What is the "record date"?

The record date mechanism was introduced in the Italian system in 2010 and it is provided in Article 13.2 of Eni's By-laws.
This mechanism identifies one of the conditions for entitlement to attend and vote in the Shareholders' Meeting, as it identifies the moment in which the subject requesting to attend the Shareholders' Meeting has to hold Eni' shares. The entitlement to attend and vote at the Shareholders' Meeting is, in fact, attributed to those who hold shares on the seventh trading day prior the date of the Shareholders' Meeting and who communicate their intention to attend and vote at the Shareholders' Meeting by means of an authorized intermediary.
Credit and debit records entered on accounts after this deadline shall not be considered for the purpose of legitimising the exercise of voting rights at the Shareholders' Meeting.