Seco — Governance Information 2025

Mar 28, 2025

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE REPORT

SECO S.P.A.

FY 2024

(Traditional Administration and Control Model)

Prepared pursuant to Article 123-bis of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998

Approved by the Board of Directors on March 17th, 2025

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS (p. 2)

GLOSSARY (p. 4)

1.	ISSUER PROFILE 5
2.	INFORMATION ON THE OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE (PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 1, CFA) AT DECEMBER 31ST , 2024 6
A.	Share capital (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter a), CFA) 6
B.	Share transfer restrictions (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter b), CFA) . 9
C.	Significant share holdings (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter c), CFA) 11
D.	Shares conferring special rights (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter d), CFA) 12
E.	Employee shareholdings: voting mechanism (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter e), CFA) 13
F.	Voting rights restrictions (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter f), CFA) 13
G.	Shareholder agreements (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter g), CFA) 13
H.	Modification of control clauses (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter h), CFA) and statutory provisions concerning Public Tender Offers (pursuant to Article 104, paragraph 1-ter and 104-bis, paragraph 1, CFA) 14
I.	Power to increase the share capital and authorization to purchase treasury shares (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter m), CFA) 15
L.	Direction and coordination activities (pursuant to Article 2497 and subsequent of the
	Civil Code) 17
3.	COMPLIANCE (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter a), CFA) 17
4.	BOARD OF DIRECTORS 17
4.1	ROLE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 17
	4.2 APPOINTMENT AND REPLACEMENT (PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 1, LETTER L), CFA) 19
	4.3 COMPOSITION (PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 2, LETTER D) AND D-BIS), CFA) 22
	4.4 FUNCTIONING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 2, LETTER D), CFA) 25
	4.5 ROLE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 27
	4.6 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS 28
	4.7 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR 38
	4.8 Lead Independent Director 39
5.	MANAGEMENT OF CORPORATE INFORMATION 39
6.	INTERNAL BOARD COMMITTEES (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d) CFA) 40

7.1	Self-assessment and succession of Directors 41
	7.2 APPOINTMENTS AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE 41
8.	REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS - REMUNERATION COMMITTEE 43
8.1	REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS 43
	8.2 REMUNERATION COMMITTEE 44
9.	INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - CONTROL AND RISK COMMITTEE 44
9.1	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 46
	9.2 CONTROL AND RISK COMMITTEE 47
	9.3 INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER 49
	9.4 ORGANIZATION MODEL PURSUANT TO LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 231/2001 50
	9.5 AUDITOR 51
	9.6 EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHER CORPORATE ROLES AND FUNCTIONS 51
	9.7 COORDINATION OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 52
10.	DIRECTORS' INTERESTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 52
11.	BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS 53
11.1	Appointment and replacement of Statutory Auditors 53
	11.2 COMPOSITION AND OPERATION OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS (PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 2, LETTER D) AND D-BIS), CFA) 57
	11.3 ROLE 60
12.	RELATIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS AND OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS 61
13.	SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS (AS PER ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 1, LETTER L) AND PARAGRAPH 2, LETTER C), CFA) 62
14.	FURTHER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter a), second section, CFA) 64
15.	CHANGES SUBSEQUENT TO THE YEAR-END. 64
16.	CONSIDERATIONS ON THE LETTER OF DECEMBER 14, 2023 OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE 64
	Annex 1 66
	Board of Directors, Board Committees and Board of Statutory Auditors 66
	Annex 2 66
	Explanatory Summary 66

GLOSSARY

Meeting or Shareholders' Meeting: SECO S.p.A. Shareholders' Meeting

Code/CG Code: Corporate Governance Code for listed companies, approved January 2020 by the Corporate Governance Committee.

Civil Code/Civ. Cod./C.C.: the Italian Civil Code.

Board of Statutory Auditors: SECO S.p.A. Board of Statutory Auditors

Committee/CG Committee/Corporate Governance Committee: Italian Committee for the Corporate Governance of listed companies, promoted by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., ABI, ANIA, Assogestioni, Assonime and Confindustria.

Board of Directors or Board: SECO S.p.A. Board of Directors

Reporting Date: date this Report approved by SECO S.p.A. Board of Directors

Trading Commencement Date: date of May 5th, 2021; first day SECO S.p.A. shares traded on Euronext STAR Milan exchange

Issuer or Company or SECO: SECO S.p.A.

Year: year covered by Report, i.e., fiscal year 2024.

ESRS: the sustainability reporting standards defined in EU Commission Delegated Regulation 2023/2772 of July 31st, 2023.

Euronext STAR Milan: Italian Stock Exchange organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.

SECO Group or Group: collectively, SECO S.p.A. and companies directly or indirectly controlled by it, pursuant to Article 93 of CFA.

Stock Exchange Regulation: Regulations of markets organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A.

Consob Issuers' Regulation or Issuers' Regulation: Regulation issued by Consob Resolution No. 11971 of 1999 (as subsequently amended).

Consob Market Regulation: Market Regulations issued by Consob Resolution No. 20249 of December 28th, 2017.

RPT Regulation: Regulations issued by Consob Resolution No. 17221 of March 12nd, 2010 (as subsequently amended) regarding related party transactions.

Report: this Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure Report, which companies are required to prepare pursuant to Article 123-bis of CFA (as previously defined).

Remuneration Report: the Remuneration Policy and Report that companies are required to prepare and publish pursuant to Article 123-ter of CFA and Article 84-quater of Consob Issuers' Regulation.

By-Laws: the SECO By-Laws, as last amended at the Shareholders' Meeting on December 16th, 2024, available at seco.com in the investor relations/corporate governance/Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws section.

CFA: Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24th, 1998 (Consolidated Finance Act) in force at the Reporting Date.

INTRODUCTION

SECO S.p.A. (the "Company", the "Issuer" or "SECO") is a company whose shares have been traded since May 5th, 2021 (the "Trading Commencement Date") on Euronext STAR Milan, the stock market organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. (the "Listing").

As the Company's shares were not previously traded on any regulated market, the company had adopted corporate governance measures which were appropriate to its characteristics at the time. As of the Trading Commencement Date, the Company introduced the corporate governance structure described in this Report.

This Report thus highlights the differences in the corporate governance structure before and after the Trading Commencement Date.

SECO adopts the provisions of the CG Code as a reference model for its corporate governance.

The Report was prepared with reference to the "Format for the Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure Report", as per the latest update issued by the Italian Corporate Governance Committee in December 2024 – and approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting on March 17th, 2025. It can be consulted on the Company's website in the Investor Relations Section.

1. ISSUER PROFILE

Description of the Issuer's activity

The Issuer was incorporated in 1979 as a general partnership under the name of "SE.CO. Elettronica S.n.c.", and then evolved in 2018 into a joint-stock company under the current name of "SECO S.p.A.". It has been operating for over 40 years in the high-tech market, designing, developing and creating cutting-edge technological solutions, from miniaturized computers to complex systems integrating hardware and software components. SECO also offers CLEA, an end-to-end, internally developed IoT and AI analytics software platform that offers high-value information to users in real time based on data generated by on-field devices. SECO's major customers are active in a variety of industries, including Medical, Industrial Automation, Aerospace, Fitness, Vending sectors and many others. SECO's R&D capabilities are further strengthened by longstanding strategic partnerships with leading tech giants and collaboration with universities, research centers and innovative start-ups. SECO has an ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility, and has undertaken several initiatives to reduce its environmental footprint and improve its impact on people and local communities.

With more than 900 employees as of December 31st, 2024, SECO Group is present in Italy and globally through companies that enable it to engage with the European, American and Asian markets.

Governance model adopted by the Issuer

SECO's corporate governance system, which follows the traditional system of administration and control, comprises the following corporate bodies:

• (i) the Board of Directors, which manages the Company;
• (ii) the Board of Statutory Auditors, appointed to oversee (i) compliance with law and By-Laws, and adherence to principles of correct governance, (ii) adequacy of internal control system and the administrative-accounting system, and its reliability in correctly reflecting operational events, (iii) the effective enactment of corporate governance rules under CG Code, (iv) adequacy of instructions to subsidiaries

regarding obligations to communicate inside information, and (iv) financial disclosure process, efficacy of internal control mechanisms, internal audit, and risk management, legal audit of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, and independence of the audit firm.

(iii) The Shareholders' Meeting considers motions on the matters reserved to it in accordance with law and the By-Laws.

The Board of Directors guides the Issuer in pursuit of sustainable success, based on the creation of long-term value for shareholders; this takes into account the interests of other relevant stakeholders, as further explained in paragraphs 4.1 and 9 below.

Sustainability Statement

Since its inception, the Group has directed its strategy towards a sustainable business model, to create competitive advantages for the Company by integrating economic and financial objectives with social and environmental aspects. This innovative process seeks to guarantee sustainable growth and respect for the environment, and for people's rights in business development, and along the entire value chain. For further information on the sustainability policy adopted by the Issuer and the Group, please refer to the Ethics Code and the mandatory Sustainability Statement, included in the financial statements, drafted pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 125/2024, in addition to the Regulation adopted by Consob Resolution No. 20267/2018; both documents are published by the Company and available at www.seco.com/it, respectively in the Investor Relations/Financial Documents Section and in the Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Shareholders' Meeting Section.

Statement on the SME nature of the Issuer

At the Reporting Date, the Issuer does not qualify as an SME pursuant to Article 1, paragraph 1, letter w-quater.1) of CFA and Article 2-ter of Consob Issuers' Regulation also as a result of the amendments most recently introduced by Law No. 21 of March 5th, 2024 ("Capital Law"), which, as of its entry into force (i.e. March 27th, 2024), raised the relevant capitalization threshold for SME qualification to Euro 1 billion. In this regard, it should be noted that SECO's capitalization with reference to the Year is Euro 358,261,889.23, and that on May 24th, 2024, the Issuer has already informed the market about the assumption of SME qualification via a press release issued on May 24th, 2024 on the E-Market SDIR platform and published on Seco's website in the "Investor Relations/Press Releases" Section..

Whether the Company qualifies as a "large" and "concentrated ownership" company under the Code

The Issuer does not fall within the Code's definition of a "large company" or of a "concentrated ownership company".

We note that, on February 9, 2021, and in accordance with Article 70, paragraph 8, and Article 71, paragraph 1-bis of the Issuers' Regulation, the Company Board of Directors decided (effective from Trading Commencement Date) to opt out of publishing the disclosure documents provided for in Annex 3B to the Issuers' Regulation in the event of significant merger, spin-off, share capital increase through conferment of assets in kind, acquisition, and sales transactions.

1. INFORMATION ON THE OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE (PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 1, CFA) AT DECEMBER 31ST , 2024

A. Share capital (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter a), CFA)

As of December 31st, 2024, SECO's fully subscribed and paid-in share capital amounts to

Euro 1,296,944.48 and is divided into a total of 132,976,117 shares, with no indication of par value, of which (i) 132,972,617 are ordinary shares, corresponding, pursuant to Article 120, paragraph 1, of CFA and Article 6 of the By-Laws, to 202.839.845 voting rights (SECO's By-Laws provide for the mechanism of increased voting rights (Article 7 of the By-Laws) (see paragraph 2.D of the Report), (ii) 2,500 Management '20 Shares, and (iii) 1,000 Management Performance Shares. At the Reporting Date, SECO's fully subscribed and paid-up share capital amounts to Euro 1,296,944.48, divided into a total of 132,976,117 shares, with no indication of par value, of which: (i) 132,972,617 ordinary shares, corresponding, pursuant to Article 120, paragraph 1, of CFA and Article 6 of the By-Laws, to 202.839.845 voting rights.

The characteristics of the special unlisted Management '20 Shares and Management Performance Shares are set out below:

• Management '20 Shares: (i) do not grant the right to vote at either the Ordinary or Extraordinary Company Shareholders' Meetings, except in cases provided for by law and the By-Laws, and whenever a motion affecting the rights of the Management '20 Shares must be passed; (ii) until May 11st, 2030, do not confer a right to distributed Company dividends; (iii) grant the right of conversion into ordinary shares, as set out in the By-Laws (in particular, for 33% from the first anniversary of the Trading Commencement Date, and up to 100% from the third anniversary of the Trading Commencement Date) upon fulfilment of conditions, according to terms and in compliance with the formula set out in section 8.2 of the By-Laws, under the proviso that the conversion right shall automatically lapse in case of transfer inter vivos (but shall remain with the heirs in case of transfer mortis causa). Conversion right may be exercised in advance in the case of a public tender offer and/or exchange offer (from the date of communication to Consob, pursuant to Article 102 of the CFA) and will concern 100% (and not less) of the Management '20 Shares;
• Management Performance Shares: (i) do not grant the right to vote at either the Ordinary or Extraordinary Company Shareholders' Meetings, except where provided for by law and the By-Laws, and whenever a motion affecting the rights of Management Performance Shares must be passed; (ii) until May 11st, 2030, do not confer the right to distributed Company dividends; (iii) grant the right of conversion into ordinary shares after three years from the Trading Commencement Date, according to conditions and the formula set out in paragraph 8.3 of the By-Laws, and grant the right, concurrently to the conversion, to subscribe a certain number of ordinary shares, according to terms and the formula set out in paragraph 8.3 of the By-Laws, with the proviso that the conversion right shall automatically lapse in case of transfer inter vivos (but shall remain with the heirs in case of transfer mortis causa). Conversion right may be exercised in advance in case of (i) submission of public tender offer and/or exchange offer (from the date of communication to Consob, pursuant to Article 102 of the CFA) and/or (ii) interruption of employment relationship or administration for reasons/circumstances other than death and that do not qualify as being a bad leaver (as defined in the By-Laws).

The issue and circulation of ordinary shares is regulated by current legislation.

SECO's share capital structure as at Reporting Date is detailed in the table below.

SHARE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
	No. of shares	% of share capital	No. of voting rights	Listed	Rights and obligations
Ordinary Shares	132,976,117	99.997	202,839,845	Euronext STAR Milan	Rights and obligations pursuant to law and By-Laws
Other categories of shares	Management '20 Shares 2,500	0.002	-	Non-listed	Rights and obligations pursuant to By-Laws
without voting rights	Management Performance Share 1,000	0.001	-	Non-listed	Rights and obligations pursuant to By-Laws

At the Reporting Date, the paid-in capital increase approved by the SECO Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of March 1st, 2021 and the free capital increase approved by the SECO Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of April 27th, 2022, both of them to initiate the "SECO S.p.A. Stock Option Plan" (to be effected by the deadline of December 31st, 2024) has been partially executed with the issue of 694,127 ordinary shares to plan beneficiaries.

The same Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of SECO of July 28th, 2023 also resolved: (i) to increase the Company's share capital for cash, in divisible and progressive manner, in two tranches, by December 31st, 2030, up to a maximum nominal amount of Euro 70,000, plus share premium, with the exclusion of option rights pursuant to Article 2441, paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Civil Code, by issuing a maximum of 7,000,000 new ordinary shares of the Company, with no indication of par value, with the same characteristics as those in circulation, to be reserved for employees, senior executives and collaborators of SECO S.p.A. or one of its subsidiaries, as beneficiaries of the "2024-2027 Plan for Employees, Senior Executives and Collaborators"; (ii) as a concurrent manner in executing the "2024-2027 Plan for Employees, Senior Executives and Collaborators" with respect to the paid capital increase referred to in (i) above, to increase the share capital by a maximum nominal amount of Euro 70,000, in divisible form, by allocating to capital, pursuant to Article 2349 of the Civil Code, a corresponding amount taken from profits and/or retained earnings reserves, by issuing a maximum of 7,000,000 ordinary shares, to be allocated exclusively to employees and senior executives of SECO or one of its subsidiaries, as beneficiaries of the "2024-2027 Plan for Employees, Senior Executives and Collaborators".

Furthermore, the same Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of SECO of July 28th, 2023 resolved also to increase the Company's share capital, for cash, in divisible and progressive manner, in two tranches, by December 31st, 2032, up to a maximum nominal amount of Euro 40,000, plus share premium, with the exclusion of option rights pursuant to Article 2441, paragraphs 5 and 6, of the Civil Code, by issuing a maximum of 4,000,000

new ordinary shares of the Company, with no indication of the par value, with the same characteristics as those in circulation, to be reserved for the Chief Executive Officer of SECO, as the beneficiary of the stock option plan called the "2024-2027 Stock Option Plan for the Chief Executive Officer" (the "Original SOP"). Alternatively, if requested by the beneficiary and with the consent of the Company, this latter may use treasury shares in its portfolio to service the Original SOP.

Most recently, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of SECO of December 16th, 2024 resolved: (i) first of all, to withdraw the Original SOP and, in particular, the related resolution to increase the share capital to service the Original SOP adopted by the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting on July 28th, 2023; (ii) subsequently, to approve a share capital increase, for cash, in two tranches, by the deadline of December 31st, 2032, in a maximum nominal amount of €40.000, plus share premium, with the exclusion of option rights pursuant to Article 2441, paragraphs 5 and 6, of the Civil Code, by issuing up to 4,000,000 new ordinary shares of the Company, with no indication of par value, having the same features as those in circulation, to be reserved for subscription by the Chief Executive Officer of SECO, as the beneficiary of the stock option plan called "2024-2027 New Stock Option Plan for the Executive Officer" (hereinafter "New Plan"). Alternatively, if requested by the beneficiary and with the consent of the Company, the Company may use treasury shares in its portfolio to service the New Plan. Having regard to the rationale underlying the proposal to approve the New Plan, it has the objective of ensuring to have an actual and effective vehicle capable of (i) involving and incentivizing the beneficiary, whose activity is deemed of fundamental importance to the achievement of the Company's strategic objectives, (ii) building the beneficiary's loyalty by incentivizing his/her retention in the Company, and (iii) aligning the beneficiary's interests with those of the Company and the shareholders over the New Plan's time horizon by recognizing the beneficiary's contribution to increasing the value of the Company.

In particular, the exercise prices of the Original SOP were not suitable for the achievement of the targets set for it and needed to be adjusted taking into account the changed market conditions, while still maintaining, in accordance with the Issuer's remuneration policy, the character of a medium-to-long term variable component based on financial instruments, allocated according to the achievement of the Company's value growth targets, in accordance with the best market practice approach.

For information on the current incentive plans adopted by SECO and involving an increase in the Issuer's capital - namely, the "SECO S.p.A. Stock Option Plan", the "2024- 2027 New Stock Option Plan for the Chief Executive Officer," and the "2024-2027 Plan for Employees, Senior Executives and Collaborators" – and, in particular, regarding the withdraw the Original SOP and the approval of the New Plan - please refer respectively to Part One of Section II of the Remuneration Report and to the explanatory reports of the Shareholders' meeting of SECO held on December 16th, 2024 available on the Issuer's website in the Investors Section.

B. Share transfer restrictions (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter b), CFA)

Pursuant to Article 7.2 of the By-Laws, SECO's shares are freely transferable. The issue and circulation of shares is regulated by current legislation.

At the Reporting Date there are no restrictions on share transfers.

As a matter of proving complete information, the SECO Shareholder Agreement (as defined in paragraph 2.G below) prohibits the transfer of shares granted in the SECO Shareholder Agreement which stipulates that, for the entire term of the SECO Shareholder Agreement, no party to the Agreement may transfer any syndicated shares.

The non-transferability restriction shall not apply if the transfer is carried out: (i) within the scope of the parties to the SECO Shareholder Agreement; and/or (ii) in favor of a company where one or more parties hold at least 80% of the share capital, provided that said party signs the same SECO Shareholder Agreement and formally undertakes to do so before the transfer becomes effective.

The SECO Shareholder Agreement also contains provisions relating to (i) purchases of SECO shares and (ii) remedies in the event of a takeover bid. Specifically, as regards (i) parties to the Shareholder Agreement have acknowledged that any incremental purchases made by each party to the Shareholder Agreement, or other transactions that would lead to an increase in the shareholding and/or voting rights of parties to the Shareholder Agreement in the Company's capital represented by shares and securities granting voting rights that would exceed a total of 30% of the Company's share capital, or the different threshold(s) established by the applicable legislation ("Relevant Threshold"), shall obligate the parties to the Shareholder Agreement jointly to issue a mandatory public tender offer ("PTO") for all the remaining Company shares, pursuant to Articles 106 and 109 of the CFA. Parties to the Shareholder Agreement therefore undertake to inform each other in advance of any purchases of SECO shares that each party intends to make, and which would lead to an increase in their respective shareholding and/or voting rights in the Company. To this end, account must also be taken of the voting rights to which the parties to the Shareholder Agreement are entitled under the provisions of the Issuer's By-Laws regulating increased voting rights. As regards point (ii), furthermore, parties to the Shareholder Agreement undertake not to carry out transactions that entail or may entail the obligation to issue a mandatory (including residual) PTO on the Company's shares, pursuant to applicable legislation. Therefore, each party to the Shareholder Agreement undertakes, with regards to others, to ensure that any increase in their respective shareholdings shall take place in compliance with CFA and any other applicable legal provision, or regulation or by-law regulating the obligation to issue a PTO and, therefore, in a manner and time frame that excludes the application of such an obligation. In the event that one or all of the parties to the Shareholder Agreement should exceed a threshold governing the obligation to launch a full PTO pursuant to Articles 106 and 109 of the CFA, where the threshold is exceeded as a consequence of a voluntary purchase made by a party to the Shareholder Agreement which leads to the obligation to make a public offer, the party to the Shareholder Agreement that contributes to the launch of a PTO (either on its own or through subsidiaries or in concert with others pursuant to Article 93 CFA) shall be obligated: (a) to promptly sell a number of shares to reduce the total number held to a level below the relevant thresholds, or to reduce the related excess voting rights, and in all cases, not to exercise the same rights pursuant to Article 49, paragraph 1, letter e), of Issuers' Regulation; and (b) to hold the other parties to the Shareholder Agreement harmless and indemnified from any obligation, charges and/or costs arising from, or in any case connected to, the launch and execution of the aforementioned mandatory PTO. With regard to the aforementioned SECO Shareholder Agreement, reference should be made to the relevant essential information published on the Issuer's website www.seco.com/it, in the Corporate Governance/Documents and Procedures/Documents section.

It should also be noted that as part of the investment in SECO's share capital, 7-Industries has made a commitment to the Company not to dispose of SECO shares, whether subscribed or purchased, in the 24 months following the date of the closing of the first tranche of the capital increase (i.e., April 6th, 2023). For information regarding the right of first offer and right of first refusal contained in the Shareholder Agreements (as defined below), please refer to Section 2.G below.

C. Significant share holdings (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter c), CFA)

On the basis of the information received pursuant to applicable legislation, the SME status assumed by SECO during the Year (and, in particular, pursuant to Article 120 of CFA), and entries in the shareholders' register, shareholders who at the Reporting Date directly or indirectly hold more than 5% of the voting rights in SECO are as follows:

SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDINGS
Shareholder	Direct shareholder	Number of Shares	% of Share Capital (*)	Number of voting rights (**)	Percentage of voting rights
Daniele Conti	DSA S.r.l. () (**)	21,959,634	16.51	43,919,268	21.65
Luciano Secciani	HSE S.r.l. ()(**)	21,919,634	16.48	43.839.268	21.61
HCS S.r.l.	HCS S.r.l. ()(**)	9,768,934	7.35	19.537.868	9.63
Telecom Italia S.p.A.	Olivetti S.p.A. (****)	10,276,669	7.73	20,553,338	10.13
Fondo Italiano di Investimento SGR S.p.A.	Fondo Italiano di Investimento SGR S.p.A. (***)	5,942,357	4.47	11,884,714	5.97
Wertheimer Ruth	7-Industries Holding B.V.	15,075,374	11.34	15,075,374	7.43
LAG International S.A.	Camozzi Group S.p.A.	10,822,287	7.73	10,822,287	5.34

( *) The share capital at the Reporting Date consists of 132,972,617 ordinary shares, with no indication of nominal value.

As of December 31st, 2024, the share capital consists of 132,972,617 ordinary shares, with no indication of nominal value.

(**) The total number of voting rights at the Reporting Date is 202.839.845. The total number of voting rights at December 31st, 2024 was 202.839.845.

(***) This Shareholder has held increased voting rights since May 5th, 2021 (Trading

Commencement Date).

(****) Shareholder who from September 1st, 2023 achieved increased voting rights.

(*****) Shareholder who from November 7th, 2024 has obtained the increased voting rights in relation to the shares registered in the List, as hereinafter defined, on October 10th, 2022. For further information, please refer to the Issuer's website www.seco.com/it, Section "Corporate Governance / Increased Rating".

D. Shares conferring special rights (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter d), CFA)

As per provisions of Article 6.8 of the By-Laws, the Company has the right to issue other classes of shares and financial instruments, including, if the conditions required by law are fulfilled, and by means of amendments to By-Laws, preference shares, savings shares, warrants and bonds, including convertible bonds; shares may also be issued through conversion of other classes of shares or other securities, if permitted by law.

At Reporting Date, the Company has issued common stock and special non-voting shares (referred to in paragraph 2.A); there are no shares conferring special rights of control.

On March 1st, 2021, the Company's Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting approved Issuer By-Laws, in force as from the Trading Commencement Date. Article 7.5 of these By-Laws provides for increased voting rights pursuant to Article 127-quinquies, CFA.

