INFORMATION DOCUMENT RELATING TO THE INCENTIVE PLAN - STRUCTURED IN

THE MIXED FORM OF CASH AND PERFORMANCE SHARES - CALLED

"COMER INDUSTRIES 2024-2026LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN"

SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL OF THE ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING ON APRIL

23, 2024, IN A SINGLE CALL

(drafted pursuant to Article 114-bis of Italian Legislative Decree 58/98 and Article 84-bis, paragraph 1, of the Regulations adopted by Consob Resolution no. 11971 of May 14, 1999, as subsequently amended and supplemented)

March 13, 2024

Comer Industries S.p.A.

Via Magellano, 27 - 42046 Reggiolo (RE) Italy -

www.comerindustries.com- E-mail:info@comerindustries.comTel: +39 0522 974111 - Fax: +39 0522 973249

Reg. Reggio Emilia Business Register no. 07210440157 - Share Capital 18,487,338.60 euros fully paid-up - Tax Code 07210440157 - VAT code IT 01399270352

INTRODUCTION

This information document ("Information Document") - prepared in accordance with Article 84-bis of Consob Regulation no. 11971/1999 as amended ("Issuers' Regulation"), as well as in accordance with the indications contained in Scheme 7, Attachment 3A, of the same Issuers' Regulation - concerns the proposed adoption of the incentive plan called "Comer Industries 2024-2026Long-Term Incentive Plan" ("Plan") approved by the Board of Directors of Comer Industries S.p.A. ("Comer Industries" or "Company") on March 13, 2024.

The Plan is structured in the mixed form of "cash/performance shares" and provides for the free allocation of an amount of cash and a certain number of the Company's ordinary shares to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Comer Industries, as well as executives including those with strategic responsibilities and managers who are key resources of the Company and/or its subsidiaries ("Subsidiaries" and, together with Comer Industries, "Group"), and also other employees, upon the achievement of the performance goals that will be defined and quantified by the Board of Directors of Comer Industries, with the aim of incentivizing and retaining the Group's key persons, as well as aligning the interests of these persons with those of the shareholders in the medium to long term, supporting the achievement of the Company's medium- to long-term strategic business objectives.

Note that the Plan is to be considered of "particular relevance" pursuant to Article 114-bis, paragraph 3, of the TUF and Article 84-bis, paragraph 2, of the Issuers' Regulation, as it is also aimed at the Chief Executive Officer, as well as executives with strategic responsibilities of the Company and Subsidiaries.

The proposal to adopt the Plan will be submitted for approval to the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Comer Industries convened for April 23, 2024 in a single call ("Shareholders' Meeting"), as item 7 on the agenda. Therefore: (i) the Information Document is prepared solely on the basis of the proposal for the adoption of the Plan approved by the Board of Directors of Comer Industries on March 13, 2024, upon the proposal of the Company's Appointments and Remuneration Committee; (ii) any reference to the Plan contained in the Information Document shall be deemed to refer to the resolutions and proposal for the adoption of the Plan referred to in point (i) above.

The Information Document is available to the public at the Company's headquarters, as well as on the website www.comerindustries.comand from the authorized "E-Market storage" system (www.emarketstorage.it), and will be updated as necessary and within the terms and in the manner prescribed by the regulations in force from time to time if the proposal for the adoption of the Plan is approved by the Shareholders' Meeting and in accordance with the contents of the resolutions passed by such Shareholders' Meeting and by the bodies and/or parties responsible for implementing the Plan.

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DEFINITIONS

In addition to terms otherwise defined in this Information Document, the following terms, where capitalized, shall have the meanings set forth below, it being understood that terms and expressions defined in the singular shall also be understood as defined in the plural.

Shareholders' Meeting

The shareholders' meeting of Comer

Industries (as defined below) convened for

April 23, 2024 in a single call among other

things to approve the Plan pursuant to

Article 114-bis of the TUF.

Shares

The Company's ordinary shares, with no par

value and regular dividend rights, listed on

Euronext Milan.

Shares Granted

The number of Shares granted to each

Grantee on the Grant Date, as will be set

forth in the Grant Letter (as defined below).

Shares Vested

The number of Shares that each Grantee will

be entitled to receive under the Plan,

determined according to the achievement of

the Performance Objectives, as will be

envisaged in the Rules.

Bad Leaver

The termination of the Relationship (as

defined below) in a manner other than as a

Good Leaver envisaged in the Rules.

Grantees

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of

the Company, as well as executives including

with strategic responsibilities and managers

who are key resources of the Company

and/or Subsidiaries, and also to other

employees, as identified under the Rules (as

defined below) as grantees of the Plan.

