Unipol Group: signed a shareholders' agreement and subsequent launch of a mandatory tender offer on BNL: amendment

Corporate
Monday, July 18, 2005

With reference to the press release disclosed today to the market, concerning ‘Press Release in accordance with Article 114 of Legislative Decree 58 of 24 February 1998’, it is hereby stated that the Paragraph titled “Timetable to the Offer” is replaced by the following:

‘TIMETABLE TO THE OFFER’

Subject to obtaining the authorizations prescribed by the current regulations, the Offer is expected to be launched in September 2005.
In the event of full completion of the Offer, Unipol will own up to around 73.58% of the fully diluted ordinary share capital of BNL.”