PRESS RELEASEPreliminary Share Purchase Agreement • June 19th, 2015
Contract Type FiledJune 19th, 2015With reference to the press release published to the date hereof by Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane S.p.A. ("ICBPI") – attached herewith – with respect to the execution of a preliminary share purchase agreement amongst Mercury Italy S.r.l. (an investment vehicle owned indirectly by funds advised by Bain Capital, Advent International and Clessidra SGR), as purchaser, and Credito Valtellinese S.c., Banco Popolare S.c., Banca Popolare di Vicenza S.c.p.A., Veneto Banca S.c.p.A., Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna S.c., Iccrea Holding S.p.A., Banca Popolare di Cividale S.c.p.A., UBI Banca S.c.p.A., Banca Popolare di Milano S.C.r.l., Banca Sella Holding S.p.A. and Banca Carige S.p.A., as sellers, for the sale of 85.79% of the share capital held by the sellers in ICBPI, Banco Popolare informs that it has agreed to sell a stake of 13.876% in the share capital of ICBPI, hence retaining a stake of 1.5%.