Attachment "N" to rep. n. 46454/29742

BYLAWS

"IMMOBILIARE GRANDE DISTRIBUZIONE SOCIETÀ DI

INVESTIMENTO IMMOBILIARE QUOTATA S.p.A."

SECTION I - NAME, REGISTERED OFFICE, DURATION Article 1

  1. The Company's name is "Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione Società di Investimento Immobiliare Quotata S.p.A." or, in abbreviated form, "IGD SIIQ
    S.p.A." Article 2
  1. The Company's registered office is in Bologna (Province of Bologna), Italy.
  2. The Board of Directors may open and close secondary offices, representative offices, and branches in Italy or abroad and transfer the registered office within Italy.
    Article 3
  1. The Company's duration is until December 31, 2050 (two thousand fifty) and may be extended by resolution of the shareholders. The right of withdrawal does not apply to shareholders who have not voted in favor of the extension.
    SECTION II - COMPANY PURPOSE Article 4
  1. The Company's sole purpose is any activity or operation in the real estate sector, on its own or third parties' behalf, including but not limited to the purchase, sale, swap, construction, renovation and restoration, management and administration of properties for any use or purpose including through the assumption and/or assignment of contracts or concessions; the development of initiatives in the real estate sector; the

submission of bids in national or international calls for tenders; and the establishment, purchase, sale, swap, and cancellation of real estate rights; this excludes real estate agency and brokerage activities and the trading or operation of businesses or commercial concerns, including retail activities.

  1. Within the scope of its business purpose, the Company may conduct surveys and research as well as commercial, industrial, financial, movable property, and real estate transactions; it may assume equity investments and interests in other companies and businesses with activities similar or related to its own, excluding transactions with the public; it may enter into mortgage agreements and engage in borrowing of any form or duration, issue collateral or personal guarantees, backed by movable and real property, including sureties, pledges and mortgages securing its own obligations or those of companies and enterprises in which it has interests or equity investments; and it may engage in all other activities or transactions that are related to, associated with, or useful for the fulfillment of its business purpose. Excluded from the above are all public solicitations of investment governed by Legislative Decree 385 of September 1, 1993, and investment services as defined by Legislative Decree 58 of February 24, 1998.
  2. The above activities will be governed by the following rules relating to investments and to limits on risk concentration and financial leverage: (i) the Company shall not, either directly or through its subsidiaries, invest more than 30 percent of its assets in a given property with a single identity for zoning and functional purposes, except in the

case of development plans covered by a single planning scheme, where portions of the property covered by individual, functionally independent building permits, or equipped with urban works that are sufficient to guarantee connection to public services, cease to have a single identity; (ii) income from a single tenant or from tenants belonging to a single group may not exceed 60 percent of total rental income;

  1. the maximum permitted financial leverage, at company or group level, is 85 percent of equity. The above limits may be exceeded in exceptional circumstances or in circumstances beyond the Company's control. Unless otherwise in the interests of the shareholders and/or the Company, the limits in paragraphs (i) and (ii) may not be exceeded for more than 24 months, or the limit in paragraph (iii) for more than 18 months.
    Article 5
    5.1 For all matters concerning their relations with the Company, shareholders are domiciled for all legal purposes at the address reported in the shareholders' ledger. Changes will be effective vis-à-vis the Company only if notified in writing by the shareholders, with proof of the Company's receipt.
    SECTION III - SHARE CAPITAL, SHARES, BONDS Article 6
  1. The share capital is EUR 650,000,000.00 (six hundred fifty million/00), represented by 110,341,903 (one hundred ten million, three hundred forty-nine thousand, nine hundred three) ordinary shares without a stated par value.
  2. The share capital may be increased, including through the assignment of receivables and goods in kind. Shares may be issued that have rights other than those of the pre-existing shares, within the confines of applicable law.
  3. Pursuant to Article 2441, paragraph 4 of the Italian Civil Code, when a capital increase is carried out it is possible to exclude shareholders' pre-emption rights for up to 10 percent of the pre-existing share capital, provided that the issue price corresponds to the market value of the shares and this is confirmed in a report prepared specifically by the external auditors.
  4. The Board of Directors may increase share capital, for cash, in a divisible manner, on one or more occasions, by up to 10% of the pre-existing share capital, by 14 April 2027, through the issue of new ordinary shares without a stated par value reserved for parties to be identified by the Board of Directors - including Italian or foreign qualified and/or industrial and/or financial investors or shareholders of the Company - excluding preemption rights pursuant to Art. 2441, fourth paragraph, second sentence, of the
    Italian Civil Code, provided that the issue price corresponds to the shares' market value and this is confirmed in a report prepared specifically by the external auditors. For the purposes of the power so granted, the Board of Directors is given the broadest of powers to determine, for each tranche, the number, the dividend rights of the shares to be issued and the issue price (including any share premium), in accordance with the law.
  5. The Shareholders' Meeting held in extraordinary session on 14 April 2022 resolved to grant the Board of Directors, pursuant to Art. 2443 of the Italian Civil Code, the power to increase share capital, for cash, in a divisible manner, on one or more occasions, by up to a maximum of EUR 65,000,000 (sixty-five million and zero

