Statement concerning a number of articles appearing in the press

Concerning a number of articles appearing in the press in recent hours, the following is stated:

On June 15, 2012 ISVAP notified Fondiaria-Sai, its Board of Directors and Board of Statutory Auditors, of formal charges of citable conduct in accordance with Article 229 of Legs. Decree 209/2005 (Private Insurers’ Code). These charges relate to issues deriving from the ISVAP inspection initiated on October 4, 2010 and the petition presented to the Board of Statutory Auditors on October 17, 2011 by the shareholder Amber Capital Investment Management, as manager of the Amber Global Opportunities Master Fund Ltd Fund, in accordance with Article 2408 of the Civil Code and in relation to which the Board of Statutory Auditors reported to the Shareholders' Meeting of March 19, 2012. The filed report is available on the Company website.

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