b'CURRICULUM VITAE\nALESSANDRO BENEDETTI\nDATE OF BIRTH\n\n25 February 1973\n\nNATIONALITY\n\nItalian\n\nE-MAIL ADDRESS\n\nalessandro.benedetti@eni.com (office)\nabenedetti1@yahoo.com (personal)\n\nCURRENT LOCATION\n\nRome, Italy\n\nLANGUAGE\n\nItalian (mother tongue), fluent English (TOEFL, final\nmark 613 out of 666)\n\nCURRENT POSITION\n\nHead of international legal assistance to the\nRefining&Marketing division of eni group\n\nEDUCATION\nUniversit\xc3\xa0 degli Studi della Tuscia\n2001 to 2004\nPh.D in Business Law\nFocusing on rules and regulations governing antitrust\nin the banking sector.\nUniversity of Rome, \xe2\x80\x9cLa Sapienza\xe2\x80\x9d\n1998\nMaster in Information Technology Law\nUniversity of Rome \xe2\x80\x9cLa Sapienza\xe2\x80\x9d\n1993-1997\nDegree in Law (degree mark 110/110 cum laude)\nSupervisor: Prof. Agostino Gambino.\nAverage examination mark - 29/30\nEmphasis on business law.\n\nADMITTED AS A\nSOLICITOR\n\nOctober 2001\n\nEMPLOYMENT HISTORY\nJan 2010 To date\n\nEni S.p.A,\nHead\nof\ninternational\nlegal\nassistance\nRefining&Marketing division of eni group\n\nto\n\nthe\n\n\x0c\xef\x82\xb7\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nManaging the legal assistance to the European activities of the Refining&Marketing\nDivision and to the Division\xe2\x80\x99s foreign subsidiaries. Co-ordinating the legal assistance\nto the trading and shipping company of Eni (\xe2\x80\x9cETS\xe2\x80\x9d) until August 2011. From August\n2011 to July 2013 head of the legal assistance for the European chemical activities\nof the eni group.\nProviding legal advice in all M&A transactions of the Refining&Marketing Division\nand of the petrochemical companies of eni group, including the successful\nacquisition of the Austrian oil downstream activities and companies of a major\nAmerican oil company and the recent disposal of eni Ceska, eni Romania, eni\nSlovensko and Ceska Refinerska.\nCo-ordinating and providing legal advice in all the international matters, litigations\nand contracts of the Refining&Marketing Division and of the petrochemical\ncompanies of eni group as well as in all material agreements of its foreign\nsubsidiaries.\nSince July 2013 managing the legal assistance to the worldwide activities of the\nRefining&Marketing Division.\n\nDec 2008Dec 2009\n\nEni S.p.A,\nManager \xe2\x80\x93 trading and shipping legal assistance\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nDrafting all ETS\xe2\x80\x99 standards agreements for sale of petroleum products as well as the\nEni\xe2\x80\x99s standard time-charter party (\xe2\x80\x9cEnitime\xe2\x80\x9d), voyage charter-party (\xe2\x80\x9cEnivoy\xe2\x80\x9d) and\ncontract of affreightment (\xe2\x80\x9cEniCOA\xe2\x80\x9d). The Enitime has been used by other Italian oil\ncompanies as a model for time-chartering their vessels.\nAdvising ETS in the elaboration and/or revision of its business internal procedures\n(such as the \xe2\x80\x9cvessel vetting\xe2\x80\x9d procedure, the risk management procedure etc.).\nManaging the legal assistance to ETS on all matters typical of a trading and shipping\ncompany (such as negotiation of agreements of various nature, contractual claims,\ndemurrage claims, quality and quantity claims, vessel\xe2\x80\x99s averages or incidents,\nderivative trading etc.) and managing and co-ordinating the external firms providing\nlegal assistance on litigation cases.\nManaging the integration in ETS of all Eni Group\xe2\x80\x99s trading and shipping activities.\n\nDec 2007Nov 2008\n\nEni S.p.A,\nManager \xe2\x80\x93 Strategic M&A Transactions\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nProviding legal advice in a 5 billion acquisition of a listed Belgian gas company,\nincluding advising on the overall bid process, drafting and negotiating the sale and\npurchase agreement and advising on the takeover bid.\nAdvising on the start-up of the trading and shipping company of Eni, including\ndrafting all the intergroup agreements for the supply of crude oil to the refinery\nsystem and for the sale of Eni\xe2\x80\x99s equity crude oil and petroleum products.\nAdvising on the start-up of the ETS\xe2\x80\x99s american subsidiary.\n\n\x0cMarch 2007 May 2007\n\nEni UK Limited, London\nSecondee, Legal department\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nProviding legal advice in certain oil upstream issues involving UK assets as well as\ninternational (primarily Iranian) assets.