On 9 September 2009, pursuant to art. 159 of the TUF, the Ordinary Meeting of the company's shareholders resolved to appoint KPMG S.p.A. as the auditors of the company's separate and consolidated financial statements for the years ended 31 December 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. KPMG was also appointed during this period to perform limited examinations of the related half-year reports, perform periodic accounting checks on a quarterly basis and ensure that the accounting records are properly kept.