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MARR Remuneration Information 2023

Apr 11, 2023

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Report on remuneration policy and remuneration paid pursuant to art. 123 ter of Legislative Decree 58/1998

Approved by the Board of Directors on 14 March 2023

MARR S.p.A. Via Spagna, 20 – 47921 Rimini (Italy) Share Capital € 33,262,560 fully paid-up Tax Code and Register of Enterprises CCIAA della Romagna – Forlì – Cesena e Rimini 01836980365 Company subject to the management and coordination of Cremonini S.p.A. – Castelvetro (MO) www.marr.it

CONTENTS

FIRST SECTION 4
Introduction 4
A. Approval and implementation of the Remuneration Policy 4
B. Remuneration Committee 5
C. Employee remuneration and working conditions 5
D. Intervention by independent experts 6
E. Aims, principles and duration of the Remuneration Policy 6
F. Policies concerning the fixed and variable components of remuneration 6
F.1 Remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors 7
F.2. Remuneration of the non-executive directors appointed as members of the internal
Committees of the Board of Directors
7
F.3 Remuneration of the executive directors 8
F.4 Remuneration of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors 8
G. Non-monetary benefits 8
H. Description of the performance objectives for the variable components of the executive
directors
9
I. Criteria for the evaluation of results 10
J. Information on the
consistency of the Remuneration Policy with the achievement of the
medium-long term interests of the Company
10
K. Terms for the accrual of rights e ex post correction mechanisms 10
L. Clauses for maintaining financial instruments in the portfolio 11
M. Treatment in the case of stepping down from office or termination of employment
relations
11
N. Insurance coverage, social security and pensions 11
O. Remuneration policy with reference to the independent directors, those appointed to
Committees and the performance of specific duties.
11
P. Reference parameters used in the definition of the Remuneration Policy 11
Q. Derogations in exceptional circumstances 11
SECOND SECTION 13
Part
One
13
1.1 Items comprising remuneration 13
1.2 Attribution
of indemnities and/or benefits for stepping down from office or
termination of employment relations
16
1.3 Derogations applicable to the Policy 16

16
16
18
Part Two
20
23
24
for the variable component
1.6 Votes cast by the Shareholders' Meeting regarding the approval of Section II of last
TABLE 1: Remuneration paid to the members of the management and auditing bodies,
TABLE 2: Monetary incentive plans in favour of the members of the management body,
TABLE 3: Holdings of the members of the management and auditing bodies and General

INTRODUCTION

This document has been drawn up with the aim of providing the shareholders of MARR S.p.A. (also "Company") and the market with wide-ranging and detailed information on the Report on remuneration policy (also "Policy") and remuneration paid with regard to the members of the management and auditing bodies and managers with strategic responsibilities pursuant to art. 123 ter of Legislative Decree 58/1998 (also "CLF") and in compliance with that recalled in art. 84 quater of the Issuers Regulations adopted by Consob in deliberation no. 11971/1999 ("Consob Issuer Regulation).

The report is divided into two sections:

  • the First section illustrates the Company policy concerning remuneration, in force in the 2023 business year, and the procedures used for the adoption and implementation of this policy;
  • the Second section illustrates in a nominative manner for each member of the management and auditing bodies, each of the items comprising the remuneration for the business year in question, 2022 ("Business Year").

FIRST SECTION

Introduction

This section, approved by the Shareholders' Meeting on 28 April 2022, illustrates the Remuneration Policy in force from 1 January 2023. It must be noted that, with regard to the members of the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors, the Remuneration Policy will be applied from the date of the first Shareholders' Meeting called upon to appoint the aforementioned after 1 January 2023, i.e. next 28 April.

In this Section, a clarification has been added to the chapter "Q. Derogations in the presence of exceptional circumstances" in line with what is reported in the Regulation implementing the Remuneration Policy relating to monetary incentives adopted by the Company since 2019.

A. Approval and implementation of the Remuneration Policy

The Company's Remuneration Policy was prepared in compliance with art. 123 of the CLF and art. 84 quater of the Consob Issuer Regulation and in compliance with the recommendations of the latest version of the code of Corporate Governance of listed companies approved by the Corporate Governance Committee in January 2020, in force since 1 January 2021, and adopted by the company on 3 August 2020 ("Code").

The Remuneration Policy was prepared by the Board acting as Nomination Committee, constituted exclusively by 6 non-executive directors, mostly independent (5 of them according to the CLF and 3 also according to the Code). The new Remuneration Policy was approved by the Board of Directors on 25 February 2022 and by the Shareholders' Meeting on 28 April 2022 pursuant to art. 123-ter, paragraph 3-bis of the CLF.

