Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Apr 3, 2018
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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Shareholders' AGM of April 24, 2018
| SHAREHOLDERS' AGM CALL NOTICE | 3 |
|---|---|
| STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 2017, | |
| ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTORS' REPORT, THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT AND THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS' REPORT. |
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| PRESENTATION OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ALLOCATION | |
| OF THE RESULT FOR THE YEAR. RESOLUTIONS THEREON. | 4 |
| REMUNERATION REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 123-TER OF | |
| THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCE ACT. RESOLUTIONS THEREON. | 5 |
| PROPOSAL TO PURCHASE AND UTILISE TREASURY SHARES. GRANTING | |
| OF POWERS AND RESOLUTIONS THEREON. | 17 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING REGULATION | 20 |
Shareholders are called to the Shareholders' AGM at the registered office in Turin – Largo Maurizio Vitale, 1, for 11.00 AM on April 24, 2018 in single call, to consider motions on the following Agenda:
in the presentation for the approval of the Shareholders' Meeting for the 2017 Financial Statements and the relative Directors' Report we propose the allocation of the net profit of Euro 4,507,884.53 as follows:
| - | to the Legal reserve | Euro | 225,394.23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | to each of the 54,713,523 ordinary shares in circulation (excluding the 6,280,079 treasury shares held at March 19, 2018), a dividend of Euro 0.06 before withholding taxes for an amount of |
Euro | 3,282,811.38 |
| - | to retained earnings the residual amount, equal to | Euro | 999,678.92 |
The dividend will be paid from May 23, 2018, with record date of May 22, 2018 and coupon date (No. 11) of May 21, 2018.
We also propose that, if at the dividend coupon date the number of shares with dividend rights is lower than indicated above due to any share buy-backs by the company, the relative dividend will be allocated to retained earnings, as will any rounding made on payment.
We propose therefore the following:
the Shareholders' Meeting of BasicNet S.p.A., having reviewed the 2017 results, the Directors' Report and having noted the Board of Statutory Auditors' Report and that of the Independent Audit Firm EY S.p.A.,
to approve the Directors' Report and the Financial Statements at December 31, 2017, in relation to each individual part and in its entirety, in addition to the proposal for the allocation of the Net Profit of Euro 4,507,884.53 and the dividend proposal.
Turin, March 19, 2018
Marco Daniele Boglione
This Report, prepared in accordance with Article 123-ter of the CFA and Article 84 of the Issuers' Regulation, illustrating the Remuneration Policy of the company, was approved on March 19, 2018 by the Board of Directors of the company, with the expression of a favourable opinion by the Remuneration Committee.
The Remuneration Report was prepared in accordance with the template established by the Issuers' Regulation and comprises two sections:
The Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors in office at the date of this report comprised:
| Office held on the Committees | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and Surname | Office held on the Board | Control and Risks Committee |
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| Marco Boglione | Chairman | ||||||
| Daniela Ovazza | Non-executive Vice Chairman | Member | |||||
| Giovanni Crespi | Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
| Paola Bruschi | Director | ||||||
| Paolo Cafasso | Director | ||||||
| Elisa Corghi | Independent and non executive director |
Member | Member | ||||
| Alessandro Gabetti | Non-Executive Director | ||||||
| Renate Hendlmeier | Independent and non executive director |
Member | Chairman | ||||
| Adriano Marconetto | Independent and non executive director |
Member | Member | ||||
| Carlo Pavesio | Non-Executive Director | Chairman | |||||
| Elisabetta Rolando | Director | ||||||
| Franco Spalla | Director |
In 2017, the Board of Directors has identified, two Managers with strategic responsibilities: the Vice President Sales, Lorenzo Boglione and in charge as Executive Officer in BasicTrademark S.A., Superga Trademark S.A. and Basic Properties America S.A. and BasicItalia's Chief Executive Officer Alessandro Boglione.
| Name and Surname | Office held on the Board |
|---|---|
| Maria Francesca Talamonti | Chairman |
| Sergio Duca | Statutory Auditor |
| Alberto Pession | Statutory Auditor |
| Giulia De Martino | Alternate Auditor |
| Maurizio Ferrero | Alternate Auditor |
The Remuneration Policy, outlined at Section I of this Report, was submitted for the consultative vote of the Shareholders' AGM called, for among other matters, the approval of the 2017 Annual Accounts, in single call for April 24, 2018. In accordance with Article 123-ter, paragraph 6 of the Consolidated Finance Act, the Shareholders' AGM in fact must express a non-binding opinion (in favour or against) concerning the first section of the Remuneration Report.
