Genoa

Genoa, 3 December 2013 - In reference to the news announced in the press this morning, ERG confirms that the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Rome Court has served a search order as part of enquiries into fiscal irregularities that allegedly took place during FY2010 in connection with the registration by TotalErg of invoices purportedly issued by companies belonging to the Total group.

We wish to make clear that ERG's involvement in the enquiries, concerning the persons of its Executive Deputy Chairman and its Chief Executive Officer, refers exclusively to the participation of TotalErg, a joint venture (51% ERG and 49% Total) created from the merger on 1 October 2010 between Total Italia and ERG Petroli, in the ERG Group's domestic tax consolidation.

ERG considers that it has always operated in full observance of the prevailing laws and regulations and is therefore confident that its total lack of involvement with the facts forming the object of the enquiry will be ascertained. 

This press releas, issued at 7:30 pm (CET) on 3 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".


Contacts:

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: ir@erg.it - www.erg.it


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