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Bper Banca Capital/Financing Update 2025
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Capital/Financing Update
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Data/Ora Ricezione : 5 Dicembre 2025 17:45:10
Oggetto : Fitch upgrades BPER to "BBB" with positive
outlook
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PRESS RELEASE
FITCH UPGRADES BPER TO "BBB" WITH POSITIVE OUTLOOK
Modena, 5 December 2025 – BPER Banca informs that Fitch Ratings has today upgraded the Bank's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to "BBB" from "BBB-" and Viability Rating (VR) to "bbb" from "bbb-". The Outlook on the Long-Term IDR is Positive.
The key ratings assigned by Fitch Ratings to BPER Banca are listed below:
| Rating Class | Rating | Rating action |
|---|---|---|
| Long-term Issuer Default Rating (outlook) | BBB (Positive) | Upgrade |
| Short-term Issuer Default Rating | F2 | Upgrade |
| Viability Rating | bbb | Upgrade |
| Subordinated | BB+ | Upgrade |
| Long-term Deposits | BBB+ | Upgrade |
| Senior preferred | BBB | Upgrade |
| Senior non-preferred | BBB- | Upgrade |
| Short-term Deposits | F2 | Upgrade |
The upgrade primarily reflects BPER's successful transformation and positioning as integration benefits from recent acquisitions materialize and strategic execution continues. BPER's business profile has been structurally strengthening over the past five years, underpinning resilient profitability, improved asset quality and satisfactory capitalisation despite its acquisitive strategy. The upgrade is also underpinned by the Rating Agency revision of the Italian operating environment to "bbb+" from "bbb", which resulted from the upgrade of the sovereign rating of Italy to "BBB+".
The Positive Outlook reflects Fitch Ratings' view that BPER could be rated "BBB+" if the bank shows longer record of strong performance in an increasingly competitive banking sector in Italy. A successful integration of the recently acquired Banca Popolare di Sondrio should place BPER in a position of relative strength in light of the ongoing consolidation wave in the Italian banking system.
Fitch Ratings' press release with a full list of the ratings assigned to BPER Banca can be found on the rating agency's website (fitchratings.com).
BPER Banca S.p.A.
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Investor Relations
Media Relations [email protected]
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