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Esprinet

Pre-Annual General Meeting Information Aug 6, 2024

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Pre-Annual General Meeting Information

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Esprinet S.p.A.

Headquarters in Vimercate (MB), Via Energy Park no. 20 Share capital EUR 7,860,651.00, fully paid up Milan, Monza-Brianza and Lodi Companies Register no. 05091320159 Tax ID no. 05091320159, VAT no. IT 02999990969 Economic and Administrative Index MB – 1158694

Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of 6 September 2024

in single call

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Board of Directors' Explanatory Report on the resolution proposal referred to in point 1) of the agenda of the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting:

1.Proposal to amend Articles 8, 10, 12, 16 and 19 of the Articles of Association; inherent and consequent resolutions.

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Explanatory report of the Board of Directors of Esprinet S.p.A., prepared pursuant to Art. 125-ter of Italian Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998, as subsequently supplemented and amended ("Consolidated Finance Act" or "TUF") and Art. 72, paragraph 1-bis, of the Regulation adopted with Consob Resolution no. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as subsequently supplemented and amended ("Issuers' Regulation"), and in compliance with Annex 3A of the same Issuers' Regulation.

Dear Shareholders,

this report outlines the proposals that the Board of Directors of Esprinet S.p.A. (hereinafter, "Esprinet", the "Company" or the "Issuer") intends to submit for your

approval in relation to the first and only item on the agenda of the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting to be held, in single call, on 6 September 2024.

1. REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES

The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association of Esprinet, as better illustrated below, take into account the provisions of Italian Law no. 21 of 5 March 2024 — published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic no. 60 of 12 March 2024 — (hereinafter, the "Capital Law") concerning "Interventions to support competitiveness of capital assets and proxy to the Government for the organic reform of the relevant provisions on capital markets assets brought by the consolidated law referred to in Legislative Decree 24 February 1998, No. 58, and of the provisions referred to capital companies contained in the Italian Civil Code applicable also to issuers in the capital markets".

In particular, Art. 135-undecies.1 of the TUF provides for the possibility of rendering applicable the provisions initially issued in the context of the COVID-19 health emergency, which envisage the possibility for listed companies and companies admitted to trading on a multilateral trading system to rule that the participation and exercise of the right to vote in the Shareholders' Meeting for those entitled may take place exclusively by assigning a mandate (or sub-mandate) to the Designated Representative, on the condition that the Articles of Association expressly envisage such a possibility.

With the amendments to Articles 8, 10 and 12 of the Articles of Association detailed below, it is therefore proposed to introduce the right for Esprinet to designate the person envisaged by Article 135-undecies of the TUF, the Designated Representative, to whom the shareholders may confer a mandate to participate in

the Shareholders' Meeting and to establish — if permitted by law and/or by the regulatory provisions in force pro tempore — that participation and the right to vote in the Shareholders' Meeting for those entitled shall take place exclusively by granting a mandate or sub-mandate to the Designated Representative.

The provision is accompanied by the further specification that if the Company opts to participate in the Shareholders' Meeting exclusively through the Designated Representative, participation in the Shareholders' Meeting by the entitled parties may also, or exclusively, take place via suitable telecommunication means, without the Chair, Secretary and/or Notary having to be physically in the same place. This possibility, which entailed a waiving of various provisions of the articles of association during the emergency regime, was subsequently endorsed by standard notary practice (See Principle no. 187 "Participation in the Shareholders' Meeting by means of telecommunication" of 11 March 2020 and Principle no. 200 "Statutory clauses that legitimate shareholders' meetings being called exclusively by means of telecommunication" of 23 November 2021, of the Notary Council of Milan).

As is common knowledge, the Company adopted these organisational methods for its meetings starting as of 2020, and from this experience it can be concluded that the Designated Representative on an exclusive basis, besides having made shareholder participation much easier, also streamlined the holding of the meeting.

