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Hera Group The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Hera Group signed a loan agreement for €129 million, a sum that will be used to support the 2015-2019 development plans of the Italian multi-utility company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange. The loan from the bank of the European Union will be utilized for several projects on networks and plants located in the North-East of Italy: Emilia-Romagna, Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia. In particular, the funds will be invested to upgrade and expand the gas and electric energy distribution networks and public lighting plants. This loan is consistent with the EIB's policy of providing finance for industrial activities, with an impact on employment levels, a crucial aspect in this particular phase of the Italian economy. In fact, it is estimated that the Hera Group's implementation of its multi-year investment plans will have positive spillover effects in terms of job creation. The new loan will enable the Hera Group to strengthen further its financial structure and marks another milestone in the collaboration between the EIB and the multi-utility. In fact, in the last three years the EIB and Hera signed three other loan agreements (for investments in waste management and the network) for a total of €600 million. 2015-09-10 The loan will be used to upgrade networks and plants in the markets served Hera Group

Half financial results as at 30 june 2015 Financial highlights Revenues of €2,213.0 million (+6.1%) EBITDA of €459.1 million (+2.5%) Net profit post minorities €107.3 million (+11.4%) Net debt stable at €2,655.9 million Operational highlights Benefits deriving from the consolidation ofAmga Udine Excellent performance of the gas segment, also in relation to greater volumes sold Good contribution of water to growth, thanks to improved efficiency Expanded footprint in gas and electricity as customer base exceeds 2.2 million The Board of Directors of the Hera Group approved today unanimously the consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2015, which show positive and growing results in all its metrics, including net profit. Gas For the six months ended 30 June 2015, EBITDA in the gas segment - which includes distribution and sales of gas methane, LPG, district heating and heat management – stood at €172.5 million, + 14.2%, compared to €151.0 million at 30 June 2014, increasing also its contribution to the Group’s EBITDA in both absolute and percentage terms, compared to a year ago. The excellent performance of the gas segment was due to greater volumes sold (it is worthy of note that the same period of the previous year was affected by the exceptionally mild weather of the early months of 2014), the consolidation of Amga Udine and the default gas contract awarded to Hera Comm for two years starting 1 October 2014 in Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Toscana, Umbria and Marche. The number of gas customers went up to 1.3 million, with an increase of nearly 100,000 from the comparable year-earlier period. The segment’s EBITDA accounted for 37.6% of the Group’s EBITDA. Water In the first half of 2015, this segment – which includes aqueduct, purification and sewerage services - grew on the comparable year earlier period, both in absolute terms and in terms of contribution to the Group’s EBITDA. EBITDA rose from €102.7 million in the first half of 2014 to €107.6 million for the first six months of 2015 (+ 4.7%), benefitting in particular from the coming into force of the new water tariff method set by AEEGSI for the 2014-2015 period and the efficiency improvement activities undertaken by the Group. The segment accounted for 23.4% of the Group’s EBITDA. Waste management EBITDA for the waste management business – which includes waste collection, treatment and disposal – went from €122.3 million for the first half of 2014 to €119.8 million for the six months ended 30 June 2015 (-2.0%), mainly due to the reduction of energy operation incentives and the concentration in the first quarter of maintenance activities on four WTE plants. In the period under review recycling and disposal activities focused on types of waste which commanded slightly rising average market prices, compared to the same period of the previous year. In particular, in the second quarter waste treatment activities returned to their normal level. The percentage of sorted waste collection in the geographies served by the Group was up again, as it went from 53.3% for the first half of 2014 to 54.6% at 30 June 2015, thanks to the large number of projects implemented in all the areas. The segment accounted for 26.1% of the Group’s EBITDA. Electricity EBITDA for the electric energy segment – which includes production, distribution and sales of electric energy - went from €62.7 million for the first half of 2014 to €49.6 million for the six months ended 30 June 2015. The lower EBITDA (- 20.9%) was due mainly to extraordinary items, including lower regulated revenues