\n\nJan 2007 March 2007\n\nClifford Chance LLP, London\nSecondee, Corporate and M&A Department\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nProviding legal advice in a cross-border transaction involving the sale of a Dutch\ncompany and a British Virgin Island company active in the telecommunication sector.\n\nFeb 2002Nov 2007\n\nEni S.p.A, Refining & Marketing Division\nIn-House Counsel, Department of International Legal Affairs\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nProviding legal advice in several M&A transactions, such as: the acquisition of a\nseries of companies in the Benelux area, operating and/or owning, inter alia, a\nrefinery, oil storage and logistic facilities and around 800 service stations; the\ncorporate and contractual reorganisation of one of the major joint venture\ncompanies of the Czech Republic, which owns, inter alia, the only two refineries of\nthe country; the sale of a majority equity participation in a Chinese joint venture\ncompany; the sale of an African company; an asset acquisition in Romania,\nSlovakia and Austria; the corporate reorganization of two Venezuelan joint venture\ncompanies. Such project involved, inter alia, the drafting and negotiation of the new\nshareholders\xe2\x80\x99 agreement.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nResponsible for drafting all commercial and technical agreements regarding the\nforeign activity of Eni S.p.A. \xe2\x80\x93 Refining & Marketing division. Preparing standard\nagreements, to be implemented in all European countries where Agip service\nstations are present, for the operation of the service stations, including a franchise\nagreement for the operation of the \xe2\x80\x9cnon-oil part\xe2\x80\x9d of the service stations.\n\nAug 2000July 2001\n\nAutorit\xc3\xa0 per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni\n(Media & Telecommunications Authority)\nLegal Consultant/Executive\n\nDealing with regulatory and antitrust-related aspects in relation to mergers and the control\nof the dominant positions in the radio-television and publishing sector.\n\n\x0cJan 2000July 2000\n\nAutorit\xc3\xa0 Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato\n(Competition Authority)\nInternship\n\nIn charge of controlling the mergers and acquisitions relating to the banking and\ninsurance sector and drafting opinions on antitrust law; involved in the investigation\nactivity relating to the understanding between the insurance companies for Third Party\nLiability Insurance for car accidents.\nJun 1998Jan 2000\n\nSimmons & Simmons-Grippo, Rome\nTrainee\n\nWorking in the Banking and Finance Group. Advising on contract law, drafting opinions\non business, finance, energy and antitrust law and drafting corporate deeds.\nOTHER INFORMATION\nJune 2005 \xe2\x80\x93 to date Universit\xc3\xa0 \xe2\x80\x9cLa Sapienza\xe2\x80\x9d, Roma\nMaster in International Business Law\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nHolding lectures on legal issues of M&A transactions.\n\nNovember 2004 \xe2\x80\x93 to 2007\n\nUniversit\xc3\xa0 \xe2\x80\x9cLa Sapienza\xe2\x80\x9d, Roma\n\nMaster in European Studies and International Relations\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nHolding lectures and workshops on the various phases of the acquisition of a\nforeign company.\n\nJan 2001To June 2004\n\nUniversit\xc3\xa0 degli Studi della Tuscia\nBusiness Law Lecturer/Assistant\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nHolding workshops and lecturing on anti-trust law.\n\nPublications\n\xe2\x80\x9cIl parere dell\xe2\x80\x99Autorit\xc3\xa0 Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato alla Banca d\xe2\x80\x99Italia\nnell\xe2\x80\x99applicazione della disciplina della concorrenza al settore creditizio\xe2\x80\x9d (Rules governing\nthe enforcement, by the national competition authority and by national banking\nsurveillance authority, of antitrust law in the banking sector) published in \xe2\x80\x9cMondo\nBancario\xe2\x80\x9d n. 5/2003.\n\n\x0c\xe2\x80\x9cConfidentiality Agreements\xe2\x80\x9d, in \xe2\x80\x9cIl Bollettino dell\xe2\x80\x99Internazionalizzazione\xe2\x80\x9d, September\n2005.\n\xe2\x80\x9cThe Letters of Intent\xe2\x80\x9d, in \xe2\x80\x9cIl Bollettino dell\xe2\x80\x99Internazionalizzazione\xe2\x80\x9d, December 2005.\nOther\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nReserve Officer (lieutenant) in the Arma dei Carabinieri. Responsible for surveillance\nand safety of the General Headquarter of the Arma dei Carabinieri.\n\nData processing is hereby permitted pursuant to the Data Protection Code (D.Lgs. 30\ngiugno 2003, n. 196).'