AGM Information • Dec 19, 2017
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(pursuant to Article 125-ter of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998, and Article 84-ter of Consob Regulation No. 11971/1999)
Illustrative Report of the Board of Directors drawn up pursuant to Article 125-ter of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 and concerning the first item on the agenda of the extraordinary session of the General Shareholders' Meeting called on January 30, 2018 regarding:
"1. Adoption of the new Bylaws following the amendment to Article 14 (Powers and resolutions of the Board of Directors) of the Bylaws; relevant and ensuing resolutions."
This report has been drawn up pursuant to Article 125-ter, paragraph 1, of Legislative Decree No 58 of February 24, 1998, as further amended and extended ("TUF"), and Article 84-ter of the Regulation adopted by Consob resolution No. 11971 of May 14, 1999, as further amended and extended (Rules for Issuers), and concerns the first item on the agenda of the extraordinary session of the General Shareholders' Meeting of Aquafil S.p.A. (Aquafil or the Company) called on January 30, 2018, single call.
This Report will be made available to the public at the Company's registered offices, on the corporate website (www.aquafil.com) and in all other ways specified in Consob regulations.
The Illustrative Report on other items on the agenda will be made available to the public according to the terms and methods required under applicable legislation.
As known, on December 4, 2017, the business combination between Space3 S.p.A. and Aquafil S.p.A was completed. As a result, Aquafil S.p.A. (the company to be merged) was merged into the Company, which before the merger was named Space3 S.p.A. and afterwards assumed the company name of Aquafil S.p.A. Following the merger, the ordinary shares and market warrants of Aquafil S.p.A. have been listed for trading on the STAR segment of the electronic trade market (MTA) managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. ("Listing").
During the Listing process, Consob instructed the Company to bring certain amendments to its Bylaws. To ensure compliance with these instructions, the Board of Directors moves you to amend the Bylaws by inserting into the latter:
The table below provides an overview of the proposed amendments, side by side with the current text of the Bylaws, for ease of reference, highlighting the amendments introduced.
| CURRENT TEXT | AMENDED TEXT |
|---|---|
| Article 14 Powers and resolutions | Article 14 Powers and resolutions |
| 14.1 The Board of Directors is vested with the broadest powers of ordinary and extraordinary Company management, and is fully entitled to take any and all actions it deems fit in the pursuit of the Company's corporate objectives, save for those matters placed under law within the sole and exclusive remit of the General Shareholders' |
14.1 The Board of Directors is vested with the broadest powers of ordinary and extraordinary Company management, and is fully entitled to take any and all actions it deems fit in the pursuit of the Company's corporate objectives, save for those matters placed under law within the sole and exclusive remit of the General Shareholders' |
| Meeting. | Meeting. |
| 14.2 Pursuant to Article 2365, paragraph 2, of the Italian Civil Code, the Board of |
14.2 Pursuant to Article 2365, paragraph 2, of the Italian Civil Code, the Board of |
| Directors is moreover empowered to pass | Directors is moreover empowered to pass |
resolutions on the matters listed below, without prejudice to the authority vested in the General Shareholders' Meeting to regulate the same: (i) the setting up and closing down of secondary offices; (ii) the conferment of powers of corporate and legal representation of the Company on specific members of the Board of Directors; (iii) reductions in share capital arising from the withdrawal of one or more shareholders; (iv) the transfer of the Company's registered office to premises elsewhere within Italy; (v) the merger of the Company in the cases contemplated in Articles 2505 and 2505-bis of the Italian Civil Code, including to the extent the same are referred to in the last paragraph of Article 2506-ter with regard to de-mergers; and (vi) amendments to the Bylaws to ensure that the latter comply with regulatory provisions.
14.3 Board of Directors' resolutions shall be deemed validly passed with a quorum of a majority of the Directors in office and approval by a majority of the Directors in attendance.
resolutions on the matters listed below, without prejudice to the authority vested in the General Shareholders' Meeting to regulate the same: (i) the setting up and closing down of secondary offices; (ii) the conferment of powers of corporate and legal representation of the Company on specific members of the Board of Directors; (iii) reductions in share capital arising from the withdrawal of one or more shareholders; (iv) the transfer of the Company's registered office to premises elsewhere within Italy; (v) the merger of the Company in the cases contemplated in Articles 2505 and 2505-bis of the Italian Civil Code, including to the extent the same are referred to in the last paragraph of Article 2506-ter with regard to de-mergers; and (vi) amendments to the Bylaws to ensure that the latter comply with regulatory provisions.
14.3 Board of Directors' resolutions shall be deemed validly passed with a quorum of a majority of the Directors in office and approval by a majority of the Directors in attendance.
14.4 In cases of particular urgency, related party transactions of greater or lesser importance — as defined in the Procedure for Related Party Transactions approved by the Company's Board of Directors that are exempt from approval by General Shareholders' Resolution may be concluded even in departure from the normal authorization process contemplated in the aforesaid procedure, provided that all the conditions imposed under the said procedure are met.
14.5 The Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors must be informed, including through delegated bodies, on the Company's activities, general performance and outlook, as well as any and all transactions of greater importance effected by the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries that could entail a significant impact on the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow; in
| detail, delegated bodies are required to |
|---|
| report on any and all transactions in |
| which they may hold an interest, on their |
| own account or on account of third |
| parties, or which may be influenced by the |
| party, if any, exercising powers of |
| corporate management or coordination. |
| The aforesaid reports must be submitted |
| in a timely manner — and in any event, at |
| least on a quarterly basis — at meetings, |
| or otherwise, in writing. |
The proposed amendments to the By-laws are not comprised among the circumstances that, pursuant to the By-laws and the applicable provisions of laws and regulations, give the right of withdrawal to the shareholders that did not participate to the relevant resolutions.
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In light of all of the above, the Board of Directors moves you, the Shareholders, to pass resolutions on the item placed on the agenda and to approve the adoption of new Bylaws as described above.
Arco (TN), December 19, 2017
For the Board of Directors The Chairman of the Board of Directors (Giulio Bonazzi)
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