Rome, 29th October 2014 - The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance invited the FS Italiane’s Board to grant the CEO Mr. Elia the mandate for the definition of strategies and for potential privatization

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) announced that the shareholders’ meeting of FS Italiane has been held today in order to take the proper decisions after the FS Group’s Chairman, Prof. Marcello Messori, waived many of his powers and duties assigned by the Board of Directors in May, with the exception of the coordination of internal audit activities.