Q1 2021 RESULTS *

Milan, 12 May 2021

(*) Three months ended 31 March 2021.

Agenda

• KEY FINANCIALS Q1 2021

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OUTLOOK

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APPENDIX

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KEY FINANCIALS Q1 2021*

(*) Three months ended 31 March 2021.

MANAGEMENT'S COMMENT ON Q1 2021

RAFFAELLA ORSERO

Deputy Chair and CEO

MATTEO COLOMBINI CFO & Co-CEO

"We are very satisfied with the results of this first quarter 2021, the work

done in the last two years in terms of people, product mix and operational efficiency is paying off. The excellent results achieved in the first three months of the year, despite the climate of economic uncertainty due to the persistence of the pandemic, make us optimistic with respect to the Guidance for the year 2021".

"In these first three months of 2021, as expected, we have maintained a

turnover in line with 2020, a very positive note in consideration of the fact that last March was characterized by moments of panic buying. The industrial margins exceeded expectations thanks to the strategy of reviewing the product mix, increasingly focused on items with greater added value, and the definitive recovery of the activity in France. The performance of the main capital indicators is also significant, with a net financial position which, due to an important generation of operating

cash, is further improved compared to 31 December 2020".

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Q1 2021 RESULTS - A STRONG START

COVID-19

- Pandemic containment procedures are active

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Sourcing, transportation and distribution activities are fully operational, keeping an adaptive approach

CORPORATE

Economic and Financial Actions

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Focus on working capital management, with particular regard to credit collection, to protect liquidity and financial flexibility

    • Capex are rather low being limited to
      • minor recurring investments on distribution platforms in Europe
      • some expansion capex in particular in Spain (Sevilla: new market stands and enlargement of warehouse; Sicily: new warehouse)
    • Opex are almost flat, increasing personnel costs are offset by reducing travel and external professional expenses
  • Market context
    • All in all, fruit and vegetables consumptions are steady with slightly declining volumes and slightly positive price effect
    • Sales channel mix not yet normalized:
      • large scale retailers are keeping their position while comparing with an extremely lively demands of Q1 2020
      • street and itinerant retailers are still heavily impacted by social restrictions
      • Out-of-home/foodserviceare on the mend but with different stage of recovery depending on containment measures in place
  • Import & Distribution BU - Product/Country mix

BUSINESS

- Good sales in absolute value, rather flattish (+0,8%) compared to a buoyant Q1 2020 (+7,3%)

France is reaching to a full recovery rate vis-a-vis a Q1 2020 still subdued

Spain is further strengthening and diversifying its product portfolio (stable on bananas and improving in other fruit and vegetables)

Mexico is recovering thank to good export to US

Italy and Greece reported flat total sales despite a positive momentum of product other than bananas

Portugal is declining because of lower banana volumes

- Volumes are all in all declining while the price/mix effect is positive

Kiwi, Avocados and table Grapes are overperforming LY

Apples/pears and citrus are normalizing against a booming market last year

Overall banana volumes are declining in line with market trend in a context of more balanced supply/demand

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