The Hera Group has further stabilised its presence in Abruzzo following a tender for the acquisition of 100% of Julia Servizi Più, a gas and electricity sales companyentirely held by the Municipality of Giulianova (TE).

Julia Servizi Più, whose revenues in 2014 amounted to over € 7.3 million, serves roughly 14,700 clients across the area of this municipality and the province of Teramo.

The clients of Julia Servizi will thus be able to benefit from the Hera Group's services and offers, developed while managing over 2.1 million clients.

The assignment of the tender
Today, at the Municipality of Giulianova, the public session held to open the binding offers presented on 7 March 2016 took place.Hera Comm, the Hera Group's sales company, was provisionally awarded the tender.

The price at which the tender was awarded, a total amount of € 5.387 million, was formulated on the basis of the economic situation, as well as the financial situation and the reserves, ofJulia Servizi Più.

The municipal administration, in accordance with the tender notice, will now proceed in verifying the necessary requisites for stipulating the contract and, in the event of a positive outcome, will definitively award the tender. Within the following 30 days the share transfer contract will be drafted, sealing the transfer of ownership.

The Group's presence in the area
Following the merger of Julia Servizi into the Hera Group, the helpdesks found in the area in question will be maintained and flanked by new communication channels. Customers will thus be able to take advantage of new services, as well as numerous electricity and gas promotions that are closer to their needs.

Hera Comm is the sales company of the Hera Group, 100% controlled by Hera S.p.A., and operates across the entire nation; in the Abruzzo and Marche Regions, where it is also present thanks to Hera Comm Marche and Fucino Gas, it sells gas to over 130,000 customers and electricity to over 50,000 customers.

With the acquisition of Julia Servizi Più, which follows up on the acquisition of Alento Gas in 2015, the Hera Group continues to pursue its path of development in the Marche and Abruzzo regions, both bordering on the Adriatic sea, consolidating a presence that has already seen this multi-utility form partnerships with various economic forces of the area.

'For the Hera Group, the acquisition of Julia Servizi is an important result in a wider process of development aimed at extending our presence in the gas and electricity free markets within the regions bordering on the Adriatic sea, an area in which we have historically been present', explains Cristian Fabbri, Chief Executive Officer of Hera Comm.

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