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Pirelli & C Earnings Release 2019

Mar 2, 2020

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FY 2019 RESULTS

Milan, March 2nd, 2020

DISCLAIMER

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Rounding. Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout this Presentation may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.

The data contained in this presentation are preliminary in nature and refer to the date hereof and, therefore, may be subject to further variations. Please note that these preliminary data are subject to review by the independent auditors that still have to complete their necessary analysis in order to release their report. The 2019 final results will be approved by the Board of Directors scheduled on the 2 nd of March 2020 and will be disclosed to the market according to, and in the terms set for by, the applicable laws and regulations.

Neither the Company nor any member of the Group nor any of its or their respective representatives, directors, employees or agents accept any liability whatsoever in connection with this Presentation or any of its contents or in relation to any loss arising from its use or from any reliance placed upon it.

Francesco Tanzi, the manager in charge of preparing the corporate accounting documents, declares that, pursuant to art. 154-bis, paragraph 2, of the Legislative Decree no. 58 of February 24, 1998, the accounting information contained herein correspond to document results, books and accounting records. ****

Non-IFRS and Other Performance Measures

This Presentation contains certain items as part of the financial disclosure which are not defined under IFRS. Accordingly, these items do not have standardized meanings and may not be directly comparable to similarly-titled items adopted by other entities.

Pirelli management has identified a number of "Alternative Performance Indicators" ("APIs"). These APIs (i) are derived from historical results of Pirelli & C. S.p.A. and are not intended to be indicative of future performance, (ii) are non-IFRS financial measures and, although derived from the Financial Statements, are unaudited and (iii) are not an alternative to financial measures prepared in accordance with IFRS. The APIs presented herein include EBIT, EBIT margin, EBITDA, EBITDA margin.

In addition, this Presentation includes certain measures that have been adjusted by us to present operating and financial performance net of any non-recurring events and non-core events. The adjusted indicators are EBITDA adjusted, EBITDA margin adjusted, EBITDA adjusted without start-up costs, EBITDA margin adjusted without start-up costs, EBIT adjusted, EBIT margin adjusted, EBIT adjusted without start-up costs, EBIT margin adjusted without start-up costs.

In order to facilitate the understanding of our financial position and financial performance, this Presentation contains other performance measures, such as CapEx (Capital Expenditures) or Investments in property, plant & equipment, Operating working capital related to continuing operations, Net Financial (liquidity) / debt Position, Net financial (liquidity)/debt position without IFRS 16, Operating net cash flow, Net cash flow and Net cash flow before dividends.

These measures are not indicative of our historical operating results, nor are they meant to be predictive of future results.

These measures are used by our management to monitor the underlying performance of our business and operations. Similarly entitled non-IFRS financial measures reported by other companies may not be calculated in an identical manner, consequently our measures may not be consistent with similar measures used by other companies. Therefore, investors should not place undue reliance on this data.

1 2019 FINANCIAL REVIEW

2 APPENDIX

FY 2019 RESULTS IN LINE WITH GUIDANCE

2018 A 2019 E
(guid. Oct. 2019)
2019 A
Net Sales €5,195 mln ≥€5.3 bln €5,323 mln
High Value weight ~ 64% ~ 67% 67%
Adjusted EBIT €955 mln €917 mln
Adjusted EBIT margin 18.4% >17% ÷
17.5%
17.2%
High Value weight on adj. EBIT1 ~ 83% ~ 85% 84%
Start-up costs €48 mln ~ €40 mln €41 mln
CapEx €463 mln ~ €380 mln €391 mln
Net Cash Flow
bef. dividends
€38 mln ~ €330 ÷
~ €350
mln
€333 mln
Net Financial Position €3,180 mln €3,024 mln
€3,507 mln
incl. IFRS 16
Net Financial Position /
adj. EBITDA1
2.49x ~ 2.42x ÷
~ 2.36x
+0.17x incl. IFRS 16
2.42x
2.59x incl. IFRS 16

