Ducati Motor Holding: Ordinary Shareholders Meeting

BOLOGNA, Italy, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. announced today that during the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting held on May 21st, 2007, the following:

- the financial statements as of December 31st, 2006 were approved;

- the Group consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2006, already approved on March 22nd, 2007, were presented;

- the Stock Option Plan approved by the Company on september the 13th,1999 was modified;

- the new Board of Directors was appointed and is composed of: Gabriele Del Torchio, Dante Razzano, Massimo Bergami, Roberto Consonni, Giampiero Paoli, Marco Giovannini, Carlo Umberto Bonomi, Ulrich Weiss, Mauro Benetton, Antonio Perricone, Roberto Maestroni e Giorgio Seragnoli. The newly-appointed Board will remain in office until the approval of the financial statements for December 31st, 2009;

- the new Statutory Auditors were appointed and are: Matteo Tamburini (Chairman and Effective Statutory Auditor), Maurizio Maffeis (Effective Statutory Auditor), Tiziano Mazzucotelli, (Effective Statutory Auditor) Gian Luca Nanni Costa (Deputy Statutory Auditor) e Mara Vanzetta (Deputy Statutory Auditor). The newly-appointed Statutory Auditors will remain in office until the approval of the financial statements for December 31st, 2009;

- PriceWaterhouse Coopers S.p.A. will be in charge of the auditing of the Company's consolidated balance for the fiscal years from 2007 to 2015.

Founded in 1926, Ducati builds racing-inspired motorcycles characterized by unique engine features, innovative design, advanced engineering and overall technical excellence. The Company produces motorcycles in seven market segments which vary in their technical and design features and intended customers: Superbike, Supersport, Monster, Sport Touring, Multistrada SportClassic and the new Hypermotard. The Company's motorcycles are sold in more than 60 countries worldwide, with a primary focus in the Western European, Japan and North American markets. Ducati has won fourteen of the last sixteen World Superbike Championship titles and more individual victories than the competition put together. Since 2003 Ducati has also been taking part in the MotoGP World Championship. For more information about the Company, please visit our web site at http://www.ducati.com/

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.