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● SOLID FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AS BUSINESS CONTINUES TO RECOVER ● POSITIVE COMMERCIAL TRENDS IN Q1-21 DESPITE EMERGENCY RELATED RESTRICTIONS & COSTS ● B2C VOLUMES DOUBLING YEAR ON YEAR
● TFA INFLOWS BOOSTED BY INSURANCE PRODUCTS
● STRONG GROWTH IN CARD PAYMENTS WITH INCREASING TRANSACTIONS
● STRATEGIC PILLAR FOR ITALY – STRONGER BRAND REPUTATION
● '2024 SUSTAIN & INNOVATE' EXECUTION WELL ON TRACK

€ m unless otherwise stated
| Q1-201 | Q1-21 | VAR. | VAR. (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUES | 2,671 | 2,933 | +262 | +9.8% |
| TOTAL COSTS | 2,230 | 2,313 | +82 | +3.7% |
| EBIT | 441 | 620 | +180 | +40.8% |
| NET PROFIT | 306 | 447 | +141 | +46.0% |


Financial Services

Payments & Mobile
● 51% increase in e-commerce transactions supporting digital strategy
● Broadband commercial offer to be launched in May
● Wholesale telco contract to provide efficiencies from H2

1. Includes digital and third party networks 2. 2020 figures excluding Nexive 3. Includes C2X, International, other 4. Includes multichannel service, basic services, Postel, other integrated services 5. Includes unrecorded mail, direct marketing and editorial 6. Includes recorded mail and integrated services
+92%
+91%
Δ Y/Y4
o.w. Registered
Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21
Δ Y/Y +74% +60%
Δ Y/Y +102% +80%
o.w. B2C
6
+36%
+28%
Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21
(1%) (1%)
Δ Y/Y (9%) (14%)

1. Credit protection insurance 7
Mar-21
388
Mar-21
€ m unless otherwise stated

1. Q1-20 excluding Nexive 2. Revenues are now presented net of interest income charges and capital losses on investment portfolio, previously booked as costs. 2020 figures have been restated accordingly

CONTENTS


HIGHLIGHTS


1. 2020 excluding Nexive 2. Includes International parcels and partnerships with other logistic operators 3. Including logistic value chain contribution from China inbound volumes and proforma for Nexive in 2020 4.Includes Multichannel services, Editorial services, Postel volumes and other basic services

1. Figures presented include intersegment distribution revenues 2. Revenues are now presented net of interest income charges and capital losses on investment portfolio, previously booked as costs. 2020 figures have been restated accordingly 3. Includes revenues from payment slips (bollettino), banking accounts related revenues, fees from INPS and money transfers, Postamat 4. Includes reported revenues from custody accounts, credit cards, other revenues from third party products distribution.

1. End of period figures 2. Includes deposits and Assets Under Custody 3. Deposits do not include REPOs and Poste Italiane liquidity 4. Includes accrued interests




1. Net of dividends 2. Core Solvency Ratio defined as (shareholders' Equity + retained earnings + Tier 2) / SCR. More details on page 38

€ m unless otherwise stated

HIGHLIGHTS

17



ORDINARY HR COSTS1 € m unless otherwise stated




1. Excluding one-off expenses to face the emergency 2. Ordinary labor costs and fixed COGS

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€ m unless otherwise stated


● SOLID FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AS BUSINESS CONTINUES TO RECOVER ● POSITIVE COMMERCIAL TRENDS IN Q1-21 DESPITE EMERGENCY RELATED RESTRICTIONS & COSTS ● B2C VOLUMES DOUBLING YEAR ON YEAR
● TFA INFLOWS BOOSTED BY INSURANCE PRODUCTS
● STRONG GROWTH IN CARD PAYMENTS WITH INCREASING TRANSACTIONS
● STRATEGIC PILLAR FOR ITALY – STRONGER BRAND REPUTATION
● '2024 SUSTAIN & INNOVATE' EXECUTION WELL ON TRACK




CONTENTS


POSTE ITALIANE'S ESG RATED PERFORMANCE, AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
| Rating agency | Performance |
|---|---|
| CDP | A- Rating (Leader) |
| MSCI | A Rating (Average) |
| ISS E & S Disclosure Quality Score |
1- Environmental & Social |
| Integrated Governance Index | #1 in Italy |
| Equaleap Gender Parity Index |
#3 in Italy |
| Vigeo Eris Eurozone 120 |
#3 (Transport & Logistics) |
| European Women on Boards | Among Top 10 in Italy |





