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Amadeus IT Holding, S.A. and Subsidiaries - Investor relations at ...

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General Meeting/ Electronic Service), following the instructions established to th<strong>at</strong> effect, using<br />

electronic sign<strong>at</strong>ures (Electronic User Certific<strong>at</strong>es issued by the Spanish Mint [Certificado<br />

Electrónico de Usuario de la Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre]) or an electronic n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

identity card.<br />

E.11 Please st<strong>at</strong>e whether the Company is aware of institutional investors’ policy for<br />

particip<strong>at</strong>ing, or otherwise, in company decision-making:<br />

NO<br />

E.12 Please specify the address <strong>and</strong> access route to corpor<strong>at</strong>e governance content on the<br />

website.<br />

The <strong>Amadeus</strong> website, under the address www.amadeus.com, through a double access, either<br />

through the window <strong>Amadeus</strong> <strong>IT</strong> <strong>Holding</strong>, S.A. (“<strong>Investor</strong> Inform<strong>at</strong>ion”) loc<strong>at</strong>ed on the left-h<strong>and</strong><br />

part of the page or though the window <strong>Investor</strong>s: “<strong>Amadeus</strong> <strong>IT</strong> <strong>Holding</strong>, S.A.” loc<strong>at</strong>ed on the<br />

upper portion of the page (the inform<strong>at</strong>ion is available in Spanish <strong>and</strong> in English). Once<br />

accessed through either of the above two accesses, the page contains all of the corpor<strong>at</strong>e<br />

inform<strong>at</strong>ion in the left-h<strong>and</strong> column, the contents of which may be accessed by double clicking<br />

on the various titles (including th<strong>at</strong> referring to the Company’s corpor<strong>at</strong>e governance).<br />

F – FOLLOW-UP OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE RECOMMENDATIONS<br />

Please specify the Company’s level of compliance with recommend<strong>at</strong>ions from the Unified<br />

Code of Good Governance. Where the Company fails to comply with any of these, explain the<br />

recommend<strong>at</strong>ions, rules, practices or criteria th<strong>at</strong> the Company applies.<br />

1. Th<strong>at</strong> the Corpor<strong>at</strong>e Bylaws of listed companies do not limit the maximum number of votes<br />

th<strong>at</strong> may be cast by one shareholder or contain other restrictions th<strong>at</strong> hinder the takeover of<br />

control of the Company through the acquisition of shares on the market.<br />

See sections: A.9, B.1.22, B.1.23 <strong>and</strong> E.1, E.2<br />

Complies<br />

2. Th<strong>at</strong> when the parent company <strong>and</strong> a subsidiary are listed on the stock exchange both<br />

should publicly <strong>and</strong> specifically define:<br />

a) The respective areas of activity <strong>and</strong> possible business <strong>rel<strong>at</strong>ions</strong>hips between them, as well<br />

as those of the listed subsidiary with other Group companies;<br />

b) The mechanisms in place to resolve any conflicts of interest th<strong>at</strong> may arise.<br />

See sections: C.4 <strong>and</strong> C.7<br />

Not applicable<br />

3. Th<strong>at</strong>, although not expressly required by commercial law, transactions th<strong>at</strong> entail a structural<br />

modific<strong>at</strong>ion of the Company should be submitted for approval by the shareholders <strong>at</strong> their<br />

General Shareholders’ Meeting; in particular the following:<br />

a) Transform<strong>at</strong>ion of listed companies into holding companies through the incorpor<strong>at</strong>ion of<br />

subsidiaries to carry out essential activities previously performed by the Company itself, even<br />

when the Company maintains full control;<br />

b) Acquisitions or disposals of essential oper<strong>at</strong>ing assets th<strong>at</strong> entail an effective modific<strong>at</strong>ion of<br />

the social purpose of the Company;<br />

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