AGCM authorisation received for the acquisition of de facto control over BPER Banca S.p.A.

Unipol Assicurazioni S.p.A. (“Unipol”) announces that the Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) has authorised the acquisition by Unipol of sole de facto control over BPER Banca S.p.A. (“BPER”).

Following this authorization, all authorization processes relating to the acquisition by Unipol of de facto control over BPER have been completed.