Receipt of ECB authorization for share buy back

BPER Banca S.p.A. (“BPER” o “BPER Banca”) informs that, in the late afternoon of yesterday 19 June, it has received authorization from the European Central Bank (ECB) to acquire and dispose of a number of treasury shares representing no more than 3% of the Bank's share capital, for a maximum aggregate consideration of EUR 750,000,000 (the “ECB Authorization”).