Investor
PresentationResults of the 1st Half 2017
Cembre at a Glance
Investor Presentation
Cembre is Europe’s leading manufacturer of electrical crimp type connectors and related
installation tools;
The Group has grown its revenues by a CAGR of 5.4% in the last 16 years (2001-2016), from €56
mn in 2001 to €122.6 mn in 2016;
It is a dividend-payer with a 16 years average dividend payout ratio of 39.4%, and an average
dividend yield of 3.6% (2001-2016);
In 2016, the Group invested €7.6 mn; the total amount of investments made by the company in
the last five years (2012-2016) is €44.6 mn; at December 31, 2015 investments amounted to €7.1
mn;
The product mix (a total of more than 12k end products sold during 2016) is offered to around
8k single clients around the world, with 10-biggest clients’ purchases corresponding to c.19% of
the consolidated turnover.
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Contents
Management Team
Business overview
Results of the 1st Half 2017
1st Half 2017 guidance
Stock data & shareholding structure
Contact
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Management team
Giovanni Rosani
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Aldo Bottini Bongrani
Sales and Marketing Director
Claudio Bornati
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
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Cembre cooperates with the users of
its products to find the best technical
and economical solutions related to
electrical connection applications.
OUR MISSION
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Group Structure
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Production and commercial units
Commercial units
S.p.A
Cembre Ltd.
Great Britain
Cembre Sarl
France
Cembre
España SLU
Spain
Cembre GmbH
Germany
Cembre Inc.
USA
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
480
100 27 41 23 25
Number of employees at June 30, 2017
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Business Overview
Cembre is Europe’s leading manufacturer of electrical crimp type
connectors and related installation tools.
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Electrical Connectors Tools Identification
Systems
Cable Glands,
Accessories and
other
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Railway Products
Made in Brescia…
Cembre, established in
1969, manufactures its
products in its state-of-
art production facility
located in Brescia. The
facility covers an area of
51,000 m2 on a total land
area of 121,000 m2.
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… and U.K.
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Cembre Ltd.
Factory in Curdworth Birmingham (UK)
In addition, Cembre has a
production facility in the UK
which operates on a 8,800
m2 land. This plant in
Birmingham manufactures
mainly for the local market.
The sales generated in the
UK are 13% of the 1st Half
2017 consolidated turnover.
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Cembre has extensive know-how
in its operating field, and its strong
R&D team allows it to respond
quickly to market demands.
An Integrated Business Partner…
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The Group employs 696 employees worldwide.
R&D Production
21 411 187
Sharp focus on customer needs
and the efficient international
sales network (98 salesmen) are
significant competitive advantages
for Cembre.
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77
Marketing/Sales/Distribution Administration/Services
Number of employees in the segment, at June 30, 2017
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Very Strong in Europe…
Cembre is present all over
the Italian territory through
a network of salesmen and
representatives who are able
to offer fast and constant
technical assistance.
Abroad, it operates through
4 subsidiaries in Europe (UK,
France, Spain, Germany) and
1 in the USA.
