IO SOCIETÀ PER AZIONI

Notice pursuant to Article 102, paragraph 1, of Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998, as subsequently amended and integrated, and Article 37 of the regulation adopted by CONSOB with resolution no. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as subsequently amended and integrated, concerning the voluntary public exchange offer promoted by Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. on the ordinary shares of MEDIOBANCA - Banca di Credito Finanziario Società per Azioni.

Siena, 24 January 2025 - Pursuant to article 102, paragraph 1, of Legislative Decree 24 February 1998, n. 58, as subsequently amended and integrated (the "TUF"), and article 37 of the regulation adopted by CONSOB with resolution n. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as subsequently amended and integrated (the "Issuers' Regulation"), Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. ("MPS" or the "Offeror"), by this notice (the "Notice") announces that on 23 January 2025 it has taken the decision to launch a voluntary public exchange offer pursuant to Articles 102 and 106, paragraph 4, of the TUF (the "Offer"), concerning all of the ordinary shares of MEDIOBANCA - Banca di Credito Finanziario Società per Azioni (the "Issuer" or "Mediobanca") admitted to trading on Euronext Milan, a regulated market organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. ("Borsa Italiana")