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HeraSostenibile: facciamo circolare le buone idee On Tuesday, 6 June, at 9.30 am, join #HeraSostenibile and follow the Twitter live broadcast of the conference on circular economy sponsored by the Hera Group. The event will also offer an opportunity to present the 2016 Sustainability Report and to discuss creativity, innovation and corporate models 4.0. Hera's event is organised as part of the scheduled initiatives that will be held in Bologna on 5-12 June with reference to G7 Environment meetings. The Hera Group considers the conference an opportunity to open its official channel on Twitter. It will be an additional tool to communicate all the latest news and to improve interaction with its stakeholders. 2017-07-27 On Tuesday, 6 June, at 9.30 am, join #HeraSostenibile and follow the Twitter live broadcast of the conference on circular economy sponsored by the Hera Group. The event will also offer an opportunity to present the 2016 Sustainability Report and to discuss creativity, innovation and corporate models 4.0. Hera's event is organised as part of the scheduled initiatives that will be held in Bologna on 5-12 June with reference to G7 Environment meetings. The Hera Group considers the conference an opportunity to open its official channel on Twitter. It will be an additional tool to communicate all the latest news and to improve interaction with its stakeholders. HeraSostenibile: facciamo circolare le buone idee

110 SCART [block]div:row-fluid::db:hr_press_comunicazione::box:64[/block] There are portraits of famous people and sculptures of animals. But above all, they are works of art made by means of reuse of waste materials destined for disposal. Precisely for this reason, they are part of "Scart: the Beautiful, Useful Side of Waste", a travelling exhibition that hosts the work of students from the Academies of Fine Arts of Bologna and Florence. Created in collaboration with Waste Recycling, a Herambiente Group company, the exhibition is free and open to all; its first stop is in Ravenna. Exhibited at Palazzo Rasponi from 5 to 21 May, it can be visited from 4 pm to 7 pm every day except Mondays. In the coming months the exhibition will stop in the cities of Imola and Modena. Accompanied by a catalogue curated by art critic and former director of the Museum of the City of Ravenna, Claudio Spadoni, the Scart exhibition is addressed to a wide audience, particularly children, with various educational and creative workshops offered on Saturdays 6, 13 and 20 May, also provided free of charge. Thanks to these workshops, children will be involved in various creative activities which encourage thought about environmental issues, focusing on problems and approaching the possible solutions through recycling and reuse. Adults can instead "lose themselves" among the exhibition's halls, and be surprised by the thousands of forms that matter can take on when it passes through the regenerating power of art. The faces of Lucio Dalla, Marilyn Monroe, Frida Kahlo, Mother Teresa, David Bowie and still others will share the stage with more sculptural works depicting various animals which, in Spadoni's words, make up "a heterogeneous bestiary of fun, in some cases carefree, with Dadaist-Surrealist tones". The Hera Group thereby continues the Scart tradition: the project was originally organized by Maurizio Giani, CEO of Waste Recycling, over 18 years ago to positively affect the mentality towards recycling and reuse, precisely through art. An integral part of the multi-utility company's daily commitment to circular economy, Scart faces these challenges in an absolutely innovative fashion, undertaking a new path toward a type of reuse and recycling that recognizes an increasing value in waste, giving it unlimited life and transforming it from a cost into a resource. "We are very pleased that a local company as important as Hera - says the Councillor for Cultural Activities of the Municipality of Ravenna, Elsa Signorino, - interprets the sense of their own work with this spirit, contributing to consolidating a culture of sustainability through art which, together with our citizens, we wholeheartedly support. Additionally, our relationship with Hera in Ravenna has always been oriented to the promotion of many cultural initiatives, and it is wonderful that a multi-utility company leverages the profile of its territorial roots in this way, in the interest of the community and in cooperation with the municipal administration". "Art is not a side-effect of matter - says Tomaso Tommasi of Vignano, Executive President of the Hera Group - but constitutes regeneration that can inspire all other regenerations which the circular economy that Hera works towards every day is based on, through people, means, processes and facilities. In this sense, the Scart project expresses important values that touch the heart of our mission. We are therefore very pleased - concludes Tommasi - to have created an exhibition which, in addition to highlighting the important collaboration with the students of Art Academies, is also worthy because it brings the fruit of their work to various cities touched by our services, in an attempt to initiate, so to speak, the virtuous contagion of ideas and emotions". 