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Rome, May 13, 2020
POSTE ITALIANE – CONFIRMED ROLE OF STRATEGIC PILLAR FOR ITALY
WELL POSITIONED TO ADDRESS UNCHARTERED TERRITORIES: DIVERSIFIED AND RESILIENT, WITH A STRONG FINANCIAL PROFILE
FOCUS ON COST REDUCTION AND NEW COMMERCIAL INITIATIVES – BUILDING A STRONGER AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
2020 PERFORMANCE IMPACTED BY LOCKDOWN WHILE EMERGING TRENDS ACCELERATED DELIVER 2022 STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

April v ersus the COVID-19 outbreak impacting the country on February 2020.
| PRIORITY | ACTIONS | KEY FIGURES AT PEAK |
|---|---|---|
| TAKING CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES |
• Company driven service reduction to protect our colleagues' health and safety: – Reduced physical presence in post offices and sorting centers – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provided to front office and logistic chain personnel – Constant sanitization of fleets, post offices, sorting centers and HQs – Smart working promptly enabled for all staff functions |
• FTE in post offices: -55%1 • 15,000 FTE in smart working • €23m costs to face emergency • Postini in service: -40%1 |
| SAFEGUARDING OUR CUSTOMERS |
• Company initiatives to provide a reduced yet continued service: – Regulating daily footfall in post offices to ensure social distancing – Promoting digital & mobile app usage versus post office operations – Maintaining parcel delivery as a priority, responding to client's needs during lockdown – Ensuring orderly pension payments on a pre-agreed schedule |
• 422k customers served vs. 1.2m daily visits1 • 531k daily average parcels delivered (+6%)2 • Digital channel transactions: +46%3 • Over 5m pensions paid |
| SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES |
• Poste, a strategic pillar for Italy, providing essential services with a reduced yet continued activity: – Service provider for Emergency income support to most financially vulnerable citizens – Facilitating State wage support (furlough) payment – Supporting municipalities with social aid and PPEs distribution – Agreement with the Carabinieri Corps to home-deliver pensions to most vulnerable seniors |
• At least one post office open on a weekly basis in all municipalities • About 35k applications for furlough payments received • Reptrack index: +5.4p.p.4 |
| 1.Percentage changes comparing the worst af f ected (March, 16-21) and pre-COVID-19 period (February 17-22) 2. Daily av erage lockdown period (since March, 9th) v s. pre COVID-19(February 17 – COVID-19 period av erage (January , 27 – February 22) 4. Monthly surv ey conducted by RepTrak Company currently measuring the reputation of ov er 5,000 Companies in more than 60 countries worldwide. Increase registered in |
22) 3. As of April 28th v s. pre 4 |


FOCUS ON RETAIL CUSTOMERS' BASIC NEEDS, WITH SIMPLE AND TRANSPARENT PRODUCTS
party networks: +92%5
• Telecom offer to boost online sales and new enhanced home connectivity product
RESULTS AFFECTED BY LOCKDOWN, ADJ. EBIT EMBEDDING ONE-OFF COSTS FOR EMERGENCY
| € m unless otherwise stated |
Q1-19 | Q1-20 | Var. | Var. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED REVENUES | 2,842 | 2,755 | (87) | (3.0%) |
| ADJUSTED REVENUES1 | 2,569 | 2,456 | (112) | (4.4%) |
| REPORTED EBIT | 617 | 441 | (177) | (28.6%) |
| ADJUSTED EBIT1 | 351 | 211 | (140) | (40.0%) |
| REPORTED NET PROFIT | 439 | 306 | (133) | (30.2%) |
| PROFIT1 ADJUSTED NET |
247 | 143 | (104) | (42.2%) |

€ m unless otherwise stated

Refer to slide 33 for further details on adjustments
Financial Services revenues presented in this slide based on gross capital gains w hereas figures presented on slide 18 are based on net capital gains
MAIL AND B2B PARCELS IMPACTED BY LOCKDOWN, WHILE B2C ACCELERATED
€ m unless otherwise stated

Includes Philately , Patenti Via Poste, Poste Motori, Poste Air Cargo and other rev enues
Includes income receiv ed by Other Segments in return f or use of the distribution network and Corporate Serv ices
VOLUMES DECLINE ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES, ACCELERATING IN MARCH

