Finmeccanica’s Board of Directors, which met today, has assigned specific powers to Alessandro Pansa, appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Group on 4 May.

1. Rome, 26 May 2011
Finmeccanica’s Board of Directors, which met today, has assigned specific powers to Alessandro
Pansa, appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Group on 4 May.
Chief Operating Officer Alessandro Pansa has been assigned responsibilities for Corporate activities
in the Economic and Financial Management, Corporate and Legal Affairs, Services and Operations
areas, with responsibilities for the Group’s operations relating to Technology Governance, the
definition of Products and Programmes, the management of industrial processes, and the
rationalisation and exploitation of industrial synergies between Group companies.
Finmeccanica’s Board of Directors also carried out an assessment of the independence requirements,
pursuant to the law and the Code of Conduct, of the 11 members appointed by the Shareholders’
Meeting of 4 May 2011, based on the information available and the declarations made by each
member.
As a result of this assessment, the Board judged and confirmed that the eight directors who testified to
this effect (Franco Bonferroni, Paolo Cantarella, Giovanni Catanzaro, Dario Galli, Marco Iansiti, Silvia
Merlo, Christian Streiff and Guido Venturoni) meet the requirements of independence.
The Board submitted its assessment of the independence of its members to the Board of Statutory
Auditors, which confirmed that the criteria and verification procedures defined in the Board of
Directors’ Regulations had been correctly applied, without exception.
In conducting its assessment pursuant to the Code of Conduct, the Board of Directors adopted the
parameters established therein.
LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR.
The Board confirmed Guido VENTURONI as Lead Independent Director, with the duty of leading and
co-ordinating the demands and contributions of the non-executive directors.
The Lead Independent Director will remain in office for the period of the Board of Directors’ mandate,
i.e. until the Shareholders’ Meeting to approve the 2013 annual results.
RENEWAL OF COMMITTEES.
The Board of Directors also reconvened the internal committee - already set up within the Board in line
with the provisions of the Code of Conduct - which currently consist of:
INTERNAL CONTROL COMMITTEE:
− Franco BONFERRONI - Chairman (independent)
− Giovanni CATANZARO (independent)
− Silvia MERLO (independent)
− Guido VENTURONI (independent)
all non-executive and independent.
Finmeccanica plays a leading role in the global aerospace and defence industry, and participates in some of the sector’s biggest international programmes through its
group companies and thanks to well-established alliances with European and US partners. A leader in the design and manufacture of helicopters, defence and security
electronics, civil and military aircraft, aerostructures, satellites, space infrastructure and defence systems, Finmeccanica is Italy’s leading high-tech company. It also boasts
significant manufacturing assets and expertise in the transport and energy sectors; it is listed on the Milan stock exchange and operates via a number of group companies
and joint ventures. At the end of March 2011, the Finmeccanica Group had around 74,500 employees, including over 42,200 in Italy, approximately 11,800 in the US,
around 9,700 in the UK, nearly 3,700 in France, over 3,300 in Poland and 1,000 in Germany. Over 85% of the Group’s employees are based in our three “domestic”
markets. As part of its drive to maintain and build on its technological excellence, the Finmeccanica Group spends 11% of its revenues on research and development.

2. REMUNERATION COMMITTEE:
− Dario GALLI - Chairman (independent)
− Franco BONFERRONI (independent)
− Francesco PARLATO (not independent)
− Christian STREIFF (independent)
all non-executive and mostly independent.
STRATEGY COMMITTEE:
− Pier Francesco GUARGUAGLINI - Chairman
− Giuseppe ORSI - Vice-Chairman
− Paolo CANTARELLA
− Dario GALLI
− Marco IANSITI
− Francesco PARLATO
− Carlo BALDOCCI
SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO LAW 231:
The Board of Directors also voted on the establishment of the Supervisory Committee mainly
consisting of external independent members:
− Giuseppe GRECHI - Chairman (external independent)
− Pier Giorgio ALBERTI (external independent)
− Mauro GIGANTE SVP Corporate and Legal Affairs of Finmeccanica
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF PREPARING THE COMPANY'S ACCOUNTS.
Finally, the Board of Directors, subject to the favourable opinion of the Board of Statutory Auditors,
appointed Alessandro Pansa as director in charge of preparing the company’s accounts, pursuant to
article 154-bis, paragraph 1, of the consolidated law on finance (TUF) and articles 25.4 and 25.5 of the
articles of association, until the expiry of the current Board of Directors’ mandate.
On the proposal of the Chief Executive Officer, the Board of Directors voted to confirm, until the expiry
of the 2011 fiscal year, the Boards of Directors of the Group’s direct operating subsidiaries and has
also voted on the designations of the members of the Boards of Statutory Auditors of the direct
operating subsidiaries for the period 2011-2013.