MILAN (ITALPRESS) – The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of Intesa Sanpaolo approved, with 10.952.907.059 votes favourable, equal to 96.96025% on the ordinary shares represented, the proposal to the only point of the agenda, concerning the faculty of the board of directors, to be exercised by 10 September 2027, to increase the share capital, in one or more times, with the issue of a maximum number of 5 billion ordinary shares.
For the statutory changes approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting, the provisions of the Supervisory Authority have already been issued, which has also authorized the computability in the Common Equity Tier 1 of Intesa Sanpaolo of the shares that will be issued within the scope of the increase in capital at the service of the offer.
MESSINA “FORTE SOSTEGNO DAI SOCI, CON MPS PIÙ FORTI”
“I thank our shareholders for the strong support expressed today in favour of our proposal. The approval of the capital increase is a fundamental step to realize the operation announced last June against the Monte dei Paschi of Siena and build an even stronger Group, for the benefit of shareholders, customers, families, territories and Italy as a whole. Intesa Sanpaolo faces this operation from a strong position. We are among the most profitable banks in Europe and have demonstrated in time to achieve the announced goals, maintain a high wealth and distribute value to shareholders to a significant extent.” Thus the managing director of Intesa Sanpaolo, Carlo Messina, downstream of the extraordinary assembly of the bank that approved the increase of capital at the service of the opas on the Monte dei Paschi of Siena.
“The integration with Monte dei Paschi di Siena – adds – represents for us the accelerator of a growth strategy that is already producing important results. The Group we intend to build will be among the main protagonists of the European banking scene. The relevance of the operation goes well beyond the financial dimension. One of the fundamental tasks of a bank is to protect and value savings, putting it at the service of growth. The solidity of Intesa Sanpaolo and our ability to invest in innovation and technology allow us to do so with particular effectiveness, remaining close to the territories and communities in which we operate.”.
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