Unipol Assicurazioni - Preliminary results of the share capital increase

With reference to the offer as an option to shareholders of subscription rights to the share capital increase of Unipol Assicurazioni launched on 10 October 2005 and ended today (the ‘Offer’), it is hereby communicated that, on the basis of the first preliminary data available to the Company, the share capital increase has been subscribed for a total of about €2,515m, corresponding to 96.8% of the Offer. The final results of the rights issue will be disclosed next week, by way of a relevant press release. The aforesaid preliminary percentage is fully in line with expectations and with that achieved by the previous share capital increase offered as an option to shareholders carried out in 2003. The shareholders once again showed their confidence in the Unipol Group, as well as in the effectiveness of its business plans.