Declaration pursuant article 120, paragraph 4-bis, of the italian legislative decree no. 58 of 24 february 1998 on BPER Banca S.p.A.

Reference is made to the purchase by Unipol Gruppo S.p.A. (“Unipol” or the “Company”) of No. 15,629,789 ordinary shares of BPER Banca S.p.A. (“BPER” or the “Bank”), ISIN code: IT0000066123, representing approximately 3.25% of the share capital of BPER (the “Direct Shareholding”), commenced on 21 June 2018 and completed today – as announced to the market, respectively, on 21 and 22 June 2018 – through a reverse accelerated bookbuilding – RABB exclusively addresses to qualified investors and international institutional investors, in which J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. and Equita SIM S.p.A. (the “Intermediaries”) acted as authorised intermediaries and joint bookrunners of the transaction (the “Purchase”).