2014-03-19 Free and open to all, the exhibition of artwork produced using waste materials can be visited from 5 to 21 May in the halls of Palazzo Rasponi. The Hera Group project, carried out in collaboration with the Academies of Fine Arts of Bologna and Florence, also provides educational workshops for children. scart.bmp

Financial highlights Revenues at € 1,585.5 million (+28.3%) EBITDA at € 306.8 million (+10.2%) Net profits for Shareholders at € 109.9 million (+20.5%) Net debt at € 2,548.7 million Operational highlights Good contribution to growth coming from all businesses, especially the energy sales area Solid customer base in the energy sectors, increasing to roughly 2.3 million customers Management geared towards creating efficiencies and synergies Net debt shows further improvement during the quarter, in spite of the recent acquisitions of Aliplast and Teseco Today, the Hera Group’s new Board of Directors, appointed on 27 April 2017, unanimously approved the consolidated first quarter results, which confirm a rising trend in all main indicators. These positive results were supported by the organic growth ensuing from market expansion, which involved recently awarded tenders for default gas and safeguarded electricity services. Efficiencies and synergies were simultaneously pursued, alongside M&A activities concerning above all acquisitions in the energy area carried out in 2016 (Julia Servizi and Gran Sasso), with the contribution coming from Teseco and Aliplast not yet recorded. Revenues reach almost € 1.6 billion In the first quarter of 2017, revenues amounted to € 1,585.5 million, with a sharp increase over the € 1,235.4 seen in the same period of 2016. This result reflects, in addition to a change in the assignment of general system charges introduced by current regulations, a larger amount of trading, higher regulated revenues in water services and the electricity area, and increased volumes of gas sold owing to climatic factors. EBITDA rises to € 306.8 million EBITDA passed from € 278.4 million in the first three months of 2016 to € 306.8 million at 31 March 2017, recording a growth of over € 28 million (+10.2%). This growth is accounted for by the good performances seen in all Group areas, in particular in the energy areas. These results were also influenced by the acquisitions made during 2016. Operational results and pre-tax profits up, financial management improves Operating profits at 31 March 2017 came to € 187.3 million, up over the € 170.8 million seen in the same period of 2016 (+9.7%). Financial management improved by € 2.6 million, amounting to € 23.1 million at the end of the first quarter, thanks to a good contribution coming from affiliated companies and higher income from safeguarded customers. In light of this, pre-tax profits went from € 145.1 million in the first quarter of 2016 to € 164.2 million in the same period in 2017, showing a further increase in the rate of growth (+13.2%). Net profits for Shareholders grow, reaching roughly € 110 million (+20.5%) Profits pertaining to Group Shareholders at 31 March 2017 rose to € 109.9 million, up 20.5% compared to the € 91.2 million seen in 2016. A considerable improvement in the tax rate was among the factors responsible, going from 33.3% to 29.8% (thanks to a decrease in the Ires rate, benefits ensuing from the application of the “patent box” and tax credits for research and development, as well as tax breaks for maxi amortisations). Over € 150 million in investments and a slight improvement in net debt, in spite of recent acquisitions In the first three months of 2017, Group investments amounted to € 154.1 million, including the acquisition of a financial holding in the Aliplast Group and the plant branch of Teseco, without which the amount is in line with the same period in 2016 (€ 68.5 million). Operating investments mainly concerned interventions on plants, networks and infrastructures, to which one must add regulatory upgrading above all in the gas area, involving a large-scale meter substitution, and