Signed sale & purchase agreement of shares CR Saluzzo

"Banca popolare dell'Emilia Romagna Soc. Coop." ("BPER") and "Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Saluzzo" ("Fondazione") today signed a "share sale and purchase agreement", the effectiveness of which is subject to obtaining the necessary authorisations from the competent Authorities and completing the procedures required by law, with a view to allowing "Cassa di Risparmio di Saluzzo" ("CRS") to join the BPER Group. BPER currently holds 31.02% of CRS, while the other 66.98% is held by the Fondazione.