Pursuant to article 144-bis, clause 3, of the Consob Regulation no. 11971/1999 (“Issuers’ Regulation”), AUTOGRILL MIDDEL EAST MANAGING OFFICE LLC. (Dubai: AGL IM) (the “Company”) announces that the Board of Directors resolved to adopt a buyback programme to purchase up to 12,720,000 of its ordinary shares (5% of share capital) pursuant to the authorization given by the Shareholders’ Meeting on 26 May 2016.