Equita S p A : tops Institutional Investor's rankings as leading independent broker in Italy

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EQUITA TOPS INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR'S RANKINGS AS LEADING INDEPENDENT BROKER IN ITALY

INVESTORS CONFIRM THEIR PREFERENCE FOR EQUITA AND ITS RESEARCH ON MID & SMALL CAPS

• RESEARCH ANALYSTS RANKED FIRST IN THE "ITALY RESEARCH: SMALL & MID-CAPSTOCKS" RANKING. THE TEAM RANKED SECOND IN THE "OVERALL ITALY RESEARCH" RANKING, FIRST AMONG ITALIAN INDEPENDENT BROKERS
• SALES & TRADING TEAM RANKED SECOND IN THE "OVERALL ITALY: ALL-EUROPEGENERALIST SALES TEAM" RANKING, FIRST AMONG ITALIAN INDEPENDENT BROKERS
• EQUITA RANKED SECOND IN THE "OVERALL BROKER - ITALY (WEIGHTED BY COMMISSIONS)" AGGREGATE RANKING, FIRST IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF VOTES CAST BY INVESTORS

Milan, 8 September 2021

Equita, the leading independent investment bank in Italy, once again topped the well-renowned rankings published by Institutional Investor, confirming the Group's leadership in research, sales and trading and corporate access.

The Equita Research Team, led by Luigi de Bellis and Domenico Ghilotti, ranked first in the "Italy Research: Small and Mid- Cap Stocks" category, confirming its pivotal role for Italian and international investors when investment decisions on small and mid-cap listed companies are needed. The team also came in second in the "Overall Italy Research" ranking - first among Italian independent brokers. 93% of the total votes received by Equita (94 out of 107) were in the higher part of the valuation range (score of 4 or 5 out of a maximum of 5) and 75% of votes (76 out of 107) were excellent (score of 5 out of 5).

The Sales & Trading team, led by the Head of Sales & Trading Fabio Arcari and the Co-Heads of Global Markets Vincenzo Abbagnano and Cristiano Rho, ranked second in the "Overall Italy: All-EuropeGeneralist Sales Team" category and first among Italian independent brokers.

The team also ranked second in the "Overall Italy: Corporate & Expert Meetings" category for its corporate access activities, first among Italian independent brokers, through which it arranges meetings, sector conferences and videoconferences, promoting dialogue opportunities between investors and listed companies.

In general, as a confirmation of the overall strong positioning of the Group in the Italian market, Equita ranked second in the "Overall Broker - Italy (weighted by commissions)" aggregated ranking, first in terms of number of votes cast by investors, with more than 90% of total votes received by Equita (288 out of 318) in the higher part of the valuation range (score of 4 or 5 out of a maximum of 5) and 74% of votes (234 out of 318) in the excellent scoreband (score of 5 out of 5).

This important achievement has been made possible thanks to the continuous collaboration between the research team and the trading floor - areas that have continued to invest in people and service to clients, and that as of today counts more than 50 professionals in total - and confirms the strategic role of research; the latter remains central for all business divisions and a key distinguishing factor in the Italian market when comparing Equita to international peers, as well as an important activity to highlight the investment opportunities in Italy to the international financial community.

EQUITA GROUP S.P.A.| VIA TURATI, 9 - 20121 MILAN | TEL. [phone] | [e-mail] | WWW.EQUITA.EU

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Equita, the leading Italian independent investment bank, has been offering its expertise and insight on financial markets to professional investors, corporates and institutions for more than 45 years. The holding Equita Group, listed on the "STAR" segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, counts its managers and professionals among shareholders (with approximately 54% of the share capital) and this ensures a strong alignment of interests with investors. With its global markets activities, today Equita is the leading independent broker in Italy that offers to its institutional clients brokerage services on equities, fixed income, derivatives and ETFs. Moreover, thanks to the continuous engagement of the award winning research team - acknowledged for its top quality research - the trading floor supports investors' decisions with valuable analyses and investment ideas on Italian and European financial markets. Equita also leverages on a unique investment banking platform that combines independent strategic advice with unparalleled access to capital markets. The wide offering proposed includes advisory services in M&A, other extraordinary financial transactions, along with equity and fixed income capital raising solutions. Our aim is to best serve all clients, from large industrial groups to small and medium enterprises, from financial institutions to the public sector. Lastly, Equita Capital SGR offers to institutional investors and banking groups its asset management competences and its deep understanding of financial markets, especially in mid and small caps. The strong focus on alternative assets like private debt and the asset management strategies based on distinctive areas of expertise of the Group make Equita Capital SGR the best partner for both investors looking for interesting returns and banking groups that would like to co-develop new products for their retail networks.

EQUITA GROUP S.P.A.| VIA TURATI, 9 - 20121 MILAN | TEL. [phone] | [e-mail] | WWW.EQUITA.EU

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