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Regolamentata n.
0153-124-2026Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione 9 Settembre 2026 17:18:14Euronext Milan
Societa' :WEBUILD
Utenza - referente :IMPREGILON07 - Marotti Pamela
Tipologia :2.2
Data/Ora Ricezione :9 Settembre 2026 17:18:14 Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione :9 Settembre 2026 17:18:14
Oggetto :WEBUILD: COMPLAINT FILED WITH
CONSOB OVER DISTRIBUTION OF FALSE
AND MISLEADING INFORMATION WITH A
DISTORTIVE IMPACT ON SHARE PRICE
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PRESS RELEASE
WEBUILD: COMPLAINT FILED WITH CONSOB OVER DISTRIBUTION OF FALSE AND MISLEADING
INFORMATION WITH A DISTORTIVE IMPACT ON SHARE PRICE
Milan, September 9 , 2026 – Webuild announces that it has filed a complaint with Italian market regulator CONSOB, pursuant to Article 185 of the Consolidated Law on Finance (TUF), concerning an article published by the Il Fatto Quotidiano newspaper entitled “Public works: now Webuild wants €22 billion in extra costs.” The article contains statements that are manifestly false and entirely unfounded, distributed in a manner liable to have a significant and distortive impact on the Group’s share price, which immediately recorded a decline following its publication. The Company will assess every action necessary to protect its reputation and the orderly trading of its shares on the stock market before the competent authorities.
Contrary to what was reported, Webuild is not, nor has it ever been, a “de facto monopolist of major contracts” — an assertion with no factual basis whatsoever. The Company has not made any “request for extra costs”: it has sent formal, confidential commun ications to the relevant institutions concerning contractual obligations that have already accrued — including receivables for works completed and certified, recovery of costs already incurred, and contractual advances provided for by law.
The €22 billion referred to in the article, misleadingly characterised as requests made to the Government, instead represent the total amount recorded in the works accounting registers in accordance with the procedures provided for under public contracts. A substantial portion of these amounts has already been submitted to the Technical Advisory Boards, independent bodies provided for by law and also composed of members appointed by the contracting authority, which are responsible in providing an opinion on the relevant matters. Presenting this figure as a request for public funds addressed to the Government constitutes a distorted and unfounded representation of the contractual and institutional reality of the matter.
It should also be clarified that the short -term cash requirement referred to in the news, amounting to approximately €2.1 billion, is directly and exclusively related to the continuation of construction sites currently under execution on behalf of public c ontracting authorities. It is not related to any stand -alone cash requirements of the Group as a whole, which, on the contrary, confirms its 2026 guidance.
*** Webuild is a global leader in the construction of large, complex infrastructure for sustainable mobility, hydropower, water a nd wastewater treatment and management, and green buildings. Its primacy is reflected in the 2026 rankings of trade publication Engineering News -
Record (ENR), which confirmed its leadership in the water sector and placed it among the top 10 global contractors in transpo rtation.
Webuild helps deliver projects that transform communities and regions, creating lasting social, economic, and environmental value. Active in approximately 50 countries with a workforce of more than 85,000 people, direct and indirect, Webuild boasts more than 120 years of history and over 3,700 completed projects. Its track record includes 13,686 kilometres of ra ilways, 895 kilometres of metros, 82,708
2 kilometres of roads and highways, 1,023 kilometres of bridges and viaducts, 3,466 kilometres of tunnels, and 320 dams and hyd ropower plants. Webuild has delivered some of the world’s most iconic projects, including the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the expansion of the Panama Canal, the Long Beach International Gateway in the United States, the Second Bridge over the Bosphorus in Turkey, and the Riachuelo environmental restoration system in Argentina. It has also contributed to the development of advance d urban mobility systems in major cities, including Copenhagen, Paris, Rome, Milan, Naples, Doha, Thessaloniki, and Riyadh. Today, Webuild is engaged in the construction of some of the most strategic infrastructure projects in Italy and elsewhere, such as the New Genoa Breakwater, the Brenner Base Tunnel, the Pedemontana Lombarda Highway, Rome Metro’s Line C, and sections of the Genoa– Milan, Verona– Padua and Naples – Bari high- speed/high -capacity railways, as well as the Palermo –Catania– Messina line. It is also involved in the Snowy 2.0 hydropower scheme in Australia, key sections of the Grand Paris Express in France, and the expansion of the Riyadh Metro in Saudi Arabia. As of December 31, 2025, Webuild reported total revenues of €13.6 billion. As of June 30, 2026, its total order backlog amounted to €53.7 billion, with more than 95% of its construction backlog related to projects aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Devel opment Goals.
Headquartered in Italy and subject to the direction and coordination of Salini Costruttori S.p.A., Webuild is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (WBD; WBD.MI; WBD:IM).
Further information at www.webuildgroup.com
Contacts:
Media Relations and Press Office Investor Relations Francesca Romana Chiarano Amarilda Karaj Tel. +39 02 444 22147 Tel +39 06 6776 26975 email: f.chiarano@webuildgroup.com email : a.karaj@webuildgroup.com
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