F I L A Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini S p A : February 11th - CET 4PM - PR F.I.L.A. S.p.A. Compliance with new Corporate Governance Code

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COMPLIANCE WITH NEW CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE

Pero, February 11, 2020 - It is announced that the Board of Directors of F.I.L.A. - Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini S.p.A. ("Fila") today approved compliance with the new Corporate Governance Code for listed companies, approved by the Corporate Governance Committee promoted by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. and published on January 31, 2020.

FILA will inform the market on the manner of applying the new Corporate Governance Code for listed companies in the Corporate Governance and Ownership Structure Report which will be published in 2022.

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F.I.L.A. (Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini), founded in Florence in 1920 and managed since 1956 by the Candela family, is a highly consolidated, dynamic and innovative Italian industrial enterprise and continues to grow market share. In November 2015, F.I.L.A. listed on the STAR segment of the Milan Stock Exchange. The company, with revenue of Euro 687.4 million in 2019, has grown significantly over the last twenty years and has achieved a series of strategic acquisitions, including the Italian Adica Pongo, the US Dixon Ticonderoga Company and Pacon Group, the German LYRA, the Mexican Lapiceria Mexicana, the English Daler-Rowney Lukas and the French Canson, founded by the Montgolfier family in 1557. F.I.L.A. is an icon of Italian creativity globally through its colouring, drawing, modelling, writing and painting tools, thanks to brands such as Giotto, Tratto, Das, Didò, Pongo, Lyra, Doms, Maimeri , Daler-Rowney, Canson, Princeton, Strathmore and Arches.Since its foundation, F.I.L.A. has chosen to focus on growth through continuous innovation, both in technological and product terms, in order to enable individuals to express their ideas and talent through tools of exceptional quality. In addition, F.I.L.A. and the Group companies work together with the Institutions to support educational and cultural projects which promote creativity and expression among individuals and make culture accessible to all.

F.I.L.A. currently operates through 22 production facilities (of which 2 in Italy) and 35 subsidiaries across the globe and employs over 10,000.

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