BPER sells four bank branches to the BCC of Busto Garolfo and Buguggiate

BPER Banca S.p.A. has transferred to Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Busto Garolfo e Buguggiate Società Cooperativa four banking business units, corresponding to the branches of Cantello, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Luino, and Varese Biumo Inferiore. The operation was finalized by deed of the notary Marco Sormani, in Milan, signed on September 18, 2026, and made public via the notice published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, Part II, no. 114 of October 3, 2026, identified by the editorial code TX26AAB9201. The transfer is effective from 00:01 on September 21, 2026.

The notice is disseminated pursuant to and for the purposes of articles 2556 et seq. of the civil code and article 58 of Legislative Decree no. 385 of September 1, 1993 (Consolidated Law on Banking), together with the information provided for by articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR). The deed was registered at the Agenzia delle Entrate di Milano II on September 23, 2026, under no. 91734, Series 1T, and the communication of the completed transfer was entered into the Business Register of Modena on September 23, 2026, under protocol 76731.

The transferee is a cooperative society with its registered office at via Manzoni n. 50, 20038 Busto Garolfo (MI), tax code 00688150150, a member of the Iccrea Cooperative Banking Group and subject to the direction and coordination of ICCREA Banca S.p.A. The transferor BPER Banca S.p.A. is headquartered in Modena, via San Carlo nn. 8/20, and is registered in the R.E.A. under no. MO-222528.

The four branches involved

• Cantello, via Turconi n. 1 — Branch Code 68670, CAB 50060.
• Lavena Ponte Tresa, piazza Gramsci n. 8 — Branch Code 68663, CAB 50360.
• Luino, via XXV aprile n. 31 — Branch Code 60949, CAB 50400.
• Varese Biumo Inferiore, largo IV novembre n. 1 — Branch Code 68601, CAB 10812.

What is transferred to the new bank and what remains excluded

The transferred business units include cash and other valuables held at the branch tills, direct funding contracts (current accounts, savings deposits and related balances), indirect funding relationships, safe deposit boxes, credit contracts not subject to litigation and not relating to non-performing or private clients, ancillary guarantees, lease agreements, movable assets and ATM machines, databases, and relationships with the transferred employees.

However, relationships with Non-Performing Loans (NPL) Customers and Private Banking Customers remain excluded, except for those relating to safe deposit boxes, as well as credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards and POS, leasing and factoring contracts, asset management, pension funds and specifically excluded insurance products, as well as the corporate name, logo and intellectual property of BPER. Regarding the real estate owned by the transferor, the transfer does not include the Luino Branch Business Unit and the part of the Varese Biumo Inferiore Branch Business Unit not included in the real estate transfer.

Employees, personal data and public information

• Transferred Employees: subordinate employees in service at the branches on the effective date of the transfer, with the relative provisions for severance pay (TFR) and the sector solidarity fund.
• Data Controller: as of September 21, 2026, BCC Busto Garolfo e Buguggiate S.c. has become the controller of the personal data relating to the relationships included in the transferred business units, previously processed by BPER Banca S.p.A.
• Information: may be requested at the registered office in via Manzoni n. 50, Busto Garolfo (MI), or at the certified email address indicated in the notice; the information notices are published on the websites of the two banks.
• Signatory: the president Roberto Scazzosi on behalf of the Board of Directors of the transferee.

With the publication of the notice, the effects indicated by article 1264 of the civil code are produced for the transferred debtors. For the customers of the four branches, the banking reference therefore changes from September 21, 2026: accounts, mortgages and safe deposit boxes are transferred to BCC di Busto Garolfo e Buguggiate, while non-performing loans, private banking, cards and POS remain outside the perimeter. The operation redraws the presence in the territory between Varesotto and Luinese and also concerns the personnel in service at the involved branches.

Source: Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, Part II, no. 114 of October 3, 2026 — notice of transfer of banking business units, editorial code TX26AAB9201.