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Poste Italiane

Investor Presentation Feb 17, 2021

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POSTE ITALIANE Q4 & FY20 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Rome, February 17, 2021

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

BUSINESS REVIEW

APPENDIX

SOLID PERFORMANCE IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES – CONFIRMING ROLE OF SYSTEMIC PLAYER IN ITALY

REVENUES UP IN Q4 – RESUMING AN UPWARD TRAJECTORY

ALL SEGMENTS CONTRIBUTING TO POSITIVE QUARTERLY EBIT PROGRESSION

YEARLY NET PROFIT OF € 1.2BN

PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION OF € 0.486 DIVIDEND ON FY20 (+5% Y/Y), PAYOUT RATIO AT 52%1,2

  1. Key dates related to the balance of the 2020 dividend: ex date: June, 21; record date: June, 22; payment date: June, 23 2. Subject to AGM approval

POSTE ITALIANE: THE ITALIAN SYSTEMIC PLAYER – ALWAYS OPEN FOR BUSINESS 2020 KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  1. Excluding ATM withdrawals

Q4-20 & FY-20 RESULTS OVERVIEW

ACCELERATED OPERATING PERFORMANCE BEGINNING IN Q4-20 – CONTRIBUTING TO RESILIENT 2020 RESULTS

€ m unless otherwise stated

Var.
(%)
(4.0%)
(2.0%)
(14.1%)
(10.2%)
POSITIVE INCOME TAX

SEGMENT REVENUES EVOLUTION

CONTINUED POSITIVE REVENUE PROGRESSION BEGINNING IN H2

PAYMENTS & MOBILE INSURANCE SERVICES

  1. Revenues differ from previously communicated figures as revenues are now presented net of interest income charges and capital losses on investment portfolio, which were previously included among costs. As a result, figures for 2019 have been restated

BUSINESS TRENDS IN FY20: MAIL, PARCEL & DISTRIBUTION

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES BACK ON TRACK – PARCEL BOOST CONTINUES, OFFSETTING MAIL DECLINE

DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS (DAILY AVG, M/TRANSACTIONS)

  1. Includes recorded mail and integrated services (value added); 2. Includes unrecorded mail, direct marketing and editorial; 3. Includes multichannel service, basic services, Postel, other integrated services; 4. Includes C2X, International, other

BUSINESS TRENDS: PAYMENTS & MOBILE, FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES CONTINUE TO SHOW TANGIBLE SIGNS OF RECOVERY

GROSS INVESTMENT INFLOWS (DAILY AVG, €/M)

POSTEPAY DAILY AVG E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS (K/#)

P&C NEW BUSINESS RETAIL (DAILY AVG, K/€)

TELCO: CUSTOMER BASE (M/#)

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

BUSINESS REVIEW

APPENDIX

MAIL, PARCEL & DISTRIBUTION

IMPROVING EBIT IN Q4-20 – RECORD HIGH PARCEL REVENUE GROWTH FULLY OFFSETTING MAIL DECLINE

€ m unless otherwise stated

MAIL, PARCEL & DISTRIBUTION: VOLUMES AND PRICING

  1. Including any product mix effect

UNPRECEDENTED PARCEL GROWTH BOOSTED BY B2C – MAIL VOLUMES DOWN IN LINE WITH Q3

PARCEL VOLUMES EVOLUTION

RECORD B2C – INBOUND FROM CHINA CONTRIBUTING TO CUSTOMER BASE DIVERSIFICATION

DAILY AVERAGE PARCEL VOLUMES EVOLUTION (K/PC)

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MAIL VOLUMES EVOLUTION

MAIL VOLUME TREND IMPACTED BY HIGHER MARGIN PRODUCT DECLINE, PARTLY EXPECTED TO RECOVER IN 2021

DAILY AVERAGE MAIL VOLUME EVOLUTION (M/PC)

PAYMENTS & MOBILE ACCELERATED DIGITAL PAYMENTS LEADING TO IMPROVING PERFORMANCE

€ m unless otherwise stated

FINANCIAL SERVICES RESILIENT OPERATING PERFORMANCE, SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATING A CHALLENGING YEAR

  1. Figures presented include intersegment distribution revenues 2. Revenues differ from previously communicated figures as revenues are now presented net of interest income charges and capital losses on investment portfolio, which were previously included among costs. As a result, figures for 2019 have been restated 3. Includes revenues from payment slips (bollettino), banking accounts related revenues, fees from INPS and money transfers, Postamat 4. Includes reported revenues from custody accounts, credit cards, other revenues from third party products distribution.

