Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Mar 26, 2025
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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Banca Ifis S.p.A.
(drafted pursuant to Art. 125-ter of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended and supplemented, and Article 84-ter of the Regulation adopted by Consob Resolution No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended and supplemented)
Dear Shareholders,

This report (the "Report") is prepared pursuant to Article 125-ter of Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended and supplemented (the "Consolidated Law on Finance") and Article 84-ter of the Regulation adopted by Consob no. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as subsequently amended and supplemented (the "Issuers' Regulation"), in order to illustrate to the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Banca Ifis S.p.A. ("Banca Ifis" or the "Bank"), convened for 17 April 2025 in a single call (the "Shareholders' Meeting"), the proposed resolutions set forth in items 1), 2), 3), 4), 5) and 6) on the agenda of the Ordinary Part.
Relating to item 1) on the agenda of the Extraordinary part of the Shareholders' Meeting, please refer to the special explanatory report made available to the public within the terms of law on the Bank's website (www.bancaifis.it, section Corporate Governance / Shareholders' Meeting) and in the further manner provided for by applicable regulations..

1. Financial statements as at 31 December 2024:
1.1)approval of the financial statements as at 31 December 2024, and presentation of the consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2024;
related and consequent resolutions.
The draft financial statements at 31 December 2024 (1 ), which we submit for your approval, show a profit for the year of 139,302,991.41 Euro.
Taking into account the amount distributed as an interim dividend for FY 2024 on 18 November 2024 of 1.2 Euro per share (gross of withholding taxes) as per the Board of Directors' resolution of 7 November 2024, the balance of the dividend relating to FY 2024 (gross of withholding taxes) of 0.90 Euro per ordinary share will be paid with ex coupon (no. 31) (the "ex date") on 19 May 2025 and includes the portion attributable to treasury shares held by the Company.
Pursuant to Art. 83-terdecies of the Consolidated Law on Finance eligibility for the dividend is determined based on the shareholders of record on the intermediary's books as per Article 83-quater, paragraph three of the Consolidated Law on Finance at the end of 20 May 2025 (the "record date").
The aforementioned payment of the balance on the dividend for FY 2024, gross of withholding taxes, is scheduled to be paid on 21 May 2025 (the "payment date").
The total disbursement of the balance of the dividend for FY 2024, determined gross of the portion relating to treasury shares pursuant to Art. 2357-ter of the Italian Civil Code, is equal to a maximum of 48,366,432.28 Euro.
The proposal is in line with what had already been communicated to the market on 7 January last, when the Corporate Events Calendar was published, and on 10 February last, when the preliminary 2024 results were released.
We also submit for your attention the consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2024 which, although not subject to approval by the Shareholders' Meeting, supplement the information provided with the financial statements of the Bank.
For more information regarding the financial statements, reference should be made to the contents of the reports and deeds filed at the Company's registered office pursuant to Art. 2429, paragraph three, of the Italian Civil Code and the authorised storage mechanism , as well as published on the website www.bancaifis.it.
In light of the above, the Board of Directors intends to submit the following for your approval
"The Shareholders' Meeting of Banca Ifis S.p.A., having examined the explanatory Directors' Report, the figures of the financial statements of Banca Ifis S.p.A. at 31 December 2024 and the report of the Board of Directors, having acknowledged the report of the Board of Statutory Auditors and the report of the Independent Auditors,
considering the amount already distributed as an interim dividend for FY 2024 on 18 November 2024 of 1.2 Euro per share, distribute to shareholders a balance of the dividend for FY 2024 (gross of withholding taxes) of 0.92 Euro per ordinary share with ex-dividend date (no. 31) on 19 May 2025 (ex date). This dividend includes the portion attributable to the Bank's treasury shares. Pursuant to Art. 83-terdecies of the Consolidated Law on Finance, the entitlement to the payment of the dividend is determined with reference to the evidence in the accounts of the intermediary referred to in Art. 83-quater, third paragraph, of the Consolidated Law on Finance, at the end of the accounting day of 20 May 2025 (the "record date");
( 1 ) The draft financial statements and consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 were approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting on 6 March 2025.