FY 2019 NET SALES BRIDGE

PRICE/MIX DRIVERS AND DYNAMICS IN 2019 AND 2020

FY 2019 OPERATING PERFORMANCE

€ million

margin 18.4% 17.2%

FY 2019 NET INCOME BRIDGE

442 458 40 87 Δ Net income / loss from equity participations Net Income Δ EBIT FY'18 -6 Δ Financial Δ Taxes income / charges -112 6 Δ Discontinued Operations Net Income FY'19 € million % on Sales 8.5% 8.6% Non recurring / restr. costs / other adj. +137 +60 Ad. Net Income from Cont. Oper. 576 514 PPA amortization +115 +115 One-off financial income +2 -107 Net Income 442 458 FY'18 FY'19 Taxes impact -127 -11 of which: ▬ -24 of IFRS 16 impact ▬ +111 of Brazil tax credit Δ YoY mainly related to the Argentina hyper-inflation accounting Net Income from cont. oper. 449 458 Discontinued operations +6 -

Milan, March 2nd, 2020 7 1. wash down fee BCC financing; 2. mainly related to gains from re-pricing of unsecured facilities

DIVIDEND PROPOSAL

€ million

Dividend Proposal to be filed with Pirelli & C. Annual General Meeting (June 18th, 2020)

2019 dividend

Net Income Reported (€ million) 458
payout (% of net income reported) 40.0%
DPS (€) 0.183
# of shares (million) 1,000.0
dividends (€ million) 183

Dividend Payment Schedule

  • ▬ Coupon Detachment: June 22nd, 2020
  • ▬ Dividend Payment: June 24th, 2020, record date June 23rd

FY 2019 CASH FLOW AND NET FINANCIAL POSITION

€ million

Main working capital dynamics in 2019

  • Inventories back to normalized level: 20.5% on sales (21.7% in 2018); Inventory volume reduction -7% YoY (-23% on Standard and +5% on High Value, to ensure the high service level)
  • Trade receivables: 12% on sales (stable YoY)
  • Trade payables: 30% on Sales (~-1pp YoY)

CURRENT CAPITAL STRUCTURE (DECEMBER 2019)

€ million

2.95% Dec-18 Dec-19 2.83% Net Financial Position Gross Debt maturity 721 195 1,743 598 452 2024 200 2020 2021 78 82 66 56 2022 125 970 48 2023 41 1,145 2025 & beyond 1,450 150 1,811 639 215 740 3,507 483 2,917 1,271 Gross Debt (1,648) Net Fin. Position 5,411 (256) Fin. Assets Liquidity profile Liquidity position Total committed lines not drawn Liquidity margin 1,610 700 2,348* % on total Gross Debt Fin. receivables & other 27% 33% 21% 4% Cost of Debt (last 12 months) 3% (1,904) 12% 252 can be extended to 2022** 1,743 can be Cash & Cash extended to 2024** equivalents Loan Bond Other IFRS 16 w/o IFRS 16 impact 4,928 3,024 Break-down by currency EUR 84.9% other 2.3% RUB 1.2% CNY 1.2% BRL 10.3% Assets at FV through P&L 38 Considering extension option 22% 3% 6% 21% 44% 4%

Milan, March 2nd, 2020 10 *Liquidity Margin is Covering ~2.2 years of forthcoming maturities (~ 3.7 years considering the Committed Bank lines extension option**)

KEY FIGURES & ACHIEVEMENTS 2019

KPIs1

Eco-Safety Performance revenues2
Car tyres avg. rolling resistance
reduction
Accident frequency index
reduction
Average training days
per capita
Specific energy consumption
reduction
Electricity from renewable sources4
Specific CO2
emissions
reduction
Specific water withdrawal
reduction
Waste recovered
2019 PIRELLI ESG LEADERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE MARKET
55.8%
63.3% on H.V.3
Top-of-the-industry ESG ratings Pirelli distinctive factors
-18%
(vs. 2009)
-83%
Global Sector Leader
in the S&P Dow Jones
Sustainability Indices5
Comprehensive corporate
>
positioning on key global
sustainability challenges, beyond
(vs. 2009)
>7 days
Awarded sector Gold
Class 2020 in S&P
Sustainability Yearbook
materiality
Management model complying
>
with most demanding ESG
standards6
-13.1%
(vs. 2009)
A-List in CDP Climate
Change 2019
>
ESG targets are:

