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Rai Way

Pre-Annual General Meeting Information Mar 20, 2024

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Pre-Annual General Meeting Information

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ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING

29 April 2024 – single call

REPORTS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE SUBJECTS OF ITEMS 6 AND 7 OF THE AGENDA

Rai Way S.p.A.

Registered office in Rome, Via Teulada, no. 66

Tax ID and VAT number and Rome Companies' Register no.: 05820021003

Share capital Euro 70,176,000.00 fully paid-up

Managed and coordinated by RAI - Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A.

Report regarding Item 6 on the Agenda

6. Appointment of the Board of Statutory Auditors and the Chair of the same. Related resolutions.

Dear Shareholders,

The term of office of the Board of Statutory Auditors currently in office ends with the Shareholders' Meeting called to approve the Company's financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2023, and you are therefore called to reappoint its members, including the Chair, for 2024- 2026, that is to say until the Shareholders' Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the last of those years.

Without prejudice to as indicated in the notice of call of the Meeting, we remind you that the appointment of the Board of Statutory Auditors takes place, in addition to the applicable legal and regulatory provisions, according to the procedures indicated in Article 28 of the By-laws, published on the Company's website www.raiway.it in the section "Governance/By-laws and other documentation/By-laws", to which reference is made in full.

In this respect, we would like to in any case remind you of the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors and the procedure for filing lists of candidates and the election methods.

The Board of Statutory Auditors is comprised of three standing Statutory Auditors and two alternate Statutory Auditors whose term of office runs for three years, that is to say until the Shareholders' Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the last of those years, and they may be reelected. All Statutory Auditors must meet the requirements of eligibility, integrity and professionalism laid down by the law and other applicable provisions, as well as the independence requirements provided for by the applicable Corporate Governance Code for listed companies (the "Corporate Governance Code") (1 ).

With respect to the professionalism requirements, as indicated in paragraph 2 of Article 28 of the Bylaws, at least two standing Statutory Auditors and one alternate Statutory Auditor must have been registered for at least three years as certified auditors and have performed certified audits of accounts for at least three years, whereas the Statutory Auditors who are not registered as certified auditors must have at least three years' total experience in the performance of the activities and functions indicated in the aforementioned Article of the By-laws.

The standing Statutory Auditors (three) and alternate Statutory Auditors (two) are appointed based on the lists of candidates submitted by eligible parties, in which the candidates must be listed in progressive order, ensuring a balance of genders (men and women) on the Board of Statutory Auditors pursuant to the currently applicable legislation, and therefore at least two-fifths of the elected Statutory Auditors must be of the less represented gender, rounded down to the lower unit. The lists

( 1 ) Without prejudice to the independence requirements for the Statutory Auditors pursuant to law, as regards the independence requirements in Recommendation 7 of the Corporate Governance Code for Directors - which the Statutory Auditors must also meet in accordance with Recommendation 9 of the same Code - the Company establishes that: (i) any additional relationship/remuneration indicated therein that entails annual income greater than or equal to the annual fee paid by the Company in the previous year for the duties of non-executive Director (currently Euro 44,100.00) is generally considered material for the purposes of letters c) and d) of the aforementioned Recommendation 7; and (ii) parents, children, spouses from which one is not legally separated and cohabitants are considered "close family members" for the purposes of letter h) of the aforementioned Recommendation 7.

are split into two, containing up to three candidates respectively for the role of Standing Auditor and up to two candidates for that of Alternate Auditor.

At least the first two candidates for the position of standing Statutory Auditor and at least the first candidate for the position of alternate Statutory Auditor reported in the respective sections must be registered as certified auditors and have performed statutory audits of accounts pursuant to the aforementioned paragraph 2 of Article 28 of the By-laws. Candidates who are not registered as certified auditors must have at least three years' total experience in the activities and functions indicated the same Article of the By-laws.

In lists presenting three or more candidates, each list of candidates for the appointment of the standing Statutory Auditors and the alternate Statutory Auditors must include a number of candidates of the less represented gender so as to ensure, within the same list, a balance of genders that at least meets the minimum required by legislation, including regulations, in force.

Each party eligible to vote (and (i) eligible parties belonging to the same group, where a group is considered to exist in the event of a parent, including non-corporate parents, pursuant to Article 2359 of the Italian Civil Code, and any subsidiary controlled by, or under the joint control of, the same party, or (ii) signatories of the same shareholders' agreement pursuant to Article 122 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998, or (iii) eligible parties that are otherwise related through relationships considered relevant pursuant to currently applicable legal and/or regulatory provisions) may present, or participate in the presentation of, only one list, including through nominees or trustees (and they may vote for one list as well).

Each candidate may only appear on one list under penalty of ineligibility.

