Unipol Assicurazioni - Clarifications on news published by the press: press release 3

Corporate
Wednesday, December 7, 2005

Today’s newspapers, with some contradictions, spread general rumours on representatives of the Unipol Group being entered under formal investigations which should be led sometimes by the Public Prosecutor in Milan, sometimes by the Public Prosecutor in Rome.
Today’s newspapers, with some contradictions, spread general rumours on representatives of the Unipol Group being entered under formal investigations which should be led sometimes by the Public Prosecutor in Milan, sometimes by the Public Prosecutor in Rome.
Unipol Assicurazioni, whilst reiterating that it did not receive any communication concerning whatsoever notification or inquiry, hereby expresses serious concerns about the damage that such conduct may unreasonably cause to the Company, its shareholders and the market overall.