Tesmec : Assignement of rating B1.1 by Cerved

TESMEC S.P.A.: CERVED RATING AWARDS TO THE COMPANY THE SOLICITED RATING "B 1.1"

Grassobbio (Bergamo - Italy), 15 March 2017 - Tesmec S.p.A. (MTA, STAR: TES), at the head of a group leader in the market of infrastructures related to the transport and distribution of energy, data and material, announced that Cerved Rating Agency, the Italian rating agency specialized in the credit rating assessment of non-financial businesses, changed the solicited rating assigned to the company from "A 3.1" to "B 1.1" - good credit quality.

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Tesmec S.p.A. Lucia Caccia Dominioni Investor Relator Tel: [phone] - Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

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This press release is also available onwww.tesmec.com in the "Investors" section:http://investor.tesmec.com/Investors/Notices.aspx.

Tesmec Group

Tesmec Group is leader in the designing, manufacturing and selling of systems, technologies and integrated solutions for the construction, maintenance and efficiency of infrastructures related to the transport and distribution of energy, data and materials. More specifically, the Group is active in the following sectors: 1) transmission and distribution power lines (stringing equipment for the installation of conductors and the underground cable laying, electronic devices and sensors for the management, monitoring and energy automation); 2) underground civil infrastructures (high powered tracked trenchers for linear excavation of oil, gas and water pipelines, telecommunication networks and drainage operations; surface miners for bulk excavation, quarries and site preparation; specialized digging services); 3)railway lines(railway equipment for the installation and maintenance of the catenary and for special applications, e.g. snow removal from track; new generation power unit). The Group, established in 1951 and led by Chairman & CEO Ambrogio Caccia Dominioni, relies on more than 650 employees and has production plants in: Grassobbio (Bergamo), Endine Gaiano (Bergamo), Sirone (Lecco), Monopoli (Bari) in Italy, in Alvarado (Texas) in the USA, and in Durtal, in France. In addition, following the recent acquisitions of the companies Bertel, SGE and CPT, Tesmec Group now owns three new production plants in Italy, respectively in Fidenza (Parma), Padua and Patrica (Frosinone). The Group also has a global commercial presence through foreign subsidiaries and sales offices in USA, South Africa, Russia, Qatar, China and France. The know-how achieved in the development of specific technologies and solutions, and the presence of engineering teams and highly skilled technicians, allow Tesmec to directly manage the entire production chain: from the design, production and sale of machinery, to all pre-sales and post-sales. All product lines are developed in accordance with the ISEQ (Innovation, Safety, Efficiency and Quality) philosophy, with environmental sustainability and energy conservation in mind.

Tesmec S.p.A. - via Zanica, 17/O - 24050 Grassobbio (Bergamo) - Italy

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