Feb 3 (Reuters) - Intesa Sanpaolo SpA CEO Carlo Messina says in a press conference:
* INTESA SANPAOLO CEO: BANK REQUESTED IMMEDIATE ECB VALIDATION OF REVISED INTERNAL RISK MODELS
* INTESA SANPAOLO CEO: OTHER BANKS THAT REVISED INTERNAL MODELS HAVE DECIDED TO WAIT FOR VALIDATION, MAY HAVE IMPACTS LATER ON
* INTESA SANPAOLO CEO: BANK'S PAYOUT RATIO CANNOT RISE FURTHER, IT IS ALREADY AMONG THE HIGHEST IN EUROPE
* INTESA SANPAOLO CEO: DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS CAPITAL VIA SHARE BUYBACK OR RESERVES DISTRIBUTION IS A THEME FOR END-2023
* INTESA SANPAOLO CEO: BANK BOUGHT 10 BILLION EUROS IN DIVERSIFIED GOVERNMENT BONDS THIS YEAR TO PARTLY OFFSET REDUCED RWA
* INTESA SANPAOLO CEO: DECISION ON EXCESS CAPITAL BETWEEN SHARE BUYBACK AND RESERVE DISTRIBUTION HINGES ON P/TB VALUE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Reporting by Milan newsroom, editing by Alvise Armellini)