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Fnm Investor Presentation 2024

Jun 19, 2024

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Company profile update FNM Group

June 2024

Group Overview

  • Established in 1877, FNM is the leading integrated sustainable mobility Group in Lombardy
  • It is the first organization in Italy to combine Railway Infrastructure Management, Road Transport and Motorways
  • The aim of the Group is to propose an innovative model to manage mobility supply and demand, designed to support optimization of flows as well as environmental and economical sustainability
  • The Group's activities are divided into five main segments:

  • FNM S.p.A. is a public company, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 1926
  • It is one of Italy's leading investors in the sector
  • The reference shareholder is Regione Lombardia, which holds a 57.6% stake

Geographical presence

Presence in Italy's most prosperous region

  • GDP per capita among the highest in the EU, about 35% higher than the Italian average and 27% higher than the EU average1
  • Regional unemployment rate at 4.0%, far below the Italian and European average (7.7% and 6.1% respectively)1
  • One of the most developed production systems in Europe with more than 800K companies and one of the highest rates of entrepreneurship

Integrated multimodal mobility player:

  • 1 Interconnected with major national and international hubs
  • 2 Centered around the densely populated area of Milan
  • 3 Diversified revenues, income profile and regulatory risk

An integrated player in transportation and mobility in Northern Italy

Motorways Management of motorway infrastructure
trough a concession expiring in 2028
Highway from Milan to Serravalle
Scrivia
(A7 86Km)

Milan West, East and North ring roads (A50
33Km, A51
29Km, A52
19Km)

Pavia West ring road (A54
9Km) and Bereguardo-Pavia motorway link (A53
8Km)
185 Km
Motorway Network
Ro.S.Co
& Services
Leasing of rolling stock in the local public transport (LPT) and freight logistics sector (mainly to
Trenord and DB Cargo Italia)
Corporate services
to subsidiaries and management of its real estate assets
Development of complementary digital platforms according to MaaC paradigm
98
Owned trains
Railway
Infrastructure
Management of railway infrastructure in Lombardy on the basis of the concession expiring
on 31 October 2060
Intermodal terminal management and real estate development in freight logistic sector
330 Km
Railway Network
Road
Passenger
Mobility
LPT road transport
in Lombardy (Province of Varese, Brescia and Como) and Veneto (Province of
Verona)
Train replacementservices for Trenord
Electric car-sharing service
723
Buses into service
Energy Renewable energy production
with 25 already operational plants
Multiple initiatives for photovoltaic and wind power plants in different stages of implementation
Structure with established expertise capable of managing all major stages of the value chain
47 MW
Installed capacity

Key investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

1 – includes the indirect participation in TILO SA (50% controlled by Trenord and 50% by Swiss Federal Railways SBB) 2 – FNM owns 22.55% of Tangenziali Esterne di Milano S.p.A. which holds a single shareholding equal to 48.4% of the capital of the highway concessionaire Tangenziale Esterna S.p.A., and dicrectly 0.386% of the concessionaire. 3 – FNM owns 50% of Omnibus Partecipazioni S.r.l. with Arriva Italia, holding company which in turn owns about 50% of ASF Autolinee. The remaining 50% is held by S.P.T. Holding S.p.A. whose shareholders are local public entities; 4 – BFF owns 95% of BFF.CH SA

Main financial highlights

Adjusted Net Result Adjusted NFP

* MISE is fully consolidated in the FNM Group's financial statements starting on 26 February 2021. The values for 2021 consider the consolidation of MISE from 1 January 2021, 2020 was similarly restated as if MISE's consolidation had occurred on 1 January 2020.

The FNM Group

Acquisition of Viridis

Key strategic initiatives

1Q 2024 Economic & Financial Results

Strategic Plan & Targets

Appendix

The rationale of the acquisition

SHORT
TERM
Acquisition of an industrial entity
having as of now:

Operations started -
47 MW photovoltaic and biogas plants (mainly incentivized)
o
Positive EBITDA with good margins (higher than regulated businesses)
o
Positive operating cash flow generation as of now and predictable
o
Entity with a dedicated structure (38 FTE)
LONG
TERM
Initiation of a strategic path that leads FNM to develop a business line in the production of electricity from

renewable sources, a critical development asset with respect to European and national policies
Acquisition of an industrial entity that has the ability to grow, develop and manage investments over time with a

successful track record
Strengthening of the core infrastructure business and in line with strategy followed by other Peers

Well-diversified pipeline
allowing flexible growth based on context conditions and financial availability
ESG Reinforcing the environmental objectives of the 2021-2025 Strategic Plan

Entry into a sector that will enable the development of other environmental sustainability objectives with a view to

achieving medium and long-term decarbonisation targets and securing national energy needs
FNM will thus contribute more actively to achieving the goals of Agenda 2030 and the Country's energy transition

Target with a material size, operational facilities, a significant pipeline and an experienced team

Key assets acquired

  • › The target is an Independent Power Producer (IPP) with diversified sources, predominantly solar-PV, operational facilities and multiple initiatives in pipeline
  • Structure in place capable of managing all the main stages of value chain:
    • o Greenfield (scouting, permitting, construction and energy sales)
    • o Brownfield (due diligence, project finance and possible revamping/repowering)
    • o Operations & Maintenance
    • A B 45 MW 7 MW Solar-PV facilities in operation (mostly incentivized) Solar-PV under construction (start early 2024)
    • C 16 MW Solar-PV ready to build1
    • D 2 MW Biogas facilities
    • 38.5 FTE Expertise on O&M, Greenfield dev., M&A and AM

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E

Pro-forma financial highlights at 30 June 2023

Consolidated income statement from information document

IH23
FNM
(€mln)
IH23
VIRIDIS
(€mln)
Effect of
acquisition
(€mln)
IH23
FNM + VIRIDIS
(€mln)
Revenues 301.6 8.8 - 310.4
EBITDA 100.0 5.0 - 105.0
Adj. NFP 761.7 16.6 149.0 927.3
PROJECTS
UNDER
Adj. NFP/EBITDA
DEVELOPMENT
3.8x1 1.7x1 - 4.4x1