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Present All Around
the World…
Cembre has a network of importers and agents who provide technical
and commercial assistance and rapid delivery all around the world…
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*Customers’ bonuses not included
Revenues* breakdown
by Product Family (€ ‘000)
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1st Half
2017
24,277 12,604 13,013 12,050 5,397 1,427 1,423 70,191
34.6% 18.0% 18.5% 17.2% 7.7% 2.0% 2.0% 100%
1st Half
2016
22,907 11,788 12,897 9,992 4,807 1,277 1,144 64,812
35.3% 18.2% 19.9% 15.4% 7.4% 2.0% 1.8% 100%
Change 6.0% 6.9% 0.9% 20.6% 12.3% 11.7% 24.4% 8.3%
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Electrical
connectors
Tools Railway Products Cable Markers Cable Glands Terminal Blocks Others Total
Geographical Revenue
Breakdown
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Italy 1st Half
2017
1st Half
2016
Δ
Sales 28.1 mn 25.4 mn 10.3%
% in total 42.1% 40.6% 1.5 pp
Rest of the World 1st Half
2017
1st Half
2016
Δ
Sales 10.5 mn 11.0 mn -4.2%
% in total 15.8% 17.5% -1.7 pp
Europe (ex-IT) 1st Half
2017
1st Half
2016
Δ
Sales 28.0 mn 26.2 mn 6.7%
% in total 42.1% 41.9% 0.2 pp
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€ Millions
56,0 56,959,9
65,1
70,0
84,1
93,4 94,3
76,0
93,9
103,0 103,9 104,5
112,9
121,4 122,6
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40
60
80
100
120
140
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Economic
Crisis
Back to Growth
16-Year Revenue Evolution
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A Wide Product-Mix
In order to maintain its leading position and increase the penetration of market,
Cembre had sensibly enlarged the range of products offered through:
•Research activities mainly focused on the development of innovative products
for the sectors with the highest growth potential (rail transportation, civil and
industrial plant engineering),
•Improvement and update of existing products to get them easier to use and
more efficient in their performances,
•Introduction of complementary products (e.g. cable markers).
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Electrical Connectors:
6.0% increase in Sales
Characteristics:
•high and safe performance guaranteed by effective Quality Control during
production process
•high level automation of manufacturing process and consequent costs
reduction
•quick adaptation of products to clients’ needs, thanks to its high flexible
productivity
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Electrical Connectors: 1st Half 2017 1st Half 2016 Δ
Total Sales 24.3 € mn 22.9 € mn 6.0%
Sales in Italy (% share) 12.2 € mn (17.4%) 11.1 € mn (17.1%) 10.3%
Sales in Europe ex-IT (% share) 10.0 € mn (14.3%) 9.6 € mn (14.9%) 3.9%
Sales in RoW (% share) 2.1 € mn (2.9%) 2.2 € mn (3.4%) -6.6%
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Tools:
6.9% increase in Sales
Characteristics:
•quick installation of connectors thanks to tools used for compressing and
cutting the conductors
•wide products range: mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and battery
operated tools
Development of new products in last years:
•B15-B54 battery operated “in line” hand-tools
•hydraulic battery operated pump already marketed in Italy and Europe
•the new generation of battery tools is intended to progressively substitute
the traditional ones, as they are more appreciated thanks to the elimination
of physical endeavour
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Tools: 1st Half 2017 1st Half 2016 Δ
Total Sales 12.6 € mn 11.8 € mn 6.9%
Sales in Italy (% share) 3.4 € mn (4.8%) 3.0 € mn (4.6%) 13.0%
Sales in Europe ex-IT (% share) 5.1 € mn (7.3%) 4.7 € mn (7.2%) 8.9%
Sales in RoW (% share) 4.1 € mn (5.9%) 4.1 € mn (6.3%) 0.2%