GROUP TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSETS

RECORD HIGH NET INFLOWS AND MARKET EFFECT RESULTING IN € 33BN TFA INCREASE

Eop data, € bn unless otherwise stated

HIGHLIGHTS (item by item)

  • TFAs up on both positive net inflows and performance effect
  • Strong postal bonds new production mitigating redemptions with record low net outflows
  • Deposits increasing with continued preference for liquidity products
  • Net technical provisions up, thanks to positive net inflows and market effect

INSURANCE SERVICES FY20 OPERATING PROFIT STABLE IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT

€ m unless otherwise stated

  1. Includes Poste Welfare Servizi (PWS) 2. Includes Private Pension Plan (PPP)

SOLVENCY II RATIO EVOLUTION

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Solvency II ratio up to 279%, well above managerial ambition of 200% through the cycle, benefitting from spread narrowing across all asset classes (BTP, Corporates and high yield)
  • Transitional measures to provide additional 32p.p. to address market volatility

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SOLVENCY II RATIO KEY SENSITIVITIES

RESILIENT UNDER ALL ASSUMED SCENARIOS

SOLVENCY II RATIO SENSITIVITIES HIGHLIGHTS

  • Solvency II ratio in line with risk tolerance under all assumed scenarios
  • Transitional measures provide additional 32p.p. to address potential market headwinds
  • Reduced Solvency II ratio volatility expected going forward supported by:
  • portfolio diversification
  • ongoing process to develop internal model
  • new capital light products

ACCELERATED HEADCOUNT REDUCTION

AVERAGE HEADCOUNT ('000/FTE)

FY20 GROUP COSTS EFFECTIVE COST MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES MITIGATING REVENUE HEADWINDS

  1. Excluding legal disputes with employees

  2. Excluding other Non-HR operating costs amounting to 228m in FY-19 and 142m in FY-20

  3. Due to the reassessment of residual life and residual value of real assets, partly offset by increased capex in the last years

SEGMENT EBIT EVOLUTION

CONTINUED OPERATING PROFIT PROGRESSION BEGINNING IN Q2

PAYMENTS & MOBILE INSURANCE SERVICES

€ m unless otherwise stated

POSTE ITALIANE SYSTEMIC ROLE CONFIRMED

ROBUST 2020 FINANCIAL RESULTS

2020 DIVIDEND POLICY CONFIRMED – DIVIDEND OF € 0.4861,2 FOR FY20

NEW STRATEGIC PLAN TO BE ANNOUNCED ON 19 MARCH

  1. Key dates related to the balance of the 2020 dividend: ex date: June, 21; record date: June, 22; payment date: June, 23 2. Subject to AGM approval

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

BUSINESS REVIEW

APPENDIX

POSTE ITALIANE TOP RANKING WITHIN MAJOR SUSTAINABILITY INDICES

POSTE GROUP: Q4-20 & FY20 ADJUSTMENTS

EXPLANATORY NOTES TO ADJUSTED FIGURES

Q4-19 Q4-20 € m % FY19 FY20 € m %
REPORTED REVENUES 2,924 2,964 40 +1% 10,960 10,526 (434) (4%)
NET CAPITAL GAINS ON INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO 84 131 339 365
VISA - FAIR VALUE VALUATION/ FAIR VALUE HEDGE 2 (0) 10 (3)
VISA - CAPITAL GAIN ON SHARE DISPOSAL 0 0 1 0
ADJUSTED REVENUES 2,839 2,834 (5) (0%) 10,609 10,164 (445) (4%)
REPORTED COSTS 2,690 2,685 (6) (0%) 9,186 9,002 (184) (2%)
EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES 328 423 342 434
REAL ESTATE FUNDS PROVISIONS 0 (18) 0 (32)
ADJUSTED COSTS 2,362 2,280 (82) (3%) 8,844 8,600 (244) (3%)
REPORTED EBIT 234 280 46 +20% 1,774 1,524 (250) (14%)
ADJUSTED EBIT 477 554 77 +16% 1,765 1,564 (201) (11%)
IMPAIRMENTS (42) 0 (42) 19
TAX ONE-OFF BENEFIT 0 (96) 0 (96)
REPORTED NET PROFIT 259 308 49 +19% 1,342 1,206 (136) (10%)
ADJUSTED NET PROFIT 380 408 28 +7% 1,281 1,158 (122) (10%)

