Rome, March 28 (LaPresse) – "Regarding the public exchange offer ('Offer') launched pursuant to Articles 102 and following of the TUF on all ordinary shares of Banco Bpm, UniCredit announces that today it has received authorization from the ECB and the Bank of Italy to acquire – following the successful outcome of the Offer – direct control of Banco Bpm S.p.A. and indirect control and qualified indirect participation in the banks, financial companies, and asset management firms of the Banco Bpm Group and the Anima Group," reads a statement from UniCredit. The bank specified that "the Supervisory Authority has also granted authorization for the acquisition of direct and indirect stakes that, in total, exceed ten percent of the consolidated own funds of the UniCredit Group."
"The authorizations received today," continues UniCredit, "represent the final step necessary for Consob to complete the approval process—expected next week—of the Offer document submitted on December 13, 2024. Following the resolution of the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting held on March 27, the UniCredit Board of Directors will meet on March 30 to exercise the delegated authority for the capital increase necessary for the offer launched on Banco Bpm S.p.A. on November 25, 2024." "UniCredit," the statement concludes, "will continue to assess recent developments with due attention—particularly, but not only, regarding the continuation of Bpm's offer on Anima without the benefit of the Danish Compromise—in line with its press release of March 27, 2025. All suspensive conditions of the Offer remain unchanged."
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