Board Induction

In accordance with the provisions of the Eni Code relative to the effective and conscious implementation of each Director's role, Eni drew up, for the Board currently holding office, immediately after their appointment on May 5, 2011 ,  an induction training plan ("board induction") allowing the new Directors to acquire detailed knowledge of the activities and organization of the Company, its industry and their role considering the specific characteristics of Eni. The program, which also involved the new members of the Board of Statutory Auditors, and to which the other members of the two company bodies  are also invited, began on May 19, 2011, and consists of a series of meetings  in which Eni's top management illustrates the activities and organization of the single business areas and Eni's main subsidiaries, deepening the topics of most interest to the corporate bodies, in the view of clear communication and understanding of the system.

The meetings have been planned taking into reference the Departments and the Divisions of the Company as well as the primary subsidiaries. The meetings deal with:

• Eni's corporate governance;
• responsibilities, duties, powers, composition and operation of the Board of Directors;
• the market and  the relevant sector;
• human resources and organization;
• security and HSE;
• procurement;
• Group business;
• business administration;
• control systems and risks;
• sustainability and ethics of business administration;
• identity management;
• research, development and technological innovation.

Furthermore, more detailed examinations of business issues have been planned.
In this context, for example, Board meetings can be held in locations other than the registered offices of companies, even abroad, in order to increase knowledge of Eni's operating activities company operations.