Bonus

The cash amount Grantees may receive as

an incentive under the Plan, as will be

envisaged in the Rules.

Bonus Granted

The amount of Bonus granted to each

Grantee, on the Grant Date, as will be

indicated in the Grant Letter.

Bonus Accrued

The amount of the Bonus that each Grantee

will be entitled to receive under the Plan,

determined according to the achievement of

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the Performance Objectives, as will be

envisaged in the Rules.

Borsa Italiana

Borsa Italiana S.p.A. with headquarters in

Milan, Piazza degli Affari 6.

Clawback

The clause providing for the possibility of

demanding that Grantees fully or partially

return the bonus paid if among other things

the bonus is paid based on data that are later

found to be manifestly erroneous or

maliciously altered, as will be envisaged in

the Rules.

Comer Industries or Company

Comer Industries S.p.A., headquartered in

Reggiolo (RE), Via Magellano 26, registered

with the Reggio Emilia Company Register,

Tax code and VAT no. 07210440157.

Committee

The

Company's

Appointment

and

Remuneration Committee.

Board of Directors or Board

The Company's Board of Directors.

Subsidiaries

Indistinctly, each of the companies directly

or indirectly controlled by the Company from

time to time pursuant to Article 2359 of the

Italian Civil Code or 93 of the TUF.

Date

of

the

Information

The date of approval of the Information

Document

Document by the Company's Board of

Directors.

Grant Date

The date on which the Board of Directors, or

the body and/or parties delegated thereby,

upon the proposal of the relevant

Committee, having verified the achievement

of the Performance Objectives (as defined

below), shall identify the Grantees and the

amount of the Shares Granted and the

Bonus Granted to them.

Information Document

This information document prepared in

accordance with Article 84-bis, first

paragraph, of the Issuers' Regulation, with

the guidance contained in Schedule 7,

Attachment 3A, of said Regulation.

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Euronext Milan

Refers to the regulated market organized

and managed by Borsa Italiana.

Good Leaver

The termination of the Relationship following

dismissal, resignation, failed renewal of

office or function, death or permanent

disability, as specified in the Rules.

Group

The Company and its Subsidiaries.

Lock-up

The period of time commencing from the

actual delivery to the grantees of the Shares

Earned during which the Grantees are

prohibited from selling 50% of the Shares

Earned, with the exception of the Shares

that may be subject to sale to cover the tax

liability arising from the grant itself.

Performance Objectives

The objectives upon the achievement of

which the Grantees' right to obtain the

Bonus Granted and the Shares Granted

accrues, as set forth in the Rules, as

indicated in Paragraph 2.2.

Performance Period

For each of the three cycles of the Plan, the

three-year period of reference in relation to

which the Performance Objectives are set

and verified, elapsing between the Grant

Date and December 31 of each year of

reference. For clarity: (i) the Performance

Period of the 1st cycle of the Plan

corresponds to fiscal years 2024-2026 and

closes on December 31, 2026, (ii) the

Performance Period of the 2nd cycle of the

Plan corresponds to fiscal years 2025-2027

and closes on December 31, 2027, and (iii)

the Performance Period of the 3rd cycle of

the Plan corresponds to fiscal years 2026-

2028 and closes on December 31, 2028.

Remuneration Policy

The Remuneration Policy of Comer

Industries defined and approved by the

Company's Board of Directors on March 13,

2024, with the support of the Committee,

and submitted pursuant to Article 123-ter of

the TUF to the Shareholders' Meeting for

approval.

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Plan

The proposal for the adoption of the

Company's incentive plan called "Comer

Industries 2024-2026Long-Term Incentive

Plan" approved by the Company's Board of

Directors on March 13, 2024, upon the

proposal of the Company's Committee, and

which will be submitted to the Shareholders'

Meeting for approval pursuant to Article 114-

bis of the TUF.

Relationship

As the case may be, an existing employment

or directorship relationship with the

Company or a Subsidiary, or an employment

relationship (or otherwise an equivalent

relationship under the regulations applicable

from time to time) with the Company or a

Subsidiary.

Rules

The Rules are concerned with defining the

criteria,

methods,

and

terms

of

implementation of the Plan, which will be

approved by the Board of Directors following

the Shareholders' Meeting's approval of the

resolution referred to in the Information

Document.

Issuers' Regulation

The regulation adopted by Consob in

Resolution no. 11971 of May 14, 1999.

