PRESS RELEASEProtocol Agreement • October 12th, 2004
Contract Type FiledOctober 12th, 2004Turin, 12 October 2004 - SANPAOLO IMI and CNCE (Caisse Nationale des Caisses d’Epargne) have signed a protocol agreement which envisages the transfer of the 3.5% stake currently held by the Bank in CDC IXIS, into shareholdings in the two principal operating subholdings of the French Group: Ixis Asset Management Group - 12% - and Ixis Corporate & Investment Bank - 2.45%.