Consolidated results for H1 2016 approved

In the consolidated financial statements at 30 June 2016 we have highlighted, for the first time, the effect of using internal models for measuring credit risk, following their validation by the ECB on 24 June, the first in Italy under the Single Supervisory Mechanism.

The Phased In CET1 ratio comes to 14.49% (14.13% Fully Phased), which ranks the BPER Group at the top of Italian banking groups in terms of their capital ratios. The capital buffer in excess of the minimum required by the ECB (SREP of 9.25%) has risen to 524 bps (230 bps in March 2016)