UNIVERSITY OF SIENA EXTRACT FROM THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION FOR THE SALE OF THE BUILDING KNOWN AS THE
“CERTOSA DI PONTIGNANO” Re: Sale of the building complex located in the borough of Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena), at Pontignano, and known as the “Certosa di Pontignano” (Chartehouse Monastery of Pontignano). Minimum auction starting price: Euro 68,000,000 (sixty-eight million). Method of auction: The auction will be held as a sealed-bid first-price auction, taking the minimum auction starting price into consideration, in accordance with the articles 73 point c and 76 of the Royal Decree Law no. 827 of 23 May 1925. The auction will be valid even in the case of a single bid that is higher than the minimum starting price. No bids made below or at the minimum starting price will be considered, and likewise neither conditional offers, nor bids made in an inexact or general manner will be taken into consideration. Deadline for receiving bids: In order to take part in the auction, all interested parties must send their bids by hand or by recorded-delivery letter with proof of delivery (return receipt) to the registered offices of ANTOITALIA NETWORKING S.r.l. - Via Fatebenefratelli no. 19 - 20121 Milan - Italy - by the final deadline of 1 p.m. on 29 November 2010. Selling: At 11 a.m. on 30 November 2010 in the offices of the company ANTOITALIA NETWORKING S.r.l. - Via Fatebenefratelli 19 - Milan - the public auction will be held. The bids will be assessed by a Committee made up of three specially-appointed members. The Committee will prepare a list of all bids received in decreasing order, provisionally awarding the sale to the bidder who has presented the highest bid in relation to the minimum starting price. In case of identical bids, a public draw will be held. Further information: The full notice of auction and the relative forms and documentation are freely accessible and downloadable from the Internet site www.antoitalia.it, and the site www.unisi.it, in the “Gare e appalti” (Invitation to tender) section. For any additional information, interested parties are kindly requested to contact: ANTOITALIA NETWORKING S.r.l. - Via Fatebenefratelli no.19 - 20121 Milan - Italy - Tel. +39 02 29013497 - Fax +39 02 62690421 - email: info@antoitalia.it. ANTOITALIA NETWORKING S.r.l. Chairman: Fabio Tonello Notes: This Extract from the notice has been published in the Italian Official Gazette (Gazzetta Ufficiale Repubblica Italiana – 5a Serie Speciale - Contratti pubblici), no.131, November 12, 2010. The Extract has also been published in the Italian national newspapers “Corriere della Sera” and “Il Tempo” of November 12, 2010. For information and pictures of the Certosa di Pontignano regarding the current use of the building (Congress centre), please go to the Siena University website pages at www.pontignano.unisi.it.