More specifically, By-Laws provide that, as an exception to the general rule according to which each share confers the right to one vote, pursuant to Article 127-quinquies of the CFA, each share belonging to the same person for a continuous period of at least 24 months starting from the date of its registration on a specific list (the "List") kept by the Company is assigned 2 (two) votes.

Pursuant to Article 7.5.1 of By-Laws, assessment of the requirements for increased voting rights is carried out by the Company on the basis of the List, in which the shareholder intending to benefit from increased voting rights must enroll, according to the following provisions:

• (a) any shareholder intending to enroll must apply to the Company in the manner and within the terms provided for by specific regulations published on the Company's website;
• (b) once necessary conditions have been verified, the Company will enter the shareholder's name on the List by the 15th day of the calendar month following the month in which the shareholder's request was received, accompanied by the aforementioned documentation;
• (c) following application for enrolment, the owner of the shares for which registration on the List has been sought, or the owner of the real right conferring the right to vote, must promptly notify the Company, directly or through its broker, of any probability of termination of the increased voting rights or of the related conditions.

Pursuant to Article 127-quinquies, paragraph 7 of CFA, shares in the Company held prior to Trading Commencement Date, and therefore prior to the date of enrolment in the List, are also to be considered for the purpose of fulfilling the period of continuous ownership required for additional voting rights.

At December 31st, 2024, 69,867,228 shares had accrued increased voting rights. At the Reporting Date, there were 69,867,228 shares with vested increased voting rights.

At December 31st, 2024, voting rights totaled 202,839,845. At the Reporting Date, voting

rights totaled 202,839,845 (see par. 2, letter A).

The list of shareholders who are enrolled on the List at the Reporting Date is published on the Issuer's website (www.seco.com/it, in the Corporate Governance/Increased Rating section).

E. Employee shareholdings: voting mechanism (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter e), CFA)

As at the Reporting Date, there is no employee share ownership system providing for a mechanism to exercise voting rights, other than the one in operation for all shareholders.

F. Voting rights restrictions (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter f), CFA)

At the Reporting Date there are no restrictions on voting rights.

G. Shareholder agreements (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter g), CFA)

The Issuer is aware of the existence of a relevant shareholder agreement concerning SECO shares pursuant to Article 122, paragraphs 1 and 5, letters a) and b) of the CFA in force at the Reporting Date and (the "SECO Shareholder Agreement").

The SECO Shareholder Agreement was signed on May 15th, 2024, effective as of the following date, by DSA S.r.l. ("DSA"), HSE S.r.l. ("HSE") and Fondo Italiano d'Investimento SGR S.p.A. on behalf of "Fondo Italiano Tecnologia e Crescita - FITEC" ("FII") (jointly, the "Parties"), and provides for a voting syndicate, prior consultation commitments and limits on the transfer of syndicated shares.

In this regard, it should be noted that the SECO Shareholder Agreement was entered into by the Parties in order to renew the commitments undertaken in the agreement concerning similar shareholders' agreements relating to the Issuer signed on March 26th , 2021 ("Listing Agreement"), effective as of the Trading Commencement Date, the effects of which ceased, due to natural expiration, during the Year, and precisely on the same date on which the Seco Shareholders' Agreement was signed.

Specifically, (i) DSA pledged 16,900,000 shares with increased voting rights as part of the Agreement; (ii) HSE pledged 16,900,000 shares with increased voting rights as part of the Agreement and (iii) FII pledged 5,942,357 shares with increased voting rights as part of the Agreement.

It should also be noted that DSA's share capital is entirely held by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Daniele Conti, while HSE's share capital is entirely held by the Issuer's shareholder Luciano Secciani (see paragraph 2, letter C).

The Issuer is also aware that the share purchase and sale agreement entered into on April 2nd, 2023 by 7-Industries, as investor, and DSA, HSE and HCS S.r.l. ("HCS", and jointly with DSA and HSE, the "Selling Shareholders"), contains certain covenants of a shareholder agreement nature (the "Shareholder Agreements").

Specifically, pursuant to the provisions of the Shareholder Agreements, the Selling Shareholders undertook to supplement the Agenda of the Shareholders' Meeting of SECO held on April 27th, 2023, and to vote in favor of certain amendments to the By-Laws in the context of the Shareholders' Meeting.

The Shareholder Agreements still provide 7-Industries with (i) a right of first offer, should a Selling Shareholder intend to transfer all or part of its ordinary shares held in SECO to a third-party buyer, in addition to (ii) a right of first refusal, should a Selling Shareholder, who had rejected the offer by 7-Industries in accordance with the right of first offer, intend to transfer SECO ordinary shares to a third-party buyer.

For further information on the SECO Shareholder Agreement, the Listing Agreement and the aforementioned external Shareholder Agreements, please see related key information published on the Issuer's website at www.seco.com/it, in the "Corporate Governance/Documents and Procedures/Documents" section.

H. Modification of control clauses (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter h), CFA) and statutory provisions concerning Public Tender Offers (pursuant to Article 104, paragraph 1-ter and 104-bis, paragraph 1, CFA)

At the Reporting Date, Issuer has signed loan agreements incorporating change of control clauses, as is usual in financial transactions of this type. More specifically:

• (i) On October 11st, 2021, SECO entered into a medium/long-term loan agreement with Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., Unicredit S.p.A., Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A., Banco BPM S.p.A. (where Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. and Unicredit S.p.A. acted as Co-underwriters and Bookrunners, while Banco BPM S.p.A. and Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A. acted as Mandate Lead Arrangers) for a total of Euro 120,000,000, comprising an amortizing credit line of Euro 48,000,000 and a bullet credit line of Euro 72,000,000, for a duration of 6 and 7 years respectively. This loan agreement also contains change of control clauses, whereby the occurrence of an event resulting in a change in the shareholding structure with regard to the shareholders specifically mentioned in the agreement shall constitute the possible basis for compulsory anticipated payment of the loan;
• (ii) on November 4th, 2022, SECO entered into a medium- to long-term loan agreement with Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (as Facility Agent), Unicredit S.p.A., Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A., Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. and Banco BPM S.p.A. (together with Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A, as Mandate Lead Arrangers and Original Lenders), for a total amount of Euro 23,000,000, divided into (i) an amortizing line of credit of Euro 5,200,000 for a term of 5 years, (ii) a bullet loan of Euro 7,800,000 for a term of 6 years, both settled in advance, and (iii) a revolving line of credit of Euro 10,000,000 for a term of 2 years. This loan agreement also contains change of control clauses, whereby the occurrence of an event resulting in a change in the shareholding structure with regard to the shareholders specifically mentioned in the agreement shall constitute the possible basis for compulsory anticipated payment of the loan;
• (iii) on September 30th, 2024, SECO entered into a medium- to long-term loan agreement with Banco BPM S.p.A. in the total maximum amount of Euro 2,900,000.00, for a term of 10 years. This loan agreement also contains change of control clauses, whereby the occurrence of an event resulting in a change in the shareholding structure with regard to the reference shareholders shall constitute the possible basis for compulsory anticipated payment of the loan;
• (iv) on October 1st, 2024, SECO entered into a medium- to long-term loan agreement with Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A. in the total maximum amount of Euro 2,400,000.00, for a term of 10 years. This loan agreement also contains change of control clauses, whereby the occurrence of an event that causes Issuer's current controlling shareholders to reduce their stake in Issuer's share capital below a relative majority of Company's Shares shall constitute grounds for the bank to terminate 1the agreement.

Public tender offers By-Law provisions

By-Laws do not provide for exceptions to the "passivity rule" pursuant to Article 104, paragraphs 1 and 1-bis of CFA, nor the application of neutralization rules pursuant to

Article 104-bis, paragraphs 2 and 3 of CFA.

I. Power to increase the share capital and authorization to purchase treasury shares (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter m), CFA)

As expressed in Article 6.11 of By-Laws, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of July 28th, 2023 resolved to:

(i) to increase the Company's share capital for cash, on a divisible and progressive basis, in two tranches, by the closing date of December 31st, 2030, for a maximum nominal amount of Euro 70,000, plus premium, with the exclusion of option rights pursuant to Article 2441, paragraphs 5 and 6, of the Civil Code, by issuing up to 7,000.000 new ordinary shares of the Company, with no indication of par value, having the same characteristics as those outstanding, to be reserved for subscription to employees, senior executives and collaborators of SECO or one of its subsidiaries, as beneficiaries of the "2024-2027 Plan for Employees, Senior Executives and Collaborators".

(ii) as an alternative way of executing the "2024-2027 Plan for Employees, Senior Executives and Collaborators" with respect to the paid capital increase referred to in item (i) above, to increase the share capital by a maximum nominal amount of Euro 70,000, in divisible form, by allocating to capital, pursuant to Art. 2349 of the Civil Code, a corresponding amount taken from profits and/or reserves from profits, with the issuance of a maximum of 7,000,000 ordinary shares, to be allotted exclusively to employees and senior executives of SECO or one of its subsidiaries, as beneficiaries of the "2024-2027 Plan for Employees, Senior Managers and Collaborators".

It should be noted that also the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of SECO held on July 28th, 2023 had resolved to increase the share capital, for cash, in two tranches, by the deadline of December 31st, 2032, to serve the Original SOP. Furthermore, following (i) the revocation of the Original SOP and (ii) the related capital increase, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of SECO held on December 16th, 2024, as provided for in Article 6.12 of the By-Laws, resolved to increase the share capital for cash, in divisible and progressive manner, in two tranches, by the final deadline of December 31st, 2032, for a maximum nominal amount of Euro 40,000 (forty thousand), plus share premium, with the exclusion of option rights pursuant to Article 2441, paragraphs 5 and 6, of the Civil Code, by issuing a maximum of 4,000,000 new ordinary shares with no indication of the express par value, having the same features as those in circulation, to be reserved for subscription by the Chief Executive Officer, as a beneficiary of the New Plan. For more information regarding the resolution to increase the capital to serve the Original SOP adopted by the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of SECO on July 28th, 2023, as well as regarding the resolutions (i) and (ii) adopted by the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meetings on December 16th, 2024, please refer to Section 2.D of the Report.

Furthermore, pursuant to By-Laws Article 6.10, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of April 29th, 2024 resolved to grant the Board of Directors, subject to the withdrawal for the unexecuted portion of the similar proxy granted to the Board of Directors on November 19th, 2021, a proxy to be exercised within 5 years from the date of the Shareholders' Meeting motion, with the following powers: (i) pursuant to Article 2443 of the Civil Code, to increase the share capital for payment, in a divisible manner, in one or more periods, through the issue of ordinary shares, with the exclusion of the option right pursuant to paragraph 5 of Article 2441 of the Civil Code and/or pursuant to paragraph 4, first sentence, of Article 2441 of the Civil Code, to be offered, at the choice of the Board of Directors, to persons identified by the Board of Directors itself; and/or (ii) pursuant to Article 2420-ter of the Civil Code, to issue convertible bonds (with the option of anticipated conversion at the initiative of the Company's Board of Directors) and/or

convert into ordinary shares (the "Bonds") for a maximum total amount of Euro 200,000,000, resulting in a capital increase to service the conversion by issuing ordinary shares with the same characteristics as those in circulation, to be offered, at the choice of the Board of Directors, to parties identified by the same, with the exclusion of the option right pursuant to Article 2441, paragraph 5 of the Civil Code, granting the Board of Directors all powers needed to define the contents of bond loan regulations, including the right, in the regulation of the characteristics of the Bonds, to grant any request for admission to listing of the same and/or any other deed and/or document necessary for this purpose; the aforementioned, provided that the total maximum amount, including any share premium, of the capital increase against payment, in a divisible manner, on one or more occasions, consequent to the issues or conversions referred to in the previous points (i) and (ii) will be Euro 200,000,000, according to the following rules:

a) the motions for share capital increase (or related individual tranches) pursuant to Article 2443 of the Civil Code, which provide for the exclusion of the option right pursuant to Article 2441, paragraph 5, of the Civil Code, shall (a) establish that the newly issued shares, which shall be ordinary shares, are offered to qualifying investors, pursuant to Article 34-ter, paragraph 1, letter b) of Issuers' Regulation and/or commercial, financial and/or strategic partners identified from time to time, and (b) establish shares' issue price (or the parameters to determine it during execution) in compliance with procedures and criteria pursuant to applicable regulations, as detailed in Board of Directors' explanatory report prepared for Shareholders' Meeting of April 29th, 2024;

b) motions for share capital increase (or related individual tranches) pursuant to Article 2443 of the Civil Code in relation to in-kind transfer operations pursuant to Article 2441, paragraph 4, first sentence of the Civil Code, shall (a) establish that the newly issued shares, which shall be ordinary shares, are offered to parties identified by the Board of Directors in the context of transactions that provide for the contribution in kind (wholly or in part) of equity investments, companies, company branches and/or industrial activities of interest to the Company, as part of the Group's development and growth strategy for external lines, and (b) establish share's issue price (or the parameters to determine it during execution) in compliance with procedures and criteria provided for under applicable regulations, as detailed in Board of Directors' explanatory report prepared for Shareholders' Meeting of April 29th, 2024;

c) motions to issue the Bonds pursuant to Article 2420-ter of the Civil Code, with the exclusion of the option right pursuant to Article 2441, paragraph 5, of the Civil Code, shall (a) establish that said Bonds are offered, in whole or in part, to qualifying investors, pursuant to Article 34-ter, paragraph 1, letter b) of Consob Regulation No. 11971, of May 14, 1999, and subsequent amendments and supplements, and/or to commercial, financial and/or strategic partners identified as appropriate and (b) establish the issue price of the aforementioned Bonds and of shares to be issued as part of the capital increase executed to service the conversion of the same (or the parameters for determining said prices during the execution) in compliance with the procedures and criteria provided for under applicable regulations, as detailed in Board of Directors' explanatory report prepared for Shareholders' Meeting of April 29th, 2024;

d) motion or motions to increase capital shall establish the portion of the share issue price offered to be charged to capital and the portion of the issue price, if any, to be charged to share premium.

On April 27th, 2023, the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting of the Issuer had authorized the purchase of ordinary shares of the Company for a term of 18 months from the date of the mentioned resolution, at the same time authorizing their disposition without time limit ("Previous Authorization"). In this regard, it should be noted that as of the date of this

Report, the Previous Authorization has not been executed, even partially.

Due to the approaching expiration during the Year of the Previous Authorization and taking into account the ongoing reasons underlying the same, on April 29th, 2024, the Issuer's Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting approved a new plan for the purchase and disposal of the Company's ordinary shares with the same purposes, and specifically:

• i. supporting liquidity and market efficiency;
• ii. to service compensation plans based on financial instruments, pursuant to Article 114-bis of CFA in favor of Company and/or subsidiaries' Directors, employees or collaborators;
• iii. preservation and subsequent use, including: as consideration in corporate transactions, including the exchange or sale of shareholdings, with other parties to be carried out by exchange, contribution or other act of disposal and/or use, with other parties, including servicing of bonds convertible into Company shares or mandatory loans with warrants.

As of December 31st, 2024, the Company held 0 treasury shares in portfolio, equal to 0% of the share capital.

L. Direction and coordination activities (pursuant to Article 2497 and subsequent of the Civil Code)

The Issuer is not directly or indirectly controlled by any company or entity individually considered pursuant to Article 93 of the CFA.

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For information on any agreements between the Company and the Directors providing for indemnities in the event of resignation or dismissal without cause, or if the employment relationship is terminated following a PTO (Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter i), please refer to the Remuneration Report, available on Issuer's website at www.seco.com/it in the Investor Relations/Corporate Governance section.

For information on the appointment and replacement of Directors (Article 123-bis, paragraph 1, letter l), see paragraph 4.1 below.

3. COMPLIANCE (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter a), CFA)

The Board of Directors has adopted the CG Code.

The CG Code is available for public consultation on Borsa Italiana's website at the following address https://www.borsaitaliana.it/comitato-corporategovernance/codice/2020.pdf.

Some strategically important Issuer subsidiaries are subject to foreign legal provisions which do not, however, affect the Company's corporate governance structure.

4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

4.1 ROLE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors has a central role in operating activities and oversees various functions. It is responsible for organizational and strategic guidelines and verifying the existence of necessary controls to monitor Issuer and Group companies performance.

The Board of Directors shall have the widest powers of Company administration, without exception, and may carry out any and all acts deemed appropriate in satisfying corporate purposes, with the sole exclusion of those attributed by law to the Shareholders' Meeting.

Pursuant to Article 19 of the By-Laws, the Board of Directors has the power, subject to compliance with Article 2436 of the Civil Code, to resolve on: (a) mergers and demergers, in cases provided for by law; (b) the establishment or closure of secondary offices; (c) the designation of Directors to represent the Company; (d) the reduction of the share capital in the event of withdrawal of one or more shareholders; (e) the adaptation of the By-Laws to regulatory provisions; (f) the transfer of the registered office to another premises in Italy. The allocation of these powers to the Board of Directors does not exclude the concurrent competence of the Shareholders' Meeting on such matters.

The Board of Directors guides the Company by pursuing lasting success and, in accordance with the provisions of the CG Code, carries out the following activities:

(a) defines strategic guidelines, examines and approves Company and Group multi-year business plans, including based on analysis related to long-term value creation.

(b) periodically monitors implementation of the business plan, and assesses general operating performance, periodically comparing the results achieved with those planned;

(c) defines nature and level of risk compatible with Company strategic objectives, including in its assessments of all elements considered significant with regard to longlasting Company success;

(d) defines the Company's corporate governance system and Group structure, by evaluating the adequacy of the Company's organizational, administration and accounting system and that of its strategically significant subsidiaries, with particular reference to the Internal Control and Risk Management System (see Section 9);

(e) resolves on transactions carried out by the Company and its subsidiaries when these have a significant impact on the Company's strategy, profitability, assets, liabilities or financial position. The Board of Directors has not established any general criteria for identifying transactions that have a significant impact on the Company's strategy, profitability, assets, liabilities or financial position, as it deems it more appropriate to assess the significance of the transactions carried out on a case-by-case basis;

(f) upon proposal by the Chairperson in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer, adopts a procedure for internal management and external communication of documents and information relating to the Company, with particular regard to inside information (see Section 5).

The Board of Directors meeting of March 10th, 2025 assessed the adequacy of the organizational, administrative and accounting structure of the Issuer prepared by the Chief Executive Officers, with particular regard to the Internal Control and Risk Management System.

I During the 2025, the Issuer will reserve the right to assess criteria for identifying subsidiaries of strategic importance.

During the Year, the Board of Directors has not deemed it necessary to formulate specific proposals to the Shareholders' Meeting during the course of the year for the definition of a corporate governance system that is even more functional to the Company's needs.

As of the Reporting Date, the Board of Directors adopted the shareholder communication policy.

For information on: (i) composition, functioning, appointment and self-assessment of the Board of Directors, reference should be made to Sections 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 of the Report; (ii) the Internal Control and Risk Management System, reference should be made to Section 9 of the Report.

For a description of Issuer's remuneration policy, please refer to Section I of the Remuneration Report, available on the Issuer's website at www.seco.com/it, in the Investor Relations/Corporate Governance Section.

4.2 APPOINTMENT AND REPLACEMENT (PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 1, LETTER L), CFA)

In accordance with By-Laws Article 15, the Company is administered by a Board of Directors comprising a minimum of 5 (five) and a maximum of 11 (eleven) members.

Directors remain in office for 3 (three) years and may be re-elected. The Directors' mandates expire on the date of the Shareholders' Meeting called to approve the financial statements relating to their third year of office. Directors need not be shareholders.

Pursuant to By-Laws Article 16, Directors are appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting on the basis of candidates' lists submitted by shareholders and filed at the Company's registered office, within the terms of, and in compliance with, applicable laws and regulations.

Only those shareholders who, individually or jointly with others, and at the time of submitting the list, hold shares with voting rights representing a percentage that is no lower than the one set for the Company under applicable laws and regulations, are entitled to submit lists. The call notice for the Shareholders' Meeting to appoint members of the Board of Directors specifies the shareholding required for the presentation of candidates' lists.

In this regard, as at Reporting Date, Consob has set the shareholding required for the right to submit lists for the election of the Company's Board of Statutory Auditors at 4.50% of the share capital (see Executive Determination No. 123of the Head of Issuers Supervision Division of January 28th, 2025).

Each shareholder, shareholders engaged in a shareholder agreement pursuant to Article 122 of CFA, the parent company, subsidiaries and those subject to joint control and any other party among which there is a connection, even indirectly, pursuant to applicable law and regulations, may not submit or take part in the submission of more than one list, or vote for different lists, either directly or through a nominee or trust company.

Each candidate may run on one list only, on penalty of ineligibility.

Candidates must be listed in sequential order and in compliance with applicable regulations concerning Directors meeting independence and gender balance requirements.

To ensure gender balance, each list featuring a number of candidates equal to or higher than 3 (three) must also include candidates belonging to both genders (male and female), so at least the portion of the members of the Board of Directors set out by Article 147-ter, paragraph 1-ter of the CFA, and by other applicable provisions, belongs to the underrepresented gender, rounded off in case of a fractional number, according to the criterion set out by said provisions.

The slates shall be accompanied by: (a) information concerning the identity of the shareholders submitting the slates, with an indication of the total percentage of the shareholding with voting rights at the Shareholders' Meeting, together with certification issued by an intermediary authorized by law proving said ownership, it being understood that this certificate may be presented also after the slates have been filed, provided this is within the deadline set for the publication of the slates by the Company; (b) a statement by shareholders other than those who hold, including jointly, a controlling interest or a

relative majority, certifying the absence of any connection, even indirect, with the latter, pursuant to applicable law and regulations; (c) exhaustive information on the personal and professional characteristics of the candidates, with an indication of their eligibility for the role of Independent Director, in addition to a declaration by those candidates certifying that they are in possession of the requisites provided for by the law and other applicable regulations and by these By-Laws, including those of good standing, professionalism, and - where required - independence, and their acceptance of the nomination and of the position, if elected; (d) any other or differing statement, information and/or document provided for by the applicable law or regulations.

The slates submitted shall be filed at the Company's registered office, including by remote communication means as indicated in the call notice, and made available to the public according to the terms and methods provided for under the applicable laws and regulations.

In the event of failure to comply with the aforementioned obligations set out in Article 16 of the By-Laws, the slate shall be deemed not to have been submitted. However, lack of documentation relating to individual candidates on a slate does not imply the automatic exclusion of the entire slate, but only of those candidates who do not meet the requirements.

Pursuant to Article 16 of the By-Laws, the Board of Directors shall be elected as set forth below.

From the slate that obtains the majority of the votes (the "Majority Slate"), in the progressive order on the slate, all the Directors are elected, except:

• a) one (1) Director, in the event that only one Minority Slate is submitted, or more than one Minority Slate is submitted but no Minority Slate is validly supported by a number of shares representing at least 5% of the capital entitled to vote at the Shareholders' Meeting. This Director will be drawn from the slate - which has not been presented by the Board of Directors and which is not connected in any way, even indirectly, with those who submitted or voted for the Majority Slate - that obtained at the Shareholders' Meeting the highest number of votes after the Majority Slate, in the person of the first candidate, according to the sequential order in which the candidates are indicated on the slate; or
• b) two (2) Directors, in the event that more than one Minority Slate is submitted and at least one is validly voted for by a number of shares representing at least 5% of the capital entitled to vote at the Shareholders' Meeting. One director will be drawn from each of the first two Minority Slates - excluding any slates presented by the Board of Directors or that are connected in any way, even indirectly, with those who submitted or voted for the Majority Slate - that have obtained the highest number of votes after the Majority Slate, according to the sequential order in which the candidates are indicated on the slates.

In case of parity between slates: (i) if a slate is submitted by the Board of Directors, a fresh round of balloting shall take place; (ii) otherwise, the slate submitted by the shareholders holding the largest equity investment or, alternatively, by the largest number of shareholders, shall prevail.

If, at the end of the vote, not enough Directors with the independence requirements are elected, the candidate who does not comply with these requirements and who was elected last in numerical order from the slate that obtained the highest number of votes shall be excluded and shall be replaced by the first unelected candidate in numerical order on the same slate who complies with said independence requirements. If

necessary, this procedure will be repeated until the number of Directors meeting the independence requirements is reached. If, following this replacement procedure, the composition of the Board of Directors makes it impossible to comply with the minimum number of Directors meeting the independence requirements, the replacement shall be carried out by means of a motion passed by the Shareholders' Meeting by majority of the votes therein, subject to the presentation of candidates who meet the independence requisites.

If, following the voting and the application of the above, the elected candidates do not ensure compliance of the composition of the Board of Directors with the rules on gender balance pursuant to Article 147-ter, paragraph 1-ter of the CFA and with the other applicable provisions (with rounding off in case of fractional number in accordance with the criterion set out in said provisions) the candidate of the over-represented gender elected last in numerical order on the slate which obtained the highest number of votes shall be excluded and replaced by the first unelected candidate of the underrepresented gender from the same slate, according to the numerical order. This replacement procedure shall continue until the composition of the Board of Directors complies with the aforementioned rules on gender balance, it being understood that if upon completion of this replacement procedure - the composition of the Board of Directors still does not comply with said rules, the replacement shall be made by means of a motion passed by the Shareholders' Meeting with a majority of the votes represented therein, subject to the submission of candidates belonging to the underrepresented gender.

