Extract from the notice of public auction for the sale of the building known as the Certosa di Pontignano, owned by the University of Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The auction will be held at 11 a.m. on November 30, 2010, in Milan, at the offices of Antoitalia, the real estate agency company representing the University of Siena for the sale of the building. www.antoitalia.it

1. UNIVERSITY OF SIENA
EXTRACT FROM THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION
FOR THE SALE OF THE BUILDING KNOWN AS THE
“CERTOSA DI PONTIGNANO”
Re: Sale of the building complex located in the borough of Castelnuovo Berardenga
(Siena), at Pontignano, and known as the “Certosa di Pontignano” (Chartehouse
Monastery of Pontignano).
Minimum auction starting price: Euro 68,000,000 (sixty-eight million).
Method of auction: The auction will be held as a sealed-bid first-price auction, taking the
minimum auction starting price into consideration, in accordance with the articles 73 point c
and 76 of the Royal Decree Law no. 827 of 23 May 1925. The auction will be valid even in
the case of a single bid that is higher than the minimum starting price. No bids made
below or at the minimum starting price will be considered, and likewise neither
conditional offers, nor bids made in an inexact or general manner will be taken into
consideration.
Deadline for receiving bids: In order to take part in the auction, all interested parties must
send their bids by hand or by recorded-delivery letter with proof of delivery (return receipt)
to the registered offices of ANTOITALIA NETWORKING S.r.l. - Via Fatebenefratelli no. 19
- 20121 Milan - Italy - by the final deadline of 1 p.m. on 29 November 2010.
Selling: At 11 a.m. on 30 November 2010 in the offices of the company ANTOITALIA
NETWORKING S.r.l. - Via Fatebenefratelli 19 - Milan - the public auction will be held. The
bids will be assessed by a Committee made up of three specially-appointed members. The
Committee will prepare a list of all bids received in decreasing order, provisionally
awarding the sale to the bidder who has presented the highest bid in relation to the
minimum starting price. In case of identical bids, a public draw will be held.
Further information: The full notice of auction and the relative forms and documentation
are freely accessible and downloadable from the Internet site www.antoitalia.it, and the site
www.unisi.it, in the “Gare e appalti” (Invitation to tender) section. For any additional
information, interested parties are kindly requested to contact: ANTOITALIA
NETWORKING S.r.l. - Via Fatebenefratelli no.19 - 20121 Milan - Italy - Tel. +39 02
29013497 - Fax +39 02 62690421 - email: info@antoitalia.it.
ANTOITALIA NETWORKING S.r.l.
Chairman: Fabio Tonello
Notes: This Extract from the notice has been published in the Italian Official Gazette
(Gazzetta Ufficiale Repubblica Italiana – 5a Serie Speciale - Contratti pubblici),
no.131, November 12, 2010.
The Extract has also been published in the Italian national newspapers “Corriere
della Sera” and “Il Tempo” of November 12, 2010.
For information and pictures of the Certosa di Pontignano regarding the current use of the
building (Congress centre), please go to the Siena University website pages at
www.pontignano.unisi.it.