Prysmian Group Overview

Energy The Energy business area includes businesses characterised by the ability to offer a comprehensive and cutting-edge product portfolio that canmeet the most diverse market demands. It is structured as follows: Energy & Infrastructure, including the Trade & Installers, Power Distribution and Overhead Transmission Lines businesses; Industrial & Network Components, which comprises the Oil & Gas, Downhole Technology, Elevators, Automotive, Network Components and Specialties & OEM businesses, to which the Crane, Mining, Railways, Rolling Stock, Marine and Renewables (cables for applications within the solar energy industry and for the functioning of wind turbines) sectors refer; and Electronics, fully dedicated to innovative systems for monitoring the electrical systems. Telecom The Telecombusiness area includes the manufacturing of cable systems and connectivity products used for telecomnetworks. The product range includes optical fibres, optical cables, connectivity components and accessories, OPGW (Optical GroundWire) and copper cables. The Group is one of the leading producers of the core component for all types of optical cables: optical fibre. A broad range of optical fibres is designed using a proprietary technology to meet customers’ most diverse application needs,such as single- mode, multimode and specialty fibres. With regard to cables and connectivity, the Group is focusing on products able to ensure the highest fibre count in the smallest diameters, ease of use and improved fibre management. Projects The Projects business area includes the high-tech, high value-added businesses specialised in the design, manufacturing and installation of high and extra-high voltage underground and submarine cable systems. The Group develops the most advanced “turn-key” submarine cable systems, which entail installations down to a depth of 3,000metres using its fleet of cable-laying vessels, which are among the largest and most technologically advanced ships in the world, namely Giulio Verne, Cable Enterprise, Ulisse and Leonardo da Vinci (still under construction). Prysmian also offers cutting-edge services for developing submarine interconnections between different countries and between offshore wind farms and the mainland, designed for energy production and distribution. – 15 – OVERVIEW