Incentive mechanisms PV 2007 - 2022

2005 -
2007
2007 -
2010
2010 -
2011
2011 -
2012
2012 -
2013
2019 -
today
Incentive Conto Energia I Conto Energia II Conto Energia III Conto Energia IV Conto Energia V Decreto FER 1
Target Only energy
produced and
consumed on site
All
the energy
produced
All
the energy
produced
All
the energy
produced
All
the energy
produced
All
the energy
produced
Term 20 20 20 20 20 20
Limitations < 1 MW - - - - > 20 KW
Type Feed-in premium Feed-in premium Feed-in premium Feed-in premium self-consumption:
Feed-in premium; into
the network: Feed-in
tariff
Feed-in tariff
(PPA "like" con GSE)
Amount
of
incentive
EUR 0,49 KWh self
consumption/
EUR 0,07 KWh into
the network
EUR 0,36 -
0,44
KWh2)
for plants with
P > 20 KW
EUR 0,25 -
0,31
KWh2)
for ground
based plants and
P>1MW
EUR 0,13 -
0,25
KWh2)
for ground
based plants and
P>1MW
self-consumption: EUR
0,06 KWh2)
0,02 -
for
ground-based plants and
P>1MW
into
the network: EUR
0,14 KWh2)
0,11 -
for
ground-based plants and
P>1MW
Basic incentive tariff
(downward auction
from EUR 70 MWh with
P>1MW) -
hourly zonal
energy price

Plants overview as of March 31, 2024

Under construction

Portfolio at 31.03.2024 include additional plants ready to build for a total capacity of 15.5 MW

Technology Route to Market Tariff Capacity
(MW)
COD1 Expiration
PV-Solar Conto Energia 2 Feed-in premium 346 €/MW 5.7 4Q 2010 4Q 2030
PV-Solar Conto Energia 4 Feed-in premium avg. 257 €/MW 14.1 3Q 2011 3Q 2031
PV-Solar Conto Energia 4 Feed-in premium 189 €/MW 1.1 1Q 2012 1Q 2032
PV-Solar Conto Energia 4 Feed-in premium avg. 180 €/MW 2.4 4Q 2012 4Q 2032
PV-Solar FER Feed-in tariff 65 €/MW 10.0 Dic-2022 Dic-2042
PV-Solar Market Market
price
- 1.5 Jun-2021 -
Biogas Bio All-inclusive tariff 280 €/MW 2.0 1Q 2013 1Q 2028
Installed
capacity
at
31/12/2023
36.8
PV-Solar FER2 Feed-in tariff 65 €/MW 10.3 Dic-2023 Dic-2043
Installed
capacity
at
31/03/2024
47.1
PV-Solar FER Feed-in tariff 65 €/MW 7.0 est. 1H 2024
PV-Solar4 FER Feed-in tariff 65 €/MW 8.3 est. 2H 2024
PV-Solar4 Market3 Market
price
- 8.2 est. 2H 2024
TOTAL PLANTS OPERATING + UNDER CONSTRUCTION 70.6

The FNM Group

Acquisition of Viridis

Key strategic initiatives

1Q 2024 Economic & Financial Results

Strategic Plan & Targets

Appendix

Among the most important LPT railway players in Europe excluding the National train operators

Trenord is a 50:50 JV between Trenitalia and FNM Group and operates passengers rail services in Lombardy region

  • Incorporated in 2011, Trenord is one of the most important operators of suburban and regional local public rail transport in Europe, both in terms of size and in terms of service capillarity: 460 stations, 2.000 kilometers of rail network, 77% of Lombardy's municipalities within a 5-km radius serving 92% of citizens. Trenord also operates passenger services on the Milan rail link (Passante Milanese) as well as the connections with Canton of Ticino (CH), through TILO (50% owned jointly with the Swiss Federal Railways) and operates the Malpensa Express airport connection to the Malpensa International Airport
  • Trenord operates more than 400 trains leased from FNM Group, Trenitalia and Regione Lombardia with a production for LPT services of 38.8mln trains-km in 2022

Introducing hydrogen into a path of energy transition is a strategic development area for the FNM Group

  • A sustainable mobility system in Val Camonica along the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo non-electrified railway line, gateway to the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, for an overall investment of €392.4mln
    • 1) 14 new hydrogen-powered trains to replace the current diesel-powered trains
    • 2) 3 hydrogen production plants in Brescia, Iseo, and Edolo
    • 3) several infrastructural adjustments to the railway including hydrogen storage and distribution facilities and a new maintenance depot in Rovato
    • 4) 40 hydrogen-powered buses to replace the entire fleet currently used by FNMA in the area
  • The infrastructure part is mostly managed by FERROVIENORD through the Programme Agreement, whereas the construction of the hydrogen production facilities is managed through the subsidiary FNM POWER
  • 6 trains already ordered with commercial service scheduled by end 2024/2025. Commissioning of remaining 8 expected in 2026
  • The first hydrogen refueling highway network in Italy through the creation of a highway corridor with 5 hydrogen refueling station, organic and systemic to the H2iseO project, for the area served by MISE:

  • Realize 5 Hydrogen Refueling Stations (HRS) along the A7 Milan-Genoa highway and A50-A51 ring roads, built in areas under concession to MISE (3 sites decommissioned Service Areas, 2 sites former Toll Booths), for an overall investment of €55.4mln
    • 1) urban distribution serving the entire metropolitan area of Milan
    • 2) flows related to Port of Genoa/Milan Logistics Region/Po Valley
    • 3) part of the Genoa-Switzerland/Austria/Germany freight corridor (Port of Genoa as a European gateway)
  • Commercial service is scheduled to start in the second half of 2025