The lists indicating the names of the candidates for the positions of standing Statutory Auditor and alternate Statutory Auditor must be filed at the registered office according to the instructions in the notice of call at least twenty-five days before the date scheduled for the Shareholders' Meeting and the following must be attached to the lists:

  • (i) information identifying the Shareholders that presented the list, with indication of the total percentage of their shareholding. Certification attesting to ownership of the minimum investment necessary to present the list, equal to 1% of the share capital (considering that established by Consob in executive determination no. 92 of 31 January 2024), determined based on the shares registered to the Shareholder(s) on the day when the lists were filed with the Company, may be submitted to the Company after the list is filed, provided that it is submitted at least twenty-one days before the date of the Shareholders' Meeting;
  • (ii) a statement by the Shareholders that presented the list, other than those holding, even jointly, a controlling investment or relative majority investment, certifying that they are not related to the latter through the relationships indicated in Article 144-quinquies of Consob Regulation no. 11971/1999 (in this respect, reference should be made to Consob's recommendations in Communication no. DEM/9017893 of 26 February 2009);
  • (iii) a statement by the candidates accepting the candidature and certifying that they meet the requirements of the law and other applicable provisions, and in particular that there are no reasons for their ineligibility or incompatibility and that they meet the integrity, professionalism and independence requirements prescribed by law for the Board of Statutory Auditors, as well as, specifically, the independence requirements laid down in the Corporate Governance Code;
  • (iv) an exhaustive description of the candidates' personal and professional characteristics (with indication of the management and control positions they hold at other companies, requiring them to update this list, when necessary, at the date of the Shareholders' Meeting, particularly for the purposes of that provided for by the last paragraph of Article 2400 of the Italian Civil Code);
  • (v) any other information required by legislation and regulations in force.

Any lists that do not meet the above conditions shall be considered as having never been presented.

If, at the filing deadline, only one list has been filed, or the only lists filed were presented by Shareholders that are related pursuant to Article 144-quinquies of the Issuers' Regulation, additional lists may be presented up to three days after that deadline. In this case, half the threshold for the presentation of the lists, which is normally 1% of the Company's share capital, applies. The Company will promptly give notice that these circumstances have arisen according to the methods established by legislations, including regulations, in force.

The filed lists will be made available to the public at the registered office, on the Company's website and in accordance with the other methods provided for by the applicable legal and regulatory provisions, as indicated above, at least twenty-one days before the date scheduled for the Shareholders' Meeting.

Pursuant to the By-laws, in the event of the presentation and admission of several lists, the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors are elected as follows:

a) two standing Statutory Auditors and one alternate Statutory Auditor are elected in the progressive order in which they are listed in the list that receives the greatest number of valid votes;

b) the first two candidates in the respective sections of the list that receives the second greatest number of votes after that indicated in letter a), provided that it is not related in any way, even indirectly, to the parties eligible to vote that presented the list in letter a), are elected as the remaining standing Statutory Auditor and alternate Statutory Auditor.

The standing Statutory Auditor elected as indicated in letter b) is Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors.

If, within the terms and according to the procedures set forth, only one slate is submitted, no slate is submitted, or there is an insufficient number of candidates on the slates submitted compared to the number to be elected, the Ordinary Meeting shall resolve – on the basis of relevant proposals - for the appointment or integration with the legal majorities. In the event of a tie between several candidates, they will be elected in a run-off, with another round of voting at the meeting. The Meeting shall ensure, in any case, the presence of the necessary number of members belonging to the least represented gender (male or female), as well as the further requirements provided for by the applicable laws, regulations and By-laws.

The outgoing Board of Statutory Auditors has prepared, in view of the scheduled renewal, its guidelines to the Shareholders concerning composition and remuneration (also with regard to the activities performed and commitment required). Such guidelines are made available to the public in the same manners as this Report, including publication on the Company's website, www.raiway.it (section "Governance/Shareholders' Meeting/ Ordinary Meeting 2024/ Documents").

This being said, the Shareholders are asked to appoint, in accordance with the applicable legal and regulatory provisions and the By-laws, the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors and the Chair thereof, for 2024-2026, that is to say until the Shareholders' Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the last of those years.

Rome, 14 March 2024

On behalf of the Board of Directors The Chairman Giuseppe Pasciucco

Report regarding Item 7 on the Agenda

7. Determination of the emoluments for the Chair of the Board of Statutory Auditors and the Statutory Auditors. Related resolutions.

Dear Shareholders,

Pursuant to Article 2402 of the Italian Civil Code and Article 28.16 of the By-laws, Shareholders' Meeting in ordinary session is responsible for determining the annual fees of the Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors and each of the standing Statutory Auditors. You are therefore asked to determine these fees, considering that this Shareholders' Meeting has also been called, in a separate and previous point on the Agenda, to appoint the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors for 2024-2026.

The fixed fees for the outgoing Board of Statutory Auditors, as approved by the Shareholders during the Shareholders' Meeting held on 27 April 2021, are Euro 40,000.00 per annum (gross) for the Chairperson and Euro 25,000.00 per annum (gross) for each of the standing Statutory Auditors. Furthermore, in this respect, we remind the recommendations in the Corporate Governance Code regarding the adequacy of the fees of members of the control body.

The outgoing Board of Statutory Auditors has prepared, in view of the scheduled renewal, its guidelines to the Shareholders concerning composition and remuneration (also with regard to the activities performed and commitment required). Such guidelines are made available to the public in the same manners as this Report, including publication on the Company's website, www.raiway.it (section "Governance/Shareholders' Meeting/ Ordinary Meeting 2024/ Documents").

We therefore invite you to resolve - on the basis of relevant proposals - about the aforementioned determination.

Rome, 14 March 2024

on behalf of the Board of Directors The Chairman Giuseppe Pasciucco

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