The possibility of holding meetings of the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors remotely, based on the same procedures as the Shareholders' Meeting, is the reason for the amendments to Articles 16 and 19 of the Articles of Association, as detailed below. This possibility, introduced as mentioned above in the context of the emergency regime for shareholders' meetings, was subsequently endorsed by the standard notary practice also with regard to the meetings of the

other corporate bodies (see the aforementioned Principles no. 187 and 200 of the Notary Council of Milan).

The proposed amendments are outlined in greater detailed below.

2. AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Below is the current text of the Articles of the Articles of Association of Esprinet subject to amendment compared with the text in the version that will come into force as a result of the possible decision to amend the Articles of Association.

Current text Proposed text
SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
ARTICLE 8 ARTICLE 8
[…omissis…] […omissis…]
Whilst the powers of
meeting
Whilst the powers of
meeting
convocation
envisaged by specific legal
convocation
envisaged by specific legal
requirements in any case hold good, the requirements in any case hold good,
Board of Directors convenes ordinary or and subject to the provisions of Article
extraordinary shareholder meetings to 10, para. 6, the Board of Directors
be held at the company's registered ordinary
extraordinary
convenes
or
headquarters or in any other place shareholders' meetings to be held at the
indicated in the meeting notice, as long company's registered headquarters or
as it is in Italy. in any other place indicated in the
meeting notice, as long as it is in Italy.
[…omissis…] […omissis…]
ARTICLE 10 ARTICLE 10
[…unchanged…]
The entitlement to participate in the
meeting and to exercise voting right will
be regulated pursuant the law and
applicable regulation.
Every
right-holder
having
the

right to attend the shareholder meeting has the right to peruse all official documents lodged at the company's registered headquarters and to obtain a copy of the same.

Right-holders can cause themselves to be represented at shareholder meetings with observance of legal requirements. Notification to the Company of the proxy given for the attendance of the shareholder meeting can be made also through sending of the document at the email address indicated in the meeting notice.

The Board of Directors of the Company designates for each Shareholders' Meeting, as indicated in the notice of call, a person with the role of Designated Representative, to whom the shareholders may, in the manner and within the terms provided for by law and by the regulatory provisions in force pro tempore, confer mandate with voting instructions on all or some proposals on the agenda, within the terms and in the manner prescribed by law.

Where envisaged and/or permitted by the legislation in force pro tempore, the Company may indicate in the notice of call that the participation and exercise of the right to vote in the Shareholders' Meeting take place

exclusively through the assignment of a voting mandate (or sub-mandate) to the Designated Representative pursuant to Art. 135-novies and 135- undecies of Italian Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998.

In the event that the Board of Directors of the Company makes use of the right referred to in the previous paragraph, the Board of Directors of the Company may provide that the participation in the Shareholders' Meeting by entitled parties (directors, statutory auditors, representatives of the auditing company, the notary public, the Designated Representative and the other persons who are permitted to participate in the Shareholders' Meeting pursuant to the law and the Articles of Association, other than those who have the right to vote) may also, or exclusively, take place by means of telecommunications that guarantee identification, without the Chair, secretary and/or notary having to be physically in the same place, on condition that: (a) the Chair of the meeting is able to ascertain the identity and legitimate right of the participants, and can verify and announce the results of any vote; (b) the person taking the minutes is able to adequately record the events of the meeting that are to be