MaaC – a new approach to mobility proposition built around existing services but tailored to the needs of specific communities

Improve accessibility to services and related transportation according to the Community approach (specific groups having the same interests), delivering an integrated transport framework based on existing services mixed with customized services

FILI is one of the largest regeneration projects in Europe

MILANO CADORNA RAIL STATION

Construction of a railway tracks' cover of about 60,000 sqm, including 30,000 sqm of green areas with the presence of Oxygen Factory, a synthetic forestable to absorb C02 aimed at improving the air quality

MILANO BOVISA RAIL STATION

Infrastructural development and urban regeneration of the"Bovisa Interchange Node" promoted by Team Mo.Le.Co.La. in partnership with the Municipality of Milan, in the context of the project Reinventing Cities

SARONNO HUB

Reorganisation of the technological/maintenance hub, regeneration of the station area, new location of the museum area

BUSTO ARSIZIO RAIL STATION

Urban regeneration to connect the north and the south of the city through a new urban center with large green areas equipped for collective activities

FERROVIENORD RAILWAY NETWORK

An intervention of planting and reforestation of thousands of trees in Lombardy municipalities crossed by the railway network of FERROVIENORD. The first phase covers an area of about 41,000 acres crossing 24 municipalities in two provinces of Lombardy.

FROM MILANO CODORNA TO MALPENSA

The cycle superhighway runs for 54 km between Milano Cadorna and Malpensa Airport without interruption.

The FNM Group

Acquisition of Viridis

Key strategic initiatives

1Q 2024 Economic & Financial Results

Strategic Plan & Targets

Appendix

IQ 2024 Financial Highlights – REPORTED1

% = EBITDA Margin

20 1 – Including the effects of the consolidation of Viridis and its subsidiaries from 23 February 2024. Pro forma figures, including the effects of Viridis results fully consolidated as if the company had been acquired since January 1, 2023, are provided on slide 25.

Motorways - traffic trend on MISE network (vehicles-km)

Traffic performance benefits from the adjustment of the conventional mileage of the Northern Ring Road from March 2023

LPT - mobility demand for bus and rail transport (n. pax)

Recovery of demand across all segments but overall LPT traffic still below pre pandemic levels, especially for urban transportation

Renewable energy production

Commissioning of 2 solar-PV plants from Dec.'23 drives production up despite low irradiance and full capacity only from March '24

Adj. EBITDA evolution

Growth driven by good performance of motorways and Viridis acquisition

REPORTED
Adj. EBITDA (€ mln) IQ 2023 IQ 2024 ∆€ ∆%
Motorways 32.3 36.0 3.7 +11.5%
Ro.S.Co. & Services 12.1 9.2 (2.9) -24.0%
Railway infrastructure 0.9 0.8 (0.1) -11.1%
Road passenger mobility 1.3 1.5 0.2 +15.4%
Energy 0.0 1.1 1.1 n.m.
Total 46.6 48.6 2.0 +4.3%
PRO FORMA1
Adj. EBITDA (€ mln) IQ 2023 IQ 2024 ∆€ ∆%
Motorways 32.3 36.0 3.7 +11.5%
Ro.S.Co. & Services 12.1 9.2 (2.9) -24.0%
Railway infrastructure 0.9 0.8 (0.1) -11.1%
Road passenger mobility 1.3 1.5 0.2 +15.4%
Energy 2.5 2.1 (0.4) -16.0%
Total 49.1 49.6 0.5 +1.0%

1 – Considering the consolidation of Viridis from 1 January 2024. The 1Q 2023 was similarly pro-formed as if the consolidation of Viridis had occurred on 1 January 2023

IQ 2024 Capex analysis

Investments mainly driven by rescheduling of works on motorway and delay in rolling stock deliveries/revamping of TAF trains

€ mln IQ 2023 IQ 2024 ∆€
Motorways 9.5 1.3 (8.2)
Ro.S.Co. & Services 3.3 2.4 (0.9)
Railway infrastructure 0.7 1.2 0.5
Road passenger mobility 6.3 1.1 (5.2)
Energy 0.0 1.5 1.5
Gross CAPEX made by FNM Group 19.8 7.5 (12.3)

Consolidated Cash Flow

Cash flow impacted by Viridis acquisition and changes in NWC , mainly due to seasonality on crediting of grants on railway infrastructure

* Include: (i) positive ∆NWC from operations for €3.8mln, (ii) negative ∆NWC from investments with own funds for €8.2mln and (iii) negative ∆NWC from investments in railway infrastructure for €22.5mln

Net Financial Position evolution

Adj. NFP impacted by Viridis acquisition and accounting of the related non-monetary financial debt

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1 – Fully available, intended only for the purchase of trains related to the "2017-2032 Rolling Stock Purchase Programme".

Gross debt composition at 31 March 2024

1 – Excluding debt for funded investments for €87.7 million 2 – Only on bank debt and bond

3 – Include the surplus of grants for funded investments in railway infrastructure, rolling stock other than the «2017 – 2032 Programme» and motorway infrastructure collected ahead of the State of Work Progress accrued on such investments

Maturity structure at 31 March 2024

Debt average life 2.6 years, in line with total assets structure

The FNM Group

Acquisition of Viridis

Key strategic initiatives

1Q 2024 Economic & Financial Results

Strategic Plan & Targets

Appendix

Strategic Plan

MOBILITY – Confi rmation of the central role of rail LPT, strengthening of positioning in road LPT, development in integrated multimodal and last mile mobility, positioning as the Mobility Partner of communities, businesses, events and major projects, confi rmation of its presence in the freight transport sector.

FLEETS - Confirmation of the centrality of Ro.S.Co. for the passenger and freight railway market, introduction of fleets with lower environmental impact for rail and road transport, electrifi cation of fl eets (including hydrogen as an energy

INFRASTRUCTURE - Management and development of the rail network, stations and interchange hubs, consolidation in the motorway infrastructure business, development of logistics terminals.