from the distribution servicedetermined by the specific equalization effect occurred in the area of Gorizia in 2014. In the period under review, the electricity sales activities showed improvement on the comparable year-earlier period, thanks to a growing customer base. In fact, total customers exceeded 826,000, up 11.1%, thanks to growth in the free market and the contribution of Amga Energia & Servizi. The segment accounted for 10.8% of the Group’s EBITDA. Statement of Executive Chairman Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano “The results of the first half of 2015 were positive once again and show how the Group has been able to deliver solid financial and operating performance for its shareholders, which is even more remarkable in light of an economic picture that is still marked by uncertainty. The period in question benefited both from the efficiency improvement actions and the M&A activities undertaken in a balanced way and in line with the guidelines outlined in the Group’s business plan”. Statement of the Managing Director Stefano Venier "The results obtained especially in the second quarter are satisfactory. The performance of the commercial energy area was quite remarkable, as it exceeded expectations related only to a greater demand due to colder weather, in a context marked by growing competition. Further growth was posted also by regulated activities, due mainly to effective cost curbing actions, which made it possible for the waste management business to perform in line with expectations. In the first half of 2015 the quality of service improved, as shown by the environmental and sustainability indicators adopted, which is evidence to the Group's ability to set and reach excellence targets also in these regards". 1H 2015 2015-08-26 For further information 1H2015_870x320_eng.1440574524 (1).jpg The financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2015 shows improvement in all the main financial and operating figures, thanks in particular to internal growth and the effects of the consolidation of Amga Udine /-/hera-s-board-of-directors-approves-the-results-for-the-first-half-of-2015-1?inheritRedirect=true /group_eng/investors Price sensitive press Go to IR section centrata Half financial results as at 30 june 2015

Over the next 5 years, the plant will treat all the wastewater of the area, which includes the Municipalities of Rimini, Coriano, Santarcangelo, Verucchio, Poggio Torriana, Bellaria Igea Marina, San Leo, Borghi (of the province of Forlì-Cesena) and the wastewater of the Republic of San Marino, centrally. The doubling in size of the purification plant received the green light from Arpa which had already conducted many checks on the purified water. The old plant will remain operational and will continue to serve 220,000 inhabitants, plus the 340,000 served by the new purification plant (giving the total figure of theequivalent of 560,000 inhabitants): this figure corresponds to the requirements of Rimini when the tourists in the summer season are included. In addition to all of this, there will be odour control, improved management flexibility and reliability compared with the old system and natural, sustainable filters will be used. The purification route of the new system has been organised in the following way: the pre-treatments to separate sand and oil will take place in an initial sedimentation compartment, while in the second stage the wastewater will be "cleaned" by the actual bacteria present in the water to be purified. This process is known as the biological cycle: a process in which the main protagonists are living organisms which, literally, feed on the pollutant substances in the wastewaters, with the residues being easy to isolate. The ultrafiltration membranes are activated in the third stage: they operate as tiny "straws" (0.04 microns in diameter, in other words millionths of a millimetre) and are capable of intercepting microscopic particles, for example viruses, bacteria or flakes of mud. The water that comes out is already clean, but before being returned to the rivers it goes through the last purification or final disinfection to entirely remove any last micro-organisms that might be present. In this way, the purification plant complies with the latest restrictive legal limits when discharging the water into the Marecchia River. As well as this, Hera has installed efficient remote control and remote management systems, paying special attention to the mechanisms that enable the protection of the environment in emergency conditions. The centralised control system is equipped with two CPUs (central processing units), each one providing back up for the other one, which will allow all the wastewater collection networks for the Bellaria - Igea Marina area and the northern part of Rimini to be controlled from a single place. This allows prompt intervention if there is a breakdown or emergency situation. Santa Giustina purification plant 2015-06-23 P6230963.1435066074.jpg The new (upgraded) Santa Giustina purification plant has been opened. It is the biggest in Europe with membrane technology ultrafiltration. It is the most important technological operation in the sewage system redevelopment plan for the coastal city promoted by the Municipality, Hera, Romagna Acque and Amir, which will eliminate discharges into the sea by 2020. IMG_1261.1435064666.JPG