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Railway Products:
0.9% increase in Sales
Characteristics:
•high quality products
•constant R&D activities
•high potential growth
Development of new products:
•Nut Runner - NR-11P
•Battery drill
Both the products are very competitive on the market since
they offer superior flexibility, lightness and velocity against
alternative products
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Railway Products: 1st Half 2017 1st Half 2016 Δ
Total Sales 13.0 € mn 12.9 € mn 0.9%
Sales in Italy (% share) 1.1 € mn (1.5%) 0.8 € mn (1.3%) 31.0%
Sales in Europe ex-IT (% share) 8.7 € mn (12.4%) 8.2 € mn (12.6%) 6.5%
Sales in RoW (% share) 3.2 € mn (4.6%) 3.9 € mn (6.0%) -17.2%
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Cable Markers:
20.6% increase in Sales
With the introduction of these new products Cembre:
•further enriched its offer with thousand of new articles (electrical
equipment wholesalers prefer supplier with a wide catalogue)
•strengthened its competitive position in Italy and created big opportunities
to enter the European markets
•entered a market, worth of Euro 25 million considering only Italy
•improved the production structure
Development and production, in Brescia (Italy), of thermal
printer MG3
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Cable Markers: 1st Half 2017 1st Half 2016 Δ
Total Sales 12.1 € mn 10.0 € mn 20.6%
Sales in Italy (% share) 7.6 € mn (10.8%) 6.4 € mn (9.9%) 18.7%
Sales in Europe ex-IT (% share) 3.5 € mn (5.0%) 3.1 € mn (4.8%) 13.0%
Sales in RoW (% share) 1.0 € mn (1.3%) 0.5 € mn (0.7%) 95.0%
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Cable Glands:
12.3% increase in Sales
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Cable Glands: 1st Half 2017 1st Half 2016 Δ
Total Sales 5.4 € mn 4.8 € mn 12.3%
Sales in Italy (% share) 4.6 € mn (6.5%) 4.0 € mn (6.2%) 14.3%
Sales in Europe ex-IT (% share) 0.7 € mn (1.0%) 0.6 € mn (1.0%) 10.3%
Sales in RoW (% share) 0.1 € mn (0.2%) 0.2 € mn (0.3%) -23.8%
Terminal Blocks: 1st Half 2017 1st Half 2016 Δ
Total Sales 1.4 € mn 1.3 € mn 11.7%
Sales in Italy (% share) 1.3 € mn (1.8%) 1.1 € mn (1.7%) 14.1%
Sales in Europe ex-IT (% share) 0.1 € mn (0.2%) 0.2 € mn (0.2%) -8.1%
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Consolidated Results of the 1st Half 2017
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Euro Millions 1st Half
2017
1st Half
2016
Changes
%
1st Half
2015
Sales 66.6 62.7 6.2% 63.0
EBITDA
In % of sales
17.3
26.0%
15.2
24.3%
14.0% 15.3
24.2%
EBIT
In % of sales
14.2
21.4%
12.3
19.6%
15.7% 12.5
19.8%
EBT
In % of sales
14.2
21.4%
12.2
19.5%
16.6% 12.7
20.1%
Net Profit
In % of Sales
10.2
15.2%
8.5
13.6%
19.3% 9.0
14.2%
Tax rate % 28.6% 30.2% 29.5%
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1st Half 2017 Group’s Companies Turnover*
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Company(Euro thousands)
1st Half
2017
1st Half
2016
Change
%
1st Half
2015
Cembre S.p.A. (Italy) 37,303 35,226 5.9% 34,732
Cembre Ltd. (UK) 8,883 9,313 -4.6% 9,979
Cembre S.a.r.l. (France) 5,025 4,836 3.9% 4,300
Cembre España S.L. (Spain) 5,093 4,084 24.7% 4,406
Cembre Gmbh (Germany) 4,319 3,824 12.9% 3,633
Cembre AS (Norway)** - 23 n.a. 591
Cembre Inc. (US) 5,973 5,379 11.0% 5,396
Cembre Group 66,596 62,685 6.2% 63,037
* net of intragroup sales
** company liquidated in December 2016
June 30, 2017 Consolidated Balance Sheet
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Euro Millions Jun. 30, 2017 Dec. 31, 2016 Jun. 30, 2016
a Net operating working capital
% of sales
49.0
36.8%
44.2
36.0%
50.4
40.2%
b Net fixed assets 74.7 71.8 70.0
c Assets available for sales 0.4 - -
d Severance indemnities 2.6 2.6 2.6
e Provisions for risks and charges 0.5 0.4 0.3
F Deferred taxes 2.1 2.0 2.1