hundredths), including any share premium, by 14 April 2027, through the issue of new ordinary shares without a stated par value, excluding preemption rights pursuant to Art. 2441, fourth paragraph, second sentence, of the Italian Civil Code, to be made through contributions in kind pursuant to Art. 2440, provided they relate to the Company's purpose (including, for example, property, equity investments, business and/or business branches), with the faculty to make use of the provisions in Art. 2343- ter of the Italian Civil Code.

For the purposes of the power so granted, the Board of Directors is given the broadest of powers to determine, for each tranche, the number, the dividend rights of the ordinary shares to be issued and the issue price (including any share premium), in accordance with the law, taking into account the prevailing conditions of the financial markets at the time of the actual launch of the transaction, the performance of the Company's shares, along with the application of any discounts consistent with market practices for similar transactions.

Article 7

  1. The shares are indivisible and each share carries the right to one vote.
    Article 8
  1. The shares may be transferred or subject to encumbrance as provided for by law.
    Article 9
  1. The Company may issue bonds, including bonds convertible into its own shares or shares of its subsidiaries or associates and bonds with warrants, as well as other securities, as provided for by law. The company may purchase its own shares.
    SECTION IV - SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS Article 10
  1. The validly convened shareholders' meeting represents all shareholders, and the resolutions taken at the meeting, in accordance with the law and these bylaws, are binding for all shareholders even if absent or dissenting from the vote.
  2. Shareholders' meetings are ordinary or extraordinary as provided for by law and are held at the registered office - unless resolved otherwise by the Board of Directors and provided it is in Italy. If provided for in the notice of call, the Shareholders' Meeting may also be held solely via means of telecommunication without any indication of the place where the meeting is to be convened using the methods indicated to intervene in or attend the meeting, in accordance with the law and in compliance with current legislation and regulations.
  3. protocol for shareholders' meetings is formalized in a set of Regulations. The Regulations and any changes thereto are approved by the ordinary shareholders' meeting.
    Article 11
  1. The ordinary shareholders' meeting is called at least once a year, to approve the financial statements, within 120 days of the close of the business year or within 180 days if the conditions set by Article 2364 of the Italian Civil Code are met.
  2. Shareholders' meetings are called by publishing a notice on the company's website in accordance with the law. The same notice may set another date for a possible second calling of the meeting, as well as other sessions, should a quorum not be reached at the previous meetings.
  1. The directors will call a Shareholders' meeting in the event shareholders representing at least one twentieth of the share capital should make such a request and if the items to be discussed are listed in the request.
  2. Even if not called as specified above, shareholders' meetings are valid provided that the entire share capital is represented and the meeting is attended by a majority of directors and statutory auditors. In this case, the directors and statutory auditors who are absent must be informed promptly of the resolutions taken.
    Article 12
  1. Meetings may be attended by all shareholders with voting rights.
  2. In order to attend and vote at the shareholders' meetings, shareholders must provide the Company with the certification issued by a licensed intermediary indicating the shareholdings recorded as of the seventh trading day prior to the date set for the Shareholders' Meeting in first call.
    Article 13
  1. All those shareholders holding voting rights may be represented via written proxy submitted including via e-mail in accordance with the law.
  2. The proxy may also be submitted via the specific form and section found on the
    Company's website or, alternatively, via certified e-mail to the e-mail address specified in the notice of call for each meeting.
  3. The Company may designate, for each Shareholders' Meeting and as per the notice of call, a party to whom all the shareholders with voting rights may grant a proxy with voting instructions for all or part of the items included on the agenda in accordance with the law.
    Article 14
  1. Shareholders' meetings are chaired by the chairman of the Board of Directors or, if that person is absent or unavailable, by the vice chairman (if appointed) or, if the latter is absent or unavailable, by the most senior director in terms of age. In default of the above, the shareholders' meeting elects its own chairman by majority vote.
