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2023-03-14 The transaction represents a strategic step in the business portfolio evolution of both the groups in the IT-TLC sector, in line with their respective industrial plans. Today, the Hera Group, through its subsidiary Acantho, and the Ascopiave Group finalised the acquisition of 92% of the shares of Asco TLC at the headquarters of Asco Holding in Pieve di Soligo (TV), with stakes of 36.8% and 55.2% respectively. The closing follows the award, at the end of November 2022, of the public tender procedure called by Asco Holding for the sale of 92% of the shares of Asco TLC, held by Asco Holding itself and by the Treviso-Belluno Chamber of Commerce, and the subsequent signing on 29 December 2022 of the related contract documentation between the Hera Group and the Ascopiave Group. The cash-settled acquisition price is EUR 37.2 million. Asco TLC, a company that has been active since 2001 in the provision of ICT services mainly to corporate customers and public administrations, has a significant proprietary territorial network, located in the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions for over 2,200 km of fibre optic backbone infrastructure, 56 radio links and 24 xDSL exchanges in unbundling, and provides its services to more than 2,700 customers. For the two groups, the transaction represents a strategic step in the evolution of the business portfolio in the IT-TLC sectors, in line with their respective industrial plans. Moreover, it is the first step of a broader operation that would lead, through the merger of Asco TLC into Acantho, to the birth of a multi-regional operator with significant operational synergies compared to the stand-alone companies, and benefits for customers as well. "The partnership with Ascopiave in Asco TLC is part of Hera Group's broader development mission, whose goal is to provide its customers with increasingly efficient, innovative and competitive solutions in terms of both costs and sustainability. Thanks to Asco TLC's infrastructure assets, we anticipate an expansion of the Group's services and new synergies in the information technology and telecommunications field. This is a very strategic area for the country's innovation, because IT-TLC is crucial for the competitiveness of companies. It is, however, a sector that calls for continuous investment. On these grounds, we have envisaged significant investments in digitalisation in our industrial plan to 2026, to ensure ever greater excellence in the services provided, thanks also to the development and use of artificial intelligence, data analytics and process digitalisation," said Donato Rocchi, Chief Executive Officer of Acantho, the digital company of the Hera Group. “The partnership with the Hera Group, thanks to the potential industrial synergies, will allow Asco TLC to strengthen its position in an increasingly competitive market, improving its offer in favour of local authorities, businesses and users", said Nicola Cecconato, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ascopiave. 20230314 Hera Group & Ascopiave closing Asco TLC.pdf 11:51:00 Nuova_Palazzina_110x150.1533218221.jpg See the press release Nuova_Palazzina_110x150.1533218221.jpg

2023-03-09 The recognition came today in Milan, during the eleventh edition of the Prize that analyses and valorises the performance of the most important Italian companies in the utility sector. The Hera Group, one of Italy’s leading multi-utility companies with over 9,000 employees, has always focused on developing its personnel and considered training as a key element. This commitment has now earned the Group first place in the “Training” category of the eleventh edition of the Top Utility award, which each year analyses and valorises the evolution and performance of the 100 largest utilities operating in Italy in the electricity, gas, water and waste management sectors. Hera received the Top Utility Training prize “for the completeness of its training programmes in terms of topics covered and duration, as well as for the attention given to employees’ needs for in-depth training, based on their different characteristics and tasks”. The award ceremony was held today in Milan, during the Top Utility Analysis conference entitled “Global Challenges, Local Responses”. Training and developing skills, to rise to future challenges Hera continues to show its extensive and concrete commitment to corporate training and people development policies, which are one of the Group’s cornerstones. In 2022 alone, 97% of Hera’s workforce, including the most operational part, was involved in courses totalling over 270 thousand hours, equivalent to roughly 30 hours of training per capita, well above the sector average. The Group guides its choices with an eye to the future, not only in terms of professional growth and skills development, but also with a view to acquiring talented people who can make a contribution to meeting tomorrow’s challenges, first and foremost the energy and environmental transition. One key element in this area continues to be the Group’s corporate university, HerAcademy, founded in 2011 with the purpose of generating new knowledge and responding to trends seen in the context, including debate on current issues and collaborations with leading national and international institutions. “For the Hera Group, investment in training and people development has always been fundamental to guaranteeing the maximum efficiency and quality of the services offered in the areas served”, comments Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano, Executive Chairman of the Hera Group. “People are one of our company’s main resources and our attention towards them is reflected in the quality of their work and in opportunities for growth, with individual internal career paths and development opportunities. We aim to give full value to talent and always seek to acquire new people with skills ranging from the technical-operational sphere to topics such as ethical values and corporate culture, quality, safety and the environment, and of course digitalisation.” The Hera Group’s good practices rewarded once again Throughout the history of this award, the Hera Group has been rewarded with many recognitions: in addition to winning as Overall Top Utility in 2012 and 2022, Hera was awarded in 2014 and 2019 in the communication category, in 2015 and 2018 in the sustainability category and in 2021 in that for gender equality and diversity and inclusion policies. 20230309_Top Utility Award 2023.pdf 12:31:00 Nuova_Palazzina_110x150.1533218221.jpg See the press release Nuova_Palazzina_110x150.1533218221.jpg

