Earnings Release • Feb 29, 2024
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| Informazione Regolamentata n. 1130-10-2024 |
Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione 29 Febbraio 2024 06:51:47 |
Euronext Milan | ||||
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| Societa' | : | POSTE ITALIANE | ||||
| Identificativo Informazione Regolamentata |
: | 186687 | ||||
| Utenza - Referente | : | POSTEN03 - Fabio Ciammaglichella | ||||
| Tipologia | : | 1.1; 2.2 | ||||
| Data/Ora Ricezione | : | 29 Febbraio 2024 06:51:47 | ||||
| Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione | : | 29 Febbraio 2024 06:51:47 | ||||
| Oggetto | : | Poste Italiane: preliminary results Q4&FY23 | ||||
| Testo del comunicato |
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RECORD FY-23 EBIT OF €2.62BN (+9.4% Y/Y) MORE THAN DOUBLING 2017 OPERATING PROFIT AND IN LINE WITH 2023 GUIDANCE OF €2.60BN
FINANCIAL SERVICES REVENUES UP 5.9% Y/Y IN FY-23 TO €5.2BN INSURANCE SERVICES POSITIVE NET FLOWS AND LOW LAPSE RATE OUTPERFORMING THE MARKET
PAYMENTS & MOBILE REVENUES UP 27.5% Y/Y TO €1.4BN1 IN FY-23 ENERGY BUSINESS AT C.500,000 CONTRACTS, AHEAD OF GUIDANCE FOR FY-23
FY-23 INCREASING TFAs AT €581BN, WITH RESILIENT RETAIL NET INFLOWS OF €1.2BN
1 In order to provide an understanding of the energy business, included in the Payments and Mobile operating segment, according to an approach based on the net interest and other banking income, since the Group is not an energy producer, the values reported in Note 1 include a management reclassification that provides for the presentation of revenue related to the energy business net of costs related to the purchase of raw materials and the transport of electricity and gas. For a complete reconciliation of the values, please refer to the section on "Alternative Performance Indicators".

ACTIONS AND IMPROVED MIX; PARCEL REVENUES FLAT, +6% EXCLUDING IMPACT OF SENNDER ITALIA DECONSOLIDATION AND OF GRADUAL PHASE-OUT OF THE COVID PPE LOGISTICS MANDATE, WITH VOLUMES' GROWTH PARTIALLY OFFSET BY LOWER PRICING AND UNIT COST.
2 Excluding one-off bonus of €133m and before the application of IFRS 17.
3 Before the application of IFRS 17.
4 EoP figures, 2022 Insurance Reserves restated to exclude the Deferred Policyholders' Liabilities "DPL" (€-14bn as of December 2022), in line with local GAAP.

With the Polis Project, Poste Italiane re-confirms its pivotal role for Italy, contributing to territorial cohesion and bridging the digital divide in smaller municipalities.
• Renovation work has been completed in 1,104 post offices (POs) located in municipalities with fewer than 15 thousand inhabitants, to ensure citizens have access to key Public Administration services. Currently INPS (Italy's public welfare institution) services, civil and judicial certificates are already available to citizens.
Our people are the cornerstone of Poste Italiane's success, investing in their skills and disseminating a culture of inclusion that fosters innovation.
Reducing environmental impacts from logistics operations.
• Poste Italiane wins the "Premio Impatto" award, promoted by the CSR and Social Innovation Fair, for the social and environmental value of its fleet Renewal Plan, which aims to replace the entire Group's vehicle fleet with 27,800 environmentally friendly models by 2024. As of December, the number of low-emission vehicles has reached a total of 26,225 units.
Confirmed our commitment to responsible investments for a sustainable growth.
• BancoPosta Fondi SGR has launched "BancoPosta Universo Tematico" fund that promotes environmental and social characteristics (pursuant to art. 8 of EU Regulation 2019/2088 – SFDR). Once again, BancoPosta Fondi SGR has also contributed to initiatives on climate change, such as Climate Action 100+, and to

collective engagement activities promoted by the "Forum per la Finanza Sostenibile"
• Poste Vita has launched four Life investment insurance products: two class-1 type, "Poste Domani Insieme" and "Poste Prospettiva Valore Gold", and two multi-class products, "Poste Progetto Integrazione Programmata" e "Poste Progetto Bonus 4in4"
Recognised the comprehensive, transparent and effective communication towards all stakeholders.