the purification and sewerage areas. Net debt settled at € 2,548.7 million, with a slight drop compared to the € 2,558.9 million recorded at 31 December 2016, thanks to the positive and rising cash flow generation which allowed, among other things, the recent acquisitions to be financed. The net debt/EBITDA ratio, calculated on a rolling 12-month basis, therefore settled at 2.7, highlighting an improvement in financial solidity. Gas The gas area, which includes services in natural gas and LPG distribution and sales, district heating and heat management, recorded an EBITDA that settled at € 135.6 million in the first quarter of 2017, increasing over the € 130.3 million seen at 31 March 2016 (+4.1%) thanks to higher volumes of gas sold and the wider scope of the service offered. The number of gas customers rose to almost 1.4 million, up 4.2% over the same period in 2016, thanks to commercial actions, the new portions of the default service awarded and the two acquisitions recently carried out in Abruzzo (Julia Servizi and Gran Sasso). The gas area accounted for 44.2% of Group EBITDA. Water cycle EBITDA for the integrated water cycle area, which includes aqueduct, purification and sewerage services, went from € 49.8 million in the first quarter of 2016 to € 53.3 million in the first three months of 2017 (+6.9%), thanks in particular to higher revenues from delivery. A premium for service quality also contributed to the results, granted by the regulatory authorities based on the current tariffary method. The integrated water cycle area accounted for 17.4% of Group EBITDA. Waste The waste area, which includes waste collection, treatment and disposal services, recorded an EBITDA which went from € 62.4 million in the first quarter of 2016 to € 64.0 at 31 March 2017 (+2.6%). This trend is explained by both the good performances in the urban hygiene sector and the higher volumes of market waste treated. The operational status of the Ravenna and Imola plants in the first quarter of 2017, indeed, allowed free market activities to increase by roughly 8%. These good results were able to more than offset the impact of the end of incentives for renewables, largely linked to a WTE plant in the Molise reagion (roughly -3 million). As regards the company Aliplast, instead, given that the acquisition was formally concluded on 3 April 2017, it will contribute to the Group’s half-year results. Good results were seen in the area of sorted waste as well, which rose to 57.5%, compared to the 56.2% seen in the first three months of 2016, thanks to the wide range of projects implemented across all areas served. The waste area accounted for 20.9% of Group EBITDA. Electricity EBITDA for the electricity area, which includes services in electricity production, distribution and sales, rose from € 31.6 million in the first quarter of 2016 to € 48.4 million at 31 March 2017 (+53.2%), thanks above all to a higher amount of sales on the free market and the safeguarded market, as well as profits in electricity production. In this area, furthermore, the number of customers increased to over 900,000 (+5.6% compared to Q1 2016), thanks among other things to reinforced commercial action and the acquisition of customers from the Abruzzo companies. The electricity area accounted for 15.8% of Group EBITDA. The manager responsible for drafting the company’s accounting statements, Luca Moroni, declares, pursuant to article 154-bis paragraph 2 of the TUF, that the information contained in the present press release corresponds to the documentation available and to the account books and entries. The interim management report and related materials will be available to the public at Company Headquarters and on the website www.gruppohera.it. Unaudited extracts from the Interim Financial Statements at 31 March 2017 are attached. PROFIT & LOSS (M€) 31/03/2017 INC% 31/03/2016 INC.% CH. CH. % Sales 1,585.5 1,235.4 +350.1 +28.3% Other operating revenues 82.1 5.2% 73.7 6.0% +8.4 +11.4% Raw material (732.2) -46.2% (608.5) -49.3% +123.7 +20.3% Services costs (488.8) -30.8% (281.7) -22.8% +207.1 +73.5% Other operating expenses (12.0) -0.8% (12.1) -1.0% -0.1 -0.8% Personnel costs (137.2) -8.7% (132.9) -10.8% +4.3 +3.2% Capitalisations 9.4 0.6% 4.6 0.4% +4.8 +104.8% Ebitda 306.8 19.4% 278.4 22.5% +28.4 +10.2% Depreciation and provisions (119.5) -7.5% (107.6) -8.7% +11.9 +11.1% Ebit 187.3 11.8% 170.8 13.8% +16.5 +9.7% Financial inc./(exp.) (23.1) -1.5% (25.7) -2.1% -2.6 -10.1% Pre tax profit 164.2 10.4% 145.1 11.7% +19.1 +13.2% Tax (48.9) -3.1% (48.4) -3.9% +0.5 +1.0% Net profit 115.3 7.3% 96.8 7.8% +18.5 +19.1% Attributable to: Shareholders of the Parent Company Minority shareholders 109.9 5.4 6.9% 0.3% 91.2 5.6 7.4% 0.5% +18.7 -0.2 +20.5% -3.5% BALANCE SHEET (M€) 31/03/2017 INC% 31/12/2016 INC.