Annual General Meeting approves the financial statements at 30 September 2006

Milan, 31 January 2007 – The Annual General Meeting held today approved the financial statements at 30 September 2006, as well as the distribution of a dividend of 2,5 euros per share, gross of legal retention, with the detachable coupon (coupon n° 6) on 12 February 2007 with a value date of 15 February 2007. The dividend will be payable via intermediaries of the Monte Titoli SpA central management system. For tax purposes the dividend is considered to be a distribution from capital reserves.