Rome, 29 February 2024. Yesterday, the Board of Directors of Poste Italiane S.p.A. ("Poste Italiane" or the "Group"), chaired by Silvia Maria Rovere, approved the consolidated FY 2023 Results, prepared in compliance with IAS/IFRS. Final approval of the 2023 financial statements by the Board of Directors is foreseen on 19 March 2024, the authorisation date of reporting pursuant to IAS 10 of any events after the closure of the financial year. The data and information contained in this document is therefore based on provisional estimates, currently under verification, and have not been audited.
The data and information contained in this document is therefore based on provisional estimates, currently under verification, and have not been audited.
Matteo Del Fante, Poste Italiane Chief Executive Officer and General Manager commented: "For the full year, Poste Italiane has delivered a revenue increase of over 5% year-on-year, nearing €12 billion, alongside a record 2023 operating profit of €2.62 billion, effectively doubling 2017 EBIT. Our diversified, resilient and sustainable business model along with confirmed cost discipline is solid proof of our unique and winning strategy.
In the Mail, Parcel & Distribution division we have reached segment breakeven for FY-23, ahead of guidance.
In Financial Services, revenues are at €5.2 billion, with Total Financial Assets of €581 billion, underpinned by retail net inflows of over €1.2 billion, driven by strong insurance net flows that outperformed the market.
In Insurance Services we posted positive results, with confirmed net flows outperforming the market and a resiliently low lapse rate in a challenging environment.
In Payments & Mobile all business lines delivered solid results also thanks to the LIS consolidation and once again achieving double-digit growth in operating profitability. The PosteEnergia offer has been very well received by the market, reaching around 500 thousand contracts signed to date.
In light of these impressive results, we intend to raise our full year dividend for the fourth consecutive year to a proposed €0.80 per share - up around 13% compared to our recent guidance of €0.71 - and distribute a proposed total of €1.0 billion in dividends to shareholders for 2023, pending approvals, and up 23% vs 2022.
I am very proud of our employees for their commitment and enthusiasm and together we have built strong foundations.
We are Italy's leading client-focused platform company, serving the needs of Italians both physically through our extensive post office branch network and PuntoPoste touch points as well as virtually through our vast digital presence.
Poste Italiane is poised to embrace the future, leveraging the strengths of our results and the resilience of our business, supported by our strategic vision which has been proven correct.
I am sure that we will continue to evolve and deliver excellence to all our stakeholders and we will be presenting on March 20 our new 2024-2028 plan ushering in the next stage of Poste Italiane's growth story."

Thursday 29 February 2024 - 12:00 CET
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| €m | Q4-22 | Q4-23 | Y/Y% | FY-22 | FY-23 | Y/Y% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP | ||||||||
| Revenues* | 3,060 | 3,186 | +4.1% | 11,374 | 11,989 | +5.4% | ||
| EBIT | 322 | 515 | +59.9% | 2,396 | 2,620 | +9.4% | ||
| Net Profit | 144 | 411 | n.s. | 1,583 | 1,933 | +22.1% | ||
| MAIL, PARCEL & DISTRIBUTION | ||||||||
| External Revenues | 1,003 | 991 | -1.2% | 3,651 | 3,746 | +2.6% | ||
| EBIT | (481) | (197) | +59.1% | (326) | (43) | +86.9% | ||
| Net Profit | (445) | (169) | +62.1% | (361) | (46) | +87.3% | ||
| FINANCIAL SERVICES | ||||||||
| External Revenues | 1,194 | 1,371 | +14.9% | 4,939 | 5,229 | +5.9% | ||
| EBIT | 239 | 214 | -10.2% | 887 | 863 | -2.8% | ||
| Net Profit | 176 | 165 | -6.4% | 622 | 647 | +4.0% | ||
| INSURANCE SERVICES | ||||||||
| External Revenues | 506 | 425 | -16.1% | 1,650 | 1,567 | -5.0% | ||
| EBIT | 455 | 375 | -17.7% | 1,455 | 1,360 | -6.5% | ||
| Net Profit | 336 | 309 | -8.0% | 1,051 | 994 | -5.5% | ||
| PAYMENTS & MOBILE | ||||||||
| External Revenues* | 357 | 399 | +11.6% | 1,134 | 1,447 | +27.5% | ||
| EBIT | 109 | 122 | +11.8% | 379 | 440 | +15.9% | ||
| Net Profit | 77 | 105 | +36.1% | 270 | 338 | +25.1% |
* Figures presented net of commodity prices and pass-through charges.
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In addition to the standard financial indicators required by IFRS, Poste Italiane discloses alternative performance indicators to provide a better understanding of business performance and financial position. These indicators are described in the annex, in line with the ESMA/2015/1415 Guidelines of 5 October 2015.
The Poste Italiane Group consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of profit/(loss), are attached to this release.

| MAIL, | PARCEL | & DISTRIBUTION |
– | STABLE MARKET REVENUES, BREAKEVEN IN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY-23 AHEAD OF GUIDANCE |
| €m | Q4-22 | Q4-23 | Y/Y% | FY-22 | FY-23 | Y/Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEGMENT REVENUES | 1,003 | 991 | -1.2% | 3,651 | 3,746 | +2.6% |
| Mail Revenues | 556 | 551 | -1.0% | 2,066 | 2,070 | +0.2% |
| Parcel Revenues | 404 | 403 | -0.3% | 1,395 | 1,395 | +0.0% |
| Other Revenues | 43 | 38 | -11.6% | 190 | 281 | +47.9% |
| INTERSEGMENT REVENUES | 1,187 | 1,374 | +15.8% | 4,862 | 5,244 | +7.9% |
| TOTAL REVENUES | 2,189 | 2,365 | +8.0% | 8,512 | 8,991 | +5.6% |
| EBIT | (481) | (197) | +59.1% | (326) | (43) | +86.9% |
| EBIT Margin (%) | -22.0% | -8.3% | - | -3.8% | -0.5% | - |
| NET PROFIT | (445) | (169) | +62.1% | (361) | (46) | +87.3% |
| KPI's | ||||||
| Mail Volumes (#m) | 608 | 575 | -5.4% | 2,439 | 2,287 | -6.2% |
| Parcels delivered by mailmen (#m) | 22 | 27 | +24.0% | 71 | 90 | +26.9% |
| Parcel Volumes (#m) | 71 | 79 | +11.8% | 240 | 256 | +6.8% |
| B2C Revenues (€m) | 229 | 243 | +6.2% | 754 | 811 | +7.6% |
| supported by repricing actions and the improved product mix, mitigating lower volumes, down 5.4% y/y (-6.2% y/y in FY-23). Average prices up 23. |
4.4% in the quarter and 6.4% | in FY | ||||
| In Q4-23 Parcel revenues were broadly stable (-0.3% y/y) of COVID logistics mandate gradual Italia deconsolidation), and flat in FY-23 volumes (64m items in Q4-23, up 17.1% y/y, and 203m items Revenue growth reached 6% gradual phase-out and one-off effects, mainly related to sennder Q4-23, B2B volumes were up 6.1% y/y to 10m items (34m items C2X volumes stable at 1.5m items, -0.7% y/y (5.0m items |
phase-out and one-off | (€1.4bn, +0.0% y/y), in the quarter, excluding impact of COVID logistics mandate |
to €403m in FY-23, +1.1% y/y). |
(+6% effects, mainly related to Italia deconsolidation. |
excluding impact sennder supported by increasing B2C in FY-23, up 12.4% y/y). In in FY-23, -5.7% y/y), and |
|
| Other revenues in Q4-23 Distribution revenues in Q4 were up 15.8% y/y to €1.4bn (€5.2bn, +7.9% y/y), mirroring the positive performance of the Financial Services business. |
were down 11.6% y/y to €38m (€281m in FY-23, +47.9% y/y). |