This document is available for consultation, at the registered office, on the company website www.basicnet.com, 2018 Shareholders' AGM section, in addition to the centralised authorised storage mechanism , .
a. Boards or parties involved in the preparation and approval of the remuneration policy, specifying the respective roles, in addition to the Boards or parties responsible for the correct implementation of the policy.
The bodies involved in the preparation, approval and implementation of the remuneration policy are the following:
The Remuneration Committee currently in office comprises the Non-Executive Directors Carlo Pavesio – Chairman, and Daniela Ovazza, and the Non-executive and Independent Directors Elisa Corghi, Renate Hendlmeier and Adriano Marconetto. The Committee was appointed at the Board meeting of April 28, 2016. At the meeting of February 15, 2017, the Board of Directors called the non-executive and independent Director Elisa Corghi to sit on the Committee.
The Board, on appointment, considered that the knowledge and experience of the Independent Directors and the Non-Executive Directors called to sit on the Committee guarantees its independence and proper functioning.
The Committee meets on the call of the Chairman, where considered opportune or where requested by the Executive Directors or the Board of Statutory Auditors. The work of the Committee is overseen and coordinated by the Chairman.
The Remuneration Committee may access the necessary information and departments for the discharge of their duties.
The proposals of the Remuneration Committee are fully reported in the minutes of the Board of Directors meetings at which they are drawn up and are reported in the minutes' book of the Remuneration Committee.
The Executives Directors do not take part in the Committee's meetings.
The Remuneration Committee presents proposals or expresses opinions to the Board of Directors on the remuneration of Executive Directors and other managers with strategic responsibilities, in addition to any proposals on the allocation of an additional remuneration component, as better defined in letter e below.
No independent experts were utilised in the preparation of the remuneration policy.
The remuneration policy of BasicNet S.p.A. seeks to attract, maintain and motivate individuals with the professional qualities and capacities required by the Company and the Group. The remuneration of Executive Directors and Senior Executives is structured in such a manner so as to provide an incentive towards improving company performance, through the satisfaction and motivation of personnel.
The remuneration structure establishes:
In addition to the fixed component, a number of benefits may be conferred, such as, for example purposes, life or health insurance policies for Directors and/or the allocation of a motor vehicle, also for private use. In addition, the Chairman of BasicNet S.p.A., for the duration of mandate, is granted the use of a property located within the "BasicVillage" called "Foresteria – loft People on the move."
The Group has not introduced remuneration plans based on an evaluation of the performance objectives or on financial instruments of any type.
There are no contractual clauses which permit the company to request the repayment, in full or in part, of the variable component of the remuneration paid, determined on the basis of figures which subsequently are manifestly erroneous, also in view of that reported at point e) above, any additional remuneration is identified ex post.
h. Criteria utilised for the evaluation of the performance objectives on which the conferment of shares, options, other financial instruments or other variable remuneration components is based.
The Group has not introduced remuneration plans based on an evaluation of the performance objectives or on financial instruments of any type.
i. Information establishing the link between the remuneration policy and the pursuit of longterm corporate goals and with the risk management policy, where established.
The remuneration structure, based on a fixed component which represents a sufficiently high percentage of total remuneration, seeks to encourage a conduct which promotes the development of medium/long-term results and operations.
j. Vesting periods, any systems of deferred payment and indexing of deferred payments and the criteria utilised for the determination of these periods and, if established, ex-post correction mechanisms.
This is not applicable to the Group remuneration policies.
k. Clauses for the maintenance in portfolio of financial instruments after their acquisition: maintenance periods and criteria utilised for the establishment of this period.
