The Government gives the green light to the owner of Prisa to increase its stake in Indra from 4.1% to 9.9%

The Government has authorized

l, the largest shareholder of the Pisa Group, to increase its participation in the capital of Indra

, as the technology company notified the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) on Friday.

The technology company has received this Friday the notification of the Government's decision, which, according to the document, was taken in the Council of Ministers last Tuesday.

Precisely, during the last shareholders' meeting,

of the company, whose replacement proposals have been known during the morning of this same Friday.

Currently, the owner of the fund, Joseph Oughourlian, has 4.1% in the capital of the technology company and if it reaches 9.9%, it would become the company's second largest shareholder after the State Industrial Participation Company ( SEPI), which has just over 27%.

To reach 9.9% of the capital, Oughourlian would need to acquire 10 million shares, which, at around eight euros at which the share is currently trading, would mean an investment of just over 80 million euros.

After SEPI and Amber, they would remain in the capital Fidelity, with 9.8% and SAPA Placencia, which has 5% of the capital notified to the CNMV, but whose real percentage is 8%.

Following the news, Indra's shares have turned around and are trading at 1:00 pm with increases of 0.68% to 8.04 euros.

NEW DIRECTORS

Shortly before Amber's commitment to grow in the company, Indra has notified the six candidates for new independent directors, who must now be approved by the board and, subsequently, by an extraordinary shareholders' meeting.

Leading the list, in alphabetical order, is

, partner in the Technology, Telecommunications, Entertainment and Media sector of the consultancy PwC ;

the director and director of Rolls Royce,

and the former CEO of Telefónica Spain and director, among others of Faes Farma,

The list is completed by Uría Menéndez's partner and director of Cemex Latin America,

, the president of the operator Excom and former president of Deutsche Telekom Iberia,

and the counselor of Nazca Capital and Astara,

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