Net invested capital (a+b+c-d-e-f) 118.9 111.0 115.4
g Equity 133.5 137.7 129.9
H Net financial position (14.6) (26.7) (14.5)
Total sources (g+h) 118.9 111.0 115.4
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Cembre’s Revenue and
Profitability Trend (€ ‘000)
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56.003 56.94659.870
65.14969.997
84.127
93.417 94.288
75.984
93.934
103.028 103.899 104.547
112.905
121.377 122.605
0
20.000
40.000
60.000
80.000
100.000
120.000
140.000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Revenues
11.01710.253
10.89212.187
14.718
19.131
21.710
19.273
13.412
20.17020.228
20.10820.407
24.352
28.537
30.025
19,7%18,0% 18,2% 18,7%
21,0%22,7% 23,2%
20,4%17,7%
21,5% 19,6% 19,4% 19,5%21,6%
23,5%24,5%
0,0%
5,0%
10,0%
15,0%
20,0%
25,0%
30,0%
35,0%
40,0%
45,0%
50,0%
55,0%
60,0%
0
4.000
8.000
12.000
16.000
20.000
24.000
28.000
32.000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Ebitda
Cembre’s Revenue and
Profitability Trend (€ ‘000)
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6.9326.271 6.364
7.656
11.023
15.941
18.420
16.221
10.581
17.379 17.29116.456
15.838
19.433
22.836
24.095
12,4%11,0% 10,6% 11,8%
15,7%
18,9%19,7%
17,2%
13,9%
18,5%16,8% 15,8% 15,1%
17,2%18,8% 19,7%
0,0%
5,0%
10,0%
15,0%
20,0%
25,0%
30,0%
35,0%
40,0%
45,0%
50,0%
0
4.000
8.000
12.000
16.000
20.000
24.000
28.000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Ebit
3.8063.213 2.988
3.830
6.605
9.327
11.896
10.857
6.887
11.340 11.40011.507
10.503
13.542
15.93316.927
6,8%5,6% 5,0% 5,9%
9,4%11,1%
12,7%11,5%
9,1%
12,1%11,1% 11,1% 10,0%
12,0%13,1% 13,8%
0,0%
5,0%
10,0%
15,0%
20,0%
25,0%
30,0%
35,0%
40,0%
0
2.000
4.000
6.000
8.000
10.000
12.000
14.000
16.000
18.000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Net profit
Index analysis
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11,04%
9,16% 8,91%
10,29%
14,15%
19,06%
19,67%
16,60%
10,81%
16,57%
14,65%
12,80%11,79%
13,75%
15,11%
15,09%
0,00%
5,00%
10,00%
15,00%
20,00%
25,00%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
ROI (EBIT/Investments
16,85%
13,73% 12,98%
15,66%
22,23%
29,45%
29,05%
23,39%
15,01%
24,34%
21,23%
17,12%
15,45%
18,35%
20,61%21,49%
0,00%
5,00%
10,00%
15,00%
20,00%
25,00%
30,00%
35,00%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
ROACE (EBIT/Net Capital Employed)
11,33%
9,02%8,01%
9,42%
14,78%
19,39%
22,68%
18,81%
10,62%
15,80%
14,60%
13,36%
11,08%
13,19%
14,38%
14,35%
0,00%
5,00%
10,00%
15,00%
20,00%
25,00%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
ROE (Net result/Equity)
12,38%
11,01% 10,63%
11,75%
15,75%
18,95%
19,72%
17,20%
13,93%
18,50%
16,78%15,84%
15,15%
17,21%
18,81%
19,65%
0,00%
5,00%
10,00%
15,00%
20,00%
25,00%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
ROS (EBIT/Net sales)
Investments trend
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€ ‘000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Investments in tangible assets 3,121 8,858 3,687 3,092 1,910 5,353 6,404 4,064 4,815 3.863 16,183 12,591 6,802 8,759 6,534 7,064
Investments in intangible assets 28 1,812 130 112 142 87 500 544 182 169 418 597 573 477 601 569
Total investments 3,149 10,670 3,817 3,204 2,052 5,440 6,904 4,608 4,997 4,032 16,601 13,188 7,375 9,236 7,135 7,633
0
2.000
4.000
6.000
8.000
10.000
12.000
14.000
16.000
18.000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Investments in tangible assets
Investments in intangible assets
Total investments
2017 and onwards…
Cembre focused on these targets:
Increase of turnover thanks to:
•A strengthening of Cembre competitive advantage by developing new products and continuous product range
renewing by an intense R&D activity,
•An higher penetration in the foreign markets, especially in the US,
•A commercial commitment focus on high growing potential products.
