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PRADA S.p.A. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2026
Apr 1, 2026
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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PRADA S.p.A.
Via Antonio Fogazzaro No. 28, 20135 Milan, Italy
Registry of Companies of Milan, Monza, Brianza, Lodi, Italy: No. 10115350158
(Incorporated under the laws of Italy as a joint-stock company with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1913)
Notice of Annual General Meeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of PRADA S.p.A. (the "Company") will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (CET) (4:00 p.m. (Hong Kong time)) (see Note 1). Pursuant to the Italian legislation set forth under Article 106 of the Law Decree No. 18 of March 17, 2020, as converted with amendments by Law No. 27 of April 24, 2020, and as last confirmed by the Law Decree No. 200 of December 31, 2025, as converted with amendments by Law No. 26 of February 27, 2026, as well as in accordance with Articles 13.2, 13.3 and 17.3 of the By-laws and persons entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting are allowed to attend and vote by way of electronic means only.
The Annual General Meeting will be convened for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing (with or without amendments) the following resolutions:
- To approve the Audited Separate Financial Statements of the Company, which show a net income of Euro 795,593,167.42, and the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group for the year ended December 31, 2025, together with the Reports of the Board of Directors, the Board of Statutory Auditors, and the Independent Auditor.
- To approve the allocation of the net income of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2025, as follows: (i) Euro 424,764,784.00 to Shareholders as final dividend, equal to Euro 0.166 per share, and (ii) Euro 370,828,383.42 to retained earnings of the Company.
- To appoint Ms. Ilaria RESTA as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company for a term expiring on the date of the shareholders' general meeting called to approve the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2026.
By Order of the Board
PRADA S.p.A.
Mr. Paolo ZANNONI
Executive Deputy Chairman
Milan (Italy), April 1, 2026
Registered office:
Via Antonio Fogazzaro No. 28
20135 Milan
Italy
Principal place of business in Hong Kong:
8th Floor
One Taikoo Place
979 King's Road
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong
Notes:
(1) The online platform will be opened for registered Shareholders and non-registered Shareholders to login 45 minutes prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting ("Online AGM"), and it is highly recommended to log in at least 5 minutes before the start of the Online AGM in order to complete the registration and authentication procedure required to validly attend and vote at the Online AGM, given that under Italian laws, the Company has to announce at the commencement of the AGM the number of shares and percentage present. The online platform can be accessed from any location with internet connection by a smart phone, tablet device or computer. Shareholders should allow ample time to check into the online platform to complete the login procedure and remain logged in until the commencement of and during the Online AGM. The "Online User Guide" will be available on the Company's website www.pradagroup.com around one week before the AGM to guide you through the login process.
(2) A Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Online AGM is entitled to appoint any other person as his/her proxy to attend and vote instead of him/her; a proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. As a matter of Italian law, it is not possible to appoint a director, statutory auditor, or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as proxy.
(3) In the case of joint registered holders of any shares, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote (by proxy), will be accepted to the exclusion of the vote(s) of the other joint holder(s) and for this purpose, seniority shall be determined as that one of the persons so represented whose name stands first on the register of Shareholders in respect of such share shall alone be entitled to vote in respect thereof.
(4) In order to be valid, a form of proxy, together with any power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed (or a notarial certified copy thereof) and any other documents specified in the proxy form itself, shall either be deposited with the Company's Hong Kong Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong or sent via email to [email protected], in each case, by no later than 10:00 a.m. (CET), or 4:00 p.m. (Hong Kong time), on April 28, 2026, being 48 hours before the time fixed for the holding of the Online AGM. The form of proxy is published on the websites of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited at www.hkexnews.hk and the Company at www.pradagroup.com. The completion and return of the proxy form shall not preclude Shareholders from attending and voting online at the Online AGM (or any adjournment thereof) if they so wish.
(5) The Shareholders' register will be closed during the following periods:
(i) Online AGM
In order to qualify for attending and voting for the Online AGM, all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates, if issued, must be lodged with:
(a) the Company's Hong Kong Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shop 1712-16, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, if the transfer concerns shares registered in the section of the Company's shareholders' register kept by the Company's Hong Kong Share Registrar, or
(b) the Company's registered office at Via Antonio Fogazzaro No. 28, 20135 Milan, Italy, if the transfer concerns shares registered in the section of the Company's shareholders' register kept by the Company at its registered office,
in any case no later than 4:30 p.m. (Hong Kong time), or 10:30 a.m. (CET), on Monday, April 27, 2026.
The shareholders' register of the Company (both sections) will be closed from Tuesday, April 28, 2026, to Thursday, April 30, 2026, both days inclusive, during which period no shares transfer can be registered.
The Shareholders recorded on the Shareholders' register on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 (record date) will be allowed to attend and vote at the Online AGM.
(ii) Proposed Final Dividend
In order to qualify for the payment of the final dividend, all transfer documents accompanied by the relevant share certificates, if issued, must be lodged with:
(a) the Company's Hong Kong Share Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shop 1712-16, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, if the transfer concerns shares registered in the section of the Company's shareholders' register kept by the Company's Hong Kong Share Registrar, or
(b) the Company's registered office at Via Antonio Fogazzaro No. 28, 20135 Milan, Italy, if the transfer concerns shares registered in the section of the Company's shareholders' register kept by the Company at its registered office,
in any case no later than 4:30 p.m. (Hong Kong time), or 10:30 a.m. (CET), on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
The shareholders' register of the Company (both sections) will be closed on Friday, May 8, 2026, during which period no shares transfer can be registered.
The final dividend will be paid to the shareholders recorded on the Company's shareholders' register on Friday, May 8, 2026, and the payment date will be Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
(6) The Chairperson of the Online AGM will demand a poll on each of the resolutions submitted for determination at the Online AGM. On a poll, every Shareholder who is present, or as represented by the proxy or corporate representative, shall have one vote for every share held by him/her.
As at the date of this notice, the Company's executive directors are Mr. Patrizio BERTELLI, Mr. Paolo ZANNONI, Mr. Andrea GUERRA, Ms. Miuccia PRADA BIANCHI, Mr. Andrea BONINI and Mr. Lorenzo BERTELLI; and the Company's independent non-executive directors are Mr. Yoël ZAOUI, Ms. Ilaria RESTA, Ms. Cristiana RUELLA, Ms. Pamela Yvonne CULPEPPER and Ms. Anna Maria RUGARLI.
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