In FY-23 Postini have delivered 90 million items, up 26.9% y/y compared to 71m of the previous year.
Segment EBIT improved considerably in Q4-23, thanks to effective cost discipline and favourable commercial trends, and totaling -€197m from -€481m in Q4-22. FY-23 EBIT up 86.9% y/y to -€43m, while embedding higher early retirement incentives and amounting to €171m (€76m in FY-22).


| €m | Q4-22 | Q4-23 | Y/Y% | FY-22 | FY-23 | Y/Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEGMENT REVENUES | 1,194 | 1,371 | +14.9% | 4,939 | 5,229 | +5.9% |
| Active Portfolio Management | (0) | (10) | n.m. | 335 | 158 | -52.9% |
| Net Interest Income | 528 | 569 | +7.7% | 1,910 | 2,244 | +17.5% |
| Postal Savings | 400 | 538 | +34.5% | 1,600 | 1,740 | +8.7% |
| Transaction banking | 209 | 190 | -8.8% | 763 | 764 | +0.1% |
| Consumer Loans Distribution | 27 | 47 | +72.8% | 213 | 180 | -15.4% |
| Asset Management | 29 | 37 | +26.6% | 119 | 144 | +21.2% |
| INTERSEGMENT REVENUES | 218 | 205 | -5.9% | 820 | 866 | +5.6% |
| TOTAL REVENUES | 1,411 | 1,576 | +11.7% | 5,759 | 6,095 | +5.8% |
| EBIT | 239 | 214 | -10.2% | 887 | 863 | -2.8% |
| EBIT Margin (%) | +16.9% | +13.6% | - | +15.4% | +14.2% | - |
| NET PROFIT | 176 | 165 | -6.4% | 622 | 647 | +4.0% |
| KPI's | ||||||
| TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS - TFAs (€bn) | - | - | - | 576 | 581 | +0.9% |
| Average Deposits (€bn) | - | - | - | 96 | 92 | -4.5% |
| Average Postal Savings Deposits (€bn) | - | - | - | 316 | 312 | -1.0% |
| Postal Savings Net Inflows (€m) | (1,659) | (186) | +88.8% | (11,126) | (7,220) | +35.1% |
In Q4-23 Financial Services segment revenues were up 14.9% y/y to €1.4bn (€5.2bn in FY-23, +5.9% y/y) driven by a strong performance in Postal Savings in Q4-23 and higher NII, with an average return of 2.44% (1.99% in FY-22).
In Q4-23 gross revenues (including intersegment revenues) were up 11.7% y/y to €1.6bn (€6.1bn in FY-23, +5.8% y/y).
In Q4-23 Net Interest Income was up 7.7% y/y at €569m (€2.2bn in FY-23, +17.5% y/y), supported by higher interest rates and increasing retail deposits (including Postepay), +3.0% y/y to €54bn.
Postal savings' distribution fees were up 34.5% y/y in the quarter to €538m (€1.7bn in FY-23, +8.7% y/y), thanks to a strong commercial performance in Q4-23.
In Q4-23 Consumer loans distribution5 fees were up 72.8% y/y to €47m (€180m in FY-23, -15.4% y/y to), driven by personal loans in a normalizing interest rate environment.
In the quarter, transaction banking fees were down 8.8% y/y to €190m (€764m in FY-23, +0.1% y/y), as a result of lower current account repricing set in April 2023 partially mitigated
5 Includes reported revenues from custody accounts, credit cards and other revenues from third party products distribution.

by other payment services' fees.
Q4-23 asset management fees were up 26.6% y/y to €37m (€144m in FY-23, +21.2% y/y), thanks to solid net inflows from target maturity fixed income funds.
Total Financial Assets reached €581bn in FY-23 (up €5bn since December 2022), driven by €9.0bn positive market effect. Net inflows' strong performance in Insurance and newly launched fixed income funds, confirming once again Poste Italiane as a safe harbour and financial partner of choice for our customers' savings.
Insurance Reserves were up by €6.4bn, supported by strong results in terms of net inflows (+€3.4bn) and positive performance effect, with strong insurance net flows outperforming the market.
In Q4 EBIT was down 10.2% y/y to €214m (€863m in FY-23, down 2.8% y/y), due to the non-proportional allocation of distribution costs.


