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Rai Way

Pre-Annual General Meeting Information Nov 18, 2024

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Pre-Annual General Meeting Information

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EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING

18 December 2024 – single call

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING ITEM NO. 1 ON 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 no. 1 on the Agenda

1. Proposal of modification of Articles 12 and 14 of the Articles of Association. Related and consequent resolutions.

Dear Shareholders,

this report (the 'Report') was prepared by the Board of Directors of Rai Way S.p.A. ("Rai Way" or the "Company"), pursuant to Article 125-ter of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998 (the "TUF" - Consolidated Law on Finance) and Articles 72 and 84-ter of the Regulation adopted by CONSOB Resolution No. 11971 of 14 May 1999 (the "Issuers' Regulation"), to illustrate the amendments to the Articles of Association (the "Articles of Association") that are proposed to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting.

* * *

Proposed Modification and Reasons

The proposal to amend Articles 12 and 14 of the Articles of Association concerns the manner in which Shareholders' Meetings are to be held and is essentially aimed at allowing (i) attendance and the exercise of voting rights at Shareholders' Meetings by those entitled to attend may also take place exclusively through the representative appointed by the Company pursuant to Art. 135-undecies of TUF and that (ii) in such case, the Shareholders' Meetings may also be held exclusively by means of telecommunications.

Specifically, the proposal consists of:

  • (i) the introduction of a new paragraph 5 to Article 14 of the Articles of Association, in order to allow the Board of Directors to provide, in connection with individual Shareholders' Meetings, that, in accordance with the laws and regulations in force, the attendance and exercise of voting rights at the Shareholders' Meeting by those entitled to attend must take place exclusively (and not only, as is currently already permitted, that it may also take place) through the representative designated by the Company pursuant to Article135 undecies of the TUF and paragraph 3 of Article 14 of the Articles of Association, which, on this occasion, it is proposed to reword also in order to better specify some of the possible contents of the notice of call should the Company actually avail itself of the right to identify a designated representative for the individual Shareholders' Meeting; and
  • (ii) the introduction of a new paragraph 6 to Article 14 of the Articles of Association, in order to provide, in the case envisaged in the proposed new paragraph 5 of said Article 14 - i.e. that the attendance and exercise of voting rights at the Shareholders' Meeting by the persons entitled thereto must take place exclusively through the representative designated by the Company pursuant to Article 135-undecies of the TUF - that the participation in the Shareholders' Meeting of the designated representative and of the other persons entitled or permitted to participate therein may also take place exclusively by means of

telecommunications that allow for the identification of the relevant participants, without any need for the Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting and the secretary and/or the notary to be in the same place, and even without any indication of a place for calling the meeting, in compliance with the laws and regulations in force at the time and without prejudice to compliance with the collective method and the principles of good faith and equal treatment of shareholders. Due to the introduction of the new paragraph 6 to Article 14 of the Articles of Association, it is proposed that, for the purpose of clarity and coordination, that Article 12, paragraph 1 of the Articles of Association be amended, which regulates the place where the Shareholders' Meeting is convened, without prejudice to the possibility, provided for in the proposed new paragraph 6 of Article 14, of Shareholders' Meetings being convened without an indication of the place where the meeting is to be held.

The introduction of the new paragraph 5 of Article 14 of the Articles of Association is permitted under current law by virtue of the new Article 135-undecies.1 of the TUF, introduced by Law no. 21 of 5 March 2024 containing initiatives in support of the capital competitiveness, which contemplates the option for companies to provide in the Articles of Association "that participation in shareholders' meetings and the exercise of voting rights take place exclusively through the representative designated by the company pursuant to Article 135-undecies", specifying that the designated representative "may also be granted proxies or sub-proxies pursuant to Article 135-novies, as an exception to Article 135 undecies, paragraph 4", and establishing specific procedures, in the case of the exclusive use of the designated representative, with regard to the rights of shareholders to formulate individual proposals on the items on the agenda and to formulate questions before the Shareholders' Meeting. The statutory possibility to provide for participation in the Shareholders' Meeting also by remote telecommunication means is provided for by the proposed introduction of the new paragraph 6 of Article 14 of the Articles of Association, in order to allow that such mode of participation may also be the exclusive mode of participation in the Shareholders' Meeting in cases where the Shareholders' Meetings are held with the exclusive use of the designated representative.