On 14 November 2019, the Company adopted a regulation implementing the Regulation implementing the Remuneration Policy relating to monetary incentives ("Regulation"), also in order to

regulate the terms and conditions governing the relations when specific events occur and in cases of derogation in exceptional circumstances. The Regulation and eventual modifications are approved by the Board of Directors on proposal by the Remuneration Committee, if formed, or prepared by the Board of Directors if it also acts as the Remuneration Committee.

The Policy has also been adopted by the Company, as provided by Consob Regulation 17221/2010, regarding transactions with related parties ("Consob Related Parties Regulation"), also pursuant to and by effect of art. 4, paragraph 4, subsection b) of the "Procedure governing transactions with related parties" of the Company.

B. Remuneration Committee

The Board of Directors, in respect of the dispositions of the Code and with a view to simplifying corporate governance, attributed the functions of the Remuneration Committee to the entire Board of Directors, coordinated by the Chairman of the Board of Directors itself.

As provided by the Code, the Chief Executive Officer did not take part in the meetings of the Board acting as the Remuneration Committee, in which proposals regarding his own remuneration were made and approved. Therefore, only the 6 non-executive directors, mostly independent as required by the Code for Large Companies (5 independent according to the CLF and 3 also according to the Code) attended these meetings.

The Code assigns the following functions to the Remuneration Committee, and to the Board of Directors when it performs its functions:

  • prepares the remuneration policy;
  • submits proposals and expresses opinions to the Board of Directors on the remuneration of the executive directors and the other directors who fill specific positions and also on the establishment of the performance goals related to the variable component of such remuneration;
  • monitors the application of remuneration policy, specifically verifying the effective achievement of the performance goals;
  • periodically assesses the adequacy, overall consistency and concrete application of the policy for the remuneration of the directors and top management.

C. Employee remuneration and working conditions

The remuneration policies, and the determination of the variable components, of the employees and collaborators, including the Manager responsible for preparing the financial documents, are the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer, who also implements MBO (Management by Objectives) plans and stability plans, both short and medium/long-term, consistent with the Policy and informs the Board periodically in this regard.

The Chief Executive Officer is also responsible, in determining the remuneration of the employees and collaborators, for taking into account their working conditions and also encouraging gender equality in terms of opportunities and remuneration. The Board retains the duty of periodically verifying the proper execution of these duties by assessing the relation existing between the entity of the various remunerations.

Specific focus must be reserved for the topic of MBO, by assessing the individual and company result indicators. This ensures that the system of company incentives is aimed at improving the results by objectives.

In identifying the KPI (Key Performance Indicators) and the references for determining the MBO, the Chief Executive Officer takes into account the contribution towards the results in terms of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) matters.

D. Intervention by independent experts

The Company did not resort to the use of external consultants in the preparation of the Remuneration Policy.

E. Aims, principles and duration of the Remuneration Policy

In order to define a Remuneration Policy consistent with that provided by the Code, the Board has, by adopting a transparent procedure, identified adequate systems of remuneration in possession of the attracting elements required to ensure the competitiveness of the Company.

The current and new versions of the Remuneration Policy represent a significant tool for management, this being intended as the top management and the beneficiaries of the Remuneration Policy ("Management"), aimed at:

  • contributing towards the corporate strategy, the pursuit of the long-term interests and sustainability of the Company;
  • attracting, retaining and motivating a management team with adequate professional skills;
  • aligning the interests of the management team and the shareholders and relevant stakeholders through the pursuit of the sustainable success of the Company;
  • promoting the creation of added value for the shareholders in the medium-long term.
  • It must be pointed out that, due to the characteristics of the business activities, it was deemed prudent to:
  • not include remuneration based on shares;
  • not indicate specific mechanisms of incentives for the Manager responsible for the internal audit department (whose remuneration is defined as in Recommendation 33, subsection b) of the Code) and the Manager responsible for preparing the financial documents;
  • provide that the payment of part of the variable remuneration of the Directors be delayed with respect to the moment it becomes due.

The Policy, as established in art. 123-ter, paragraph 3 of the CLF, must be submitted for voting by the shareholders at least every three years or whenever changes are made.

F. Policies concerning the fixed and variable components of remuneration

The Company has identified the following subjects as beneficiaries of the Remuneration Policy:

  • (i) the members of the Board of Directors;
  • (ii) the non-executive directors with positions on the internal Committees of the Board of Directors ("Committees");
  • (iii) the executive directors managers with or without strategic responsibilities;

(iv) the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors.

It must be noted that:

  • in addition to the executives directors appointed to the position of "Executive Officer", the MARR Board of Directors may also include executive directors with managerial qualifications;
  • There are no managers with the powers and responsibilities of planning, managing and controlling the activities of the Company and the Group it belongs to (top management) other than the Chief Executive Officer.

