Safilo: 2007 financial statements approved by Shareholders’ Meeting

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Today’s second Shareholders’ Meeting of Safilo Group S.p.A. examined and approved the company’s financial statements, the Board of Directors’ report on operations for financial year 2007, and the consolidated financial statements.
The Meeting also resolved on the distribution of a gross dividend of Euro 0.085 per share, which will be paid to the shareholders starting May 15, 2008 with a dividend coupon dated May 12, 2008 (coupon 2).
ppointment of corporate bodies. The Shareholders’ Meeting appointed the Board of Directors, which will remain in office until the approval of the financial statements at December 31, 2010. Seven members of the new Board have been confirmed and include Antonio Favrin, from the minority list presented by Fidelity Funds SICAV, who joins re-elected Vittorio Tabacchi, Massimiliano Tabacchi, Giannino Lorenzon, Claudio Gottardi, Carlo Gilardi and Ennio Doris, candidates in the majority list presented by Only 3T. S.p.A..
Of these, Carlo Gilardi and Antonio Favrin declared that they were qualified to be independent directors in accordance with Article 3 of the Self-Regulatory Code promoted by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. and by Articles 148, paragraph 3, and 147 ter, paragraph 4, of the Consolidated Law on Finance (T.U.F.) and Ennio Doris declared that he was qualified in accordance with Article 3 of the Self-Regulatory Code.
Pursuant to Article 14 of the Bylaws, Vittorio Tabacchi was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The other offices, functions and powers will be attributed to the Board of Directors at the next meeting May 6, during which the Board will also appoint the members of the internal Committees.
Lastly, the Meeting appointed the Board of Statutory Auditors, which will remain in office for financial years 2008 through 2010, composed of statutory auditors Carlo Domenico Vanoni, from the minority list presented by Fidelity Funds SICAV, who was also vested with the office of Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors, Franco Corgnati and Paolo Mazzi, from the majority list presented by shareholder Only 3T. S.p.A.
The appointed alternate auditors are Nicola Gianese and Giampietro Sala, both presented in the majority list. The president of Safilo, Vittorio Tabacchi, commented: “I would like to personally welcome new director Antonio Favrin and the new Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors Carlo Domenico Vanoni. Their considerable managerial expertise combined with the consolidated collaboration of the reconfirmed directors will, without doubt, contribute to the further development of our Group”.

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