Cementir Holding: Shareholders’ Meeting approves 2017 Financial Statements

• Dividend of EUR 0.10 per share approved (EUR 0.10 in FY 2016)
• Appointment of the new Board of Directors for the three-year period 2018 – 2020

Rome, 19 April 2018 – The Shareholders’ Meeting of Cementir Holding S.p.A. was held today in ordinary and extraordinary session chaired by Francesco Caltagirone Jr.

The Shareholders’ Meeting approved the financial statements for 2017 and the distribution of a dividend of EUR 0.10 per ordinary share (EUR 0.10 in FY 2016), using retained earnings from years closed before 31 December 2007. The dividend will be paid on 23 May 2018 with dividend coupon no. 17 dated 21 May 2018 (record date as of 22 May 2018).

The Shareholders’ Meeting also appointed the Board of Directors for the three-year period 2018 – 2020 and therefore until the date of the Shareholders’ Meeting convened to approve the financial statements as of 31 December 2020, consisting of 13 members:

• Francesco Caltagirone (Chairman), Alessandro Caltagirone, Azzurra Caltagirone, Edoardo Caltagirone, Saverio Caltagirone, Carlo Carlevaris, Fabio Corsico, Mario Delfini, Veronica De Romanis, Paolo Di Benedetto, Chiara Mancini, Roberta Neri, elected from the majority slate submitted by Calt 2004 S.r.l., owner of 30.078% of the share capital; and
• Adriana Lamberto Floristán, elected from the minority slate submitted by a group of shareholders composed of asset management companies and other institutional investors such as Arca Fondi SGR, Eurizon Capital SGR, Eurizon Capital SA, Fideuram Asset Management (Ireland), Fideuram Investimenti SGR, Interfund Sicav, Kairos Partners SGR, Mediolanum gestione Fondi SGR, Mediolanum International Funds, Ubi Pramerica SGR, owners of approximately 1.879% of the share capital

Six Directors, i.e., Carlo Carlevaris, Veronica De Romanis, Paolo Di Benedetto Chiara Mancini, Roberta Neri and Adriana Lamberto Floristán have declared that they qualified as independent Directors in accordance with Legislative Decree 58/1998 (TUF); the last five directors also pursuant to the Corporate Governance Code published by Borsa Italiana Spa, which the Company adopted.

The curricula of the individual Directors together with the relevant documentation required by Law and Bylaws are available on the Company website www.cementirholding.it in the section “Shareholders’ Meeting 2018”.

The Shareholders’ Meeting has also voted favorably with regard to the first section of the Remuneration Report drawn up by the Board of Directors.

The Shareholders Meeting minute will be published in the manner and within the deadline required under current regulations.