STRONG CASH GENERATION, AMPLE LIQUIDITY RESOURCES AND BALANCED DEBT PROFILE

  1. As of Dec-20

  2. Debt capacity consistent with current rating (based on the Moody's credit opinion as of October 2020 and available for future potential financing operations)

MAIL, PARCEL & DISTRIBUTION NET CASH POSITION

€ m unless otherwise stated

NET CASH POSITION (+ CASH – DEBT)

Q4-20 GROUP COSTS EFFECTIVE COST MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES MITIGATING REVENUE HEADWINDS

  1. Excluding other Non-HR operating costs amounting to 64m in Q4-19 and (9)m in Q4-20

  2. Due to the reassessment of residual life and residual value of real assets, partly offset by increased capex in the last years

CARD STOCK1

TOTAL CARD TRANSACTIONS (# BN)2

MOBILE & LAND LINE, STOCK (# M) POSTE ITALIANE DIGITAL E-WALLET (# M)3

PAYMENTS AND MOBILE: POSTEPAY TRANSACTION VALUE

POSTEPAY DAILY AVERAGE TRANSACTION VALUE (BASE 100)

Δ Y/Y

KEY METRICS CONSTANTLY IMPROVING

CUMULATED APP DOWNLOADS1

REGISTERED ONLINE USERS (# M)

ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION2 STOCK (# M)

(# M) DAILY ONLINE USERS (# M)

CONSUMER FIN. TRANSACTIONS (# M)

PRIVATE DIGITAL IDs (# M)

FINANCIAL SERVICES: Q4-20 & FY20 ADJUSTMENTS EXPLANATORY NOTES TO ADJUSTED FIGURES

Q4-19 Q4-20 € m % FY19 FY20 € m %
SEGMENT REPORTED REVENUES 1,351 1,349 (2) (0%) 5,135 4,945 (190) (4%)
NET CAPITAL GAINS ON INV. PORTFOLIO 84 131 339 365
VISA - FAIR VALUE VALUATION/ FAIR VALUE HEDGE 2 0 10 (3)
VISA - CAPITAL GAIN ON SHARES DISPOSAL 0 0 1 0
SEGMENT ADJUSTED REVENUES 1,265 1,218 (47) (4%) 4,784 4,583 (201) (4%)
INTERSEGMENT REVENUES 171 186 15 +9% 691 665 (25) (4%)
ADJUSTED TOTAL REVENUES 1,436 1,404 (33) (2%) 5,475 5,248 (226) (4%)
REPORTED COSTS 1,274 1,248 (26) (2%) 4,951 4,745 (207) (4%)
EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVES 0 0 2 1
CAPITAL GAINS COMMISSIONING 65 104 265 289
REAL ESTATE FUNDS PROVISIONS 0 (18) 0 (32)
ADJUSTED COSTS 1,209 1,162 (47) (4%) 4,685 4,487 (198) (4%)
REPORTED EBIT 248 287 39 +16% 874 866 (9) (1%)
ADJUSTED EBIT 228 242 14 +6% 790 761 (29) (4%)
IMPAIRMENTS 0 0 0 19
TAX ONE OFF BENEFIT 0 (23) 0 (23)
REPORTED NET PROFIT 200 240 40 +20% 640 647 7 +1%
ADJUSTED NET PROFIT 186 186 (0) (0%) 577 569 (8) (1%)

BANCOPOSTA ASSETS AND LIABILITIES STRUCTURE

PRUDENT ALM STRATEGY TO MATCH ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

€ bn unless otherwise stated

AVERAGE CURRENT ACCOUNT DEPOSITS AVERAGE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

Deposit @ MEF3

  1. Entirely invested in floating rate deposits c/o MEF 2. Includes business current accounts, PostePay business and other customers debt 3. Including liquidity Buffer and excluding Poste Italiane liquidity 4. Average yield calculated as interest income on average current account deposits

BANCOPOSTA ASSETS AND LIABILITIES STRUCTURE

NET UNREALIZED GAINS AT € 4.7BN

€ m unless otherwise stated

SWAP 30Y

0.63 0.04 (0.01) (0.03) (0.02)