F.1 Remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors

With the exception of the executive directors, the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors is constituted exclusively by a fixed component and does not include any remuneration based on the achievement of results.

The entity of the remuneration of the Board of Directors is determined by the Shareholders' Meeting on appointment and conferment of their duties.

For the duration of the term of office, the Shareholders' Meeting establishes a total annual amount for the entire Board of Directors, which is usually divided equally between the members during the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the Shareholders' Meeting.

As provided by the Company By Laws, the Board members invested with specific powers are due specific emoluments for this, the establishment of which is performed by the Board of Directors, after hearing the opinion of the Board of Auditors and the Remuneration Committee, if formed. These specific emoluments may not in any case exceed the amount of four times the remuneration of each Director determined as stated in the preceding paragraph, that provided in the Remuneration Policy concerning executive directors holding firm.

The members of the Board of Directors have the right to be reimbursed the expenses sustained in performing their duties.

F.2. Remuneration of the non-executive directors appointed as members of the internal Committees of the Board of Directors

The remuneration of the non-executive directors appointed as members of the Committees is constituted exclusively by a fixed component and does not include any remuneration plans based on the achievement of results.

The remuneration of the members of the Committees, which is determined by the Board of Directors, is additional to that deliberated by the Shareholders' Meeting and is the same for each member. No further integrations are provided for the non-executive directors called upon to perform the duties of Committee Chairman.

The entity of the total remuneration for each Committee is commensurate to the commitment required and the number of members. It is between 10% and 25% of the remuneration decided by the Shareholders' Meeting for the entire Board of Directors. The remuneration is decided by the Board for entire term of office, after hearing the opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors.

F.3 Remuneration of the executive directors

The remuneration of the executive directors, in addition to that in paragraph F.1, is constituted by a "fixed" component and a "variable" component, suitable balanced and consistent with the strategic objectives and risk management policy of the Company, also taking into account the characteristics of its everyday business and the sector in which it operates.

The mechanism of determining the variable portion is defined and approved by the Board of Directors, with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors.

The entity of both components are determined:

  • by the Board of Directors with the favourable opinion of the Board of Auditors, for the Executive Directors with strategic responsibilities;
  • by the Chief Executive Officer, with the approval of the Board of Directors, for the Executive Directors without strategic responsibilities and therefore in the framework of their status of employees and managers of the Company.

The following is a description of the remuneration components of the executive directors with strategic responsibilities.

The annual fixed component, which is in itself sufficient to remunerate the services rendered in the event that the "variable" component is note paid due to the failure to achieve the objectives, is constituted by:

  • remuneration for everyday work (determined by the contractual components);
  • remuneration as member of the Board of Directors, as in paragraph F.1;
  • remuneration attributed, even for a time less that the term of office, by the Board of Directors on the basis of the proxies conferred.

The variable component, which represents a significant part of the overall remuneration, is between 30% and 50% of the entire remuneration.

F.4 Remuneration of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors

The total annual emoluments for the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors are determined by the Shareholders' Meeting by virtue of their independence, although the possibility of establishing a maximum all-inclusive threshold for the entire Board of Statutory Auditors has not been ruled out.

The remuneration of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors envisages a remuneration suited to the skills, professionalism and commitment required by the significance of the position held and the size of the Company, the sector it operates in and its situation.

The members of the Board of Statutory Auditors have the right to be reimbursed the expenses sustained in performing their duties.

G. Non-monetary benefits

The Company recognises to the executive directors non-monetary benefits of a non-relevant amount.

H. Description of the performance objectives for the variable components of the executive directors

The variable component of the remuneration due to the executive directors with strategic responsibilities is constituted by:

i) a portion determined on the basis of the short-term objectives – annual not more than 60% of the total "variable" component;

ii) the remainder determined on the basis of the medium/long-term objectives - triennium.

i) Short/term objectives – annual

It is provided that the Executive Director will be assigned the following objectives, referring to the annual budget of the Company (also "Budget") and with a homogenous perimeter:

  • 1) a portion of 30% of the short-term variable component on the basis of an annual expenditure which shows an EBITDA in absolute terms of not less than that forecast in the annual Budget;
  • 2) a portion of 25% of the short-term variable component on the basis of an annual expenditure which shows an EBITDA margin (intended as percentage of EBITDA over total revenues) of not less than that forecast in the annual Budget;
  • 3) a portion of 20% of the short-term variable component on the basis of an annual expenditure which shows a PFN of not more than that forecast in the annual Budget net of the impacts of IFRS 16 and eventual investments (for purchases, immobilisations, etc.);
  • 4) a portion of 25% of the short-term variable component on the basis of an annual expenditure which shows Revenues from sales in the Street Market Channel of not less than that forecast in the annual Budget.