included in the minutes; (c) attendees
allowed
participate
in
the
to
are
discussion
and
the
Designated
Representative
is
allowed
to
vote
simultaneously on the items on the
agenda.
Furthermore,
the
Board
of
Directors of the Company may arrange
for
the
proceedings
of
the
Shareholders'
Meeting
be
to
transmitted in real time via streaming.
ARTICLE 12 ARTICLE 12
Shareholder meetings are chaired […unchanged
…]
Chairman
of
of
by
the
the
Board
Directors, or in the case of his absence
impediment,
by
the
Deputy
or
Chairman, if appointed, and, in their
absence, by another person designated
by the shareholder meeting.
It
is
the
responsibility
of
the
It
is
the
responsibility
of
the
meeting chairman to ascertain that the meeting chairman to ascertain that the
meeting has been properly constituted, meeting has been properly constituted,
ascertain
the identity and legitimation
ascertain
the identity and legitimation
of
those
meeting
present,
manage
of
those
meeting
present,
manage
of
proceedings
the
basis
the
on
of
proceedings
the
basis
the
on
approved
Shareholder
Meeting
approved
Shareholders'
Meeting
Regulation,
and
ascertain
and
to
Regulation, to ascertain and proclaim
proclaim the results of voting. the results of voting, and to enable the
regular adoption by the Meeting of the
resolutions on the agenda, exercising all
prerogatives
for
this
necessary
purpose.
[…omissis…] […omissis…]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARTICLE 16 ARTICLE 16
Meetings
of
the
Board
of
Meetings
of
the
Board
of
Directors are also held away from the Directors are also held away from the
company's registered headquarters, as company's registered headquarters, as
long as the venue is in Italy, and are long as the venue is in Italy,
unless it is a
convened at the Chairman's request or meeting
held
solely
via
at the joint request of the majority of telecommunication
and
means,
are
Board members, or at the request of the convened at the Chairman's
request or
President of the Board of Statutory at the joint request of the majority of
Auditors or of at least one member of Board members, or at the request of the
the Board of Statutory Auditors. President of the Board of Statutory
Auditors or of at least one member of
the Board of Statutory Auditors.
[…omissis…] […omissis…]
The possibility is envisaged of The possibility is envisaged of
Board of Directors' meetings being held Board of Directors' meetings being held
via
teleconferencing
or
via
teleconferencing
or
videoconferencing, on condition that all videoconferencing, without the Chair
those eligible can participate and be and secretary having to be physically in
identified and are able to follow the the same place,
the
condition that all
on
discussion and intervene in real time in those eligible can participate and be
discussion of the topics addressed, as identified and are able to follow the
well
receive
and
to
as
peruse
or
discussion and intervene in real time in
transmit
documents.
If
such
discussion of the topics addressed, as
prerequisites exist, the Board meeting is well as to receive and view
or transmit
considered to be held in the place where documents.
If such prerequisites exist,
the Chairman is present, and where the the Board meeting is considered to be
secretary for the meeting must also be held in the place where the Chairman is
present, in order to permit the drafting present, and where the secretary for
and signature of minutes in the relevant the meeting must also be present, in
journal. order
permit
the
drafting
and
to
signature of minutes in the relevant

journal.
[…omissis…] […omissis…]
BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS
ARTICLE 19 ARTICLE 19
[…omissis…] […omissis…]
The Board of Statutory Auditors may
hold its meetings by video, audio or
teleconference, in the manner specified
above for the Board of Directors.

3. RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL

The Board of Directors believes that none of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association illustrated and justified herein assign the right of withdrawal to the Company shareholders, as none of the prerequisites set forth in the law are met.

4. RESOLUTION PROPOSAL

This being stated, the following is submitted for your approval:

resolution proposal

"The Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Esprinet S.p.A.:

having examined the explanatory report of the Board of Directors on the first and only item on the agenda and having shared the reasons for the proposals contained therein,

resolves

(1) to amend the text of Articles 8, 10, 12, 16 and 19 of the Articles of Association and to approve the new text as illustrated in the Explanatory Report of the Board of Directors, attached to this decision so that it may become an integral

and substantial part thereof;

(2) to grant to the Board of Directors, and on its behalf to the Chair and Chief Executive Officer pro tempore, with the right to sub-delegate, also through special attorneys appointed for this purpose, the broadest powers, without any exception, either necessary or appropriate, to be exercised severally, to execute the above resolutions and to exercise the powers they entail, as well as to fulfil the formalities required so that all the resolutions adopted today may obtain the approval of the law and any regulations, including all the broadest powers to introduce any non-substantial modification, integration or cancellation that may be necessary, to the resolutions of the Shareholders' Meeting, the text of these minutes and the annexed Articles of Association, at the request of every competent authority or at the time of registration in the Register of Companies, as legal representative of the Company."

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Vimercate, 25 July 2024

On behalf of the Board of Directors The Chair Maurizio Rota

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