Publication of the Registration Document and Basic Prospectuses

Following approval of CONSOB (Italian Securities and Exchange Commission) announced with notice no. 13052351 of 13 June 2013, Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna società cooperativa (the ”Issuer”), on 17 June 2013, filed the registration document (the “Registration Document”) pertaining to the Issuer and the basic prospectuses (collectively, the “Basic Prospectuses”, or individually, the “Basic Prospectus”) relating to the following financial instruments:

• Basic Prospectus pertaining to the individual programmes offering bonds issued by Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Società cooperativa, named as follows: “Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Soc. coop. Fixed-rate bonds”, “Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Soc. coop. Floating-rate bonds (or floating-rate with cap and/or floor)”, “Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Soc. coop. Fixed to floating-rate bonds (or fixed to floating-rate with cap and/or floor)”, “Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Soc. coop. Step up/step down bonds (step up/step down callable)” and “Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Soc. coop. Zero coupon bonds”;

• Basic Prospectus pertaining to the programme offering bonds issued by Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Società cooperativa, named as follows: “Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Soc. coop. Lower Tier II fixed-rate subordinated bonds” and “Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna soc. coop. Lower Tier II floating-rate subordinated bonds”;

• Basic Prospectus pertaining to the individual programmes offering bonds issued by Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Società cooperativa, named “Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Soc. coop. Fixed-rate bonds with allocation of a par value percentage for the benefit of non-profit subjects pursuing social utility purposes”;

• Basic Prospectus pertaining to the individual programmes offering certificates issued by Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Società cooperativa, named “Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Soc. coop. “quanto” or “non-quanto” Protection Certificates.

The aforementioned documents have a validity term of 12 months as of the date of Consob's approval and are available to the public for free consultation at the General Management and Operations Department offices of Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna in Modena, Via San Carlo, 8/20 and at all Bank branches; they may also be consulted at the bank's website www.bper.it.
The entire information notice on Banca popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Società cooperativa and on the financial instruments offered as outlined above may only be obtained through joint consultation of the Registration Document, the Basic Prospectus and the Final Conditions relating to each issuance; the specific Summary Note will be attached thereto.  The Final Conditions shall be published by and not later than the day prior to the offer starting date on the Issuer's Internet website www.bper.it.