A2A sent the minority shareholders of LGH, who hold a total of 49% of the share capital, a preliminary proposal for the merger of LGH into A2A in accordance with the agreements signed and as communicated on 18.12.2020 and 12.03.2021. The preliminary proposal, which will be submitted to the approval of the competent corporate bodies of LGH’s minority shareholders, provides that at the end of the merger the latter will hold 2.75% of the share capital of A2A. The signed agreements provide that the acceptance of the preliminary merger proposal must reach A2A within 30 working days by at least 70% of the minority shareholders. The merger operation will, however, be subject to subsequent approval by the competent corporate bodies of A2A and LGH.