In determining the amounts regarding the variable remuneration, the Board will define, with the approval of the Board of Statutory Auditors, a scale of graduality in the event that objectives are not fully achieved.

ii) Medium and long-term objectives – triennium

It is provided that the Executive Director will be assigned the following medium and long-term objectives, referring to the Company's Multi-annual Plan ("Business Plan") and with a homogenous perimeter:

  • 1) a portion of 20% of the medium and long-term variable component on the basis of a Total Shareholder Return (TSR) of not less at the end of the period (triennium) than that of the FTSE Italia STAR index;
  • 2) a portion of 20% of the medium and long-term variable component on the basis of an annual expenditure showing an EBITDA in absolute terms of not less than that forecast in the Business Plan;
  • 3) a 20% share of the medium-long term variable component against a final balance showing an EBT in absolute numbers not less than what is foreseen in the Budget / Business Plan;
  • 4) a portion of 20% of the medium and long-term variable component on the basis of a Trade net working capital/total revenues ratio of not more that than forecast in the Business Plan;

5) a portion of 20% of the medium and long-term variable component on the basis of the achievement of an ESG rating assigned to the Company at the end of the triennium by MSCI ESG Research LLC, as primary international data provider, of at least AA (improving). This portion is reduced to 15% if said rating is A (maintenance) and 10% if said rating is BBB (slight worsening). Nothing shall be due if the rating is less than BB.

The quantitative objectives (points 2, 3 and 4) will refer to the achievement of the plan targets for the last year of the triennial Business Plan approved by the Board of Directors.

In determining the amounts regarding the variable remuneration, the Board will define, with the approval of the Board of Statutory Auditors, a scale of graduality in the event that objectives are not fully achieved.

I. Criteria for the evaluation of results

The achievement of the short-term and medium and long-term objectives will be verified by the Board of Directors, with the support of the Remuneration Committee, if formed.

J. Information on the consistency of the Remuneration Policy with the achievement of the medium-long term interests of the Company

The short-term variable component is aimed at rewarding the achievement of the corporate objectives in order to establish a profitable trend between remuneration and performance. The longterm incentive plans, consistent with the strategic objectives of the Company, are aimed at encouraging sustainable success, strengthening the links between the variable remuneration and the corporate results in the long-term, and also further aligning the interests of the top management team to those of the shareholders, in particular:

  • a) encouraging the creation of value for the shareholders in the medium and long-term;
  • b) ensuring growth rates that are consistent with that forecast in the Business Plan;
  • c) maintaining levels of profitability and financial management in line with that forecast in the Business Plan;
  • d) stimulating the achievement of the non-financial and ESG sustainability objectives.

K. Terms for the accrual of rights e ex post correction mechanisms

The payment of the variable remuneration is made after verification of the achievement of the annual and medium- long term objectives by the Board of Directors, with the support of the Remuneration Committee, if formed, after the approval of the draft of the Annual financial report for the business year to which the objectives refer.

"Clawback" clause

The Company may request the restitution of all or part of the variable components of remuneration paid (or withhold sums that are not due), determined on the basis of the figures that are subsequently found to be blatantly incorrect.

L. Clauses for maintaining financial instruments in the portfolio

The Remuneration Policy does not include incentives plans based on shares or other financial instruments, and therefore there are no clauses for maintaining financial instruments in the portfolio after their acquisition.

M. Treatment in the case of stepping down from office or termination of employment relations

In the case of the eventual interruption of relations with the Company by the beneficiaries of the Remuneration Policy for reasons other than just cause, it has been deemed just to pursue extrajudicial solutions on an equitable basis, within the limits provided by the good practices existing for similar figures, that provided by the laws and contracts in force holding firm.

There are no specific agreements ongoing which determine particular indemnities in the case of termination of relations.

The indemnities eventually provided for the termination of employment of the executive directors is defined as follows:

  • in the framework of their dependent employment, in the terms envisaged in the collective contract;
  • in the framework of the other positions, there are no specific indemnities.

N. Insurance coverage, social security and pensions

Insurance coverage for civil liability deriving from the position filled is provided for the members of the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors.

O. Remuneration policy with reference to the independent directors, those appointed to Committees and the performance of specific duties.

See the preceding point F.

P. Reference parameters used in the definition of the Remuneration Policy

The Remuneration Policy has been prepared consistently with the previous policies adopted by the Company, with the updates required by the Recommendations of the Code, also referring to the relevant best practices.

