Maybach enters nascar's clients portfolio

The high-end luxury division of Daimler AG Group relies on the Italian web agency to realize a project aimed to renew its global online presence.

Milan (Italy), April 23rd, 2010 - nascar, the Italian web agency directed by Marco Realfonzo online at www.nascarwebagency.com, enters through the front door among the providers of the international brand, unquestioned reference point in the extreme luxury world.

After an international pitch, joined by some of the most important European communication agencies, Maybach chose nascar to renew its whole online corporate presence.

The design concept and the interactive communication proposed for the new corporate website have been truly important in this choice, with wide attention to multimedia contents: great importance has been dedicated to videos and images, dynamic, strong and elegant at the same time, intended to evoke the feeling of driving a Maybach. Graphic design supports communication, and the navigation is conceived to be innovative and user-friendly.

"The brand Maybach – says Sergio Esposito, Creative Director of the web agency – is everywhere synonymous of exclusivity and perfection. It is a great satisfaction to work with people moved by quality, passion and care for the detail to reach success. It has not been simple, but the common love for quality and attention in realizing projects aimed to satisfy the clients, has been the main reason why Maybach chose nascar among all the agencies participating to the pitch".

The project, conceived by nascar and coordinated by Triboo SpA - internet company which owns significant stocks of nascar since January 2010 – is complete and ambitious, involving the realization of the new site with the full management and editing of the contents, a SEO campaign and all the activities involved, the cms platform realization and further editorial projects, aimed to constitute a strong online corporate presence, coherent with the brand values.

A long run and global project, aimed to consolidate, also in the internet, the brand Maybach as an unquestioned leader in high-end luxury world, and a reference point for the people living the luxury lifestyle.

"It is a great honor for nascar, an independent web agency that participated to the pitch as an outsider – says Marco Realfonzo – The project for Maybach is a complete and international one, and its worldwide management is devolved upon nascar's competences and skills, gained through the years working with famous brands such as Ferrari, Fay, Tod's and Maserati".

The first step of this project will be the realization of a mini-website dedicated to the facelift of the precious models produced by the luxury car manufacturer, that will be online for the opening of the Beijing motor show at www.maybach-manufaktur.com.

About nascar

Born in 2007, nascar is a web agency with headquarter in Milan; more than 20 highly qualified professionals are part of nascar's team, each one with different experiences and skills, but all with a great passion for the internet and digital communication world. nascar offers to its clients, that are Italian and foreign mid-sized and big firms belonging to different fields, consulting services on online communication, from the definition of a digital identity to the web site planning in all its components, from the interaction design to the development of secure and reliable CMS platforms. Our digital communication projects are based on a thorough work method that mixes up attention to communication with modern and appealing graphic solutions and with the highest criteria of usability and accessibility, in order to make the user experience easy, intuitive and, at the same time, interactive, funny and emotional.

Contacts:
Mariachiara Troise
+39 02 6474 1440
mtroise@nascar.it

Press Release Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 21 April 2010 MEDIASET AGM APPROVES ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2009 DIVIDEND OF €0.22 PER SHARE

Press Release
Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 21 April 2010
MEDIASET AGM APPROVES ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2009
DIVIDEND OF €0.22 PER SHARE

