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Digital Bros

Pre-Annual General Meeting Information Sep 26, 2024

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Pre-Annual General Meeting Information

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Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting October 28 th , 2028(single call) at 9.00 a.m.

Directors' explanatory report on the only item on the agenda of the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting: "Amendments to Articles 11 and 12 of the Company's By-Laws regarding the method of participation in the Shareholders' Meeting. Resolutions related"

Item 1 on the agenda of the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting

"Amendments to Articles 11 and 12 of the By-Laws regarding the method of participation in the Shareholders' Meeting. Resolutions related"

Dear Shareholders,

You have been convened to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Digital Bros S.p.A. ("DB" or the "Company") for the examination and approval of the proposal to amend Articles 11 and 12 of the By-Laws of Digital Bros (the "By-Laws"), which concern the methods of participation and representation in the Shareholders' Meeting.

The Company's Board of Directors, in its meeting on September 26, 2024, approved this explanatory report (the "Report"), which has been made available to the public in accordance with the terms and procedures prescribed by law and regulations, at the Company's registered office, through the authorized storage mechanism, and on the Company's website at www.digitalbros.com (Shareholders section – Shareholders' Meeting).

The Report has been drawn up in accordance with Article 125-ter, paragraph 1, of Legislative Decree 58/1998 ("TUF") and in compliance with Articles 72 and 84-ter, as well as Annex 3A, Scheme 3, of Consob Regulation No. 11971/1999, in order to illustrate the reasons for the proposed amendments to the By-Laws.

1 Reasons for the proposed amendments

The Board of Directors, in line with current practices and in order to ensure greater flexibility and organizational efficiency of the shareholders' meetings, proposes to amend Articles 11 and 12 of the By-Laws so as to:

(i)Allow, where permitted by applicable law, that participation in the Shareholders' Meeting by eligible persons can also take place exclusively via telecommunication means (teleconference and videoconference), without the need for the Chairman and the recording secretary to be in the same location;

(ii)Allow participation and voting in the Shareholders' Meeting by entitled parties exclusively by granting a proxy (or sub-proxy) to the designated representative of the Company pursuant to the new Article 135-undecies.1 of the TUF, introduced by the "Capital Law.

Considering the rationale behind these proposed changes, it is appropriate to illustrate them jointly.

During the emergency period, Article 106, paragraph 2, of Decree-Law No. 18 of March 17, 2020, converted into Law No. 27 of April 24, 2020 ("Cura Italia Decree"), regulated, inter alia, the possibility for joint-stock companies to provide, in the notice of calling for ordinary and extraordinary shareholders' meetings, even in derogation of different provisions of the By-Laws, for (i) participation in the shareholders' meeting via telecommunication means and (ii) the holding of the meeting exclusively by telecommunication means, which ensure the identification of participants, their participation, and the exercise of voting rights, pursuant to Article 2370, paragraph 4, of the Civil Code, without the need for the Chairman, the Secretary, or the Notary to be in the same place.

Subsequently, on March 27, 2024, Law No. 21 of March 5, 2024, "Measures to support the competitiveness of capital and delegation to the Government for the comprehensive reform of the provisions on capital markets contained in the consolidated text of Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24, 1998, and the provisions on joint-stock companies in the Civil Code applicable to issuers" ("Capital Law") came into force. This law, in Article 11, paragraph 1, introduces in the TUF a new Article 135-undecies.1, which allows companies listed on a regulated market or admitted to trading on a multilateral trading system to provide in the By-Laws that participation and voting in the shareholders' meeting take place exclusively by granting a proxy (or sub-proxy) to the designated representative.

In recent years, the increasing use of "remote" methods has been positively evaluated by the Board of Directors. Specifically, during shareholders' meetings held without the physical presence of shareholders and through the exclusive delegation to the designated representative, the Board has observed that such organizational methods facilitated shareholders' participation and streamlined the conduct of the meeting without compromising its quality.

In this regard, it is noted that the Notarial Council of Milan (whose pronouncements are independent of the epidemiological emergency) recently deemed legitimate the By-Law provisions of joint-stock companies expressly granting the administrative body the power to determine, in the notice of calling, that the meeting be held exclusively by telecommunication means.

2. Comparison of the articles proposed for amendment: current and proposed text

The following table compares the provisions of the current By-Laws with the proposed amendments, with all other provisions of the By-Laws remaining unchanged.

