Genoa

Genoa, 30 December 2013 - The closing with regard to exercise of the put option on the remaining 20% stake in ISAB S.r.l. (see Press Release dated 9 October 2013) took place today.
The transaction gave rise to a cash in of 426 million Euro, which takes into account the inventory value and the settlement of certain environmental matters pertaining to the refinery. As a result of this operation, ISAB S.r.l. is now wholly owned by LUKOIL.


In this transaction the firm DLA Piper has acted as legal advisor.

This press release, issued at 5.40 pm (CET) on 30 December 2013, has been prepared pursuant to the Regulation implementing Legislative Decree no. 58 dated 24 February 1998, adopted by CONSOB under resolution no. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended and supplemented. It is available to the public at the offices of Borsa Italiana S.p.A. and on the Company's website (www.erg.it ) in the section "media/press releases".


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Alessandra Mariotti Press Office - tel. + 39 010 2401364 - mob. + 39 335 8053395 e-mail: stampa@erg.it
Emanuela Delucchi IR Manager - tel. + 39 010 2401806 - e-mail: edelucchi@erg.it
Matteo Bagnara IR - tel. + 39 010 2401423 - e-mail: mbagnara@erg.it  - www.erg.it

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