SOGEFI S.p.A.

Via Ciovassino 1/A - Milan

Fully Paid-in Share Capital Euro 62,461,355.84

Company Register of Milan Monza-Brianza Lodi and Tax Code 00607460201

Company subject to the direction and coordination of CIR S.p.A.

Notice of Ordinary Shareholders Meeting

Shareholders are hereby invited to attend the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting to be held at the registered office of the parent company CIR S.p.A. at Via Ciovassino 1, Milan, on 22 July 2022 at 9 a.m. in first call and, if a second call should be necessary, on 25 July 2022, at the same place and time, to discuss and resolve upon the following:

Agenda

Increasing the number of Board of Directors members from 8 to 9. Appointment of a new female director, determination of the term and remuneration.

In light of the epidemiological emergency due to COVID-19 and in accordance with the provisions of art. 106 of Law Decree no. 18 of March 17, 2020, converted with amendments into Law no. 27 of April 24, 2020 and as extended by paragraph 1 of art. 3 of Law Decree no. 228 of December 30, 2021 ("Decreto Milleproroghe"), converted into Law no. 15 of February 25, 2022, containing provisions related to this emergency:

  • Shareholders may only take part in the Meeting through their Designated Representative Studio Segre S.r.l., in accordance with the procedures and terms provided for in the remainder of this notice;
  • the members of the corporate bodies, the secretary and/or of the notary public and the Designated Representative, as well as any other person authorised to do so by the Chairman of the Board of Directors may only take part in the Meeting by any means of telecommunication which guarantee their identification, in compliance with the containment measures of the COVID-19epidemic provided for by the applicable provisions of law. This in a manner to be defined and communicated by the Chairman to each of the aforesaid subjects, in accordance with the rules applicable for such case, without it being necessary for the Chairman, the secretary and the notary public to be in the same place in any case;
  • there shall be no voting procedures by correspondence or by electronic means.

Lastly, please note that the date and/or place and/or participation and/or voting procedures and/or conduct of the Meeting indicated in this notice remain subject to the compatibility of the same with the legislation in force and/or with the measures issued from time to time by the competent Authorities due to the epidemiological emergency in progress, as well as to the principles of health protection.

Any changes shall be promptly notified in the same manner as the publication of the notice and/or through the information channels provided for by the legislation in force from time to time.

INFORMATION ON THE SHARE CAPITAL

As of today the share capital subscribed and fully paid amounts to Euro 62,461,355.84 and is represented by no. 120,117,992 ordinary shares of par value Euro 0.52 each all having voting right, except the own shares whose voting right is suspended.

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ATTENDANCE TO AND PROXIES FOR THE SHAREHOLDERS MEETING Entitlement to take part in the Meeting and exercise the vote is attested by a notification made by an authorized intermediary as per the terms of Art. 83-sexies of Legislative Decree 58/1998 and subsequent amendments and additions (TUF), in favour of the person entitled to vote on the basis of evidence at the end of the accounting day of 13 July 2022, seventh open-marketday preceding the date established for the meeting in first call. Those who are holders only after such date shall not be entitled to take part and vote in the Meeting.

Shareholders with not yet dematerialised shares should entrust them to an authorized intermediary to introduce them into the centralized management dematerialisation system, in accordance to art. 36 of the joint Consob and Banca d'Italia post-trading disposition dated 13 August 2018, and ask the transmission of the above-mentioned notice.

Persons with the right to vote may be represented at the Meeting pursuant to art. 2372 of the Italian Civil Code, and other applicable provisions or regulations. The proxy form at the bottom of the notification issued by the authorised intermediary may be used or alternatively there is a proxy form which is available on the Company's website www.sogefigroup.com(Investor - Shareholders' meeting section). As provided by paragraph 4 of art. 106 of the Italian Decree "Cura Italia", and pursuant to art. 135-novies of the TUF, the proxy must be conferred exclusively to the Designated Representative Studio Segre S.r.l. electronically by sending it to the certified email address segre@legalmail.ittogether with the voting instructions and a copy of a valid identity document of the principal or, pursuant to art. 135-undecies of the TUF, the proxy may be conferred to the Designated Representative by signing the appropriate form available in the above-mentioned section of the website. The signed form must be delivered to the Designated Representative by certified email to segre@legalmail.it, by the end of the second open-market day preceding the date established for the Meeting also in second call (that is by Wednesday 20 July 2022 for the first call or Thursday 21 July 2022 for the second call). The proxy shall not be effective for the proposals in relation to which voting instructions have not been granted. The proxy and the voting instructions can be revoked within the terms by which they can be granted.

The notice to the Company sent by the authorized intermediary certifying the right to take part in the Meeting is also required in case of granting of the proxy to the Company's Appointed Representative; consequently, if the aforementioned notice is lacking, the proxy shall be deemed without effect.

RIGHT TO ASK QUESTIONS ON THE ITEMS OF THE AGENDA

Pursuant to art. 127-ter of the TUF, the Shareholders who intend asking questions on the items of the agenda of the Shareholders meeting may send these by registered mail with advice of receipt (A.R.) to the Company registered office or by certified email to the address sogefi@legalmail.itattaching documentation proving the entitlement to exercise such right. The questions must arrive by the end of the seventh open market day preceding the date established for the meeting in first call, i.e., by 13 July 2022.