Fixed Remuneration

The fixed salary as of the Grant Date paid to

the grantee, understood as only the fixed

salary for the positions held or the gross

annual salary not including any variable

bonuses.

Grant Letter

The letter to be delivered by the Company to

the Grantees on the Grant Date, with the

Rules attached, the signing and delivery of

which to the Company by the Grantees shall,

for all purposes of the Rules, constitute their

full and unconditional acceptance of the

Plan.

TUF

Italian Legislative Decree no. 58 of February

24, 1998, the Consolidated Law on Finance.

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1. RECIPIENTS

  1. The names of the recipients who are members of the board of directors or management board of the issuer of financial instruments, the issuer's parent companies and the companies directly or indirectly controlled thereby.
  2. The categories of employees or contractors of the issuer of financial instruments and the parent or contracted companies of that issuer.

The Plan is addressed to the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as well as executives, including those with strategic responsibilities, managers who are key resources of the Company and/or Subsidiaries, and also other employees, who will be identified by the Board of Directors from among those individuals who hold or perform key roles or functions and for whom an incentive and loyalty program is justified, with a view to creating value in the medium to long term.

As of the Date of the Information Document, it is not possible to provide an indication of individual grantees by name, as the Plan has not yet been approved by the Shareholders' Meeting, nor have the grantees of the Plan been identified.

If the Plan is approved by the Shareholders' Meeting, the Shareholders' Meeting shall instruct the Board of Directors to determine, in accordance with the procedures and terms set forth in Article 84-bis, paragraph 5, letter a), of the Issuers' Regulation, the number of Grantees and the categories of employees included among such Grantees.

1.3 The names of plan grantees belonging to the following groups:

  1. general managers of the issuer of financial instruments;
  2. other executives with strategic responsibilities of the issuer of financial instruments that is not "small" pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 1, letter f), of Regulation no. 17221 of March 12, 2010, if during the fiscal year they have received total compensation (calculated by summing monetary compensation and compensation based on financial instruments) greater than the highest total compensation among those awarded to members of the board of directors, or the management board, and general managers of the issuer of financial instruments;
  3. natural persons controlling the share issuer, who are employees or collaborate with the share issuer.

With regard to Paragraph 1.3, points a), b) and c), it being understood that the indications required therein are not applicable since, as of the Date of the Information Document, the Plan has not yet been approved by the Shareholders' Meeting and the grantees of the same have not yet been identified within the category of recipients referred to in this Paragraph 1.3, note that as of the Date of the Information Document: (a) the Company does not have one or more general managers, (b) while the Company is not "small," there are no executives with strategic responsibilities of the Company who received total compensation greater than the highest total compensation awarded to members of the Board of Directors during FY 2023, and (c) there are

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no individuals controlling the Company who are employees or who collaborate therewith.

1.4 Description and numerical indication of grantees, separated for the categories indicated in 1.4 a), b) and c) of Attachment 3, Schedule 7, of the Issuers' Regulation

  1. executives with strategic responsibilities other than those indicated in letter b) of paragraph 1.3;
  2. in the case of "small" companies pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 1, letter f), of Regulation no. 17221 of March 12, 2010, an aggregate sum for all executives with strategic responsibilities of the issuer of financial instruments;
  3. any categories of employees or contractors for whom differentiated plan characteristics have been provided (e.g., executives, managers, office workers, etc.).

Not applicable because, as of the Date of the Information Document, the Plan has not yet been approved by the Shareholders' Meeting and the grantees of the Plan have not yet been identified within the category of Recipients referred to in this Paragraph 1.4, letters a) and c). With regard to point b), note that the Company is not "small."

2. REASONS FOR ADOPTING THE PLAN

2.1 Objectives to be achieved through the plan

The Plan is a pillar of the Remuneration Policy as well as a fundamental component of engagement in the medium to long term of key people in the Company and the Group.

Specifically, the Plan aims to: (i) incentivize the retention of resources who can make a decisive contribution to the success of the Company and/or the Group; (ii) foster the loyalty of the Grantees of the Plan in a long-term perspective through personal satisfaction and motivation and by developing their sense of belonging to the Company and/or the Group; (iii) link the grantees' variable remuneration to the achievement of Performance Objectives, to be assessed over a future multi-year time frame, so as to align the Grantees' interests with the pursuit of the priority objective of creating value for shareholders in a long-term perspective, through careful management of business risks and the pursuit of multi-year programs and projects, also having regard to sustainable growth.