  2. The chairman of the meeting is assisted by a secretary, who need not be a shareholder and who is elected by majority vote of those attending.
    Article 15
  1. The validity of shareholders' meetings and their resolutions is determined as provided for by law.
    SECTION V - BOARD OF DIRECTORS Article 16
  1. The Company is administered by a Board of Directors composed of seven to nineteen members. They are elected by the shareholders' meeting, which first determines their number, for up to three financial years and their term expires on the date of the shareholders' meeting called to approve the financial statements for their final year in office. They are eligible for re-election pursuant to Article 2383 of the Italian Civil Code. To take office as a director, a candidate must possess the qualifications required by laws and regulations.
  2. Directors are elected on the basis of preference lists, in such a way as to ensure that the composition of the Board of Directors complies with the law regarding gender equality.
  1. The lists may be presented by individual shareholders or groups of shareholders who together hold voting shares representing the requisite amount of share capital under the Consob regulations and must be submitted to the company's registered office at least 25 days before the day in which the meeting is to be held in first call. The certification as to the ownership of the requisite number of shares must be submitted to the Company's registered office by the deadline for the publication of the list.
    Each list must include at least two clearly indicated candidates who qualify as independent. The lists which include a number equal to or greater than three candidates must also include candidates of different genders, as indicated in the notice of call for the Shareholders' Meeting, in order to guarantee that the composition of the Board of
    Directors complies with the laws governing gender equality.
    Any lists which fail to observe the above conditions will be null and void.
  2. No shareholder, parent company, subsidiary, or sister company as defined by Article 93 of Legislative Decree 58/1998, including members of a shareholders' agreement belonging to a voting trust relevant under the terms of Article 122 of Legislative Decree 58/1998, may submit or participate in the submission of more than one list or vote for a list other than the one they submitted or participated in submitting, including by proxy or through a trust. Participation and votes expressed in violation of the above will not be attributed to any list. When the shareholders submit their lists, they must also file the candidates' irrevocable acceptance of office (should they be elected); the curriculum vitae of each candidate; and statements confirming that there are no reasons for ineligibility and/or disqualification and that each candidate meets the requirements for the specific office set by law and these bylaws.
  3. No one can be a candidate on more than one list. Acceptance of candidacy on more than one list is grounds for disqualification.
  4. Each shareholder may vote for one list only. The votes obtained by each list are divided by one, two, three, four, five-and so forth-according to the number of directors to be elected. These quotients are assigned to the candidates on the list, in the order in which they appear, and are then sorted into a single decreasing ranking.
  5. The candidates obtaining the highest quotients are those elected. In case of a tie for the last directorship to be filled, the winning candidate is the one from the list with the highest number of votes; if the number of votes is equal, the eldest candidate shall prevail. If just one list is submitted or if no list is submitted, the shareholders will disregard the above procedure and vote according to the majorities established by law. If more than one list is submitted, at least one director must be drawn from a minority list; therefore, if in accordance with the above criteria all of the winning candidates come from a single list, the last candidate in the ranking will be replaced by the candidate from the minority lists who has obtained the highest quotient.
    16.7-bis In the event, after voting and application of the mechanisms above, the laws governing gender equality fail to be complied with, the candidates belonging to the more represented gender which - based on the order of the lists - have received the least number of votes on the list which received the most votes overall, will be substituted by the first candidates who were not elected from the same list of the least represented gender, without prejudice to the mandatory number of independent directors required at law. If there are not enough candidates of the least represented

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