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10-K-AFS - Report of the Independent auditors on the consolidated financial statements of El.En.'s Group 2024 - courtesy translation

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# El.En. S.p.A.

**Consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2024**

**Independent auditor's report pursuant to article 14 of Legislative Decree n. 39, dated 27 January 2010, and article 10 of EU Regulation n. 537/2014**

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EY S.p.A. Piazza della Libertà, 9 50129 Firenze

Tel: +39 055 552451 Fax: +39 055 5524850 ey.com

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# **Independent auditor's report pursuant to article 14 of Legislative Decree n. 39, dated 27 January 2010 and article 10 of EU Regulation n. 537/2014 (Translation from the original Italian text)**

To the Shareholders of El.En. S.p.A.

# **Report on the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements**

### **Opinion**

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of El.En. Group (the Group), which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December, 2024, and the consolidated income statement, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, changes in the consolidated shareholders' equity and consolidated cash flows statement for the year then ended, and notes to the consolidated financial statements, including material accounting policy information.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Group as at 31 December, 2024, and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with IFRS accounting standards issued by International Accounting Standards Board as adopted by the European Union and with the regulations issued for implementing art. 9 of Legislative Decree n. 38/2005.

#### **Basis for Opinion**

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA Italia). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the *Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements* section of our report. We are independent of El.En. S.p.A. in accordance with the regulations and standards on ethics and independence applicable to audits of financial statements under Italian Laws. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

#### **Key Audit Matters**

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

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We identified the following key audit matter:

| Key Audit Matter                    | Audit Response |  |
|-------------------------------------|----------------|--|
| Estimate of the inventory provision |                |  |

The consolidated financial statements of the Group as at December 31, 2024 include Inventories for an amount equal to Euro 172,394 thousand, net of a provision for inventory of Euro 26,512 thousand. The inventory provision is calculated to align the book value at the net realizable value. The process and methodologies of the Management for the estimation of net realizable value of Inventories and, consequently, the provision for inventory, were based on complex assumptions, that by their nature imply the use of the Management's judgment, in particular with reference to the assumptions adopted to identify obsolete and slow moving items, any excess of inventories with respect to the possibility of future use or sale, as well as further conditions that may generate an excess of the book value compared to the net realizable value, also considering the fast evolution of the technologies of the Group's products. In consideration of the relevance of the amount of the Inventories recognized in the financial statements and the complexity of the assumptions used in estimating its net realizable value, we deemed this area to be a key audit matter.

Such matter is reported in the paragraph " Use of estimates" and in the explanatory note 5 "Inventories " to the financial statements.

Our audit procedures in response to the key audit matter included, among others:

- i) the analysis of the procedure and key controls adopted by the Group for the identification and monitoring of obsolete and / or slow-moving Inventories and for the estimate of the inventory provision;
- ii) the assessment of the assumptions that required a significant judgment by the Management for the estimate of the provision for the inventories, such as the obsolescence rate of inventories and forecasts of sale or use;
- iii) test of details on the accuracy and completeness of the data used for the estimate performed on sample basis;
- iv) the verification of the calculations performed by the Management for the determination of the utilization and sale rate of the products in stock and its net realizable value.

Lastly, we evaluated the adequacy of the information provided in the explanatory notes to the financial statements with respect to this matter.

# **Responsibilities of Directors and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements**

The Directors are responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with IFRS accounting standards issued by International Accounting Standards Board as adopted by the European Union and with the regulations issued for implementing art. 9 of Legislative Decree n. 38/2005 and, within the terms provided by the law, for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

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The Directors are responsible for assessing the Group's ability to continue as a going concern and, when preparing the consolidated financial statements, for the appropriateness of the going concern assumption, and for appropriate disclosure thereof. The Directors prepare the consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis unless they either intend to liquidate the Parent Company El.En. S.p.A. or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

The statutory audit committee ("Collegio Sindacale") is responsible, within the terms provided by the law, for overseeing the Group's financial reporting process.