| €m | Q4-22 | Q4-23 | Y/Y% | FY-22 | FY-23 | Y/Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEGMENT REVENUES | 506 | 425 | -16.1% | 1,650 | 1,567 | -5.0% |
| Life | 494 | 391 | -20.8% | 1,582 | 1,475 | -6.7% |
| P&C | 12 | 33 | n.s. | 68 | 92 | +34.7% |
| INTERSEGMENT REVENUES | (39) | (32) | +17.6% | (148) | (148) | -0.1% |
| TOTAL REVENUES | 468 | 393 | -16.0% | 1,502 | 1,419 | -5.5% |
| EBIT | 455 | 375 | -17.7% | 1,455 | 1,360 | -6.5% |
| EBIT Margin (%) | +97.3% | +95.3% | - | +96.8% | +95.8% | - |
| NET PROFIT | 336 | 309 | -8.0% | 1,051 | 994 | -5.5% |
| Release CSM Insurance Services | 468 | 329 | -29.8% | 1,515 | 1,285 | -15.2% |
| KPI's | ||||||
| Gross Written Premiums (€m)* | 4,009 | 3,669 | -8.5% | 17,572 | 18,577 | +5.7% |
| GWP - Life (€m) | 3,918 | 3,543 | -9.6% | 17,179 | 17,996 | +4.8% |
| GWP - P&C (€m) | 91 | 126 | +38.6% | 392 | 581 | +48.2% |
* Includes Net Insurance
In Q4-23 Life net inflows continued to be positive, with a counter-trend performance compared to the market.
In Q4, Insurance segment revenues amounted to €425m, down 16.1% compared to Q4-22 proforma basis, adjusted for compliance with IFRS 17 (€1.6bn in FY-23, down 5.0% compared to Q4-22 proforma basis - IFRS 17 adjusted).
Segment EBIT to €375m in Q4, down 17.7% y/y (€1.4 bn in FY-23, -6.5% y/y) compared to FY-23 proforma basis, adjusted for compliance with IFRS 17.
In Q4 life revenues to €391m down 20.8% compared to Q4-22 proforma basis, adjusted for compliance with IFRS 17 (€1.5bn in FY-23, down 6.7% compared to FY-22 proforma basis - IFRS 17 adjusted), which benefitted from volatile components determined by interest rates' increase.
Total life gross written premiums were at €3.5bn in Q4-23, -9.6% y/y to (€18.0bn in FY-23, +4.8% y/y).
Q4-23 P&C revenues grew 177% y/y to €33m (€92m in FY-23, +34.7% y/y), supported by higher gross written premiums up 38.6% y/y in all product lines to €126m (€581m, +48.2% y/y) and Net Insurance consolidation.
At the end of 2023 the Contractual Service Margin amounted to €13.7bn (up from €12.9bn

at the end of 2022), after the release of €329m in the quarter, predicting the future profitability of our insurance business.
At the end of December 2023, Poste Vita Group's Solvency II Ratio stood at 305%, above the managerial ambition of around 200% through the cycle.

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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4-22 | Q4-23 | Y/Y% | FY-22 | FY-23 | Y/Y% |
| 357 | 399 | +11.6% | 1,134 | 1,447 | +27.5% |
| 178 | 198 | +11.3% | 582 | 717 | +23.2% |
| 99 | 107 | +8.2% | 233 | 381 | +63.2% |
| 82 | 84 | +1.8% | 319 | 331 | +3.8% |
| (2) | 10 | n.m. | (0) | 17 | n.m. |
| 62 | 68 | +8.9% | 264 | 264 | +0.1% |
| 420 | 467 | +11.2% | 1,398 | 1,710 | +22.4% |
| 109 | 122 | +11.8% | 379 | 440 | +15.9% |
| +26.1% | +26.2% | - | +27.1% | +25.7% | - |
| 77 | 105 | +36.1% | 270 | 338 | +25.1% |
| - | - | - | 21.4 | 22.1 | +3.5% |
| - | - | - | 9.5 | 10.0 | +5.4% |
| 0.7 | 0.7 | +9.9% | 2.3 | 2.7 | +14.6% |
| 169.4 | 196.8 | +16.1% | 598.6 | 706.7 | +18.1% |
| - | - | - | 4.8 | 4.7 | -1.7% |
| - | - | - | 10.7 | 12.0 | +11.9% |
| STRONG PERFORMANCE ACROSS ALL PRODUCTS |
*Figures presented net of commodity prices and pass-through charges.
In Q4-23 Payments and Mobile segment revenues continued to grow by a strong 11.6% y/y to €399m1 (€1.4bn1 in FY-23, +27.5% y/y), confirming the role played by PostePay as leader in the fast-growing and evolving digital payments market in Italy. The LIS consolidation generated additional €184m in FY-23 to Other Payments and Card Payments.
Card payments totalled €198m in Q4-23, increasing by 11.3% on the previous year (€717m in FY-23, +23.2% y/y), thanks to the upward trend of e-commerce transactions, the increasing usage as a result of the structural cash-to-card shift and the LIS consolidation contribution. The revenues' trend is also supported by higher recurring margin Evolution cards, whose total stock stands, at the end of December 2023, at 10.0 million cards, up 5.4% y/y.
In Q4-23 Other payments came to €107m, up 8.2% y/y (€381m in FY-23, +63.2% y/y), mainly thanks to payment transactions directly managed by PostePay as Payment Service Provider and the LIS contribution.
Telco revenues were up 1.8% y/y to €84m in Q4 (€ 331m in FY-23, +3.8% y/y), supported by the fiber offer and benefitting from a loyal customer base of 4.7 million users, in a competitive market.
The Poste Energia retail energy offer, launched in June 2022, contributed with €10m in the