POSTAL SAVINGS STRONG IMPROVEMENT OF NET INFLOWS, ALSO SUPPORTED BY PREFERENCE FOR LIQUIDITY PRODUCTS

AVERAGE POSTAL SAVINGS1 POSTAL SAVINGS NET INFLOWS

€ m unless otherwise stated

ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRESSING

POSITIVE NET INFLOWS IN A VOLATILE MARKET ENVIRONMENT

€ m unless otherwise stated

AVERAGE ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT EVOLUTION – EoP

ASSET MANAGEMENT NET INFLOWS INCREASING IN Q4-20

POSITIVE NET INFLOWS THANKS TO MULTICLASS CLASS III COMPONENT OF INSURANCE PRODUCTS

€ m unless otherwise stated

AN ASSET GATHERER WITH A CAPITAL LIGHT BALANCE SHEET

INSURANCE SERVICES SOLVENCY II EVOLUTION

SOLVENCY II CAPITAL AND SOLVENCY II CAPITAL REQUIREMENT EVOLUTION (€ M)

CHANGE VS. SEPTEMBER 2020 (€ M)

INSURANCE SERVICES: SOLVENCY II RATIO COMPOSITION

CORE SOLVENCY II RATIO UP TO 166%

INSURANCE SERVICES CONTINUED DIVERSIFICATION TOWARDS MORE CAPITAL EFFICIENT PRODUCTS

€ m unless otherwise stated

Multiclass

GROUP NET TECHNICAL PROVISIONS1 LIFE NET TECHNICAL PROVISIONS EVOLUTION3

INSURANCE SERVICES

GROSS WRITTEN PREMIUM MIX IN Q4-20

INSURANCE SERVICES POSITIVE NET INFLOWS THANKS TO MULTICLASS INSURANCE PRODUCTS

€ m unless otherwise stated

INSURANCE SERVICES

LOW RISK INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

11% 7% 82% Global govies Italian Govies Corporate bonds High yield Emerging markets Equity Private markets FY19 H1-20 9M-20 FY20 Var. YoY Minimum guaranteed return (Class I) (%) 0.67 0.61 0.60 0.57 (10)bps Segregated fund return (%) 2.38 2.19 2.22 2.16 (22)bps Inflation linked Fixed income Floating DURATION 8.8 YEARS DURATION 0.3 DURATION 3.4 YEARS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN FIXED INCOME BREAKDOWN BY RATE TYPE DURATION: 7.7 YEARS 59% 59% 9% 7% 18% 19% 4% 5% 4% 5% 2% 2% 3% 4% FY19 FY20

YEARS

OPERATIONAL KPI's Q4-19 Q4-20 Δ% YoY FY19 FY20 Δ% YoY
Mail Volumes (#m)
Parcels delivered by mailmen (#m)
MAIL PARCEL &
Parcel volumes (#m)
DISTRIBUTION
B2C Revenues (€m)
695
14
44
125
603
21
70
205
(13%)
+49%
+59%
+63%
2,735
52
148
383
2,280
74
210
603
(17%)
+44%
+42%
+57%
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)
Poste Italiane Digital e-Wallets (#m)
21.5
7.2
1.4
249.9
4.4
5.4
21.7
7.7
1.6
397.0
4.6
7.4
+1%
+7%
+9%
+59%
+5%
+36%
Total Financial Assets - TFAs (€/bn)
FINANCIAL
Unrealized gains (€m)
SERVICES
536
1,115
569
4,653
+6%
+317%
Gross Written Premiums (€m)
GWP – Life (€m)
INSURANCE
SERVICES
GWP – Private Pension Plan (€m)
GWP – P&C (€m)
4,064
3,659
351
54
4,475
4,044
378
53
+10%
+11%
+8%
(3%)
17,972
16,643
1,088
240
16,898
15,566
1,095
237
(6%)
(6%)
+1%
(1%)

INTERSEGMENT COSTS AS OF Q4-20

INTERSEGMENT COST FLOWS INDICATIVE MAIN
MAIN RATIONALE
REMUNERATION SCHEME
€ m Δ
Y/Y

Payments and Mobile remunerates:
a)
Mail, Parcel and Distribution for providing IT,
a)
Number of payment transactions
a) 52 +10%
Mail, Parcel
& Distribution
delivery volume and other corporates services1
;
flat fee (depending on the product)
b)
Financial Services for promoting and selling card
b)
Fixed % of revenues
payments and other payments (e.g. tax payments)
throughout the network;
b) 56
Total: 108
-

