Declaration of the Chief Executive Officer and the Manager Responsible for Preparing the Company's Financial Reports

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CERTIFICATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO ART. 81-TER OF CONSOB REGULATION NO. 11971 OF 14 MAY 1999 AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS

1. The undersigned, Giuseppe Castagna, as Chief Executive Officer of Banco BPM S.p.A. and Gianpietro Val, as Manager responsible for preparing the Company's financial reports of Banco BPM S.p.A., hereby certify, also in consideration of the provisions of Art. 154-bis, paragraphs 3 and 4, of Italian Legislative Decree no. 58 dated 24 February 1998:

  • the adequacy in relation to the characteristics of the company and
  • the effective application

of the administrative and accounting procedures for the formation of the consolidated financial statements of Banco BPM S.p.A. in 2021.

  1. The assessment of the adequacy and the verification of the effective application of the administrative and accounting procedures for the formation of the consolidated financial statements of Banco BPM S.p.A. as at 31 December 2021 were based on an internal model set in place by Banco BPM S.p.A., developed on the basis of the "Internal Control - Integrated Framework (COSO)" and, for the IT component, the "Control Objectives for IT and related Technology (COBIT)", which represent the standards for the internal audit system generally accepted at international level.
  2. We also hereby certify that:
    1. the consolidated financial statements of Banco BPM S.p.A. as at 31 December 2021:
      1. were drawn up in compliance with the applicable international accounting standards recognised in the European Community as per EC Regulation no. 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and Council, dated 19 July 2002;
      2. comply with the results of the accounting records and journal entries;
      3. are suitable for providing a true and fair view of the balance sheet, income statement and financial situation of the issuer and of all the companies included within the scope of consolidation.
    2. the report on operations includes a reliable analysis of operating performance and results, as well as the situation of the issuer, Banco BPM S.p.A., and of all of the companies included within the scope of consolidation, together with a description of the main risks and uncertainties to which the same are exposed.

Milan, 1 March 2022

Signed by

Signed by

Giuseppe Castagna

Gianpietro Val

Chief Executive Officer

Manager responsible for preparing the

Company's financial reports

Independent Auditors' Report on the consolidated financial statements

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