The Mondadori Group announces that, on today’s date, the subsidiary Mondadori Media S.p.A. exercised the put option, previously disclosed to the market last 20 October, and, as a result of it, signed the agreement that regulates the disposal to Reworld Media S.A. of the print and digital publishing operations of Grazia and Icon as well as the related international network.

The consideration for the transaction, as previously disclosed, is € 8.5 million, including € 2 million as earn-out conditional on the achievement of certain financial results in 2023 by the operations disposed of. The price – to be paid in cash at the closing date – was defined on the basis of an Enterprise Value of € 11 million (including earn-out), net of the difference between the average net working capital over the last 12 months and the net working capital at the closing date.

In 2021, the above-mentioned activities generated revenue of approximately € 18 million.

Completion of the transaction – subject to the outcome of the assessment procedure under Law Decree 21/2012 by the Offices of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers – will take place through the transfer by Mondadori Media of the business operations to be disposed of to a newly-incorporated company and the subsequent disposal to Reworld Media of 100% of the share capital of the transferee.

In accordance with the provisions of law, the procedure with the trade unions was accomplished.