Q. Derogations in exceptional circumstances

The Board of Directors, after hearing the opinion of the Remuneration Committee, if formed, and in exceptional circumstances, retains the right to derogate the Policy, specifically stating this in the Report on remuneration policy and remuneration paid, taking into account the objectives of maintaining and creating corporate value and in respect of the Consob Related Parties Regulation.

It should be noted that, as reported in the Regulation implementing the Remuneration Policy relating to the monetary incentive adopted by the Company since 2019:

  • the possible exceptions can only affect the variable part of the remuneration approved in application of the Policy;

  • in any case, the total amount of short and medium-long term variable remuneration may not exceed the amount resolved and determined on the basis of the parameters indicated in the Policy and approved by the Shareholders' Meeting in compliance with the objectives defined therein.

By "exceptional events" we mean extraordinary and unforeseeable events, exogenous to the Company's characteristic and recurring activity, on which there is no possibility of intervening in a timely manner, such as, by way of example but not limited to, major health emergencies, consequences of conflicts wars that have an impact on the supply of raw materials and on energy costs, natural and environmental events that cause prejudice to the continuity of the activity.

SECOND SECTION

The following section, in two parts, illustrates in a nominative manner the remuneration of the members of the management and auditing bodies during the business year.

It should be noted that the remuneration paid in the Financial Year refer to the Remuneration Policy approved by the Shareholders' Meeting on 28 April 2020 in the first section of the Report on the remuneration policy and remuneration paid.

Part One

1.1 Items comprising remuneration

The following is an illustrative description of each of the items comprising the remuneration for the business year.

There are no managers with the powers and responsibilities of planning, managing and controlling the activities of the Company and the Group it belongs to (top management) other than the Chief Executive Officer.

Remuneration of the Board of Directors and the Board members invested with specific duties

On 28 April 2017, the Shareholders' Meeting renewed the management body for the triennium 2020- 2022, establishing an overall annual remuneration for the entire Board of Directors of 175,000 Euros. The Board of Directors subsequently decided to divide this amount into equal parts among the 7 members, thereby recognising to each of them a gross annual remuneration of 25,000 Euros for their term of office, to be equalized each year.

On 14 May 2020, the Board of Directors, also acting as the Remuneration Committee, with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors and the abstention of the interested party, recognised to Mr. Ugo Ravanelli a fixed gross annual remuneration of 95,000 Euros, to be adjusted on an annual basis for the office of Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Remuneration of the directors appointed to the internal Committees of the Board of Directors

On 28 April 2020, the Board of Directors, in respect of the dispositions of the Code, decided to:

  • form a Control and Risk Committee, composed of Messrs Marinella Monterumisi and Rossella Schiavini;
  • with a view to simplifying corporate governance, attribute the functions of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee to the entire Board of Directors.

On 14 May 2020, the Board of Directors, also acting as the Remuneration Committee, and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors and with the abstention of the interested parties, decided to attribute a remuneration for the entire term of office and to be adjusted each year of 17,500.00 Euros gross annually to each member of the Control and Risk Committee.

Remuneration of the members of the Board of Auditors

The Shareholders' Meeting on 28 April 2020, called upon to renew the auditing body, decided that the annual gross emoluments due to the members of the Board of Auditors should be 30,000 Euros for the Chairman and 20,000 Euros for the Standing Auditors.

On 28 April 2020, the Board of Directors appointed the Board of Statutory Auditors as the Supervisory Board ex Legislative Decree 231/01, attributing to each member gross annual remuneration of 7,000.00 Euros, to be adjusted each year.

Remuneration of the executive directors

During the course of the business year, the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Francesco Ospitali, was the only executive director.

Mr. Francesco Ospitali was attributed the following remuneration with reference to the business year:

a) Fixed component

The fixed remuneration for dependent employment paid amounted to 182,686 Euros for the 2022 business year (covering the entire solar year), gross of social security and fiscal costs charged to the recipient and excluding the obligatory collective social security costs charged to the company and the severance fund allocation.

The Board of Directors meeting on 14 May 2020, also acting as the Remuneration Committee, and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors and with the abstention of the interested party, established the fixed component of his remuneration as 150,000 Euros annually for the duration of the term of office, and thus until the shareholders' meeting called for the approval of the annual financial statements for 2022.