The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association allow for the possibility of using alternative ways of conducting Shareholders' Meetings with a view to flexibility and simplification, in line with recently developed practices and, with particular reference to what has been proposed with respect to remote participation, also taking into account recent positions taken by notary doctrine, with the notice of the Shareholders' Meeting being the relevant means of information on the chosen methods.

Proposed modification of the Articles of Association

In light of the above, we submit to you the amendments to the Articles of Association in the table below, which compares the current text of Articles 12 and 14 (in the column at the left) with the text containing the amendments to be adopted (in the column at the right), and we invite you to approve the aforementioned proposals, all highlighted, if you are in agreement.

It should be noted that the amendments involved will be effective as of the registration at the competent Company Registry of the relevant Shareholders' Meeting resolution of approval and that none of them fall within the scope of Article 2437 of the Italian Civil Code and, therefore, shareholders who do not participate in the relevant resolutions will not have the right to withdraw, for all or part of their shares.

Current text Proposed text
Article 12
(Call)
12.1
The
Shareholders'
Meeting,
duly
convened, is the body that expresses the
Company's will through its resolutions.
Ordinary
and
Extraordinary
Shareholders'
Meetings are held, in accordance with the law,
at the Company's registered office or at another
place indicated in the notice of the meeting,
provided that it is in Italy.
The operating procedures are laid down in a
specific set of Meeting Regulations.
12.1 The Shareholders' Meeting, duly convened,
is the body that expresses the Company's will
through its resolutions.
Ordinary
and
Extraordinary
Shareholders'
Meetings are held, in accordance with the law, at
the Company's registered office or at another
place indicated in the call notice of the meeting,
provided that it is in Italy, without prejudice to
that permitted in subsequent paragraph 14.6.
The operating procedures are laid down in a
specific set of Meeting Regulations.
12.2 The Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting must
be convened at least once a year, in order to
pass resolutions on the matters attributed to it
by law and by these Articles of Association,
within one hundred and twenty days of the end
of the financial year, or
within one hundred and
eighty days, in cases where the law permits this
and in the manner prescribed therein. The
Shareholders' Meeting is convened, both in
ordinary and extraordinary session, whenever
the Board of Directors deems it appropriate and
in the cases provided for by the laws and
regulations
in
force.
It
also
takes
the
authorisation resolutions provided for in the
procedures for transactions with related parties
adopted by the Company, including resolutions
in case of urgency according to the simplified
procedures
allowed
by
the
rules
and
regulations in force.
Unchanged
12.3 Shareholders' Meetings are convened
through a notice to be published in accordance
with the procedures and time limits, which
include the content set out in applicable laws
and regulations. The Ordinary Shareholders'
Meeting and the Extraordinary Shareholders'
Meeting are held in a single call, unless the
Board of Directors, for a certain session,
resolves to provide a date for the second call
and, if necessary, the third call, giving notice
thereof in the notice of call.
Unchanged.
Current text Proposed text
Article 14
14.1 Any shareholder entitled to vote who has
the right to attend the Shareholders' Meeting
may be represented by written or electronic
proxy in accordance with the law. The proxy
may be notified to the Company electronically,
through the use of certified electronic mail or
by sending the proxy to the appropriate section
of the Company's website, in accordance with
the procedures indicated from time to time in
the notice of the Shareholders' Meeting or by
another method chosen from among those
provided for by the laws and regulations in
force, in any case before the start of the
meeting proceedings.
(Representation)
Unchanged.
14.2 It is the responsibility of the Chairman of
the Shareholders' Meeting, who may avail
himself of the services of special appointees, to
ascertain the validity of individual proxies and,
in general, the right to participate in the