% CH. CH. % Net fixed assets 5,663.7 108.3% 5,564.5 108.7% +99.2 +1.8% Working capital 121.6 2.3% 99.9 2.0% +21.7 +21.7% (Provisions) (553.8) (10.6%) (543.4) (10.7%) (10.4) +1.9% Net invested capital 5,231.5 100.0% 5,121.0 100.0% +110.5 +2.2% Net equity 2,682.8 51.3% 2,562.1 50.0% +120.7 +4.7% Long term net financial debt 2,757.3 52.7% 2,757.5 53.9% (0.2) +0.0% Short term net financial debt (208.6) (4.0%) (198.6) (3.9%) (10.0) +5.0% Net financial debts 2,548.7 48.7% 2,558.9 50.0% (10.2) (0.4%) Net invested capital 5,231.5 100.0% 5,121.0 100.0% +110.5 +2.2% 1Q 2017 2017-05-08 For further information 1Q 2017 Consolidated first quarter report shows growth in all operational-financial indicators and a positive contribution coming from all business areas, alongside continuing improvement in net debt. /documents/1514726/4210734/Hera_Group_Consolidate_quarterly_report_as_at_31_march_2017.1494411806.pdf/431600c0-8838-3de5-7c9a-80eacf5f0884?t=1597908154820 /-/hera-board-of-directors-approves-1q-2017-results-1?inheritRedirect=true /documents/1514726/4210734/Hera_Group_Newsletter_Q1_2017_eng.1494402651.pdf/a7f8511a-3667-8939-9631-07f3357634fe?t=1597908153812 /documents/1514726/4210734/Dati_finanziari_ed_operativi_di_sintesi_1Q_2017_eng.1494320025.xls/5c33e18f-6c76-66b0-43fa-a1bd7751036f?t=1597908153470 Financial report as at 31/03/2017 Press release Newsletter as at 31/03/2017 Financial data as at 31/03/2017 centrata Risultati finanziari

Hera's General Meeting of Shareholders Number of directors passes from 14 to 15, with an additional member representing minority shareholders. Increased presence of women in the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors Hera’s Ordinary Shareholders Meeting took place in Bologna this morning. Among the various resolutions adopted, the Meeting appointed the members of the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors for the upcoming three years. In addition, the 2016 financial statements were approved, as was the resulting payment of a dividend set at 9 cents per share. Approval of financial statements and dividend at 9 cent./share In its ordinary session, the Meeting approved the financial statements for 2016, which showed improvement in all operating-financial indicators, with results exceeding expectations. The presentation of the sustainability report, furthermore, confirmed the Group’s ever greater attention towards sustainability in all its facets. The key factors in this success, that allowed it to continue its growth in spite of an increasingly challenging regulatory and market scenario, were once again the Group’s consolidated multi-business strategy and its combination of internal and external growth. The 2016 financial year closed with revenues reaching € 4,460.2 million, in line with the previous year, EBITDA at € 916.6 million (+3.6%) and net profits for Shareholders at € 207.3 million (+14.8%). The Meeting therefore approved the Board of Directors’ proposal of paying a dividend of 9 cents per share, in line with the amount paid one year earlier and already announced in the business plan to 2020. It is worth mentioning that this same business plan, in reaffirming a high degree of attention towards the creation of value for shareholders as well, projects an increase in forecasted earnings and a dividend policy showing growth over its historical trend (beginning with the amount paid in 2018), with a gradual change over the upcoming four-year period of 11%. The ex coupon date has been set at 19 June 2017, with payment beginning on 21 June 2016. The dividend paid, based on the price of Hera stock at 31/12/2016, corresponds to an annual return of over 4%. Renewal of the Board of Directors, with an additional director representing minority shareholders Furthermore, the Board of Directors was renewed for the upcoming three years (in office until the Meeting held to approve the financial statements for 2019), with its components passing from the previous 14 to the current 15 members, with an additional director representing minority shareholders. This came about in implementation of the amendment of the Articles of Association (approved by the Shareholders Meeting held on 28 April 2015) calling for an increase, as of 2017, of the number of current members of the Board of Directors from 14 to 15, 4 of whom (instead of 3) to be elected from the lists presented by minority shareholders. As per the outcome of the voting, the following have been appointed to the Board of Directors: Majority list (representing Hera's public