Immsi Group: Annual General Meeting

Approval of 2017 financial statements    Appointment of governing bodies    Approval of Section I of the Remuneration Report    Approval of ordinary own share purchase and disposal planMantua, 10 May 2018 – The Immsi S.p.A. Annual General Meeting, held today in Mantua and chaired by Roberto Colaninno, examined and approved the 2017 financial statements.   In 2017 the Immsi Group posted consolidated net sales totalling 1,454.9 million euro, an improvement of 5.1% (1,383.8 million euro in 2016), and Ebitda of 209.6 million euro, an increase of 24.4% (168.5 million euro in 2016). It reported strong earnings growth, with a consolidated net profit for the year of 8.2 million euro (against a loss of 8.7 million euro for 2016). The Group had net financial debt of 858.9 million euro, an improvement of 48 million euro from debt of 906.9 million euro at 31 December 2016 The parent Immsi S.p.A. posted a net profit for the year of approximately 3 million euro.   The Immsi S.p.A. AGM also appointed the Board of Directors, consisting of 11 members (5 of whom declared they met the legally required independence conditions), voting for the list presented by the majority shareholder, Omniainvest S.p.A. The Board of Directors will hold office for three financial years, until the date of the AGM called to approve the financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2020. The meeting appointed the following directors: Roberto Colaninno, Michele Colaninno, Matteo Colaninno, Daniele Discepolo (independent), Ruggero Magnoni, Gianpiero Succi, Livio Corghi, Rita Ciccone (independent), Paola Mignani (independent), Patrizia De Pasquale (independent) and Devis Bono (independent).   To the best of the company's knowledge, no director holds shares in the company.   The AGM also appointed the Board of Statutory Auditors, voting for the list presented by the majority shareholder, Omniainvest S.p.A., as follows: Alessandro Lai (Chair), Giovanni Barbara and Maria Luisa Castellini, Standing Auditors; Gianmarco Losi and Elena Fornara, Alternates.   To the best of the company's knowledge, the Chair of the Board of Statutory Auditors, Alessandro Lai, holds 66,360 shares in the company.   The governing bodies appointed by the AGM meet legal requirements with regard to gender balance.   The curricula vitae of the members of the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors are available on the website www.immsi.it (section “Governance/Assemblea/Archivio/2018”).   Today's meeting also carried a non-binding vote approving Section I of the Remuneration Report drafted in accordance with art. 123-ter of Law 58/1998 and with art. 84-quater and Annex 3A Models 7-bis and 7-ter of Consob Regulation no. 11971/1999.  The Immsi S.p.A. AGM approved a plan for the purchase and disposal of company ordinary shares, revoking the previous Immsi S.p.A. shareholder authorisation of 12 May 2017. The resolution aimsto provide the company with a useful strategic investment opportunity for all purposes allowed under law, including the purposes contemplated in art. 5 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (Market Abuse Regulation, hereinafter “MAR”) and in the practices allowed under art. 13 MAR, including purchases of own shares for subsequent cancellation, on the terms and conditions that will be approved by the relevant governance bodies.   As of today, the company does not hold any own shares.