Milan, 10 October 2001 – Reports which have appeared in
certain newspapers to the effect that a major competitor is
interested in acquiring Pirelli’s entire tyre sector were commented
upon by the Company as follows.
The Tyre Sector is a strategic activity for the Group and its sale
is a totally unrealistic hypothesis.
Even the sale of the European Truck Tyres segment, communicated in
recent weeks as a possibility, will be pursued only if and when
particularly interesting opportunities arise.