Intesa Sanpaolo is ready to pay even more than the 2015 billion in dividends envisaged in the business plan for the 2 financial year. This is the personal position of the CEO, Carlo Messina, but for a definitive decision we have to wait for the formal resolution of the board which may arrive with the approval of the 2015 financial results.
“I am a CEO who loves to pay dividends to shareholders and for this reason I say that 2 billion, for me, is the minimum amount we will pay,” Messina said during the conference call with analysts. “We have a board that approves the budget and the payment of dividends, there is a formal process on the dividend policy – he explained – my personal opinion is that I'm ready to pay an extra dividend but we have to wait for the board's formal resolution. I can't say that I will pay an extra dividend because I have to wait for the balance sheet results but I can say that the results are excellent and we are in an excellent position to be in line with what the market expects – Messina concluded – but it is my opinion, not that of the bank which can only come from the board”.