The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of Mediaset, which met today
under the chairmanship of Fedele Confalonieri, has approved the Mediaset Group’s
annual report, as well as that of the parent company Mediaset SpA. for the year
ended 31 December 2009, together with the management report, as deliberated by
the board of directors held on 23 March 2010.
Mediaset Group. In 2009 the group generated consolidated net revenues of
€3,882.9 million (€4,199.5 million in 2008), operating profit (EBIT) came to €601.5
million (€983.6 million in 2008) and net profit of €272.4 million (€459.0 million in
2008).
Mediaset SpA. The parent company ended 2009 with a net profit of €329.7 million,
(€342.5 million in 2008).
The Annual General Meeting consequently resolved to distribute to the Shareholders
a gross dividend of €0.22 per share, i.e. before withholding taxes and any mandatory
substitute taxation. Payment will be made from 27 May 2010, with coupon
detachment on 24 May 2009 (coupon n. 14).
SHARE BUY BACKS AND UTILISATION
The Shareholders resolved to renew authorisation to the Board of Directors to effect share buy backs
in order to pursue, in the interests of the company, the aims foreseen by relevant regulations,
including:
• the availability of shares to be sold to employees of the company, its subsidiaries and holding,
as part of the Stock Option Plan for 2003-2005, 2006-2008 and 2009-2011;
• to conduct operations for trading, coverage or arbitrage purposes.
• conduct investment operations in liquidity.
Buy back operations will be conducted in accordance with Artt. 2357 ff. of the Civil Code, Art. 132 of
D. Lgs. 58/98, Art. 144-bis of the Consob Regulations implementing the legislative decree of 24
February 1998, n. 58, regarding the regulation of issuers and all other applicable norms, including
those of the Directive 2003/6 and relative national and European norms.
The share capital is currently €614,238,333.28, and is divided into 1,181,227,564 ordinary shares and,
as of today, the company’s treasury stock is made up of 44,825,500 shares, which corresponds to
3.795% of the share capital. Subsidiary companies of Mediaset do not hold shares of the parent
company.
The Shareholders therefore attributed to the Board of Directors the power to buy, also through options
trading or financial instruments and derivatives of Mediaset stock, up to a maximum of 118,122,756
and, in any case, within the legal limit, of ordinary company shares with a nominal value of €0.52 each (equal to 10% of the company’s share capital), in one or more operations, up until the approval of the
Company’s Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2010, and, in any case, for a period of not
more than 18 months from the date of Shareholders’ approval. The above sum is guaranteed by
existing reserves deriving from the last approved balance sheet.
Buy back operations will follow the following procedures:
i) buy backs destined to facilitate the Stock Option Plans for 2003/2005, 2006-2008 and
2009/2011, must be made on the listing stock exchange according to the procedures
foreseen by Art 144- bis b) and c) of the Regulations for Issuers at a price not greater than
the highest price of the last independent operation and the currently highest offering price
on the independent automated market run by Borsa Italiana;
ii) any other eventual buy backs must be made on the listing stock exchange according to
the procedures foreseen by Art 144- bis b) and c) of the Regulations for Issuers at a price
not greater than the highest price of the last independent operation and the currently
highest offering price on the independent automated market run by Borsa Italiana.
The Shareholders also authorised the Board of Directors, in full compliance with current legislation,
and specifically Art. 2357-ter of the Civil Code and the rgulations issued by Borsa Italiana and Eu
norms, to:
1. transfer company shares acquired on the basis of the present authorisation, or already held in
the portfolio, to employees of the company, its subsidiaries or holding, for the exercise of
options to buy such shares held by the said employees at the prices, on the terms and in the
manner foreseen by the conditions of each of the Stock Option Plans for 2003/2005, 2006-
2008 and 2009/2011. The present authorisation applies to the period of validity established by
the stock option plans;
2. transfer company shares acquired on the basis of the present authorisation, or already held in
the portfolio, in the following alternative procedures:
i. in cash; in such cases, sales will be effected on the listing stock exchange and/or off
market, at a price of not less than 90% of the reference price of the stock on the day
before any such operation;
ii. by trading, exchange, contribution or other operations, in the context of industrial
plans or extraordinary financial operations. In such cases, the economic terms of the
transfer, including the evaluation of the shares that are involved in the exchange, will
be determined with the assistance of independent adjudicators, given the nature and
the characteristics of the deal, also taking account of the market performance of
Mediaset shares.
The authorisation as at 2) above is agreed for a period of not more than 18 months from the date of
the resolution.