quarter (€17m1 in FY-23), reaching c. 500,000 subscriptions.
PosteID (Poste Italiane's National Digital ID solution) in FY-23 has now been adopted by 24.0m clients (+0.8% y/y vs FY-22).
EBIT for the period was equal to €122m, +11.8% y/y (€440m in FY-23, +15.9% y/y), driven by revenue growth and LIS contribution more than offsetting energy business start-up costs.

In the normalisation process that started after the shocks experienced in recent years, the global economy grew at a modest rate in 2023. Preliminary 2023 estimates for Italy also show a slight increase in GDP (+0.7%) compared to 2022. After growth in the first months of 2023, driven by the manufacturing sector, which benefited from the fall in energy prices and the loosening of "bottlenecks" along the supply chains, the economy slowed down in the following months, leading to a decline in GDP in the second quarter of 2023; this phase of weakness in Italian economic activity, which extended to both manufacturing and services, continued in the third and fourth quarters.
There was also a gradual decline in inflation during 2023 as a result of the more restrictive monetary policy stance and falling energy commodity prices; the decrease in inflation also extended to non-energy industrial goods and services.
The end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024 saw an improvement in business and consumer confidence and, according to the most recent estimates, this trend will continue in 2024, together with a reduction in inflation, while GDP is expected to grow at a modest rate of +0.7% in 2024 compared to 2023, broadly in line with that forecast for the other Eurozone countries in an economic scenario that continues to be dominated by a high level of uncertainty due to the prolonged geopolitical tensions and the risk of a further crisis in the Middle East.
Against this backdrop, the Poste Italiane Group posted a new record in 2023 with EBIT coming in at €2.62 billion, hitting the upwardly revised guidance communicated to the financial community last November. In addition to growth in the payment and financial services businesses in particular, careful control of costs contributed to this result. The year was marked by the break-even of the Mail, Parcels and Distribution Strategic Business Unit ahead of expectations and by positive retail net inflows, driven by investments and the insurance segment, with the latter continuing to outperform the market.
The solid financial performance and the increased visibility and sustainability of the liquidity and capital generation prompted the management to revise the dividend upwards compared to the target originally set: the proposed dividend for the year 2023 is €0.8 per share, up 23% compared to the previous year's figure. Since the 2015 listing, a high and increasing overall remuneration of the Company's shareholders has been ensured, with performance exceeding the values recorded by the main index of the Italian Stock Exchange.
On 20 March 2024, the new 2024-2028 Business Plan will be presented to the market, which targets the transformation of logistics and an evolution of the customer service business model. In particular, the continuation of the Group's transformation path to become a complete logistics operator is confirmed, ensuring the financial sustainability of the Mail, Parcels and Distribution segment.
This strategy includes the integration of Plurima, acquired in 2022, with the aim of growing in the healthcare and hospital logistics sector, the renewal of the partnership with Amazon for 5 years, the partnership with DHL, for the development of international business, and the establishment of MLK Fresh at the beginning of 2024, in partnership with a specialised industry operator, a joint venture operating in the express courier service for the home delivery of food products. The Group will also be engaged in further strengthening Contract Logistics by offering services to cover all stages of the customer's logistics chain.
The new service model aims to optimise customer coverage and management based on an omni-channel approach, directing advisors' efforts into "relational" rather than "transactional" activities, generating value for the Group.
The focus will remain on offering products/services that keep pace with evolving market contexts and confirm the centrality of Postal Savings in the Poste Italiane Group's offering. In insurance, the Group aims to sustain net inflows in the Life segment and confirms its ambition to reduce under-insurance in the country by offering new products and expanding penetration in the Protection segment, including by placing policies on third-party networks through the integration of Net Insurance, acquired in 2023.
In addition, benefiting from the growth of e-commerce and cashless payments, PostePay's business will evolve towards digital and innovative payment solutions and, at the same time, will be the integration layer on which to pursue the development of the telephony and electricity and gas offerings, to meet customers' everyday needs within the Postepay ecosystem.
The Group will continue to strengthen customer relations within the post office network, thirdparty networks and on digital properties by making omni-channel experiences easier. It should be noted that in 2023 the first financial functions will be integrated into the Ufficio Postale app, at the same time renamed Poste Italiane app, which will be progressively enriched with all the functionalities of the BancoPosta and PostePay apps, with the aim of eventually replacing them and representing the single access point to the Group's "phygital" platform. Therefore, the objective of representing Poste Italiane as a platform company
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evolving towards a diversified, integrated and sustainable business model to offer Italians an increasingly wider range of products/services is confirmed.
The Group will continue to rely on and value its people as the key to success for the implementation of the new strategic plan; to this end, constructive negotiations have already started for the renewal of the National Collective Labour Agreement, which expires at the end of 2023.
As part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Group will continue with the implementation of "Polis", a strategic project to support the country's social cohesion, which involves approximately 7,000 municipalities with a population of less than 15 thousand inhabitants, in which the Post Office will be transformed into the "home of the public administration's digital services". Some 250 co-working spaces nationwide are also planned, as well as the implementation of numerous initiatives to support the country's energy transition.
In the path of transition towards carbon neutrality by 2030, investments and strategic initiatives will continue, such as the renewal of the delivery fleet with low-emission vehicles, the installation of photovoltaic panels for energy supply, the modernisation of the fleet with low-CO2-emission vehicles, and enhancement of building efficiency; the replacement of current Postepay cards with cards made of eco-sustainable materials and with digital cards will also continue, as well as the development of specific offers aimed at enhancing customers' sustainable behaviour.