PEOPLE/COMMUNITIES - Development of supply and demand management platforms consistent with MaaS/MaaC paradigms, development of FNM's payment institution (FNMPAY), a start-up launched in 2020.

THE 4 ENABLING ELEMENTS

carrier).

Strategic plan targets across the sustainability pillars

Targets Metrics 2022 2023 Target 2025
Entry in the motorway business Vehicles-km driven on the motorway/year 3.0 bln vkm 3.2 bln vkm
3.1 bln vkm
Mobility Strengthening of road LPT Passengers transported by bus services/year 59.09 mln pax 69.9 mln pax 80 mln pax
Central role of rail LPT Passengers transported by Trenord/year 151 mln pax 189 mln pax
>180 mln pax
Integrated mobility and last mile Car sharing rentals (hours/year) 286,428 247,505 250,000
Infrastructure Rail infrastructure, nodes and stations Managed investments on rail infrastructure and for stations refurbishment cum. €121 mln
(o/w 63 mln in 2023)
cum. €284.8 mln
(o/w 128.8 mln in 2023)
~€700 mln (cum 21-25)1
Rail infrastructure, nodes and stations Areas interested by urban regeneration (FILI project) 22,000 m2 86,000 m2 2 mln m2
Central role of RoSCo in the rail sector New trains in operation cum. 13
(o/w 4 new TILO)
cum. 13 222
(cum 21-25)
Fleets Bus fleets % of the bus fleet fuelled by gas, hydrogen, electricity or Euro 6 diesel fuel and higher
o/w electrified (including hydrogen)
49.5%
3%
56.3%
2%
58%
13%
People/Community Mobility partner (MaaC3
)
Communities/projects/entities served with B2B and B2C criteria; communities cross
fertilization
8 16
>15 (cum 21-25)

3 – Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and Mobility as a Community (MaaC

Strategic plan targets across the sustainability enablers

Targets Metrics 2023 Target 2025
Innovation and
data management
Continuos innovation Resources for technological/digital R&D projects cum. €5.1 mln cum. €8.1 mln € 11 mln (cum 21-25)
Energy efficiency Emissions and consumption reduction CO2 emissions Scope 1 and 2 / revenues 69.6 ton Co2 eq/€ 1 54.7 ton Co2 eq/€ 48 ton Co2 eq/€
and emissions
reduction
Emissions and consumption reduction Energy from green sources utilized for corporate consumption and services along the
infrastructure managed by the Group
64.0% 2 69.0% 100%
MBO definition % of directors with sustainability linked MBOs 100.0% 100.0%
51%
Governance, Corporate culture Whistleblowing tool Designed and finalized
web-based tool, with
activation scheduled
for first quarter 2023
Active from 2023,
compliant with
Whistleblowing Decree
(DL 24/2023)

By IH22
ethicsand
sustainability
culture
Tax risk control and Tax control framework Activation and maintenance of a control and transparency tool for tax risk management Prepared the Tax
Strategy and the Tax
Compliance Model. In
the process of defining
the roles and
responsibilities for
voluntary adherence to
the "Cooperative
compliance"
institution
Implemented Tax
Strategy and the Tax
Compliance Model 3
By 2022
Attraction,
valorisation and
wellbeing of
employees
Competencies development Business continuity plan introduction Regulations for crisis
communication
management drafted.
Dedicated information
and training sessions
are being planned
Design in progress.
Concluded crisis
communication
management. Started
supply chain risk
analysis project on
railway infrastructure
By 2025

1 The indicator for the year 2022 has been restated following a refinement in the methodologies for calculating CO2 emissions 2 – The figure has been updated following a more timely valuation of energy from renewable sources 3 – Voluntary adherence to the institution of "Cooperative compliance" has been postponed pending the implementing regulations of the Fiscal Proxy (Law 9/08/2023 No. 11), which introduced significant innovations regarding the Scheme. During 2024, the scope of application, roles and responsibilities will be defined

Strategic plan assumptions: mobility demand evolution

Compared to strategic plan assumptions, MISE is well on track, bus transport is showing a slower recovery and Trenord is over performing

FY 2024 Outlook

Guidance confirmed: investments expected to accelerate driven mainly by motorway and renewable energy generation

Rescheduling of investments vs Strategic Plan…

The acquisition and development of Viridis is expected to offset the lower capex realized in '21-23 and the effects of reprogramming investments in rolling stock and road passenger mobility compared to the original forecasts for '24-25

* 2021-2025 capex guidance €850mln + forecast logistic terminal acquisition that was not completed

… leads to EBITDA generation in line with Strategic Plan targets but with a different mix

Adj. NFP evolution takes into account Viridis acquisition and the renewal of Ferrovienord's Service Contract

* MISE is fully consolidated in the FNM Group's financial statements starting on 26 February 2021. The values for 2021 consider the consolidation of MISE from 1 January 2021, 2020 was similarly restated as if MISE's consolidation had occurred on 1 January 2020. ** see press releases of 2 December 2022 and 28 December 2023 for details

The FNM Group

Acquisition of Viridis

Key strategic initiatives

1Q 2024 Economic & Financial Results

Strategic Plan & Targets

Appendix

Ro.S.Co. & Services

ROLLING STOCK COMPANY & CORPORATE SERVICES

  • Purchasing and leasing of rolling stock to its investees, primarily Trenord and DB Cargo Italia (DBCI);
  • Providing administrative and ICT services to its subsidiaries
  • Managing FNM Spa's real estate assets, including the Fili project
  • Promoting the H2iseO project, for the development of a Hydrogen Valley in Valcamonica starting from the use of hydrogen in local public transport
  • Developing complementary digital platforms according to MaaC paradigm both trough internal development and equity shareholdings in start-ups
Rolling Stock Lessee Nr. NAV @31/12/2023
TAF Trenord 25 23.4
TSR Trenord 19 142.6
CSA Trenord 8 22.7
CORADIA Trenord 10 51.7
TILO Trenord 9 82.2
Train sets 71 322.6
E 483 DBCI 8 10.8
DE 520 DBCI (10) Trenord (4) 14 2.7
E 474 DBCI 1 1.0
EFFISHUNTER 1000 Trenord 4 6.8
Locomotives 27 21.3
Total trains 1
98
343.9

