Ansaldo STS : The Shareholders' Meeting approves 2015 Financial Statements and the dividend distribution. Appointed the new Board of Directors. Alistair Dormer confirmed as Chairman of Ansaldo STS S.p.A.

Genoa, 13 May 2016

• Financial statements as at 31 December 2015 approved
• Distribution of dividend at EUR 0.18 per share approved
• First section of the Report on Remuneration, in accordance with art. 123-ter, of the TUF approved
• New Board of Directors appointed: Alistair Dormer confirmed as Chairman of the Board

The ordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Ansaldo STS S.p.A. (STS.MI), held in Genoa today approved the Company's financial statements for the 2015, and also approved the Board of Directors' proposal to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.18 per share.

KEY ECONOMIC FIGURES FOR 2015

The order backlog is EUR 6,410.4 million compared to EUR 6,120.8 million in the previous financial year (+4.7%).

New orders in 2015 amount to EUR 1,336.0 million, compared to EUR 1,825.0 million in 2014 (-26.8%).

Revenue is EUR 1,383.8 million, compared to of EUR 1,303.5 million in the previous year (+6.2%).

Operating Income (EBIT) is EUR 135.8 million, an increase of 9.1% compared to the value of EUR 124.5 million in 2014. Return on sales (ROS) is 9.8%, increased compared to 9.6% in the previous financial year.

Net profit is EUR 93.0 million, compared to EUR 80.7 million recorded in 2014, with an increase of 15.3%.

The net financial position (cash surplus) at 31 December 2015 amounts to EUR (338.7) million, an increase of EUR 45.3 million (+15.4%), compared to EUR (293.4) million (cash surplus) recorded in 2014.

As regards the Parent Company Ansaldo STS S.p.A., has a net profit for 2015 of EUR 35.9 million (5.0% of revenue), compared to EUR 32.7 million in 2014 (4.7% of revenue).