2. Resolutions concerning the Board of Directors:
Dear Shareholders,
With the approval of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024, the three-year term of office of the Board of Directors currently in office, expires. In thanking you for the trust you have placed in us, we would now invite you, pursuant to Art. 2364, paragraph 1, point 2) of the Italian Civil Code, to appoint the new Board of Directors, after having determined the term of the office and the number of members.
In this respect, we would remind you that Art. 11 of the Articles of Association, to which you are referred, establishes that the Board of Directors is appointed by list voting and consists of between 5 and 15 members.
The BoD remains in office for the period, not exceeding three financial years, established at the time of their appointment, and expires on the date of the Shareholders' Meeting called to approve the financial statements related to the last year of their office.
For the sake of full disclosure, we also deemed it appropriate to refer to the following national and European rules in the Document on the "Optimal Qualitative-Quantitative Composition of the Board of Directors of Banca Ifis" approved by the Board of Directors on 6 March last, and made available on the company website:
We would remind you in particular of the need to take into account the provisions of:

least 3 independent directors must be present; (iii) more than 14 members, at least 4 independent directors must be present;
We further emphasise that, in making our recommendations to the Shareholders, we have also taken into account, inter alia, the principles contained in the Ministerial Decree of the Ministry of Economy and Finance No. 169 of 23 November 2020 containing the regulation on the requirements and criteria for eligibility to hold office pursuant to, inter alia, Article 26 of the Consolidated Law on Banking.
The lists and accompanying documentation are made public, by the legal deadline, at the company's registered office and at the authorised storage mechanism , as well as on the website www.bancaifis.it.
Lists that do not comply with the requirements outlined in Article 11 of the current Articles of Association shall be deemed not to have been submitted.
We would also like to remind you that, in accordance with Bank of Italy Circular No. 285/2013 and in light of the provisions of the Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies of Borsa Italiana S.p.A., the current Board of Directors carried out a selfassessment on its size, composition and functioning. At the end of the same process, the document "Optimal Qualitative-Quantitative Composition of the Board of Directors 2025" of Banca Ifis was also drafted, describing, inter alia, a forward-looking qualitative and quantitative assessment of the Board of Directors itself in terms of (i) professionalism; (ii) time commitment, and (iii) independence.
For the purposes of submitting lists, you are invited to consider the contents of the aforementioned document approved by the Board of Directors on 6 March 2025 and available on the company website (www.bancaifis.it, Corporate Governance / Shareholders' Meeting section").
We would also invite you to resolve – in accordance with art. 2364, paragraph 1, point 3), of the Italian Civil Code – on the remuneration of the Directors.
We remind you that, with regard to the Board of Directors currently in office, the Shareholders' Meeting of 28 April 2022 resolved:
In this regard, we would finally refer to what has been reported on the previous item on the agenda (item no. 4), in which the Shareholders' Meeting will be informed on the implementation of the remuneration policies during FY 2024, in compliance with Art. 10 of the Articles of Association as well as with the current legislation in force, and will be called upon to resolve on the adjustment of said policies.
Furthermore, no proposals have been made to change the remuneration of the Directors.
The Board, also taking into account the provisions of the Articles of Association, invited Shareholders to:

3. Resolutions concerning the Board of Statutory Auditors:
3.1) appointment of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors and its Chairman for the financial years 2025/2026/2027; 3.2) determination of the remuneration of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors.
With the approval of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024, the three-year term of office of the Board of Statutory Auditors currently in office, expires. Therefore, pursuant to Article 2364, paragraph 1, point 2) of the Italian Civil Code, we invite you to appoint, for the three-year period ending with the approval of the financial statements at 31 December 2027, three Standing Auditors and two Alternate Auditors, as well as to appoint the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors and determine their annual fees.
In this regard, we remind you that the appointment of the Board of Statutory Auditors takes place according to the list voting criterion, pursuant to Art. 21 of the current Articles of Association, to which you are referred, and in compliance with the applicable regulatory provisions.
When drawing up the lists for the appointment of the Board of Statutory Auditors, the Shareholders must take into account the current legal and regulatory framework as well as the specific national and European legislation, to the extent applicable, referred to above in the section of this report specifically dedicated to the second item on the agenda of the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting, which is also partly referred to in the Articles of Association.
We would remind you in particular of the need to take into account the provisions of:
The lists and accompanying documentation are made public, by the legal deadline, at the company's registered office and at the authorised storage mechanism , as well as on the website www.bancaifis.it.
We would also like to remind you that, in accordance with Bank of Italy Circular No. 285/2013, the current Board of Statutory Auditors has also carried out a self-assessment regarding its size, composition and functioning. At the end of the same process, the document "Optimal Qualitative-Quantitative Composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors 2025" of Banca Ifis was also drafted, describing, inter alia, a forward-looking qualitative and quantitative assessment of the Board of Statutory Auditors itself in terms of (i) professionalism; (ii) time commitment, and (iii) independence.
For the purposes of submitting lists, Shareholders are invited to consider the contents of the aforementioned document approved by the Board of Statutory Auditors on 19 February 2025 and available on the company website (www.bancaifis.it, Corporate Governance / Shareholders' Meeting section").
Thus said, we would invite you to appoint the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors, composed of three standing auditors, including the Chairman, and two alternate auditors, and to determine their remuneration, until the date of the Shareholders' Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2027.
We remind you that, with regard to the Board of Statutory Auditors in office, the Shareholders' Meeting of 28 April 2022 had set a gross annual remuneration of 105,000.00 Euro for the Chairman (in addition to the reimbursement of expenses incurred by reason of his office) and 70,000.00 Euro for each of the two Standing Auditors (in addition to the reimbursement of expenses incurred by reason of their office). Moreover, it had resolved to pay all Standing Auditors 1,000.00 Euro for each participation in person at the Board of Directors' meetings held at the registered office or at a different place and 500.00 Euro for each participation in the Board of Directors' meetings by means of audio/video conference call.
Pursuant to and in compliance with the provisions of Banca Ifis' Articles of Association, current laws and regulations as well as Consob Notice no. DEM/9017893 of 26 February 2009, we therefore invite you to make your decisions regarding the appointment of the Standing Auditors, including the Chairman, and Alternate Auditors of Banca Ifis, by expressing your preference for one of the lists that will be filed at the company's registered office, for the financial years 2025, 2026 and 2027 (i.e. until the Shareholders' Meeting called to approve the financial statements as at 31 December 2027), as well as to establish their relevant remuneration.

4.1) Report on remuneration policy and remuneration paid pursuant to Art. 123-ter of Italian Legislative Decree No. 58/1998: approval of Section I - 2025 Banca Ifis Group Remuneration and Incentive Policy;
4.2) Report on remuneration policy and remuneration paid pursuant to Art. 123-ter of Italian Legislative Decree No. 58/1998: non-binding resolution on Section II - Information on fees paid in FY 2024;
We present to you the document "Report on remuneration policy for FY 2025 and remuneration paid during FY 2024" approved by the Bank's Board of Directors at its meeting on 6 March 2025 (the "Report").
With the above-mentioned document, the Board aimed at implementing the provisions set out in Art. 123-ter of the Consolidated Law on Finance, as well as current banking regulations and the self-regulation rules contained in the Corporate Governance Code.
The Report therefore also contains additional information, in aggregate form, on
"risk takers" ( 2 ) not included in the scope of the aforementioned article of the Consolidated Law on Finance.
With regard to the regulatory framework, reference should be made in particular to the following:
The text of the Report was approved by the Board of Directors after receiving the favourable opinion of the Remuneration Committee, which examined it from a preliminary viewpoint for the profiles of competence.
In summary, the Report is made up of two sections:
The Shareholders' Meeting is called upon to pass a non-binding resolution for or against this Section II of the Report.
With regard to the main changes made by the Remuneration Policy with respect to the Remuneration Policy for FY 2024, on which the Shareholders' Meeting voted in favour on 18 April 2024 (the "2024 Remuneration Policy"), it should be noted that in light of the positive outcome of the shareholders' meeting vote on the 2024 Remuneration Policy, the Board decided to prepare and submit to the shareholders' meeting vote the Remuneration Policy for FY 2025, which is substantially in line with the 2024 Remuneration Policy. The main changes (albeit not of a structural nature) with respect to the 2024 Remuneration Policy are set out below:
| Section I | |
|---|---|
| Reference (page) | Content/Revision |
( 2 ) Pursuant to Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 2021/923.