Strategic JV with Trenitalia in Lombardy

LOCAL RAIL PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN LOMBARDY Highlights

  • Incorporated in 2011, Trenord is one of the most important operators of suburban and regional local public rail transport in Europe, both in terms of size and in terms of service capillarity: 460 stations, 2.000 kilometers of rail network, 77% of Lombardy's municipalities within a 5-km radius serving 92% of citizens. Trenord also operates passenger services on the Milan rail link (Passante Milanese) as well as the connections with Canton of Ticino (CH), through TILO (50% owned jointly with the Swiss Federal Railways) and operates the Malpensa Express airport connection to the Malpensa International Airport
  • The activity is regulated through a Public Service Contract (PSC) with Regione Lombardia, recently renewed for the 10 years period starting from 2023 (see next slide)
  • Trenord operates more than 400 trains leased from FNM Group, Trenitalia and Regione Lombardia with a production for LPT services of 38.8mln trains-km in 2022
€mln (post-IFRS) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenues 831.7 703.0 760.1 831.9 897.1
o/w
Covid contributions
80.4 98.3 38.8 11.2
EBITDA 202.1 153.2 145.8 159.8 200.8
EBITDA Margin% 24.3 % 21.8 % 19.2 % 19.2 % 22.4 %
EBIT 10.0 (33.0) (26.0) (15.1) 35.2
EBIT Margin
%
1.2% n.m. n.m. n.m. 3.9 %
Net Result 3.7 (7.0) 0.1 (9.5) 19.0

New 10 years Public Service Contract from Dec.'23

OLD

  • Three consecutive contracts with a heterogeneous overall structure since the establishment of a single railway company operated in Lombardy:
    • I. PSC 2009-2011: Trenitalia and LeNORD contracts remained separate
    • II. PSC 2012-2014: first "single contract" negotiated after the creation of Trenord
    • III. PSC 2015-2020 + PSC 2008-2017 for Linea S5 (both extended until November 2023)
  • Compensation was calculated based on a "Catalogue of services" model, using a unit fee (EUR/train-km) calculated considering effective production and number of seats offered
  • The model envisaged a reimbursement for infrastructure access, electricity costs and leasing of rolling stock
  • Focus on maintaining the economic-financial equilibrium of the contract and guaranteeing the continuity of services

NEW 2023-2033

  • Regione Lombardia (RL) is the competent authority for the entrustment of a comprehensive PSC in which scheduling, pricing and planning of the services are set total PSC compensation currently estimated equal to €5,362mln
  • ART regulation1 defines eligible costs in terms of operational expenses, depreciation charges and adequate capital investments returns
  • Model envisages a RAB based regime on which to apply the WACC for the calculation of reasonable profit, including leased rolling stock as by IFRS16
  • Remuneration of operating costs incurred in the fulfillment of Public Service Obligation, not covered by market revenues, determine PSC compensation (i.e. net-cost methodology)
  • PSC compensation guarantees economic-financial equilibrium
  • Ticket sales are linked to a price-cap yearly dynamic based on actual inflation and quality indicators defined in the PSC
  • Inflation, traffic, WACC and other relevant parameters are updated at the beginning of each regulatory period
  • The Risk Matrix provides the contractual obligations associated with the risks identified and their allocation to each party

Railway Infrastructure

Railway Infrastructure

INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Key infrastructural operator in Lombardy, under a PSC in charge of the management, maintenance and modernization of 330 km of railway network and 115 stations serving passengers1 in the provinces of Milano, Varese, Como, Novara, Monza and Brescia, enabling the circulation of 800 trains/day, corresponding to 10.0mln trains-km and 230.000 passengers/day

NETWORK DEVELOPMENT AND PROCUREMENT AGENT

Infrastructure renovation and development activities under a "Programme Agreement" which regulates capex planning, remuneration and extraordinary maintenance activities (see details on slide 49)

Procurement agent of rolling stock on behalf of Regione Lombardia (see details on slide 49/50)

FREIGHT LOGISTICS AND TERMINAL MANAGEMENT

The segment includes freight logistics activities operated by Malpensa Intermodale and Malpensa Distripark (in development phase), respectively involved in the management of the Sacconago Terminal and in the real estate development of the areas adjacent to the Terminal

1 – With the aim of favouring intermodal mobility to LPT passengers, the stations are connected to 92 bus stops, 5 ferry navigation lanes and are equipped with 24 car sharing stations, 76 car parking areas (corresponding to 3,600 parking spaces) and 26 bike parking areas (corresponding to 2,101 parking spaces)

An infrastructure serving densely populated metropolitan areas

FN's managed network sustain the highest traffic density in Italy (~30,000 trains-km/network km), with up to 1 train every 1.5 minutes from/to Milano Cadorna during peak hours

Railway infrastructure – Contractual framework

Ferrovienord is granted the right to: (i) use, manage and operate specific parts of the regional railway network; (ii) manage the acquisition of the fleet (on a non-exclusive basis) required for the regional train services on behalf of Regione Lombardia, which provide the relevant instructions and funds for the purchase.

NORD_ING is in charge for the network maintenance and development works.

Regione Lombardia may request the early termination in the event of serious and persistent violations of the obligation deriving from the concession.

The concessionaire is in any case required to guarantee continuity of the service for 36 months with recognition of the expenses incurred.

At expiration date, Ferrovienord will have to give back to Regione Lombardia all the assets and the rolling stocks purchased with Regione Lombardia grants.

