Unipol Gruppo S.p.A. announces the launch of a reverse accelerated book‐building for the purchase of BPER Banca S.p.A. ordinary shares

Unipol Gruppo S.p.A. (“Unipol”) announces its intention to purchase an aggregate amount of no. 25,000,000 shares of BPER Banca S.p.A. (“BPER” or the “Bank”), equal to approximately 5.2% of the share capital of the Bank (the “Direct Shareholding”).