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Regolamentata n.
0265-141-2026Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione 9 Ottobre 2026 19:56:30Euronext Milan
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Data/Ora Ricezione :9 Ottobre 2026 19:56:30 Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione :9 Ottobre 2026 19:56:31 Oggetto :Press release Unipol – ECB and Bank of Italy grant the regulatory authorisations to exceed the 20% of the share capital and voting rights and the acquisition of the de facto control of BPER Banca S.p.A.
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ECB AND BANK OF ITALY GRANT THE REGULATORY AUTHORISATIONS
TO EXCEED THE 20% OF THE SHARE CAPITAL AND VOTING RIGHTS
AND THE ACQUISITION OF THE DE FACTO CONTROL OF BPER BANCA
S.P.A.
Bologna, 9 October 2026
In the context of the authorisation processes initiated before the competent Authorities in order to obtain the authorisations required under applicable law for the purposes of the acquisition, by Unipol Assicurazioni S.p.A. (“ Unipol ”), of de facto control of BPER Banca S.p.A. (“ BPER ”), Unipol announces that, today, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Italy granted the authorisations for the increase in qualifying holding s in BPER above 20% of its share capital and voting rights and for the acquisition of de facto control of BPER , as well as for the acquisition or the increase of the related indirect qualifying holdings in the companies belonging to the BPER Banca Group and in BPER’s other investee companies.
For the sake of completeness, it should be noted that the authorisation of the European Cent ral Bank contains certain operational recommendations, the obligation to submi t an integration plan for the BPER Banca Group, as well as some requests and disclosure obligations towards the Authority, which do not constitute requirements/conditions/limitations on the execution or completion of the acquisition of de facto control.
It should also be noted that, on 1 October 2026, IVASS granted its clearance ( nulla osta ) for the increase of the shareholding held by Unipol in the share capital of BPER and for t he acquisition of de facto control, pursuant to Article 79 of the Italian Private Insurance Code ( Codice delle Assicurazioni Private ).
Unipol Group
The Unipol Group is one of the leading insurance groups in Europe as well as being leader in Italy in the non- life insurance business (especially MV and health), with total premiums of €1 7.4bn that include €9. 6bn in non- life income and € 7.8bn in life income (202 5 figures).
Its approach is to offer an integrated range of insurance products and services mainly through the parent company Unipol Assicurazioni, UniSalute (the leading health insurer in Italy), Linear (direct MV insurance), Arca Vita and Arca Assicurazioni (life and non -life bancassurance through the branches of BPER), SIAT (transport insurance) and DDOR (insurance company operating in Serbia). It also operates in the real estate, hotel (UNA Italian Hospitality), medical- healthcare (Santagostino) and viticultural (Tenute del Cerro) sectors.
The ordinary shares of Unipol Assicurazioni S.p.A. hav e been listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 1990, and are also on the FTSE MIB® and MIB® ESG indexes.
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Fine Comunicato n.0265-141-2026 Numero di Pagine: 3