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Parmalat, the majority of the Board of Directors resigns

The entire Board will therefore cease to hold office at the next budget meeting which will therefore have to proceed with the appointment of the new board.

Parmalat, the majority of the Board of Directors resigns

The majority of Parmalat's board of directors resigned this morning, with effect from the approval of the 2013 financial statements. At the opening of today's meeting - reads a company note - Gabriella Chersicla, Francesco Gatti, Yvon Guerin, Marco Jesi, Daniel Jaouen, Marco Reboa, Antonio Sala, Franco Tatò and Riccardo Zingales communicated their resignations from the board with effect from the approval of the 2013 financial statements. new board.

“We are resigning – reads the letter signed by them – after the decree of the Court of Parma rejected the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office for revocation of the entire board of directors. Convinced that we have always acted correctly, we are making this difficult decision in the exclusive interest of the company in order to allow it to operate again in a serene and constructive climate - they continue - We are leaving a company which in the last two years, despite the difficult situation it has gone through, has achieved, under our management, the best results in its history (also thanks to the more than positive contribution provided by LAG in terms of economic results) with the benefit of all shareholders, who saw the share appreciate by around 39% over the course of of 2013".

Following the press release the title Parmalat does not suffer particular blows in Piazza Affari, where at the end of the morning it is hovering around parity (-0,08%).

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