Banca Finnat Euramerica : The ordinary General Meeting of Banca Finnat Euramerica S.p.A. resolved to approve the financial statements at 31 December 2015

Rome, 29 April 2016 - The Ordinary General Meeting of Banca Finnat Euramerica S

PRESS RELEASE

THE GENERAL MEETING OF BANCA FINNAT HAS APPROVED THE:

• FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2015, WHICH RECORD A NET CONSOLIDATED PROFIT OF € 8.3 MILLION (+95%)
• DISTRIBUTION OF A € 0.010 DIVIDEND PER SHARE, EQUAL TO 5% OF THE NOMINAL VALUE OF THE SHARES
• APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PURSUANT TO ART. 2386 OF THE ITALIAN CIVIL CODE
• REMUNERATION POLICIES
• RENEWAL OF THE AUTHORISATION TO PURCHASE OR SELL OWN SHARES Rome, 29 April 2016 - The Ordinary General Meeting of Banca Finnat Euramerica S.p.A., meeting today, resolved to approve the financial statements as of 31 December 2015. The General Meeting also examined the Consolidated Financial Statements at 31 December 2015, which highlight:

  • An increase in Net Commissions by 72,1%, to € 44.4 million from € 25.8 million.

  • A 35% growth in Earnings Margin, to € 61.4 million from € 45.3 million.

  • A 95% increase of the Net Consolidated Group Profit, from € 4.25 million to €

8.3 million.

DIVIDENDS

The General Meeting, acting on a proposal by the Board of Directors, also resolved to distribute to the Shareholders a gross dividend of € 0.010 per outstanding share, unchanged compared to last year, at the detachment date of coupon 32 on 16 May 2016 (due for payment on 18 May 2016), excluding the own shares held in the portfolio on the same date. On 27 April 2016, Banca Finnat held n° 29.492.710 own shares, corresponding to 8,13% of the capital.

APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The General Meeting also confirmed Ms. Flavia Mazzarella to the position of non- executive independent Director, who had already been co-opted to the Board at the meeting held on 10 February 2016. Ms. Mazzarella's term of office will expire, together with the term of office of the other incumbent Directors, at the date of the General Meeting called to approve the 2017 financial statements of Banca Finnat.

REMUNERATION POLICIES

The General Meeting then approved the Bank's remuneration policies, pursuant to article 123-ter of Legislative Decree 58/98, detailed in the report by the Directors, which can be consulted at the Bank's website www.bancafinnat.it (Investor Relations/Agenda and Documents).

RENEWAL OF THE AUTHORISATION TO PURCHASE AND SELL OWN SHARES

Today's Ordinary General Meeting also resolved to revoke the previous resolution - expiring on 29 April 2016 - and to grant to the Board of Directors a new authorisation, valid 12 months, to dispose of, for market making purposes, purchase and sell its own shares, up to a revolving limit of 5,000,000 additional ordinary shares of the company, compared to those already held and, in any case, for an additional maximum value of no more than € 2,177,280 and for a unit price - per transaction - of no more and no less than 8% of the reference price at the previous Stock Exchange session, subject to authorisation by the Bank of Italy.

Purchases shall be made according to art. 144-bis, para. 1, letter (b), of Consob Regulation No. 11971 of 1999, as amended. The shares purchased under the authorisation granted by the General Meeting may be disposed of even before the exhaustion of the purchase quantity set out in the authorisation, in one or more transactions, with no time limits, by trading in the stock market or any other form of disposal permitted by the applicable regulations.

Following the purchases made during the authorisation terms, as determined from time to time by the General Meeting, at 27 April 2016 Banca Finnat Euramerica S.p.A. holds a total of 29.492.710 own shares, corresponding to a value of € 14.392.190.

The manager in charge of preparing the corporate reports and accounting documents (Paolo Collettini) hereby declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of article 154bis of the Consolidated Law on Financial Intermediaries, that the disclosure provided in this press release is in keeping with the company's accounting records, books and entries. (PURSUANT TO ART. 66 OF CONSOB RESOLUTION 11971 OF 14 MAY 1999)

This press release shall be published in the Investor Relations - Press Releases - section of the website www.bancafinnat.it.

Contacts:

BANCA FINNAT EURAMERICA S.p.A. (www.bancafinnat.it)

IR Manager: Gian Franco Traverso Guicciardi - Tel. [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

SEC - Ufficio Stampa - Marco Fraquelli - Tel. [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]