The board of Banco Popolare, led by Pierfrancesco Saviotti, has approved the proposed capital increase of 1 billion euros in view of the merger with Bpm, as requested by the ECB to strengthen the bank's capital base. With the capital increase, convertible and convertible bonds will be issued.
The securities will be offered both to entitled shareholders and to institutional investors.
The recapitalization proposal will be submitted to the vote of the shareholders' meeting on May 7th.