Approval law: R.L. n° X/4823 of 15 February 2016 Expiry date: 31 October 2060

Concession Programme Agreement Service Contract Purchase Programme

The Programme Agreement ("PA") defines the activities to be carried out for i) the railway infrastructure renovation / development and ii) the extraordinary and ordinary maintenance. The Agreement also defines the funding needs, primarily based on a medium term investment plan.

The financial coverage of the activities in question derives for the most part from EU, State and Regional resources, provided by RL through the reimbursement of all costs incurred, consistently with milestones achieved, and a flat-rate reimbursement of the so-called "technical expenses" and "general expenses" calculated on a percentage basis of the value of the works completed.

At 31 December 2023, the total financial resources allocated to the PA were equal to €1,503mln.

Approval law: R.L. n° X/5476 of 25 July 2016 and n° XI/5589 of 23 November 2021 Expiry date: 31 December 2027

The Public Service Contract ("PSC") governs the specific conditions and terms, to carry out the management and ordinary maintenance of the railway infrastructure, as well as of the activities concerning the purchase and management of the rolling stock (see "Purchase Programme") made available to Trenord on behalf of RL, in line with the principles and obligations established in the Concession.

The PSC regulates the contribution due to FN by RL for the services provided, aimed at offsetting the cost items that the law does not intend to be covered by the fees paid by the railway operator for the use of the infrastructure or by other commercial revenues.

Renewed for the period 1 January 2023 - 31 December 2027 (conditions described in paragraph 9.2 of the 2022 Annual Report).

At 31 December 2023, the total residual PSC financial resources equal to €262.9mln

Approval law: R.L. n° XI/7543 of 15 December 2022 and DGR n° XII/1694 of 28 Dec. 2023 Expiry date: 31 December 2027

Regione Lombardia (RL) has authorized FN to purchase, manage, maintain and store new rolling stock on behalf of the Region, to be allocated to railway companies holding a service contract with the Region, with a commitment to complete the supplies by 2025.

The program envisages the purchase of 214 trains for a total amount of €1,740mln, fully covered by the Regional budget.

The services are provided against payment of a fee set at 1% of the amount of the train supply contracts as remuneration of the charges for general contract management expenses.

Approval law: R.L. n° X/6932 of 24 July 2017; n° XI/1619 of 15 May 2019; n° XI/3531 of 5 August 2020; n° XI/6841 of 2 August 2022; DGR n° XI/7767 of 28 December 2022 and n° XII/219 of 3 May 2023

Rolling Stock Purchase Programme for Regione Lombardia1

61 Medium capacity regional trains "Donizetti/Pop" - Alstom

30 Regional trains diesel "Colleoni"- Stadler

Regione Lombardia has launched an investment program to purchase 214 new trains by 2025 for a total of €1.7bln. The program is broken down as follows:

  • Investment Plan 2017-2024 worth €1,389mln for the purchase of 153 new trains for rail service to which an additional 15 trains have been added, thanks to the optimization of the procurement process. The plan thus includes 168 new trains, divided into three types: 97 high-capacity "Caravaggio/Rock," 41 medium-capacity "Donizetti/Pop" and 30 "Colleoni". Tenders were announced in late 2017 and awarded in 2018. 86 trains have been delivered according to current schedule at 31 December 2022;
  • Purchase of an additional 46 trains for €351mln (a.k.a. the "Marshall Plan"): additional 26 Caravaggio trains and 20 Donizetti trains, to enhance service on the Milan/Sondrio/Tirano and Milan/Aeroporti routes ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Entry into service will be around 2024-2025.

Fleet evolution2

  • Increase in the average number pax/day from 800k in 2019 to 1mln by 2031
  • Reduction in the fleet average age from 19 to 11 years Improved quality of the service and comfort for passengers + Reduction of energy consumption and use of recyclable material

1 – On behalf of Regione Lombardia Ferrovienord is engaged in purchasing, managing, maintaining and storing new rolling stock, to be allocated to railway companies holding a service contract with the Region, with a commitment to complete the supplies by 2025 (see slide 48 for additional details). 2 – Delivery programme updated at 15 June 2023. Pursuant to the combined provisions of DGR n° XI/7767 of 12/28/2022 and n° XII/219 of 05/03/2023, Regione Lombardia authorized Ferrovienord to: (a) reduce by 8 units the total number of Caravaggio trains to meet the increase in supply costs, (b) acquire 8 airport trains reducing to 8 trains those to be acquired on the subsequent sixth application contract to be signed.

The Sacconago Terminal

Malpensa Intermodale – company established at the end 2018, involved in the development and management of the freight terminal in Sacconago, close Malpensa airport.

Malpensa Distripark – company established in 2019, involved in the real estate development of the terminal areas owned by the Group

Area Total 48.000 sqm, of which:

74% intermodal area

26% offices, maintenance and access area
Development 200.000 sqm
of area potentially available for further
development of the services and logistic activities
Handling 900+
containers/week
Main
interconnections
Rhine-Alps (Sempione and Gottardo)
Management Freight trains (#2 operating tracks of 600m; #1 arrival and
departure track of 695m; #2 electrified pick-up and
delivery tracks of 625m; an entirely electrified shunt line
with a length of 650m)

Road passenger mobility

ROAD LPT AND TRAIN REPLACEMENTS

FNM Autoservizi (FNMA) performs extra-urban public road transport services in Lombardy, in particular in the provinces of Varese, Brescia and Como. FNMA also operates, train replacement services on behalf of Trenord. The fleet consists of 158 buses (of which 83% new generation1) with an average age of 10.3 years

ATV provides urban public transport in the Municipalities of Verona and Legnago and extra-urban services throughout the Province of Verona. The fleet consists of 544 buses (of which 54% new generation1) with an average age of 13.8 years