The Company shall provide a written answer by 12.00 noon on Wednesday 20 July, 2022 by means of publication on the Company's website in the Investor - Shareholders' meetings section. The questions having the same contents may receive a common answer.

ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA AND PRESENTATION OF NEW

RESOLUTION PROPOSALS

Pursuant to art. 126-bis of the TUF the Shareholders who represent, also jointly, at least a fortieth of the share capital, may ask, within ten days from the publication of this notice, an addition to the items of the agenda to be dealt with, indicating in the request the further proposed items or may present resolution proposals on the items of the agenda. It should be noted however that the addition of the items to be dealt with is not allowed for the matters on

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which the Meeting, by law, resolves on a proposal of the Directors or on the basis of a project or a report prepared by them, other than those indicated in art. 125-ter, paragraph 1 of the TUF.

The requests must be sent by registered mail with advice of receipt (A.R.) to the Company registered office or by certified email to the address sogefi@legalmail.itand must be completed with a report on the items which have been proposed for discussion as well as by the certification(s) issued by an authorised intermediary attesting the person's entitlement to exercise this right. About any addition to the agenda or the presentation of new resolution proposals on the items of the agenda, information will be given in the same way of this notice, at least fifteen days preceding the date established for the meeting on the first call. Within this term the report prepared by proposing shareholders will be made available to the public.

Pursuant to art. 126-bis, paragraph 1, third paragraph, of the TUF, having considered the rules to take part in the Meeting, those entitled to vote may individually submit resolution proposals on the items on the agenda by July 7, 2022. The proposals must be sent by registered mail with advice of receipt (A.R.) to the Company registered office or by certified email to the address sogefi@legalmail.it and must be completed with a resolution text on the items on the agenda, as well as by the certification(s) issued by an authorized intermediary attesting the person's entitlement to exercise this right. The proposals submitted will be published on the Company's website www.sogefigroup.com(Investor - Shareholders' meetings section) by July 15, 2022 so that those with voting rights may examine them for the purpose of granting proxies or sub- delegations to the Designated Representative.

In case of proposals for resolutions on the items on the agenda that are alternative to those formulated by the Board, the proposal of the administrative body will be put to the vote first (unless it is withdrawn) and only if this proposal is rejected will the Shareholders' proposals be put to the vote. Such proposals, if alternative to each other, will be submitted to the Meeting starting with the proposal submitted by the Shareholders representing the largest percentage of the share capital. Only if the proposal put to the vote first is rejected, will the next proposal be put to the vote in order of capital represented, and so on.

APPOINTMENT OF A NEW FEMALE DIRECTOR

Shareholders who intend to make a proposal for the appointment of a new female director are invited to submit, by registered mail (A.R.) to the Company registered office or by certified email to the address sogefi@legalmail.it,the candidature along with (i) the information relating to the identity of the Shareholder submitting such candidature, with one or more certifications proving the related voting rights; (ii) a detailed description of the personal and professional characteristics of the candidate, as well as (iii) a declaration by the candidate herself that she meets the requirements provided by the laws in force and by the Articles of Association, and whether she meets the requirements for the position of Independent Director under current laws or regulations, any activities carried out in competition, and the acceptance of her candidature, as well as a list of administrative or management positions she hold in other companies.

In order to allow those who will attend the Shareholders' Meeting to be informed about the personal and professional characteristics of each candidate with the necessary advance and be able to duly exercise their voting rights, also in consideration of the fact that the attendance can take place exclusively through the "Designated Representative", those who intend to submit proposals for the appointment of a new female director are invited to file their candidature, together with the above documentation, at least 21 (twenty-one) days preceding the date established for the meeting in first call (i.e., by Friday 1 July 2022) in order to allow the Company to make the aforementioned documentation promptly available to the public at the registered office, on the authorized storage mechanism called eMarket STORAGE (www.emarketstorage. com) and on the Company's website www.sogefigroup.com.

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FURTHER INFORMATION

Please note that the information contained in this notice - and, in particular, the date, place and/or time of the meeting, the terms for the exercise of rights by Shareholders, the procedures for participation in the meeting and/or the procedures for holding the meeting - may be subject to change, amendments, updates or clarifications in view of the current emergency situation related to the COVID19 and the consequent measures adopted from time to time by the competent Authorities, as well as in order to allow strict compliance with the fundamental principles of safeguarding the safety and health of the Company's Shareholders, employees, representatives and consultants. Any amendments, updates or clarifications of the information contained in this notice will be made available in a timely manner through the Company's website www.sogefigroup.com(Investor - Shareholders' meeting section) and by other means provided for by law.

DOCUMENTATION

The documentation relating to the agenda, envisaged by applicable regulations, including, inter alia, the integral text of the resolution proposals, is at disposal of the public as per the terms of the law, at the Company registered office, on the authorized storage system eMarket STORAGE (www.emarketstorage.com) as well as on the Company's website www.sogefigroup.com (Investor - Shareholders' meetings section). The Shareholders are entitled to obtain a copy of such documentation. The Articles of Association are available on the website www.sogefigroup.com (Investor - Corporate Governance section).

Milan, June 10, 2022

for the Board of Directors

The Chairperson

Monica Mondardini

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