On 28 September 2022, Poste Vita's Board of Directors approved the promotion of a voluntary total cash takeover bid for ordinary shares and warrants of Net Insurance S.p.A. ("Net Insurance"), in consultation with certain shareholders. Net Insurance, a company with shares traded on the regulated market known as Euronext STAR Milan ("ESM") organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., is an insurance company whose offer is dedicated to insurance coverage related to the credit sector and, in particular, of salary and pensionbacked loans, protection and insurtech6 , thanks to agreements with technology partners. On 20 April 2023, the squeeze-out procedure was finalised, as a result of which Net Holding (the corporate vehicle directly controlled by Poste Vita) holds a controlling interest of 97.84% in Net Insurance (which in turn holds 100% of Net Insurance Life S.p.A.), and the current
CEO of Net Insurance, who acted in concert with the takeover bid, holds a minority interest of 2.16%. The total outlay paid by Net Holding amounted to approximately €181 million.
On 21 April 2023, IBL Banca S.p.A., pursuant to its commitment in the event of a successful bid, acquired a 40% stake in Net Holding for a consideration of €73.1 million. The net outlay for the Poste Group for the acquisition of the stake amounted to €108.5 million.
On 3 April 2023, as a result of the capital increase reserved for the shareholder sennder Technologies GmbH, the Poste Italiane stake in sennder Italia went from 65% to 60%.
Moreover, on 30 May 2023, Poste Italiane's Board of Directors approved the renegotiation of the current partnership with sennder Technologies GmbH ("sennder Tech"). As part of the renegotiation, Poste Italiane contributed 35% of its shares in sennder Italia to sennder Tech, increasing its stake in the latter from 1.7% to 10.2% on a fully diluted basis. It should be noted that following the completion of the transaction in June 2023, Poste Italiane holds a 25% stake in sennder Italia.
The transaction resulted in the recognition of a total capital gain of approximately €109 million classified under revenue.
6 Insurtech identifies the entire digitisation process of the insurance industry, from policy underwriting to claims management, through the use of technologies such as Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Application Program Interfaces (APIs).

The following corporate actions also took place during the financial year:
On 28 September 2023, as a result of the cash received from the sale to Poste Italiane of the 30% stake held in MLK Deliveries, Milkman's extraordinary shareholders' meeting resolved to distribute dividends in the amount of approximately €15.3 million, of which €3.6 million in favour of Poste Italiane.

demerger transaction and the amendment of the rules of the EMI RFC, in order to allow the allocation to the latter of investments in other payment institutions and the removal of the restriction on the allocation to the EMI RFC of the investment in LIS Holding. After obtaining the authorisation from the Bank of Italy, the transaction was finalised on 5 December 2023 with the signing of the deed of demerger, which took effect on 31 December 2023.
• On 3 August 2023, as part of a system-wide transaction to protect the customers of Eurovita S.p.A. ("Eurovita") following the latter's crisis, Poste Vita contributed to the establishment of a corporate vehicle together with Allianz, Generali Italia, Intesa Sanpaolo Vita and UnipolSai Assicurazioni, for the purpose of acquiring a business unit consisting essentially of all the assets and liabilities relating to the Eurovita insurance business, following the latter's admission to compulsory liquidation proceedings.
On 17 October 2023, IVASS authorised the aforementioned vehicle (Cronos Vita Assicurazioni S.p.A. - "Cronos") to carry on insurance business and Cronos, with effect from 27 October 2023, acquired from Eurovita, following its admission into compulsory liquidation, the aforementioned insurance portfolio.
• On 31 January 2024, through the establishment of the NewCo named "MLK Fresh S.r.l." ("MLK Fresh"), the partnership in the Fresh Food sector between MLK and Mazzocco S.r.l. ("Mazzocco"), an Italtrans Group company operating as a national refrigerated courier, was formalised.
MLK Fresh, 70% owned by MLK and 30% by Mazzocco, will be the vehicle through which the parties will offer advanced delivery services in Italy dedicated to the fresh food segment in the B2C e-commerce and/or scheduled deliveries market. These services will be offered using: (i) the logistics infrastructure provided by the Italtrans Group company; (ii) the technology enabling the Scheduled and Same Day delivery services provided by MLK; and (iii) commercial services (e.g. sales), mainly provided by Poste Italiane through its Business and Public Administration division.
The Board of Directors also definitively approved the merger by incorporation into Poste Italiane S.p.A. ("Posted Italiane") of Address Software S.r.l. ("Address") – a subsidiary which is entirely owned by the same Poste Italiane – as already disclosed to the market by the press release of 25 January 2024.

