THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AUCTUS AND NEGG GROUP FOUNDER FRANCESCO TACCONE WILL STRENGTHEN THE COMPANY’S GROWTH PLAN ENABLING TARGETED ACQUISITIONS IN STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY SECTORS Rome, 10th June 2025 – negg Group S.r.l. (“negg Group” or the “Company”), a company active for over a decade in the cyber intelligence & cyber security sectors with proprietary technologies, announces that it has opened its capital to funds managed by the German private equity firm AUCTUS Capital Partners AG (“AUCTUS”) (hereinafter, the “Transaction”). Following the Transaction, AUCTUS will hold a majority stake in the Company, alongside current CEO and Founder Francesco Taccone. Thanks to this partnership, negg Group aims to establish a new European leading platform in the strategic fields of cyber intelligence, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, serving both corporations and public institutions. Francesco Taccone, founder and CEO of the Company, will continue to lead negg Group’s growth, supported by the specialized, highly complementary expertise and know-how brought in by AUCTUS. Following the Transaction, Francesco Taccone outlined a strategic plan focused on accelerating growth, including through targeted acquisitions: “This transaction is not a point of arrival, but the beginning of a new journey. It represents a form of ‘smart consolidation’: we are combining expertise, proprietary technologies, and capital to become key players in two of the most critical sectors for the future - Cybersecurity and AI. In the coming years, we aim to strengthen our suite of cutting-edge proprietary products by scouting potential external growth opportunities in Italy and across Europe, in order to consolidate our competitive edge and broaden our offering. Our goal is to build a new European player with industrial vision and global ambition.” Thanks to AUCTUS’s long-standing experience in the cybersecurity segment, highlighted by the successful creation of Fernao, a leading cybersecurity platform formed through the strategic acquisition and integration of 17 companies, and their successful track-record in supporting, developing, and growing leading industrial companies across Europe, negg Group also plans to accelerate its investment strategy in research and development (the Company’s core strength) and to create a center of technological excellence capable of attracting the best international talent. Special attention will be paid to cybersecurity solutions for strategic private sectors such as finance, defense, and manufacturing as well as for public entities. In the context of the Transaction, Francesco Taccone and negg Group have been advised by Intermonte as financial advisor and by Chiomenti as legal advisor, while AUCTUS has been advised by ADVANT Nctm as legal & tax advisor.

On April 10 and 11, 2025, negg® Group attended the Innovation and Start-Up Roundtable, part of the Italy-India Business, Scientific and Technological Forum held at the Imperial Hotel in New Delhi.  This event, promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, marked a key step in strengthening bilateral relations in the most dynamic and strategic sectors of innovation.  The goal was to strengthen cooperation and find new spaces for Made in Italy products. In India, a privileged partner of Italy, Tajani had a meeting with Trade and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and President of the Republic of India Droupadi Murmu.  negg® Group had the privilege of engaging with start-ups, investors, private equity funds, and institutional representatives from both Italy and India. It was an inspiring moment to explore potential synergies, especially in light of the proposed INNOVIT hub in Bangalore, an initiative we fully support and are eager to contribute to.  negg® Group took this opportunity to showcase its cutting-edge solutions in cyber security, positioning itself as a bridge between Italian technological excellence and Indian entrepreneurial energy. Our discussions with representatives from InvestIndia and Startup India revealed promising paths for collaboration, confirming a strong interest in digital security and innovation partnerships.  We firmly believe that events like this are essential to building a more connected, international, and open innovation ecosystem. We extend our thanks to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, the Directorate General for the Promotion of the Country System (DGSP), Italian Embassy in New Delhi, ICE, and the ITA - Italian Trade Agency for this valuable opportunity.