Mps, clarifications from the board of directors ahead of the shareholders' meeting

In Siena it is countdown time. Mps, in view of the shareholders' meeting on 15 April, the first that will see the application of the rules provided for by the capital ddl, provides some clarifications on the list for the board of directors and on the knot of the chairmanship. In particular, a note explains, with reference to the press release of last 24 March, 'that the order of the candidates contained therein constitutes a functional suggestion to orientate the individual vote of the persons included in the list of the outgoing Board of Directors (the "Board of Directors List")'. Therefore, the bank explained, "if the BoD List is not first, the candidates must be taken from the same list in their original order of presentation. for these purposes, that original order of presentation is the one approved on 4 March 2026 and made known, within the terms of the law, in a press release issued on the same date".

Moreover, "with reference to the list submitted by PLT Holding S.r.l. and PLT S.p.A., the same was not accompanied by a specific proposal, pursuant to Article 126-bis of the Consolidated Law on Finance, regarding the appointment of the candidate chairman contained therein. Therefore, without prejudice to the possibility, pursuant to the aforesaid article, for each shareholder to submit individual proposals directly to the shareholders' meeting with regard to the appointment of the chairman, the proposal already submitted on this point by the board of directors and any other proposals submitted at the shareholders' meeting shall be put to the vote. In their absence or in the event of their non-approval, the appointment of the chairman would be referred to the board of directors in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association in force'.