If the number of candidates elected on the basis of the slates submitted is lower than the number of Directors to be elected, the remaining Directors are elected by the Shareholders' Meeting, which resolves with the majority of the votes represented therein and, in any case, in such a way as to ensure (i) the presence of the minimum number of Directors who meet the independence requirements, and (ii) gender balance. In the event of a tie between several candidates, a further ballot shall take place and the candidate who obtains the highest number of votes shall be elected.

If only one slate is submitted, the Shareholders' Meeting shall vote on it and, if that slate obtains the majority of votes cast, all members of the Board of Directors shall be taken from this slate, in compliance with the independence requirements and those concerning gender balance. In the event that no slate is submitted, or if only one slate is submitted and does not obtain the majority of votes at the Meeting, or if the whole Board of Directors is not to be renewed, or if it is not possible for any reason to appoint the Board of Directors according to the procedures set out above, the members of the Board of Directors shall be appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting according to the ordinary procedures and the majority of the votes cast, without application of the slate voting mechanism, and in any case so as to ensure the presence of a number of Directors who meet the independence requirements and who comply with the minimum requisites of gender balance provided for by the law and applicable regulations, and without prejudice to the provisions set out below.

If, during the year, one or more Directors cease holding office for any reason, the Board of Directors shall replace them by co-opting the first unelected candidate (if available) from the same slate to which the outgoing Director belonged. If it is not possible to supplement the Board of Directors pursuant to Paragraph 16.9 of the By-Laws, the Board of Directors shall co-opt replacements by legal majority without slate restrictions. At any rate, the Board of Directors and the Shareholders' Meeting shall respectively co-opt and appoint the aforementioned Directors in such a way as to ensure the presence of a number of Directors who meet the independence requirements and who comply with

the minimum requisites of gender balance provided for by the law and applicable regulations. The co-opted Directors remain in office until the next Shareholders' Meeting and those appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting remain in office for the period that the Directors they replace would have remained in office. The Shareholders' Meeting retains the right to resolve to reduce the number of members of the Board of Directors rather than replace the Director who has left office.

Should, for any reason, the majority of the Directors appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting no longer be in office, the entire Board is dissolved as of the subsequent reconstitution of this Board. In such cases, the Directors still in office shall convene an urgent Shareholders' Meeting to appoint a new Board of Directors, as described above.

The loss of the Director's independence requirements as set out by law and/or applicable regulations does not provide grounds for his/her removal from office, provided that the minimum number of members required under applicable law meeting said independence requirements remain in office.

The Issuer's By-Laws do not allow for an outgoing Board of Directors to submit a slate.

For information on the role of the Board of Directors and of Board committees in the processes of Director self-assessment, nomination and succession, please refer to Section 7.

4.3 COMPOSITION (PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 2, LETTER D) AND D-BIS), CFA)

The Board of Directors of the Issuer in office at the Reporting Date comprises 10 members and was appointed by the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting on April 29th, 2024and shall remain in office for three financial years, i.e. until the approval of the financial statements at December 31st, 2026.

The Board of Directors, was appointed through slate voting, according to the relevant provisions of the By-Laws, as described in section 4.2. In particular, out of 10 members of the Board:

• (i) 9 members were elected from list No. 1 submitted by shareholders DSA S.r.l. and HSE S.r.l., representing, as of the date of submission of the list, 32.99% of the share capital, as holders of 43,879,268 shares¹ ;
• (ii) 1 member was elected from list No 2. submitted by a pool of institutional investors² , representing, as of the date of submission of the list, 3.83519% of the share capital, as holders of 5,099,753 shares³ .

In light of this shareholders' resolution, the composition of the Company's Board of

¹List including Daniele Conti, Massimo Mauri, Michele Secciani, Claudio Catania, Kurt Tosja Zywietz, Valentina Montanari, Anna Zattoni, Valentina Beatrice Manfredi, Luciano Lomarini, Emanuela Sala.

² And in particular: Arca Fondi Sgr S.P.A. manager of the funds: Fondo Arca Economia Reale Equity Italia, Fondo Arca Economia Reale Bilanciato Italia 30, Fondo Arca Azioni Italia; Eurizon Capital S.A. manager of the fund Eurizon Fund, Equity Italy Smart Volatility sub-fund; Fidelity Funds - European Smaller Companies 4 Pool; Fideuram Asset Management Ireland manager of the fund Fonditalia Equity Italy; Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking Asset Management Sgr S. P.A. manager of the funds: Fideuram Italia, Piano Azioni Italia, Piano Bilanciato Italia 30, Piano Bilanciato Italia 50; Interfund Sicav - Interfund Equity Italy; Generali Asset Management S.p.A. Società di Gestione del Risparmio, as delegated manager on behalf of: Generali Smart Funds PIR Valore Italia, Generali Smart Fund PIR Evoluzione Italia; Mediolanum Gestione Fondi Sgr S.P.A. manager of the funds: Mediolanum Flessibile Futuro Italia and Mediolanum Flessibile Sviluppo Italia.

³ List including Paolo Lavatelli and Antonella Odero Ambriola.

Directors as of the Reporting Date is as follows:

Name	Office	Slate
Daniele Conti	Executive Chairperson	Board Slate 1
Massimo Mauri	Chief Executive Officer	Board Slate 1
Claudio Catania	Non-Executive Director	Board Slate 1
Luciano Lomarini	Non-Executive Director	Board Slate 1
Tosja Zywietz	Non-Executive Director	Board Slate 1
Michele Secciani	Non-Executive Director	Board Slate 1
Anna Zattoni	Independent Director pursuant to the CFA and the CG Code	Board Slate 1
Valentina Manfredi	Independent Director pursuant to the CFA and the CG Code	Board Slate 1
Valentina Montanari (*)	Independent Director pursuant to the CFA and the CG Code	Board Slate 1
Paolo Lavatelli	Independent Director pursuant to the CFA and the CG Code	Board Slate 2

(*) Lead Independent Director

Furthermore, as of the Reporting Date, the Board already consists of Directors of both genders. Specifically, since three Directors out of ten belong to the under-represented gender (Anna Zattoni, Valentina Manfredi, Valentina Montanari), the composition of the Board of Directors complies with the rules on gender balance pursuant to the provisions of the applicable laws.

The Board of Directors is composed of Executive and Non-Executive Directors, all of whom have the professionalism and skills appropriate to the tasks entrusted to them. Moreover, given the presence of eight (out of ten) Non-Executive Directors, four of whom are independent pursuant to Article 148, paragraph 3 of the CFA (as referred to in Article 147-ter, paragraph 4 of the CFA) and Article 2 of the CG Code, it is believed that (i) the number and powers of the non-executive members are such as to ensure that they have a significant weight in the adoption of the Board's motions and guarantee effective monitoring of management activities, and that (ii) a significant component of Non-Executive Directors is independent.

For a more in-depth analysis of the information required under the ESRS Standards regarding the role and responsibilities of the Board of Directors, including oversight of procedures to manage relevant risks, impacts, and opportunities, as well as the information provided and sustainability issues addressed by the Board of Directors, please refer to the Sustainability Statement (included in the Annual Financial Statements available on the Issuer's website www.seco.com/it, section "Corporate Governance/Shareholders' Meeting").

Please note that there were no changes in the composition of the Board between the

end of the year and the Reporting Date beyond those described above.

Additional information regarding the composition of the Board of Directors at the end of the financial year can be found in Table 2 included in Annex 1 of the Report.

Diversity criteria and policies for the Board and organization

The Company has adopted criteria of diversity, including gender, in the composition of the Board of Directors, in compliance with the main objective of ensuring adequate competence and professionalism of its members. As of the Reporting Date, the Board consists of 30 percent of its members of Directors of the least represented gender. At the Reporting Date, taking into consideration (i) the structure and size of the Company, the qualitative and quantitative composition of the Board of Directors, which ensures sufficient diversification in terms of skills, age, experience including international and gender, as well as (ii) the slate voting mechanism provided for in the By-Laws, which in turn ensures a transparent appointment procedure and a balanced composition of the administrative body, the Issuer has not adopted a diversity policy in terms of age, gender, and educational and professional background, with regard to the composition of the Board of Directors currently in office. However, the Board of Directors reserves the right to adopt such policies and/or practices at a later date.

That said, the qualitative and quantitative composition of the Board of Board of Directors in office is deemed to ensure sufficient diversity in terms of skills, age and experience.

Indeed, as regards the composition of the Company's Board of Directors currently in office, we note that: (i) it includes three Directors belonging to the under-represented gender; (ii) the Board features diversity of its members, given that the age of the Directors is between 40 and 69; (iii) the training and professional background of the Directors currently in office ensures a balanced combination of profiles and experience within the administrative body, suitable for ensuring the correct performance of the functions assigned to it, along with significant international experience, not to mention skills and heterogeneous professional experiences.

For further information, reference should be made to the CVs of the Directors, which illustrate their professional and personal backgrounds, and which can be consulted on the Issuer's website at www.seco.com/it, in the Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Board of Directors section.

We note that the Company promotes gender inclusiveness and equal treatment and opportunities within the whole corporate organization, and monitors its actual implementation, as set out in (i) its Ethics Code and (ii) in the Sustainability Statement to which reference is made in particular for more information about the transposition of the ESRS standards adopted by the Company on the subject of the composition of the Board of Directors (the documents (i) and (ii) are respectively available on the Issuer's website www.seco.com/it, in the Corporate Governance/Ethics Code section and Corporate Governance/Shareholders' Meeting section).

Maximum number of offices held in other companies

Also considering the fact that the CG Code recommends that the Board of Directors of only "large companies" should express a guideline regarding the maximum number of positions on the Boards of Directors or of Statutory Auditors in other listed companies or companies of significant size that may be considered compatible with effective performance as a Director of the Company, the Board of Directors did not consider it necessary to define general criteria for its Directors.

Each Director is responsible for assessing the compatibility of any offices held in other

companies with the diligent performance of the tasks undertaken as a Director of the Issuer. Every member of the Board of Directors is obliged to take decisions independently and in full knowledge of the facts, pursuing the objective of creating value for the shareholders, and undertakes to devote the appropriate amount of time to the diligent fulfilment of the tasks associated with the office held in the Issuer, regardless of the positions held outside the SECO Group, with full awareness of the responsibilities entailed by the office held.

At December 31st, 2024, the list of administration and control offices held by the members of the Board of Directors in other companies listed on regulated markets or that are of significant size (with evidence of whether the company in which the office is held is part of the Group or not) is contained in Table 5 in Annex 1 of the Report.

Induction Program

In accordance with Recommendation 12, lett. d) of the CG Code, the Chairman of the Board ensures that all members of the management and control bodies participate in initiatives aimed at providing adequate knowledge of the Company's business sectors, business dynamics, risk management, and regulatory framework, with the aim of fostering the sustainable success of the company. During the Year, taking into consideration the renewal of the corporate bodies, a meeting of the Board of Directors was held on May 21st, 2024, with the participation of the Board of Statutory Auditors, during which an initial induction session was held for all members of the corporate bodies, which also involved the main first lines of management. During this meeting, the updated vision of the Seco Group's strategy was presented, as well as the Group's commercial offerings in hardware and software with specific regard to the context of the target market.In compliance with the purposes set out in Recommendation 12(d) of the CG Code, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, with the assistance of the Secretary of the Board, will consider additional appropriate actions to be taken in light of updating the Induction Program.

It should also be noted that, at the March 5th, 2025 Board meeting, members of the Board of Directors and Board of Statutory Auditors had the opportunity to review and discuss the "CG Committee Recommendations for 2025" contained at the bottom of the CG Committee Chairperson's letter dated December 17th, 2024.

4.4 FUNCTIONING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 2, LETTER D), CFA)

The Company is managed exclusively by the Directors, who carry out the necessary operations to achieve the corporate objectives.

As per the By-Laws, the Board of Directors meets (including outside the registered office, provided that it is within the European Union) whenever the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson (if appointed) deems it necessary, and when a meeting is requested by a Director with delegated powers, by the Executive Committee (if appointed), or by at least two other Directors in office, without prejudice to the powers to call meetings granted to other parties pursuant to law.

The Board of Directors is convened by the Chairperson or, in his/her absence or impediment, by the Vice-Chairperson (if appointed), by means of a notice containing the items on the Agenda sent by post or e-mail at least 3 (three) days before the meeting or, in case of urgency, at least 24 (twenty-four) hours before the meeting. The notice shall state the place, day, and time of the meeting and the items on the Agenda.

The meetings of the Board of Directors may also or exclusively be held by means of telecommunications, provided that: (a) the Chairperson of the meeting may verify the

identity and legitimacy of the participants, direct the course of the meeting and witness and announce the results of the voting; (b) the person taking the minutes may adequately observe the events of the meeting to be recorded in the minutes; and (c) participants may take part in the discussion and the simultaneous voting on the matters on the Agenda, and view, receive or transmit documents.

All Board of Directors' motions shall require the effective presence of a majority of the Directors in office and the favorable vote of a majority of the Directors present.

The meeting of the Board of Directors is validly constituted if, even if not called in the form and manner described above, all the Directors in office and all the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors are present, or if the majority of both Directors and Statutory Auditors in office are present and the absent Directors have been adequately informed in advance of the meeting and have not opposed discussion of the issues.

It should be noted that as of the Reporting Date, the Board has already adopted its own regulation defining the rules of operation of the body (the "Board of Directors Regulation"), as well as regulations on the operation of the Control and Risk Committee and the Appointments and Remuneration Committee have also been approved previously.

The Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall ensure that adequate information regarding the items on the Agenda is provided to all Directors. Specifically, this information is at all times provided in such a way as to allow the Directors to express their opinion on the matters submitted to them, providing them with drafts of the documents to be approved well in advance, with the sole exception of cases of particular and demonstrable urgency. In particular, the Board of Directors Regulation provides that the documents must be sent no later than 3 (three) days prior to the meeting, except in cases of urgency in relation to which the information is made available to the Board members as promptly as possible. It is also prescribed that, in certain exceptional cases, the informational documents be made available directly at the meeting and, in such cases, the Chairman is required to inform the members of the Board and the Board of Statutory Auditors and ensure that appropriate in-depth studies are carried out at the Board meeting in order to enable Board members to act consciously in the exercise of their functions. The timeliness and completeness of pre-council reporting was ensured during the Year by sending the documents under discussion in accordance with the Board of Directors Regulation in any case in compliance with the time limits for convening the meeting as set out in the By-Laws.

The Directors accept the appointment when they deem themselves capable of devoting the necessary time to the diligent performance of their tasks, also taking into account the commitment related to their working and professional activities and the number of offices they hold in other companies or bodies (including foreign ones). During the year, the Directors ensured that they had sufficient time available to carry out their duties as part of their role within the Company.

During the year, the Board of Directors met 11 times. The Board meetings averaged 1 hour 30 minutes in length.

Board meetings have also been attended by members of the Board of Statutory Auditors. More specifically, the following attended and provided information on the issues under their responsibility: (i) the Executive Officer for Financial Reporting, if requested, in order to provide adequate information on the Internal Control and Risk Management System; (ii) the heads of the corporate departments responsible for the different issues on the Agenda.

Table 2 of Annex 1 of the Report gives the number of attendances of each member at the meetings of the Board of Directors during the year.

In the current year and up to the Reporting Date, the Board of Directors has met 5 (five) times and 3 (three) more meetings are planned in 2025, listed in the calendar of major corporate events for 2025:

• May 8th, 2025: approval of the consolidated Q1 2025 report;
• September 8th, 2025: approval of the consolidated H1 2025 report;
• November 7th, 2025: approval of the consolidated Q3 2025 report.

4.5 ROLE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

If the Shareholders' Meeting has not done so, the Board of Directors shall elect a Chairperson from among its members, and may elect a Vice-Chairperson to replace the Chairperson in the event of absence or impediment. In the absence of the latter, Board meetings shall be chaired by the Director appointed by those present.

On the proposal of the Chairperson, the Board of Directors also appoints a Secretary, who need not be an employee of the Company.

Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be chaired by its Chairperson or, in his/her absence or unavailability, by the Vice-Chairperson, if one has been appointed.

The Board of Directors is called by the Chairperson in accordance with Article 18 of the By-Laws. In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of the By-Laws, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors (where appointed) and the Vice-Chairperson and any Chief Executive Officers appointed, represent the Company before third parties and in court (the Chief Executive Officers within the limits of the powers conferred on them).

Moreover, in line with the provisions contained in the CG Code, the Chairperson of the Board acts as liaison between the Executive Directors and the Non-Executive Directors and ensures the effective execution of the Board's duties. In this regard, the Chairperson has been responsible for:

(a) ensuring that the pre-meeting briefing and additional information provided at meetings is adequate to enable Directors to carry out their roles in an informed manner (see paragraph 4.4 of the Report);

(b) ensuring that the activities of the Board committees are coordinated with the activities of the Board (see paragraph 4.4 of the Report);

(c) in agreement with the Chief Executive Officer, ensuring that Board meetings are also attended by Executives of the Company and of the Group companies in charge of the corporate departments responsible for the relevant issues, also upon request of individual Directors, in order to provide any necessary information or clarifications on the issues on the Agenda (see paragraph 4.4 of the Report);

(d) ensuring that all members of the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors may take part, after their appointment and during their term of office, in initiatives aimed at providing them with adequate knowledge of the business sectors in which the Company operates, of corporate dynamics and changes therein, including as regards the Company's sustainable success, in addition to the principles of proper risk management and of the reference regulatory and self-regulatory framework (see paragraph 4.3 of the Report).

Considering that the Company does not fall under the definition of a large company as provided for by the CG Code and that the renewal of the Board of Directors is not

scheduled on the agenda of the upcoming Shareholders' Meeting, the Board did not carry out an evaluation of the functioning of the Board and its committees, along with their size and composition, on a three-year basis (see Section 7.1 of the Report).

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Secretary to the Board of Directors

Pursuant to Article 17 of the By-Laws, on the proposal of the Chairperson the Board of Directors also appoints a Secretary, who need not be an employee of the Company.

On April 29th, 2024, the Board of Directors appointed, upon proposal of the Chairperson, the Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs, Mr. Alessandro Guido, Secretary of the Board until the date of approval of the 2026 financial statements, reserving the right to decide on any early revocation.

The Secretary has adequate requirements of professionalism, experience, independence of judgement and is not in a situation of conflict of interest.

The Secretary collaborates with the Chairperson and provides impartial assistance and advice to the Board of Directors on any aspect relevant to the proper functioning of the corporate governance system.

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4.6 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Pursuant to Article 20 of the By-Laws, within the limits of the law and the By-Laws, the Board of Directors may delegate its powers to one or more of its members and/or to an Executive Committee, determining the content, limits and any methods for exercising said delegation. Upon the proposal of the Chairperson and in agreement with the delegated bodies (where appointed), the Board may delegate powers to its members for single acts or classes of acts. At the Reporting Date, the Board of Directors has not established an Executive Committee.

At the Reporting Date, the Directors Daniele Conti (who also holds the position of Chairperson) and Massimo Mauri (who also holds the position of Chief Executive Officer) hold the position of Executive Directors of the Company, as detailed below. It should be noted that the decision to also give the Chairperson management powers is related to the Group's international dimension and, consequently, to the fact that Chief Executive Officer Massimo Mauri is often abroad for work reasons.

On April 29th, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company granted the Executive Directors the following powers and duties:

Chief Executive Officer

The Chief Executive Officer, Massimo Mauri, has the following powers:

• 1. Representation:
  2. of the Company before any third party;
  3. of the Company with foreign subsidiaries or affiliates, with representatives and customers abroad, and with foreign entities and authorities in general;
  4. active and passive representation of the Company in all relations and dealings with the fiscal, financial, administrative, political, military, trade union and judicial offices of the State and of dependent, local or parastatal administrations, social security, insurance or mutual benefit institutions, providing for all that is required by the applicable provisions regarding employment, with the power to agree on

incomes, issue attestations and certificates, promote judgments before all the administrative and judicial authorities of the Italian Republic, lodge complaints, file lawsuits, make claims against any measure of the aforementioned authorities and offices and sign the relative documents and/or consequent deeds.

Legal representation:

• represent the Company in legal proceedings before all the authorities of the Italian Republic and of foreign states and supranational authorities, appoint attorneys, prosecutors for disputes and partisan experts, initiate complaints, take out a civil action, including for arbitration, for appeals, revocation, Cassation judgments and hearings before the Constitutional Court;
• interrupt or terminate a legal action, settle and reconcile any pending or disputed matter of the Company with third parties, including pending or disputed matters with managers, Executives, employees and workers, appoint arbitrators, including amicable arbitrators, and sign the relative settlement deeds, provided that such deeds refer to disputes or pending matters which have arisen or are arising with a value not exceeding Euro 250,000 if signed individually and Euro 500,000 if signed jointly;
• represent the Company in any bankruptcy proceedings with all the necessary powers, promote and/or request declarations of bankruptcy, attend meetings of creditors, accept and exercise the office of member of the creditors' committee, if the appointment falls on the Company; declare credits, affirming their reality and existence; accept and reject proposals for agreements and do whatever else is necessary and/or useful for the procedures themselves;
• issue executive and preventative deeds, obtaining injunctions, enforcements, sequestrations and attachments, filing forced mortgages and laying claim to goods - including from third parties - and the withdrawal of such deeds.

Correspondence:

sign all company correspondence;

• receive from post and telegraph offices, and from any other transport company, letters and parcels, both ordinary and registered and/or insured;
• issue, sign and endorse invoices and debit and credit notes and receive them;
• sign and issue delivery notes and shipping documents, and receive them.

Administrative and fiscal representation:

• deal with and define any administrative practice with any authority and administration, ministry or State body in representation of the Company, signing petitions and appeals and requesting and collecting refunds; make any communication or report that the Company is legally bound to produce; sign and submit declarations and reports for taxes and duties;
• sign and present petitions, appeals, oppositions and reservations against assessments; reach agreements and settle all tax matters; request and collect refunds;
• attend inspections carried out by the tax police and any other authority, signing the relevant reports; make any communication or report that the Company is legally bound to produce;
• apply to any competent authority for administrative and public safety licenses, in

particular trade licenses, including under his/her own name as pro tempore representative of the Company;

• represent the Company for all practices relating to the filing, registration and cancellation of patent rights, trademarks and utility models;
• carry out customs clearance transactions by making and withdrawing the prescribed deposits and any other practice with Customs Offices by signing any appropriate document;
• represent the Company before any authority and body, signing any file relating to the legal status of means of transport and granting authorizations to employees or third parties to drive vehicles owned by the Company.

