Informazione
Regolamentata n.
0043-133-2026Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione 7 Ottobre 2026 18:50:09Euronext Milan
Societa' :BPER BANCA Utenza - referente :BPERN04 - Anselmi Eleonora Tipologia :REGEM; 2.2 Data/Ora Ricezione :7 Ottobre 2026 18:50:09 Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione :7 Ottobre 2026 18:50:09 Oggetto :Renewal of bancassurance agreements with the Unipol Group Testo del comunicato
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PRESS RELEASE
RENEWAL OF BANCASSURANCE AGREEMENTS
WITH THE UNIPOL GROUP
Modena
– 7
October
2026
. BPER Banca S.p.A.
(“BPER
” or the “ Bank ”) announces that it has today
finalized
the renewal of the
bancassurance
agreements with the Unipol Group for the distribution by the BPER Group of life and non -
life insurance policies issued by Arca Vita S.p.A.
(“Arca Vita
”), Arca Assicurazioni S.p.A. (“ Arca Assicurazioni ”) and UniSalute S.p.A.
The renewed
partnership
will have a ten -
year
duration
from the date of execution
until
31
December 2036
and is
substantially consistent with the previous agreements as well as aligned with BPER’s growth strategy in the
bancassurance
sector.
As part of the transaction, BPER and Unipol Assicurazioni S.p.A. (“ Unipol ”) also renewed the shareholders’ agreements relating to Arca Vita and its subsidiary Arca Assicurazioni, as well as the provisions governing transfers of shares in Arca Vita.
* * * * * Taking into account the relationships existing between the BPER Group companies and the Unipol Group companies and the value of the transaction, the transaction qualifies as a
“significant”
related
-
party transaction pursuant to Consob Regulation No. 17221/2010 on related -
party
transactions, the Supervisory Provisions on “Risk activities and conflicts of interest with connected persons” set out in Bank of Italy Circular No. 285, and the “Polic y for managing non -
compliance
risk relating to conflicts of interest with Relevant Persons and risk activities with Connected Persons” adopted by BPER Banca.
Specifically, the transaction involves: (i) Unipol, which holds a qualifying shareholding equal to 19.9% of BPER’s share capital and exercises significant influence over the Bank; (ii) Arca Vita, a company over which BPER exercises significant influence an d which is controlled by Unipol; (iii) UniSalute and Arca Assicurazioni, companies controlled by related parties of the Bank (Unipol and, in the case of Arca Assicurazioni, also directly by Arca Vita); and (iv) the other distributing
companies
controlled by BPER , Banco di Sardegna S.p.A. and Banca Cesare Ponti S.p.A.
In light of the foregoing, the transaction was approved by the Board of Directors of BPER Banca,
with
the
prior
favorable
opinion of the Related -
Party Transactions Committee on the Bank’s interest in completing the transaction and on the
appropriateness and
substantive fairness of the relevant terms. The Committee –
which, for
activities
within its remit, was supported by independent experts appointed by the same Committee in relation to the legal, industrial and
financial aspects
– was promptly involved during the negotiations and the review process through the receipt of complete and up -
to -
date information, and was entitled to request information and
BPER Banca S.p.A., Head Office in Via San Carlo 8/20, Modena – Tax Code and Modena Companies Register No. 01153230360 – Company belonging to the BPER BANCA GROUP VAT, VAT No. 03830780361 – Share capital Euro 3 , 185 , 390 , 321 .
30 - ABI Code 5387.6 – Register of Banks No. 4932 – Member of the Interbank Deposit Guarantee Fund and of the National Guarantee Fund – Parent Company of the BPER Banca S.p.A. Banking Group – Register of Banking Groups No. 5387.6 – Certified e -mail (PEC): bper@pec.gruppobper.it – bper.it –
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The information document relating to the transaction, prepared pursuant to Article 5 of Consob Regulation No. 17221/2010, is available to the public at BPER’s registered office, through the
authorized
storage mechanism
(
www.emarketstorage.it
) , and on BPER’s website (
https://istituzionale.bper.it/
) in the “Governance – Transactions” section.
BPER Banca S.p.A.
This press release is also available in the storage mechanism EmarketStorage.
Contact information
:
Investor Relations
Corporate
and
Regulatory
Affairs
Media
Relations
investor.relations@bper.it
governance.marketabuse@bper.it
mediarelations@bper.it
www.bper.it
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https://group.bper.it/
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