Insurance Services remunerates:
Payments &
a)
d)
Mobile
c)
Financial Services for promoting and selling
insurance products2
and for investment management
c)
Fixed % of upfront fees
c) 130 +15%
g)
e)
Insurance
h)
Services
services3
;
d)
Depending on service/product
d)
Mail, Parcel and Distribution
for providing corporate
d) 14 n.m.
services1
;
Total: 143
f)
c)
b)

Financial Services remunerates:
e)
Mail, Parcel and Distribution
for promoting and
e)
Fixed % (depending on the
selling Financial, Insurance and PMD products
e) 1,186 +2%
throughout the network and for proving corporate
product) of revenues
services4
;
f)
Depending on service/product
f)
Payments & Mobile for providing certain payment
f) 71 (14%).
Financial services5 Total: 1,251
Services
Mail, Parcel
and Distribution remunerates:
g)
Payments & Mobile for acquiring services and
g)
Annual
fee
postman electronic devices
g) 9 (7%)
h)
Financial Services
as
distribution
fees
related
to
h)
Flat
fee
for each
«Bollettino»
"Bollettino DTT"
h) 10 +11%
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 Total: 19 49

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 Q4-19 Q4-20 Var. Var. % FY19 FY20 Var. Var. %
Total revenues 2,924 2,964 40 +1% 10,960 10,526 (434) (4%)
of which:
Mail, Parcel and Distribution 937 950 13 +1% 3,492 3,201 (292) (8%)
Payments and Mobile 187 215 28 +15% 664 737 74 +11%
Financial Services 1,351 1,349 (2) (0%) 5,135 4,945 (190) (4%)
Insurance Services 450 451 1 +0% 1,669 1,643 (26) (2%)
Total costs 2,690 2,685 (6) (0%) 9,186 9,002 (184) (2%)
of which:
Total personnel expenses 1,776 1,760 (15) (1%) 5,896 5,638 (258) (4%)
of which personnel expenses 1,452 1,341 (111) (8%) 5,561 5,204 (356) (6%)
of which early retirement incentives 328 423 94 +29% 342 434 93 +27%
of which legal disputes with employees 5 3 (2) (32%) 6 1 (5) n.m.
Other operating costs 715 741 26 +4% 2,515 2,664 149 +6%
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 200 183 (17) (8%) 774 700 (75) (10%)
EBIT 234 280 46 +20% 1,774 1,524 (250) (14%)
EBIT Margin +8% +9% +16% +14%
Finance income/(costs) and profit/(loss) on investments accounted for using the
equity method
76 25 (51) (67%) 99 52 (46) (47%)
Profit before tax 310 305 (5) (2%) 1,873 1,576 (296) (16%)
Income tax expense 51 (3) (54) (106%) 530 370 (160) (30%)
Profit for the period 259 308 49 +19% 1,342 1,206 (136) (10%)
E-MARKET
SDIR
CERTIFIED
€m Q4-19 Q4-20 Var. Var. % FY19 FY20 Var. Var. %
Segment revenues 937 950 13 +1% 3,492 3,201 (292) (8%)
Intersegment revenue 1,219 1,253 34 +3% 4,723 4,633 (90) (2%)
Total revenues 2,156 2,203 47 +2% 8,215 7,833 (382) (5%)
Personnel expenses 1,746 1,736 (11) (1%) 5,782 5,539 (242) (4%)
of which personnel expenses 1,418 1,313 (105) (7%) 5,442 5,107 (335) (6%)
of which early retirement incentives 328 422 95 +29% 340 432 92 +27%
Other operating costs 557 615 58 +10% 1,985 2,143 158 +8%
Intersegment costs 18 19 1 +6% 72 73 1 +2%
Total costs 2,321 2,370 49 +2% 7,838 7,755 (83) (1%)
EBITDA (165) (167) (2) (1%) 377 78 (299) (79%)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 186 178 (8) (5%) 724 667 (58) (8%)
EBIT (351) (344) 7 +2% (347) (588) (241) (69%)
EBIT MARGIN (16%) (16%) (4%) (8%)
Finance income/(costs) (43) 6 49 n.m. (36) 12 48 n.m.
Profit/(Loss) before tax (394) (338) 55 +14% (384) (577) (193) (50%)
Income tax expense (98) (96) 2 +2% (77) (158) (80) n.m.