The Board of Directors meeting on 25 February 2022, also acting as the Remuneration Committee, and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors and with the abstention of the interested party, considering the major efforts made by the Chief Executive Officer in the biennium 2020-2021 and also in 2022 as a result of the complications and management difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, increased the fixed remuneration on the basis of the proxies received by the amount of 100,000 Euros gross for both 2021 and 2022.

b) Variable component

Short-term variable compensation

The Board of Directors in the meeting on 15 December 2021, having also assumed the functions of the Remuneration Committee and derogating from the provisions of the Remuneration Policy in force in view of the effects deriving from the health emergency from Covid-19, defined the variable remuneration short-term for the year 2022 due to the Chief Executive Officer in Euro 100 thousand gross of legal withholdings, articulating the objectives as follows:

a) Euro 30,000 against a final balance which shows an EBITDA in absolute figures of no less than Euro 110 million

  • 50% if the objective is at least 98% achieved;

b) Euro 20,000 against a final balance which shows an EBITDA Margin of no less than 6.5%

  • 50% if the percentage margin is at most 0.1 points lower than expected;

c) Euro 25,000 against a final balance which shows a NFP no higher than that envisaged in the 2022 budget

  • 50% if NFP is higher than expected with a maximum deviation of 5%;

d) Euro 25,000 against final Street Market Revenues not lower than the 2022 budget

  • 50% if revenues are lower by no more than 2%.

On 14 March 2023, the Board of Directors, also assuming the function of Remuneration Committee, in the absence of the interested party as required by the Code, having verified the achievement of objectives c) and d), resolved to assign the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Francesco Ospitali, the total annual variable remuneration for the financial year of Euro 50,000 gross.

Medium-long term variable remuneration

On 14 May 2020, the Board of Directors, also acting as the Remuneration Committee, and with the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors and with the abstention of the interested parties, decided to attribute to the Chief Executive Officer a medium-long term (Business years 2020- 2022) variable remuneration of 300,000.00 Euros gross linked to the achievement of three-year objectives as described below together with the relative graduality indices:

a. a) 45,000.00 Euros against a Total Shareholder Return not lower than the index indicated in the Remuneration Policy;

  • 50% if the negative deviation from the aforementioned index is no more than 5%

b) 75,000.00 Euros against a final EBITDA in absolute terms not lower than that envisaged in the Business Plan;

  • 50% if the objective is at least 96% achieved;

c) 90,000.00 Euros against a final EBT in absolute terms not lower than that envisaged in the Business Plan;

  • 50% if the objective is at least 98% achieved;

d) 60,000.00 Euros against a Trade Net Working Capital/Total Revenues ratio not exceeding that envisaged in the Business Plan;

  • 50% if the deviation is not more than 0.5% compared to the planned;

e) 30,000.00 Euros upon achievement of the qualitative results of the Business Plan;

  • 50% at the discretion of the Board of Directors against partial achievement of the objective.

The Board of Directors on 25 February 2022, also assuming the function of Remuneration Committee, in the absence of the interested party, as envisaged by the Code, derogating from the provisions of the Remuneration Policy in force but consistently with the possibility of evaluating changes in the face of situations exceptional what was the impact of the pandemic on the results, resolved to provide for the modification with a reconfiguration of some objectives relating to the medium-long term variable remuneration (three-year period 2020-2022) due to the Chief Executive Officer.

On that occasion, the Board of Directors revised the objectives b) and c), previously defined by the Board of Directors on 14 May 2020, as follows:

b) 75,000.00 Euros against a final EBITDA in absolute terms not lower than that envisaged in the Business Plan for the year 2022;

  • 50% of this amount if an EBITDA of Euro 112 million is achieved;

c) 90,000.00 Euros against a final EBT in absolute terms not lower than that envisaged in the Business Plan;

  • 50% of this amount if an EBT of Euro 71 million is reached;

On 14 March 2023, the Board of Directors, also assuming the function of Remuneration Committee, in the absence of the interested party as required by the Code, having verified the achievement of objectives d) and e), resolved to assign the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Francesco Ospitali, the total multi-year variable remuneration of 90,000 Euros gross.

As part of the total remuneration, the proportion between fixed and variable remuneration is as follows:

  • 75.6% fixed component;
  • 8.7% short-term variable component
  • 15.7% medium/long-term variable component

c) Non-monetary benefits

452 Euros as accommodation benefit.

1.2 Attribution of indemnities and/or benefits for stepping down from office or termination of employment relations

During the course of the business year, in compliance with the dispositions of the Remuneration Policy, no indemnities and/or benefits were attributed for stepping down from office or termination or employment relations.

1.3 Derogations applicable to the Policy

See that stated in point 1.1 with regard to the variable annual remuneration due to the Chief Executive Officer.

1.4 Application of ex post correction mechanisms for the variable component

No ex post correction mechanisms for the variable component were applied during the course of the business year.

