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A binding agreement has been signed for the acquisition of Ambiente Energia, based in Schio near Vicenza and part of the Marzotto Group, through subsidiary Herambiente Servizi Industriali. This transaction further enlarges the range of waste recovery and treatment services offered to companies in one of the most dynamic areas of Italy. sede_hera_110.jpg centrata Binding agreement for 100%. Closing within 1H 2025 The Hera Group continues to grow in the Northeast with the acquisition, from the Marzotto Group, of Ambiente Energia Srl, a company involved in industrial liquid waste treatment at its Schio (Vicenza) plant. This morning in Bologna, a binding agreement was signed for the acquisition of 100% of Ambiente Energia Srl, between Herambiente Servizi Industriali Srl (a subsidiary of Herambiente, which in turn is part of the Hera Group) and Manifattura Lane Gaetano Marzotto & Figli Spa. The acquisition will be closed within the first half of this year, following the usual conditions precedent for transactions of this kind. Transaction in line with the Business Plan to 2028 This transaction is part of the Hera Group’s growth strategy in the Waste management area, as defined by the recently approved Business Plan to 2028, which indicates vertical integration as an important lever for the ongoing expansion and diversification of the set of plants, with positive impacts on profitability and market share. More specifically, Ambiente Energia will extend Herambiente Servizi Industriali’s global waste management offer in one of the most productive and dynamic areas of Italy, where the Group is already well established with its subsidiaries Vallortigara in Torrebelvicino and Marano Vicentino (Vicenza), Aliplast in Ospedaletto d’Istrana (Treviso) and Recycla in Resana (Treviso) and Maniago (Pordenone). A multipurpose plant with an annual capacity of over 120,000 tonnes The Ambiente Energia plant, with an annual capacity of over 120,000 tonnes, thanks to its advanced technology, is able to treat numerous types of liquid waste and sludge, both hazardous and non-hazardous, such as paint and washing water, acids and bases, and water from chemical-physical treatments. This service is thus entirely geared towards the industrial districts of the Veneto region, including textiles, tanning, metalworking and eyewear. The purifier, which returns the water resources to surface water after treatment, has 41 storage tanks, a wastewater treatment line (both chemical-physical and biological) and a sludge treatment line. The industrial added value of the agreement This capacity will give Herambiente Servizi Industriali greater flexibility and capacity in putting together its waste management and recovery projects proposed to companies in the area. Existing Ambiente Energia customers will have access to the know-how of Herambiente and its subsidiaries to develop resource valorisation and circular economy projects, above and beyond the treatment of liquid waste and sludge. Full employment continuity for Ambiente Energia resources The transaction will see the maintenance of all current Ambiente Energia employees, thus ensuring full employment continuity and protection of the company’s technical and operational assets, benefitting customers. Andrea Ramonda: “positive impact on cross-selling and synergies with the nearby Vallortigara” “The acquisition of Ambiente Energia has strategic value,” explains Andrea Ramonda, CEO of Herambiente, “since it further expands our customer base in waste management services, with positive repercussions on cross-selling opportunities, which will also benefit from synergies with the nearby Vallortigara.” 2025-02-27 13:45:00 sede_hera_110-2.jpg

For the fifth consecutive year, Hera has been included in S&P Global’s Yearbook, published today, in the “Top 1%” category among the world's best performing companies in the Multi & Water Utility sector. The analysis shows that the Group excels in identifying the best “market opportunities”, achieving a very positive rating by global standards, including in terms of effective “risk and crisis management”, as is proven by its long record of uninterrupted growth in results. Furthermore, Morningstar Sustainalytics has included Hera in its list of “Top Rated” companies for 2025: the analysis shows a risk profile rating very close to fully regulated companies. sede_hera_110.jpg centrata According to Standard & Poor’s, the Hera Group is the world’s best company in the Multi & Water Utility sector and has been included, for the fifth consecutive year, in S&P Global’s Sustainability Yearbook, for its best performances in three areas: Governance&Economics, Environment and Social. This result comes after Hera was included in S&P Global’s Dow Jones Europe & World Indices, two authoritative international stock market indices that include outstanding listed companies based on their performance in the areas of environmental, social and governance sustainability. More specifically, Hera is in the “Top 1%” of the best performing companies in its sector, with a score of 80/100, compared to a sector average of 35/100. This leadership is based on its exemplary ability to seize “market opportunities” and to carefully control and manage “risks and crisis” and “cybersecurity”. This analysis by S&P’s Global portrays a company at the forefront that, for the fifth year in a row, leads a benchmark made up of outstanding companies in the industry worldwide. Morningstar Sustainalytics has also included the Hera Group in its 2025 list of the best companies in terms of performance in the quality of risk management. In particular, the Group also stood out as “Industry Top Rated,” obtaining a score that places it at the top of its reference sector, alongside companies with one of the highest risk/return profiles, having fully regulated businesses and being highly protected from risks arising from the macro environment. These positive assessments confirm the Hera Group’s ability to pursue a sustainability strategy along a path that includes a constant commitment to developing the entire value chain, with a careful eye to global best practices. These recognitions come shortly after the presentation of the new Business Plan to 2028, in which the aspects highlighted by analysts are confirmed: a company that continues to sustain a significant creation of shared value, which translates into an average annual Total Shareholders Return expected at a double-digit percentage rate. The Business Plan to 2028 also allocates significant investments to strategies and initiatives aimed at long-term resilience, innovation and sustainability. In particular, of the 4.6 billion euro in total investments planned for the five-year period 2024-2028, 2.6 billion euro will be aligned with the European taxonomy for environmental sustainability projects (96% of eligible investments) and will thus be able to fully access subsidised sustainable finance instruments, with benefits in terms of financial costs. Maintaining its focus on the main drivers of decarbonisation, circular economy, resilience and innovation, over the five-year period the Hera Group expects a significant evolution in its operating, financial and sustainability results, confirming its uninterrupted growth for the future as well. Listed on the FTSE MIB since 2003 and included in the FTSE MIB since 2019, the Hera stock, in addition to being part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe & World since 2020, is also included in the blue-chip Italian ESG MIB index dedicated to ESG best practices, launched by Euronext and Borsa Italiana in 2021. For almost 10 years, Hera has also been in the “Top 100” of the FTSE Diversity Inclusion Index, certified by FTSE Russell, for its commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion and people development, and has ranked among the highest in the ESG Identity Corporate Index for four years, for its full and conscious integration of sustainability policies into its governance and business strategies. Download Press Release Hera Group best Multi & Water Utility according to S&P.pdf 2025-02-11 11:05:00 sede_hera_110-2.jpg