Representation at Consob and Borsa Italiana S.p.A.:

• represent the Company vis-à-vis Consob and the stock exchange authorities (Borsa Italiana, London Stock Exchange), including in any proceedings instituted before the same, with the power to draw up communications, complaints and/or any other deed or document pursuant to the provisions of the law and regulations; represent the Company in dealings with the global coordinator, sponsors and advisors during the Listing process;
• 1. Management powers
• activate the strategies of the Company and of the SECO Group within the framework of the directives set by the Board of Directors, and exercise the powers delegated, in particular those listed here, in accordance with these strategies and directives;
• propose to the Board of Directors all the initiatives it deems useful in the interest of the Company and of the SECO Group and make proposals on matters reserved for the competence of the Board of Directors itself;
• prepare periodic quarterly reports on the business performance of the Company and the SECO Group;
• take any urgent action necessary for the administration, preservation and protection of the Company's assets, reporting promptly to the Board of Directors on the activity performed;
• within the limits of their powers, issue employees of the Company and third parties with special mandates and proxies enabling them to carry out, in the name and on behalf of the Company, specific transactions and categories of transactions, using the Company's signatures for these purposes, and revoke such mandates where necessary;
• enter into, amend and terminate contracts, both with third parties and within the Group, concerning the sale of goods and/or the provision of services that are the purpose of the Company's business, provided that the unit value does not exceed Euro 2,000,000 if signed individually and Euro 5,000,000 if signed jointly;
• enter into, amend and terminate contracts, both with third parties and within the Group, concerning the purchase of goods and/or the provision of services that are the purpose of the Company's business, provided that the unit value does not exceed Euro 2,000,000 if signed individually and Euro 5,000,000 if signed jointly;
• divest and transfer assets, capital goods, plant, property and equipment and intangible fixed assets for a value individually below Euro 300,000 and overall below Euro 1,000,000 per financial year;

• enter into, amend and terminate agreements for the purchase, sale, exchange, transfer and any other act of acquisition or disposal of goods, rights or services, the assumption in general of obligations, commitments and liabilities of any nature whatsoever, the value of which - individually or jointly with other related transactions - does not exceed Euro 1,000,000 if signed individually and does not exceed Euro 2,000,000 if signed jointly; amend such agreements, contracts, transactions, obligations, commitments or assumptions of liability that entail economic effects of an amount not exceeding the aforementioned figures;
• examine, amend, approve, enter into and terminate leasing agreements, including financial leases, commercial leases and subleases involving the concession of the use of assets for an amount of up to Euro 1,500,000 if signed individually and not exceeding Euro 3,000,000 if signed jointly, and with a duration of up to nine years;
• participate in tenders called by the State Administrations, by public and private entities, in Italy and abroad, for the supply of goods and services in general, submit bids and - in the event of an award - sign or give mandate to sign the relevant contracts for each individual tender or bid for an amount up to Euro 2,000,000 if signed individually and up to Euro 5,000,000 if signed jointly;
• examine, amend, approve, enter into and terminate supply contracts, tenders in general, including service contracts, works contracts or similar services, contracts for goods and any inherent and consequent act for an amount equal to or less than Euro 1,500,000 if signed individually and Euro 3,000,000 if signed jointly;
• carry out registrations and filings relating to intellectual property rights, including software, patents of invention for ornamental utility and industrial models, trademarks and trade names, both national and international, defend them in administrative proceedings, carrying out all the necessary acts according to applicable laws, appointing correspondents and consultants for this purpose and granting them the necessary powers;
• examine, modify, approve, sign and terminate partnership contracts with Universities and Research Institutes;
• review, amend, approve, enter into and terminate agency, franchise or sub-grant, commission and depository agreements;
• enter into, amend and terminate contracts for the purchase of advertising space and/or media for advertising services and materials, sponsorship, promotion and experimentation, in addition to contracts relating to the Company's advertising and market research, in the interest of the Company and the SECO Group, up to Euro 50,000.
• 1. Guarantees and financial and banking relationships:
  2. assume financial indebtedness, including leases, within the annual budget and in any case below Euro 2,500,000 if signed individually and Euro 5,000,000 if signed jointly;
  3. make extraordinary repayments of loans and finance leases of up to Euro 500,000;
  4. carry out any transaction with factoring companies, including the signing of contracts, the assignment of receivables and/or the acceptance of assignments by suppliers, the setting up of guarantees, warrants for collection, discounting transactions and anything else concerning factoring relationships;

• define guidelines and execute treasury/liquidity management operations such as, by way of example only, opening/closing of deposit accounts, repurchase agreements, interest rate negotiations, commencement and termination of management mandates and, in general, all similar operations;
• enter into, amend and terminate bank and loan agreements in any form, with the exception of the renewal of existing agreements (specifically credit facilities, mortgages, safe-deposit boxes, advances on securities, invoices and goods, discounts), provided that such agreements do not entail obligations for the Company, for each individual agreement and on an annual basis, exceeding Euro 2,500,000 if signed individually and Euro 5,000,000 if signed jointly;
• carry out all financial transactions for the ordinary administration of the Company, open current bank accounts, make withdrawals, issue payment instructions, sign checks against such current accounts, including overdrafts (within the limits of the credit lines granted), verify such current accounts and approve their statements;
• sign payment orders and checks up to the maximum amount, for each individual check or payment order, of Euro 1,500,000 if signed individually and Euro 3,000,000 if signed jointly, tied to payments to suppliers for each individual beneficiary;
• carry out any transaction, within the limits of the agreed credit lines, in debit and credit on the Company's current accounts, with banks and post offices in Italy and abroad, with the exception of countries included in the Ministry of the Economy's black list; issue, endorse and cash bank checks and issue, endorse and cash bank drafts;
• make or release security deposits in cash or securities;
• deposit public or private securities and valuables in general with credit institutions for safekeeping, administration or pledging; withdraw them by issuing a receipt;
• lease and cancel safe deposit boxes, with authority to open and withdraw their contents;
• issue bills of exchange and endorsements only to suppliers and on regular transactions; accept bills of exchange only from suppliers and if issued against regular orders;
• receive, set up and release deposits, also as security or guarantee, and allow bonds of any kind with a unit value of no more than Euro 500,000 if signed individually and no more than Euro 1,000,000 if signed jointly;
• demand and collect any sum due to the Company from anyone for any reason whatsoever (State, public and private bodies, companies and natural and/or legal persons), issuing the relative receipts;
• negotiate, sign and collect bills of exchange (drafts and promissory notes), checks, and any other trade title or effect, signing the relative documents, endorsements and receipts;
• endorse bills, checks and other securities on order for collection;
• arrange for the issuance of drafts both on customers and on debtors for other reasons
• issue deeds of formal notice and overdue payment complaints.
• 1. Powers in labor matters:

• hire, suspend and dismiss employees, with the exception of Senior Executives, signing the relevant contracts and agreements, establishing remuneration, duties and any deposits, and providing for any fulfilment inherent in and consequent to the administration of the employment relationship, provided that such contracts do not entail a cost to the Company - for each individual contract, and on an annual basis - in excess of Euro 150,000 and Euro 350,000 if signed jointly;
• enter into, amend and terminate contracts with collaborators, consultants and self-employed workers, provided they do not entail payment to the Company of gross fees - for each individual contract and on an annual basis - in excess of Euro 150,000 if signed individually and Euro 350,000 if signed jointly;
• grant bonuses or other extraordinary emoluments or consideration to employees, collaborators and consultants of up to Euro 50,000;
• be responsible for the HR transformation process, which will include the development of managerial skills of key figures, the identification of skill gaps and areas for improvement at managerial level, the proposal to the Board of Directors of talented professional figures from the external market to be appointed to key positions within the organization.
• 1. Capital transactions:
  2. represent the Company in the Shareholders Meetings of the companies, consortia or other entities in which it holds an interest, including by granting proxies to third parties, without prejudice to the powers of the Board of Directors on the exercise of voting rights in the companies in which SECO holds an interest, and within the limits of the relevant decisions.
• 1. Other powers:
  2. supervise the organization of communication programs, including participation in events and trade fairs, and anything else deemed useful for the purpose of promoting the Company's image;
  3. carry out any activity deemed necessary to fulfil the function of liaison with investors, the national and international press and the market.

The Chief Executive Officer Massimo Mauri is primarily responsible for the management of the Company.

Chairperson of the Board of Directors

The Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Daniele Conti, was granted the powers described below, which include management powers in view of the Group's structure and the Company's operational complexity.

• 1. Representation:
  2. of the Company before any third party;
  3. of the Company with foreign subsidiaries or affiliates, with representatives and customers abroad, and with foreign entities and authorities in general;
  4. active and passive representation of the Company in all relations and dealings with the fiscal, financial, administrative, political, military, trade union and judicial offices of the State and of dependent, local or parastatal administrations, social security, insurance or mutual benefit institutions, providing for all that is required by the applicable provisions regarding employment, with the power to agree on incomes, issue attestations and certificates, promote judgments before all the

administrative and judicial authorities of the Italian Republic, lodge complaints, file lawsuits, make claims against any measure of the aforementioned authorities and offices and sign the relative documents and/or consequent deeds.

Legal representation:

• represent the Company in legal proceedings before all the authorities of the Italian Republic and of foreign states and supranational authorities, appoint attorneys, prosecutors for disputes and partisan experts, initiate complaints, take out a civil action, including for arbitration, for appeals, revocation, Cassation judgments and hearings before the Constitutional Court;
• interrupt or terminate a legal action, settle and reconcile any pending or disputed matter of the Company with third parties, including pending or disputed matters with managers, Executives, employees and workers, appoint arbitrators, including amicable arbitrators, and sign the relative settlement deeds, provided that such deeds refer to disputes or pending matters which have arisen or are arising with a value not exceeding Euro 250,000 if signed individually and Euro 500,000 if signed jointly;
• represent the Company in any bankruptcy proceedings with all the necessary powers, promote and/or request declarations of bankruptcy, attend meetings of creditors, accept and exercise the office of member of the creditors' committee, if the appointment falls on the Company; declare credits, affirming their reality and existence; accept and reject proposals for agreements and do whatever else is necessary and/or useful for the procedures themselves;
• issue executive and preventative deeds, obtaining injunctions, enforcements, sequestrations and attachments, filing forced mortgages and laying claim to goods - including from third parties - and the withdrawal of such deeds.

Correspondence:

• sign all company correspondence;
• receive from post and telegraph offices, and from any other transport company, letters and parcels, both
• ordinary and registered and/or insured;
• issue, sign and endorse invoices and debit and credit notes and receive them;
• sign and issue delivery notes and shipping documents, and receive them.

Administrative and fiscal representation:

• deal with and define any administrative practice with any authority and administration, ministry or State body in representation of the Company, signing petitions and appeals and requesting and collecting refunds; make any communication or report that the Company is legally bound to produce; sign and submit declarations and reports for taxes and duties;
• sign and present petitions, appeals, oppositions and reservations against assessments; reach agreements and settle all tax matters; request and collect refunds;
• attend inspections carried out by the tax police and any other authority, signing the relevant reports; make any communication or report that the Company is legally bound to produce;
• apply to any competent authority for administrative and public safety licenses, in

particular trade licenses, including under his/her own name as pro tempore representative of the Company;

• represent the Company for all practices relating to the filing, registration and cancellation of patent rights, trademarks and utility models;
• carry out customs clearance transactions by making and withdrawing the prescribed deposits and any other practice with Customs Offices by signing any appropriate document;
• represent the Company before any authority and body, signing any file relating to the legal status of means of transport and granting authorizations to employees or third parties to drive vehicles owned by the Company.
• Representation at Consob and Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
• represent the Company vis-à-vis Consob and the stock exchange authorities (Borsa Italiana, London Stock Exchange), including in any proceedings instituted before the same, with the power to draw up communications, complaints and/or any other deed or document pursuant to the provisions of the law and regulations; represent the Company in dealings with the global coordinator, sponsors and advisors during the Listing process.
• 1. Management powers
  2. take any urgent action necessary for the administration, preservation and protection of the Company's assets, reporting promptly to the Board of Directors on the activity performed;
  3. within the limits of their powers, issue employees of the Company and third parties with special mandates and proxies enabling them to carry out, in the name and on behalf of the Company, specific transactions and categories of transactions, using the Company's signatures for these purposes, and revoke such mandates where necessary;
  4. enter into, amend and terminate contracts, both with third parties and within the Group, concerning the sale of goods and/or the provision of services that are the purpose of the Company's business, provided that the unit value does not exceed Euro 2,000,000 if signed individually and Euro 5,000,000 if signed jointly;
  5. enter into, amend and terminate contracts, both with third parties and within the Group, concerning the purchase of goods and/or the provision of services that are the purpose of the Company's business, provided that the unit value does not exceed Euro 2,000,000 if signed individually and Euro 5,000,000 if signed jointly;
  6. divest and transfer assets, capital goods, plant, property and equipment and intangible fixed assets for a value individually below Euro 300,000 and overall below Euro 1,000,000 per financial year;
  7. enter into, amend and terminate agreements for the purchase, sale, exchange, transfer and any other act of acquisition or disposal of goods, rights or services, the assumption in general of obligations, commitments and liabilities of any nature whatsoever, the value of which - individually or jointly with other related transactions - does not exceed Euro 1,000,000 if signed individually and does not exceed Euro 2,000,000 if signed jointly; amend such agreements, contracts, transactions, obligations, commitments or assumptions of liability that entail economic effects of an amount not exceeding the aforementioned figures;
  8. examine, amend, approve, enter into and terminate leasing agreements,

including financial leases, commercial leases and subleases involving the concession of the use of assets for an amount of up to Euro 1,500,000 if signed individually and not exceeding Euro 3,000,000 if signed jointly, and with a duration of up to nine years;

• participate in tenders called by the State Administrations, by public and private entities, in Italy and abroad, for the supply of goods and services in general, submit bids and - in the event of an award - sign or give mandate to sign the relevant contracts for each individual tender or bid for an amount up to Euro 2,000,000 if signed individually and up to Euro 5,000,000 if signed jointly;
• examine, amend, approve, enter into and terminate supply contracts, tenders in general, including service contracts, works contracts or similar services, contracts for goods and any inherent and consequent act for an amount equal to or less than Euro 1,500,000 if signed individually and Euro 3,000,000 if signed jointly;
• carry out registrations and filings relating to intellectual property rights, including software, patents of invention for ornamental utility and industrial models, trademarks and trade names, both national and international, defend them in administrative proceedings, carrying out all the necessary acts according to applicable laws, appointing correspondents and consultants for this purpose and granting them the necessary powers;
• examine, modify, approve, sign and terminate partnership contracts with Universities and Research Institutes;
• review, amend, approve, enter into and terminate agency, franchise or sub-grant, commission and depository agreements.
• 1. Guarantees and financial and banking relationships:
  2. assume financial indebtedness, including leases, within the annual budget and in any case below Euro 2,500,000 if signed individually and Euro 5,000,000 if signed jointly;
  3. make extraordinary repayments of loans and finance leases of up to Euro 500,000;
  4. carry out any transaction with factoring companies, including the signing of contracts, the assignment of receivables and/or the acceptance of assignments by suppliers, the setting up of guarantees, warrants for collection, discounting transactions and anything else concerning factoring relationships;
  5. define guidelines and execute treasury/liquidity management operations such as, by way of example only, opening/closing of deposit accounts, repurchase agreements, interest rate negotiations, commencement and termination of management mandates and, in general, all similar operations;
  6. enter into, amend and terminate bank and loan agreements in any form, with the exception of the renewal of existing agreements (specifically credit facilities, mortgages, safe-deposit boxes, advances on securities, invoices and goods, discounts), provided that such agreements do not entail obligations for the Company, for each individual agreement and on an annual basis, exceeding Euro 2,500,000 if signed individually and Euro 5,000,000 if signed jointly;
  7. carry out all financial transactions for the ordinary administration of the Company, open current bank accounts, make withdrawals, issue payment instructions, sign checks against such current accounts, including overdrafts (within the limits of the

credit lines granted), verify such current accounts and approve their statements;

• sign payment orders and checks up to the maximum amount, for each individual check or payment order, of Euro 1,500,000 if signed individually and Euro 3,000,000 if signed jointly, tied to payments to suppliers for each individual beneficiary;
• carry out any transaction, within the limits of the agreed credit lines, in debit and credit on the Company's current accounts, with banks and post offices in Italy and abroad, with the exception of countries included in the Ministry of the Economy's black list; issue, endorse and cash bank checks and issue, endorse and cash bank drafts;
• make or release security deposits in cash or securities;
• deposit public or private securities and valuables in general with credit institutions for safekeeping, administration or pledging; withdraw them by issuing a receipt;
• lease and cancel safe deposit boxes, with authority to open and withdraw their contents;
• issue bills of exchange and endorsements only to suppliers and on regular transactions; accept bills of exchange only from suppliers and if issued against regular orders;
• receive, set up and release deposits, also as security or guarantee, and allow bonds of any kind with a unit value of no more than Euro 500,000 if signed individually and no more than Euro 1,000,000 if signed jointly;
• demand and collect any sum due to the Company from anyone for any reason whatsoever (State, public and private bodies, companies and natural and/or legal persons), issuing the relative receipts;
• negotiate, sign and collect bills of exchange (drafts and promissory notes), checks, and any other trade title or effect, signing the relative documents, endorsements and receipts;
• endorse bills, checks and other securities on order for collection;
• arrange for the issuance of drafts both on customers and on debtors for other reasons
• issue deeds of formal notice and overdue payment complaints.
• 1. Powers in labor matters:
  2. hire, suspend and dismiss employees, with the exception of Senior Executives, signing the relevant contracts and agreements, establishing remuneration, duties and any deposits, and providing for any fulfilment inherent in and consequent to the administration of the employment relationship, provided that such contracts do not entail a cost to the Company - for each individual contract, and on an annual basis - in excess of Euro 150,000 and Euro 350,000 if signed jointly;
  3. enter into, amend and terminate contracts with collaborators, consultants and self-employed workers, provided they do not entail payment to the Company of gross fees - for each individual contract and on an annual basis - in excess of Euro 150,000 if signed individually and Euro 350,000 if signed jointly;
  4. grant bonuses or other extraordinary emoluments or consideration to employees, collaborators and consultants of up to Euro 50,000;

5. Capital transactions:

• represent the Company in the Shareholders Meetings of the companies, consortia or other entities in which it holds an interest, including by granting proxies to third parties, without prejudice to the powers of the Board of Directors on the exercise of voting rights in the companies in which SECO holds an interest, and within the limits of the relevant decisions.

Disclosure to the Board by delegated Directors

During the year, the Executive Directors reported to the Board on the activities carried out with regard to the powers granted to them on a monthly basis at the next upcoming meeting and in such a way as to enable the Directors to express their opinion on the issues under assessment.

For further details about the information required under the ESRS Standards regarding the Board of Directors' disclosure on sustainability, please refer to the Governance section of the Sustainability Statement (included in the annual financial statements available on the Issuer's website www.seco.com/it, "Corporate Governance/Shareholders' Meeting" section).

Other Executive Directors

Other than as set out in paragraph 4.6. above, there are no other Executive Directors.

4.7 INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Pursuant to the combined provisions of Articles 147-ter, paragraph 4, and Article 148, paragraph 3 of the CFA and in compliance with the provisions contained in Article 2.2.3, paragraph 3, letter m) of the Stock Exchange Regulation and Article IA.2.10.6 of the Stock Exchange Instruction Regulation and in compliance with Article 2 of the CG Code, the Issuer's Board of Directors currently includes four Directors who meet the independence requirements, i.e., Valentina Montanari, Anna Zattoni, Valentina Manfredi and Paolo Lavatelli.

In this regard, we highlight that since there are four (out of ten) Independent Directors pursuant to Article 148, paragraph 3 of the CFA (as referred to in Article 147-ter, paragraph 4 of the CFA), in compliance with the provisions of Article 2.2.3, paragraph 3, letter m) of the Stock Exchange Regulation and Article IA.2.10.6 of the Stock Exchange Instruction Regulation, and pursuant to Article 2 of the CG Code, it is considered that their number and competences are adequate for the needs of the Company and the functioning of the Board, and also for the establishment of the related committees.

The Board of Directors assesses the independence of its non-executive members at the time of their appointment, during their term of office when circumstances relevant to independence arise and, in any case, at least once a year, in order to detect the possible existence of circumstances that compromise, or appear to compromise, their independence of judgement. The result of this assessment shall be disclosed to the market immediately after the appointment by means of a specific press release and, subsequently, in the "Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure Report" prepared pursuant to Article 123-bis of the CFA and the CG Code. The Board's assessment is verified by the Board of Statutory Auditors.

Pursuant to Article 15.4 of the By-Laws, the loss of a Director's independence requirements as set out by law and/or applicable regulations does not provide grounds for his/her removal from office, provided that the minimum number of members required under applicable law meeting said independence requirements remain in office.

It should be noted that the Chairperson of the Board did not qualify as independent.

The Board of Directors, with the support of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee, has defined the quantitative and qualitative criteria for assessing the significance of relationships (including financial ones) that could compromise the independence of its members (the "Significance Criteria" or the "Criteria"), as specified in the "Policy for the identification of qualitative and quantitative criteria for assessing the significance of situations that may compromise the independence of Directors provided for in Article 2, Recommendation No. 7 (c) and (d) of the Corporate Governance Code" adopted by the Board of Directors on March 11st, 2024 and published on SECO's website www.seco.com/it, in the section "Corporate Governance/Documents and Procedures/Policies".

We note that the same Criteria also apply to the Company's control body, with the necessary adaptations, as resolved by SECO's Board of Statutory Auditors on March 6th , 2024. Any reference in that document to "Director" should therefore be understood to refer to "Statutory Auditor" when the subject of assessment is the latter's independence.

In establishing the Significance Criteria, the Board of Directors has, among other matters, taken into account the recommendations set forth in the Code and the clarifications provided in the "Q&A supporting the application of the Corporate Governance Code - 2020 edition" published on the Corporate Governance Committee's website (the "Q&A").

At its meeting of March 17th, 2025, considering all the information available and the statements issued by the persons concerned, assessing all the circumstances that appear to compromise the independence identified by the CFA and the Code, and applying all the Significance Criteria and the criteria set out in the Code with regard to the independence of the Directors, the Board of Directors assessed the independence of its Directors pursuant to and for the purposes of Article 148, paragraph 3 of the CFA (as referred to in Article 147-ter, paragraph 4 of the CFA), the provisions of Article 2.2.3, paragraph 3, letter m) of the Stock Exchange Regulation and Article IA.2.10.6 of the Stock Exchange Instruction Regulation and Article 2 of the CG Code, verifying the presence of an adequate number of Non-Executive and Independent Directors in order to comply with the recommendations of the CG Code. In this regard, we underline that each Non-Executive Director provided all the elements necessary or useful for the Board's assessments.

On March 11st, 2025, the Board of Statutory Auditors verified that the assessment criteria and procedures adopted by the Board to evaluate the independence requirements have been correctly applied.

4.8 Lead Independent Director

As noted in paragraph 4.3 above, since the Chairperson of the Board of Directors holds management powers, on April 29th, 2024 the Board of Directors appointed the Independent Director Valentina Montanari as Lead Independent Director.

The Lead Independent Director also serves as Chairperson of the Control and Risk Committee and of the Related Party Transactions Committee and (a) represents a point of reference and coordination of the requests and contributions of the Non-Executive Directors and, in particular, of the Independent Directors, and (b) coordinates the meetings of the Independent Directors.

5. MANAGEMENT OF CORPORATE INFORMATION

At the Reporting Date, the following procedures are in force with respect to the management of inside information, the insider register and internal dealing (i) "Procedure for the maintenance, management and updating of registers of persons having access to Relevant and Inside Information"; (ii) "Procedure for the management and disclosure of

Relevant and Inside Information"; (iii) "Internal Dealing Procedure"; as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting of March 10th, 2021 in view of the Listing and in force as of the date of submission to Borsa Italiana of the application for admission to trading of the Company's shares.

For further information, please refer to the text of the procedures available on the website www.seco.com/it, in the "Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Documents and Procedures/ Procedures" section.

6. INTERNAL BOARD COMMITTEES (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d) CFA)

In compliance with the provisions contained in the Code, the Board of Directors may establish internal committees with investigative, proposal and advisory functions, with regard to appointments, remuneration and control and risks, and in other areas deemed important for the Company, which are entrusted with the task of supporting the Board in the performance of its duties.

On April 29th, 2024, the Board of Directors resolved to establish the following internal committees, with investigative, proposal and advisory functions, with a term of office equal to that of the Board of Directors and, therefore, until the approval of the financial statements for the year ended December 31st, 2026:

(i) the Appointments and Remuneration Committee (which combines the functions of the Remuneration Committee and the Appointments Committee), composed of three independent Directors, in the persons of the Directors Anna Zattoni (Chairperson), Paolo Lavatelli and Claudio Catania (see Section 7 of the Report);

(ii) the Control and Risk Committee, consisting of three Non-Executive Directors, the majority of whom are independent, in the persons of the Directors Valentina Montanari (Chairperson), Valentina Manfredi and Luciano Lomarini (see Section 8 of the Report);

(iii) the Related Party Transactions Committee, consisting of three Independent Directors, in the persons of the Independent Directors Valentina Montanari (Chairperson), Valentina Manfredi and Anna Zattoni (see Section 10 of the Report).

In determining the composition of the committees, the Board gave priority to the expertise and experience of their members and avoided an excessive concentration of positions.

At the Reporting Date, the Board of Directors has adopted and approved regulations for the functioning of the Control and Risk Committee and the Appointments and Remuneration Committee, while at the Reporting Date the Board has drafted the regulations for the functioning of Related Parties' Committee, which will be discussed and approved together with this Report.

The timeliness and completeness in view of the meetings of Control and Risk Committee and the Appointments and Remuneration Committee were ensured, during the Year, by sending the documents under discussion in accordance with the regulations of the Committees itself. The mentioned regulations provide, in particular, that the documents must be sent no later than 3 (three) days prior to the meeting, except in cases of urgency, which did not occur during the Year, in relation to which the information is made available to the Board members with a minimum notice of 1 (one) day.With regard to the meetings of the Related Parties Committee, the information was provided in such a way as to enable it to express itself with awareness on the matters placed before them and, in particular, during the course of the Year, with at least 3 (three) days' notice prior to each meeting.

At the Reporting Date, the Board of Directors has not reserved any of the functions that the Code attributes to committees.

Additional committees (other than those required by regulation or recommended by the Code)

At the Reporting Date, no committees other than those envisaged by the regulations or the CG Code have been set up.

7. SELF-ASSESSMENT AND SUCCESSION OF DIRECTORS. APPOINTMENTS AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

7.1 Self-assessment and succession of Directors

In accordance with the provisions of the CG Code, and in particular in view of the fact that the Issuer does not fall under the definition of a "large company", as well as considering the Board of Directors Regulations, this latter has considered conducting its self-assessment once every three years, at the same time as the expiration of the Board's term of office, as well as in view of the renewal of the Board of Directors. In this regard, therefore, it should be noted that since the renewal of the administrative body is not included in the agenda of the upcoming Shareholders' Meeting, the Board did not have an occasion to carry out an evaluation on the performance of the Board itself and its committees, as well as their size and composition.

During the Board of Directors' meeting held on March 11st, 2024, the Board has carried out the latest self-assessment regarding the three-year period 2021-2023.Based on the results of the review, the Board has operated in substantial compliance with the CG Code and best practices, both at Italian and international level, and the Directors expressed general satisfaction with the functioning and activities carried out by the Board and its committees.

In addition, it should be noted that, at the Reporting Date, the Board has not adopted a succession plan for Executive Directors, taking into account the organizational structure of the Issuer and also considering that the CG Code recommends this only for "large companies," a category to which SECO does not belong.

7.2 APPOINTMENTS AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

Composition and functioning of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee in its capacity as Appointments Committee (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d) of the CFA)

On April 29th, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Issuer appointed as members of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee the Directors Anna Zattoni, Paolo Lavatelli and Claudio Catania, as illustrated in the following table.

Member	Category
Anna Zattoni - Chairperson	Non-Executive and Independent
Paolo Lavatelli	Non-Executive and Independent
Claudio Catania	Non-Executive

At the time of their appointment, the Board of Directors ascertained that the Directors Anna Zattoni, Paolo Lavatelli and Claudio Catania had adequate knowledge and

experience in financial matters and remuneration policies, in compliance with Recommendation 26 of the CG Code.

