Following a Consob request, with regards to the news reported on some press, the investment fund NB Renaissance Partners S.C.S.P. and other investment vehicles managed by Neuberger Berman Group LLC (in short, 'NB'), as well as the investment fund Apax VIII, managed by Apax Partners LLP ('Apax' and, together with NB, the 'Investors') confirm having started, with the shareholders Michele Cinaglia and Marilena Menicucci, as well as with some other managers shareholders in the company - negotiations on an exclusive basis for the purchasing of their equity stakes in Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A, ('Company') which, in case a positive response occurred, it would imply the launch of a mandatory public offering, ex articles 106, paragraph 1, and 109 TUF at the price of Euros 58.00 per share, aimed at the Company's delisting. In the vehicle company, which if need be will be the equity stakes purchaser, the above mentioned shareholders sellers and the managers will remain as a minority, the latter integrally reinvesting their stakes, assuring a management continuity.

As of today, it does not exists any binding agreement about the continuation of the negotiations and therefore the positive conclusion of the transaction, which remains subject, among other things, to the satisfactory results of a due diligence started on the Engineering Group.

On this matter, the Company specifies that the Board of Directors, with a great majority, has agreed to start a due diligence, for a period of four weeks, subject to the underwriting of suitable confidentiality agreements, and without any other commitment for the Company.

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