Month: May 2012

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. has today announced that, in the period between 3 and 11 May 2012, the company bought a total of 402,400 its own shares (corresponding to 0.16% of the company’s share capital) on the automated share market at an average price of € 1.08816 per share, for a total of € 437,876.35 in the context of the authorisation of the company’s AGM, held on 19 April 2012 (previously communicated as per Art. 144 bis of Consob regulation 11971/1999), to effect share buy back operations.

The details of the operations, as conducted daily, are indicated below:

Date N° of shares bought Weighted average price 3/05/2012 71,900 1.06811 4/05/2012 70,700 1.05681 7/05/2012 40,000 1.08309 8/05/2012 50,000 1.09643 9/05/2012 67,000 1.09837 10/05/2012 35,000 1.11636 11/05/2012 67,800 1.11437

Following these operations and taking account of the shares already in the portfolio, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. now directly holds 9,440,123 its own shares. A further 4,517,486 Mondadori shares are hold by the subsidiary Mondadori International S.p.A..

Consequently, as of today the total number of shares held now amounts to 13,957,609 corresponding to 5.663% of the share capital.

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It should be noted that the Shareholders on 19 April 2012 authorised the buy back of a further 11,090,625 company shares, with respect to the shares already held, either directly or indirectly on the date of the authorisation issued by the AGM, bringing the total up to the limit of 10% of the share capital.

The authorisation is valid until the meeting for the approval of the Annual Report for the year to 31 December 2012.

In line with the Shareholders’ authorisation, buy backs are effected on regulated markets as per art. 132 of the legislative decree 58/1998 and art. 144 bis, para. 1, B of Consob regulation 11971/99 according to operating procedures established by the regulations for the organisation and management of the markets themselves, which does not permit the direct combination of offers to buy with predetermined offers to sell.

It should also be noted that, in line with the norms foreseen by the EU regulation 2273/2003, the daily quantities of purchase does not exceed 25% of the average daily volume of Mondadori shares traded on the regulated market and calculated in the 20 trading days prior to the dates of purchase.

This week Chi launches Chi Junior, a new magazine dedicated to children’s fashion, overseen by the fashion and beauty editor Marina Bigi.

Chi Junior aims to be an authentic shopping guide: entering the world of kids ad translating it into a world of trends, news and glamour, also through the children of Italian and international celebrities, with reportage and interviews, fashion services and beauty suggestions in the classic Chi style.

The magazine is organised in nine sections: from clothing must haves for younger children to beauty issues connected to the care, pampering and protection of children’s health, as well as extensive travel and holiday features indicating destinations in Italy and abroad that are ideal for children. And, of course, there will also be a wealth of suggestions and news about cooking, games and children’s entertainment.

The cover of the first issue features Valeria Mazza and Taina, the youngest of her four children.

“Chi Junior is a demonstration that the market is ready to reward the ideas and capabilities of publishers able to create modern entertainment and lifestyle products. As is demonstrated by the success in terms of advertising pages and clients that we have managed to attract with this new project, with which we are very satisfied,” declared Angelo Sajeva, chairman and chief executive of Mondadori Pubblicità.

Chi Junior will be sold as a supplement with all of the print run of Chi at a supplementary price of 20 cents.

Tomorrow sees the launch of “Il Lavoro per i Giovani” (Jobs for the Young), a new initiative by Donna Moderna and Sportellostage.it, which aims to offer work experience opportunities for school-leavers and recent graduates.

Donna Moderna, in each issue during the month of May, will present 100 internship opportunities, a total of 400 places: a range of different roles inside companies selected exclusively for this project and spread across the whole country. In addition to the opportunities, the magazine will also provide precise instructions on how to apply for the positions.

“With the spirit of service and social solidarity that has always made Donna Moderna a useful and unique magazine, we have developed a concrete initiative,” declared the magazine’s co-editor Cipriana Dall’Orto. “It’s not enough to say that ‘we believe in the young’, ‘the crisis will end.’ We rolled up our sleeves and found 400 opportunities of getting into a company; a first, very important, step that many young people can’t manage on their own. We open a door: then it is up to them to make the most of this chance. Requirements? Courage, resourcefulness, and a willingness to face a challenge,” concluded Cipriana Dall’Orto.

“The initiative was born from the experience of Sportellostage.it in facilitating the entry of young people into the labour market through internships. Since 1999 over 60,000 young people have found jobs in companies thanks to our internships,” declared Marina Verderajme, President of Sportellostage.it -ACTL.

Full details can be found on Donnamoderna.com, including a practical guide to the job market, an extract from the ACTL – Sportellostage.it guide and a forum where an expert will respond to questions from users. The site also provides access to www.lavoro-giovani.it: by using the password published every week in Donna Moderna, users can check the details of the job offers and apply for the positions available.

The following companies have supported the “Il lavoro per i giovani” initiative: ABB, ACCENTURE, ACCOR, ARNOLDO MONDADORI EDITORE, BINARIO IMMAGINE E COMUNICAZIONE, BOSCH, CADEY, CEVA LOGISTICS, CISALFA, COCA-COLA, CONFORAMA, DEBORAH, ESPRINET, GEOX, GERI HDP, GEWISS, GI GROUP, GRUPPO COIN, KRAFT, L’OREAL, LUTECH, MARCHON, MARCOS Y MARCOS, MEDIAMOND, MIRATO, NESTLÉ, NTT DATA, PENNY MARKET, RANA, SEPHORA, SKY, STARHOTELS, START PEOPLE, SWAN GROUP, TRIUMPH, UNILEVER E VIRGIN.

From 5 to 27 May R101 will be alongside the cyclists of the Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) with activities and events covering the entire event, changing the schedule with specials related to the tour, interviews and live links with the protagonists of the day.

R101, the media partner of the competition now in its 95th year, will follow the race with a wide range of initiatives; first of all the traditional caravan that accompanies the cyclists, which will open this year with R101’s Forever Fun Bus, to entertain the audience along the route.
Another new feature of this edition of the race is Km 101, an initiative with which R101 will “adopt” 16 municipalities on the Tour route, involving residents with music and animation, and celebrating the passage of the cyclists in the company of special guests.
The Km 101 towns that have received the passage of the tour in the most creative way will compete for the final party organised by the radio in the “warmest” town, in line with the style of R101’s “Forever Fun”.
Also three of the town squares involved in the race will also host the R101 Giroparty, a show with Cristiano Militello (Recanati, 11 May, Assisi, 15 May) and Federico l’Olandese Volante (Limone, 21 May) for an evening party with music and humour.

For all listeners every day R101 will broadcast special tour-themed specials, live links, updates on the competition and “snippets” by Gene Gnocchi, who will comment on the progress of the race in his usual comic style.
In three stages of the Km 101, R101 will also broadcast special live coverage from the station’s mobile studio located in the town squares, and the shows of Paolo Dini and Lester (Amelia, 15 May, Belluno, 24 May) and Ugo Conti and Gianfranco Monti (Lecco, 20 May).

Every day on the R101 fanpage on Facebook you can participate in “Giro 101”, a competition with quizzes and games dedicated to the protagonists of the event. The prize, for all players, a Skoda Citigo. In addition, for users that come in the first positions, there will be a chance to win a helicopter flight during a stage of the tour and a VIP car ride alongside cyclists in the race, during the stage of 25 May, the Treviso-Alpe di Pampeago stretch.