13
GRADUAL RECOVERY VS MID-MARCH TROUGH, MAINLY THANKS TO POSTPONED ITEMS

SUCCESSFUL B2C STRATEGY WITH HIGHER PARCEL VOLUMES DURING LOCKDOWN

B2C RECORD PEAKS, WITH INBOUND FROM CHINA DIVERSIFYING CUSTOMER BASE


POSTEPAY: WEEKLY APP TRANSACTIONS (BASE 100)

POSTEPAY: WEEKLY E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS (BASE 100)

€ m unless otherwise stated


FEBRUARY GROSS ADJ. REVENUES YTD
Intersegment distribution revenue down due to lower insurance product sales
Figures presented include gross rev enues whereas f igures on slide 10 include gross capital gains 2. Includes rev enues f rom pay ment slips (bollettino), banking accounts related rev enues, f ees f rom INPS and money transf ers, Postamat 3. Includes reported rev enues f rom custody accounts, credit cards, other rev enues f rom third party products distribution. 4 Gross capital gains in Q1-20 amounted to 291m while capital losses amounted to 57m
STRONG RETAIL NET INFLOWS, SUPPORTED BY LIQUIDITY PRODUCTS IN A VOLATILE MARKET
€ bn unless otherwise stated

RESILIENT BUSINESS, HIGHER VOLUMES YOY OFFSETTING REDUCED CUSTOMER ACTIVITY IN MARCH
€ m unless otherwise stated

20
SOLVENCY II RATIO EVOLUTION

21
RESILIENT TO FURTHER MARKET CONDITIONS DETERIORATION


transitional measures
HEADCOUNT REDUCTION AHEAD OF PLAN TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATION

€ m unless otherwise stated

Mar-20
Excluding legal disputes w ith employees
Excluding other operating costs amounting to 70m in Q1-19 and 139m in Q1-20
Feb-20 YTD
one-off expenses
LOWER REVENUES AND HIGHER ONE-OFF COSTS TO FACE COVID-19 EMERGENCY
€ m unless otherwise stated

Q1-19 Q1-20
POTENTIAL INITIATIVES TO REDUCE MEDIUM-LONG TERM COSTS WHILE PRESERVING BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY
| COST INITIATIVES |
DESCRIPTION | COST BASE UNDER REVIEW (€ M) |
PROPENSITY TO ACTIVATE IN 2020 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERFORMANCE RELATED INCENTIVES |
• Review of incentives related to commercial targets achievement and overall performance |
c.400 | ||
| S T S O C R |
HEADCOUNT FLEXIBILITY |
• Capability to adapt the workforce quickly to changing business needs • Targeting a lean organization to support business, also via early retirement plans |
c.500 | |
| H | OTHER MEASURES | • Smart working & reskilling, State wage support for employees in the emergency |
c.100 | |
| R 1 S H T N- S O O C N |
OTHER DISCRETIONARY COSTS |
• Consultancies, insourcing, travel expenses |
c.100 | |
SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT OPERATIONAL & BUSINESS MODEL
SUPPORTING ALL STAKEHOLDERS – STRONGER REPUTATION AND TRUST
DELIVER 2020 STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS CONFIRMED AND ACCELERATED, BOTH DURING THE EMERGENCY AND IN THE "NEW NORMAL"
FOCUS ON COST REDUCTION AND NEW COMMERCIAL INITIATIVES – BUILDING A STRONGER AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
2019 DIVIDEND CONFIRMED, NEW BOD TO REVIEW DELIVER 2022 DURING Q4