ELECTRIC CAR SHARING

E-Vai manages the first region-wide electric car-sharing service integrated with rail transport. The fleet consists of 392 cars suitable for the transport of 4/5 people, featuring latest-generation vehicles with a low environmental impact, almost all of which are electric. Thanks to the 307 E-Vai Points, the cars can be found in strategic places (3 airports, 46 rail stations) in 106 municipalities in Lombardy. E-Vai offers services not only for citizens, but also for private and public companies, as a tool for improvement and reduction of the costs of corporate mobility

Road passenger mobility - Traffic evolution (n. mln pax)

FNMA ATV

Road passenger mobility - Regulatory framework

EU and Italian regulatory framework

  • EU Regulation n° 1370/2007 (amended by EU Regulation n° 2016/2338) sets the rules national and international operation of public passenger transport services by rail and road, including award of public service contracts (PSC) and "reasonable profit" principle;
  • Decree-law n° 422/1997, n° 50/2017 (Art. 27 - 48) regulate LPT transportation at national level, transferring all the competencies at regional authorities: established "Bacini di mobilità" based on socio-economic characteristics of the territory;
  • New tender procedures to be finalized by the relevant authorities for the awarding of the services, as required under Regulation n° 1370/2007;
  • Draft and structure of new PSC subject to Transportation Regulation Authority (ART): Deliberation n° 48/2017, n° 120/2018 and n° 154/2019. Remuneration for road transportation set by the ART currently at a nominal pre-tax WACC of 7.26% (Deliberation n° 49/2023)

Road passenger mobility – Contractual framework

Entity Awarding
Body
Contractual
structure
Remuneration
system
Contractual
expiration
LPT network
extension
FNMA (Varese) LPT Agency of Como -
Lecco -
Varese
Concession Net Cost
+ regulated
Tariff
31/12/2025 223 Km
FNMA (Brescia) LPT Agency of Brescia Concession Net Cost
+ regulated
Tariff
31/12/2024 331 Km
FNMA (Como, ATI with
ASF)
LPT Agency of Como -
Lecco -
Varese
PSC Net Cost
+ regulated
Tariff
31/12/2025 196 Km
ATV (Bacino di Verona) Province of Verona PSC Net Cost
+ regulated
Tariff
31/12/2026 3,828 Km
ATV (Verona) Municipality
of Verona
PSC Net Cost
+ regulated
Tariff
31/12/2026 417 Km
ATV (Legnano) Municipality
of
Legnago (VR)
PSC Net Cost
+ regulated
Tariff
31/12/2026 32 Km

Heterogeneous contractual framework with services awarded before current EU regulation (see 2023 Annual Report for details)

At the moment, the existing contracts have expired and ATV/FNMA are currently operating thanks to contract extensions

Motorways

MOTORWAY INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

  • On 26 February 2021 FNM acquired from Regione Lombardia an 82.4% stake in Milano Serravalle Milano Tangenziali S.p.A. (MISE). From July 2022, FNM owns 100% of MISE,
  • Established in 1951 in Assago, MISE is the concessionaire until 2028 of the A7 motorway from Milano to Serravalle Scrivia and of the three Milanese ring roads A50, A51, A52 (West, East, North), Pavia ring road (A54) and of Pavia-Bereguardo junction (A53), for a total of about 185 km (o/w 124 km three lanes), in one of the wealthiest areas in Europe
  • Activities also include managing the 19 service areas subconcessions (new contracts in place from 2021 provides a variable fee calculated on the sales of fuel/food as well as a maintenance fee in favor of MISE)

DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

• MISE provides design activities as well as technical and administrative support for the infrastructure investments on the highway network through Milano Serravalle Engineering ("MISE Engineering"), in which it holds 100% of the share capital.

Motorways - Traffic evolution (vehicles-km)

Motorways – Regulatory framework (1/2)

Key Players

  • Ministry of Infrastructures and Transportation (MIT) ex ANAS is the Grantor of the Concession1;
  • Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) reviews and approves the Economic Financial Plan (EFP) and the yearly tariff increases requests together with the MIT through the publication of an interministerial decree;
  • Transport Regulation Authority (ART) is the independent regulatory authority;
  • Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning and Sustainable Developments (CIPESS) approves the Final Design ("Progetto Definitivo") and provides opinions on EFP updates, including the Concession Addendum ("Atto Aggiuntivo") to the Single Concession Agreement ("Convenzione Unica") of motorway concessionaires.

Deed of Concession

  • The Deed of Concession was signed on 7 November 2007 between MISE as Concessionaire and ANAS S.p.A. as Grantor, replaced in 2012 by the MIT. On 10 March 2017, the Concession Addendum n.1 ("Atto Aggiuntivo") relating to the second regulatory period 2013-2017 became effective . The Concession Agreement expiration date is set on 31 October 2028;
  • The scope of the Concession is the design, construction and management of the A7 Serravalle-Milan Motorway connecting Genova to Milan, the West (A50), East (A51) and North (A52) Milan Ring Roads. The company also manages the Bereguardo-Pavia (A53) and the West Pavia (A54) Ring Roads;
  • Implementation of the contents of ART 69/2019 resolution on tariff matters.
  • On expiration date, the concessionaire has to continue ordinary business administration until transfer of the operation management to another concessionaire. The grantor has to start a new tender procedure to select the new concessionaire well in advance of the Concession Agreement termination in order to avoid discontinuity in the management of the assets;
  • Concession Agreement sets that, if the hand over to the new concessionaire is not completed within 24 months from the Concession Agreement expiration date, the Grantor will hand over the Concession.

