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Euro 40 million loan agreement signed, to support the internationalization of the WIIT Group

Milan, January 7, 2020 - WIIT S.p.A. ("WIIT" or the "Company"; ISIN IT0004922826; WIIT.MI), a leading Italian Cloud Computing services for enterprises player, focused on providing uninterrupted Hybrid Cloud and Hosted Private Cloud services for critical applications, announces the signing today of a loan for a maximum Euro 40 million, with a banking syndicate comprising Banca IMI S.p.A., as arranger and agent bank, and Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. and Banco BPM S.p.A. as lending banks.

The loan, principally to support the WIIT Group's acquisition-led growth strategy and investment plan, on the Italian and International market, stipulates the following key terms and conditions:

  • the composition of the loan as (i) an amortising credit line for a maximum Euro 15 million, with maturity of December 31, 2025; (ii) a bullet credit line of a maximum Euro 15 million, with maturity of June 30, 2026; and (iii) an amortising credit line for a maximum Euro 10 million, with maturity of December 31, 2024;
  • an annual interest rate based on the reference Euribor and an increasing or decreasing variable margin according to the change in the NFP/EBITDA ratio;
  • covenants represented by the ratio between EBITDA/Net Financial Charges and the ratio between NFP/EBITDA;
  • the pledging, in favour of the lending banks, of the holdings representing the share capital of certain target companies acquired by WIIT in execution of its growth strategy.

In accordance with best market practice, the loan contract in addition contains provisions concerning, among others, mandatory early settlement events, conditions on disbursements, declarations and guarantees, limitations on debt and corporate transactions, in addition to dividend distribution limits.

WIIT was assisted by Pedersoli Studio Legale, Banca IMI S.p.A., Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. and Banco BPM S.p.A. was assisted by Simmons & Simmons.

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WIIT S.p.A.

WIIT S.p.A., listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A (WIIT.MI), is a leading Italian Cloud Computing market player, focused particularly on the Hybrid Cloud and Hosted Private Cloud for enterprises market. The company focuses and specialises in Hosted Private and Hybrid Cloud services for enterprises requiring critical application management and business continuity and manages all the main international platforms (SAP, Oracle and Microsoft), providing an end-to-endapproach. WIIT manages its own data centers, with the main center "Tier IV" certified by the Uptime Institute LLC of Seattle (United States) - the highest level of reliability possible - and is among the SAP's best certified partners. For further details, reference should be made to the company website (wiit.cloud).

For further information:

Investor Relations WIIT S.p.A.:

Stefano Pasotto - CFO & Investor Relations Director Francesca Cocco - Lerxi Consulting - Investor Relations

  1. +39.02.3660.7500 Fax +39.02.3660.7505ir@wiit.cloudwww.wiit.cloud

Ufficio Stampa Corporate & Finance Spriano Communication&Partners Matteo Russo and Cristina Tronconi Tel. 02 83635708 mob. 347/9834881mrusso@sprianocommunication.comctronconi@sprianocommunication.com@SprianoComm

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