Environment and Social fields by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS)
included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) 2020, assessing gender equality and reporting transparency
within Stoxx Europe 600, within the Gender Diversity Index (GDI) in relation to gender diversity in top
management positions
Poste Italiane ranked #6 in the Integrated Governance Index
| Q1-19 | Q1-20 | € m | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED REVENUES | 2,842 | 2,755 | (87) | (3%) |
| GROSS CAPITAL GAINS ON INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 261 | 291 | ||
| VISA - FAIR VALUE VALUATION/ FAIR VALUE HEDGE | 12 | 8 | ||
| ADJUSTED REVENUES | 2,569 | 2,456 | (112) | (4%) |
| REPORTED COSTS | 2,225 | 2,315 | 90 | +4% |
| CAPITAL LOSSES ON INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 0 | 57 | ||
| EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES | 3 | 1 | ||
| VISA - FAIR VALUE VALUATION/ FAIR VALUE HEDGE | 4 | 11 | ||
| ADJUSTED COSTS | 2,218 | 2,246 | 28 | +1% |
| REPORTED EBIT | 617 | 441 | (177) | (29%) |
| ADJUSTED EBIT | 351 | 211 | (140) | (40%) |
| REPORTED NET PROFIT | 439 | 306 | (133) | (30%) |
| ADJUSTED NET PROFIT | 247 | 143 | (104) | (42%) |
KEY METRICS CONSTANTLY IMPROVING





Including social measures related cards
An innovative electronic tool associated to a single customer, able to authorize in app payment transactions








| Q1-19 | Q1-20 | € m | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEGMENT REPORTED REVENUES | 1,485 | 1,464 | (21) | (1%) |
| GROSS CAPITAL GAINS ON INV. PORTFOLIO | 261 | 291 | ||
| VISA - FAIR VALUE VALUATION/ FAIR VALUE HEDGE | 12 | 8 | ||
| SEGMENT ADJUSTED REVENUES | 1,212 | 1,165 | (46) | (4%) |
| INTERSEGMENT REVENUES | 193 | 166 | (27) | (14%) |
| ADJUSTED TOTAL REVENUES | 1,405 | 1,331 | (74) | (5%) |
| REPORTED COSTS | 1,417 | 1,408 | (9) | (1%) |
| EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES | 1 | 0 | ||
| CAPITAL LOSSES ON INV. PORTFOLIO | 0 | 57 | ||
| CAPITAL GAINS COMMISSIONING | 204 | 185 | ||
| VISA - FAIR VALUE VALUATION/ FAIR VALUE HEDGE | 4 | 11 | ||
| ADJUSTED COSTS | 1,209 | 1,155 | (54) | (4%) |
| REPORTED EBIT | 261 | 223 | (39) | (15%) |
| ADJUSTED EBIT | 196 | 176 | (20) | (10%) |
| REPORTED NET PROFIT | 190 | 155 | (35) | (18%) |
| ADJUSTED NET PROFIT | 142 | 123 | (19) | (13%) |
€ bn unless otherwise stated

€ m unless otherwise stated

€ m unless otherwise stated

€ m unless otherwise stated
Unit linked & multiclass Class III
AVERAGE ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT EVOLUTION – EOP


effect
inflows
POSITIVE NET INFLOWS THANKS TO MULTICLASS CLASS III COMPONENT OF INSURANCE PRODUCTS
€ m unless otherwise stated

BANCOPOSTA'S SOLID AND EFFICIENT CAPITAL POSITION
AN ASSET GATHERER WITH A CAPITAL LIGHT BALANCE SHEET

Daily average digital presence Daily average postal office footfall

Weekly average 3. Insurance products, mutual funds and postal bonds
Number of unique visitors on Poste.it w ebsite and APPs users; w eekly average



