BOLZANO VARESE (MALPENSA) MESTRE MILANO (LINATE) TORINO PADOVA GENOVA BOLOGNA PISA FIRENZE SIENA ITALY ROMA ROMA (FIUMICINO) OLBIA

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2 HISTORY OF THE MACCORP GROUP UNITED KINGDOM CARDIFF LONDON POLAND PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC OSTRAVA KRAKOW BOLZANO VARESE (MALPENSA) BERGAMO TREVISO BRESCIA VERONA TRIESTE MESTRE MILANO VENEZIA MILANO (LINATE) TORINO PADOVA GENOVA BOLOGNA PISA FIRENZE AIRPORTS CITY CENTRES STATIONS PORTS 29 locations 42 locations 30 locations 4 locations SIENA ITALY ROMA ROMA (FIUMICINO) OLBIA NAPOLI PALERMO Italiana SpA was founded in 1990, and today, under its trademark For is market leader in Italy, operating its ownbranded network of 85 bureaux de change. Macorp Poland sp.z.o.o operates 1 branch in Krakow. Czech S.r.o. currently operates 13 bureaux de change in the Czech Republic, also under the trademark For. Its subsidiary Grandi Biglietterie srl, under the trademarks Agenzie 365 & Forextravel, operates travel agencies in a further 15 locations, chiefly within the Italian train station network. In June 2013, UK Ltd commenced operations under the trademark For at Cardiff Airport as sole operator there with 2, a successful first step into the UK market. Branches have been opened in the course of 2015 in Victoria Station, Leicester Square and Southampton Row, with several more in the planning phase. The Group employs over 300 people and has specific expertise and local management talent in all of its markets. Last year it served 2.5 million customers. The Group is privately owned and is based in Milan, Italy. 01

3 COMPANIES OF THE MACCORP GROUP There has been diversification into other related businesses over the years as this organogram demonstrates. MACCORP ITALIANA GROUP Italiana, market leader in the Italian retail foreign market, managing a network of 85 Czech, company managing 13 the Czech Republic UK, company managing 3 London and 2 at Cardiff Airport Poland operates 1 branch in Krakow Company providing bureaucratic and administrative assistance to foreign residents seeking Visas Company offering special value added services to 60 kiosks in main Italian train stations Company operating under the brand Agenzie 365, managing a network of 13 travel agencies TIMELINE Founding of the Company Opening of 13 foreign around Italy Partnership agreement with Grandi Stazioni S.p.A. (www. grandistazioni. com) followed by the opening of foreign their network of the main railway stations of Italy Further opened in the historical centres of Italy Partnership with Western Union and the addition of this service in the foreign Acquisition of Metamorphosys, a company with 18 well-located Italy Renovation and re-organisation of the network after the introduction of the Euro, 9/11 attacks and SARS, with the closure of loss-making Opened at Rome Fiumicino Airport Acquisition of Grandi Biglietterie (brand Agenzie 365), a network of 14 ticket offices/ travel agencies located in the main Italian railway stations Acquisition of Eurochange Italia: at Turin, Bergamo & Venice Airports, & 2 excellent sites near the 2 most important railway stations of Milan Opening of 10 at Milan Malpensa airport thereby becoming sole foreign currency service provider Opening of at Bergamo & Pisa airports Acquisition of currency companies in Rome and Florence Opening of further downtown Rome, Venice & Florence, as well as at Verona Airport Opening of 4 at Copenhagen Airport Launch into the Czech Republic with the opening of 3 Prague railway station 3 more downtown Florence and Venice Start-up of Services Srl under the trademark Forexservice: supplier of services to the news stands in the main Italian railway stations Opening of 5 new in the historical centre of Prague and a further branch in the Czech countryside UK wins tender to be sole bureau de change operator at Cardiff Airport Edicole delle Stazioni S.r.l is founded to manage a network of newsstands Co-marketing agreement with Trentitalia to promote Frecce trains. 13 station agencies opened with the trademark Frecciaviaggi. New website for AGENZIE 365 Launch of RENT 365, long-term car rental Partnership with Deutsche Bahn for ticketing services Poland sp. z.o.o. opens first branch in Krakow Czech opens two more Prague Station UK opens 3 in London in Victoria Station, Leicester Square and Southampton Row 02

4 FOREXCHANGE, MASS TRANSIT EXPERIENCE For gained it first experience of operating in mass transit locations in railway stations, when in 1998 it forged a partnership agreement with Grandi Stazioni ( and became the sole FX service provider in the 13 most important Italian railway stations. In 2010 it opened the refurbished main railway station of Prague, which is also administered by the Grandi Stazioni Group. It currently operates 24 Italian railway stations, and 5 in Prague stations. FOREXCHANGE IN AIRPORTS Its expansion into airports was a logical development of this expertise, with the opening of its first airport branch in Catania, Sicily, in The important breakthrough in its development in Italian airports came in 2004 when it took over from the Banca di Roma to operate offices in Rome Fiumicino Airport. The efficiency of its management and systems allows it to ensure that operational and logistical needs are always met in the challenging airport environment. In the course of the last 17 years, For has operated in 13 Italian airports: Rome, Milan Linate & Milan Malpensa, Venice, Treviso, Pisa, Verona, Bergamo, Turin, Olbia, Catania, Palermo & Rimini. For is currently present with 27 9 Italian airports. In Spring 2013, For won the tender to operate the foreign service at Cardiff Airport. 03

5 WHAT WE OFFER Branches are open seven days a week and offer the following services: Buying and selling of foreign currency Travellers cheques encashment Cash advances on debit and credit cards Buy back offer Western Union money transfer ATM supply and maintenance Tax Refund to non-eu customers Pre-paid credit cards On-line currency ordering service SIM Cards and other telephone services OUR PARTNERS 04

6 CONTACTS UK Ltd Cardiff Airport Vale of Glamorgan CF62 3BD Italiana SpA Via Fatebenefratelli, Milan Italy Czech s.r.o. 28 října 767/12, Praha 1 Czech Republic Poland sp. z.o.o Florianska, 12 Krakow Poland 05