Cost management by a better operative efficiency obtained from economies of scale
and process innovations;
Enforcing the manufacturing structure by investing in high-tech, highly-automated
machinery:
•The purchase of the 13,500 m2 industrial area next to its plant (dec – 2011), by investing €9.7 mn (Brescia plant
and offices today cover a floor-space of 51,000 m2 while the total plant area reached 121,000 m2), this area will be
dedicated to production enforcement.
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2017 and onwards…
•The construction of a new 4,800 m2 industrial building which is the new logistic center. This center include an
automated warehouse with 16-metre-high shelves. The construction started in March 2012, and the new
automatic warehouse is operative since January 2013. This warehouse is 3 time more efficient, and has a 50%
increase in end-product capacity warehousing.
Stock Data &
Shareholding Structure
Investor Presentation
Cembre has been listed since
December 1997, and is a part of
the Star Index since September
2001.
1 Using consolidated profit 2 Using the year-end share price
Shareholders: Share:
LYSNE Spa 55.92%
Sara Rosani 8.65%
Giovanni Rosani 8.53%
Anna Maria Onofri 0.71%
Altri 26.19%
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Dividend per share (€) 0.10 0.08 0.07 0.10 0.15 0.22 0.26 0.16 0.12 0.26 0.16 0.16 0.26 0.36 0.46 0.70
Payout Ratio1 44% 42% 41% 41% 39% 40% 37% 25% 30% 39% 24% 24% 42% 45% 49% 70%
Dividend Yield2 4.1% 4.4% 2.9% 3.3% 3.2% 3.6% 4.2% 4.8% 2.6% 4.2% 2.9% 2.5% 2.9% 3.5% 3.3% 5.0%
CembreFTSE Italia Small Capupdated at September 29, 2017
Share price evolution
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Share price 2.42 1.90 2.68 2.99 4.75 6.12 6.25 3.30 4.66 6.25 5.45 6.34 8.99 10.21 13.90 13.90 25.40*
Change -21.5% 41.1% 11.6% 58.9% 28.8% 2.1% -47.2% 41.2% 34.1% -12.8% 16.3% 41.8% 13.6% 36.1% 0.0% 82.7%
Received dividend 0.10 0.08 0.07 0.10 0.15 0.22 0.26 0.16 0.12 0.26 0.16 0.16 0.26 0.36 0.46 0.70
Accrued received dividends 0.10 0.18 0.25 0.35 0.50 0.72 0.98 1.14 1.26 1.52 1.68 1.84 2.10 2.46 2.92 3.62
Share return 2.42 2.00 2.86 3.24 5.10 6.62 6.97 4.28 5.80 7.51 6.97 8.02 10.83 12.31 16.36 16.82 29.02
Price quota 100.0% 95.0% 93.7% 92.3% 93.1% 92.4% 89.7% 77.1% 80.3% 83.2% 78.2% 79.1% 83.0% 82.9% 85.0% 82.6% 87.5%
Dividend quota 0.0% 5.0% 6.3% 7.7% 6.9% 7.6% 10.3% 22.9% 19.7% 16.8% 21.8% 20.9% 17.0% 17.1% 15.0% 17.4% 12.5%
Total return2001-2017
+16,8%CAGR
Performance2001-2017
+15,8%CAGR
Total Return is the average ‘Share return’
growth in the period
Performance is the average ‘Share price’
growth in the period
*Share price at September 26, 2017
ContactClaudio Bornati:
CFO and IR
Via Serenissima 9, 25135 Brescia (BS)
Italy
Phone: ++39 030 36921
Email: [email protected]
Company Webpage: www.cembre.com
The manager responsible for preparing the Company’s financial reports, Claudio
Bornati, declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 154 bis of the Consolidated Law
on Finance, that the accounting information contained in this presentation
corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.