## **Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements**

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA Italia) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA Italia), we have exercised professional judgment and maintained professional skepticism throughout the audit. In addition:

- we have identified and assessed the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, designed and performed audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtained audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control;
- we have obtained an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group's internal control;
- we have evaluated the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the Directors;
- we have concluded on the appropriateness of Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to consider this matter in forming our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern;
- we have evaluated the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation;
- we have obtained sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of

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the entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We have communicated with those charged with governance, identified at an appropriate level as required by ISA Italia, regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We have provided those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with the ethical and independence requirements applicable in Italy, and we have communicated them all matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, the actions taken to eliminate relevant risks or the safeguard measures applied.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we have determined those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We have described these matters in our auditor's report.

#### **Additional information pursuant to article 10 of EU Regulation n. 537/14**

The shareholders of El.En. S.p.A., in the general meeting held on June 4, 2020, engaged us to perform the audits of the consolidated financial statements for each of the years ending 31 December, 2021 to 31 December, 2029.

We declare that we have not provided prohibited non-audit services, referred to article 5, par. 1, of EU Regulation n. 537/2014, and that we have remained independent of the Group in conducting the audit.

We confirm that the opinion on the consolidated financial statements included in this report is consistent with the content of the additional report to the audit committee (Collegio Sindacale) in their capacity as audit committee, prepared pursuant to article 11 of the EU Regulation n. 537/2014**.**

# **Report on compliance with other legal and regulatory requirements**

#### **Opinion on the compliance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815**

The Directors of El.En. S.p.A. are responsible for applying the provisions of the European Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2019/815 for the regulatory technical standards on the specification of a single electronic reporting format (ESEF – European Single Electronic Format) (the "Delegated Regulation") to the consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2024 to be included in the annual financial report.

We have performed the procedures under the auditing standard SA Italia n. 700B, in order to express an opinion on the compliance of the consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2024 with the provisions of the Delegated Regulation.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2024 have been prepared in the XHTML format and have been marked-up, in all material aspects, in compliance with the provisions of the Delegated Regulation.

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**Opinion and statement pursuant to article 14, paragraph 2, subparagraph e), e-***bis***) and e-***ter***) of Legislative Decree n. 39 dated 27 January 2010 and pursuant to article 123-bis, paragraph 4, of Legislative Decree n. 58, dated 24 February 1998**

The Directors of El.En. S.p.A. are responsible for the preparation of the Report on Operations and of the Report on Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure of Group El.En. as at 31 December 2024, including their consistency with the related consolidated financial statements and their compliance with the applicable laws and regulations.

We have performed the procedures required under audit standard SA Italia n. 720B, in order to:

- express an opinion on the consistency of the Report on Operations and of specific information included in the Report on Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure as provided for by article 123-bis, paragraph 4, of Legislative Decree n. 58, dated 24 February 1998, with the consolidated financial statements;
- express an opinion of the compliance with the laws and regulations of the Report on Operations and the above mentioned specific information included in the Report on Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure pursuant article n. 123-bis, paragraph 4, of Legislative Decree n. 58, dated 24 February 1998;
- issue a statement on any material misstatement in the Report on Operations and in certain specific information contained in the Report on Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure pursuant article n. 123-bis, paragraph 4, of Legislative Decree n. 58, dated 24 February 1998.

In our opinion, the Report on Operations and the specific information contained in the Report on Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure pursuant article n. 123-bis, paragraph 4, of Legislative Decree n. 58, dated 24 February 1998, are consistent with the consolidated financial statements of El.En. Group as at December 31, 2024.

Furthermore, in our opinion, the Report on Operations and the specific information contained in the Report on Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure pursuant article n. 123-bis, paragraph 4, of Legislative Decree n. 58, dated 24 February 1998, comply with the applicable laws and regulations.

With reference to the statement required by art. 14, paragraph 2, subparagraph e-*ter*), of Legislative Decree n. 39, dated 27 January 2010, based on our knowledge and understanding of the entity and its environment obtained through our audit, we have no matters to report.

Florence, March 31, 2025

EY S.p.A. Signed by: Andrea Eronidi, Auditor

As disclosed by the Directors on page 3, the accompanying consolidated financial statements of El.En. S.p.A. constitute a non-official version which is not compliant with the provisions of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815. This independent auditor's report has been translated into the English language solely for the convenience of international readers. Accordingly, only the original text in Italian language is authoritative.