Borsa Italiana begins its 2011 Italian Equity Roadshow

1 April 2011

BORSA ITALIANA BEGINS ITS 2011 ITALIAN EQUITY ROADSHOW

-         New York 4 and 5 April, Toronto 6 April

-         140 one-on-one meetings with over 50 investors

Next week Borsa Italiana will begin its Italian Equity Roadshow 2011. The first leg will take place in New York and Toronto where some of the most well-known Italian listed companies will meet with North American investors. The roadshows are part of an ongoing program of events organised by Borsa Italiana to directly benefit the companies listed on its markets.

The specific aim of these roadshow meetings is for the companies to strengthen relations with existing shareholders as well as stimulate and attract interest from new international investors.  It is also an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of the Italian market to North American based investors

The event aims to encourage the widening and diversification of companies’ shareholder base, which will also serve to benefit the stability and efficiency of the Italian market.

Borsa Italian’s roadshows are organised in partnership with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with the support of primary national and international brokers.

Roadshow destinations are chosen on the basis of the relative weighting that countries have in their portfolio of global investments; of the willingness to invest in Italian companies; and with reference to the geographical distribution of companies’ shareholding.

During the New York and Toronto events more than 140 one-to-one meetings between the management of 9 companies and 51 investors, representing 42 investment houses, will take place.

Meetings of 4 and 5 April have been organised with Banca IMI and Intermonte, while the ones of the 6 April in Toronto with Mediobanca.

Companies participating in the first leg of the 2011 Italian Equity Roadshow are:

-          Amplifon

-          Astaldi

-          Autogrill

-          Campari

-          Finmeccanica

-          Impregilo

-          Lottomatica

-          Maire Tecnimont

-          Recordati

For further information, please contact:

Anna Mascioni                      Media Relations +39 02 72426.211

                                                media.relations@borsaitaliana.it

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