Italgas — AGM Information 2017

Mar 28, 2017

Informazione Regolamentata n. 0167-18-2017		Data/Ora Ricezione 28 Marzo 2017 11:53:01	MTA
Societa'	:	ITALGAS
Identificativo Informazione Regolamentata	:	86998
Nome utilizzatore	:	ITALGASN01 - Porro
Tipologia	:	IRED 02
Data/Ora Ricezione	:	28 Marzo 2017 11:53:01
Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione presunta	:	28 Marzo 2017 12:08:03
Oggetto	:	CALL NOTICE CONVENING THE ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
Testo del comunicato

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Italgas S.p.A. Registered Office in Milano - Via Carlo Bo, 11 Share capital EUR 1.001.231.518,44 fully paid-in Tax Code, VAT and Milan Company Register No. 09540420966 R.E.A Milan (Economic Admin. Roll) No. 2097057

CALL NOTICE CONVENING THE ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING

The ordinary session of the Shareholders' Meeting of Italgas S.p.A. ("Italgas" or the "Company") is called, in a single call, for 28 April 2017, at 10.00 a.m., in Milan, at Spazio Edit, Via Pietro Maroncelli, 14, to discuss and resolve on the following

Agenda

• 1. Financial statements of Italgas S.p.A for the year ending on 31 December 2016. Consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2016. Directors' reports, reports by the Board of Statutory Auditors and the independent auditing firm. Necessary and consequent resolutions.
• 1. Allocation of the profits for the year and distribution of the dividend.
• 1. Termination by agreement of the appointment of the current External Auditors and appointment of a new firm to act as External Auditors of the Company's accounts for the period 2017-2025. Necessary and consequent resolutions.
• 1. 2017-2019 Long term monetary incentive plan. Necessary and consequent resolutions.
• 1. Policy on remuneration pursuant to article 123-ter of Legislative decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998.
• 1. Appointment of an Alternate Auditor. Necessary and consequent resolutions.

Verification of eligibility to participate and vote in the Meeting

Pursuant to Article 83-sexies of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, ("the C.L.F."), those whose duly empowered (in accordance with applicable regulation) intermediaries have sent the Company notification attesting to their possession of the right to participate in the Meeting by the close of business on the seventh trading day before the date set for the Shareholders' Meeting in a single call (19 April 2017 - record date) will be certified as eligible to participate in the Meeting. The notification must reach Italgas by the end of the third trading day (25 April 2017) before the date set for the Shareholders' Meeting in a single call. Eligibility to participate and to vote is still certified if the notification reaches Italgas after the aforesaid deadlines, as long as it is before the beginning of the business of the Meeting. Those who take possession of shares only after the record date shall not have a right to participate or vote in the Meeting. You are reminded that the notification to Italgas must be made by the intermediary at the request of the person entitled to do so. Any requests for prior notification or compensation for performance required of the intermediary may not be attributed to the Company.

Right to ask questions prior to the Shareholders' Meeting

Pursuant to Article 127-ter of the C.L.F., those who have the right to vote may submit questions about items on the agenda even before the Shareholders' Meeting, having them reach the Company by 26 April 2017; the Company cannot guarantee a response to questions that arrive after that date. Questions may be sent by mail to the following address: Italgas S.p.A. – via Carlo Bo 11, 20143 Milan c/o Corporate Affairs (questions shareholders' meeting April 2017) or by e-mail to the address segreteriasocietaria@italgas.it or by using the special section of the Company website, www.italgas.it ("Governance" – "2017 Shareholders' Meeting" section). The persons involved must provide information and documentation demonstrating ownership of the rights, in accordance with the procedures indicated on the website. Responses to the questions received by the deadline indicated are to be provided during the Shareholders' Meeting, at latest. The Company will provide a unitary answer to questions with the same content. No answer is due when the information requested is already available in the "FAQ " section of the Company website www.italgas.it ("Governance" - "2017 Shareholders' Meeting" section).