This is not applicable to the Group remuneration policies.
l. Policy relating to benefits on termination of office, with specification of the circumstances giving rise to such rights and any link between this benefit and the Company performance.
The Board, on the indication of the Shareholders' AGM, establishes the amount of post-employment benefits through an annual allocation, also provided through a leading insurance company, on behalf of the Company, of an insurance policy, related to an annual constant premium of an amount equalling the amount of the post-employment benefit, in favour of the Chairman or other Executive Directors.
The Board may approve an indemnity in the case of the advanced conclusion of mandate to the Chairman or other Executive Directors.
The Board of Directors may sign non-competition agreements with Executive Directors for a period subsequent to the conclusion of mandate, establishing a fee for this commitment.
There is no link between such benefits and the Company performance.
Insurance coverage, social security or pension payments, other than the obligatory payments, are not provided for, with the exception of any benefits represented by life or health policies for a number of Executive Directors.
For the sake of completeness, it should be noted that, within the Group, a D&O -Directors' & Officers' Liability cover is in place for events linked to the performance of Directors' and Officers' duties, except in cases of wrongful misconduct.
The remuneration of the Board of Directors is established by the Shareholders' AGM and is allocated equally among Directors.
Non-executive Directors and Independent Directors called to the Control and Risks Committee and the Remuneration Committee are allocated, on the approval of the Board of Directors and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors, a fixed annual fee based on the commitment required.
Directors assigned particular roles or responsibilities (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Directors) are allocated a remuneration, on the proposal of the Remuneration Committee, based on a motion of the Board of Directors, with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors. This remuneration takes into account any employee-based component, in addition to remuneration concerning offices held in subsidiary companies.
For the setting of the remuneration policy, BasicNet did not refer to the remuneration policies of other companies.
The items comprising the remuneration of Directors, Corporate Boards and Managers with strategic responsibilities of the Company is outlined below.
The remuneration structure of the members of the Board of Directors of BasicNet S.p.A., in office at the date of the Report, provides for:
This remuneration was established taking into account also that the Non-Executive Vice Chairman Franco Spalla and the Executive Directors Paola Bruschi, Paolo Cafasso and Elisabetta Rolando, and the Managers with strategic responsibilities Lorenzo Boglione e Alessandro Boglione, are also Executives of BasicNet S.p.A. and hold positions on the Board of Directors of other subsidiaries;
Each member of the Remuneration Committee and the Control and Risks Committee receives a fixed fee of Euro 5 thousand gross annually, determined at the Board of Directors' meeting of May 13, 2016.
For 2017, no bonuses or other incentives were granted to the Executive Directors.
In the Board meeting May 13, 2016, on the proposal of the Remuneration Committee and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors, the following non-monetary benefits were awarded:
The Board of Directors on May 13, 2016, as approved by the Shareholders' AGM of April 28, 2016, on appointment also approved, on the proposal of the Remuneration Committee and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors:
death, granting to these parties the right to receive any gains from the insurance policy, to be considered as supplements of the above-stated indemnity.
The Board of Directors, in the meeting of May 13, 2016, and on the proposal of the Remuneration Committee, and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors, decided that on conclusion of office or of the duties conferred for just cause or revocation without just cause, the following is allocated:
The Board of Directors of the company, at the meeting of April 28, 2016, subsequent to the appointment of the Executive Boards and the granting of relative powers, noting the lapsing of the duties and powers granted to the current Director Franco Spalla, allocated under previous mandates, as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, implemented the motion undertaken at the meeting of April 29, 2013, on the basis of which, against the obligation of the then Chief Executive Officer Franco Spalla to abstain from carrying out, directly or indirectly, activities in competition with the company or the BasicNet Group, throughout the European Union for a period of three years from conclusion of the office of Director or the substantial reduction of the duties conferred to him, or a change of role - except in the case of termination of mandate or employment for just cause from the time of the latter of these events if not contemporaneous, that the company would pay in three equal annual instalments, the first of which on the verification of any of the events listed above and the two successive instalments on any anniversary of this date, an amount of Euro 1.5 million, which therefore matured at the maintenance of the agreement in three annual rates of € 500 thousand each.
