Autogrill in agreement to acquire 61.5% of Carestel, the leading concession operator in Belgium, to be followed by cash take over bid at the same conditions

Milan/Brussels, 27 June - 2006 Autogrill S.p.A. (Milan: AGL IM), the world's leading provider of food&beverage and retail services for travellers, signed an agreement today to take a 61.5% stake in Carestel Group N.V. (Euronext Brussels: CARB BB), Belgium's top f&b concession operator, from Assart N.V. and Megafood Participations S.à.r.l., the two holding companies who control it.