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Rome, 12 October 2016.

Acea S.p.A. (the “Offeror”, “Issuer” or “Acea”) hereby announces an invitation to the holders(“Noteholders”) of certain Notes (as set out in the table below) (each a “Series” andcollectively, the “Notes”) to tender their Notes for purchase by the Offeror for cash up to amaximum aggregate principal amount of €300,000,000 across all Series of Notes, suchamount being subject to the right of the Offeror to increase or decrease it (each, an “Offer” andtogether, the “Offers”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the tender offermemorandum dated 12 October 2016 subject to the applicable offer and distribution restrictions, and prepared in connection with the Offers (the “Tender Offer Memorandum”).

Capitalised terms used herein but not defined have the meanings given to them in the TenderOffer Memorandum.

The Offers are being made as part of the Offeror’s liability management strategy to optimise debt maturities and cost of debt. Notes purchased by the Offeror are expected to be cancelled and will not be reissued or resold.

In the context of the Offers, Acea is the Offeror. Barclays, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bankare the Global Coordinators and the Dealer Managers for the Offers, Banca IMI and Crédit Agricole CIB are the Dealer Managers for the Offers and Lucid Issuer Services Limited willact as Tender Agent.

New Issue of Notes under the Acea EMTN Programme

Acea hereby also announces that a roadshow will be organised for qualified investors, both Italian and international, in order to evaluate a potential issue of a new series of notes (the “New Notes”) under its Euro 1,500,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme updated on 25 July 2016 (the “Programme”).

The New Notes are expected to be issued, subject to market conditions, in October 2016. The New Notes will be offered to qualified investors only, excluding placement in the United States of America and other specified jurisdictions, and will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. As per market practice, the applicable rate of interest will be determined shortly prior to the issue date, also taking into consideration market conditions.

[1]      For information purposes only – the price payable by the Issuer for the 2018 Notes and 2020 Notes validly tendered in the relevant Offer and accepted for purchase by the Issuer will be determined in the manner described in "Terms and Conditions of the Offer – Purchase Price" in the Tender Offer Memorandum and assuming the Settlement Date is 24 October 2016, the Purchase Price of the 2018 Notes will be 107.268 per cent. and in respect of the 2020 Notes 115.263 per cent. Should the Settlement Date be postponed, the Purchase Price in respect of the 2018 Notes and the 2020 Notes will be recalculated and will be announced, for information purposes only, as provided in "Terms and Conditions of the Offer—Announcements" in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

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