Prysmian : PUBLICATION OF THE PROSPECTUS CONCERNING THE PUBLIC OFFERING AND THE LISTING ON THE HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE OF THE SHARES OF THE CHINESE AFFILIATE YANGTZE OPTICAL FIBRE AND CABLE JOINT STOCK LTD. CO.

Milan, 26th November 2014. In furtherance of the announcement made on 1st August 2014 in relation to the filing of the application for admission to listing and trading of its shares on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited by Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (the "Company"), with legal seat in Wuhan, People's Republic of China, which Prysmian S.p.A. indirectly owns a 37.5% stake in the share capital of, information is hereby given that the procedure for authorising the registration with the Hong Kong Registrar of Companies and the ensuing publication of the prospectus regarding the public offering and the listing of the Company's shares has been successfully completed.

The Company is a joint venture between the Prysmian Group and other two partners (China Huaxin Post and Telecommunications Economy Development Center and Wuhan Yangtze Communications Industry Group Co., Ltd., respectively owning a 37.5% and 25% stake in the Company's share capital), focused on optical fibre and optical telecom cables manufacturing.

"This press release is made for information purposes only and does not constitute a public offering or an invitation to subscribe for or purchase any financial instruments in Italy or in any other jurisdiction where such an offer or solicitation would require the approval of local authorities or otherwise be unlawful."

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 €7 billion in 2013, about 19,000 employees across 50 countries and 91 plants, the Group is strongly positioned in high-tech markets and offers the widest range of products, services, technologies and know-how. In the Energy sector, Prysmian Group operates in the business of underground and submarine power transmission cables and systems, special cables for applications in many different industrial sectors and medium and low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure industry. In the Telecom sector, the Group manufactures cables and accessories for the voice, video and data transmission industry, offering a complete range of optical fibres, optical and copper cables and connectivity systems. Prysmian is a public company, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange in the FTSE MIB index.