The meetings were coordinated by the Chairperson and minutes were regularly taken; during the year, the Chairperson regularly reported to the Board of Directors at the next available meeting on the activities carried out.

The meetings of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee lasted an average of one hour. Table 3 in Annex 1 of the Report shows each member's attendance at the Appointments and Remuneration Committee meetings.

In addition, at least 2 (two) meetings are scheduled during the current year, 2 (two) of which have already been held as of the Reporting Date, on February 3rd, 2025 and March 10th, 2025.

There have been no changes in the composition of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee since the close of the financial year.

As specified above, the Appointments and Remuneration Committee was composed of a majority of Independent Directors.

Appointments and Remuneration Committee meetings were attended, as appropriate, by the Secretary of the Board of Directors and the Director of Human Resources.

The Appointments and Remuneration Committee is charged with the duties set out in Recommendations 19 and 25 of the CG Code.

In view of the fact that the same committee is responsible for both remuneration and the appointment of Directors, it is necessary to distinguish the functions it performs when acting in one capacity or the other.

Specifically, this committee has been assigned the following functions regarding remuneration:

• (i) assist the Board of Directors in developing remuneration policy;
• (ii) present proposals or express opinions to the Board of Directors on the remuneration of the Executive Directors and Senior Directors in addition to establishing the performance objectives related to the variable component of this remuneration;
• (iii) monitor the concrete application of the remuneration policy, verifying, in particular, the effective achievement of the performance objectives;
• (iv) periodically assess the adequacy and overall consistency of the policy adopted for the remuneration of Directors and Senior Management.

Pursuant to Recommendation 26 of the CG Code, Directors are required to abstain from attending committee meetings at which proposals are made to the Board regarding their own compensation.

This Committee has been assigned the following functions with regard to appointments; more specifically, the Committee supports the Board of Directors:

• (i) in the self-assessment of the Board and its committees;
• (ii) in defining the optimal composition of the Board of Directors and its committees;
• (iii) in identifying candidates for the position of Director in the event of co-option;
• (iv) in the presentation of a slate by the outgoing Board of Directors, to be carried out according to methods that ensure its transparent formation and presentation.

The Appointments and Remuneration Committee carries out its activities by making ordinary use of the information provided by the Board of Directors and the support of the Legal and Corporate Affairs, Finance and Control and Human Resources Departments.

In performing its functions, the Appointments and Remuneration Committee has access to the company functions necessary for the undertaking of their duties and may draw on financial resources and utilize external consultants, according to the terms established by the Board of Directors.

Throughout the year and up to the Reporting Date, the Appointments and Remuneration Committee met 7 (seven) times. The meetings, among other matters, focused on:

• (i) self-assessment of the size, composition, and operation of the Board of Directors and board committees;
• (ii) the development of a proposal for the Chief Executive Officer's 2023 bonus based on the Company's performance for the fiscal year 2023, as well as an assessment regarding the overall compensation package offered to the Chief Executive Officer;
• (iii) review and approval of the policy on qualitative and quantitative criteria for the purpose of assessing independence requirements and the Remuneration Report;
• (iv) the analysis of the activities carried out by the Committee in the previous threeyears period;
• (v) analysis of the lists submitted for the Shareholders' Meeting held on April 28th, 2024, for Corporate Governance for 2023 in view of the appointment of the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors;
• (vi) review of the market benchmarks of comparable companies with reference to the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer;
• (vii) review of the incentive plan reserved for the Chief Executive Officer, Senior Executives and Group employees;
• (viii) the assessment and verification of the criteria for awarding the 2024 variable bonus in favor of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, and the related proposal to the Board of Directors.

8. REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS - REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

8.1 REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS

The Company's Board of Directors will submit to the Shareholders' Meeting called to approve the financial statements the remuneration policy governing the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors, General Managers and other Senior Executives and, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2402 of the Civil Code, the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors, in compliance with Article 123-ter of the CFA and on which, on March 10th, 2025, the Appointments and Remuneration Committee expressed its favorable opinion.

The Remuneration Report, in Section I of which SECO's remuneration policy is described, was prepared by the Issuer in compliance with the regulations applicable to companies with financial instruments listed on a regulated market and with the involvement of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee.

Section II of the Remuneration Report includes information on any agreements between the Company and the members of the Board of Directors providing for indemnities in the event of resignation or dismissal without just cause, or termination of employment following a public tender offer.

For a description of the Issuer's remuneration policy and the fees paid during the year, please refer to the Remuneration Report available on the Issuer's website at www.seco.com/it in the Investor Relations/Corporate Governance Section.

8.2 REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

For information on the composition and functioning, and the functions of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee in its role as Remuneration Committee, reference should be made to paragraph 7.2 of the Report.

Additional information about the Appointments and Remuneration Committee is contained in Table 3 of Annex 1 of the Report.

9. INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - CONTROL AND RISK COMMITTEE

The Board - which is responsible for the Internal Control and Risk Management System as a whole (i.e. the set of rules, procedures, organizational structures and processes targeted at monitoring the efficiency of corporate transactions, the reliability of the information provided to the corporate boards and the market, the compliance with laws and regulations and the safeguard of corporate assets) - defines, also with the support of the Control and Risk Committee, the guidelines of the Internal Control and Risk Management System, so that the main risks of the Company and the Group - including those which may be relevant for the medium/long-term sustainability of the Company's activities - are identified, measured, managed and monitored in line with national and international reference models.

In defining the guidelines of the internal control and risk management system, the Board has adopted an Internal Control and Risk Management System that complies with the indications of the CG Code and is aligned with the reference best practices, and is defined in line with the "Internal Controls - Integrated Framework" and "Enterprise Risk Management - Integrated Framework" models issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("CoSo Report"). Specifically, the Board meeting of March 11st, 2024 approved an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) model whose methodology is based on identifying relevant risks, assessing them, including in view on the system of controls in place, and identifying improvement actions.

The Board of Directors, in drafting the strategic, business and financial plans, defined the nature and level of risk compatible with the strategic objectives of the Issuer, including in their assessments all risks considered significant with regard to the sustainability of the medium/long-term operations of the Issuer and of the companies of the Group.

Features of the Internal Control and Risk Management System Coordination between parties involved.

The Internal Control and Risk Management System is an integrated system of rules, procedures and organizational structures aimed at identifying, measuring, managing and monitoring the main corporate risks, in which a number of corporate bodies and organizational units take part, and whose components are coordinated and interdependent and characterized by complementarity in terms of the aims pursued, the characteristics of the system and the operating rules. More specifically, the various parties involved in the Internal Control and Risk Management System are: (i) the Board of Directors; (ii) the Control and Risk Committee; (iii) the Chief Executive Officer as the Director in charge of the Internal Control and Risk Management System; (iv) the Board of Statutory Auditors; (v) the independent audit firm; (vi) the Supervisory Board; (vii) the Executive Officer for Financial Reporting; (viii) the Internal Audit Manager.

Main characteristics of the existing risk management and internal control system in place in relation to financial disclosure (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter b) of the CFA)

In relation to the financial disclosure process, the internal control system is integral to and forms part of the wider context of the Internal Control and Risk Management System. In general, the internal control system put in place by the Company seeks to guarantee the safeguard of corporate assets, compliance with laws and regulations, efficiency and effectiveness in corporate operations and the reliability, accuracy and timeliness of financial disclosure. The internal control system on financial disclosure is designed to identify and assess the events that, if they were to occur, would compromise the reliability, accuracy and timeliness of the financial disclosure and the capacity of the financial reporting process as a whole to produce financial information in compliance with the reference accounting standards. The control model for the financial reporting process was inspired by international standards and industry best practices. The administrativeaccounting procedures for preparing the financial statements and any other financial communication are prepared under the responsibility of the Executive Officer for Financial Reporting, who, together with the Chief Executive Officer, certifies their adequacy and effective application on the occasion of the Company's annual and consolidated financial statements and half-yearly financial report.

a) Phases of the Internal Control and Risk Management System regarding financial disclosure

In general, the control objectives for the financial reporting process are related to typical financial statement assertions, such as existence, completeness, accuracy of accounting records, rights and obligations and valuation of transactions, and presentation of disclosures. The objectives are also linked to other elements that characterize the internal control environment and company organization such as, for example, the separation of duties, compliance with rules of conduct and authorization limits, the physical security of assets, documentation and traceability of transactions. The analysis of the scope of and risks related to financial disclosure provides for periodic updating in order to identify the principal amendments made to the administrative-accounting processes with the natural development of the business and the organization of the Group. After the identification of the matrix of processes and controls, the Company defines the approach to be adopted in the verification phase to ensure the adequacy and operation of key controls in order to contain and/or reduce the risk to a residual level deemed acceptable. The approach takes into account how the control is performed, dividing it into manual controls, automated controls at the application systems level and general controls of IT structures, and the frequency of the controls themselves.

b) Role and functions involved

The financial disclosure management and control system is overseen by the Executive Officer for Financial Reporting, who coordinates the various phases, such as its design, implementation, monitoring and updating over time. In particular, the role and the responsibilities of the Executive Officer for Financial Reporting include the internal checking of the correct functioning of the accounting processes/flows within their management responsibility, the completeness and reliability of information flows, in addition to the adequacy and effective application of the controls; the Executive Officer for Financial Reporting undertakes verifications on the set of documents and summary accounting data concerning the equity, economic and financial position.

The Executive Officer for Financial Reporting shall periodically report to the Control and Risk Committee, to the Board of Statutory Auditors and to the Supervisory Board

concerning the means to undertake the internal control system assessment process, and also regarding the results of the assessments carried out in support of the declarations issued.

The monitoring process on the existing risk management and internal control system in relation to financial reporting consists of the following steps:

• (i) risk assessment, aimed at identifying and assessing the main risks;
• (ii) assessment of the possible impact that the occurrence of the risks previously identified could have on existing processes and consequent preparation of an audit plan;
• (iii) performance of audits;
• (iv) evaluation of any problems/anomalies detected.

The Executive Officer for Financial Reporting periodically reports to the Director in charge of the ICRMS, the Control and Risk Committee and the Board of Statutory Auditors.

During the meeting held on March 4th, 2025, the Issuer's Board of Directors - having taken into account the information provided by the Control and Risk Committee - expressed its opinion on the adequacy of the Internal Control and Risk Management System with regard to the Company and the risk profile, in addition to its effectiveness and functioning. This assessment was carried out by analyzing the results of various controls aimed at verifying the actual reliability, accuracy and timeliness of the financial disclosure and did not reveal any critical aspects.

9.1 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

On April 29th , 2024, the Board appointed as Chief Executive Officer Massimo Mauri, , responsible for establishing and maintaining the Internal Control and Risk Management System.

During the year, the Chief Executive Officer, as the person responsible for establishing and maintaining the Internal Control and Risk Management System:

• (i) identified the main business risks, taking into account the characteristics of the activities undertaken by the Company and by its subsidiaries, and periodically presented them for examination to the Board of Directors;
• (ii) introduced the guidelines defined by the Board, supervising the planning, realization and management of the Internal Control and Risk Management System, constantly verifying its adequacy and efficiency, and adapting it to changes in operating conditions and legal and regulatory frameworks.

In addition, the Chief Executive Officer entrusted the Internal Audit Function with verifying specific operational areas and with compliance of internal procedures and rules in the execution of business operations, simultaneously communicating such to the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Control and Risk Committee and to the Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors. The Chief Executive Officer did not exercise this power during the year.

Lastly, if problems and critical issues should arise in the performance of his activities, or of which he has become aware, the Chief Executive Officer shall promptly inform the Control and Risk Committee so that it can take the appropriate initiatives.

9.2 CONTROL AND RISK COMMITTEE

Composition and functioning of the Control and Risk Committee

On April 29th , 2024, the Board of Directors of the Issuer appointed as members of the Control and Risk Committee - Valentina Montanari, Valentina Manfredi and Luciano Lomarini. The table below shows the members of the Control and Risk Committee as of the Reporting Date.

Member	Category
Valentina Montanari - Chairperson	Non-Executive and Independent
Valentina Manfredi	Non-Executive and Indipendent
Luciano Lomarini	Non-Executive

The meetings were coordinated by the Chairperson and minutes were regularly taken; during the year, the Chairperson regularly reported to the Board of Directors at the next available meeting on the activities carried out.

The meetings of the Control and Risk Committee lasted an average of 1 hour. Table 3 in Annex 1 of the Report shows the attendance of each member at the Control and Risk Committee meeting.

In addition, 4 (four) meetings are scheduled for the current year, of which 3 (three) have already been held as of the Reporting Date.

There have been no changes in the composition of the Control and Risk Committee since the close of the financial year.

As specified above, the Control and Risk Committee was made up of Non-Executive Directors, the majority of whom were independent.

At the time of their appointment, the Board of Directors ascertained that the Directors Valentina Montanari, Valentina Manfredi and Luciano Lomarini have adequate experience in accounting, finance and risk management.

The meetings of the Control and Risk Committee were attended by the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors, as well as (i) the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the CG Code (ii) the heads of the Legal and Corporate Affairs, Finance and Control, and Internal Audit Departments; and (iii) the Independent Auditors, at the invitation of the Committee's Chairperson and informing the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the CG Code.

The Control and Risk Committee is tasked with the control and risk duties set out in Recommendations 33 and 35 of the CG Code.

More specifically, this Committee has been assigned the following control and risk functions:

• (i) defining the guidelines for the Internal Control and Risk Management System in line with the Company's strategy and assessing, at least annually, the adequacy of the system considering the particular characteristics of the Company, the risk profile assumed, and its efficacy;
• (ii) appointing and dismissing the Internal Audit Manager, defining his or her remuneration in line with corporate policies, ensuring that s/he is provided with adequate resources to carry out his or her tasks. Should the Internal Audit Function,

as a whole or in segments, be entrusted to an entity external to the Company, this external entity must meet the appropriate requirements of professionalism, independence and organization and adequate justification for this choice must be provided in the Corporate Governance Report;

• (iii) approving, at least annually, the work plan drawn up by the Internal Audit Manager, after consultation with the control board and the Chief Executive Officer;
• (iv) assessing the appropriateness of adopting measures to ensure the effectiveness and impartiality of judgement of the other corporate functions involved in the internal audits, verifying that they possess adequate levels of professionalism and resources;
• (v) performing the supervisory functions pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 1, letter b) of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001;
• (vi) following consultation with the control body, assessing the conclusions set out by the legal auditor in any letter of recommendations and in the additional report addressed to the control body;
• (vii) describing, in the Corporate Governance Report, the main features of the Internal Control and Risk Management System and the methods of coordination between the parties involved in it, indicating the models and national and international reference best practices, expressing its overall assessment of the adequacy of the system and outlining the choices made in relation to the composition of the Supervisory Board as per point (v) above.

In addition, the Committee supports the Board of Directors in:

• (i) defining the guidelines for the Internal Control and Risk Management System in line with the Company's strategy and assessing, at least annually, the adequacy of the system considering the particular characteristics of the Company, the risk profile assumed, and its efficacy;
• (ii) appointing and dismissing the Internal Audit Manager, defining his or her remuneration in line with corporate policies, ensuring that s/he is provided with adequate resources to carry out his or her tasks. Should the Internal Audit Function, as a whole or in segments, be entrusted to an entity external to the Company, this external entity must meet the appropriate requirements of professionalism, independence and organization and adequate justification for this choice must be provided in the Corporate Governance Report;
• (iii) approving, at least annually, the work plan drawn up by the Internal Audit Manager, after consultation with the Board of Statutory Auditors and the Chief Executive Officer;
• (iv) assessing the appropriateness of adopting measures to ensure the effectiveness and impartiality of judgement of the other corporate functions involved in the audits, verifying that they possess adequate levels of professionalism and resources;
• (v) assigning to the Board of Statutory Auditors or to a body specifically set up for this purpose the supervisory functions pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 1, letter b) of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 (the "Supervisory Board");
• (vi) following consultation with the Board of Statutory Auditors, evaluates the results of the legal auditor's (or independent audit firm's) letter of recommendations and of the additional report on fundamental questions arising during the audit of the accounts, addressed to the Board of Statutory Auditors;

(vii) describing, in the Corporate Governance Report, the main features of the Internal Control and Risk Management System and the methods of coordination between the parties involved in it, indicating the models and national and international reference best practices, expressing its overall assessment of the adequacy of the system and outlining the choices made in relation to the composition of the Supervisory Board.

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 19, Paragraph 2 of Legislative Decree No. 39/2010, as amended, the Board of Statutory Auditors has also been assigned the functions of Internal Control and Audit Committee.

The Control and Risk Committee: (i) carries out its activities by making ordinary use of the information provided by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Internal Audit Manager, the Executive Officer for Financial Reporting, the Supervisory Board and the representatives of the independent audit firm; (ii) may also activate, through the Chief Executive Officer and the Internal Audit Manager, any further information channel necessary for the performance of its activities and is supported by the Legal and Corporate Affairs Department.

The Control and Risk Committee and the Board of Statutory Auditors promptly exchange relevant information for the execution of their respective duties.

During the year and up to the Reporting Date, the Control and Risk Committee met 8( eight) times and its members participated regularly in the majority of cases.

The meetings, among other matters, focused on:

• (i) Approval of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) model;
• (ii) the correct application of the accounting standards and their uniformity in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements (together with the Executive Officer for Financial Reporting and following the approval of the independent audit firm and the Board of Statutory Auditors);
• (iii) assessing the suitability of periodic financial and non-financial information to correctly represent the Company's business model, strategies, and the impact of its activities and performance;
• (iv) examining the periodic non-financial information relevant to the Internal Control and Risk Management System;
• (v) reviewing the audit plan and periodic reporting prepared by the Internal Audit Manager;
• (vi) examining the draft of this Report, with particular reference to the section concerning the main features of the Internal Control and Risk Management System (see Section 9 of the Report) and the methods of coordination between the subjects involved;
• (vii) approving the report to the Board of Directors by the Control and Risk Committee on the activities carried out and the adequacy of the Internal Control and Risk Management System;

In performing its functions, the Committee has access to the information and corporate functions required to carry out its work, and may draw on financial resources and utilize external consultants, according to the terms established by the Board of Directors.

9.3 INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER

On March 25th, 2021, the Board resolved, upon proposal of the Chief Executive Officer,

subject to and as from the date of the Listing, to outsource the Internal Audit function to PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Services S.r.l., by conferring the role of Internal Audit Manager to Mr. Giuseppe Garzillo, partner of the aforementioned company, who has adequate professional standing and independence and has gained extensive experience in the field of Internal Auditing and compliance activities also on behalf of listed companies.

The Board also approved the remuneration of the Internal Audit Manager and ensured that s/he is provided with the necessary and appropriate resources to carry out his/her duties.

The Internal Audit Manager, who is not responsible for any of the Issuer's operational areas and reports directly to the Board of Directors with regard to the activities carried out, has direct access to all information needed to carry out his/her duties.

During the year, the Issuer adopted the work plan prepared by the Internal Audit Manager. In addition, on March 5th, 2025, the Board of Directors approved the work plan prepared by the Internal Audit Manager in relation to fiscal year 2024, having consulted with the Control and Risk Committee, the Board of Statutory Auditors and the Chief Executive Officer.

During the year, the Internal Audit Manager:

• verified, on an ongoing basis and in relation to specific needs and in compliance with international standards, the operation and suitability of the Internal Control and Risk Management System, through an audit plan, approved by the Board of Directors, based on a structured analysis process and prioritization of principal risks;
• prepared periodic reports containing appropriate information on its activities, the methods with which risk management is conducted and compliance with the plans established for reducing risk, and an assessment of the suitability of the Internal Control and Risk Management System and sent them to the Chairpersons of the Board of Statutory Auditors, the Control and Risk Committee and the Board of Directors, and to the Chief Executive Officer, except where the reports specifically covered the work of these people;
• prepared reports on particularly significant events in a timely manner, including at the request of the Board of Statutory Auditors, and transmitted them to the Chairpersons of the Board of Statutory Auditors, the Control and Risk Committee and the Board of Directors, and to the Chief Executive Officer, except in cases where the subject of such reports specifically concerned the activities of such parties;
• verified the reliability of the IT accounting systems that are part of the audit plan, including accounting systems.

9.4 ORGANIZATION MODEL PURSUANT TO LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 231/2001

By Board of Directors' motion of December 11th, 2018, as last amended on February 5th , 2025,, the Issuer adopted an Organization, Management and Control Model (the "Model") targeted at creating a system of rules to prevent the commission of unlawful conduct by senior management, Executives or otherwise persons with decision-making powers and by persons subject to the management and supervision of persons in senior positions, in accordance with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 231.

The Model is available on the Issuer's website www.seco.com/it in the "Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Organizational Model" Section.

On December 11th, 2018, the Company's "Code of Ethics and Conduct" was also adopted, available on the Issuer's website www.seco.com/it in the "Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Code of Conduct" Section.

The Issuer's Supervisory Board currently in office is composed by Eleonora Necci (Chairperson), Fabio Rossi both appointed by the Board of Director's on April 29th, 2024 and Alessandro Guido, appointed by the Board of Director's on November 13th, 2024 in replacement of Marco Pascucci. The appointments of the members of the Supervisory Board, which will remain in office until the approval of the financial statements for the year 2026, were made with the prior favorable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors. The Supervisory Board holds independent initiative and control powers as provided by Legislative Decree 231. A The Supervisory Board has autonomous powers of initiative and control as provided for by Legislative Decree No. 231. The Issuer's Board of Directors evaluated whether to appoint to the Board at least one internal Company figure, i.e., Alessandro Guido, in order to ensure coordination among the different subjects involved in the Internal Control and Risk Management System.

9.5 AUDITOR

The legal audit of the Company's accounts for the financial years 2021-2029 was assigned, with effect subject to the Trading Commencement Date, to the company Deloitte & Touche S.p.A., with registered office at Via Tortona 25, Milan, enrolled in the register of legal auditors pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 39/2010, as amended, with registration number 132587. The appointment was conferred, pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 39/2010, by the Shareholders' Meeting on March 1, 2021, upon justified proposal of the Board of Statutory Auditors. The appointment concludes with the approval of the 2029 Annual Accounts.

During the year, and having consulted the Board of Statutory Auditors, the Board assessed the results set out by the independent audit firm in their letter of suggestions and in the additional report addressed to the Board of Statutory Auditors.

9.6 EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHER CORPORATE ROLES AND FUNCTIONS

On March 5th, 2021, and having consulted the Board of Statutory Auditors, the Board of Directors appointed Lorenzo Mazzini (Chief Financial Officer of the Company) as Executive Officer for Financial Reporting, effective from the Listing, in view of his knowledge of the Company and his experience and professional profile. Moreover, the Board assigned the powers and functions set out in Article 154-bis of the CFA and in the applicable legal and regulatory provisions, in addition to the means necessary to carry out the tasks assigned.

As per Article 23 of the By-Laws, the Executive Officer for Financial Reporting is appointed by the Board of Directors (with the obligatory opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors), and the Board establishes his/her remuneration and may revoke his/her appointment. The Executive Officer for Financial Reporting must have, in addition to the integrity prescribed by the applicable law and regulations for those who carry out administrative and management functions, good professional standing demonstrated by specific expertise in administrative and accounting matters. Such expertise, to be ascertained by the Board of Directors, must be acquired through experience in a position of similar responsibility for an appropriate period of time. The Executive Officer for Financial Reporting has the powers and functions established by law and by other applicable provisions, in addition to those set down by the Board of Directors at the time of his/her appointment or by a subsequent vote.

9.7 COORDINATION OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

In order to ensure continuous coordination between the various parties involved in the Internal Control and Risk Management System, the Issuer has specified that all periodic meetings shall be held at the same time and jointly between the Control and Risk Committee, the Internal Audit Manager, the Board of Statutory Auditors, the Executive Officer for Financial Reporting and the Supervisory Board. This makes it possible to optimize the efficiency of the Issuer's Internal Control and Risk Management System, including with a view to ensuring the timely exchange of information between all parties involved, while reducing the risk of any duplication of activities.

It should be noted that the Issuer has adopted measures to comply with the provisions of Article 15 of the Consob Market Regulation. More specifically, the Issuer (i) makes available to the public the accounting records prepared for the purpose of drawing up the consolidated financial statements of the subsidiaries incorporated and regulated by the law of non-EU countries of significant importance; (ii) has acquired the By-Laws from the aforementioned companies, in addition to the composition and powers of the corporate boards; and (iii) has ascertained that these companies provide the independent audit firm with the information it requires to carry out the audit of annual and interim reports and that they have an administrative and accounting system suitable to provide the management of SECO and the independent audit firm with the economic and financial data needed on a regular basis to prepare the consolidated financial statements. These measures adopted by the Issuer specifically concern the following subsidiaries established and regulated by the laws of non-EU countries of significant importance, as identified pursuant to the provisions of Title VI, Chapter II, of the Issuers' Regulation: (i) Fannal Electronics Co. Ltd and (ii) SECO USA Inc. (previously InHand Electronics Inc.); (iii) SECO Mind USA, LLC.

For further details about the information required under the ESRS Standards regarding the role and responsibilities of corporate Board concerning internal control systems and risk management including disclosure on sustainability, please refer to the Governance section of the Sustainability Statement (included in the annual financial statements available on the Issuer's website www.seco.com/it, "Corporate Governance/Shareholders' Meeting" section).

