Fincantieri

Regulatory Filings • Apr 1, 2016

Informazione Regolamentata n. 1616-18-2016		Data/Ora Ricezione 01 Aprile 2016 16:39:20	MTA
Societa'	:	FINCANTIERI
Identificativo Informazione Regolamentata	:	71903
Nome utilizzatore	:	FINCANTIERIN02 - Manca
Tipologia	:	IROS 13
Data/Ora Ricezione	:	01 Aprile 2016 16:39:20
Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione presunta	:	01 Aprile 2016 16:54:21
Oggetto	:	FINCANTIERI LCS program option exercised for LCS 25
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LCS PROGRAM: OPTION EXERCISED FOR LCS 25

The US Navy has awarded the contract for the 11th vessel

Trieste, 1 April 2016 – Within the Littoral Combat Ship Program (LCS), the US Navy, following the exercise of an option, has awarded the consortium consisting of Fincantieri, through its subsidiary Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), and Lockheed Martin Corporation, a contract for the construction of one fully funded Freedom-class LCS, with delivery scheduled in 2020. The contract award includes funding for seaframe construction, systems integration and testing.

LCS 25 will be the eleventh Freedom-class ship of the program, assigned within the original 2010 plan, on top of the two units delivered before 2010. The other 10 ships delivered or in production are: "Milwaukee" (LCS 5), "Detroit" (LCS 7), "Little Rock" (LCS 9), "Sioux City" (LCS 11), "Wichita" (LCS 13), "Billings" (LCS 15), "Indianapolis" (LCS 17), "St. Louis" (LCS 19), "Minneapolis/St. Paul" (LCS 21), and "Copperstown" (LCS 23).

The construction of the LCS Program Freedom-class was awarded to FMM in 2010, within the partnership between Fincantieri and Lockheed Martin, global leader in the defense sector. The LCS Freedom-class is one of the US Navy's main shipbuilding programs and relates to a new generation of mid-sized multirole vessels, designed for surveillance activities and coastal defense for deep water operations as well as capabilities for addressing asymmetrical threats such as mines, silent diesel submarines and fast surface ships. 2 LCS Freedom-class vessels have been successfully deployed to the Western Pacific, a third has been delivered and 7 more are under construction.

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Fincantieri is one of the world's largest shipbuilding groups and number one by diversification and innovation. It is leader in cruise ship design and construction and a reference player in all high-tech shipbuilding industry's sectors, from naval to offshore vessels, from high-complexity special vessels and ferries to mega-yachts, ship repairs and conversions, systems and components production and after-sales services.

Headquartered in Trieste (Italy), the Group has built more than 7,000 vessels in over 230 years of maritime history. With approximately 20,000 employees, of whom more than 7,700 in Italy, 21 shipyards in 4 continents, today Fincantieri is the leading Western shipbuilder. It has among its clients the major cruise operators, the Italian and the U.S. Navy, in addition to several foreign navies, and it is partner of some of the main European defense companies within supranational programmes.

www.fincantieri.com

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FINCANTIERI S.p.A. – Media Relations

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Antonio Autorino Laura Calzolari Cristiano Musella Micaela Longo Tel. +39 040 3192473 Tel. +39 040 3192527 Tel. +39 040 3192225 Tel. +39 040 3192247 Cell. +39 335 7859027 Cell. +39 334 6587922 Cell. +39 366 9254543 Cell. +39 366 6856280

FINCANTIERI S.p.A. – Investor Relations

Angelo Manca Federica Capuzzo Tijana Obradovic Silvia Ponso Tel. +39 040 3192457 Tel. +39 040 3192612 Tel. +39 040 3192409 Tel. +39 040 3192371 angelo.manca@fincantieri.it federica.capuzzo@fincantieri.it tijana.obradovic@fincantieri.it silvia.ponso@fincantieri.it

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