Group wide

Tangible
> 41%
-10.8%
Sector top rating
Challenging and realistic

Set to be reached within
competitive deadlines
(vs. 2009)
-70%
Global Compact LEAD
company 2019
Complete and transparent
>
Reporting
(vs. 2009)
97%
Pirelli also included in:

Comprehensive corporate positioning on key global sustainability challenges, beyond materiality Management model complying with most demanding ESG standards6 ESG targets are: • Group wide • Tangible • Challenging and realistic • Set to be reached within competitive deadlines Complete and transparent Reporting

Milan, March 2nd, 2020 11 1. Preliminary unaudited data; 2. Figure is obtained by weighing the value of sales of Eco-Safety Performance car tyres on the total value of sales of Group car tyres; Eco-Safety Performance products, previously named "Green Performance Products", identify car tyres that Pirelli produces throughout the world and that fall only under rolling resistance and wet grip classes A, B, C according to the labeling parameters set by European legislation; 3. Focus on HIGH VALUE products including RIM18+ and «specialties» (Run-Flat, PNCS, Seal Inside with rim ≤17"); 4. Internal assessment based on data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) taking into account the Pirelli geographical distribution;

5. Score 2019: 85 vs sector average of 36; 6. e.g. ISO 20400, ISO 26000, AA1000, ISO 37001, etc.

1 2019 FINANCIAL REVIEW

2 APPENDIX

2019 RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS BY QUARTER

€ million

1Q'18 1Q'19 Δ YoY 2Q'18 2Q'19 Δ YoY 3Q'18 3Q'19 Δ YoY 4Q'18 4Q'19 Δ YoY FY'18 FY'19 Δ YoY
Revenues 1,310 1,314 +0.3% 1,320 1,341 +1.6% 1,295 1,382 +6.7% 1,269 1,287 +1.4% 5,195 5,323 +2.5%
Organic Growth1 +1.2% +1.6% +4.1% +2.0% +2.2%
High Value Revenues 834 895 +7.3% 850 893 +5.0% 846 932 +10.2% 780 820 +5.1% 3,310 3,540 +6.9%
% on total Revenues 63.6% 68.1% +4.5 pp 64.4% 66.6% +2.2 pp 65.3% 67.5% +2.4 pp 61.5% 63.7% +2.2 pp 63.7% 66.5% +2.8 pp
EBITDA adj. w/o start-up costs2 298 3275 +9.7% 310 3315 +6.5% 328 3505 +6.7% 343 3435 +0.1% 1,279 1,3515 +5.6%
Margin 22.7% 24.9% +2.2 pp 23.5% 24.6% +1.1 pp 25.3% 25.3% 0.0 pp 27.0% 26.7% -0.3 pp 24.6% 25.4% +0.8 pp
EBITDA adjusted3 288 3165 +9.5% 300 3215 +6.9% 320 3425 +7.1% 327 3325 +1.4% 1,235 1,3105 +6.1%
Margin 22.0% 24.0% +2.0 pp 22.7% 23.9% +1.2 pp 24.7% 24.8% +0.1 pp 25.8% 25.8% 0.0 pp 23.8% 24.6% +0.8 pp
EBIT adj. w/o start-up costs2 229 231 +0.6% 244 232 -5.0% 259 252 -2.6% 271 244 -9.8% 1,003 959 -4.4%
Margin 17.5% 17.6% +0.1 pp 18.5% 17.3% -1.2 pp 20.0% 18.2% -1.8 pp 21.3% 19.0% -2.3 pp 19.3% 18.0% -1.3 pp
EBIT adjusted4 218 219 +0.4% 232 221 -4.5% 250 245 -2.2% 255 232 -8.9% 955 917 -3.9%
Margin 16.7% 16.7% 0.0 pp 17.6% 16.5% -1.1 pp 19.3% 17.7% -1.6 pp 20.1% 18.1% -2.0pp 18.4% 17.2% -1.2 pp
EBIT 184 183 -0.5% 194 242 +24.9% 214 173 -19.1% 112 145 +29.6% 703 743 +5.6%
Margin 14.0% 13.9% -0.1 pp 14.7% 18.0% +3.3 pp 16.5% 12.5% -4.0 pp 8.8% 11.3% +2.5 pp 13.5% 14.0% +0.5 pp
Results from Equity Investments 1 2 -5 0 -3 -1 3 -12 -5 -11
Financial
Income (Charges)
-55 -48 -63 38 -21 -65 -58 -34 -196 -109
EBT 130 137 126 280 190 107 57 98 502 622
Tax Rate 28.7% 26.0% 28.7% 26.6% n.m. 26.4% n.m. 26.7% 10.6% 26.5%
Net Income 89 101 88 206 194 79 71 72 442 458

