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The signature marks the beginning of the creation of the neighborhood in which Pala Italia will be built

Milan, February 17 2021 – Milano Santa Giulia SpA, Lombardy Region, Municipality of Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan inform that on 16 February 2021 the Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the parties for the approval of the Milano Santa Giulia project within which it is The construction of the Arena is planned, which will host the men's ice hockey competitions and the opening ceremony of the Paralympic competitions during the Milan Cortina 2026 Games.

This signature represents an important agreement to define the path that will lead to the final approval of the implementation project and which saw active collaboration between the institutional parties and the company to give life to a key development project not only for Milan and Italy , but also at an international level.

The agreement commits the Region, the Municipality and the Metropolitan City of Milan to ensure the adoption of the measures within their competence necessary to allow the approval of the project and therefore the construction of the Arena and related infrastructures that will host the Olympic events.

Milano Santa Giulia SpA undertakes to finalize an agreement with the Operator for the management of the Arena, including the commitment to make the facility available in full functionality for all uses envisaged by the guarantee, in compliance with the timetable and in compliance to the technical standards established by the International Olympic Committee and the competent sports federations, for works of this nature.

"We are extremely happy with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding which makes the approval process of the variant concrete and therefore also of the Arena which will become a key location for one of the largest sporting events that Italy will host in the coming years" commented Davide Albertini Petroni, General Director of Risanamento. "We are aware of the importance of this global event and we are proud to be protagonists of a project destined to last over time and make Milan increasingly innovative and attractive. Thanks to this project, the Milan Santa Giulia neighborhood is destined to become a new urban centrality, smart and attentive to the needs of those who will live there".

"A further and important step forward for the redevelopment of an area of ​​Milan which becomes strategic also in view of the 2026 Winter Olympics" underlined Attilio Fontana, President of the Lombardy Region. "Our contribution - continued the governor - was decisive for achieve an objective which, as part of an important urban regeneration project, will allow us to improve the quality of life of the Milanese who have chosen to live in this neighborhood of the city. Our commitment, also and above all from a perspective of sustainable development , continues to be concrete and produces tangible effects."

"I am satisfied with the Memorandum of Understanding that we have signed" declared Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milan. "With this document, and thanks to the rehabilitation interventions, we are starting the construction of a strategic sports facility for the Santa Giulia neighborhood and for the city. Hosting the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games is an honor for all of us. The Pala Italia Santa Giulia will be a functional structure capable of hosting the important competitions and ceremonies for which it is intended. But above all it will always be a point of reference for all Milanese people and athletes, a place of personal growth and a center of sociality."

The Milan Santa Giulia project is spread over a total area of ​​1.200.000 m² and involves the construction of 650.000 m² building areas, of which approximately a third have already been completed in the vicinity of the Rogoredo station, 60% dedicated to housing as well as an urban retail area serving the neighborhood and a public park of over 330.000 m².