With reference to the derivative contract signed on 21 October 2025, in the form of a Total Return Swap (“TRS”), for the purchase of a synthetic exposure on 9.99% of its share capital (the “Synthetic Exposure”), we hereby inform you that BPER Banca S.p.A. (“BPER”) today disclosed its participation in financial instruments pursuant to Article 119, paragraph 1, of CONSOB Issuers’ Regulation No. 11971/1999.