BPER's draft separate and consolidated financial statements for 2018 approved

The Board of Directors of BPER Banca today reviewed and approved the draft separate financial statements of the Bank and the consolidated financial statements of the Group at 31 December 2018, fully confirming the preliminary results already analysed and approved on 7 February 2019.

The Board approved the proposed allocation of the profit made by the Bank, with the distribution of a cash dividend of Euro 0.13 for each of the 481,308,435 shares representing the share capital (net of those held in portfolio at the ex-dividend date: 455,458 at 31 December 2018 and as of today's date), for a total maximum amount of € 62,570,096.55.

Payment of the dividend, which will be submitted to the Shareholders' Meeting of 17 April 2019 for approval, is scheduled from 22 May 2019 onwards, according to the calendar of Borsa Italiana S.p.A. As regards its market price, BPER's stock will go ex-coupon on Monday, 20 May 2019, while the record date is scheduled for Tuesday, 21 May 2019.