| Recitals (legal framework) (2) | Impersonal foreword, no longer signed by the Chairman |
|---|---|
| Executive Summary (6) | ex novo addition of an Executive Summary illustrating the main topics and their contents |
| Remuneration Committee (19) | ex novo addition of the annual cycle of the Committee's activities |
| Pay Mix Target (30) | ex novo addition of the Pay Mix Target for CEO, CFs and other KMP |
| ESG (33) | Update of Group and NPL area ESG matrix KPIs |
| Remuneration of the CEO (52) | Updating of remuneration on the basis of the new Management Agreement. |
| Section II - Part One | |
| Reference (page) | Content/Revision |
| Disclosure of the Group's main operational/financial results (57) |
ex novo addition of the Group's main operational and financial results (e.g, net profit, net interest and other banking income and assets) |
| D.O.E.S. Plan / Remuneration policy (60) |
Relationship between the four pillars of the Business Plan and the main KPIs relevant for the STI 2024 |
| Pay Mix Final (62, 64 and 67) | Representation of the Final Pay Mix of CEOs, Co-General Managers and KMP |
The Report will be made available to the public, at the Company's registered office and at the authorised storage facility , as well as on the Bank's website www.bancaifis.it (section About us/Corporate Governance/Shareholders' Meeting by 27 March 2025 together with the Report on Corporate Governance and Shareholding Structure. In light of the above, the Board of Directors intends to submit the following for your approval
"The Shareholders' Meeting of Banca Ifis S.p.A.,

Dear Shareholders,
the Bank's Board of Directors submitted to the Shareholders' Meeting the proposal for the integration of the fees to be paid to the firm in charge of the statutory audit of the accounts as summarised in the reasoned proposal of the Board of Statutory Auditors, made available on the Company's website (www.bancaifis.it, section Corporate Governance / Shareholders' Meeting"), regarding the integration of the fee to be paid to the independent auditors PWC, tasked with the statutory audit of the accounts for the financial years 2023-2031, by resolution of the Shareholders' Meeting of 28 April 2022.
In light of all of the foregoing, we submit the following for your approval
"The Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting, having heard and approved the proposal of the Board of Directors under item 5) of the agenda and the reasoned proposal of the Board of Statutory Auditors to adjust the fees
a) to approve, for the financial years 2025-2031, the adjustment of the fees for the statutory audit review granted by the Banca Ifis Shareholders' Meeting on April 28, 2022 to the auditing firm PWC, in accordance with the terms and conditions, including financial ones, contained in the adjustment proposal filed by PWC to the records of the Board of Statutory Auditors and the Company and summarized in the proposal of the Board of Statutory Auditors, with the other terms and conditions of the appointment conferred by the Shareholders' Meeting of Banca Ifis on April 28, 2022 remaining unchanged;
to grant the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, separately between them, the widest powers to fulfil any formalities required and to implement this resolution."

Dear Shareholders,
We hereby submit you a proposal to amend the Rules of the Shareholders' Meeting following the amendments to the Articles of Association approved by the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Banca Ifis on 28 November 2024.
Specifically, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting resolved to adjust Articles 6 and 9 of Banca Ifis' Articles of Association to the recent provisions introduced by Law No. 21 of 5 March 2024 ("Capital Law") regarding the conduct of Shareholders' Meetings, providing for: (i) the possibility - pursuant to Article 135-undecies 1 of the Consolidated Law on Finance, introduced by the Capital Law - for Banca Ifis to establish that participation in shareholders' meetings and the exercise of voting rights take place exclusively through the granting of proxy or sub-delegation of voting rights to the representative designated by the company pursuant to Article 135 undecies of the Consolidated Law on Finance, without prejudice to the Bank's right to provide that participation in shareholders' meetings take place in the ordinary manner; and (ii) the possibility of providing that attendance of shareholders' meetings by persons eligible pursuant to law and the Articles of Association also be or must be conducted solely by conference call and/or video conference call.
Based on the above, the Board of Directors resolved on 6 March 2025 to propose to the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting to update the Shareholders' Meeting Rules in order to adapt them to these recent changes in the Articles of Association.
In light of all of the foregoing, we submit the following for your approval
"The Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting, having heard and approved the proposal of the Board of Directors under item no. 6 on the agenda
a) to adopt the new Shareholders' Meeting Rules according to the wording made available to Shareholders.
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Venice - Mestre, 6 March 2025 For the Board of Directors The Chairman (Ernesto Fürstenberg Fassio)
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