Banco Popolare announces that the banks have been selected to act as Joint Bookrunner, Co-Bookrunner and Co-Lead Manager within the guarantee syndicate for the capital increase under option up to a maximum of Euro 1,5 billion, which will be submitted to the approval of the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting convened for 28 February and 1 March 2014, respectively on first and second call.
Within the underwriting syndicate, Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA and UBS Investment Bank will act as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners, Banca IMI, BofA Merrill Lynch, BNP PARIBAS, Nomura, UniCredit Corporate & Invesment Banking as Joint Bookrunners, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Banco Santander SA, Commerzbank Aktiengesellshaft, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, HSBC Bank, ING Bank NV, Natixis, Société Générale and VTB Capital plc as Co-Bookrunners and ABN AMRO Bank NV, Banca Akros SpA, Equita SIM, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Limited and RBC Europe Limited as Co-Lead Managers.
The Joint Bookrunnes, the Co-Bookrunners and the Co-Lead Managers have signed a pre-underwriting agreement (in line with what has already been signed by Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA and UBS Investment Bank), pursuant to which they have undertaken to guarantee – at the usual terms and conditions for this type of transaction – the subscription of the share capital increase for any part that remained unopted at the end of the offer, up to a maximum amount of Euro 1,5 billion.