In a second time, it was proposed to Mr. Spalla, who accepted, to amend the payment maturities on the basis of six years, rather than three, to be paid by May 10 of each year from May 2016. On the basis of the non-competition agreement, which became executive, in the case of his passing, any residual instalments should be paid to the heirs of Mr. Franco Spalla. This risk is covered by a specific insurance policy with BasicNet S.p.A. as the beneficiary.
The following table breaks down the remuneration of Directors, Statutory Auditors, General Managers and, at an aggregate level, other Managers with strategic responsibilities. Separate indication is provided of remuneration received from subsidiaries and/or associated companies. All parties which during the year have held the above offices are included, even if for a portion of the year. Remuneration concerns that accrued in the year. Post-employment indemnity is indicated for the period in which it matured, even if not paid, for those concluding employment during the year or for those reaching the end of mandate and/or contract.
| Non-equity variable | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description of office | Fixed Remuneration | remuneration | |||||||||||
| Name and Surname | Office held | Period of office |
Concl. of office | Emoluments approved by Shareholders' AGM |
Remuneration as per ex Art. 2389 CC |
Employee | Remuneration for committee participation |
Bonuses and other incentives |
Profit sharing |
Non monetary benefits |
Other remuneration |
Total | Post-employment benefits |
| Directors Marco |
01/01/2017- | approv. 2018 | |||||||||||
| Boglione (1) | Chairman | 31/12/2017 | accounts | ||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 | 876.000 | 107.065 | 500.000 | 1.503.065 | ||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates Total |
20.000 | 876.000 | 107.065 | 500.000 | 1.503.065 | ||||||||
| Daniela | 01/01/2017- | approv. 2018 | |||||||||||
| Ovazza (*) | Vice Chairman | 31/12/2017 | accounts | ||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates |
20.000 | 5.000 | 25.000 | ||||||||||
| Total | 20.000 | 5.000 | 25.000 | ||||||||||
| Crespi Gianni (2) | Chief Executive | 01/01/2017- | approv. 2018 | ||||||||||
| Officer | 31/12/2017 | accounts | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates |
20.000 | 450.000 | 46.927 | 516.927 | |||||||||
| Total | 20.000 | 450.000 | 46.927 | 516.927 | |||||||||
| Paola | Director | 01/01/2017- | approv. 2018 | ||||||||||
| Bruschi (3) | 31/12/2017 | accounts | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 | 5.000 | 110.602 | 135.602 | |||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates Total |
20.000 | 5.000 | 110.602 | 2.000 2.000 |
2.000 137.602 |
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| Paolo | Director | 01/01/2017- | approv. 2018 | ||||||||||
| Cafasso (4) | 31/12/2017 | accounts | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates |
20.000 | 35.000 70.000 |
90.120 | 145.120 70.000 |
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| Total | 20.000 | 105.000 | 90.120 | 215.120 | |||||||||
| Elisa | Independent | 01/01/2017- | approv. 2018 | ||||||||||
| Corghi (**) (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts |
Director | 31/12/2017 | accounts | 20.000 | 9.370 | 29.370 | |||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | |||||||||||||
| Total | 20.000 | 9.370 | 29.370 | ||||||||||
| Alessandro | 01/01/2017- | approv. 2018 | |||||||||||
| Gabetti (***) (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts |
Director | 31/12/2017 | accounts | 20.000 | 20.000 | ||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | |||||||||||||
| Total | 20.000 | 20.000 | |||||||||||
| Renate Hendlmeier (****) |
Independent Director |
01/01/2017- 31/12/2017 |
approv. 2018 accounts |
||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 | 10.000 | 30.000 | ||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | |||||||||||||
| Total Adriano |
Independent | 01/01/2017- | approv. 2018 | 20.000 | 10.000 | 30.000 | |||||||
| Marconetto (*) | Director | 31/12/2017 | accounts | ||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 | 10.000 | 30.000 | ||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | |||||||||||||