(1,168)
CORE SOLVENCY II RATIO BROADLY STABLE IN A VOLATILE MARKET

€ m unless otherwise stated


€ m unless otherwise stated

Q1-19 FY-19 Q1-20
€ m unless otherwise stated

| OPERATIONAL KPI's | Q1-19 | Q1-20 | Δ% YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mail Volumes (#m) Parcels delivered by mailmen (#m) MAIL PARCEL & Parcel volumes (#m) DISTRIBUTION B2C Revenues (€m) |
717 12 35 86 |
614 14 38 108 |
(14%) +15% +10% +26% |
| PostePay cards (#m) of which PostePay Evolution cards (#m) Total payment cards transactions (#bn) PAYMENTS & MOBILE of which eCommerce transactions (#m) Mobile & land-line (#m) Digital e-Wallets (#m) |
21.2 6.6 0.3 55.8 4.2 3.1 |
21.0 7.0 0.4 81.4 4.5 5.9 |
(1%) +6% +9% +46% +6% +88% |
| Total Financial Assets - TFAs (€/bn) FINANCIAL Product Sales (#m) SERVICES Unrealized gains (€m) |
525 2.3 (3,093) |
539 1.8 (2,224) |
+3% (22%) +28% |
| Gross Written Premiums (€m) INSURANCE GWP – Life (€m) SERVICES GWP – Private Pension Plan (€m) GWP – P&C (€m) |
5,989 5,637 273 79 |
4,599 4,273 249 77 |
(23%) (24%) (9%) (3%) |
| INTERSEGMENT COST FLOWS | INDICATIVE MAIN MAIN RATIONALE REMUNERATION SCHEME |
€ m |
Δ Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| • Payments and Mobile remunerates: |
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| a) Mail, Parcel and Distribution for providing IT, a) Number of payment transactions x |
a) 48 | (6%) | |
| delivery volume and other corporates services1 ; flat fee (depending on the product) |
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| M ail, Parcel & Distribution |
b) Financial Services for promoting and selling card |
b) 39 | (1%) |
| b) Fixed % of revenues payments and other payments (e.g. tax payments) |
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| throughout the network; | Total: 87 | ||
| • Insurance Services remunerates: |
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| Payments & a) d) M obile |
c) Financial Services for promoting and selling |
||
| g) | insurance products2 and for investment management c) Fixed % of upfront fees |
c) 119 | (17%) |
| services3 ; d) Depending on service/product |
d) 7 | 63% | |
| e) Insurance h) Services |
d) Mail, Parcel and Distribution for providing corporate |
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| services1 ; |
Total: 127 | ||
| • Financial Services remunerates: |
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| f) | e) Mail, Parcel and Distribution for promoting and |
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| c) b) |
e) Fixed % (depending on the selling Financial, Insurance and PMD products |
e) 1,203 | (6%) |
| throughout the network and for proving corporate product) of revenues |
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| services4 ; |
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| f) Depending on service/product f) Payments & Mobile for providing certain payment |
f) 80 | (7%). | |
| Financial Services |
services5 | Total: 1,284 | |
| • Mail, Parcel and Distribution remunerates: |
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| g) Payments & Mobile for acquiring services and |
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| g) Annual fee postman electronic devices |
g) 10 | 25% | |
| h) Financial Services as distribution fees related to h) Flat fee for each «Bollettino» |
h) 8 | (23%) | |
| "Bollettino DTT" | Total: 17 | ||
| 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'
| €m | Q1-19 | Q1-20 | Var. | Var. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 2,842 | 2,755 | (87) | (3%) |
| of which: | ||||
| Mail, Parcel and Distribution | 880 | 771 | (109) | (12%) |
| Payments and Mobile | 140 | 165 | 26 | +18% |
| Financial Services | 1,485 | 1,464 | (21) | (1%) |
| Insurance Services | 337 | 355 | 17 | +5% |
| Total costs | 2,225 | 2,315 | 90 | +4% |
| of which: | ||||
| Total personnel expenses | 1,438 | 1,404 | (33) | (2%) |
| of which personnel expenses | 1,435 | 1,402 | (32) | (2%) |
| of which early retirement incentives | 3 | 1 | (2) | (68%) |
| of which legal disputes with employees | 0 | 1 | 1 | n.m. |
| Other operating costs | 599 | 708 | 109 | +18% |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | 188 | 203 | 15 | +8% |
| EBIT | 617 | 441 | (177) | (29%) |
