Statutory audit of the accounts is entrusted, pursuant to law, to an independent auditors firm, whose appointment is the responsibility of the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, based on a reasoned proposal from the Board of Statutory Auditors.
By resolution dated 15 November 2019, the Company’s Shareholders’ Meeting approved the consensual termination of the statutory audit engagement granted to the independent auditors firm PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A. by the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of FINCANTIERI S.p.A. on 28 February 2014.
The Shareholders’ Meeting of 15 November 2019 approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche S.p.A. for both the statutory audit of the accounts and the engagement relating to the Assurance of Compliance of the Non-Financial Statement, for the financial years 2020-2028.
The reports of the independent auditors firm containing the opinion on the Company’s financial statements are incorporated within the financial statements available in the Financial Statements and Reports section.
FEES The fees due to the independent auditors firm Deloitte & Touche S.p.A. for the services rendered, as resolved by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 15 November 2019, for the entire duration of the engagement, are as follows:
• for the statutory audit engagement of FINCANTIERI S.p.A. for the financial years 2020-2028, a total annual fee of Euro 281,700.00 (plus VAT and expenses), corresponding to 3,933 hours;
• for the engagement relating to the Assurance of Compliance of the Non-Financial Statement of FINCANTIERI S.p.A. for the financial years 2020-2028, a total annual fee of Euro 31,000.00 (plus VAT and expenses).