TerniEnergia S.p.A. a company operating in the renewable energy sector, acknowledges receipt of qualification of STAR segment by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. so, starting from December 28th, 2010, ordinary shares will be traded on the segment Titoli ad Alti Requisiti (STAR) of MTA.

The company has successfully completed the admission process following the request to Borsa Italiana S.p.A. dated October 19th, 2010 in order to be listed on the STAR segment. All the requirements and procedures according to art.2.2.3 of the Regulation issued by Borsa Italiana have been respectively achieved and completely carried out by the company.

Intermonte SIM S.p.A acts as specialist in the STAR segment.

Stefano Neri, Chairman and CEO of TerniEnergia said:

“ Thanks to the admission to Star segment of the Italian stock Exchange, TerniEnergia has moved further in its growth track and as a matter of fact it results being one of the excellent companies in the Italian stock exchange market in terms of information transparency and corporate governance. It is a goal reached by the end of the year in which Ternienergia’ sshares stood out among those with the highest growth rate on the MTA market. This is the result of strategic choices and investors’ confidence. The step to Star segment gives us the opportunity to increase our visibility also to those international issues which are more involved in the green economy and in the environmental sustainability”.