Cologno Monzese, 21 April 2010

Department of Corporate Communications and Image
Tel. +39 0225149156
Fax +39 0225149286
e-mail: ufficiostampa@mediaset.it
www.mediaset.it/corporate/

Investor Relations Department
Tel. +39 0225147008
Fax +39 0225148535
e-mail: ir@mediaset.it
http://www.mediaset.it/investor

Tortoreto tourist resort

Tortoreto is a pleasent tourist resort on the Adriatic sea in Abruzzo, Italy. Until sixties it has been a town which main activity was fishing but it it has became a cosy and charming destination during the last fifty years.
If one would try to resume Tortoreto’s tourist offer, a possible attempt should be: four kilometers of fine golden geach, summers street markets, seafront dressed by palms and maritime pines, clear sea, cycle track linking Tortoreto to Alba Adraitica (north) and Giulianova (south), cultural events, gastronomy festivals, sport centers and Ondablu waterpark. A location privileged by nature where any family has the chance to spend holidays in absolute harmony.
The town is divided into tow parts Tortoreto Lido (lido menas beach in Italian) and Tortoreto Alto (alto mens high in Italian).
Tortoreto Alto is located on a green hill at 220 meters, it is the acient part of the town and sitl mantains its medieval structure with the clock tower, red briks made high walls, adjoining bridge and Madonna della Misericordia and San Nicola churches.
Tortoreto Lido is by the sea and it developed itself on four kilometers golden beach. The sea is clear and suitable for children because it deepen very smoothly. A cycle track links Tortoreto with Alba Adriatica and Giulianova, neraby cities. Abruzzo wine and food are well appreciated all over Italy, one of the most famous traditional dishes is ‘arrosticini’ which are made of mutton meat cut and pierced by a skewer and then cooked on a brazier. There are many activities you can enjoy during your holiday in Tortoreto such us Ondablu waterpark, natural parks (Abruzzo is named the green region of Italy in consideration of its two wildlife parks), windsurfing, tennis (Tortoreto tennis club), sailing boat, go-kart, beach volley and much more. Valuable tourist destionations nearby Tortoreto are Civitella del Tronto with its fortress, Ascoli Pideno built in marble called travertino with its Renaissance center and Square of People which is considered one of the most beautiful in Italy. Lastly Rome is just 200 kilometers from Tortoreto.

The Rising Demands of Optometry in Australia

An optometrist is a doctor who specializes in eye care. Such a person is responsible for administering an eye test that is used for diagnosing issues that a person might have with his or her eyes, like nearsightedness, farsightedness, focus, and eye coordination. Beyond the diagnosis, however, an optometrist has to provide an adequate solution for the issues. This usually involves some sort of corrective lenses in the form of glasses or contact lenses. Throughout the years, the need for these members of the medical world has grown significantly. Here we will look at some of the causes for the rising demands of optometrists.

As technology has improved, optometrists have changed the results of their diagnoses greatly. An optometrist can now tell someone to get corrective lenses or get laser surgery to treat their problems. This requires a new form of education for members of the field, making high quality eye care providers even harder to find. More technology yields even more diagnoses to understand, and so the demands of the job continue to pile up from year to year. As the population continues to grow, people will continue to have eye problems and will be in need of proper care. Thus demand progresses upward because the amount of patients does so.

The good news in all of this is that job outlook for an optometrist is quite high right now. Between 2008 and 2018, employment opportunities for optometrists are expected to grow by 24%. That means if someone starts his or her education now, he or she will have numerous jobs available upon graduation. The bigger generations are beginning to age and their eyesight is depleting. With that, the need for optometrists and the problems they must diagnose are both on the rise.

Many problems that an optometrist must diagnose under the needs of this aging population include glaucoma, cataract, and macular relapse.

The eye care field is improving every day to combat these issues and others, but that only means more work for optometrists. For those who are willing to take on the challenge, the chances for employment are massive in the future. Current members of this job sector are retiring every day, leaving openings galore for up and coming optometrists to take on the task at hand.

About a quarter of working optometrists are self-employed, and the remaining ones work in clinics, hospitals or in conjunction with other eye care professionals.