1. Excl. FX; 2. Velo, Cyber / digital transformation; 3. before non-recurring items & restructuring costs;

4. before amortization of PPA, non-recurring items & restructuring costs; 5. including the application

Milan, March 2nd, 2020 13 of the new IFRS 16 on adjusted EBITDA: in FY'19 +€104 million, in 4Q'19 +€26 million, in 3Q'19 +€26 million, in 2Q'19 +€27 million, in 1Q'19 +€25 million

FY 2019 PIRELLI BALANCE SHEET

€ million 31-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019
Fixed assets related to continuing operations (before IFRS 16) 9,018 9,007
Right of use IFRS 16 n.a. 463
Fixed assets related to continuing operations (incl. IFRS 16) n.a. 9,470
Inventories 1,129 1,094
Trade
receivables
628 649
Trade payables (1,605) (1,612)
Operating
net working capital related to continuing
operations
152 132
Other receivables
/ payables
(40) 81
Net Working Capital related to continuing operations 112 213
Net invested capital held for sale 11 -
Total net invested capital 9,141 9,683
Equity 4,551 4,827
Provisions 1,410 1,349
Net Financial Position
(excl. IFRS 16)
3,180 3,024
Lease Obligations (IFRS 16) n.a. 483
Net Financial Position
(incl. IFRS 16)
n.a. 3,507
Total financing and shareholders' equity 9,141 9,683

FY 2019 PIRELLI GROUP CASH FLOW

€ million

Please note that 2019 figures are including IFRS 16 impact, applicabale as Jan 1st
2019
4Q '18 4Q '19 FY '18 FY '19
Adjusted EBIT1 255 232 955 917
Depreciation & Amortization (excl. PPA
amortization)
72 99 280 393
Capital expenditures (167) (148) (463) (391)
Rights of use (IFRS 16) n.a. (26) n.a. (51)
Change
in working capital / other
857 902 (388) (61)
Operating
Cash Flow
1,017 1,060 383 808
Financial income / (expenses) (58) (41) (196) (217)
Taxes paid (18) (29) (119) (142)
Cash-out for non
recurring items and restructuring costs
(17) (11) (72) (52)
Exchange rates difference / other 15 (6) (18) (35)
Net cash flow before
dividends & extraordinary operations
939 973 (22) 362
Industrial
reorganization
(15) - (10) -
Financial
asset disposals / (acquisitions)
(67) - 70 (17)
Net cash flow before dividends 858 973 38 344
Net cash flow before dividends
& IFRS 16 impact
- 978 - 333
Dividends paid - - - (177)
Net cash flow 858 973 38 156
Net cash flow before IFRS 16 impact - 978 - 167

KEY CAR MARKET TRENDS: EMEA

Milan, March 2nd, 2020 16 Source: Pirelli tyre market estimates based on main data provider for the Region; historical market data may be subject to restatement

KEY CAR MARKET TRENDS: NORTH AMERICA

Milan, March 2nd, 2020 17 Source: Pirelli tyre market estimates based on main data provider for the Region; historical market data may be subject to restatement; 1. N. America Replacement includes imports

KEY CAR MARKET TRENDS: ASIA PACIFIC

Milan, March 2nd, 2020 18 Source: Pirelli tyre market estimates based on main data provider for the Region; historical market data may be subject to restatement

KEY MARKET TRENDS: RUSSIA & NORDICS / SOUTH AMERICA

Milan, March 2nd, 2020 19 Source: Pirelli tyre market estimates based on main data provider for the Region; historical market data may be subject to restatement; 1. South America Replacement restated to include Brazilian imports

RAW MATERIAL COSTS TREND AND MIX

Main raw materials price trend

FY 2019 mix (based on purchasing cost)

MANUFACTURING FOOTPRINT AS OF DECEMBER 31ST , 2019