10. DIRECTORS' INTERESTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On March 10th, 2021, and in consideration of the Listing, the Board of Directors of the Issuer resolved to adopt a preliminary "Related Party Transactions Procedure" (the "RPT Procedure") by way of implementation of Article 2391-bis of the Civil Code, the RPT Regulation and Consob Communication No. DEM/10078683 of September 24, 2010, containing indications and guidelines for application of the Consob Regulation, effective at the Trading Commencement Date. The same Board also established that, after the Trading Commencement Date, the RPT Procedure should be submitted for final approval to SECO's Board of Directors, subject to the opinion of the Related Party Transactions Committee.

On May 13, 2021, and with the favorable opinion of the Related Party Transactions Committee, the Board of Directors of the Issuer voted in favor of the final version of the RPT Procedure.

As indicated in paragraph 6 above, , the Issuer's Board of Directors has established an internal Related Party Transactions Committee consisting of three Independent Directors, Valentina Montanari (Chairperson), Valentina Manfredi and Anna Zattoni. This Committee is tasked with the functions set out in the RPT Procedure.

Related Party Transactions Committee meetings lasted an average of 45 minutes. During the year, 3 (three) meetings of the Related Party Transactions Committee were held. Table 3 of Annex 1 of the Report shows the attendance of each member of the Related Party Transactions Committee meetings.

In addition, at least 3 (three) meetings are scheduled during the current year, 3 (three ) of which has already been held as of the Reporting Date.

The meetings are generally coordinated by the Chairperson and minutes are regularly taken; the Chairperson reports to the Board of Directors at the next available meeting on the activities carried out.

There have been no changes in the composition of the Related Party Transactions Committee since the close of the financial year.

Where the nature, size and characteristics of the transaction requires, the Related Party Transactions Committee - or, where applicable, the parties replacing it - may appoint one or more independent experts of their own choice, at the expense of the Company, in order to obtain specific expert reports and/or fairness and/or legal opinions.

The RPT Procedure sets out the rules governing the procedures for identifying, approving and managing the Company's related party transactions in order to ensure the transparency and substantive and procedural fairness of related party transactions, whether carried out directly or through subsidiaries pursuant to Article 93 of the CFA or otherwise subject to management and coordination by SECO.

We also note that the Company, as a small sized company as per Article 3 of the RPT Regulation, applies to related party transactions - including significant transactions (as identified as per Annex 3 of the RPT Regulation) and as an exemption to Article 8 of the RPT Regulation - a procedure which takes into account the principles and rules of Article 7 of the same RPT Regulation.

For further information on the RPT Procedure, reference should be made to the procedure available on the website www.seco.com/it, in the Corporate Governance/Documents and Procedures/Procedures section.

The Board did not deem it necessary to adopt specific operational solutions to facilitate the identification and adequate management of situations in which a Director has an interest on his/her own behalf or on behalf of third parties. In this regard, the Board considered the existing controls adequate by virtue of the provisions under Article 2391 of the Civil Code ("Directors' interests"), which provides that each Director "must inform the other Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors of any interest that s/he may have, on his/her own behalf or on behalf of third parties, in a certain company transaction, specifying its nature, terms, origin and scope".

11. BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS

11.1 Appointment and replacement of Statutory Auditors

Pursuant to Article 24 of the By-Laws, the Board of Statutory Auditors consists of three Statutory Auditors and two Alternate Auditors.

The Statutory Auditors are appointed for a period of three years. Their mandate expires on the date of the Shareholders' Meeting called for the approval of the financial statements relating to the third year in office. These are eligible for re-election. The powers and duties of the Board of Statutory Auditors and of the Auditors are those laid down by law.

Persons who exceed the limits for the accumulation of offices, or for whom there are

grounds for ineligibility or disqualification, or who do not comply with the requirements of independence, integrity and professionalism established by current legislation and regulations, cannot be elected as Auditors and, if elected, lapse from office. Pursuant to Article 24.2 of the By-Laws, for the purpose of determining the requirements of professionalism and good standing, matters relating to commercial law, corporate law, tax law, business economics, corporate finance, disciplines with a similar or comparable purpose, and matters and sectors pertaining to the Company's field of activity, are considered as strictly related to the Company's business.

The Statutory Auditors and the Alternate Auditors are appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting on the basis of slates of candidates submitted by the shareholders and filed at the Company's registered office within the terms of and in compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory provisions. Candidates must be listed on slates in sequential order.

Slates may be submitted by shareholders who, at the time of submitting the slate, own shares, alone or with others, representing at least the minimum percentage of the share capital with voting rights at the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting as set down Consob, and which in any case will be indicated in the call notice. In this regard, it should be noted that as at the Reporting Date Consob has set the shareholding required to submit slates for the election of the Company's Board of Statutory Auditors at 4.50% of the share capital (see the Executive Determination of the Issuers Supervision Division of Consob No. 123 of January 28th, 2025).

Each shareholder, shareholders who are members of a shareholder agreement pursuant to Article 122 of the CFA, the parent company, the subsidiaries and those subject to joint control and any other party among which there is a connection, even indirectly, pursuant to the applicable law and regulations, may not submit or take part in the submission of more than one slate or vote for different slates, either directly or through a nominee or trust company.

Each candidate may run on one list only, on penalty of ineligibility.

Each slate bears the names, listed in sequential order, of a list of candidates not exceeding the number of members to be elected.

The slate is composed of 2 (two) sections: one for the candidates for the office of Statutory Auditor and the other for candidates for the office of Alternate Auditor.

The first candidate in each section must be a registered auditor and have practiced the profession of legal auditor for a period of no less than 3 (three) years. Should they not comply with this requirement, the other candidates must comply with the other professional requisites set out in the By-Laws and in the applicable legislation and regulations.

In order to ensure gender balance, the slates containing a number of candidates equal to or greater than 3 (three) must also include both males and females, so that a number of candidates in accordance with Article 148, Paragraph 1-bis of the CFA - and with other relevant applicable provisions - belongs to the under-represented gender, with rounding off if there is a fractional number, according to the criterion specified by the same provisions.

The slates shall be accompanied by: (a) information concerning the identity of the shareholders who have submitted the slates, with an indication of the total percentage of the shareholding, together with certification issued by a broker authorized by law proving said ownership, it being understood that this certificate may be presented also after the slates have been filed, provided this is within the deadline set for the publication

of the slates by the Company; (b) a statement by shareholders other than those who hold, including jointly, a controlling interest or a relative majority, certifying the absence of any connection, even indirect, with the latter, pursuant to the law and regulations in force at that time; (c) exhaustive information on the personal and professional characteristics of the candidates, with an indication as to the positions of administration and control held in other companies, as well as a declaration by those candidates certifying that they are in possession of the requisites, including those of good standing, professionalism, independence, and those relating to the accumulation of positions held, provided for by the law and other applicable regulations and by these By-Laws, and their acceptance of the nomination and of the position, if elected; (d) any other or differing statement, information and/or document provided for by the applicable law or regulations.

The slates submitted shall be filed at the Company's registered office, including by remote communication means as indicated in the call notice, and made available to the public according to the terms and methods provided for under the applicable laws and regulations.

If, on the expiry of the deadline set out under applicable legal and regulatory provisions for the presentation of the slates, only one slate, or only slates presented by shareholders who are connected with each other pursuant to the applicable legal and regulatory provisions, have been filed, then slates may still be presented until the subsequent deadline set out by the applicable regulations. In such an event, the percentage of shareholding in the Company's share capital required for submitting slates pursuant to this provision of the By-Laws is reduced to half.

In the event of failure to comply with the obligations set out in this Article, the slate shall be deemed not to have been submitted. However, lack of documentation relating to individual candidates on a slate does not imply the automatic exclusion of the entire slate, but only of those candidates who do not meet the requirements.

The Board of Statutory Auditors is appointed in accordance with the following provisions:

• a) 2 (two) Statutory Auditors and 1 (one) Alternate Auditor are chosen from the slate that has obtained the highest number of votes, in the order in which they are listed in the corresponding sections of the slate;
• b) the remaining Statutory Auditor and the remaining Alternate Auditor are chosen based on the progressive order in which they were listed in the corresponding sections of the slate that has obtained the second highest number of votes after the slate referred to in letter a) above, votes cast by shareholders who are not connected in any way, either directly or indirectly, pursuant to the legislation and applicable regulations, with the shareholders who submitted or voted for the slate that obtained the highest number of votes.

In the event of parity between slates, the slate submitted by the shareholders holding the largest shareholding, or subordinately by the largest number of shareholders, shall prevail.

If, at the end of the vote and with the candidates duly elected, the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors does not comply with applicable law and regulations on gender balance among the candidates for the position of Statutory Auditor, the candidate of the over-represented gender elected last in progressive order in the related section of the slate which obtained the highest number of votes shall be excluded, and replaced by the first unelected candidate of the same section of the under-represented gender according to the progressive order. At the end of this replacement procedure, should the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors not comply with applicable law

and regulations on gender balance, the replacement shall be carried out by means of a motion passed by the Shareholders' Meeting, subject to the presentation of candidates from the under-represented gender.

If the number of candidates elected on the basis of the slates submitted is lower than the number of Auditors to be elected, the remaining Auditors shall be elected by the Shareholders' Meeting with a majority of the votes cast and, in any case, in such a way as to ensure compliance with the applicable law and regulations on gender balance. In the event of a tie between multiple candidates, a further ballot shall take place and the candidate who obtains the highest number of votes shall be elected.

If only one slate is submitted, the Shareholders' Meeting shall vote on it and, if that slate obtains the majority of votes cast, all members of the Board of Statutory Auditors shall be taken from this slate, in compliance with the applicable law and regulations, including those concerning gender balance.

In the event that no slate is submitted, or if only one slate is submitted and does not obtain the majority of votes at the Meeting, or if the whole Board of Statutory Auditors is not to be renewed, or if it is not possible for any reason to appoint the Board of Statutory Auditors according to the procedures set out in paragraph 25.6 of the By-Laws, the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors shall be appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting according to the ordinary procedures and the majority of the votes cast, without application of the slate voting mechanism, and in any case so as to ensure compliance with the applicable law and regulations on gender balance and without prejudice to the provisions set out below.

If, during the financial year, a member of the Board of Statutory Auditors elected from the slate that obtained the highest number of votes can no longer perform their role, s/he shall be replaced, until the next Shareholders' Meeting, by the next Alternate Auditor in line on the same slate. If, during the financial year, the member of the Board of Statutory Auditors taken from a slate other than the one which obtained the highest number of votes can no longer perform their role, s/he shall be replaced, including as Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors, until the following Shareholders' Meeting, by the first Alternate Auditor taken from the same slate.

If the mechanism for the replacement of the Alternate Auditors described above does not allow compliance with the applicable regulatory provisions on gender balance, the Shareholders' Meeting must be called as soon as possible to ensure compliance with said provisions.

If the Shareholders' Meeting is required by law to appoint the Statutory Auditors needed to integrate the Board of Statutory Auditors following termination of office, it shall proceed in accordance with the provisions below. Should it become necessary to replace one or more members of the Board of Statutory Auditors taken from the slate that obtained the highest number of votes, the replacement shall be by the decision of the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting, which shall decide by a majority of the votes represented therein, without any restrictions in the choice made from among the members of the slates submitted at the time.

Should it become necessary to replace a member of the Board of Statutory Auditors taken from a slate other than the one which obtained the highest number of votes, on the other hand, the Shareholders' Meeting shall select the replacement by means of a majority of votes cast therein, if possible from among the candidates indicated on the slate from which the Auditor to be replaced was nominated, and who confirmed his/her candidature in writing at least 20 (twenty) days prior to the date of the Meeting, accompanied by declarations confirming the absence of any reason for ineligibility or

lapse of office, and confirming the existence of the requisites set out under applicable law and regulations or by the By-Laws with regard to the position in question. Should this replacement procedure not be possible, the Statutory Auditor is replaced by a resolution passed with a majority of the votes represented at the Meeting, with due regard for the representation of minority shareholders. All of the above shall be in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations concerning gender balance.

Pursuant to Article 25.6 of the By-Laws, the Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors is the Statutory Auditor elected from the Minority Slate referred to in letter b) above, unless only one slate is voted for or no slate is submitted. In such cases, the Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors is appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting based on the majority of the votes represented therein.

Pursuant to Article 25.9 of the By-Laws, a member of the Board of Statutory Auditors ceases to hold office if s/he no longer meets the requirements of the law and the By-Laws.

11.2 COMPOSITION AND OPERATION OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS (PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 2, LETTER D) AND D-BIS), CFA)

The meetings of the Board of Statutory Auditors may be held through teleconference and/or exclusively video conference, on the condition that: (a) the Chairperson and the secretary of the meeting are in the same location; and (b) all of the participants may be identified and they can follow the discussion, receive, transmit and view documents, interact verbally and in real time on all matters. Where all of the aforementioned conditions are complied with, the meeting shall be deemed to have been held where the Chairperson and the secretary are present.

The Board of Statutory Auditors of the Issuer in office as at the Reporting Date was appointed by the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting on April 29th,2024and shall remain in office for three financial years, i.e. until the date of the Shareholders' Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the year.

The Board of Statutory Auditors was appointed through the list voting mechanism provided for in the Articles of Association, as explained in paragraph 11.1 above. In particular, out of the five members of the Board:

• (i) two standing members and one alternate member were elected from list no. 1, submitted by shareholders DSA S.r.l. and HSE S.r.l., who, as of the date of submission, represented 32.99% of the share capital, holding a total of 43,879,268 shares⁴
• (ii) one standing member, serving as Chairperson, and one alternate member were elected from list no. 2, submitted by a group of institutional investors, who, as of the date of submission, represented 3.83519% of the share capital, holding a total of 5,099,753 shares⁵ ;

⁴The list is composed of Pierpaolo Guzzo, Micaela Badiali, and Fabio Rossi as standing members, and Prospero Accogli and Francesca Faralli as alternate members.

⁵ And in particular: Arca Fondi Sgr S.p.A., manager of the funds: Fondo Arca Economia Reale Equity Italia, Fondo Arca Economia Reale Bilanciato Italia 30, Fondo Arca Azioni Italia; Eurizon Capital S.A., manager of the Eurizon Fund, Equity Italy Smart Volatility compartment; Fidelity Funds - European Smaller Companies 4 Pool; Fideuram Asset Management Ireland, manager of the Fonditalia Equity Italy fund; Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo

For further information, reference should be made to the CVs of the Statutory Auditors, which illustrate their professional and personal backgrounds, and which can be consulted on the Issuer's website at www.seco.com/it, in the Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Board of Statutory Auditors section.

In light of this shareholders' resolution, the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors of the Company, as of the Reporting Date, is as follows::

Name	Office
Cesare Beolchi	Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors
Pierpaolo Guzzo	Statutory Auditor
Micaela Badiali	Statutory Auditor
Prospero Accogli	Alternate Auditor
Edda Delon	Alternate Auditor

During the year, the Board of Statutory Auditors met 8 (eight) times with regular attendance of members. The meetings of the Board of Statutory Auditors lasted on average 1 hour 30 minutes. Table 4 of Annex 1 of the Report gives the number of attendances of each member at the meetings of the Board of Statutory Auditors during the year.

There have been no changes in the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors since the close of the year.

In compliance with the principles of the new Code, the composition of the current Board of Statutory Auditors is adequate to ensure the independence and professionalism of its function. In fact, with regard to independence (as better specified in the following paragraph "Independence"), all members of the Board of Statutory Auditors comply with the independence requirements, as also verified during the year by the Board itself. As regards professionalism, the By-Laws provide that Statutory Auditors be chosen from among those candidates who meet the legal and regulatory requirements, including those of professionalism. That the professionalism requirements are met is evident from the CVs referenced above.

Diversity criteria and policies

It should be noted that the Company has adopted diversity criteria, including gender diversity in the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors, in line with the primary objective of ensuring adequate competence and professionalism among its members. As of the Reporting Date, the Board of Statutory Auditors is composed of 40% of its members from the less represented gender.

As of the Reporting Date, taking into account (i) the structure and size of the Company,

Private Banking Asset Management Sgr S.p.A., manager of the funds: Fideuram Italia, Piano Azioni Italia, Piano Bilanciato Italia 30, Piano Bilanciato Italia 50; Interfund Sicav - Interfund Equity Italy; Generali Asset Management S.p.A. Società di Gestione del Risparmio, as delegated manager on behalf of: Generali Smart Funds PIR Valore Italia, Generali Smart Fund PIR Evoluzione Italia; Mediolanum Gestione Fondi Sgr S.p.A., manager of the funds: Mediolanum Flessibile Futuro Italia and Mediolanum Flessibile Sviluppo Italia.

the qualitative and quantitative composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors, which ensures sufficient diversification in terms of skills, age, international experience, and gender, as well as (ii) the list voting mechanism provided in the Articles of Association, which in turn ensures a transparent nomination procedure and a balanced composition of the control body, the Issuer has not adopted a diversity policy with regard to the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors currently in office.

The qualitative and quantitative composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors in office is, however, considered adequate in ensuring sufficient diversity in terms of skills, age and experience.

In fact, as regards the composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors in office, we note that: (i) it features diversity of age, as its members range between the ages of 65 and 53 ; (ii) all of its members are Chartered Accountants and Auditors.

For more information, please refer to the curriculum vitae of the Statutory Auditors illustrating their professional and personal characteristics, which can be found on the Issuer's website at www.seco.com/it, in the section "Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Board of Statutory Auditors".

With regard to the induction program, see paragraph 4.3 of this Report.

It should also be noted that, at the March 5th , 2025 Board meeting, members of the Board of Directors and Board of Statutory Auditors had the opportunity to review and discuss the "CG Committee Recommendations for 2025" contained at the bottom of the CG Committee Chairperson's letter dated December 14, 2024.

Independence

The Board of Statutory Auditors assesses the independence of its members - also based on the criteria set out in the CG Code with regard to Directors - after their appointment and subsequently, during their term of office, on an annual basis. In this regard, it should be noted that, as outlined in Section 4.7 above, on March 11th, 2024, the Company's Board of Directors adopted the Significance Criteria (as defined in Section 4.7), which therefore also apply to the Company's control board, with the necessary adaptations, as resolved by SECO's Board of Statutory Auditors. As noted above, any reference in that document to "Director" should be understood to refer to "Statutory Auditor" when the subject of assessment is the latter's independence.

The members of the Board of Statutory Auditors have declared that they meet the independence requirements pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.

On March 11th, 2025, the Board of Statutory Auditors verified that its members continue to meet the independence requirements pursuant to Recommendations No. 6 and 9 of the CG Code and Article 148, paragraph 3 of the CFA, and transmitted the results of these checks to the Board of Directors so that it could examine them before including the related information in the Report. It should be noted that, in carrying out the above assessments, all the information made available by each Statutory Auditor has been taken into account, by assessing all the circumstances that appear to compromise independence identified by the CFA, the CG Code and the Significance Criteria by applying all the criteria set out in the Code with regard to the independence of Directors.

The list of administration and control offices held by the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors, as at December 31, 2024, pursuant to Article 148-bis of the CFA and related implementing provisions (i.e. offices held in the companies referred to in Book V, Title V, Chapters V, VI and VII of the Civil Code), with evidence of whether or not the company in which the office is held is part of the Group contained in Table 6 attached as

Annex 1 to the Report.

The complete list of offices held is published by Consob on its website pursuant to Article 144-quinquiesdecies of the Issuers' Regulation.

Remuneration

We note that the remuneration of the Statutory Auditors is commensurate with the commitment required, the importance of the role covered, and the size and sector of the Company.

In compliance with Recommendation 30 of the Corporate Governance Code, the Company considers that the remuneration of the Statutory Auditors as determined by the Shareholders' Meeting of April 29th, 2024 is appropriate with regard to the competence, professionalism and commitment required by the role held and the size and sector characteristics of the Company and its situation.

As regards the fees paid during the year to the supervisory boards for any reason and in any form, reference should be made to Section II of the Remuneration Report.

Management of interests

Inasmuch as it is deemed to be a deontological duty to inform the other Statutory Auditors and the Chairperson of the Board of Directors in the event that an Auditor, on his or her own behalf or on behalf of a third party, has an interest in a certain transaction of the Issuer, no specific obligation in this regard has been provided for. The Board reserves the right to adopt a procedure according to which any Statutory Auditor who, on his/her own account or on behalf of third parties, has an interest in a given transaction of the Issuer, shall promptly and exhaustively inform the other Statutory Auditors and the Chairperson of the Board about the nature, terms, origin and extent of his/her interest (in accordance with Recommendation 37 of the Corporate Governance Code).

In carrying out its activities, with particular reference to the Internal Control and Risk Management System, the Board of Statutory Auditors liaised with the Internal Audit Function and Control and Risk Committee. For more information on how this coordination takes place, refer to Section 9 above.

Finally, it should be underlined that the Board of Statutory Auditors has been assigned the functions of Internal Control and Audit Committee.

11.3 ROLE

The Board of Statutory Auditors monitors compliance with the law and the Articles of Association, ensures adherence to principles of correct administration, and specifically evaluates the adequacy of the organizational, administrative, and accounting structure adopted by the Company and its proper functioning.

During the Year, the Board of Statutory Auditors gathered the necessary information to carry out its supervisory duties by participating in meetings of the Board of Directors and the internal committees, as well as by listening to top management. For more information on the methods of such informational exchanges, please refer to the Report of the Board of Statutory Auditors, prepared by the same in accordance with Article 153 of the CFA, included in the documents attached to the financial statements for the year, available on the Issuer's website at www.seco.com/it, under the "Investor Relations/Corporate Governance/Shareholders' Meeting" section.

During the Year and in the context of its functions, the Board of Statutory Auditors carried out the following activities:

(a) participated in meetings of the Shareholders' Meeting and the Board of Directors,

monitoring compliance with the statutory, legislative, and regulatory provisions governing the functioning of corporate bodies, as well as adherence to the principles of correct administration.

• (b) supervised, within its competence, the adequacy of the Issuer's organizational structure and adherence to principles of correct administration, through direct observations, collection of information from heads of certain business functions, and meetings with the auditing firm.
• (c) evaluated and monitored the adequacy of the internal control system and the administrative and accounting system, as well as the reliability of the latter in accurately reflecting management activities, through information from the heads of various functions, examination of corporate documents, and analysis of the results of activities conducted by the auditing firm.
• (d) supervised the adequacy of the flow of information between the Issuer and its directly or indirectly controlled subsidiaries.
• (e) monitored compliance with obligations related to the Market Abuse Regulation and internal dealings, with particular reference to the handling of inside information and the procedure for disclosing press releases and information to the public, as well as safeguarding savings, by overseeing the alignment of the internal dealing procedure adopted by the Issuer's Board of Directors.

In carrying out its activities, and particularly with regard to the internal control system and risk management, the Board of Statutory Auditors reviewed: (i) periodic reports of the activities carried out by the Control and Risk Committee and the Internal Audit function, (ii) reports prepared at the conclusion of verification and monitoring activities by the Internal Audit function, (iii) periodic updates on the evolution of the risk management process, the results of monitoring and assessment activities carried out by the Internal Audit function, (iv) periodic reports on the activities carried out by the Supervisory Body, and the activity plan and budget allocated to it for the Year.

In carrying out these activities, the Board of Statutory Auditors coordinated with the Internal Audit function and the Control and Risk Committee. For more information on the methods of this coordination, please refer to Section 9 of this Report, as well as to the Report of the Board of Statutory Auditors for the Year.

For further information required under the ESRS Standards regarding the role and responsibilities of the Board of Statutory Auditors, including oversight of procedures to manage risks, impacts, and relevant opportunities, as well as the information provided and sustainability issues addressed by the Board of Directors, please refer to the Sustainability Report (available on the Issuer's website at www.seco.com/it, under the "Corporate Governance/Shareholders' Meeting" section).

12. RELATIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS AND OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS

Access to information

In compliance with the Recommendations contained in the Corporate Governance Code, the Issuer has created a dedicated section on its website (www.seco.com/it), where all information concerning the Issuer and the Group deemed relevant for its Shareholders and other relevant stakeholders, as well as required under the rules and regulations applicable to companies listed on a regulated market is made available to the public.

It should be noted that, at the Reporting Date, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr. Clarance Nahan as Investor Relations Manager pursuant to Principle IV, Article 1 of the Corporate Governance Code.

The provision of information to investors and other relevant Stakeholders for the Issuer is also ensured by making the most relevant documentation available on the Company's website (www.seco.com/it), on a timely and ongoing basis.

Dialogue with Shareholders and other relevant stakeholders

The Company recognizes that it is in its own specific interest, and also its duty towards the market, to establish constant and ongoing dialogue with all shareholders and institutional investors based on a mutual understanding of roles, all in compliance with the legal provisions applicable to listed companies for the external disclosure of corporate documents and information.

At the Reporting Date, the Board of Directors adopted the shareholder and stakeholder communication policy.

Specifically, with the above policy the Issuer intends to enhance and foster discussion between the Company, the financial community and the markets by building, maintaining and developing a constant, proactive and trusting relationship with Shareholders and Stakeholders, promoting dialogue to help align the interests of the latter with those of the Company, promoting investment stability and the sustainable success of the Company and the Group in the medium/long term. The Company ensures constant dialogue with Shareholders and Stakeholders through multiple modes of interaction: (i) the Shareholders' Meeting; (ii) the dissemination of timely and comprehensive information on its activities; (iii) the website; (iv) events, roadshows, meetings (one-to-one and/or collective), company visits and conference calls with Shareholders and Stakeholders. For more information, please refer to shareholder communication policy, available on the Issuer's website in the Investor Relations Section.

