Banco BPM SpA — Board/Management Information 2020

Sep 29, 2020

Informazione Regolamentata n. 1928-96-2020		Data/Ora Ricezione 29 Settembre 2020 17:36:39	MTA
Societa'	:	Banco BPM S.p.A.
Identificativo Informazione Regolamentata	:	137445
Nome utilizzatore	:	BANCOBPMN01 - Marconi
Tipologia	:	3.1
Data/Ora Ricezione	:	29 Settembre 2020 17:36:39
Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione presunta	:	29 Settembre 2020 17:36:40
Oggetto	:	S.p.A.	Eligibility requirements fulfilled for the office of Standing statutory auditor of Banco BPM
Testo del comunicato

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NEWS RELEASE

Eligibility requirements fulfilled for the office of Standing statutory auditor of Banco BPM S.p.A.

Milan, 29 September 2020 - Following the press release dated 5 September 2020, we hereby announce that at today's meeting, the Board of Directors, with the assistance of the Appointments Committee, confirmed that, as regards Standing Statutory Auditor Mr. Wilmo Carlo Ferrari:

• the requirements of professionalism and integrity have been met, and the criteria of competence, fairness and time commitment and the specific limits regarding multiple roles envisaged by legislation in force pro tempore, by the "Quali-quantitative composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors" and by additional internal regulations in this regard, have been complied with, and that the requirement of independence pursuant to art. 148, paragraph 3, TUF (Consolidated Law on Finance) has also been met;
• there are no situations that fall within the scope of application of art. 36 of Legislative Decree 201/2011 ("interlocking prohibition").

Furthermore, with the assistance of the Appointments Committee, the Board of Directors also verified the congruity between the quali-quantitative composition of the Board of Statutory Auditors deemed optimal, and that resulting from the appointment process.

Lastly, the Board of Directors acknowledged that the Board of Statutory Auditors, at a meeting held on 22 September 2020 - in compliance with what is envisaged by Application Criterion 8.C.1 of the Corporate Governance Code of Borsa Italiana S.p.A. (the "Code") - had ascertained that Mr. Wilmo Carlo Ferrari met the independence requirement regulated by Application Criterion 3.C.1 of the Code, as adopted by the board of Banco BPM, the criteria of which were illustrated in the press release published on 7 April 2020.

Note that the curriculum vitae of Mr. Wilmo Carlo Ferrari is available in the "Corporate Governance - Corporate Bodies" section of the Company website (www.bancobpm.it).

Contacts:

Investor Relations Roberto Peronaglio +39 02.94.77.2108 investor.relations@bancobpm.it Communication Matteo Cidda +39 02.77.00.7438 matteo.cidda@bancobpm.it Press Office Monica Provini +39 02.77.00.3515 monica.provini@bancobpm.it