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1. As of March 2021 2. Debt capacity consistent with current rating (based on the Moody's credit opinion as of October 2020 and available for future potential financing operations)


€ m unless otherwise stated
| NET FINANCIAL POSITION (+CASH – | DEBT) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFO | Change in Working Capital |
Capex | Other | NFP 2021 Mar |
IFRS 16 |
NFP IFRS 16 exc. |
| • Dividends from BP: 579m • Investment in consolidated |
||||||
| Related to: • D&A • Net income • Change in risk & charges funds 242 |
• Acquired (23m) • IFRS 16: (81m) • Other 2m |
1 246 , |
(842) | |||
| (780) | (2 088) , |
|||||
| (112) | (41m) 436 |
companies companies NFP |






POSTEPAY DAILY AVERAGE TRANSACTION VALUE (BASE 100)


1. Source: App stores (iOS and Android) 2. Electronic identification refers to number of ID outstanding


1. Includes business current accounts, PostePay business and other customers debt 2. Entirely invested in floating rate deposits c/o MEF 3. Including liquidity Buffer, deposits c/o other financial institutions, short term bonds (< 12 months) and excluding Poste Italiane liquidity 4. Average yield calculated as interest income on average current account deposits


€ m unless otherwise stated


€ m unless otherwise stated


€ m unless otherwise stated












1. Including Transitional measures 2 Vs. Asset Swap Spread 3. +100 Government IT e corporate spread up,-25bp interest rates,-30% Equity
€ bn unless otherwise stated

1. Includes non-life technical reserves and net of re-insurance reserves; EoP figures 2. Includes life protection and PPP; 3. EoP figure; 4. Includes interests, upfront fees and other minor items
€ m unless otherwise stated

1. Includes life protection and PPP
€ m unless otherwise stated



| OPERATIONAL KPI's | Q1-20 | Q1-21 | Δ% YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mail Volumes (#m) Parcels delivered by mailmen (#m) MAIL PARCEL & Parcel volumes (#m) DISTRIBUTION B2C Revenues (€m) |
614 14 38 108 |
653 21 66 188 |
+6% +46% +72% +74% |
|
| MOBILE | PostePay cards (#m) of which PostePay Evolution cards (#m) Total payment cards transactions (#bn) PAYMENTS & of which eCommerce transactions (#m) Mobile & land-line (#m) Digital e-Wallets (#m) |
21.0 7.0 1 0.4 2 81.4 4.5 5.9 |
21.9 8.0 0.5 123.3 4.8 8.0 |
+4% +14% +27% +51% +7% +36% |
| FINANCIAL SERVICES |
Total Financial Assets - TFAs (€/bn) Unrealized gains (€m) |
539 (2,224) |
572 6,074 |
+6% n.a. |
| Gross Written Premiums (€m) GWP – Life (€m) GWP – Private Pension Plan (€m) INSURANCE GWP – P&C (€m) SERVICES o.w. Modular o.w. Welfare o.w. Payment |
4,599 4,273 249 77 34 35 8 |
5,844 5,483 265 96 37 50 8 |
+27% +28% +7% +24% +9% +44% +3% |
1. Including payments, top ups and withdrawals 2. Includes e-commerce and web transactions on Poste Italiane channels
| € m unless | INTERSEGMENT | MAIN RATIONALE |
INDICATIVE MAIN REMUNERATION SCHEME |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| otherwise stated | COST FLOWS | |||||
| Mail, Parcel & Distribution |
• a) b) • |
Payments and Mobile remunerates: Mail, Parcel and Distribution for providing IT, delivery volume and other corporates services1 ; Financial Services for promoting and selling card payments and other payments (e.g. tax payments) throughout the network; Insurance Services remunerates: |
a) b) |
Number of payment transactions flat fee (depending on the product) Fixed % of revenues |
a) 58 b) 41 Total: 98 |
|
| Payments & a) d) Mobile g) e) Insurance h) Services f) c) b) |
c) d) |
Financial Services for promoting and selling insurance products2 and for investment management services3; Mail, Parcel and Distribution for providing corporate services1 ; |
c) d) |
Fixed % of upfront fees Depending on service/product |
c) 155 d) 17 Total: 172 |
|
| • e) |
Financial Services remunerates: Mail, Parcel and Distribution for promoting and selling Financial, Insurance and PMD products throughout the network and for proving corporate services4 ; |
e) | Fixed % (depending on the product) of revenues |
e) 1,199 f) 74 |
||
| f) | Payments & Mobile for providing certain payment services5 |
f) | Depending on service/product | Total: 1,2736 |
||
| Financial Services |
• g) h) |
Mail, Parcel and Distribution remunerates: Payments & Mobile for acquiring services and postman electronic devices Financial Services as distribution fees related to |
g) h) |
Annual fee Flat fee for each «Bollettino» |
g) 9 h) 10 Total: 19 |
|
| "Bollettino DTT" | 45 |
1. Corporate Services such as communication, anti money laundering, IT, back office and call centers 2. Which, in turn, remunerates Mail, Parcel and Distribution 3. Investment management services provided by BancoPosta Fondi SGR. 4. E.g. Corporate services are remunerated according to number of allocated FTEs, volumes of sent letters and communication costs 5. E.g. 'Bollettino' 6. Including interest charges

