Milan, 21 March 2013 – In relation to the information leaked to and published in “La Repubblica”, in the article: “Prelios, agreement on the handing over to Caputi”, the Company hereby specifies that the negotiations for the definition of the agreements concerning the transactions aimed at the Company’s industrial re-launch and financial enhancement through recapitalization and a new balance in the financial structure -, already disclosed to the market on December 21, 2012, are still underway.