Unipol Assicurazioni: General, Extraordinary and Special Meetings

The General Shareholders’ Meeting of Unipol Assicurazioni:

• approved the 2004 accounts of Unipol Assicurazioni, which closed with total premium income of €2,648.7m (+7.9% compared with 2003) and with a net profit of €175.6m (+30.9% compared with €134.1m in 2003);
• resolved a unitary dividend distribution of €0.1452 for each preference share (+11.5% compared with €0.1302 in 2003) and of €0.14 for each ordinary share (+12% compared with €0.1250 in 2003). The total dividend distribution increases to €132.5m (+14.5%), with a payout of 75.4% and coupon to be detached on 16 May 2005 and payment on 19 May 2005.

Dividend yield was of 5.4% for preference shares and of 4.2% for ordinary shares.