| €m | Q1-20 | Q1-21 | Var. | % Var. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues |
2 671 , |
2 933 , |
+262 | +10% |
| of which: |
||||
| Mail Parcel and Distribution , |
771 | 917 | +146 | +19% |
| Financial Services |
1 380 , |
1 327 , |
(53) | (4%) |
| Insurance Services |
355 | 496 | +142 | +40% |
| and Mobile Payments |
165 | 192 | +27 | +16% |
| Total costs |
2 230 , |
2 313 , |
+82 | +4% |
| of which: |
||||
| Total personnel expenses |
404 1 , |
358 1 , |
(46) | (3%) |
| of which personnel expenses |
1 402 , |
1 358 , |
(44) | (3%) |
| of which early retirement incentives |
1 | 2 | 1 + |
+66% |
| of which legal disputes with employees |
1 | (2) | (3) | n.m. |
| Other operating costs |
623 | 755 | 132 | +21% |
| and Depreciation , amortisation impairments |
203 | 199 | (4) | (2%) |
| EBIT | 441 | 620 | +180 | +41% |
| EBIT Margin |
+16% | +21% | ||
| and profit/(loss) accounted for Finance income/(costs) on investments the method using equity |
7 | 20 | +13 | n.m. |
| Profit before tax |
447 | 640 | +193 | +43% |
| Income tax expense |
141 | 193 | +52 | +37% |
| Profit for the period |
306 | 447 | +141 | +46% |
| €m | Q1-20 | Q1-21 | Var. | Var. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment revenue | 771 | 917 | +146 | +19% |
| Intersegment revenue | 1,260 | 1,275 | +15 | +1% |
| Total revenues | 2,031 | 2,192 | +161 | +8% |
| Personnel expenses | 1,375 | 1,332 | (43) | (3%) |
| of which personnel expenses | 1,375 | 1,331 | (45) | (3%) |
| of which early retirement incentives | 0 | 2 | + 1 |
n.m. |
| Other operating costs | 484 | 589 | +105 | +22% |
| Intersegment costs | 17 | 19 | + 3 |
+15% |
| Total costs | 1,876 | 1,941 | +65 | +3% |
| EBITDA | 155 | 251 | +96 | +62% |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | 191 | 194 | + 2 |
+1% |
| EBIT | (36) | 57 | +94 | n.m. |
| EBIT MARGIN | (2%) | +3% | ||
| Finance income/(costs) | 3 | 5 | + 2 |
+65% |
| Profit/(Loss) before tax | (33) | 62 | +95 | n.m. |
| Income tax expense | (2) | 24 | +27 | n.m. |

