Banca MPS: MPS Capital Trust II, Noncumulative Floating Rate Guaranteed Convertible FRESH Preferred Securities (Liquidation Preference 13.28 per FRESH Preferred Security) representing a corresponding amount of Noncumulative Floating Rate Guaranteed Conve

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena announces that, in relation to securities:

• MPS Capital Trust II, Noncumulative Floating Rate Guaranteed Convertible FRESH Preferred Securities (Liquidation Preference 13.28 per FRESH Preferred Security) representing a corresponding amount of Noncumulative Floating Rate Guaranteed Convertible LLC Preferred Securities of MPS Preferred Capital II, LLC (ISIN: XS0180906439);
• Antonveneta Capital Trust I, Noncumulative Floating Rate Guaranteed Trust Preferred Securities (Liquidation Preference €1,000 per Trust Preferred Security) (ISIN: XS0122238115);
• Antonveneta Capital Trust II, Noncumulative Floating Rate Guaranteed Trust Preferred Securities (Liquidation Preference €1,000 per Trust Preferred Security) (ISIN: XS0131739236)

the Issuer will –as it did on 6 February for the securities identified as “Euro 350,000,000 MPS Capital Trust I 7.990% Noncumulative Trust Preferred Securities (ISIN: XS0121342827)- exercise the option not to proceed with payment of interest accrued as at the next coupon payment dates, respectively due on 30 September 2013, 21 September 2013 and 27 September 2013 respectively.

The suspension of interest payment is permitted, under certain prerequisites, by the respective regulations of the aforementioned securities.

For further information on the above securities, please refer to the relevant prospectuses available on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange www.bourse.lu