Indeed, among other things the Plan proposes to extend the time horizons of the decision- making processes of key corporate actors for the Company and/or the Group (so-called long term perspective), promoting the alignment of the interests of the latter with those of the Company's shareholders over a multi-year time horizon; all through the awarding of incentives to the Grantees, the payment of which is subject to the achievement of certain performance objectives during the Performance Period and subject to a holding period (i.e., lock-up).

The Plan has three cycles of Share and Bonus grants (i.e., 2024-2026,2025-2027,2026-2028), each with a three-year Performance Period. With regard to the overall duration of the Plan, see

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also Paragraph 4.2 below.

The Shares serving the Plan will consist of Shares directly or indirectly held by the Company, purchased or to be purchased pursuant to Article 2357 et seq. of the Italian Civil Code.

The Grantees and the amount of the Shares Granted and Bonus Granted to each of the Grantees will be discretionally and unquestionably determined by the Board of Directors, or a person delegated thereby, having regard to the strategic relevance of the respective position held and the levels of Fixed Remuneration received annually, ensuring an overall competitive level of remuneration.

2.2 Key variables, including in the form of performance indicators considered for the purpose of awarding the plan based on financial instruments

The Plan provides that the Grantees will be granted a certain number of Shares and a Bonus, defined taking into account the levels of Fixed Remuneration and subject to the achievement of the Performance Objectives to be determined by the Board of Directors when approving the Rules.

In fact, the Plan stipulates that the right to receive the Shares and Bonus is subject to the achievement of performance conditions consisting of typical financial management objectives (i.e., Consolidated EBITDA), also taking into consideration environmental, social, and governance aspects (so-called ESG factors or even just "ESG"), and in particular the ESG factor related to the intensity of CO2 emissions, as shown in the following table.

Objectives

Weight

Min

Target

Max

Consolidated EBITDA

90%

95%

100%

100%

ESG: intensity of CO2 emissions

10%

90%

100%

100%

The assessment of the achievement of the Performance Objectives for the determination of the number of Shares and Bonus to be granted for each Plan cycle will be made by the Board of Directors based on the guidance provided by the Committee, at the time of the approval of the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2026, December 31, 2027, and December 31, 2028.

More detailed information will be provided in the Plan's implementation phase, in the manner set forth in Article 84-bis, paragraph 5, letter a), of the Issuers' Regulation and the regulations in force from time to time.

2.3 Elements underlying the determination of the amount of compensation based on financial instruments, i.e., the criteria for its determination

On the Grant Date, the Board of Directors will identify the Grantees, as well as the amount of Shares Granted and Bonus Granted to each. Each of the Grantees will be given the Grant Letter, where the amount of Shares Granted and/or Bonus Granted will be indicated, according to the criteria below.

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The amount of the Shares Granted and the Bonus Granted will correspond to a percentage of the Fixed Remuneration paid to each Grantee on the Grant Date. This value may be decreased or increased if the Grantee reaches or exceeds the Performance Objective at the end of the Performance Period.

Under the Plan, as stated in Paragraph 2.2, there will be:

  • A minimum level of achievement of the Performance Objectives, below which no bonus will be granted; and
  • A maximum level of achievement of the Performance Objectives, above which no increase in the bonus will be granted.

The number of Shares Vested and the amount of the Bonus Accrued that each of the Grantees will be entitled to receive shall be determined by the Board of Directors at the end of the Performance Period after consulting the Committee, based on the outcome and verification of the level of achievement of the Performance Objectives.

More detailed information will be provided during the Plan's implementation phase in accordance with Article 84-bis, paragraph 5, letter a), of the Issuers' Regulation (or of the laws and regulations applicable from time to time).

2.4 Reasons for any decision to award compensation plans based on financial instruments not issued by the issuer of financial instruments, such as financial instruments issued by subsidiaries or parents or companies outside the group it belongs to; if the aforementioned instruments are not traded on regulated markets, information on the criteria used to determine their value

Not applicable, as the Plan - for the shares part - is based on the free granting of Company Shares.

2.5 Assessments regarding significant tax and accounting implications that affected the plan's design

There are no significant accounting and tax implications that have affected the Plan's design.

2.6 Possible support for the plan from the Special Fund for the Encouragement of Worker Participation in Enterprises referred to in Article 4, Paragraph 112, of Italian Law no. 350 of December 24, 2003

The Plan does not receive any support from the Special Fund for the Encouragement of Worker Participation in Enterprises referred to in Article 4, paragraph 112, of Italian Law no. 350 of December 24, 2003.

3. APPROVAL PROCESS AND TIMING OF THE GRANTING OF THE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

3.1 Scope of powers and functions delegated by the shareholders' meeting to the board of directors in order to implement the plan.

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