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Title: Project Network


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  • Project Network
  • Corporate restructuring

July 2007
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Contents
ASTM SIAS groups Simplified group
organization Managed motorway
network Highlights comparison with main
European players Project Network
Transaction summary Developments in company
structure organization prior to
restructuring Summary of transactions Deve
lopments in company structure organization post
restructuring Rationale for the
transaction Simplified group
organization Structure of main European
players Stock market prices Financial
terms of deal Valuation principles Criteria
adopted Expert valuation and fairness
opinion Value of ranges identified Summa
ry of transaction values Further
considerations Changes to capital
structure Sias Group changes in main
indicators Stock market prices following
announcement of financial terms Conclusions

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ASTM SIAS groups
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Managed motorway network
(1)
(1) Including 81 km of new Parma -Nogarole Rocca
stretch.
Società Italiana Traforo del Gr.S.Bernardo
S.p.A. (SITRASB) Others foreign Road Link (A69)
Holdings Ltd (UK) Costanera Norte (ASA) (Cile)
Autostrada Torino-Alessandria-Piacenza S.p.A
(SATAP) Autostrade Valdostane S.p.A.
(SAV) Autostrada Torino-Ivrea-Valle dAosta
S.p.A. (ATIVA)
Autostrada dei Fiori S.p.A. (AdF) Autostrada
Ligure Toscana S.p.A. (SALT) Autocamionale della
Cisa S.p.A. (CISA) Società Italiana Traforo
Autostradale del Frejus p. A. (SITAF)
Pending
Asti-Cuneo (90 km)
CISA new stretch (81km)
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Highlights comparison with main European players
6
Project Network
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Transaction summary
  • On 21 December 2006, the Boards of Directors of
    Autostrada Torino Milano S.p.A. (ASTM) and
    Società Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi S.p.A.
    (SIAS) approved resolutions to launch a planned
    corporate restructuring (Plan) aimed inter alia
    at simplifying the organizational structure of
    both groups by combining
  • all shareholdings in motorway concession
    companies under the SIAS group and
  • all other investments in companies operating in
    engineering, design, infrastructure services,
    harbors, etc. under ASTM, which will increase its
    shareholding in SIAS.
  • On 28 May 2007 the Boards of Directors of the two
    companies approved resolutions to implement the
    Plan, establishing also the terms of the
    transaction.
  • On 29 June 2007 the SIAS extraordinary
    Shareholders meeting gave the green light to the
    share capital increase by means of a share issue
    reserved to ASTM via the issue of 100 m new
    ordinary shares (for a total amont of 1,019 euro
    million) on the back of the conferral of SATAP
    and Road Link.
  • As a result of this reorganization, the groups
    corporate structure, comparable to that of the
    main European players, consist of
  • a diversified, listed holding company (ASTM)
    focused on developing the areas of business
    mentioned above, as well as other related sectors
    to be identified in the future, on the basis of
    market opportunities
  • a listed sub-holding company (SIAS) focused on
    managing shareholdings in motorway concession
    companies, with a floating stock objective of
    around 40-45 of share capital.

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Developments in company structure organization
prior to restructuring
Aurelia S.p.A. / Argo Finanziaria S.p.A.
Free Float
17,1
50,5
48,2
ASTM S.p.A.
SIAS S.p.A.
34,7
49,5
65,1
41,2
36,5
99,9
20,0
84,4
87,4
56,0
45,0
SAV
Road Link Holdings (UK)
SALT
CISA
ASA (Costanera Norte - Cile)
ATIVA
SITAF
SATAP
SSAT
0,1
6,2
1,1
- ARGO (40,0)
60,8
96,2
SINELEC
36,5
ADF
94,4
36,0
5,1
SITRASB
SINA
SINECO
18,0
40,3
- SATAP (27) - SAV (9) - SALT (5) - ADF (5)
ITINERA GRASSETTO LAVORI
59,7
Assets disposed
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Summary of transactions
  • The transaction has provided for the following
    transfers to Holding Piemonte e Val dAosta
    (HPVdA)(1), which has been funded entirely from
    the proceeds of a rights issue subscribed by sole
    shareholder SIAS

(1) The sub-holding company combines the
shareholdings owned in motorway concessionaires
located in North-West Piedmont and Val D'Aosta.
10
Developments in company structure current
organization
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Rationale for the transaction
  • As already disclosed to the market, the main
    benefits of the Plan, which is expected to be
    fully completed by July of this year(1), include
    the following
  • to improve the allocation of financial flows in
    consolidated terms among the various concession
    companies, based on the requirements associated
    with their individual investment plans and taking
    into account the increasing difficulty
    encountered in raising public contributions
  • to provide the concession arm of the company with
    adequate critical mass, in keeping with the
    current process of concentration taking place
    among toll roads operators in Europe, with
    resulting growth in size and market value
  • to optimize financial and capital ratios,
    particularly with a view to potentially applying
    for a rating to be assigned by an outside agency
  • as regards SIAS, to increase the amount of
    floating stock and the liquidity of the shares.