| EBIT Margin | +22% | +16% | ||
| Finance income/(costs) and profit/(loss) on investments accounted for using the equity method |
6 | 7 | 0 | +7% |
| Profit before tax | 623 | 447 | (176) | (28%) |
| Income tax expense | 184 | 141 | (44) | (24%) |
| Profit for the period | 439 | 306 | (133) | (30%) |
| €m | Q1-19 | Q1-20 | Var. | Var. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment revenue | 880 | 771 | (109) | (12%) |
| Intersegment revenue | 1,331 | 1,260 | (71) | (5%) |
| Total revenues | 2,211 | 2,031 | (180) | (8%) |
| Personnel expenses | 1,407 | 1,375 | (31) | (2%) |
| of which personnel expenses | 1,404 | 1,375 | (29) | (2%) |
| of which early retirement incentives | 2 | 0 | (2) | (94%) |
| Other operating costs | 460 | 483 | 23 | +5% |
| Intersegment costs | 20 | 17 | (3) | (14%) |
| Total costs | 1,887 | 1,876 | (11) | (1%) |
| EBITDA | 324 | 155 | (169) | (52%) |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | 176 | 191 | 15 | +9% |
| EBIT | 148 | (36) | (185) | (125%) |
| EBIT MARGIN | +7% | (2%) | ||
| Finance income/(costs) | 2 | 3 | 1 | +27% |
| Profit/(Loss) before tax | 151 | (33) | (184) | n.m. |
| Income tax expense | 49 | (2) | (52) | (105%) |
| Profit for the period | 101 | (31) | (132) | n.m. |
| €m | Q1-19 | Q1-20 | Var. | Var. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment revenue | 140 | 165 | 26 | +18% |
| Intersegment revenue | 96 | 90 | (6) | (6%) |
| Total revenues | 235 | 255 | 20 | +9% |
| Personnel expenses | 9 | 7 | (2) | (23%) |
| of which personnel expenses | 9 | 7 | (2) | (23%) |
| of which early retirement incentives | 0 | 0 | 0 | n.m. |
| Other operating costs | 73 | 87 | 14 | +20% |
| Intersegment costs | 91 | 87 | (4) | (4%) |
| Total costs | 172 | 181 | 8 | +5% |
| EBITDA | 63 | 75 | 12 | +18% |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | 6 | 8 | 1 | +19% |
| EBIT | 57 | 67 | 10 | +18% |
| EBIT MARGIN | 24% | 26% | ||
| Finance income/(costs) | 2 | 3 | 2 | n.m. |
| Profit/(Loss) before tax | 59 | 71 | 12 | +21% |
| Income tax expense | 16 | 19 | 3 | +18% |
| Profit for the period | 42 | 51 | 9 | +21% |
| €m | Q1-19 | Q1-20 | Var. | Var. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment revenue | 1,485 | 1,464 | (21) | (1%) |
| Intersegment revenue | 193 | 166 | (27) | (14%) |
| Total revenues | 1,678 | 1,630 | (48) | (3%) |
| Personnel expenses | 12 | 11 | (1) | (9%) |
| of which personnel expenses | 11 | 11 | (0) | (4%) |
| of which early retirement incentives | 1 | 0 | (1) | (100%) |
| Other operating costs | 44 | 113 | 69 | +159% |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | 0 | 0 | 0 | n.m. |
| Intersegment costs | 1,361 | 1,284 | (77) | (6%) |
| Total costs | 1,417 | 1,408 | (9) | (1%) |
| EBIT | 261 | 223 | (39) | (15%) |
| EBIT MARGIN | 16% | 14% | (0) | (12%) |
| Finance income/(costs) | 1 | (1) | (3) | n.m. |
| Profit/(Loss) before tax | 263 | 221 | (42) | (16%) |
| Income tax expense | 72 | 66 | (7) | (9%) |
| Profit for the period | 190 | 155 | (35) | (18%) |
| €m | Q1-19 | Q1-20 | Var. | Var. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment revenue | 337 | 355 | 17 | +5% |
| Intersegment revenue | 0 | 0 | (0) | (86%) |
| Total revenues | 338 | 355 | 17 | +5% |
| Personnel expenses | 10 | 11 | 1 | +8% |
| of which personnel expenses | 10 | 10 | (0) | (1%) |
| of which early retirement incentives | 0 | 1 | 1 | n.m. |
| Other operating costs | 23 | 25 | 2 | +10% |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | 6 | 4 | (1) | (25%) |
| Intersegment costs | 148 | 127 | (21) | (14%) |
| Total costs | 187 | 167 | (19) | (10%) |
| EBIT | 151 | 187 | 36 | +24% |
| EBIT MARGIN | 45% | 53% | ||
| Finance income/(costs) | 0 | 2 | 1 | n.m. |
| Profit/(Loss) before tax | 151 | 189 | 37 | +25% |
| Income tax expense | 46 | 58 | 12 | +26% |
| Profit for the period | 105 | 131 | 25 | +24% |
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 recent 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.
2020 guidance is based on what was announced on March 6, 2020 and - therefore - does not take into account the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and of the restrictive measures taken by each Country to face it.
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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