shareholders' Agreement): Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano, Stefano Venier, and the independent directors Giovanni Basile, Giorgia Gagliardi, Stefano Manara, Danilo Manfredi, Giovanni Xilo, Sara Lorenzon, Marina Vignola, Aldo Luciano, Federica Seganti. Minority list: the independent directors Massimo Giusti, Erwin Paul Walter Rauhe, Francesca Fiore, Duccio Regoli. Renewal of the Board of Statutory Auditors As regards the Board of Statutory Auditors, the following were appointed: Majority list (representing Hera's public shareholders' Agreement): Marianna Girolomini, Antonio Gaiani (standing auditors), Valeria Bortolotti (alternate auditor) Minority list: Myriam Amato(President), Stefano Gnocchi (alternate auditor) Increased presence of women in the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors The composition of the Group's corporate bodies fully implements the provisions contained in Law no. 120 of July 12, 2011 (already transposed into Hera's Articles of Association by the 2013 Shareholders Meeting), which introduced the principle of gender balance in the corporate positions of listed companies. To this end, the law foresees that the breakdown of directors and statutory auditors to be elected be reached in such a manner that the least represented gender obtains at least one third of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Board of Statutory Auditors. The presence of women thus comes to 5 out of the 15 members of the Board of Directors and 2 out of the 3 standing members of the Board of Statutory Auditors. Other resolutions approved The Meeting approved the renewal of its authorisation for the Board of Directors to purchase treasury shares (and arrangements for their disposal), for a maximum amount of € 180 million over 18 months. This authorisation renewal was requested to pursue the aims allowed by current regulations and accepted market practices, including investment opportunities involving the use of treasury shares to increase the creation of value and any acquisitions of holdings that also involve equity trading. The Meeting furthermore confirmed remuneration policies for members of the Board of Directors, maintaining unchanged the amount due. Lastly, the reports on corporate governance was put to the Meeting's attention, which contains a few changes in line with international best practices. Hera top management confirmed The session dedicated to the assignment of Hera's Board of Directors, appointed this morning by the multi-utility's Shareholders Meeting, was held this afternoon in Bologna. The Board appointed the Chairman, the Vice Chairman and the CEO. Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano was confirmed as Hera's Chairman, acting as executive administrator. Born in Brescia, he has been guiding the Hera Group since it was created in 2002, after accumulating at length experience in telecommunications and in the utility sector. Giovanni Basile was confirmed as Hera's (non-executive) Vice Chairman. He has held this office since 2014. Born in Modena, a licensed accountant and auditor, he is a board member and statutory auditor of a number of companies and non-profit organisations in Italy and abroad. Stefano Venier was confirmed as CEO. Born in Udine, he has been part of Hera since 2004, previously holding the position of Development and Market General Director. Prior to that, Venier held positions with increasing responsibility in the Eni Group and at a leading international consulting firm, in which he acted, between 2002 and 2004, as Vice President for Energy & Utilities. Continuity in corporate governance policies has therefore been reaffirmed as one of the Hera Group's main strengths, as shown by a study by Kepler Cheuvreux dating to 14 February 2017 of the four local utilities, in which Hera was positively evaluated thanks to no other than its stable governance and management credibility, along with its solid foundations, low-risk growth strategy, future growth opportunities and attractive dividend policy. 2017 Annual Shareholders' Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsxyokCvJ_g&rel=0#prettyPhoto 2014-04-23 For further information 2017 Annual Shareholders' Meeting Number of directors passes from 14 to 15, with an additional member representing minority shareholders. Increased presence of women in the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors /-/hera-shareholders-meeting-corporate-offices-renewed-and-9-cent-dividend-approved-1?inheritRedirect=true /group_eng/corporate-governance/shareholders-meetings Price sensitive press release Go to Shareholders' meetings section centrata 110_Ass.1493215127.bmp