Rome, 3 September 2008.

The Extraordinary Administrator announces that a preliminary offer was received on 1 September
2008 from CAI – Compagnia Aerea Italiana s.r.l. for the purchase of business assets forming a
significant part of the activities of the Alitalia Group.

As a preliminary step, the Extraordinary Administrator takes note that the offer received seems to
meet the requirements contained in legislative decree no. 347 of 23 December 2003 with recent
amendments. The contents of the offer are confidential.

The Extraordinary Administrator reserves the right to examine the offer and to undertake
negotiations on the basis of its contents, bearing in mind creditors’ interests, safeguarding company
assets as well as the continuity of public service.