(1) The assets transfer occured at the beginning
of July 2007 the review by the BoD of SIAS
of the evaluation made by the indipendent Expert
is expected by the end of July 2007.
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Simplified group organization
  • The current group structure as a result of the
    reorganization could be represented, in terms of
    line of business, as follows

13
Structure of main European players Abertis
  • Abertis was created in 2003 from the merger
    between Acesa, Iberpistas (previously acquired by
    the Acesa group) and Aurea, creating a total
    managed network of around 1,500 km.
  • During 2006, as part of a consortium with other
    investors, Abertis acquired 100 of SANEF
    (Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de lEst de la
    France), expanding the managed motorway network
    from 1,500 km to over 3,200 km.
  • The group also operates in the airport management
    sector through the subsidiary TBI, and in the
    logistics and car parking sectors through other
    group companies.
  • At year-end 2006, as part of its diversification
    strategy Abertis acquired a 32 shareholding in
    Eutelsat Communications, the listed holding
    company of the group of the same name, and one of
    the worlds leading satellite broadcasting
    operators.

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Structure of main European players Ferrovial
  • The Ferrovial group is one of Europes leading
    diversified groups, with sales of over 12bn in
    2006, 40 of which was earned in the construction
    sector, 35 in the service sector (road and
    infrastructure maintenance, waste treatment,
    facility management, handling, etc.), and the
    other 25 in activities managed under concession.
  • The concession business consists mainly of
    activities carried out through the main
    sub-holding company CINTRA, which manages 2,500
    km of toll motorway stretches and car parks, and
    BAA, acquired during 2006 following a takeover
    bid (and subsequent delisting), which operates in
    airport management.

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Structure of main European players Vinci
  • Vinci, the leading European construction group by
    sales (26bn in 2006), operates in the civil and
    infrastructure building sector, in the
    construction and development of electricity and
    telecommunication networks, and the construction
    and management of roads and motorways.
  • As a result of the consolidation of the
    shareholding originally owned in ASF (and
    Escota), which took place after the takeover bid
    made in 2006, the group currently manages over
    4,300 km of toll motorways under concession
    (including the stretches relating to Cofiroute).
  • Group structure consists of a holding company
    controlling sub-holding companies/dedicated
    operating companies in each segment of its
    business.

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Structure of main European players Eiffage
  • The Eiffage group is the third largest operator
    in the French construction sector after Vinci and
    Bouygues, leader in the BTP sector with a total
    turnover of over 10bn.
  • The listed parent company owns shareholdings in
    around 200 dedicated companies operating in the
    infrastructure construction sector as well as in
    the energy and concession sector.
  • During 2006, in a joint operation with Macquarie,
    the group bought a majority share in the capital
    of APRR (Autoroutes Paris Rhin Rhône), a listed
    company and the second-largest French operator
    with approximately 2,300 km of motorways managed.

17
Stock market prices
  • The performance of ASTM and SIAS share prices
    since 21 December 2006, when the reorganization
    was announced, reflects substantial approval by
    the market

18
Financial terms of deal
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Valuation principles
  • The values that has been used as a basis for the
    transactions provided by the Plan have been
    calculated by applying the following valuation
    principles
  • uniformity of criteria applied, in accordance
    with the characteristic features of the
    individual companies to be valued
  • Stand-alone perspective the estimates do not
    take into consideration any potential synergies
    resulting from the planned transactions and aimed
    to generate incremental value for the companies
    after the reorganization.
  • In particular, with the reference to the
    contribution in kind, the valuations have been
    carried out with the aim of obtaining
    significantly comparable values for the companies
    involved, rather than determining the absolute
    values of their economic capital. This has been
    done in order to calculate the number of shares
    of the assigning company to be issued in order to
    complete the assignment. Therefore the results
    cannot be considered in any way as a direct
    (SIAS) or indirect indication (ASTM) of the
    market value at which the shares in both
    companies may be traded at any time on regulated
    markets, nor can they be compared to trading
    prices or other kinds of valuations.

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Criteria adopted
  • In this instance, the value of the economic
    capital of the concession companies, taking into
    account the correlated financial flows that are
    relatively predictable and stable over time, has
    been estimated using the Unleveraged Discounted
    Cash Flow Method.
  • As regards the other non-concession companies,
    the method used was the market multiples of
    European listed companies comparable by size and
    type of business.
  • The reference to stock market prices may in
    general terms act as a benchmark for companies
    with listed shares (subject to the terms of
    Article 2441 of the Italian Civil Code, see
    below) but in context it presents a number of
    limitations associated with the difficulty of
    estimating among others the following factors
  • daily volumes traded
  • impact of the announcement of the Plan on stock
    market prices after 21 December 2006.

