Genoa

Genoa, 31 October 2013 - ERG, through its subsidiary ERG Renew,has today closed the transaction for the acquisition of a 100% stake in a company dedicated to the operation and maintenance of ERG Wind's Italian wind farms (see press release dated 26 July 2013). The company will change its name to ERG Renew Operations & Maintenance and its registered office will be located in Genoa.

The price in terms of Enterprise Value amounts to around 10 million Euro. As a result of this transaction, which has been completed according to schedule, another 136 people, mostly technicians who are highly specialised in the maintenance and operation of wind farms, will join the ERG Group.

DLA Piper has acted as legal advisor in this transaction.

This press release, issued at 5.30 p.m.(CET) on 31 October 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".

Contacts:

Alessandra Mariotti Press Office - tel. + 39 010 2401364 cell. + 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:

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