Current Text Proposed Text

Article 11)
Those entitled to vote have the
right to attend the meeting. Entitlement to
attend the meeting and exercise the right to
vote is certified by a communication
to the
company, made by the intermediary, in favor
of the person entitled to vote, based on
records relating to the end of the accounting
day
on
the
seventh
open
market
day
preceding the date set for the meeting in first
call. Credits and debits recorded after this
date do not affect the right to vote in the
meeting.
Communications
made
by
the
intermediary
must
be
received
by
the
company by the end of the third open market
day before the date set for the meeting in first
call, or by the different deadline provided by
the applicable laws in force. Entitlement to
attend
and
vote
remains
valid
if
the
communications
are
received
by
the
company after the terms provided in the
previous paragraph, as long as they are
received
before
the
beginning
of
the
meeting's work.

Article 11) Those entitled to vote have the right to attend the meeting. Entitlement to attend the meeting and exercise the right to vote is certified by a communication to the company, made by the intermediary, in favor of the person entitled to vote, based on records relating to the end of the accounting day on the seventh open market day preceding the date set for the meeting in first call. Credits and debits recorded after this date do not affect the right to vote in the meeting. Communications made by the intermediary must be received by the company by the end of the third open market day before the date set for the meeting in first call, or by the different deadline provided by the applicable laws in force. Entitlement to attend and vote remains valid if the communications are received by the company after the terms provided in the previous paragraph, as long as they are received before the beginning of the meeting's work

Entitlement to attend the meeting and exercise voting rights is certified according to the terms established by the applicable laws and regulations in force, and by the following paragraphs of this Article.

Article 12)
Those entitled to vote may be
Article 12)
Those entitled to vote may be
represented by written proxy, in accordance represented by written proxy, in accordance
with the law. The proxy can be notified to the with the law. The proxy can be notified to the
Company also by electronic means in the Company also by electronic means in the

Please consider this is an Italian to English translation and that the Italian version shall always prevail in case of any discrepancy or inconsistency

manner indicated in the notice of meeting. manner indicated in the notice of meeting.
The
Company
does
not
appoint
The
Company
does
not
appoint
representatives to whom entitled persons representatives to whom entitled persons
may delegate voting instructions. may delegate voting instructions.
. 12.1 Participation in the Shareholders'
Meeting and the exercise of voting rights
shall take place exclusively through the
designated representative of the Company
pursuant to Article 135-undecies TUF, unless
the Board of Directors decides otherwise in
the notice of meeting. Proxy or sub-proxy
may also be conferred under Article 135-
novies,
notwithstanding
Article
135-
undecies, paragraph 4. The exclusive use of
the
designated
representative
entails
the
mandatory application of the provisions of
paragraphs
2 and 3 of Article 135-undecies1
TUF.
12.2
If participation
and
voting
in
the
Shareholders' Meeting are not to take place
exclusively
through
the
designated
representative, the Company may designate,

for each meeting, a person to whom shareholders may delegate voting instructions on all or some items on the agenda, as specified by law.

12.3 Participation in the Shareholders' Meeting by telecommunication means is permitted; the administrative body may decide in the notice of calling that the meeting be held exclusively by such means, without indicating the physical location of

the meeting, in accordance with the laws and
regulations in force at the time.

3. Consideration of the right of withdrawal

The amendments to Articles 11 and 12 of the By-Laws proposed by the Board of Directors do not give rise to the right of withdrawal under the law.

4. Proposed Resolution

If you agree with the proposal put forward by the Board of Directors, we invite you to adopt the following resolution:

Proposed Resolution

"The Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting,

(i) having examined the "Explanatory Report of the Board of Directors" and the proposals contained therein; (ii) having shared the reasons for the proposals contained therein,

Resolves:

  • (I) to approve the amendments to Articles 11 and 12 of the By-Laws as outlined above and to approve the new text as illustrated;
  • (II) to grant the Board of Directors, and for it, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, separately and with the power to sub-delegate, all necessary powers to (a) execute the preceding resolution; (b) fulfill the consequent legislative and regulatory obligations, including, but not limited to, any formalities necessary for its registration in the Business Register pursuant to Article 2436 of the Civil Code; and (c) make any non-substantial modifications, integrations, and/or deletions to the resolution or By-Laws as may be requested by the competent authorities or the notary, or otherwise deemed useful or appropriate."

Milan, September 26 th

, 2024 DIGITAL BROS S.P.A.

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

signed by ABRAMO GALANTE

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