Profit for the period (296) (242) 54 +18% (306) (419) (113) (37%)
€m Q4-19 Q4-20 Var. Var. % FY19 FY20 Var. Var. %
Segment revenue 187 215 28 +15% 664 737 74 +11%
Intersegment revenue 94 81 (13) (14%) 375 341 (34) (9%)
Total revenues 280 296 16 +6% 1,039 1,079 40 +4%
Personnel expenses 8 6 (1) (19%) 31 25 (6) (19%)
of which personnel expenses 7 6 (1) (17%) 31 25 (6) (19%)
of which early retirement incentives 0 0 (0) n.m. 0 0 (0) n.m.
Other operating costs 101 115 14 +14% 322 384 62 +19%
Intersegment costs 103 108 4 +4% 418 385 (32) (8%)
Total costs 212 229 17 +8% 771 795 24 +3%
EBITDA 68 67 (1) (2%) 268 284 16 +6%
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 7 4 (3) (42%) 27 25 (2) (6%)
EBIT 61 63 2 +3% 241 259 18 +7%
EBIT MARGIN 22% 21% 23% 24%
Finance income/(costs) 93 2 (91) n.m. 99 8 (91) n.m.
Profit/(Loss) before tax 155 66 (89) (58%) 340 267 (74) (22%)
Income tax expense 17 17 (0) (0%) 68 73 4 +6%
Profit for the period 138 49 (89) (65%) 272 194 (78) (29%)
€m Q4-19 Q4-20 Var. Var. % FY19 FY20 Var. Var. %
Segment revenue 1,351 1,349 (2) (0%) 5,135 4,945 (190) (4%)
Intersegment revenue 171 186 15 +9% 691 665 (25) (4%)
Total revenues 1,522 1,535 13 +1% 5,826 5,610 (215) (4%)
Personnel expenses 11 11 (0) (3%) 43 40 (3) (7%)
of which personnel expenses 11 10 (0) (3%) 42 39 (3) (7%)
of which early retirement incentives 0 0 (0) (3%) 2 1 (0) (27%)
Other operating costs 18 (13) (32) (172%) 107 46 (61) (57%)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 0 0 0 +21% 0 0 0 +4%
Intersegment costs 1,245 1,251 6 +0% 4,801 4,658 (142) (3%)
Total costs 1,274 1,248 (26) (2%) 4,951 4,745 (207) (4%)
EBIT 248 287 39 +16% 874 866 (9) (1%)
EBIT MARGIN 16% 19% 15% 15%
Finance income/(costs) 11 3 (8) n.m. 6 (9) (15) n.m.
Profit/(Loss) before tax 258 289 31 +12% 881 857 (24) (3%)
Income tax expense 58 49 (9) (15%) 240 210 (30) (13%)
Profit for the period 200 240 40 +20% 640 647 7 +1%
€m Q4-19 Q4-20 Var. Var. % FY19 FY20 Var. Var. %
Segment revenue 450 451 1 +0% 1,669 1,643 (26) (2%)
Intersegment revenue 0 1 1 +299% 1 1 1 +119%
Total revenues 450 452 1 +0% 1,670 1,644 (25) (2%)
Personnel expenses 11 8 (3) (28%) 40 33 (7) (17%)
of which personnel expenses 11 8 (3) (28%) 40 32 (8) (19%)
of which early retirement incentives 0 0 0 n.m. 0 1 1 n.m.
Other operating costs 39 25 (14) (36%) 102 92 (10) (10%)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 6 1 (5) (81%) 24 8 (15) (66%)
Intersegment costs 118 143 26 +22% 499 523 25 +5%
Total costs 174 177 3 +2% 664 656 (8) (1%)
EBIT 276 274 (2) (1%) 1,006 988 (18) (2%)
EBIT MARGIN 61% 61% 60% 60%
Finance income/(costs) 15 14 (1) (5%) 30 41 12 +39%
Profit/(Loss) before tax 291 289 (2) (1%) 1,035 1,029 (6) (1%)
Income tax expense 73 27 (46) (63%) 298 245 (54) (18%)
Profit for the period 218 262 44 +20% 737 784 47 +6%

DISCLAIMER

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.

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.

Pursuant to art. 154- BIS, par.2,of the Consolidated Financial Bill of February 24, 1998, the executive (Dirigente Preposto) in charge of preparing the corporate accounting documents at Poste Italiane, Alessandro Del Gobbo, declares that the accounting information contained herein corresponds to document results and accounting books and records.

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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