Notice is hereby given that the text of the Bank's articles of association, updated by resolution of the Board of Directors of 14 July 2015 and filed with the Modena Companies Register on 15 September 2015, is available to the general public at the head office of BPER, as well as at Borsa Italiana S.p.A. and on the Bank's website www.bper.it in the Governance - Document Section.