Shareholders' Meeting: Approval of the 2018 financial statements and other resolutions

BPER Banca S.p.A. informs that the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting,  held today in Modena at a single calling, passed resolutions on the matters on the agenda contained in the notice of calling published on 7 March 2019.

The Meeting approved, with 99.09% of the expressed votes equivalent to 40.76% of the total share capital, the financial statements for 2017 and the distribution, as proposed by the Board of Directors, of a dividend of € 0.13 for each of the 481,308,435 shares representing the share capital (excluding those held in the portfolio at the ex-dividend date: 455,458 the same today as at 31 December 2018), for a total amount of € 62,570,096.55.

The dividend is subject to withholding tax or forms part of taxable income to a varying extent depending on the status of the recipient.

According to Borsa Italiana S.p.A.’s calendar, payment of the approved dividend will take place from 22 May 2019. As regards its market price, BPER’s stock will go ex-coupon on Monday 21 May 2019, while the record date is scheduled for Tuesday, 22 May 2019.

In this regard, we would also recall the press release published on 5 March 2019 following the resolution of the Board of Directors to approve the draft separate financial statements, with the separate and consolidated balance sheet and income statement of BPER as attachments.