As already disclosed, the merger is aimed at standardizing, evolving and engineering the operating processes of the group's technological platforms as well as streamlining and rationalizing the operational structure.
The resolution was passed by the Board of Directors as this is a simplified merger by incorporation, being conducted with wholly owned subsidiary pursuant to the art. 20.2 of the Articles of Association and art. 2505, paragraph 2, of the Italian Civil Code, as well as being fulfilled the conditions established by art. 2505, paragraph 3, of the Italian Civil Code.
The merger by incorporation has also been approved on the same date by the Shareholders' Meetings of Address; once the legal terms have elapsed, the relevant deed of merger will then be signed.
The minutes of the resolution passed today by the Board of Directors of Poste Italiane will be made available to the public within the terms and conditions prescribed by the law.
For further details on the transaction, please refer to the merger plan (approved by the same Board on 25 January 2024) and to the additional documentation already available on the Company's website.

In keeping with the guidelines published by the European Securities and Markets Authority on 5 October 2015 (ESMA/2015/1415), in addition to the financial disclosures required by IFRS, Poste Italiane has included a number of indicators in this report that have been derived from them. These provide management with a further tool for measuring the Group's performance.
The following alternative performance indicators are used:
EBIT (Earnings before interest and taxes) - this is an indicator of operating profit before financial expenses and taxation.
EBIT margin – this is an indicator of the operating performance and is calculated as the ratio of operating profit (EBIT) to total revenue. This indicator is also presented separately for each Strategic Business Unit.
GROUP NET DEBT/(FUNDS): the sum of financial assets, tax credits under Law no. 77/2020, Cassa e Depositi BancoPosta, Cash and cash equivalents, liabilities under insurance contracts, assets for outward reinsurance and Financial liabilities. TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS: they represent the amount of assets/liabilities managed or administered by the Group and are obtained from the sum of Postal Savings collected by the Parent Company in the name and on behalf of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, deposits on postal current accounts, and assets managed by the subsidiary BancoPosta Fondi SpA SGR, as well as the investments made on behalf of customers in investment products other than the above (equities, bonds, Moneyfarm products, etc.) and the Insurance Technical Provisions of the Life insurance business, which represent the obligations taken on vis-à-vis policyholders and tariff premiums net of loadings. The presence within this indicator of Insurance Technical Provisions, calculated analytically contract by contract, in accordance with the application rules set out in Annex 14 of ISVAP Regulation no. 22 of 4 April 2008 (Mathematical Provisions), i.e., in accordance with the standards for preparing the statutory financial statements of Poste Vita SpA, does not make it possible to perform a reconciliation with the insurance obligations presented in the financial information for the period.
NET CASH POSITION OF THE MAIL, PARCELS AND DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNIT: is the financial indebtedness shown according to the format recommended by ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA32-382-1138 of 4 March

2021) excluding non-current trade and other payables for which there is a significant financing component, either implicitly or explicitly, and including: non-current financial assets, tax credits Law no. 77/2020, current derivative assets used for hedging purposes and intersegment financial receivables and borrowings.
PAYMENTS AND MOBILE SBU REVENUE NET OF ENERGY COSTS: this is an indicator of the operating performance of the Payments and Mobile Strategic Business Unit, within which the new business involving the sale of electricity and natural gas is represented. This indicator is calculated by subtracting the costs associated with the purchase of raw materials and the transport of electricity and gas from the revenue of the entire SBU.
The reconciliation of external revenue reported and external revenue for the management view is presented in the table below:
| Q4-22 | Q4-23 | FY-22 | FY-23 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAGAMENTI & MOBILE |
GRUPPO | PAGAMENTI & MOBILE |
GRUPPO | PAGAMENTI & MOBILE |
GRUPPO | PAGAMENTI & MOBILE |
GRUPPO | |
| External revenue - reported | 368 | 3.071 | 464 | 3.251 | 1.147 | 11.386 | 1.586 | 12.128 |
| Commodity prices and pass-through charges for external clients |
(11) | (11) | (65) | (65) | (12) | (12) | (140) | (140) |
| External revenue | 357 | 3.060 | 399 | 3.186 | 1.134 | 11.374 | 1.447 | 11.989 |

| MAIL, PARCEL AND DISTRIBUTION |
FINANCIAL SERVICES |
INSURANCE SERVICES |
PAYMENTS AND MOBILE |
ADJUSTMENTS | CONSOLIDATED | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | ||||||||
| Financial liabilities | 5,017 | 93,076 | 429 | 10,478 | (13,606) | 95,393 | ||
| Insurance contracts liabilities | - | - | 155,339 | - | (1) | 155,338 | ||
| Financial assets | (1,205) | (80,636) | (156,394) | (11,507) | 12,582 | (237,159) | ||
| Tax credits Law no. 77/2020 | (407) | (7,912) | - | - | - | (8,318) | ||
| Reinsurance contract assets | - | - | (233) | - | - | (233) | ||
| Cash and deposits attributable to BancoPosta |
- | (4,671) | - | - | - | (4,671) | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | (650) | (940) | (3,561) | (65) | 1,004 | (4,211) | ||
| Net Financial Position* | 2,755 | (1,082) | (4,420) | (1,093) | (21) | (3,861) | ||
| Balance at 31 December 2022 | ||||||||
| Financial liabilities | 4,918 | 100,941 | 303 | 9,557 | (12,074) | 103,644 | ||
| Insurance contracts liabilities | - | - | 141,381 | - | (1) | 141,380 | ||
| Financial assets | (1,083) | (83,701) | (142,351) | (10,545) | 11,539 | (226,141) | ||
| Tax credits Law no. 77/2020 | (420) | (8,601) | - | - | - | (9,021) | ||
| Reinsurance contract assets | - | - | (44) | - | - | (44) | ||
| Cash and deposits attributable to BancoPosta |
- | (5,848) | - | - | - | (5,848) | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | (575) | (2,018) | (2,732) | (172) | 515 | (4,983) | ||
| Net Financial Position* | 2,839 | 773 | (3,442) | (1,161) | (22) | (1,012) |
* Net financial position: (Surplus) / Net debt