1.5 Remuneration variation and comparison

Below is the comparison between the annual variation in the last 3 business years:

i) of the overall remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and Board of Statutory Auditors

Director/Statutory Auditor (Position) 2022 Variation
2022/2021
2021 Variation
2021/2020
2020 Variation
2020/2019
2019
Ugo Ravanelli
(Chairman BoD
Independent director TUF)
120,000 0% 120,000 +25% 95,833 +102% 47,500
Francesco Ospitali
(Chief Executive Officer)
598,138 +12% 533,998 +50% 356,169 -40% 593,633
Claudia Cremonini
(Non-executive director)
25,000 0% 25,000 0% 25,000 0% 25,000
Paolo Ferrari
(Independent director TUF)
25,000 +60% 15,625 -55% 35,000 -67% 105,000
Marinella Monterumisi
(Independent director TUF and Code)
42,500 0% 42,500 -4% 44,167 -7% 47,500
Alessandro Nova
(Independent director TUF and Code)
25,000 0% 25,000 -9% 27,500 -15% 32,500
Rossella Schiavini
(Independent director TUF and Code)
42,500 0% 42,500 +2% 41,667 +4% 40,000
Massimo Gatto
(Chairman of the Board of Statutory
Auditors)
37,000 0% 37,000 +10% 33,667 +25% 27,000
Andrea Foschi
(Standing Auditor)
34,714 0% 34,714 +9% 31,714 +144% 13,000
Simona Muratori
(Standing Auditor)
33,500 2% 32,750 +51% 21,721 +263% 5,980

Below are the details of the variations during the business year compared to last year:

Director/Statutory
Auditor
Variation 2022/2021 Variation details
Francesco Ospitali -35,000
+90,000
+9,140
+64,140
+12% - Change in CEO remuneration for the short-term variable component
- Change in CEO remuneration for the medium-long term variable component
- Variation of compensation from employee work
Paolo Ferrari tot +9,375 - Change in remuneration of the Director (assumed the position during 2021
tot +9,375 +60% year)
Simona Muratori +750 - Change in remuneration from subsidiaries and associates (assumed the position
in a subsidiary during 2021 year)
tot +750 +2%

ii) the results of the Company

Variation
2022/2021
Variation
2021/2020
Variation
2020/2019
Revenues +32% +32% -
35%
Business year profits -20% +879% -
106%
Shareholders' equity -3% +3% -
1 %

iii) the average gross annual remuneration, parameterized on full-time employees and employees other than the individuals whose remuneration is given nominatively in this section of the Report.

In Considering the exceptional nature of the 2020 and 2021 business years, the variation is represented in two versions:

  • 1) taking into account the use of the furloughing mechanism that the Company made use of;
  • 2) without taking into account the effects of furloughing,
Variation
2022/2021
Variation
2021/2020
Variation
2020/2019
1) +11% 1) +15% 1) -
23%
2) +2% 2) +2% 2) -
6%

1.6 Votes cast by the Shareholders' Meeting regarding the approval of Section II of last year's Report

Below is the outcome of the votes cast by the Shareholders' Meeting held on 28 April 2022 regarding the approval of Section II of the Report for the 2021 business year:

number of
shares
% of total shares
constituting the share
capital
In favour 48,917,856 73.53
%
Against 4,697,143 7.06 %
Abstained 92,181 0.14
%
No voting
Total 53,707,180 80.73
%

Part Two

The following is an analytical description of the remuneration paid during the business year in question under any title and in any form by the Company and its subsidiaries, using the following tables:

  • TABLE 1: Remuneration paid to the members of the management and auditing bodies, General Managers and other managers with strategic responsibilities.
  • TABLE 2: Monetary incentive plans in favour of the members of the management body, General Managers and other managers with strategic responsibilities.
  • TABLE 3: Holdings of the members of the management and auditing bodies and General Managers.

Rimini, 14 March 2023

The Chairman of the Board of Directors Ugo Ravanelli

TABLE 1: Remuneration paid to the members of the management and auditing bodies, General Managers and other managers with strategic responsibilities

Members of the Board of Directors

Name and Surname Fixed
remuneration
Variable non-equity
remuneration
Fair value Indemnity for
end of office
Position Period in which the
position was held
Termination of
office
Remuneration for
membership of
committees
Bonuses and
other
incentives
Participation
in the profits
Non
monetary
benefits
Other
remunerati
on
TOTAL equity
remunerati
on
or
termination
of
employment
Ugo Ravanelli Chairman BoD
Independent director
TUF
01/01/2022-31/12/2022 S.M. F.S. 2022
(I) Remuneration in the company preparing the financial statements 25,000(2)
95,000(3)
120,000
(II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates
(III) Total 120,000 120,000
Francesco Ospitali Chief
Executive
Officer
01/01/2022-31/12/2022 S.M. F.S. 2022
(I) Remuneration in the company preparing the financial statements 182,686
(1)
25,000(2)
250,000 (4)
140,000 452 (6) 598,138
(II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates
(III) Total 457,686 140,000 452 598,138
Claudia Cremonini Non-executive
director
01/01/2022-31/12/2022 S.M. F.S. 2022
(I) Remuneration in the company preparing the financial statements 25,000(2) 25,000
(II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates
(III) Total 25,000 25,000
Paolo Ferrari Non-executive
director
01/01/2022-31/12/2022
(I) Remuneration in the company preparing the financial statements 25,000 (2) 25,000
(II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates
(III) Total 25,000 25,000