Results for the first quarter of 2015 Financial highlights Revenues of €1,311.9 million (+7.1%) EBITDA of €277.2 million (+1.1%) Net profit of €92.5 million (+3.8%) Net debt of €2,556.7million Operational highlights Benefits deriving from the consolidation of Amga Udine Excellent performance of the gas business, not only thanks to Amga’s consolidation, but also to increase in volumes sold Good contribution of water to growth, thanks to improved efficiency and alignment of tariffs to the new regulated method Expanded footprint in electricity as customer base exceeds 800,000 The Board of Directors of the Hera Group approved today unanimously the consolidated financial statements for the three months ended 31 March 2015. Results were up compared to the same period of 2014, thanks to the consolidation of new companies and the good performance of the Hera operations. Gas For the three months ended 31 March 2015,EBITDA in the gas segment - which includes distribution and sales of gas methane, LPG, district heating and heat management – enhanced to €128.4 million, +10.2%, compared to €116.6 million at 31 March 2014, increasing also its contribution to the Group’s EBITDA in both absolute and percentage terms, compared to first quarter 2014. This result was due to the consolidation of AMGA Udine operations, greater volumes sold - thanks to colder weather, compared to the first quarter of 2014 – and the default gas contract awarded to Hera Comm for two years starting 1 October 2014 in Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Toscana, Umbria and Marche. Thanks to the default gas activities and the integration of Amga, the number of gas customers went up to 1.315 million, with an increase of nearly 100,000 customers from the comparable year-earlier quarter. The segment’s EBITDA accounted for 46.3% of the Group’s EBITDA. Water In the first quarter of 2015, this segment – which includes aqueduct, purification and sewerage services - grew on the comparable year earlier period, both in absolute terms and in terms of contribution to the Group’s EBITDA. EBITDA rose from €47.3 million in the first quarter of 2014 to €50.5 million for the first quarter of 2015 (+6.9%), due to greater revenues from works subcontracted by third parties and the coming into force of the new water tariff method set by AEEGSII for the 2014-2015 period (resolution number 643/2014), which calls for full cost coverage. The segment accounted for 18.2% of the Group’s EBITDA. Waste management EBITDA for the waste management business – which includes waste collection, treatment and disposal – went from €69.8 million for the first quarter of 2014 to €64.9 million for the three months ended 31 March 2015 (-7%), mainly due to earlier-than-scheduled maintenance activities on 4 WTE plants (out of 10 Group plants) and the decline in the results of the energy activities. Recovery and disposal activities focused on higher-value-added waste, which highlighted slightly increase in market prices, compared to the same period of the previous year. All of the Company’s plants have been operating at full capacity since the end of the quarter, benefiting also from the expansion of Herambiente Servizi Industriali’s customer base. The percentage of sorted waste collection in the geographies served by the Group is markedly higher, as it went from 52% for the first quarter of 2014 to 55.2% at 31 March 2015, thanks to the large number of projects implemented in all the areas, especially in the new markets of Veneto and Friuli Venezia-Giulia. The segment accounted for 23.4% of the Group’s EBITDA. Electricity EBITDA for the electric energy segment - which includes electricity production, distribution and sales - wentfrom €36.2 million for the first quarter of 2014 to €29.3 million for the three months ended 31 March 2015. The lower EBITDA (-19.1%) was due mainly to extraordinary items, including lower regulated revenues from the distribution service determined by the equalization effect in the area of Gorizia in the first quarter of 2014. Without considering these extraordinary effects, the results would have been largely in line with those of the comparable quarter in 2014. Electricity customer base rose to 808,200, up 9.3%, thanks to the contribution of Amga Energia & Servizi and to the growth in the free market. The segment accounted for 10.6% of the Group's EBITDA. Electricity 2015-05-13 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION The financial report for the quarter ended 31 March 2015 shows positive and rising amounts, up to and including net profit, thanks in particular to gas and water /-/hera-s-board-of-directors-approves-the-results-for-the-first-quarter-of-2015-1?inheritRedirect=true Press release Results for the first quarter of 2015