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Expert valuation and fairness opinion
  • Furthermore, with respect to the above
    valuations, the Boards of Directors of ASTM and
    SIAS, in compliance with the provisions of the
    Italian Civil Code, also referred to the
    following for the purpose of calculating the
    financial terms of the deal
  • Appraisal Report drawn up by the expert
    appointed by the Court of Turin2 following a
    joint request made by ASTM and SIAS pursuant to
  • Article 2343 of the Italian Civil Code, with
    regard to the value of the assets being
    contributed to SIAS (SATAP and Road Link
    Holdings)
  • Article 2343-bis of the Italian Civil Code, with
    regard to the value of the assets being sold to
    HPVdA
  • average stock market prices over the past six
    months (as at 20 December 2006) of SIAS shares,
    pursuant to Article 2441, paragraph 6 of the
    Italian Civil Code, according to which the
    performance of shares over the last six months
    must be taken into consideration for listed
    shares when determining the issue price for
    capital increases which exclude option rights.
  • The same expert was also appointed jointly by
    ASTM and SIAS on a voluntary basis, to provide a
    valuation of the issue price of SIAS shares so as
    to ensure uniformity of valuation in relation to
    the assets being contributed, and the values of
    the remaining transactions not included in the
    Appraisal Report.
  • Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, respectively
    appointed by ASTM and SIAS, issued fairness
    opinions on the values on which the individual
    transactions provided for in the Plan have been
    based.

2) For the purpose of determining the values
forming the basis for the transactions included
in the Plan, the expert used a forecasted net
earnings-based method (the so-called Metodo
Reddituale) supplemented by the unleveraged
discounted cash flow method for comparison
purposes.
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Value of ranges identified
23
Summary of transaction values
  • Based on the valuations carried out by the
    expert, all of which fall within the range
    identified, the values used as the basis for each
    transaction comprised in the Plan are as follows

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Further considerations
  • The valuations used as the basis for the
    contributions in kind did not take into account
    the expected effects of the following factors,
    among others
  • For SIAS
  • changes to existing current capital structure
  • improvement in EV/EBITDA multiple and increase in
    EPS
  • greater traffic expected on the motorway section
    managed by SALT as a result of potential
    construction of the new Parma-Nogarole Rocca
    stretch (CISA 2)
  • like-for-like reduction in cost of borrowing, as
    a result of (i) normalization of financial flows
    at consolidated level, and (ii) possibility of
    company obtaining a rating
  • expected increase in floating stocks and
    liquidity of the shares
  • creation of critical mass almost double the
    current level in terms of value and network
    managed
  • concentration of geographically contiguous assets
    in a vehicle company (HPVdA), which will
    encourage other shareholders of the companies
    involved to take equity interests on an
    aggregation logic basis, and where such an
    aggregation would be of interest
  • greater financial capacity aimed at supporting
    new investments in the motorway sector.

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Further considerations (cont.)
  • For SATAP
  • greater traffic expected due to the new
    Asti-Cuneo stretch possibly starting up,
    interconnected with the A21 Turin-Alessandria-Piac
    enza section managed by SATAP
  • greater flow of traffic as a result of the
    potential construction and start up of the new
    Broni-Mortara (Stroppiana) stretch, also
    interconnected to the A21 section
  • synergies resulting from management of the A4
    Turin-Milan stretch located along the Lisbon-Kiev
    Corridor 5
  • further upside associated with the new Exhibition
    Complex in Milan
  • reduction of the cost of borrowing as mentioned
    above.

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Changes to capital structure
  • As a result of implementing the Plan, the capital
    structure of the ASTM and SIAS groups based on
    pro-forma data as at 31 December 2006 would
    change as follows

27
SIAS Group changes in main indicators
  • The main indicators for the SIAS group would
    change as follows

28
Stock market prices following announcement of
financial terms
  • The stock market price trend since 28 May
    confirms the markets substantial approval of the
    terms announced and of the transaction as a whole

After announcement of the Project
After announcement of financial terms
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Conclusions
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Conclusions
  • Operation Network represents the first stage
    of a gradual strategic process aimed at equipping
    the ASTM-SIAS group with a company structure
    which is suitable to enable the next stages to
    take place
  • through SIAS, consolidation of presence in the
    motorway concession sector in Italy while at the
    same time pursuing international development
    strategy
  • through ASTM, start-up of a gradual
    diversification strategy aimed at becoming the
    leading player in Italy and, progressively, one
    of the main players at European level, in the
    infrastructure, services and concessions sectors.
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