Marinella Monterumisi Independent
director
TUF and
Code
01/01/2022-31/12/2022 S.M. F.S. 2022
(I) Remuneration in the company preparing the financial statements 25,000(2) 17,500 (5) 42,500
(II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates
(III) Total 25,000 17,500 42,500
Alessandro
Nova
Independent director
TUF and Code
01/01/2022-31/12/2022 S.M. F.S. 2022
(I) Remuneration in the company preparing the financial statements 25,000(2) 25,000
(II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates
(III) Total 25,000 25,000
Rossella Schiavini Independent director
TUF and Code
01/01/2022-31/12/2022 S.M. F.S. 2022
(I) Remuneration in the company preparing the financial statements 25,000(2) 17,500 (5) 42,500
(II) Remuneration from
subsidiaries and associates
(III) Total 25,000 17,500 42,500

Notes:

(1) Remuneration from dependent employment.

(2) Remuneration as member of the Board of Directors;

(3) Remuneration for specific duties ex art. 2389 paragraph 3 Civil Code.

(4) Fixed remuneration deliberated by the Board of Directors for proxies conferred.

(5) Remuneration as member of the Control and Risk Committee.

(6) The figures given are those recorded for tax purposes.

There is an insurance policy for civil liability for the administration and control bodies, stipulated with a major insurance company, the pro-capita premium of which is negligible.

Members of the Board of Statutory Auditors

Name and Surname Position Period in which the
position was held
Termination of
office
Fixed
remuneration
Remuneration
for
membership of
committees
remuneration
Bonuses
and other
incentives
Variable non-equity
Participatio
n in the
profits
Non
monetar
y
benefits
Other
remunera
tion
TOTAL Fair value
equity
remuneration
Indemnity for
end of office
or termination
of
employment
Massimo Gatto Chairman of the
Board of Statutory
Auditors
01/01/2022-31/12/2022 S.M. F.S. 2022
(I) Remuneration in the company preparing the financial statements 30,000(1) 7,000(2) 37,000
(II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates
(III) Total 30,000 7,000 37,000
Andrea Foschi Standing Auditor 01/01/2022-31/12/2022 S.M. F.S. 2022
(I) Remuneration in the company preparing the financial statements 20,000(1) 7,000(2) 27,000
(II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates 7,714 7,714
(III) Total 27,714 7,000 34,714
Simona Muratori Standing Auditor 01/01/2022-31/12/2022 S.M. F.S. 2022
(I) Remuneration in the company preparing the financial statements 20,000(1) 7,000(2) 27,000
(II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates 6,500 6,500
(III) Total 26,500 7,000 33,500

Note:

(1) Remuneration deliberated by the Shareholders' Meeting.

(2) Remuneration as member of the SB.

There is an insurance policy for civil liability for the administration and control bodies, stipulated with a major insurance company, the pro-capita premium of which is negligible.

TABLE 2: Monetary incentive plans in favour of the members of the management body, General Managers and other managers with strategic responsibilities

Annual bonus Bonuses from previous years Other
Name and Surname Position Plan Payable/paid Delayed Delay period No longer
payable
Payable/paid Still delayed bonuses

Francesco Ospitali Chief Executive Officer
BoD
resolutions
on
12/15/2021
(short-term
objectives
for
2022)
50,000
(I) Remuneration in the company preparing the
financial statements
BoD
resolutions
on
05/14/2020 and 02/25/2022
(medium-long term objectives
2020-2022)
90,000
(II) Remuneration from subsidiaries and associates
(III) Total 140,000

TABLE 3: Holdings of the members of the management and auditing bodies and General Managers

Name and Surname Position Holding company No. of shares owned at
the end of the previous
business year
Number of
shares
purchased
Number of shares
sold
No. of shares owned at
the end of the reference
business year
Ugo Ravanelli Chairman of the Board of Directors MARR S.p.a. 81,411 5,000 86,411
Francesco Ospitali Chief Executive Officer MARR S.p.a. 1,000 1,000
Claudia Cremonini Non-executive director MARR S.p.a. 5,574 5,574
87.985 5,000 92,985