For further information required under the ESRS Standards regarding how stakeholders' interests and opinion are taken into account in the business strategy and model, please refer to the Sustainability Statement (available on the Issuer's website at www.seco.com/it under the "Corporate Governance/Shareholders' Meeting" section).

13. SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS (AS PER ARTICLE 123-BIS, PARAGRAPH 1, LETTER L) AND PARAGRAPH 2, LETTER C), CFA)

The Shareholders' Meeting shall be called whenever the Board of Directors deems it appropriate or when it is required by law. The Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting for the approval of the financial statements must be called at least once a year, within one hundred and twenty days of the end of the financial year, or within one hundred and eighty days of the events provided for under Article 2364, Paragraph 2, without prejudice to any further term provided for by the applicable regulations.

The Shareholders' Meeting is called by means of a notification containing the information required under the applicable regulations. This notification is published in accordance with the law on the Company's website and in the other ways provided for under the applicable regulations.

The Shareholders' Meeting may also be convened outside the registered office, provided that it is in a country of the European Union.

Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meetings are normally held with a single call. However, the Board of Directors may decide that the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting be held with two calls and the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting with two or three calls, applying the majorities respectively established by the applicable laws and regulations with reference to each of these cases. The decision taken in this regard shall be made known in the call notice.

The right to speak and be represented at the Shareholders' Meeting is regulated by the applicable laws and regulations.

The Shareholders' Meeting may be attended by those shareholders with voting rights and for whom the Company, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, has received authorization from the intermediary pursuant to law. The Chairperson of the Meeting, who may be assisted by specially appointed persons, shall be responsible for ascertaining the rights of given parties to attend the Meeting and to resolve any disputes arising therefrom.

The Board of Directors may, where required, designate for each Meeting one or more individuals to whom those with voting rights may confer proxy pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations, providing information in accordance with said provisions.

The proxy for participation at the Meeting may be sent to the Company by certified email in compliance with the applicable provisions.

Shareholders' Meetings are chaired by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or, in his/her absence or impediment, by the Vice-Chairperson or one of the delegated Directors, if appointed and present. In their absence, the Shareholders' Meeting elects a Chairperson.

The Chairperson of the Shareholders' Meeting shall be assisted by a secretary (who need not be a shareholder) designated by the attendees, who may appoint one or more tellers. In the cases provided for by law, or when deemed appropriate by the Chairperson, the minutes shall be taken by a notary public chosen by the Chairperson, who shall act as secretary.

Those with the right to vote may submit questions regarding the matters on the Agenda, including before the Shareholders' Meeting, pursuant to Article 127-ter of the CFA. For questions submitted before the Shareholders' Meeting, responses will be given, at the latest, during the Meeting itself. The Company may provide a single reply to questions with the same subject matter. The call notice indicates the deadline by which questions submitted before the Shareholders' Meeting should reach the Company. The deadline may not be more than five trading days in advance of the Shareholders' Meeting in first or single call, or the record date pursuant to Article 83-sexies, paragraph 2 of the CFA (the end of the seventh trading day before the date of the Meeting) if the call notice stipulates that the Company provide a response before the Shareholders' Meeting to the questions received. In this latter case, the answers are provided at least two days prior to the Shareholders' Meeting, including by means of publication in a dedicated section of the Company's website. The voting right may also be certified after the submission of applications, provided that it is within the third day following the aforementioned record date.

For the validity of the constitution and the motions of the Meeting, both ordinary and extraordinary, the provisions of the applicable law shall apply. All motions of the Meeting must be minuted and signed by the Chairperson and the Secretary or by a notary chosen by the Chairperson in those cases provided for by the law (Article 13.4 By-Laws).

For further information, please refer to the By-Laws available on the website www.seco.com/it in the Corporate Governance/Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws section.

Two Shareholders' Meetings were held during the year, on April 29th, 2024 and December 16th,2024.

In view of the epidemiological emergency caused by the COVID-19 virus, in compliance

with Article 106, Paragraph 4, of Decree-Law No. 18 of March 17, 2020, containing "Measures to strengthen the National Health System and economic support for families, workers and businesses related to the COVID-19 epidemiological emergency" (the "Decree"), as subsequently extended and in compliance with the fundamental principles of health protection, in the call notice for the Shareholders' Meetings provision was made for shareholders to attend the Shareholders' Meeting exclusively through the designated agent ("Designated Agent"), pursuant to Article 135-undecies of the CFA. Consequently, shareholders with voting rights were not able to submit motions to the Shareholders' Meeting concerning items that were already on the Agenda.

As allowed for by the Decree, and as an exception to Article 135-undecies, Paragraph 4 of the CFA, anyone who did not make use of the Designated Agent pursuant to Article 135-undecies of the CFA could, alternatively, take part exclusively by conferring on the Designated Agent a proxy or sub-proxy pursuant to Article 135-novies of the Consolidated Finance Act, using the specific ordinary proxy/sub-proxy form containing voting instructions on all or some of the items on the Agenda.

Moreover, in view of the limitations related to health and safety requirements, participation in the Meeting by the entitled parties (members of the corporate boards and the Designated Agent) was also carried out remotely, in compliance with the regulatory provisions applicable for such eventualities.

It should be noted that he Shareholders' Meeting held on December 16th, 2024, in accordance with the new Article 135-undecies.1 of the CFA (introduced by the Capital Markets Law), resolved to approve the introduction, through the amendment of Article 12 of the Articles of Association, of the provision allowing the Board of Directors to establish, in the notice of the meeting, that participation in the meeting, whether ordinary or extraordinary, and the exercise of voting rights in the same, may also take place exclusively through the Designated Agent of the Company pursuant to Article 135 undecies of the CFA.

14. FURTHER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter a), second section, CFA)

The Company has not adopted any corporate governance practices in addition to those required under applicable laws and regulations.

15. CHANGES SUBSEQUENT TO THE YEAR-END.

There were no changes in the corporate governance structure of the Company between the end of the financial year and the Reporting Date.

16. CONSIDERATIONS ON THE LETTER OF DECEMBER 14, 2023 OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

The letter dated December 17th, 2024, from the Chairperson of the Corporate Governance Committee to the Chairpersons of the Boards of Directors of Italian listed companies, was brought to the attention of the Board of Statutory Auditors, the Appointments and Remuneration Committee, the Control and Risk Committee, and the Board of Directors of the Issuer at the meeting held on March 5th, 2025.

It should be noted preliminarily that in order to implement the CG Committee's Recommendations for 2025, the Issuer has highlighted in summary form the essential information on the specific CG Code recommendations, including, in the Annex to the Report, a table indicating its application, disapplication or non-applicability for each provision.

The Board of Directors noted the analysis and recommendations contained in the letter

and noted:

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• an overall timeliness and compliance regarding the accurate determination of the deadlines for the preliminary submission of the information to the Board of Directors and its Committees, and that these deadlines were respected during the Year. Furthermore, it should be noted that during the Year, there was no need to deviate from the regular timeliness of the disclosure, as the confidentiality reasons that would justify such a deviation did not arise. In this regard, please refer specifically to paragraphs 4.4 and 6 of the Report for further details on the deadlines for submitting information to the Board and the Committees;
• with regard to the variable component of the remuneration policy for executive directors, an overall adequacy in defining sustainability objectives, which are sufficiently specified and supported by precise evaluation parameters and objectives. For more information on the remuneration policy adopted by the Issuer, please refer to the Remuneration Report, which can be found in the annual financial report available on the Issuer's website at www.seco.com/it in the 'Investors/Corporate Governance' section;
• with regard to the delegation of management powers to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, this decision has been appropriately explained in the Report, in accordance with Recommendation 4 of the CG Code. It should be noted in this regard that the delegation of management powers is justified by the international scope of the Group and, consequently, the need to ensure continuity in management, considering that the sole Chief Executive Officer, Massimo Mauri, is frequently abroad for work-related reasons

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This Report was approved by the Board of Directors on March 17th, 2025.

Arezzo, March 17th, 2025

For the Board of Directors The Chairperson Daniele Conti

Annex 1

Board of Directors, Board Committees and Board of Statutory Auditors

Table 2 - Structure of the Board of Directors at year-end

• Table 3 Structure of the Internal Committees at year-end
• Table 4 Structure of the Board of Statutory Auditors at year-end
• Table 5 List of administration and control positions held by the members of the Board of Directors at year-end
• Table 6 List of administration and control positions held by the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors at year-end

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Annex 2

Explanatory Summary

TABLE 2: STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT YEAR-END

Board of Directors
Office	Member	Year of birth	Date of first appointme nt (*)	In office from	In office until	Slate (presented by) (**)	Slate (M/m) (***)	Exec.	Non Exec.	Ind. Code	Ind. CFA	No. other offices (****)	Attendance (*)
Chairperson	Conti Daniele	17/02/1958	19/04/2018	29/04/2024	Approval 2026 Accounts	Shareholders	M	X				0	11/11
Chief Executive Officer	Mauri Massimo •	09/04/1971	19/04/2018	29/04/2024	Approval 2026 Accounts	Shareholders	M	X				0	11/11
Director	Lomarini Luciano	15/07/1955	19/04/2018	29/04/2024	Approval 2026 Accounts	Shareholders	M		X			0	10/11
Director	Catania Claudio	25/05/1970	19/04/2018	29/04/2024	Approval 2026Accounts	Shareholders	M		X			0	11/11
Director	Secciani Michele	25/06/1981	1/03/2021	29/04/2024	Approval 2026 Accounts	Shareholders	M		X			0	11/11
Director	Tosja Zywietz	06/10/1971	2/04/2023	29/04/2024	Approval 2026 Accounts	Shareholders	M		X			0	11/11
Director	Manfredi Valentina	07/06/1978	29/04/2024	29/04/2024	Approval 2026 Accounts	Shareholders	M		X	X	X	4	7/7

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Director	Zattoni Anna	21/09/1970	9/04/2024	29/04/2024	Approval 2026 Accounts	Shareholders	M	X	X	X	0		7/7
Director	Montanari Valentina ◦	20/03/1967	22/12/2022	29/04/2024	Approval 2026Accounts	Shareholders	M	X	X	X	1		9/11
Director	Lavatelli Paolo	22/07/1962	29/04/2024	29/04/2022	Approval 2026 Accounts	Shareholders	m	X	X	X	0	7/7
					--------------------------------DIRECTORS LEAVING OFFICE DURING THE YEAR--------------------------------
Director	Tufarelli Luca (1)	14/06/1961	1/03/2021	1/03/2021	29/04/2024			X			0		4/4
Director	Sala Emanuela (1)	28/08/1960	1/03/2021	1/03/2021	29/04/2024			X			0		4/4
Director	Crotti Elisa (1)	25/09/1974	5/05/2021	5/05/2021	29/04/2024			X	X	X	0		3/ 4
Director	Tommei Diva (1)	23/04/1984	5/05/2021	5/05/2021	29/04/2024			X	X	X	0		4/4

Number of meetings held in the Year: 11

Quorum required for the presentation of slates by minority shareholders for the election of one or more members (pursuant to Article 147 CFA): 4.50%

NOTES

The following symbols must be indicated in the "Office" column:

• This symbol indicates the Director in charge of the Internal Control and Risk Management System.

○ This symbol indicates the Lead Independent Director (LID).

* The first appointment of each Director refers to the date on which the Director was appointed for the first time to the Board of the Issuer.

(**) This column indicates whether the slate from which each Director is selected was presented by shareholders (indicating "Shareholders") or by the BoD (indicating "BoD").

(***) This column indicates whether the slate from which each Director is selected is a "majority" slate (indicating "M"), or a "minority" slate (indicating "m").

(****) This column indicates the number of offices a Director or Statutory Auditor holds in other listed companies or large enterprises. Specifically, see Table 5 below for the list of total positions held, including in unlisted companies.

(*****) This column indicates the percentage of attendance of the Director in relation to the number of BoD meeting (indicates the number of meetings attended compared to the amount they could have attended; e.g. 6/8; 8/8 etc.).

(1) The Director was appointed on March 1, 2021, prior to the Listing, without application of the slate voting mechanism.

TABLE 3: STRUCTURE OF THE INTERNAL COMMITTEES AT YEAR-END

B.o.D.		Executive Committee		RPT Committee		Control and Risk Committee		Appointments and Remuneration Committee		Other Committee		Other Committee
Office/Category	Member	(*)	(**)	(*)	(**)	(*)	(**)	(*)	(**)	(*)	(**)	(*)	(**)
Chairperson of the BoD Executive	Conti Daniele
Chief Executive Officer	Massimo Mauri
Non-Executive Director	Lomarini Luciano					2/5	M
Non-Executive Director	Catania Claudio							7/7	M
Non-Executive Director	Secciani Michele
Non-Executive Director	Tosja Zywietz
Non-Executive Director	Manfredi Valentina			1/2	M	2/5	M
Independent Director	Zattoni Anna			1/2	M			4/7	P
Independent Director	Valentina Montanari °			2/2	P	4/5	P		P
Independent Director	Paolo Lavatelli				P		P	4/7	M
Number of meetings held in the Year:					2	5			7

NOTES

(*) This column indicates the attendance of the Director at Committee meetings.

(**) This column indicates the position of the Director on the Committee: "C": Chairperson; "M": member;

° This symbol indicates the Lead Independent Director (LID).

TABLE 4: STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS AT YEAR-END

				Board of Statutory Auditors
Office	Member	Year of birth	Date first appointment (*)	In office from	In office until	Slate (M/m) (**)	Ind. Code	Attendance at Board meetings (***)	No. other offices (****)
Chairperson	Cesare Beolchi	21/09/1972	29/04/2024	29/04/2024	Approval 2026 Accounts	M	X	8/8	4
Statutory Auditor	Pierpaolo Guzzo	04/03/1968	19/04/2024	29/04/2024	Approval 2026 Accounts	M	X	8/8	23
Statutory Auditor	Micaela Badiali	19/06/1972	29/04/2024	29/04/2024	Approval 2026 Accounts	M	X	8/8	10
Alternate Auditor	Prospero Accogli	05/06/1960	29/04/2024	29/04/2024	Approval 2026 Accounts	M	X		2
Alternate Auditor	Edda Delon	18/09/1965	29/04/2024	29/04/2024	Approval 2026 Accounts	m	X		6
					-----------------STATUTORY AUDITORS LEAVING OFFICE DURING THE YEAR-----------------
	Name
Statutory Auditor	Gino Faralli (1)	04/09/1956	1/03/2021	1/03/2021	29/04/2024
Statutory Auditor	Fabio Rossi (1)	19/02/1959	1/03/2021	1/03/2021	29/04/2024
Alternate Auditor	Marco Badiali (1)	12/05/1968	1/03/2021	1/03/2021	29/04/2024
Alternate Auditor	Maurizio Baldassarini (1)	21/12/1963	1/03/2021	1/03/2021	29/04/2024

Number of meetings held in the Year: 8

Quorum required for the presentation of slates by minority shareholders for the election of one or more standing members (pursuant to Article 148 CFA): 4.50%

NOTES

(*) The first appointment of each Statutory Auditor refers to the date on which the Statutory Auditor was appointed for the first time to the Board of Statutory Auditors of the Issuer.

(**) This column indicates whether the slate from which each Statutory Auditor is selected is a "majority" slate" (indicating "M"), or a "minority" slate (indicating "m"),

(***) This column indicates the percentage of attendance of the Statutory Auditors in relation to the number of meetings of the Board of Statutory Auditors (indicates the number of meetings attended compared to the amount they could have attended; e.g., 6/8; 8/8 etc.).

(****) This column indicates the number of offices of Director or Statutory Auditor in accordance with Article 148-bis of the CFA and the relative enacting provisions in the Consob Issuers' Regulation. The complete list of offices held is published by Consob on its website pursuant to Article 144-quinquiesdecies of the Consob Issuers' Regulation.

(1) Member of the Board appointed on March 1, 2021, prior to the Listing, without the application of the list voting mechanism.

TABLE 5: LIST OF ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL OFFICES HELD BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT YEAR END

Name	Company	Administration and control positions
Daniele Conti	DSA S.r.l.	Sole Director
	Lae S.r.l	Sole Director
	Peter Pan Holding S.r.l.	Sole Director
	SECO Northern Europe Holding GmbH *	Managing Director
	SECO Northern Europe GmbH *	Managing Director
Massimo Mauri	SECO Asia Limited *	Managing Director
	SECO Mind S.r.l. *	Chairperson of the Board of Directors
	Fannal Electronics Ltd *	Board Member
	SECO USA Inc. *	Board Member
	LOMARINI & LOMARINI CONSULTANT SRL	Sole Director
	Immobiliare Pisignano S.r.l.	Sole Director
	Kell S.r.l.	Sole Director
	HCS S.r.l.	Sole Director
	Spem S.r.l.	Sole Director
Lomarini Luciano	DSA S.r.l.	Statutory Auditor
	HSE S.r.l.	Statutory Auditor
	Topcast S.r.l.	Statutory Auditor
	Raika S.r.l.	Statutory Auditor
	Laboratory Bio Kyma S.r.l.	Statutory Auditor

	Inxpect S.p.A	Board Member
	Apparound S.r.l.	Board Member
	Team Fitec S.S.	Director
Claudio Catania	Team Fitec Lazio S.S.	Director
	Friem S.p.A.	Board Member
	Skynet S.p.A.	Board Member
	Unguess S.p.A.	Board Member
Michele Secciani
	Mahr Gmbh & Co. KG	Board Member
	Cantina La Cava Soc. Agr. A.r.l.	Director
Tosja Zywietz	Smart PTM Gmbh Tecinvest AG	Chief Executive Officer
	Upwind Gmbh	Board Member
	7-Industries BV	Vice President of the Board of Directors
	Datalogic S.p.A.	Board Member
	Istituto Volta S.r.l.	Board Member
Valentina Manfredi	Gruppo Florence S.p.A.	Board Member
	Cairo Communication S.p.A.	Board Member
	Piquadro S.p.A.	Board Member
	Jointly il welfare condiviso S.r.l.	Chairperson of the Board of Directors
	Badacare S.r.l.	Director
Anna Zattoni	Argo 2 S.r.l.	Director
	Argo 3 S.r.l.	Director
	Primomarzo S.r.l.	Sole Director
Paolo Lavatelli

Valentina Montanari	DRI d'Italia (Gruppo Invitalia) Spa	Executive, Chief Financial Officer
	Impresa Sangalli Giancarlo srl	Director
	Mediolanum Gestione Fondi Sgr	Independent Board Member
	Newlat Food S.p.A.	Independent Board Member
	Fondazione Italia per il dono	Independent Board Member
	University of Pavia	Director

(*) SECO Group company

TABLE 6: LIST OF ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL POSITIONS HELD BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR

Name	Company	Administration and control positions
	Gicar S.p.A.	Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors
	BI-11 Amministrazioni S.r.l.	Board Member
Cesare Beolchi	Genea S.p.A.	Board Member
	Ademil S.r.l.	Board Member
	Agatos S.p.A.	Independent Board Member
	Siav S.p.A.	Independent Board Member
	Elco S.p.A.	Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors
	Geico S.p.A.	Independent Board Member
	Sistan SGR	Independent Board Member
	S3K S.p.A.	Independent Board Member
	Elco Group S.p.A.	Independent Board Member
	SEI srl	Executive Director
	Yape Srl	Independent Board Member
Pierpaolo Guzzo	IEN S.p.A.	Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors
	CAM S.p.A.	Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors
	Filmmaster Production S.p.A.	Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors
	Second Effort S.p.A.	Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors
	Golf Olgiata S.p.A.	Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors
	Sky Net S.p.A.	Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors
	Healthware Venture S.p.A.	Sole Statutory Auditor
	Adler Group S.p.A.	Statutory Auditor
	Laboratori Farmaceutici Krymi S.p.A.	Statutory Auditor

	Filmauro S.p.A.	Statutory Auditor
	Filmmaster Events S.p.A.	Statutory Auditor
	Security Fleet S.p.A.	Statutory Auditor
	Fandango S.p.A.	Statutory Auditor
	GGE Principals S.r.l.	Statutory Auditor
	Badiali & Partners Studio Associato	Chief Executive Officer
	BUTALI S.p.A.	Statutory Auditor (without legal audit)
	Fondazione Andrea Cesalpino – Onlus	Sole member of the Supervisory Board
	Società Agricola La Cerreta S.r.l.	Sole Statutory Auditor with legal audit
	Teberina Holding S.r.l.	Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors
Micaela Badiali	6B Investimenti S.p.A.	(without legal audit)
	Butterfly S.p.A.	Statutory Auditor
	MURA svizzera SA	Legal Auditor
	MURA USA LLC	Statutory Auditor
	Fondazione Verso	Board Member and Vicepresident of the Board of Statutory Auditors
Prospero Accogli	Commercimport Morini S.r.l.	Statutory Auditor
	Morini S.r.l.	Statutory Auditor
	Neodecortech S.p.A.	Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors
	CIV S.p.A.	Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors
	Seven S.r.l.	Sole Statutory Auditor
Edda Delon	BCC Veneta Soc. Coop.	Statutory Auditor
	Socado S.r.l.	Statutory Auditor
	TXT e-Solutions S.p.A.	Alternate Auditor

ANNEX 2 EXPLANATORY SUMMARY

	CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE 2020	Applied	applied Not	applicable Not	paragraph Reference
	Article 1 - Board Of Directors' Role
	Principles	√			Para. 4.1 "Role of the Board of
I.	The Board of Directors stewardship guides the sustainable success of the				Directors"
	Company.
II.	The Board of Directors defines Company and Group Strategies consistent with				Para. 4.1
	Principle I, and monitors their implementation.	√			"Role of the Board of Directors"
III.	The Board of Directors defines the most effective business and strategy corporate
	governance approach, as per corporate provisions, and evaluates and submits				Para. 4.1
	appropriate amendments, as deemed necessary, to the Shareholders' Meeting.	√			"Role of the Board of
	Where necessary, it evaluates and promotes appropriate amendments and submits them as required to the Shareholders' Meeting.				Directors"
IV.	The Board of Directors promotes, in the most appropriate forms, dialogue with				Para. 4.1
	shareholders and other stakeholders relevant to the Company.				"Role of the Board of
					Directors"
		√
					Para. 12.0
					"Relations with shareholders"

Recommendations

• 1. Board of Directors:
  2. a) examines and approves the business plan of the Company and the Group it heads, also on the basis of an analysis of the issues that are important for the generation of long-term value, carried out with the possible support of a committee whose composition and functions are determined by the Board of Directors;
  3. b) periodically monitors the implementation of the business plan and assesses the general operating performance, periodically comparing the results achieved with those planned;
  4. c) defines the nature and level of risk compatible with the strategic objectives of the Company, including in its assessments every element considered significant with regard to the sustainability success of the Company;
  5. d) defines the Company's corporate governance system and the structure of the Group it heads, evaluating the adequacy of the Company's organizational, administration and accounting system and that of its strategically significant subsidiaries, with particular reference to the Internal Control and Risk Management System;
  6. e) deliberates on transactions by the Company and its subsidiaries that have a significant strategic, business or financial impact or an impact in terms of the Company's capital, establishing the general criteria for identifying significant transactions;
  7. f) in order to ensure the correct management of corporate information, on the proposal of the Chairperson in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer, adopts a procedure for the internal management and external communication of documents and information relating to the Company, with particular regard to inside information.

