Prysmian S.p.A: Authorization from Consob to publish the Prospectus for the Listing

Prysmian S.p.A, the parent company of one of the world's leading groups in the energy and telecommunications cables and systems industries, has received today CONSOB's authorization to publish its Prospectus for the Italian public offering to list the ordinary shares of Prysmian S.p.A. on the Italian electronic share market (Mercato Telematico Azionario - MTA), organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. 

CONSOB's authorization follows the authorization issued by Borsa Italiana S.p.A, on 10 April 2007, to list the ordinary shares of Prysmian S.p.A. on the MTA. 

The Prospectus will be filed with CONSOB and then made available to the public at the Prysmian S.p.A.'s headquarters, as well as at Borsa Italiana S.p.A and through the placement managers. It will also be available at www.prysmian.com. 

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Mediobanca are Joint Global Coordinators of the offering. Mediobanca also acts as Sponsor and Placement Manager for the public offering in Italy. 

Labruna Mazziotti Segni and Shearman & Sterling are the Company's legal advisors, d'Urso Munari Gatti and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton are the Joint Global Coordinators' legal advisors. PricewaterhouseCoopers have been appointed as external auditors.