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CERTIFICATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO ART.
81-TER OF CONSOB REGULATION 11971 DATED
14 MAY 1999 AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS
AND ADDITIONS
1. The undersigned Valerio Battista, as Chief Executive Officer, and Carlo Soprano and Andreas Bott, as managers responsible for
preparing the corporate accounting documents of Prysmian S.p.A., certify, also taking account of the provisions of paragraphs
3 and 4, art. 154-bis of Italian Legislative Decree 58 dated 24 February 1998, that during 2014 the accounting and administrative
processes for preparing the consolidated financial statements:
• have been adequate in relation to the business’s characteristics and
• have been effectively applied.
2. Theadequacyof theaccountingandadministrativeprocesses for preparing the consolidatedfinancial statementsat 31December
2014 has been evaluated on the basis of a procedure established by Prysmian in compliance with the internal control framework
published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, which represents the generally accepted
standard model internationally.
3. They also certify that:
3.1 The consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2014:
a. have been prepared in accordance with applicable international accounting standards recognised by the European Union under
Regulation (EC) 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and Council dated 19 July 2002;
b. correspond to the underlying accounting records and books of account;
c. are able to provide a true and fair view of the issuer’s statement of financial position and results of operations and of the group
of companies included in the consolidation.
3.2 The directors’ report contains a fair review of performance and the results of operations, and of the situation of the issuer and
the group of companies included in the consolidation, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties to
which they are exposed.
Milan, 25 February 2015
Valerio Battista
Carlo Soprano Andreas Bott
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MANAGERS RESPONSIBLE
FOR PREPARING CORPORATE
ACCOUNTING DOCUMENTS