Para. 4.1 "Role of the Board of Directors"

Para. 9.0 "Internal Control and Risk Management System"

Para. 4.1 "Role of the Board of Directors"

Para. 5.0 "Management of corporate information"

2.	When deemed necessary to define a corporate governance system better suited to
	the Company's needs, the Board of Directors shall prepare reasoned proposals for
	submission to the Shareholders' Meeting on the following topics:

• a) the choice and characteristics of the corporate model (traditional, "one-tier", "two-tier");
• b) the size, composition and appointment of the Board of Directors and the term of office of its members;
• c) the allocation of administrative and property rights (traditional, "one-tier", "twotier");

√

√ Para. 4.1 "Role of the Board of Directors"

protect minorities. In particular, in the event that the Board of Directors intends to propose increased voting at the Shareholders' Meeting, it shall offer, in its explanatory report to the
Shareholders' Meeting, adequate motivations pertaining thereto, and indicate the
expected effects on the Company's ownership and control structure, and its future strategies; it shall also provide an account of the decision-making process followed,
and any contrary views expressed among the Board.
3. The Board of Directors, upon the proposal of the Chairperson in agreement with the Chief Executive Officer, shall adopt and describe in the Corporate Governance Report a policy for the management of dialogue with shareholders as a whole, also taking into account the engagement policies adopted by institutional investors and asset managers. The Chairperson ensures that Board is in any case informed on or before the first	√	Para. 12 "Relations with shareholders"
available meeting about the development and significant contents of dialogue with all
shareholders.
Article 2 - Composition of the Corporate Boards Principles		Para. 4.3 "Composition
V. The Board of Directors is composed of Executive and Non-Executive Directors, all of whom have the professionalism and skills appropriate to the tasks entrusted to them.	√	(pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d) and d-bis), CFA)"
VI. The number and skills of the Non -Executive Directors are such as to ensure that they have a significant weight when Board resolutions are taken and to ensure that management is effectively monitored. A significant number of the Non-Executive Directors are independent.	√	Para. 4.3 "Composition (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d) and d-bis), CFA)"
VII. The Company applies diversity criteria, including gender criteria, for the composition of the Board of Directors, in compliance with the prime objective of ensuring sufficient skill levels and professionalism among its members.	√	Para. 4.3 "Composition (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d) and d-bis), CFA)"
VIII. The supervisory board is of a suitable composition to ensure its independence and professionalism.	√	Para. 11.2 "Composition and functioning (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letters d) and d-bis) CFA)"
Recommendations	√	Para. 4.6

d) the percentages established for the exercise of the measures implemented to

4. The Board of Directors defines and assigns management powers and identifies the Chief Executive Officer from among the Executive Directors. In cases where the Chairperson is offered the position of Chief Executive Officer, or given significant management authority, the Board of Directors shall justify this choice.		"Executive Directors"
5. The number and responsibilities of the Independent Directors shall be suited to the Company's needs, ensure the correct functioning of the Board of Directors, and the establishment of its internal committees. The Board of Directors includes at least two Independent Directors, other than the Chairperson.	√	Para. 4.7 "Independent Directors and Lead Independent Director"
In large companies with concentrated ownership, Independent Directors make up at least one-third of the Board. In other large companies, Independent Directors make up at least half of the Board. In large companies the Independent Directors shall meet, in the absence of the other Directors, on a periodic basis and in any event at least once a year, to consider matters deemed of interest with respect to the operation of the Board of Directors and the management of the Company.		√
6. The Board of Directors assesses the independence of each Non -Executive Director, immediately after appointment and during the term of office when circumstances relevant to independence occur and, in any case, at least once a year. Each Non-Executive Director is required to provide all necessary and/or useful information for the purposes of the Board of Directors' assessment, which will take into account, based on all available information, any circumstances that affect or may appear to affect the Director's independence in accordance with the criteria set out in the Corporate Governance Code.	√	Para. 4.7 "Independent Directors and Lead Independent Director"
7. The circumstances that compromise, or appear to compromise, the independence of a Director are at least the following: a) is a significant shareholder of the Company; b) if he/she is, or was in the previous three financial years, an Executive Director or employee: - of the Company, of a strategically important subsidiary of the Company, or of a company under common control; of a significant shareholder of the Company; - c) if, directly or indirectly (for example through subsidiary companies or where they are an Executive Director, or as partner of a professional advisory firm or a consultancy company), has, or has had in the three previous years, a significant commercial, financial or professional relationship: - with the Company or its subsidiaries, or its Executive Directors or Top Management;	√	Para. 4.7 "Independent Directors and Lead Independent Director"

Para. 4.3 "Composition (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d) and d-bis), CFA)"

• with a party that, also together with others through a shareholder agreement, controls the Company; or if the Parent is a company or corporation, with the relevant Executive Directors or Senior Management;

• d) if he/she receives, or has received in the previous three years, from the Company, one of its subsidiaries or the Parent Company, significant additional remuneration with respect to the fixed remuneration for the office and the remuneration provided for participation in the committees recommended by the Code or provided for by the applicable regulations;

• e) if he/she has been a Director of the Company for more than nine years including non-consecutively - of the past twelve years;
• f) if they are an Executive Director in another company in which an Executive Director of the Company is a Director;
• g) if he/she is a shareholder or Director of a company or of an entity belonging to the network of the auditors of the Company;
• h) is a connected family members of a person in one of the situations referred to in the previous points.

The Board of Directors shall predefine, at least at the beginning of its term of office, the quantitative and qualitative criteria for assessing the significance referred to in paragraphs c) and d) above. In the case of a Director who is also a partner in a professional firm or consulting firm, the Board of Directors assesses the importance of any professional relationships that may affect his/her position and role within the firm or consulting firm, or that otherwise relate to significant transactions of the firm and its group, regardless of the quantitative parameters.

The Board of Directors' Chairperson, having been suggested as a candidate for this position in accordance with Recommendation 23, may be assessed as independent where none of the above circumstances apply. If the Chairperson evaluated as independent participates in a committee recommended by the Corporate Governance Code, a majority of the committee members shall be other Independent Directors. The Chairperson assessed as independent shall not chair the Remuneration Committee or the Control and Risk Committee.

• 1. The company defines the diversity criteria for the composition of the management and control boards and to identify, also taking into account their ownership structure, the most suitable instrument for their implementation. At least one third of the Board of Directors and the control board, where independent, consists of members of the under-represented gender. The Company adopts measures to promote equal treatment and opportunities between genders within the entire company organization and monitoring their implementation; √
• 1. All control board members meet the independence requirements pursuant to Recommendation 7 with respect to Directors. The independence assessment is carried out in the timeframe and manner prescribed in Recommendation 6, by the √ Para. 11.2 "Composition and functioning (pursuant

	Board of Directors or the supervisory board, based on information provided by each supervisory board member.		to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letters d) and d-bis) CFA)"
10.	The outcome of the independence assessments for Directors and members of the control body, as referred to in Recommendations 6 and 9, is disclosed to the market immediately after appointment, by means of a special Announcement and, subsequently, in the Corporate Governance Report; on these occasions, the criteria used to assess the significance of the relationships under consideration are indicated and, if a Director or member of the control body has been deemed independent	√	Para. 4.7 "Independent Directors and Lead Independent Director"
	despite the occurrence of one of the situations indicated in Recommendation 7, a clear and reasoned justification for this choice is provided in relation to the position and individual characteristics of the person evaluated.		Para. 11.2 "Composition and functioning (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letters d) and d-bis) CFA)"
	Article 3 - Functioning of the Board of Directors and role of the Chairperson Principles		Para. 4.4 "Functioning of the
IX.	The Board of Directors establishes rules and procedures for its operation, particularly to ensure effective management of Board reporting.	√	Board of Directors (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d), CFA)"
X.	The Chairperson of the Board of Directors acts as liaison between the Executive Directors and the Non-Executive Directors and ensures the effective execution of the Board's duties.	√	Para. 4.5 "Role of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors"
XI.	The Board of Directors ensures appropriate internal allocation of its functions and establishes Board committees with investigative, proposal and advisory functions.	√	Para. 6.0 "Internal committees to the Board (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d), CFA)"
XII.	Each Director shall ensure that adequate time is available for the appropriate discharge of the duties they have been assigned.	√	Para. 4.4 "Functioning of the Board of Directors (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d), CFA)"

Recommendations √ Para. 6.0

		to the Board (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d), CFA)"
		Para. 4.5 "Role of the
√		Chairperson of the Board of Directors"
√		Para. 4.7 "Independent Directors and Lead Independent Director"
	√
√		Para. 4.7 "Independent Directors and Lead Independent

√

Director"

• 1. In large companies, defines the guidelines concerning the maximum number of offices held by Directors on the Boards of Directors or Boards of Statutory Auditors of other listed companies or companies of significant size that may be considered compatible with the effective performance of the office of Director of the Company, taking into account the commitment deriving from the position held.
• 1. The Board sets up internal committees with investigative, proposing and advisory functions in the field of appointments, remuneration and control and risks. The functions that the Code attributes to the committees may also be distributed differently or merged into a single committee, provided that adequate disclosure of the duties and activities performed for each of the assigned functions is provided and the recommendations of the Code for the composition of the relevant committees are followed.

Functions of one or more committees may be assigned to the entire Board of Directors, under the coordination of the Chairperson, provided that:

a) Independent Directors represent at least half of the Board;

b) the Board of Directors devotes adequate time during Board sessions to the performance of the functions typically assigned to those committees.

Where the functions of the Remuneration Committee are reserved to the Board of Directors, the last sentence of Recommendation 26 applies.

Companies other than large companies may assign the functions of the Control and Risk Committee to the Board of Directors, even in the absence of the condition mentioned in (a) above.

Concentrated-ownership companies, including large ones, may assign the functions of the Appointments Committee to the Board of Directors, even in the absence of the condition in (a) above.

1. The Board of Directors defines committees' duties and determines their composition, giving preference to members' expertise and experience, and, in large companies, avoiding any excessive concentration of duties in this area.

Each committee is coordinated by a Chairperson who informs the Board of Directors of its activities at the first appropriate meeting.

The committee Chairperson may invite the parent company Chairperson, the Chief Executive Officer, other Directors, and, having informed the Chief Executive Officer, members of the relevant corporate functions, to individual meetings; members of the Supervisory Board may attend the meetings of each committee.

The Committees have the right to access the information and corporate functions necessary to perform its duties and may draw on financial resources and avail of external consultants, within the terms established by the Board of Directors.

Para. 6.0 "Internal committees to the Board (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d), CFA)"

Para. 6.0 "Internal committees to the Board (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letter d), CFA)"

Para. 7.2 "Appointments and Remuneration Committee"

Para. 8.2 "Remuneration

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√

Committee"

Para. 9.2
"Control and Risk
Committee"

18. The Board of Directors shall decide, upon the Chairperson's proposal, on the appointment and removal of the secretary, and define their professionalism requirements and duties as part of its regulations. The Secretary supports the Chairperson and provides impartial assistance and advice to the Board of Directors on any aspect relevant to the proper functioning of the corporate governance system.	√	Para. 4.5 "Role of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors"
Article 4 - Appointment of Directors and Board of Directors' self -assessment Principles XIII. The Board of Directors ensures, within the ambit of its duties, that Directors' appointment and succession are transparent and functional to achieving optimal composition of the Board of Directors, as per the principles of Article 2.	√	Para. 7.1 "Self-assessment and succession of Directors"
XIV. The Board of Directors periodically assesses the effectiveness of its activities and the contribution made by its individual members, through formalized procedures whose implementation it oversees.	√	Para. 7.1 "Self-assessment and succession of Directors"
Recommendations 19. The Board of Directors tasks the Appointments Committee with assisting in: a) the self-assessment of the Board of Directors and its committees; b) defining the optimal composition of the Board of Directors and its committees. c) identifying candidates for the position of Director in the event of co-option; d) presentation of a slate by the outgoing Board of Directors to be carried out according to methods that ensure its transparent formation and presentation; e) preparing, updating and implementing the succession plan, if any, for the Chief Executive Officer and the other Executive Directors.	√	Para. 7.2 "Appointments and Remuneration Committee"
20. The Appointments Committee is composed of a majority of Independent Directors.	√	Para. 7.2 "Appointments and Remuneration Committee"
21. The self -assessment focuses on the size, composition and actual functioning of the Board of Directors and its Committees, also taking into account its role in defining strategies and monitoring the operating performance and the adequacy of the Internal Control and Risk Management System.	√	Para. 7.1 "Self-assessment and succession of Directors"

22. Self -assessment is conducted at least every three years, in view of the renewal of the Board of Directors.	√		Para. 7.1 "Self-assessment and succession of Directors"
In large companies other than those with concentrated ownership, self -assessment is conducted annually, and may also be carried out in a different manner over the term of the body, with consideration being given to employing an independent consultant at least every three years.		√
23. In companies other than those with concentrated ownership, the Board of Directors: - expresses, in view of each renewal, an orientation on the quantitative and qualitative composition considered optimal, taking into account the self-assessment results; - requires those submitting a slate containing more than half of the members to be elected, to provide adequate information, in the documentation submitted for the slate filing, as to whether it satisfies the directions expressed by the Board of Directors, including with reference to diversity criteria as set forth in Principle VII and Recommendation 8, and to specify their candidate for the office of Board of Directors' Chairperson, to be appointed as specified in the By-Laws. The orientation of the outgoing Board of Directors shall be published on the Company's website well in advance of the publication of the Shareholders' Meeting call notice relating to its renewal. Guidelines identify managerial and professional profiles and skills deemed necessary, including in light of the Company's sectoral characteristics, and considering diversity criteria outlined in Principle VII and Recommendation 8, and guidance expressed regarding the maximum number of positions, in application of Recommendation 15.	√		Paragraph 7.1 "Self-Assessment and Succession of Directors"
24. In large corporations, the Board of Directors: - defines, with the support of the Appointments Committee, a plan for the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Directors' succession that identifies, at a minimum, the procedures to be followed in the event of an anticipated departure from office; - ascertains the existence of adequate procedures for higher-level managers' succession.		√
Article 5 - Remuneration
Principles
XV. The Remuneration Policy of the Directors and of top management is functional to the pursuit of the sustainable success of the Company and takes into account the need to employ, retain and motivate people with the competence and professionalism required by their role in the Company.	√		Section I, letter e) of SECO's Remuneration Policy and Report.
XVI. Remuneration policy is developed by the Board of Directors through a transparent procedure.	√		Sect. Section I, letters a) and b) of SECO's

		Remuneration Policy and Report.
XVII. The Board of Directors ensures that the remuneration paid and accrued is consistent with the principles and criteria defined in the policy, in light of the results achieved and other circumstances relevant to its implementation;	√	Sect. Section I, letters a) and b) of SECO's Remuneration Policy and Report.
Recommendations
25. The Board of Directors entrusts the Remuneration Committee with the task of: a) assisting it in producing the remuneration policy; b) presenting proposals or expressing opinions to the Board of Directors on the remuneration of the Executive Directors and Senior Directors in addition to establishing the performance objectives related to the variable component of this remuneration; c) monitoring the concrete application of the remuneration policy, verifying, in particular, the effective achievement of the performance objectives; d) periodically assess the adequacy and overall consistency of the policy adopted for the remuneration of Directors and Senior Management.	√	Sect. Section I, letters a) and b) of SECO's Remuneration Policy and Report.
To recruit people of appropriate competence and professionalism, remuneration of executive and non-Executive Directors, and members of the Supervisory Board, takes into account remuneration practices prevailing in relevant industries, for companies of similar size, and also considers comparable foreign data, employing the services of an independent advisor if necessary.	√	Sect. Section I, letter p) of SECO's Remuneration Policy and Report.
26. The Remuneration Committee comprises only Non -Executive Directors, a majority of whom independent and chaired by an Independent Director. At least one member of the Committee should possess appropriate financial or remuneration policy experience, as assessed by the Board of Directors on appointment. Directors do not take part in Remuneration Committee meetings in which proposals on their remuneration are under consideration.	√	Sect. Section I, letter b) of SECO's Remuneration Policy and Report.
27. The remuneration policy of Executive Directors and Top Management defines: a) a balance between fixed and variable components that is appropriate and consistent with the Company's strategic objectives and risk management policy, and takes into account the characteristics of the Company's business and its sector of operation, with the proviso that the variable portion must represent a significant part of total remuneration; b) maximum limits on the disbursement of variable components; c) performance targets, to which the payment of variable components is linked, predetermined, measurable and linked in significant part to a long-term horizon. These are consistent with the Company's strategic objectives and are designed to promote its sustainable success, including, where relevant, non-financial parameters;	√	Sect. Section I, letters e), f), k), l) and m) of SECO's Remuneration Policy and Report.

d) an adequate deferral period - with respect to the time of maturity - for the payment of a significant part of the variable component, consistent with the underlying business activity and the related risk profiles;

• e) contractual mechanisms allowing the Company to request the repayment, in full or in part, of the variable component of remuneration paid (or to withhold amounts deferred), calculated on the basis of figures subsequently found to be manifestly erroneous, and in other circumstances to be identified by the Company;
• f) clear and pre-determined rules for the payment of any indemnities related to the termination of the Director's position, including the maximum total amount that can be paid, linked to a pre-set amount, or a fixed number of years of remuneration. This allowance will not be paid if termination is due to the achievement of objectively inadequate results.
• 1. The share -based remuneration plans for Executive Directors and top management incentivize the alignment of their interests with those of shareholders over the long term, providing that a prevailing portion of the plan shall have a total vesting period and retention period for the shares granted of at least five years.
• 1. The remuneration policy for Non -Executive Directors provides for remuneration commensurate with the competence, professionalism and commitment required in view of the tasks assigned to them as part of the Board of Directors and its committees; such remuneration is not linked, except to a lesser degree, to financial performance targets.
• 1. The remuneration of the members of the control body is appropriate to the competence, professionalism and commitment required by the importance of the role covered and the size and sector characteristics of the company and its situation.
• 1. The Board of Directors, on the conclusion of office and/or the dissolution of the relationship with an Executive Director or General Manager, shall disclose, following the internal processes resulting in the assignment or the recognition of indemnities and/or other benefits, through a press release issued to the market, detailed information regarding:
  2. a) the assignment or recognition of compensation and/or other benefits, where such justifies its accrual (e.g., due to expiry of the office, revocation thereof or settlement agreement) and the deliberative procedures followed within the Company for that purpose;
  3. b) the total amount of compensation and/or other benefits, the components thereof (including non-monetary benefits, retention of rights associated with incentive plans, payment for non-competition agreements or any other remuneration awarded for any reason and in any form) and the timing of their disbursement (distinguishing the part paid immediately from that subject to deferment mechanisms);

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√

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Sect. Section I, letter m) of SECO's Remuneration Policy and Report.

Section I, pp. 12 and subsequent of SECO's Remuneration Policy and Report.

Sect. Section I, letter f) of SECO's Remuneration Policy and Report.

Sect. Section I, letter f) of SECO's Remuneration Policy and Report.

c)	the application of any clauses for the restitution (clawback) or withholding (malus)
	of part of the sum;

• d) the compliance of that in letters a), b) and c) above with that illustrated in the remuneration policy, with a clear indication of the reasons and of the deliberative procedures followed in the event of deviation, even partial, from the policy;
• e) to the disclosures on the procedures that have been or will be followed to replace the terminated Executive Director or General Manager.

Article 6 - Internal Control and Risk Management System

Principles XVIII.	The Internal Control and Risk Management System consists of a set of rules, procedures and organizational structures aimed at the effective and efficient identification, measurement, management and monitoring of the main risks, in order to contribute to the sustainable success of the Company.	√	Para. 9.0 "Internal Control and Risk Management System - Control and Risk Committee"
XIX.	The Board of Directors defines the guidelines of the Internal Control and Risk Management System in line with the Company's strategies, and evaluates its adequacy and effectiveness on an annual basis.	√	Para. 9.0 "Internal Control and Risk Management System - Control and Risk Committee"
XX.	The Board of Directors also defines the principles concerning the coordination and information flows between the various parties involved in the Internal Control and Risk Management System, in order to maximize the efficiency of the system, reduce duplication of activities and guarantee effective performance of the duties of the control board;	√	Para. 9.7 "Coordination of the parties involved in the Internal Control and Risk Management System"

Recommendations

• 1. The Internal Control and Risk Management System involves, each for their specific remit:
  2. a) the Board of Directors, which directs and assesses of the System's adequacy;
• b) the Chief Executive Officer, responsible for setting up and maintaining the Internal Control and Risk Management System;
• c) the Control and Risk Committee, set up within the Board of Directors, with the task of supporting the Board's assessments and decisions on the Internal Control and Risk Management System and approving the periodic financial and non-financial reports; In companies following a "one-tier" or "two-tier" corporate model, the functions of the Control and Risk Committee may be assigned to the Supervisory Board;
• d) the Internal Audit Manager, appointed to verify if the Internal Control and Risk Management System is functional, adequate, and consistent with the guidelines set out by the Board of Directors;

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Para. 9.0 "Internal Control and Risk Management System - Control and Risk Committee"

• e) the other corporate functions involved in the controls (such as the risk management and legal and non-compliance risk control functions), broken down in relation to the size, sector, complexity and risk profile of the Company;
• f) the Board of Statutory Auditors, which oversees the efficacy of the Internal Control and Risk Management System.
• 1. The Board of Directors, with the support of the Control and Risk Committee:
  2. a) defines the guidelines for the Internal Control and Risk Management System in line with the Company's strategy and assesses, at least annually, the adequacy of the system considering the particular characteristics of the Company, the risk profile assumed, and its efficacy;
  3. b) appoints and dismisses the Internal Audit Manager, defining his or her remuneration in line with corporate policies, ensuring that s/he is provided with adequate resources to carry out his or her tasks. Should the Internal Audit Function, as a whole or in segments, be entrusted to an entity external to the Company, it ensures that this external entity meets the appropriate requirements of professionalism, independence and organization and provides adequate justification for this choice in the Corporate Governance Report;
  4. c) approves, at least annually, the work plan drawn up by the Internal Audit Manager, after consultation with the control board and the Chief Executive Officer;
  5. d) evaluates the appropriateness of measures to guarantee the effectiveness and impartiality of judgement of the other corporate functions indicated in Recommendation 32, lett. e), checking for adequate professional standing and resources;
  6. e) assigns to the control body or to a board specifically set up for this purpose the supervisory functions pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 1, letter b) of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001. Where this board is not the control body, the Board of Directors assesses the advisability of appointing to the board at least one Non-Executive Director and/or one member of the control body and/or the holder of the Company's legal or control functions, in order to ensure coordination between the various parties involved in the Internal Control and Risk Management System.
  7. f) following consultation with the control board, assesses the conclusions set out by the legal auditor in any letter of recommendations and in the additional report addressed to the control body;
  8. g) describes, in the Corporate Governance Report, the main features of the Internal Control and Risk Management System and the methods of coordination between the parties involved in it, indicating the models and national and international reference best practices, expressing its overall assessment of the adequacy of the system and outlining the choices made in relation to the composition of the Supervisory Board as per point e) above.

• The Chief Executive Officer:

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Para. 9.0 "Internal Control and Risk Management System - Control and Risk Committee"

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Para. 9.1 "Chief Executive

Officer"

a) identifies the main business risks, taking into account the characteristics of the activities undertaken by the Company and by its subsidiaries, and periodically presents them for examination to the Board of Directors;

• b) implements the guidelines defined by the Board, supervising the planning, realization and management of the Internal Control and Risk Management System, constantly verifying its adequacy and efficiency, and adapting it to changes in operating conditions and legal and regulatory frameworks.
• c) may assign to the Internal Audit Function the task to undertake verifications on specific operational areas and on the compliance of internal procedures and rules in the execution of business operations, simultaneously communicating such to the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Control and Risk Committee and the Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors;
• d) reports promptly to the Control and Risk Committee with regard to problems and critical issues emerging during the execution of their activities or of which they have become aware, so as to ensure that the Committee may take appropriate initiatives.
• 1. The Control and Risk Committee comprises only Non -Executive Directors, a majority of whom independent and chaired by an Independent Director.

The committee as a whole has adequate expertise in the business sector in which the company operates, which is functional to assess the relevant risks; at least one member of the committee has adequate knowledge and experience in accounting and finance or risk management.

The Control and Risk Committee, in assisting the Board of Directors:

• a) evaluates, having consulted with the Executive Officer for Financial Reporting, the independent audit firm and the Board of Statutory Auditors, the correct application of the accounting policies and, in the case of groups, their uniformity in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements;
• b) assesses the suitability of periodic financial and non-financial information to correctly represent the Company's business model, strategies, impact of its activities and performance, coordinating with any committee as per recommendation 1, letter a);
• c) examines the periodic non-financial information relevant to the Internal Control and Risk Management System;
• d) expresses opinions on specific aspects concerning the identification of the main corporate risks and supporting the assessments and decisions of the Board of Directors relating to the management of risks arising from prejudicial events of which the Board has become aware;
• e) examines the periodic reports and those of particular relevance prepared by the Internal Audit Function;
• f) monitors the independence, adequacy, efficacy and efficiency of the Internal Audit Function;

Para. 9.2 "Control and Risk Committee"

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• g) entrusts the Internal Audit Function with verifications on specific operational areas, simultaneously communicating such to the Chairperson of the Board of Statutory Auditors;
• h) reports, at least upon the approval of the annual and half-yearly accounts, to the Board of Directors on the work carried out and on the adequacy of the Internal Control and Risk Management System.
• 1. The Internal Audit Manager is not responsible for any operational areas and hierarchically reports to the Board of Directors. Had direct access to all the necessary information to carry out its duties;

The Internal Audit Manager:

• a) verifies, on an ongoing basis and in relation to specific needs and in compliance with international standards, the operation and suitability of the Internal Control and Risk Management System, through an audit plan, approved by the Board of Directors, based on a structured analysis process and prioritization of principal risks;
• b) prepares periodic reports containing sufficient information on activities, on the manner in which risk management is carried out, as well as compliance with the plans for their containment. The periodic reports contain an evaluation of the suitability of the Internal Control and Risk Management System;
• c) prepares in a timely manner reports on significant events, including upon request of the control body;
• d) forwards the reports as per letters b) and c) to the Chairpersons of the Control Body, the Control and Risk Committee and the Board of Directors, and to the Chief Executive Officer, except in cases where the subject matter of such reports specifically relates to the activities of such persons;
• e) verifies, in the audit plan, the reliability of the IT systems, including the accounting systems.
• 1. The Statutory Auditor who, on their own behalf or that of third parties, has an interest in a determined issuer transaction, informs other Statutory Auditors and Chairperson of the Board, in a timely and comprehensive manner, regarding the nature, terms, origin and extent of their interest.

The Control and Risk Committee promptly exchanges relevant information for the execution of their respective duties. The Chairperson of the Supervisory Board, or another member designated by the Chairperson, participates in the work of the Control and Risk Committee.

Para. 9.3 "Internal Audit Manager"

Para. 9.2 "Control and Risk Committee"

Para. 11.2 "Composition and functioning (pursuant to Article 123-bis, paragraph 2, letters d) and d-bis) CFA)"

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