| Total Carlo |
20.000 | 10.000 | 30.000 | ||||||||||
| Pavesio(**) | Director | 01/01/2017- 31/12/2017 |
approv. 2018 accounts |
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| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 | 5.000 | 25.000 | ||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | |||||||||||||
| Total | 20.000 | 5.000 | 25.000 | ||||||||||
| Elisabetta Rolando (5) |
Director | 01/01/2017- 31/12/2017 |
approv. 2018 accounts |
||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 | 80.437 | 100.437 | ||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | 120.000 | 120.000 | |||||||||||
| Total | 140.000 | 80.437 | 220.437 | ||||||||||
| Vice Chairman | 01/01/2017- 31/10/2017 |
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| Franco Spalla (6) |
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| Director | 31/10/2017- 31/12/2017 |
approv. 2018 accounts |
55.886 | ||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 20.000 | 100.000 | 55.886 | 13.514 | 189.400 | ||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | |||||||||||||
| Total | 20.000 | 100.000 | 55.886 | 13.514 | 189.400 | ||||||||
| Manager with strategic responsibilities (7) |
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| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 189.195 | 189.195 | |||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates Total |
50.724 50.724 |
189.195 | 50.724 239.919 |
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As detailed on page 9 of this report, during the year the portion relating to the non-competition agreement amounting to 500 thousand euros accrued. (The amount has not been shown in the present table because it is indicated in full in the Table of Section II of the Report for the 2016 financial year).
| Statutory Auditors | Description of office | Fixed Remuneration | Non-equity variable | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period of | Emoluments approved by Shareholders' |
Remuneration as per ex Art. 2389 |
Remuneration for committee |
Bonuses and other |
Profit | Non monetary |
Other | Post-employment | ||||||
| Name and Surname Maria Francesca |
Office held | office 01/01/2017- |
Concl. of office approv. 2018 |
AGM | CC | Employee | participation | incentives | sharing | benefits | remuneration | Total | benefits | |
| Talamonti | Chairman | 31/12/2017 | accounts | |||||||||||
| 36.000 | 36.000 | |||||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | ||||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 36.000 | 36.000 | ||||||||||||
| Carola Alberti (8) | 01/01/2017- | approv. 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Statutory Auditor | 27/04/2017 | accounts | ||||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 8.000 | 8.000 | ||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | 4.200 | 4.200 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 12.200 | 12.200 | ||||||||||||
| Massimo Boidi (9) | 01/01/2017- | approv. 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Statutory Auditor | 27/04/2017 | accounts | ||||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 8.000 | 8.000 | ||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | 24.200 | 24.200 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 32.200 | 32.200 | ||||||||||||
| 27/04/2017- | approvazione | |||||||||||||
| Sergio Duca | Statutory Auditor | 31/12/2017 | bilancio 2018 | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 16.000 | 16.000 | ||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Total | 16.000 | 16.000 | ||||||||||||
| 27/04/2017- | approvazione | |||||||||||||
| Alberto Pession | Statutory Auditor | 31/12/2017 | bilancio 2018 | |||||||||||
| (I) Remuneration from company preparing the accounts | 16.000 | 16.000 | ||||||||||||
| (II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Total | 16.000 | 16.000 |
(8): Remuneration from subsidiaries as Statutory Auditor of BasicVillage S.p.A.
(9): Remuneration from subsidiaries: received as the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of BasicItalia (Euro 18,000) and BasicVillage S.p.A. (6.200 Euro).
