Press Release

Press release pursuant to art. 144-octies
of the Consob Regulation n. 11971/1999

absence of the submission of the minority lists for the appointment of the statutory auditors
additional period for the submission of the minority lists for the appointment of the statutory auditors
reduction of the threshold for the submission of the minority lists for the appointment of the statutory
auditors

Brescia, April 15, 2009 - Pursuant to art. 144-octies, comma 1 of Consob Regulation 11971/1999, Cembre S.p.A. acknowledges that its parent Lysne S.p.A. deposited a list of candidates for theappointment of the Board of Directors and a list of candidates for the appointment of the Board of Statutory Auditors, as provided in the agenda of the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting called at the
Company’s registered office in Brescia, via Serenissima, 9, on April 28, 2009, at 9.30 am, on first call and, where necessary, on second call on April 30, 2009.
Shareholders can vision said lists of candidates and the attached documents required by current regulations at the Company’s egistered office and at the registered office of Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
(www.borsaitaliana.it), in addition to the Company’s Internet site www.cembre.com (Investor Relations/Meetings section).
In compliance with art. 144-octies, comma 2 of Consob Regulation 11971/1999, with reference to the appointment of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Cembre S.p.A., it is moreover acknowledged
that only Lysne S.p.A.’s list of candidates for the position of tatutory Auditor has been deposited at the Company’s registered office on April 14, 2009.
Consequently, in compliance with art. 144-sexies, comma 5 of Consob Regulation 11971/1999, lists of candidates to the position of Statutory Auditors may be deposited up until April 20, 2009.
The minimum share represented by shareholders presenting a list of candidates has been reduced to 1.25% of voting shares at Ordinary Shareholders’ Meetings.
Lists will have to be deposited at the Company’s registered office in Brescia, via Serenissima, 9, and shall be complete with all documents specified in the notice of the Meeting published on March 20, 2009 on newspaper “il Giornale”, and on the Company’s Internet site www.cembre.com (Investor Relations/Meetings section).

Contact:
Ferruccio Peroni (Peroni e Vitale comunicazione) f.peroni@peronievitale.it

For further information please contact Mr. Claudio Bornati
Cembre S.p.A. - Tel. +390303692269