Ducati Announces Intention to Delist From NYSE and to Terminate Registration of its Shares and ADSs Under the Exchange Act

    BOLOGNA, Italy, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ducati Motor Holding
 S.p.A. (Borsa Italiana: DMH;  DMH). The Board of Directors of Ducati
 Motor Holding S.p.A. today authorized the withdrawal of the listing and
 registration of the Company's American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") with the
 New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), and resolved to terminate its
 registration and reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of
 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
     On May 14, 2007, the Board of Directors of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.
 approved a plan to withdraw the listing and registration of its ADSs with
 the NYSE, to terminate the registration of its ordinary shares under
 section 12(g) Exchange Act, and to terminate its reporting obligations
 under section 13(a) and section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
     In light of the costs associated with maintaining the listing and
 registration of Ducati's ordinary shares and ADSs with the NYSE and the
 Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and the sustained low
 trading volumes of these securities in the United States, the Board decided
 to take advantage of recent amendments by the SEC to the requirements
 foreign private issuers must meet in order to terminate the registration of
 a class of equity securities under section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and
 the duty to file reports required thereunder.
     Ducati will concurrently submit written notice to the NYSE of its
 intention to delist its ADSs and expects to file Form 25 and Form 15F with
 the SEC on or about June 4, 2007. Ducati expects that the delisting will
 become effective 10 days after the filing of Form 25 and the deregistration
 will become effective 90 days after the filing of Form 15F.
     Ducati has not arranged for listing and/or registration of its ordinary
 shares and ADSs on any other U.S. national securities exchange or for
 quotation of these securities in any quotation medium (as defined in Rule
 15c2-11 under the Exchange Act). Ducati's ordinary shares will remain
 listed on the Mercato Telematico Azionario, the automated screen-based
 trading system managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. (the "Italian Stock
 Exchange"), which is located in Italy. The Italian Stock Exchange
 constitutes the primary trading market for Ducati's ordinary shares.
     The delisting and deregistration do not affect Ducati's business
 strategy in the United States nor its commitment to high standards of
 corporate governance and financial reporting. The company will continue to
 make English translations of its annuals reports, financial statements and
 other press releases available at its Website: www.ducati.com.
     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.
 
 

SOURCE Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.