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Autostrade Group is the european leader in the sector
The Autostrade Group is the leading European Concessionaire for toll motorway construction and management, and for related transport services.
In Italy, about 4 million motorists - around 8% of the population - use the Group's motorways daily. Those motorways cover 3,408 km and contribute to the social and economic standing of Italy within Europe, ensuring an effective transport system and indispensable services in (and between) urban areas. 

Group companies involved in motorway concessions include: 
Autostrade per l'Italia SpA (managing 2,854.6 km of motorway 
Società Italiana per Azioni per il Traforo del Monte Bianco (5.8 km), managing the Italian side of the Mont Blanc tunnel (Autostrade share = 51%) 
Raccordo Autostradale Valle d'Aosta Spa (32.4 km) connecting Aosta to Mont Blanc 
Autostrada Torino-Savona Spa (130.9 km), connecting Turin to the Ligurian coastline 
Società Autostrada Tirrenica SpA, concessionaire for the entire Livorno-Civitavecchia (240 km) motorway stretch and current manager of the Livorno-Rosignano (36.6 km) stretch 
Tangenziale di Napoli Spa (20.2 km), the Naples Orbital road 
Società Autostrade Meridionali Spa (51.6 km) managing the Naples-Pompei-Salerno motorway 
Strada dei Parchi Spa (281.4 km), since 1 January 2003 the concessionarie for the Rome-L'Aquila-Teramo and Torano-Pescara motorways. The concession was awarded in 2001, following public tender by Anas, until 2009. 

Change of name forms part of restructuring designed to provide clearer definition of roles and corporate missions of Autostrade SpA and Autostrade per l'Italia SpA 
Rome, 4 May 2007 – The Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of Autostrade SpA, chaired by Gian Maria Gros-Pietro, was held today. During the extraordinary session, the Meeting resolved to amend article 1 of the articles of association in order to change the Company’s name to Atlantia SpA.
The change of name forms part of a wide-ranging restructuring designed to:
- strengthen the Company’s identity as a holding company responsible for investments and portfolio strategies, capable of supporting organic and selective growth in the infrastructure and network management sector, but without having any direct operational role;
- better distinguish the Company’s role in respect of government institutions, the market and the financial community;
- maintain Autostrade per l’Italia’s role as an operating parent company involved in the management of infrastructure under concession.
The chosen name, which is taken from the myth of Atlas, who according to Greek mythology was ordered by Zeus to bear the weight of the heavens, makes reference to the concepts of globality, strength, solidity and responsibility, perfectly reflecting the Company’s growing internationalisation.
“Atlantia has been chosen to reflect the Group’s evolution from an entity responsible for managing a toll motorway network, located mainly in Italy, into a manager of infrastructure in its widest sense at international level,” commented the Chairman, Gian Maria Gros-Pietro, who added: “A streamlined, agile and dynamic organisation, open to dialogue and partnerships, which will have responsibility for implementing sustainable development strategies and helping to drive selective organic growth in the infrastructure sector in Italy and overseas.”
Announcement of the effective date of the resolution approving the change of name will be made in due course.