Motorways – Regulatory framework (2/2)

EFP 2020-2024 main financial elements (ex. ART decision n.69/2019)

  • MISE's new regulatory framework will be composed of the Concession Addendum n.2 to the 2007 Single Concession Agreement and the 2020-2024 EFP that will set new CAPEX, maintenance and efficiency standards;
  • Tariff setting mechanism based on 3 building blocks: (i) a "management tariff" allowing the recovery of efficient operating costs and ordinary maintenance, evaluated with reference to the base year costs for each regulatory period and a price-cap yearly dynamic; (ii) a "construction tariff" allowing the recovery of capital costs related to assets reversible upon expiration of the Concession; (iii) an "additional charge" aimed at recovering specific other charges (including the recovery of lost revenues and additional costs related to the Covid-19 pandemic) not subject to the price-cap dynamics;
  • The new model envisages a RAB-based tariff regime which distinguishes between existing/authorized investments (RAB ante) and new investments (RAB post) remunerated at a fixed IRR and WACC respectively;
  • Inflation, traffic, WACC and other relevant parameters are updated at the beginning of each 5-year regulatory period;
  • Financial adjustments ("Poste Figurative") may be applied in order to smooth tariff increases with a neutral effect from a financial standpoint included into the RAB and remunerated at a blended regulated rate;
  • Recovery of increases of construction costs on future investments price increases to be included in the RAB and recovered through amortization.

Current estimate of capitalization of the "inflationary effect" and "Covid effect" (≈ €450mln)

  • The new remuneration criteria provides a strong safeguard on returns blending historical rate of returns on existing assets with a WACC approach on new investments principle of using a weighted average rate between IRR and WACC for discounting the balance of figurative items in order to ensure financial equilibrium1
  • Remuneration of existing assets and already agreed upon investments equal to the implied IRR (so-called "safeguard mechanism")
  • Remuneration of new investments is equal to the WACC as determined by ART for the first regulatory period the WACC is equal to 7.09% (nominal pre-tax), to be updated every 5 years according to market conditions

Motorways – Update of 2020-2024 Economic Financial Plan

Timeline paced by several regulatory steps: expected final approval of EFP and Addendum to Concession by summer 2024

Minority investment in Autostrada Pedemontana Lombarda (APL)

MOTORWAY INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION AND Highlights MANAGEMENT

  • FNM holds though MISE a 36.7% stake in APL (Regione Lombardia controls the remaining 63.3%), accounted for using the equity method, a shareholder loan of nominal €150mln (€59.1mln NBV at 31 December 2023) remunerated at Euribor3M+357bps, subordinated to other bank loans due from June 2034
  • APL is the concessionaire of the motorway connecting Dalmine (Bergamo) to Como, Varese and the Swiss border (Gaggiolo) for a total of about 200km (including interchanges and related works), of which 85km have been in operation since 2015 (section A and B1, A59 and A60), under a concession of 30 years starting from the completion of the project (section B2, C and D are to be built)
  • The contract for the assignment of the executive design, coordination and execution of the works related to section B2 and C was signed with Webuild Italia S.p.A. in 2022.
  • The final design of the short section D "short" was included in the EFP update (Atto Aggiuntivo nr.4) approved by CIPESS in March 2024
  • To finance the construction of segments B2 and C, in August 2021, APL was granted a €1.7bln financing (Senior Loan 1) by a pool of banks, EIB and CDP, with the support of Regione Lombardia. APL will also benefit from a €0.8bln tax credit and €0.9bln shareholders loan granted by Regione Lombardia
€mln 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenues 31.9 39.9 47.2 50.3
EBITDA 9.5 17.6 22.4 22.5
EBITDA
Margin%
29.8% 44.0% 47.5% 44.7 %
EBIT 5.0 11.4 16.1 16.8 Mainly due to
EBIT Margin
%
15.6% 28.6% 34.1% 33.4 % amortization of
the accessory
fees to the
Net Result (4.7) (2.0) (5.9) (11.9) Senior Loan 1

Glossary

  • Adjusted EBITDA: it is represented by EBITDA (earnings for the year before income taxes, of the other financial income and expenses, of depreciation, amortization and impairments of fixed assets), excluding non-ordinary expenses and income, such as: (i) income and expenses deriving from restructuring, reorganization and business combination; (ii) clearly identified income/expenses not directly referred to the ordinary performance of the business; (iii) in addition to any income/expenses deriving from significant non-ordinary events and transactions as defined by Consob communication DEM6064293 of 28/07/2006.
  • Adjusted EBITDA Margin: the percentage of Adjusted EBITDA over total revenues.
  • Adjusted Net Result: Net Profit (Loss) before recognition of the result of companies consolidated using the equity method
  • Adjusted NFP: it is represented by the Net Financial Position (NFP) including cash and cash equivalents and all financial liabilities, restated excluding only cash and current payables related to financial investments made in accordance with Regione Lombardia's "Rolling Stock purchase programme 2017-2032", with the aim of sterilizing the timing effects of contributions collection and payments made to suppliers, recognized in accordance with IFRIC 12.
  • Rolling Stock Purchase Programme 2017-2032: On behalf of Regione Lombardia Ferrovienord is engaged in purchasing, managing, maintaining and storing new rolling stock, to be allocated to railway companies holding a service contract with the Region, with a commitment to complete the supplies by 2025. The rolling stock supply programme is covered with funds allocated by Regione Lombardia, including charges to be corresponded to Ferrovienord for the anticipation and general management costs of the order set to 1% of the train supply contract amounts (see FNM 2022 Annual Report for further details).
  • Gross CAPEX made by FNM: fixed asset and software additions, excluding investments on railway infrastructure managed on behalf on Regione Lombardia as by Programme Agreement. The balance between cash capital investments shown in the Financial Statements and Gross CAPEX is mainly represented by changes in account payables/advances to suppliers, which are reconciled under net working capital for purposes of this presentation.
  • Net CAPEX: Gross CAPEX after deducting public contributions related to the acquired assets, including investments on railway infrastructure managed on behalf on Regione Lombardia as by Programme Agreement. Capital grants - received mainly from Regione Lombardia, Regione Veneto and Ministry of Transport (MIT) - typically relate to the funding of capital investments managed by the Group for third parties or in conjunction with regulated activities. These cash flows are classified as investing activities, and accordingly reduce the overall cash outflow.

Contacts

Valeria Minazzi Investor Relations Director Fixed line: +39 02 8511 4302 [email protected] [email protected]