| €m | Q1-20 | Q1-21 | Var. | Var. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment revenue | 1,380 | 1,327 | (53) | (4%) |
| Intersegment revenue | 160 | 199 | +39 | +25% |
| Total revenues | 1,540 | 1,527 | (13) | (1%) |
| Personnel expenses | 11 | 11 | (0) | (2%) |
| of which personnel expenses | 11 | 11 | (0) | (2%) |
| of which early retirement incentives | 0 | 0 | + 0 |
n.m. |
| Other operating costs | 28 | 42 | +13 | +47% |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | 0 | 0 | + 0 |
+14% |
| Intersegment costs | 1,278 | 1,268 | (9) | (1%) |
| Total costs | 1,317 | 1,321 | + 4 |
+0% |
| EBIT | 223 | 206 | (17) | (8%) |
| EBIT MARGIN | 14% | 13% | (0) | (7%) |
| Finance income/(costs) | (1) | 5 | + 6 |
n.m. |
| Profit/(Loss) before tax | 221 | 211 | (10) | (5%) |
| Income tax expense | 66 | 59 | (7) | (10%) |
| Profit for the period | 155 | 152 | (4) | (2%) |
| €m | Q1-20 | Q1-21 | Var | % Var |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment revenue |
355 | 496 | +142 | +40% |
| Intersegment revenue |
0 | 1 | 1 + |
n.m. |
| Total revenues |
355 | 497 | +142 | +40% |
| Personnel expenses |
11 | 9 | (2) | (18%) |
| of which personnel expenses |
10 | 9 | (1) | (11%) |
| of which early retirement incentives |
1 | 0 | (1) | n.m. |
| Other operating costs |
25 | 27 | 2 + |
+8% |
| and Depreciation , amortisation impairments |
4 | 1 | (3) | (73%) |
| Intersegment costs |
127 | 172 | +44 | +35% |
| Total costs |
167 | 209 | +41 | +25% |
| EBIT | 187 | 288 | 101 | +54% |
| MARGIN EBIT |
53% | 58% | ||
| income/(costs) Finance |
2 | 11 | +10 | n.m. |
| Profit/(Loss) before tax |
189 | 300 | 111 | +59% |
| Income tax expense |
58 | 90 | +32 | +55% |
| Profit for the period |
131 | 210 | 79 | +61% |
| €m | Q1-20 | Q1-21 | Var. | Var. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment revenue | 165 | 192 | +27 | +16% |
| Intersegment revenue | 90 | 83 | (7) | (7%) |
| Total revenues | 255 | 276 | +20 | +8% |
| Personnel expenses | 7 | 6 | (0) | (4%) |
| of which personnel expenses | 7 | 6 | (0) | (4%) |
| of which early retirement incentives | 0 | 0 | + 0 |
n.m. |
| Other operating costs | 87 | 97 | +11 | +12% |
| Intersegment costs | 87 | 98 | +11 | +13% |
| Total costs | 181 | 202 | +22 | +12% |
| EBITDA | 75 | 74 | (1) | (2%) |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | 8 | 4 | (3) | (45%) |
| EBIT | 67 | 70 | + 2 |
+3% |
| EBIT MARGIN | 26% | 25% | ||
| Finance income/(costs) | 3 | -2 | (5) | n.m. |
| Profit/(Loss) before tax | 71 | 68 | (3) | (4%) |
| Income tax expense | 19 | 20 | + 0 |
+2% |
This document contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect Poste Italiane's management's current views with respect to future events and financial and operational performance of the Company and of the Company's Group.
These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this document and are based on current expectations, reasonable assumptions and projections about future events and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual future results and performance may indeed differ materially from what is expressed or implied in this presentation, due to any number of different factors, many of which are beyond the ability of Poste Italiane to foresee, control or estimate precisely, including, but not limited to, changes in the legislative and regulatory framework, market developments, price fluctuations and other risks and uncertainties, such as, for instance, risks deriving from the Covid-19 pandemic and from the restrictive measures taken by each Country to face it.
Forward-looking statements contained herein are not a guarantee of future performance and you are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance thereon.
This document does not constitute a recommendation regarding the securities of the Company; it does not contain an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities issued by Poste Italiane or any of its Group companies or other forms of financial assets, products or services.
Except as may be required by applicable law, Poste Italiane denies any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation.
This presentation includes summary financial information and should not be considered a substitute for Poste Italiane's full financial statements.
Numbers in the document may not add up only due to roundings.


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