Press Release
FILED THE PLANS FOR THE MERGERS BY INCORPORATION OF MPS LEASING & FACTORING AND MPS CAPITAL SERVICES INTO BANCA MPS
Siena, 17 March 2023 – Further to the press release of 9 March 2023, Banca Monte dei Paschi S.p.A. (“BMPS”) announces that, pursuant to Article 70, paragraph 7, letter a) of the regulations adopted by CONSOB with Resolution no. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as subsequently amended, a copy of the following documents relating to the mergers by incorporation of MPS Leasing & Factoring S.p.A. (“MPSL&F”) and MPS Capital Services Banca per le Imprese S.p.A. (“MPSCS”) into BMPS, are now available on the authorized eMarket storage platform at www.emarketstorage.com , in accordance with the law:
• plan for the merger by incorporation of MPSL&F into BMPS;
• plan for the merger by incorporation of MPSCS into BMPS;
• the financial statements of BMPS, MPSL&F and MPSCS as at 31 December 2021, used as the reference balance sheets of the companies involved in the two mergers.
The aforementioned documents, together with the financial statements of BMPS, MPSL&F and MPSCS as at 31 December 2020 and as at 31 December 2019, are also available at www.gruppomps.it , under the section Investor Relations, and are filed at BMPS’ registered office in Piazza Salimbeni 3, Siena. The documents for each merger are also available at the registered offices of MPSL&F (Via Aldo Moro no. 11/13, Siena) and MPSCS (Via Pancaldo no. 4, Firenze).
This press release shall be regarded as a notice to shareholders pursuant to Article 2505, paragraph 3 of the Italian Civil Code.
The execution of the merger deed and the date on which the legal effects of the mergers come into force, will be announced in a subsequent communication to the market.
The information contained in this press release will also be published in the national daily newspaper “Il Sole 24 Ore”.