| ASSETS (€m) |
FY 2023 | FY 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | 2,546 | 2,404 |
| Investment property | 28 | 31 |
| Intangible assets | 2,062 | 1,817 |
| Right-of-use assets | 1,265 | 1,334 |
| Investments accounted for using the equity method Financial assets |
294 205,656 |
267 191,850 |
| Trade receivables | 3 | 3 |
| Deferred tax assets | 2,109 | 2,601 |
| Other receivables and assets | 4,084 | 4,119 |
| Tax credits Law no. 77/2020 | 6,534 | 7,458 |
| Reinsurance contract assets Total |
233 224,814 |
44 211,928 |
| Current assets | ||
| Inventories | 172 | 157 |
| Trade receivables | 2,404 | 2,179 |
| Current tax assets | 167 | 140 |
| Other receivables and assets | 1,051 | 986 |
| Tax credits Law no. 77/2020 Financial assets |
1,784 31,503 |
1,563 34,290 |
| Cash and deposits attributable to BancoPosta | 4,671 | 5,848 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,211 | 4,983 |
| Total | 45,963 | 50,146 |
| Non-current assets and disposal groups held for sale | 50 | - |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 270,827 | 262,074 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY (€m) |
FY 2023 | FY 2022 |
| Equity | ||
| Share capital Reserves |
1,306 1,083 |
1,306 (509) |
| Treasury shares | (94) | (63) |
| Retained earnings | 8,027 | 7,100 |
| Total equity attributable to owners of the Parent | 10,322 | 7,834 |
| Equity attributable to non-controlling interests | 117 | 44 |
| Total | 10,439 | 7,878 |
| Non-current liabilities | ||
| Insurance contracts liabilities | 155,338 | 141,380 |
| Provisions for risks and charges | 782 | 804 |
| Employee termination benefits | 637 | 705 |
| Financial liabilities | 10,243 | 10,939 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 900 | 815 |
| Other liabilities Total |
2,058 169,958 |
2,004 156,647 |
| Current liabilities | ||
| Provisions for risks and charges | 554 | 551 |
| Trade payables | 2,252 | 2,234 |
| Current tax liabilities | 189 | 60 |
| Other liabilities | 2,285 | 1,998 |
| Financial liabilities Total |
85,150 90,430 |
92,706 97,549 |

| (€m) | FY 2023 | FY 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue from Mail, Parcels & other | 3,746 | 3,651 |
| Net revenue from Financial Services | 5,229 | 4,938 |
| Revenue from Financial Services | 5,795 | 5,125 |
| Expenses from financial activities | (566) | (187) |
| Net revenue from Insurance Services | 1,567 | 1,650 |
| Insurance service revenues from contract issued | 2,550 | 2,456 |
| Insurance service expenses from contract issued | (1,058) | (805) |
| Income/(expenses) from reinsurance contracts held | (15) | (8) |
| Finance income and (expenses) and other income Insurance finance (costs)/income from contracts issued |
6,458 (6,373) |
(1,532) 1,539 |
| Finance income/(costs) from reinsurance contracts held | 5 | (0) |
| Revenue from Payments and Mobile | 1,586 | 1,147 |
| Net operating revenue | 12,128 | 11,386 |
| Cost of goods and services | 3,237 | 2,827 |
| Personnel expenses | 5,170 | 4,823 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairments | 811 | 769 |
| Capitalised costs and expenses | (56) | (41) |
| Other operating costs | 275 | 508 |
| Impairment losses/(reversals of impairment losses) on debt instruments, receivables and other assets |
71 | 104 |
| Operating profit/(loss) | 2,620 | 2,396 |
| Finance costs | 119 | 126 |
| Finance income | 181 | 169 |
| Impairment loss/(reversal of impairment losses) on financial asset | (25) | (0) |
| Profit/(Loss) on investments accounted for using the equity method |
20 | (6) |
| Profit/(Loss) before tax | 2,727 | 2,433 |
| Income tax expense | 794 | 850 |
| NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD | 1,933 | 1,583 |
| of which attributable to owners of the Parent | 1,922 | 1,578 |
| of which attributable to non-controlling interests | 11 | 5 |
| Earnings per share | 1.483 | 1.214 |
| Diluted earnings per share | 1.483 | 1.214 |

The undersigned, Alessandro Del Gobbo, in his capacity as Executive responsible for preparing Poste Italiane's corporate accounting documents (Dirigente Preposto)
that, pursuant to art. 154-BIS, par. 2, of the Consolidated Financial Bill of February 24, 1998, accounting information disclosed in this document corresponds to document results and accounting books and records.
This document includes preliminary results and forward-looking statements that are not a guarantee of future performance as well as summary financial information that should not be considered a substitute for Poste Italiane's full financial statements.
Rome, 29 February 2024

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 risks deriving from the direct and indirect effects resulting from the international conflict in Eastern Europe.
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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