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Malta International Airport Plc

AGM Information May 15, 2024

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

Malta International Airport plc (the "Company")

holds its 32nd Annual General Meeting

Date of Announcement 15 May 2024 Reference 406/2024 In terms of Chapter 5 of the Capital Market Rules

QUOTE

Earlier today, Malta International Airport p.l.c. held its 32nd Annual General Meeting, which was attended by the company's chairman and board of directors, members of its management team and shareholders.

In his welcoming address, Chairman Nikolaus Gretzmacher thanked shareholders for their continued trust and confidence in the company. Mr. Gretzmacher iterated Malta International Airport's steadfast commitment to delivering positive returns to its investors over the long term, as the company works towards achieving its ambitious targets of welcoming 8.45 million passengers and achieving a net profit of €44 million in 2024.

Taking the floor after the chairman, Chief Executive Officer Alan Borg echoed this sentiment during his presentation, which provided a comprehensive overview of the company's robust traffic and financial performance in 2023.

While lauding the company's successes, Mr. Borg acknowledged the disparity between the company's strong financial performance and share price recovery in 2023, going on to explain that the Board of Directors will be making considerations regarding the optimisation of shareholder value over the coming year.

Shedding light on the company's strategic vision for the airport campus, Mr. Borg also offered an update on the company's €250 million investment plan. As works continue apace on the Apron X, Terminal Expansion and SkyParks Business Centre 2 project, the company will be executing planned investments to the tune of €60 million in 2024.

Moreover, the resolutions listed below were considered and approved at the meeting.

Resolution 1

That the financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 and the directors' and auditors' report thereon as set out in the Annual Report be and are hereby approved.

Resolution 2

That a final gross dividend of €0.23076923 per share (net €0.15) which represents a gross payment of €31,223,077 be and is hereby approved.

Resolution 3

That the reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditors of the Company be hereby approved and that the directors be and are hereby authorised to determine their remuneration.

Resolution 4

That the Remuneration Statement published as part of the Annual Report be and is hereby approved.

Finally, the new Board of Directors was appointed in accordance with the company's Articles of Association. Nikolaus Gretzmacher, Dr Cory Greenland, Rita Heiss, Dr Wolfgang Koeberl, and Florian Nowotny will hold office as non-executive directors until the next annual general meeting, while Chief Executive Officer Alan Borg and Chief Financial Officer Karl Dandler will continue to serve as executive directors for the same period.

UNQUOTE

Signed:

Louis de Gabriele Company Secretary

About Malta International Airport

As Malta's sole air terminal, Malta International Airport connects the Maltese archipelago to over 100 destinations. In 2023, the airport welcomed 7.8 million passengers, marking a growth of 6.7% in passenger traffic over 2019.

The airport team is guided by a vision of service excellence, which has led MLA to clinch the title 'Best Airport in Europe' for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. To uphold this reputation and to be able to cater for an ever-increasing number of passengers, the company has consistently invested in the airport campus since the airport's privatisation in 2002.

The company announced a five-year investment programme totalling €250 million in 2023, aimed at enhancing the airport's infrastructure and ensuring that Malta International Airport can seamlessly handle increasing volumes of passengers, whilst reaching its environmental targets and continuing to develop the airport campus.

Apart from these notable investments into the airport's infrastructure, Malta International Airport also invests into the Maltese Islands' cultural heritage and environment through the Malta Airport Foundation which will be celebrating its 10th year anniversary this year.

Malta International Airport plc is a public company listed on the Malta Stock Exchange, with its shareholders being the Malta Mediterranean Link Consortium (40%), with Flughafen Wien AG owning a 96% share, the Government of Malta (20%), the general public (29.9%), and VIE Malta Limited (10.1%).

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