| Name and Surname | Office held | Number of shares held on 31.12.2016 |
Number of shares purchased in 2017 |
Number of shares sold in 2017 |
Number of shares held on 31.12.2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco BOGLIONE(*) | Presidente | 22.614.169 | 2.096.436 | 20.517.733 | |
| Giovanni CRESPI | Director | 58.200 | 30.000 | 88.200 | |
| Alessandro GABETTI (**) |
Director | 796.350 | 796.350 | ||
| Renate HENDLMEIER | Director | 2.000 | 2.000 | ||
| Carlo PAVESIO | Director | 100.000 | 100.000 |
(*) 20,206,065 shares held through the subsidiary BasicWorld S.r.l. and 311,668 held directly The nr. 2,096,436 shares were trasferred to two Newcos as the result of the division of 23 June 2017. Due the division Mr. Marco Boglione is sole partner of BasicWorld Srl
(**) 225,000 held by spouse
Given that, in accordance with Article 123-ter, paragraph 6 of the Consolidated Finance Act, the Shareholders' Meeting must express a non-binding opinion (in favour or against) concerning the first section of the Remuneration Report, we propose a favourable vote on "Section I", adopting the following motion:
The Shareholders' AGM,
to approve "Section I" of the Remuneration Report".
for the Board of Directors
Turin, March 19, 2018
Dear Shareholders,
with the approval of the financial statements at December 31, 2017, the authorisation to purchase treasury shares, as approved by the Shareholders' AGM of April 27, 2017, expires.
You have therefore been called in ordinary session to discuss and resolve upon the reallocation to the Board of Directors of the authorisation to purchase and utilise treasury shares in accordance with Article 2357 and 2357-ter of the Civil Code and Article 132 of the Consolidated Finance Act and the relative implementing provisions.
As in the past, the Board of Directors considers it beneficial to request the Shareholders' Meeting for the authorisation to carry out any purchase or disposal of shares operations.
The proposed authorisation for the purchase and utilisation of treasury shares is submitted in order to provide the Company with an instrument to assist projects developed upon the strategic guidelines under which share swap opportunities are presented or as a guarantee for financing operations, in addition to permit investments in treasury shares, also in accordance with market practice concerning the purchase of treasury shares for the establishment of the "securities reserve", permitted by Consob in accordance with Article 180, paragraph 1, letter c) of Legislative Decree 58/1998 with motion No. 16839 of March 19, 2009 and subject to Regulation EC No. 596/2014 of April 16, 2014 and enacting provisions, where applicable.
In addition, the authorisation to purchase treasury shares, where granted, will allow the company to carry out any investments on the market concerning its shares, also through financial intermediaries, in accordance with market practice in support of liquidity, permitted by Consob in accordance with Article 180, paragraph 1, letter c) of Legislative Decree 58/1998 with motion No. 16839 of March 19, 2009, subject to that established by EU Regulations No. 596/2014 of April 16, 2014 and relative enacting provisions, where applicable.
We propose in accordance with Articles 2357 and 2357-ter of the Civil Code, the authorisation of:
The operations may be carried out also partly.
At the date of the present Report, the share capital of BasicNet S.p.A. amounts to Euro 31,716,673.04, comprising 60,993,602 shares of a nominal value of Euro 0.52 each.
At the preparation date of the present Report, the Company holds 6,280,079 treasury shares, comprising 10,296% of the share capital. The subsidiaries of BasicNet S.p.A. do not hold parent company shares.
The purchase and utilisation operations of shares will be carried out in compliance with Article 2357 and subsequent of the Civil Code and Article 132 of Legislative Decree 58/98: in such an amount that, at any given time these shares do not exceed overall 20% of the share capital, while also within the limits of the retained earnings and available reserves of the last financial statements approved, with the consequent setting up, in accordance with Article 2357-ter, paragraph 3 of the Civil Code, of an undistributable reserve of an amount of the treasury shares from time to time acquired.
The purchase authorisation is requested until the date of the Shareholders' AGM for the approval of the 2018 Annual Accounts. The Board may proceed with the authorised operations on one or more occasions and at any time, to an extent which may be freely established in compliance with the applicable rules and considered to be in the interest of the company. The authorisation for the utilisation of treasury shares is requested without time limit, subject to that established by the above-stated market practices and Regulation EU No. 596/2014 of April 16, 2014 and relative enacting provisions, where applicable.
The purchase price of the shares will be determined from time to time in accordance with applicable regulations and related market practices. The share purchase price may not be 15% above or below the official price recorded on the market trading day before each purchase operation.
The maximum financial commitment is Euro 3,500,000.
