POSTE ITALIANE: THE SLATES FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN FILED

Rome, 21 April 2020 - Poste Italiane S.p.A. ("Poste Italiane") informs that yesterday the shareholders mentioned below filed two slates of candidates for the office of Director of Poste Italiane, in view of the renewal of the Company's Board of Directors (whose term is expiring) put on the agenda at the Shareholders' Meeting convened on next 15 May 2020 in a single call:

  • Slate no. 1 file by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance ("MEF"), which owns approximately 29.26% of Poste Italiane's share capital(1), is composed of the following candidates:
    1. Maria Bianca Farina (*);
    2. Matteo Del Fante;
    3. Bernardo De Stasio (**);
    4. Daniela Favrin (***);
    5. Elisabetta Lunati (**);
    6. Davide Iacovoni.

With reference to the additional items on the agenda of the aforesaid Poste Italiane's Shareholders' Meeting relating to the renewal of the Board of Directors, the shareholder MEF has furthermore disclosed its intention to submit the proposal to appoint the candidate Maria Bianca Farina as Chairperson of the Board of Directors (item 6 of the agenda);

  • Slate no. 2 file by a group of 14 mutual funds and other institutional investors(2), which together own approximately 1.36% of Poste Italiane's share capital, is composed of the following candidates:
    1. Giovanni Azzone (**);
    2. Mimi Kung (**);
    3. Roberto Rossi (**).
  1. The MEF also owns, through the Cassa depositi e prestiti S.p.A., a further 35% stake, for a total of 64.26% of the share capital.
  2. Such investors are: Aberdeen Standard Investments, APG Asset Management N.V., ARCA Fondi SGR S.p.A., Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A., Eurizon Capital S.A., Fideuram Asset Managment Ireland, Fideuram Investimenti SGR S.p.A., Generali Investments Luxembourg S.A., Interfund SICAV, Legal & General

Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited, Mediolanum Gestione Fondi SGR S.p.A., Mediolanum International Funds Limited, Pramerica SICAV, and Pramerica SGR S.p.A..

  1. Candidate who declared to hold the independence requirements provided for by the law (articles 147-ter, paragraph 4, and 148, paragraph 3, of the Unified Financial Act).
  1. Candidate who declared to hold the independence requirements provided for by the law (articles 147-ter, paragraph 4, and 148, paragraph 3, of the Unified Financial Act) and article 3 of the Italian Corporate

Governance Code.

  1. Candidate who declared to hold the independence requirements provided for by the article 3 of the Italian Corporate Governance Code.

The slates for the renewal of the Board of Directors and the relevant accompanying documentation will be made publicly available by the deadline provided by the law at the Company's headquarters, on the Borsa Italiana S.p.A. website (www.borsaitaliana.it), as well as at the authorized storage mechanism "eMarket Storage" (www.emarketstorage.com) and on the Company's website (www.posteitaliane.it).

For more information:

Poste Italiane S.p.A Investor Relations

Tel. +39 0659584716

Mail: investor.relations@posteitaliane.it

Poste Italiane S.p.A. Media Relations

Tel. +39 0659582097

Mail: ufficiostampa@posteitaliane.it

www.posteitaliane.it

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