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Hera Group's and Maire Tecnimont Group's subsidiaries sign strategic agreement to build plant with NextChem's proprietary MyReplastTM technology Through upcycling process, the plant can produce up to 30,000 tons of recycled high-quality polymers from plastic waste Sede Hera Sede Hera Hera Group's and Maire Tecnimont Group's subsidiaries sign strategic agreement to build plant with NextChem's proprietary MyReplastTM technology Through upcycling process, the plant can produce up to 30,000 tons of recycled high-quality polymers from plastic waste Maire Tecnimont S.P.A. and Hera Group announce today the signing of a strategic agreement between Aliplast, Hera Group's subsidiary for the collection, recycling and conversion of plastics, and NextChem, Maire Tecnimont Group's company for the development of projects and technologies for the energy transition. NextChem will provide technology and engineering, procurement and construction services to build a plant which will use proprietary innovative technology MyReplastTM for upcycling of plastic waste into high value-added polymers. These partners are each leader in their respective sectors. Hera Group's Herambiente unit - Italy's pioneer in the treatment of all types of waste - has 90 plants with an important know-how in the management of the entire environmental chain, in which Aliplast contributes with a circular and integrated stronghold in plastic sector. Maire Tecnimont Group is a global leader in process engineering and strongly committed - through its subsidiary NextChem - to developing projects and technologies for the energy transition and circular economy. Maire Tecnimont adopts an innovative industrial approach focused on engineering of transformation processes able to produce polymeric high value-added materials which can replace virgin materials derived from fossil sources. The synergy between skills and resources of these two big players will result in the only plant of its kind in Europe. One of Hera Group's sites will use the innovative MyReplastTM technology licensed by NextChem and will produce recycled polymers of high quality and purity, with high-level chemical-physical and mechanical performance. The aim of the plant is to treat post-consumer plastic waste to obtain customized recycled products capable of meeting customer requirements and quality market standards, with features and properties on par with virgin polymers from fossil sources. This is a cutting-edge plant engineering experience. Once fully operational, the plant - powered by green sources thanks to Herambiente - will be able to produce up to 30,000 tons of polymers per year. The plant will ensure high security standards and be equipped with innovative features such as processes automation and high digitalization for data analytics, thereby allowing it to maximize energy efficiency, delivering further environmental benefits. With this agreement, Aliplast takes another step forward in its mission to attain excellence, also at international level, in plastic recycling and regeneration. It is the first Italian company to have reached full integration in the plastic life cycle, using technology completely developed in house. Aliplast operates plants in France, Spain and Poland and is leader in the production of flexible film of PE and PET sheets, with 90,000 tons per year of finished products and regenerated polymers, and over 90% recovery/recycling in terms of volumes. The partnership with NextChem will allow Aliplast to exploit recycling and compounding opportunities in order to expand into the sector of rigid plastics, like PP, HDPE and ABS, which are difficult to recycle effectively with mechanical processes. The aim is to continue to serve customers offering them a larger choice of high-quality recycled plastics, moving towards more advanced circular economy models in line not only with EU and UN targets but also with the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment developed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an important international network for the circular economy, of which Hera Group is a member. "This partnership is necessary to combine excellence and strengths of players that can make a difference in the energy transition towards a more sustainable development model, which has been Hera Group's goal for several years across all business lines. Plastics need a recycling industry based on technology and innovation, to handle difficult waste that mechanical recycling cannot treat. This is why Aliplast decided to pick NextChem's upcycling technology to achieve sustainability targets and to meet customers' needs, which increasingly require high-quality polymers", says Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano, Executive Chairman of Hera Group. "This agreement is a great result for our strategy to develop plastic waste upcycling through our MyReplastTM technology, starting with our plant in Bedizzole and which aims to expand at the European and international level. The Recycling sector needs a quality-based approach and an industrial vision, with a strong focus on the market and synergies between players, like for example the partnership with Hera Group", says Pierroberto Folgiero, Maire Tecnimont and NextChem CEO. Press release NextChem Aliplast 2020-10-29 12:07:00 110x150.1390578533.1403160597.jpg 2020-06-18

(drafted pursuant to article 85-bis, paragraph 4-bis, of Consob Regulation 11971 / 14 May 1999) Sede Hera Sede Hera Bologna, 05 October 2020 - The following table contains the data concerning the shares outstanding and the number of voting rights representing the share capital as at 30 September 2020. UPDATED SITUATION PREVIOUS SITUATION Number of shares constituting the Share capital Number of voting rights Number of shares constituting the Share capital Number of voting rights Total, of which: 1,489,538,745 2,243,138,785 1,489,538,745 2,243,338,785 Ordinary shares (regular dividend rights: 01.01.2020) - cod. ISIN IT0001250932 Current coupon: n. 19 735,938,705 735,938,705 735,738,705 735,738,705 Ordinary shares with increased voting rights (regular dividend rights: 01.01.2020) - cod. ISIN IT0005159972 Current coupon: n. 19 753,600,040 1,507,200,080 754,800,040 1,508,600,080 Press release Communication overall amount of voting rights art.85bis RE 2020-10-05 12:45:00 Nuova_Palazzina_1_110x150_s1.1533219433 (1).jpg 2020-06-18

