Half-yearly financial Report at June 30, 2013 - A2A

Half-yearly financial report at June 30, 2013Other informationThe appeal will go through the reasons already described in the concurrent appeals(frequently postponed); the appeal also contains an application not to summons thecompany’s corporate bodies for due hearing, to call a shareholders’ meeting with the chairbeing given to Massimo Pessina or Guido Stefanelli or a person designated by them and, toavoid any influence arriving from the shareholder A2A S.p.A., to hold the meeting at Pessina’sregistered office.At the hearing of May 26, 2013, in the presence of Mr. Rosetti, the members of the board ofstatutory auditors and the receiver, Pessina’s lawyer reiterated the requests, asking the Court tocall a shareholders’ meeting to revoke the liquidation and appoint new directors.In the light of the Court of Appeal order to appoint a receiver, the Court indicated that it wasthe receiver who should call a shareholders’ meeting.The Court noted that there were no longer any matters under dispute and that each party shouldpay their own legal costs.138Arbitration initiated by Pessina Costruzioni against ASM Novara S.p.A.In note 28 of February 2013, Attorney Pierluigi Tirale, as Sole Arbitrator appointed by theBrescia College of Notaries at the request of Pessina Costruzioni in execution of the company’sbylaws asked Pessina Costruzioni and ASM Novara S.p.A. whether the parties would like toinitiate the proceeding or defer the initiation of the arbitration to the outcome of the ruling ofthe Court on the above-mentioned summons, whose first hearing is set for May 9, 2013.Through its chairman Mr. Rossetti, ASM Novara S.p.A. asked the Sole Arbitrator for news andinformation about the establishment of jurisdiction. On April 11, 2013, the company receivedfrom the arbitrator the request for appointment drawn up by Pessina and made to the collegeof notaries as fulfillment of the requirement of the bylaws. By means of subsequentcorrespondence Pessina notified the Sole Arbitrator that it wished to wait for the sentence atthe end of proceeding no. RG 223/13.The company is assessing what action it should take.* * *Arbitration initiated by Pessina Costruzioni against A2A S.p.A.On March 29, 2013 Pessina Costruzioni notified A2A S.p.A. of the appointment of the arbitratorand the deposition with the arbitrators to initiate the arbitration, in fulfillment of theshareholders’ agreements signed in August 2007, with the scope of having A2A S.p.A. orderedto pay compensation for damages for the non-fulfillment of its obligations under theagreements.