2023-03-08 The majority lists of candidates for the appointment of the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors, accompanied by the relevant documentation required by the regulations in force, registered within the deadline by shareholders in light of the Shareholders Meeting called for 27 April 2023, are available to the public at Group’s headquarters, in the dedicated section of the company’s website (https://eng.gruppohera.it/group/corporate_governance/shareholders_meetings/) and on the authorised storage mechanism 1INFO, which can be accessed at www.1Info.it. 08032023 Majority lists published.pdf 12:56:00 Nuova_Palazzina_110x150.1533218221.jpg See the press release Nuova_Palazzina_110x150.1533218221.jpg

2023-03-08 With reference to the binding agreement signed on 7 November 2022, the partnership was finalised today between Hera and ACR, one of Italy’s leading companies in the sector of contaminated site remediation, industrial waste treatment, plant decommissioning and, more generally, on-site management for leading Italian oil & gas customers. The Hera Group expects this transaction to contribute with approximately 20 million euro to growth in its consolidated Ebitda. This morning, at the Hera Group’s Bologna headquarters, the Group, acting through its subsidiary Herambiente Servizi Industriali (HASI), and A.C.R. di Reggiani Albertino S.p.A.® (ACR), based in Mirandola, in Modena area, finalised a transaction creating the Italy’s largest operator in the environmental remediation and industrial waste global service sector, with a nationwide service's coverage. The closing follows up on the binding agreement signed by the two parties on 7 November 2022, with which Hera acquired 60% of ACR, while some remediation and global service activities previously held by HASI were transferred to the new company. The remaining 40% remains controlled by the Reggiani family. Today also saw the appointment of the Board of Directors of the new ACR, whose CEOs remain the brothers Alberto and Claudio Reggiani. This partnership with an important operator both locally and on the national scene will enable Hera, already a leader in the waste management sector, to further strengthen its leadership in the field of remediation, industrial waste treatment, decommissioning and oil & gas-related civil works. The contribution to growth in the Hera Group’s consolidated Ebitda is expected at approximately 20 million euro. The details of the partnership The new ACR has many strengths, being able to provide a highly performing and widespread service, particularly to companies having large industrial plants who need a qualified operator with infrastructures and expertise in the field of remediation and waste management. The new company established today combines, in fact, Hera’s consolidated multi-business strategy and innovative set of plants with ACR’s experience, gained over 45 years of activity. The Hera Group currently manages over one hundred certified, state-of-the-art plants, capable of treating all types of waste (municipal, industrial and liquid and solid) and employing 1,600 specialised operators. Through its subsidiary HASI, it treats 1.3 million tonnes of industrial waste every year in 18 multi-purpose sites. ACR, instead, can boast a high operational capacity, time to market in services, a considerable set of machinery and equipment, over 450 employees, approximately ten operating sites in Italy, more than 100 active reclamation sites, and, among its customers, the major players in the oil & gas sector. “For the Hera Group, investing in an important operator based in Emilia such as ACR is perfectly in line with our strategic guidelines. With the Group’s activities, we aim to guarantee positive returns and economic benefits for the areas served. Moreover, in full continuity with the transactions completed in recent years”, states the Hera Group’s Executive Chairman, Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano, “this partnership with ACR allows us to strengthen our waste management services intended for large companies, expanding operational and plant capacity and expanding our presence in the country. In a complex scenario, characterised by infrastructural shortcomings and a high level of sector fragmentation, companies now require integrated management services for their industrial waste. Thanks to our many years of experience, state-of-the-art facilities and highly specialised personnel, we are able to support companies with turnkey proposals and high quality and safety standards. Advanced in terms of the circular economy as well, we are able to make their processes more efficient and virtuous and help them achieve concrete, measurable and increasingly challenging sustainability goals. The synergies resulting from transactions such as this one will therefore bring concrete benefits for all our business customers and will also generate positive repercussions for the local areas served”. “We are pleased to become part of a company such as the Hera Group, one of Italy’s largest multi-utility organisations that has always maintained strong roots in the local area”, comment the brothers Alberto and Claudio Reggiani, CEOs of A.C.R. di Reggiani Albertino S.p.A.® “We and our employees see this partnership as a fundamental step for our company’s growth, which will allow us both to strengthen our presence in the core business of reclamation and to enter the world of global service. With this operation we will enhance, indeed, our activities in the waste management sector, integrating all the necessary and fundamental skills to be counted among the most important players nationwide in these fields”. 20230308 closing ACR.pdf 12:06:00 Nuova_Palazzina_110x150.1533218221.jpg See the press release Nuova_Palazzina_110x150.1533218221.jpg