The Group, whose strategy is built around innovative and sustainable development guided by a circular economy, is now part of this Alliance. Hera has also been included in its 2020 position paper, thanks to the experience gained by Hera Luce, the Group company that developed a circularity measurement system for public lighting. Circula economy Circula economy The Group, whose strategy is built around innovative and sustainable development guided by a circular economy, is now part of this Alliance. Hera has also been included in its 2020 position paper, thanks to the experience gained by Hera Luce, the Group company that developed a circularity measurement system for public lighting. The Hera Group as well has now become part of the Circular Economy Alliance, which has brought together important companies that symbolise the best of “made in Italy” and are committed towards circularity. The goal is to reinforce the continuous improvement made in the area of sustainability on a daily basis, by way of challenging initiatives, in order to make innovation and sustainability an integral part of business and a strategic competitive choice, also taking into account the fight against climate change. Our multi-utility has been following this path for some time, considering that since 2017 it has been a member of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which brings together leading figures worldwide in this area.Circular economy, moreover, is equally crucial for the Hera Group as the creation of “shared value”, because on the one hand it generates value for the company, and on the other leads to savings in terms of natural resources and meets the priorities and most urgent demands involved in the planet’s sustainable development. The Circular Economy Alliance maintains that a unique occasion has now arisen to boost coordinated and determined efforts favouring a new model of development. Today’s health emergency has reinforced many elements prefigured by the climate crisis, showing that many systems (natural, economic and social) are strongly interconnected: pursuing a circular economy model is not only a mandatory choice, it is also an opportunity to boost our country’s competitiveness. This is possible through a commitment shared by all stakeholders, and involves interpreting circular economy principles as a driver for innovation across the country, calling for a new paradigm for our productive systems, to be redesigned and innovated in order to allow cycles to be closed and renewable material and energy to be used. The Alliance’s vision is furthermore based on a circular development that begins with valorising Italy’s most outstanding brands, and that takes concrete shape through on the one hand by supporting companies in producing sustainable innovation, and on the other by involving and supporting supply chains, allowing products to have longer useful lives and maintain their value. The experience gained by Hera Luce included in the Alliance’s new Position Paper The Alliance’s 2020 Position Paper presents a road map for reaching a circular economy model, with five objectives and 23 detailed actions, aimed at making the most of the potential for economic, social and environmental development linked to a circular economy: a 7% increase in investments and a 10% reduction in costs for raw materials in addition to 700,000 new jobs in Europe by 2030. From an environmental point of view, in Italy, the complete development of a circular economy would lead to a 56% fall in CO2 emissions by 2050. The Position Paper furthermore presents the experience gained by the members of the Alliance, focused on the most important value chains in various sectors: consumer goods, circular bioeconomy, chemicals and engineering, energy and utilities, finance, fashion and luxury, shipbuilding, food services and tourism. The document is accompanied by projects and good practices that prove the effectiveness of circularity and the concrete efforts made by the members of the Alliance. The Hera Group is present in the new Position Paper with Hera Luce, its public lighting company that serves over 180 municipalities in 11 regions of Italy, with a total of 530 thousand lighting points, thus ranking among the nation’s leaders in this sector based on its size. Hera Luce, in particular,has developed an innovative and unique system for measuring circularity in lighting systems. All of this is in line with current Italian and European policies, oriented towards developing a circular economic system that makes room for better performing production processes, creating less waste and optimising energy consumption, to the advantage of the community. This unique experience also meets the circularity requirements foreseen by the Ministry for the Environment’s CAMs as regards lighting devices and services, that the Hera Group has now shared with the members of the Alliance. “Circular economy, for Hera, is an excellent opportunity to respond to the priorities and most urgent challenges in our planet’s sustainable development”, affirms Stefano Venier, Hera Group CEO. “It is a new prospective that orients our business towards an economic growth which is able to generate shared value for the local areas and communities we serve. Hera’s nature as a multi-utility allows us to cover all aspects of circularity, beginning with materials but also including water and energy. Our comprehension of the complex interrelations between these resources and the environment, along with our consolidated knowhow in the businesses we manage and our strong ties with the local areas where we operate, are all elements that guide us towards a regenerative and circular economic development. Now, more than ever, is the time to reinforce our existing partnerships and create new ones, to give a united response to the challenges facing us”. The Circular Economy Alliance, created in 2017, now counts 17 companies: A2A, Aquafil, Bvlgari, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Cetena (Gruppo Fincantieri), CIRFOOD, Costa Crociere, Enel, ERG, FaterSMART, Gruppo Hera, Intesa Sanpaolo, NextChem (Gruppo Maire Tecnimont), Novamont, Salvatore Ferragamo, TH-Resorts and Touring Club Italiano. These companies promote a transformative economy that does not waste resources, preserves natural capital and unites competitiveness with environmental sustainability. This is a transformation that reconsiders, through innovation, production processes and business models. Circula economy Circula economy 20200928_Alleanza_economia_circolare_eng.1601301825.pdf 2020-09-28 13:01:00 ec_circ_110.1601291739.png 2020-06-18