Any purchase shall be made on the regulated markets, in compliance with Article 132 of Legislative Decree 58/1998 and Article 144-bis, first paragraph, letter b) of the Issuers' Regulation approved with CONSOB Motion No. 11971/1999, in addition to market practices recognised by CONSOB, as per Article 180, paragraph 1, letter c) of the CFA with motion No. 16839 of March 19, 2009, in addition to Regulation (EC) No. 596/2014 of April 16, 2014 and relative enacting provisions, where applicable.
The Board of Directors proposes also the authorisation to dispose, in accordance with Article 2357-ter of the Civil Code, at any moment, in full or in part, the treasury shares in portfolio and any share purchased based on the present proposal, through the disposal of such on the stock market, to blocks or otherwise outside the stock market, or as a guarantee within financing operations, attributing to the Board of Directors the power to establish, in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory provisions, the terms, manners and conditions for the disposal of treasury shares considered in the greatest interest of the company, provided that (i) the disposals paid in cash, in particular sales operations, must be carried out at a price not lower than 95% of the official price recorded for ordinary BasicNet S.p.A. shares in the stock market session before each operation; (ii) the disposals carried out, within industrial projects or extraordinary finance operations, through exchange, conferments or other disposals than those indicated at point (i), must take place at a value in line with the operation, considering the market performance.
The disposal operations of treasury shares in portfolio must be carried out in accordance with law and applicable regulations concerning the trading of listed securities and may take place on one or more occasions, also before all purchases have been completed.
The purchase operations are not instrumental for the reduction of the share capital of the Company.
In consideration of that outlined above, where in an agreement with the proposal of the Board, we invite you to pass the following motions:
The Shareholders' AGM of BasicNet S.p.A., having examined the Illustrative Report of the Board of Directors:
1) to authorise, in accordance with Article 2357 of the Civil Code, the Board of Directors to purchase, for the above indicated purposes, on one or more occasions, a maximum number of ordinary shares of a nominal value of Euro 0.52 each, taking into account of those already held by the company, not exceeding the legal limits, for a period beginning from the date of the present Shareholders' AGM and extending until the date of the Shareholders' AGM for the approval of the 2018 Annual Accounts. The purchase price of the shares will be determined from time to time in accordance with applicable regulations and related market practices. In any case, such may not be 15% higher or lower than the official price recorded on the Stock Exchange on the day before each purchase operation and however in compliance with Article 132 of Legislative Decree 58/1998 and Article 144-bis, first paragraph, letter b) of the Issuers' Regulations approved with CONSOB Motion No. 11971/1999, in addition to market practices recognised by CONSOB, as per Article 180, paragraph 1, letter c) of the CFA with motion No. 16839 of March 19, 2009, in addition to Regulations (EC) No. 596/2014 of April 16, 2014 and relative enacting provisions, where applicable. The maximum financial commitment is Euro 3,500,000.
Turin, March 19, 2018
for the Board of Directors
The Chairman
Marco Daniele Boglione
The present regulation applies to the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting. It is filed at the registered offices and available to Shareholders and all those with the right to attend the Shareholders' Meeting.
The amendments to the present Regulation were approved by the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting.
Those holding shares in accordance with applicable legislation and the by-laws, or their proxies or representatives, may attend and speak at the Shareholders' Meetings.
Proof of personal identity is required for attendance at the Shareholders' Meeting. Unless otherwise indicated in the Call Notice, the personal identification and the verification of the right to attend takes place at the location of the Shareholders' Meeting at least one hour before the time fixed for the meeting.
Attendees are assured the possibility to follow and take part in the discussion and to exercise their right to vote using the technical methods established on each occasion by the Chairman.
Those leaving the location of the meeting for whatever reason must communicate such to the Company personnel in charge of the meeting.
The Company staff may assist at the Shareholders' Meeting, in addition to Directors and staff of companies belonging to the Group. On the invitation, and however with the consent of the Chairman, professionals, consultants, financial analysts, university students and qualified and accredited journalists may follow the business of the Meeting, without the right to intervene and vote.
