BPER Banca SpA (BIT:BPE) made a mandatory tender offer to acquire remaining 20.582% stake in Banca Carige S.p.A. - Cassa di Risparmio di Genova e Imperia (BIT : CRG) from Cassa Centrale Banca - Credito Cooperativo Italiano Società per Azioni and others for approximately €130 million on June 3, 2022. The offeror will pay €0.8 per share for 156.57 million shares, representing approximately 20.582% stake in Banca Carige. The offeror will pay €0.80 per share for 156.57 million shares, representing approximately 20.582% stake in Banca Carige. In additional, offeror will pay €25,000 for each saving share in Banca Carige. The considerations will be paid from offeror's own funds. The offer is not subject to any condition precedent, nor are they conditional on reaching a minimum subscription threshold. Offers is not subject to obtaining any approvals and the necessary regulatory and statutory authorizations related to the acquisition have been already obtained. The squeeze-out right will be exercised by the offeror as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the mandatory Offer or the procedure for fulfilling the purchase Obligation pursuant to Art.108, paragraph 2, of the TUF (as the case may be). As of July 7, 2022, Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (Consob) have approved the transaction. The deal is e planned for completion over the weekend of 26-27 November 2022.

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. (BIT:MB) acted as financial advisor and Chiomenti acted as legal advisor of BPER Banca.