Additions to the agenda for the Shareholders' Meeting and proposals for resolution on the items on the agenda

Pursuant to Article 126-bis of the C.L.F., shareholders, even jointly, representing at least one fortieth of the share capital (2.5%) may request, within ten days of publication of this notice, to add to the list of items to be deliberated, indicating in that request the further matters proposed, or may present proposals for resolution on items already on the agenda. Questions must be submitted in writing to the registered office by registered mail with return receipt or by certified e-mail to italgas.assemblea@pec.italgas.it, together with a report which provides the reasons for proposals for resolution on items proposed for discussion or the reasons for further proposals for resolution presented on items already on the agenda. In any event, all persons entitled to vote may individually submit proposals for resolution in the Shareholders' Meeting. Further information is available in the appropriate section of the Company's website www.italgas.it ("Governance" - "2017 Shareholders' Meeting" section).

Proxy voting rights

Pursuant to Article 135-novies of the CLF and Article 10.2 of the Articles of Association, those entitled to vote may appoint someone to represent them in the Shareholders' Meeting in accordance with the law. The Company may be notified of the appointment of a proxy by mail to the address: Italgas S.p.A. – via Carlo Bo 11, 20143 Milan c/o Corporate Affairs (proxy shareholders' meeting April 2017) or by certified e-mail to the address italgas.assemblea@pec.italgas.it. Proxies and related voting instructions are always revocable. A proxy form is available in the appropriate section of the Company's website www.italgas.it ("Governance" - "2017 Shareholders' Meeting" section).

Shareholder Representative designated by the Company

Pursuant to Article 135-undecies of the C.L.F., the Company has designated Georgeson S.r.l. as the entity ("Designated Representative") to which shareholders may confer proxies free of charge. Voting instructions for all or some of the proposals on matters on the agenda are attached to the proxy form. The proxy must be conferred by signing the specific proxy form made available in the appropriate section of the Company's website www.italgas.it ("Governance" - "2017 Shareholders' Meeting" section), and sent, using the methods indicated therein, by the end of the second trading day before the date set for the Shareholders' Meeting. Proxies and related voting instructions are revocable within the aforementioned period. Proxies have no effect on proposals for which no voting instructions have been provided. Further information is available in the appropriate section of the Company website www.italgas.it ("Governance" - "2017 Shareholders' Meeting" section). As of today, the Designated Representative will be available to Shareholders to provide necessary information and clarifications via the freephone number 800 123794 for those calling from Italy and +39 06 42171834 for those calling from abroad, as well as via e-mail to rappresentantesnam@georgeson.com.

Requesting information and Company's website

For further information on the Shareholders' Meeting, and how it works, you can consult the Company website www.italgas.it ("Governance" - "2017 Shareholders' Meeting" section) or write to the e-mail address segreteriasocietaria@italgas.it. You can also call telephone number 06 42171805.

Disclosure documentation

The explanatory reports concerning the items on the agenda, the corresponding documentation and the proposed Board resolutions will be made available as follows:

• item 3, 4 and 6, with this notice;
• items 1, 2 and 5 by 6 April 2017

at the registered offices of the Company on the Company website www.italgas.it ("Governance" - "2017 Shareholders' Meeting" section) and through authorised storage mechanism "eMarket STORAGE", operated by Spafid Connect S.p.A. ().

Other information

Experts, financial analysts and journalists who intend to attend the Shareholders' Meeting should write to e-mail segreteriasocietaria@italgas.it o submit a request by post to the Italgas Corporate Affairs department by 26 April 2017. Persons eligible to participate in the Shareholders' Meeting are invited to report before the scheduled start of the Shareholders' Meeting, in order to facilitate admission operations. Registration operations will be carried out at the venue of the Shareholders' Meeting, beginning at 9:00 a.m. (CET).

Milan, 28 March 2017

For the Board of Directors The Chairman Lorenzo Bini Smaghi