4% stake in Mps Bank is in the hands of Tesoro. This was communicated by Monte dei Paschi di Siena itself, specifying that yesterday 117.997.241 ordinary shares were issued (which correspond, in fact, to a 4% stake) in favor of the Ministry of the Economy.
The passage of Mps shares it took place following the capital increase and by way of payment of interest on the so-called Monti bonds as at 31 December 2014, equal to 243 million euro. The Treasury pledged not to sell its own altitude in Mps at least until the end of 2015.
The state is therefore the second shareholder of the institute, behind the Fintech fund of Mexican financier David Martinez Guzman (whose 4,5% will dilute to 4,3% post-increase). Around 3% are followed by the Brazilian fund Btg Pactual and the French insurance group Axa.
The current president of Mps, Alessandro Profumo, recently confirmed that his resignation "will arrive shortly": the date could be August 6, the day of the dissemination of the half-yearly accounts.
