Relating to the topic on the agenda for the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of 6 and 7 June 2014

Banca popolare dell'Emilia Romagna would like to announce that, in accordance with the law, the following documents are available to the public at the Bank's head office and on its website www.bper.it - in the Governance - Corporate bodies - Shareholders' Meeting section – as background information on point 1) of the agenda for the imminent Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, namely the “Proposal to increase the share capital on a cash basis pursuant to art. 2441, paras. 1, 2 & 3 of the Italian Civil Code; related resolutions”:

Report on the proposal to increase the share capital on a cash basis pursuant to art. 2441, paras. 1, 2 & 3 of the Italian Civil Code.