Team | ||||
| 2011 - 2003 | a Partner responsible for the Bologna Office of Studio Associato di | ||||
| Consulenza Legale e Tributaria (KPMG). | |||||
| 2003 - 2001 | a Partner with Studio Associato di Consulenza Legale e Tributaria | ||||
| (KStudioAssociato) associated with KPMG International - Bologna | |||||
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| Specialisations | |||||
| Corporate: | companies and multinational industrial groups | ||||
| By topic: | Corporate Governance, Regulatory, Compliance | ||||
| National and international tax law | |||||
| Company acquisition and investment transactions | |||||
| Capital market | |||||
| Lecturing | |||||
| 2000 - 2008 | Lecturer in the Two-Year State Exam Preparation Course for | ||||
| qualification to practise the profession of Certified Accountant held | |||||
| by the Accountants Foundation of Bologna. | |||||
| The following are Teaching Module topics: | |||||
| o "Direct taxes: IRAP - tax collection" |
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| o "Taxes in the International" |
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| o ""The structure of Acquisitions and Due Diligence" |
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| o "International Tax" |
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| 2002 - 2008 | Lecturer on "Strategy of Acquisitions and Due Diligence" - Alma | ||||
| Mater Foundation, University of Bologna, Faculty of Economics - | |||||
| First Level University Masters | |||||
| 2009 - 2011 | Lecturer in Specialised Training Courses organised by the Accounting | ||||
| Foundation of Bologna, on advanced courses of the "International | |||||
| Tax" module | |||||
| 2011 - 2013 | Visiting Professor at Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna - | ||||
| Faculty of Economics - Teaching subject: "International Tax" | |||||
| 2011 - 2017 | Lecturer in the Master in Tax Law programme - Alma Mater |
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| Studiorum, University of Bologna |
2015 - 2018 Lecturer in the "Patent Box Regime" workshop - Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna offices currently held Standing Auditor of: Bormioli Pharma S.p.A. Interpump Group S.p.A. Kipre Holding S.p.A. Sia.mo.ci S.r.l. Sportswear Company S.p.A. Tamburi Investment Partners S.p.A. Alternate Auditor: Gap (Italy) S.r.l. Chair Board of Stat. Auditors of: Contarini Leopoldo S.r.l. I.M.M. Hydraulics S.p.A. Interpump Hydraulics S.p.A Perimetro (Gestione Proprietà Immobiliari S.C.P.A.) Principe di San Daniele S.p.A. Sabaf S.p.A. Tubiflex S.p.A Walvoil S.p.A.
Winner of the "Certificate of Excellence" in the Client Service Awards 2005, awarded by the KPMG Client Service Board.
Authoress of the following publications:
Speaker in the following seminars:
The risk management system should not be considered independently of the internal control system in relation to the financial disclosure process in that both form part of the same system.
The internal control system on corporate reporting was defined in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 58/98 CFA, Article 154-bis and 154-ter, applicable to TIP, as Issuer with listed shares.
The internal control system has the objective to ensure the reliability, accuracy, correctness and timeliness of the financial reporting and the capacity of the process to prepare the financial statements and half-year financial statements in accordance with international accounting standards (IAS/IFRS).
The structure of the controls provides for control instruments which permit TIP to identify, define and monitor the internal control system. These controls also include the Ethical Code and relevant governance.
The structure of the controls at process level of financial reporting provides for:
In relation to the roles and functions involved it is recalled that this monitoring activity is subject to periodic reporting by the Director in Charge of the internal control and risk management system in order to assess the adequacy of the control system on the financial reporting.
It is recalled that the Chief Executive Officer and the General Manager issue, from the 2007 financial statements, a declaration on the correctness/completion of information and of the maintenance of controls and procedures with reference to both the annual financial report and the half-year financial report; with reference also to the quarterly reports and all communications of a financial nature, the Executive in Charge makes declarations of the conformity with the underlying documentation and accounting entries.
The Director in Charge of the internal control and risk management system communicates the annual assessment of the internal control system to the Board of Directors and to the Board of Statutory Auditors in accordance with the regulatory oversight provisions.
The Director in Charge of the internal control and risk management system and the Executive Responsible which prepared the administrative and accounting procedures for the formation of the financial statements, declare that:
Monetary amounts in Euro
| Financial Year Commencement Date |
Average Capitalisation 2017 |
Average Capitalisation 2016* |
Average Capitalisation 2015* |
Average Capitalisation 2014* |
Revenues 2017** |
Revenues 2016* |
Revenues 2015* |
Revenues 2014* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 795,406,602.51 | 497,349,692.96 | 490,684,656.87 | 351,734,698.29 | 59,643,824.00 | 124,240,556.00 | 37,329,751.00 | 38,150,385.00 |
| Revenue items 2017/2018** | Revenue items 2016* | Revenue items 2015* | Revenue items 2014* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts are the sum of revenues from | Amounts are the sum of revenues from | Amounts are the sum of revenues from | Amounts are the sum of revenues from | |
| advisory activities and the period's financial income. |
advisory activities and the period's financial income. |
advisory activities and the period's financial income. |
advisory activities and the period's financial income. |
(*) Only to be filled in with reference to the years/financial periods coinciding with and subsequent to the commencement date.
(**) For companies that have closed the financial year and approved the associated accounting data prior to December 31, 2018, sales revenues 2017 refer to this latter financial year. In this case, revenues for the years 2016-2014 are to be considered as the revenues of the three previous years.
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