PRYSMIAN : PUBLICATION OF A SLATE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Milan, 16 March 2015. With reference to Prysmian S.p.A. Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, convened with notice dated March 4th, and scheduled on April 16th 2015, in single call, Prysmian informs that the outgoing Company's Board of Directors, as already announced by press release published on February 25th, has filed with the Company's registered office the following slate of candidates for the appointment of the new Board of Directors:

1. Maria Elena Cappello (independent),
2. Claudio De Conto (independent),
3. Massimo Battaini,
4. Valerio Battista,
5. Pier Francesco Facchini,
6. Fabio Ignazio Romeo,
7. Monica de Virgiliis (independent),
8. Maria Letizia Mariani (independent),
9. Massimo Tononi (independent),
10. Cristiano Tortelli (independent),
11. Sabrina Delle Curti (independent).

Relevant documentation is available from the Company's registered office (Viale Sarca 222 - 20126 Milan), from the mechanism for the central storage used by the Company at www.emarketstorage.com, on Borsa Italiana S.p.A.'s website www.borsaitaliana.it and on the Company's website at www.prysmiangroup.com (under Investor Relations/Shareholder Information/Shareholders' Meeting).

Prysmian Group
Prysmian Group is world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry. With more than 130 years of experience, sales of nearly €7 billion in 2014, some 19,000 employees across 50 countries and 89 plants, the Group is strongly positioned in high-tech markets and offers the widest possible range of products, services, technologies and know-how. It operates in the businesses of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, of special cables for applications in many different industries and of medium and low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. For the telecommunications industry, the Group manufactures cables and accessories for voice, video and data transmission, offering a comprehensive range of optical fibres, optical and copper cables and connectivity systems. Prysmian is a public company, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange in the FTSE MIB index.