Unipol — AGM Information 2018

Apr 24, 2018

Informazione Regolamentata n. 0265-22-2018		Data/Ora Ricezione 24 Aprile 2018 17:35:16	MTA
Societa'	:	UNIPOL
Identificativo Informazione Regolamentata	:	102679
Nome utilizzatore	:	UNIPOLN08 - Giay
Tipologia	:	1.1
Data/Ora Ricezione	:	24 Aprile 2018 17:35:16
Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione presunta	:	24 Aprile 2018 17:35:17
Oggetto	:	shareholders' meeting	Press Release Unipol Gruppo: Ordinary
Testo del comunicato

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ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING

Bologna, 24 April 2018

The Shareholders' Meeting of Unipol Gruppo S.p.A. met today and approved the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on 31 December 2017 and related profit distribution proposals. The market has already been informed of the content of the financial statements.

The Shareholders' Meeting decided to pay a total of about €128.6m in dividends (a pay-out of 60%), corresponding to €0.18 per each eligible ordinary share.

The dividend will be payable from 23 May 2018, with the ex-dividend date from 21 May 2018, and record date of 22 May 2018.

The Shareholders' Meeting also:

• appointed, in accordance with article 2386 of the Civil Code, Mr Massimo Desiderio as a member of the Board of Directors. His term of office will end at the same time as the other Directors currently in office, at the Shareholders' Meeting to approve the 2018 financial statements;
• approved the remuneration Report, drawn up in accordance with article 123-ter of the Consolidated Law on Finance;
• authorised, for 18 months, subject to revoking the previous authorisation, the purchase and sale of treasury shares, in accordance with articles 2357 and 2357-ter of the Civil Code, and in compliance with the maximum spending limit of €200m as illustrated in the Directors' Report drawn up for the Shareholders' Meeting.

Unipol Gruppo S.p.A.

Unipol is one of the main insurance groups in Europe with total premiums of approximately €12.3bn, of which €7.9bn in Non-Life and €4.4bn in Life (2017 figures). Unipol adopts an integrated offer strategy and covers the entire range of insurance and financial products, operating primarily through the subsidiary UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A., founded at the start of 2014 and a leader in Italy in the Non-Life Business, particularly MV TPL. The Group is also active in direct MV insurance (Linear Assicurazioni), transport and aviation insurance (Siat), health insurance (UniSalute) and supplementary pensions, and maintains a presence in the bancassurance channel. Lastly, it also operates in the banking realm through the network of Unipol Banca branches, and manages significant diversified assets in the real estate, hotel and agricultural (Tenute del Cerro) sectors. Unipol Gruppo S.p.A. is listed on the Italian Stock Exchange.