Prysmian: Request for Authorisation for Listing on the Borsa Italiana Milan 19.01.2007

• Shareholders have approved the listing plan
• Today the company filed its application for listing with Consob and Borsa Italiana

Milan, January 19, 2007 - Prysmian S.p.A., the parent company of a group that is one of the world's leaders in the energy and telecom cables industry, has today filed - following the approval of a Shareholders' Meeting - a formal request with Consob and Borsa Italiana for authorisation to list its shares on the Mercato Telematico Azionario (Electronic Share Market – MTA) organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. 

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Mediobanca are Joint Global Coordinators. Mediobanca is acting as Sponsor and Lead Manager in Italy. 

Labruna Mazziotti Segni and Shearman & Sterling are the Company's legal advisors, d'Urso Munari Gatti and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton are the Joint Global Coordinators' legal advisors. PricewaterhouseCoopers have been appointed as external auditors.