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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL REPORT | EXPLANATORY NOTES

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Convertible bond

On 4 March 2013, the Board of Directors approved the placement of an Equity Linked Bond, referred to as

"€300,000,000 1.25 per cent. Equity Linked Bonds due 2018", maturing on 8 March 2018 and reserved for

qualified investors.

On 16 April 2013, the Shareholders' Meeting authorised the convertibility of the Bond at a value of Euro

22.3146 per share. As a result, the shareholders approved the proposal to increase share capital for cash, in

single or multiple issues, with the exclusion of pre-emptive rights under art. 2441, par. 5 of the Italian Civil

Code, by a maximum nominal amount of Euro 1,344,411.30, by issuing, in single or multiple instalments, up

to 13,444,113 ordinary shares of the Company with the same characteristics as its other outstanding

ordinary shares.

The Company will be entitled to redeem the bonds early and in full in the cases detailed in the Bond

Regulations, in line with market practice, including:

(i)

at nominal value (plus accrued interest), starting from 23 March 2016, if the trading price of the

Company's ordinary shares rises to more than 130% of the conversion price in a given period of time;

(ii)

at nominal value (plus accrued interest), if at least 85% of the original nominal amount of the Bond is

converted, redeemed and/or repurchased;

(iii)

at nominal value (plus accrued interest), if specific changes take place in the tax regime applying to

the Bonds.

In the event of a change of control, every bondholder will be entitled to request early redemption at nominal

value plus accrued interest.

The convertible Bond has a 5-year maturity ending on 8 March 2018 and pays a fixed annual coupon of

1.25%. The placement of the Bonds was completed on 8 March 2013, while their settlement took place on

15 March 2013.

On 3 May 2013, the Company sent a physical settlement notice to holders of the Bonds, granting them the

right, with effect from 17 May 2013, to convert them into the Company's existing or new ordinary shares.

On 24 May 2013, the Bond was admitted to trading on the unregulated Third Market (a multilateral trading

facility or MTF) on the Vienna Stock Exchange.

The accounting treatment for the convertible Bond has resulted in the recognition of an equity component of

Euro 39 million and a debt component of Euro 261 million, determined at the bond issue date.