Shareholders' Meeting,
and to resolve any
disputes.
Unchanged.
14.3 The Company, availing itself of the option
provided
by
law,
does
not
appoint
the
representative referred to in Art. 135-undecies
of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24
February 1998, unless the Board of Directors,
for a specific Shareholders' Meeting,
has
resolved to make such designation by giving
notice
in
the
notice
of
the
relevant
Shareholders' Meeting.
14.3 The Company, availing
of the power
provided by law,
may not
designate
from time
to
time
for
an
individual
Shareholders'
Meeting
the representative referred to in Art.
135-undecies of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24
February 1998, , unless the Board of Directors,
for a specific Shareholders' Meeting, has resolved
on such designation
by giving notice thereof in
the notice of call of the relevant Shareholders'
Meeting,
in which, in particular, information
concerning the granting of proxies shall be
indicated, possibly also by reference to the
Company's website.
14.4 In the event of appointment, shareholders
may grant the appointed representative a proxy
with voting instructions on all or some of the
proposals
on
the
agenda
in
the
manner
provided for by law and the regulations. The
proxy shall be effective only in
respect of those
proposals for which voting instructions have
been given.
Unchanged.
[not envisaged] 14.5 The Board of Directors may provide, in
relation to individual Shareholders' Meetings,
that,
in
compliance
with
the
laws
and
regulations
in
force,
the
attendance
and
exercise of voting rights at the Shareholders'
Meeting by those entitled to do so may take
place exclusively through the representative
designated by the Company as set forth in
paragraph 14.3 above, in which case the
applicable laws and regulations in force and
the provisions specified in the notice of call of
the Shareholders' Meeting shall apply.
[not envisaged] 14.6 In the event that participation in the
Shareholders' Meeting and the exercise of
voting rights occurs exclusively through the
designated
representative,
where
this
is
provided for or in any case permitted by the
laws and regulations in force, and without
prejudice to compliance with the collective
method and the principles of good faith and
equal
treatment
of
shareholders,
upon
decision of the Board of Directors and with
related disclosure in the notice of call, the
participation in the Shareholders' Meeting of
the designated representative and of the other
persons entitled or permitted to participate
therein may also take place exclusively by
means of telecommunications that guarantee
their identification, without the need for the
chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting, the
secretary and/or the notary to be in the same
place, and, in the event that the exclusive use
of such means is envisaged, also without the
need to indicate a place for calling
the meeting.

In view of the foregoing, we hereby submit the following resolution proposal for your approval.

"The Shareholders' Meeting of Rai Way S.p.A., which met in extraordinary session, having examined the illustrative Report of the Board of Directors

resolves

  • to approve the proposal of modification of Article 12 paragraph 1, Article 14 paragraph 3 and of introduction of paragraphs 5 and 6 to Article 14, according to the texts transcribed in the illustrative Report of the Board of Directors;
  • to grant a mandate including the broadest powers to the Chairman of the Board of Directors and to the Chief Executive Officer to execute the above resolutions, also jointly and severally and with the right to sub-delegate within the limits of the law, and to carry out the necessary formalities, including the registration of the resolution in the Companies' Register, so that the resolutions

adopted obtain the approval required by law, with the right to introduce any non-substantial amendments, additions or deletions that may be required for the purpose, also at the time of registration, and in general to do whatever is necessary for the complete execution of the said resolutions, with any and all powers necessary and appropriate for that purpose, none excluded and excepted, also for the purpose of fulfilling any formalities, deeds, filing of petitions or documents required by the competent market supervisory authorities and/or by the provisions of law or regulations, however applicable."

Rome, 7 November 2024

on behalf of the Board of Directors

The Chairman

Giuseppe Pasciucco

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