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Sacom Announces Appointment of Mr Carlo Piretti as Operation System & Support Director

LARINO, Italy, Aug. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Sacom S.p.A., a manufacturer and distributor company of products for plants nutrition and care (hereinafter "Sacom" or "Company"), announced the entry of Mr Carlo Piretti as Operations Management and Support Services Director.

Mr Carlo Piretti has almost ten years-experience in the production and distribution of special fertilizers for agricultural nutrition, gained within Valagro Group, a reality that makes 1,400 finished products, 380 semi-finished products and has offices in 70 countries worldwide through distributors and its subsidiaries. Within Valagro Group, a world leader in the production and marketing of special fertilizers, Mr Carlo Piretti has worked as Administration Area, Finance, Controlling, IT, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Human Resources Manager for both the group and all its subsidiaries.

His resume includes many important and successful collaborations both in Italy and abroad, developed in leading national and international companies, working with leading players in the industry including: Pieralini Group, Valagro Group, Faber Group (Franke) , Pharmacia & Upjohn (Pfizer), Turbo AlliedSignal (now Honeywell Group).

The entry of Mr Piretti is part of Sacom growth and development project and more specifically it is related to the will of the Company to adopt a reference person, head of all Operation Area activities (lines of action in the organizational, managerial, administrative, manufacturing, research and development sectors as well as strategic and commercial views).

"People are Sacom main resource and best investment"-Eugenio Vinci, Group President says, "The entry of Mr Carlo Piretti, given his vast experience and expertise, in Sacom is a great added value as well as a hope for the corporate's culture strengthening, based on the principles of sustainability and social responsibility."

The President also takes this opportunity to extend warmest thanks to Mr Andrea Pietrini, at the end of its mandate, which has offered a valuable support designed to lead Sacom during the first few months of the listing.

Sacom S.p.A. ("Sacom"), is an Italian group active in green biotechnology linked to microorganisms production for vegetable use also through their association to different types of fertilizers.

Sacom was created in 1981 with the intent to distribute agricultural products in the regional market. Since 1992 its work has been focused on the production of fertilizers and products for agricultural use. Thanks to the acquisition of the subsidiary ELEP SpA, the production has been extended to biotechnology-based products for agricultural use, such as microorganisms and mycorrhizae. Today's main activity is Sacom Green Biotechnology for agriculture, in addition to the production and sale of fertilizers.

Alphanumeric codes are respectively for actions "SAM" and for warrants "WSAM16."
ISIN codes are IT0004909583 for the shares and IT0004909609 for the warrants.

For further information:

SACOM SpA
Carlo Piretti (Operation System & Support Director)
Strada Statale 87 Km 204
86035 Larino (CB) Italy
Tel: +39 (0)874 822085
Fax: +39 (0)874822690
E-mail

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Paolo Verna
Via Barberini, 95 00187 Roma, Italy
Tel.: +39 06 896841
Fax :+39 06 89684155
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Investor Relations
Tiziana Iacobelli
Strada Statale 87 km 204
86035 Larino (CB) Italia
Tel.: +39 0874 824085
Fax :+39 0874 822690
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