Persons accredited to follow the meeting must report for identification by the Company's appointees at the entrance of the premises where the meeting is to be held and collect a special badge to be exhibited upon request.
The Chairman directs the business of the Shareholders' Meeting. The Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting utilises assistants to verify the voting rights of those attending the Meeting and the propriety of proxies granted.
The Chairman is assisted by the secretary, appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting on the proposal of the Chairman, or where necessary or considered beneficial, by a notary. The secretary and the notary must utilise the assistance of trusted persons, also non-shareholders.
The Shareholders' Meeting may be subject to audio/video recording, both for transmission/projection to the rooms of the Shareholders' Meeting or in order to assist the Board in the minute taking and preparation of responses.
The information provided to the Shareholders' Meeting by the Corporate Boards may be communicated also through the company website.
For the management of the voting procedures, the Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting may appoint one or more tellers from among attending shareholders, in the number considered most appropriate.
Under the direction of the Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting, a sheet of attendees is prepared, in which those who attend on their own behalf, by proxy or in another manner established by law, are indicated, specifying the number of shares held.
Where the necessary number of attendances for the constitution of the Shareholders' Meeting is not reached, the Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting, following a lapse of time considered adequate after the time fixed for the beginning of the Shareholders' Meeting, announces such to the attendees, declaring the meeting void and postponing the handling of the matters on the Agenda to the subsequent call.
The business of the Shareholders' Meeting may be suspended if the Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting considers such correct, and with the consent of the meeting, for a period of not greater than three hours.
Audio and/or video recording and transmission equipment are not permitted in the rooms of the Shareholders' Meeting without the prior consent of the Chairman of the Meeting.
In handling the matters on the Agenda, the Chairman, with the consent of the Meeting, may follow a different Agenda from that posted on the Call Notice.
Similarly, a single discussion on two or more points on the Agenda may be held.
The matters are handled by the Chairman and, on his invitation, by the Directors, by the Statutory Auditors, by the employees of the Company and/or the subsidiaries, in addition to any external experts invited.
Except where the Chairman considers it opportune or where a specific request is presented, approved by the Shareholders' Meeting, the documentation which is filed in advance is not read, which is made available to interested parties as indicated in the Call Notice.
The Chairman, taking account of the subject matter and importance of the individual items on the Agenda, may establish at the start of the meeting the time to be allotted to each speaker, which must not be less than 10 minutes. Following this period, the Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting may invite the speaker to conclude his/her contribution within five minutes.
The Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting may remind speakers to comply with the time limits for speaking established in advance and to keep to the matters stated in the Agenda.
Those with voting rights have the right to take the floor on each of the matters under discussion. Those who have already made a contribution may request to take the floor for a second occasion on the same matter only to make a reply or to formulate a voting proposal. Those who wish to take the floor must request such in writing from the Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting or the secretary, indicating the matter on the Agenda which the contribution concerns. The request may be presented until the Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting has declared the discussion on the matter closed.
The Chairman and, on his invitation, the Directors, Statutory Auditors, employees of the Company and/or subsidiaries, in addition to any external experts invited, respond to orators at the end of all contributions under discussion, or after each contribution, taking account also of any questions drawn up by shareholders before the Shareholders' Meeting, which have not been responded to by the Company.
The voting at the meeting is made by open ballet.
The Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting adopts the appropriate measures for the orderly carrying out of votes. The Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting may require, according to the circumstances, that the voting on a particular issue is carried out immediately after the closure on the discussion on the issue, or at the end of the discussion of all matters on the Agenda.
The vote must be clear, by the raising of hands or in another matter indicated by the Chairman at the time of voting, also through the use of technical instruments which support the counting of votes. The votes expressed in a manner other than that indicated by the Chairman of the meeting are void. If the vote is not unanimous, the Chairman, on a case by case basis, invites those abstaining and those voting against, if a lesser number than those in favour, to declare or make known, also through the method or instrument indicated, their intention in relation to the vote.
Following the vote and the necessary counting with the support of the tellers and the secretary, the Chairman proclaims the results of voting.
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