Lisbon, Oct. 1, 2025 (Lusa) - Shares in Impresa - SGPS were falling to €0.226 on the Lisbon stock market on Wednesday, down 12.40% compared to Tuesday, after the company entered into negotiations with the Italian MFE Group. At around 10 a.m. in Lisbon, Impresa shares were trading at €0.226, after having closed at €0.258 on Tuesday and €0.126 on Friday, before the negotiations were announced. On Tuesday, Impresa shares were trading at a maximum of €0.334. During today's session, i.e. in around two hours, 3,647,592 Impresa shares changed hands, with the value of the transactions totalling around €950,000.

Trading in Impresa - SGPS, SA shares was suspended for around two hours on Monday by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) "to allow the market to absorb the information released in the meantime".

In a statement released on Saturday by the CMVM, Impresa said it was in negotiations with the Italian group MFE, controlled by Sílvio Berlusconi's family, for the acquisition of "a relevant stake" in the owner of SIC and Expresso.

The note, released by the CMVM, states that "in view of the news published in the media, Impresa informs that its majority shareholder has informed that it is developing exclusive contacts with the MFE group with a view to evaluating potential corporate operations for the acquisition of a relevant stake in Impresa, although there is no binding agreement between the shareholder and MFE to this effect at this time".

The group also said that "if privileged information becomes available, it will be communicated to the market".

The news was originally published in the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, which reported that the MFE group intended to proceed with the purchase of a stake in Impresa.

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