UniCredit diventa azionista diretto di Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş. e avvia un accelerated bookbuilding di una parte della partecipazione diretta in Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş.

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UniCredit annuncia l'avvio del collocamento di azioni ordinarie di Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş. ("YKB" o la "Società"), quotata alla Borsa di Istanbul, per un quantitativo pari a circa 12 per cento dell'attuale capitale sociale della Società (l' "Offerta"). L'offerta sarà realizzata attraverso una procedura di accelerated bookbuilding rivolta a determinate categorie di investitori istituzionali.

Il bookbuilding avrà inizio immediatamente. UniCredit si riserva il diritto di variare i termini e i tempi dell'Offerta in qualsiasi momento.

Citigroup Global Markets Limited, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley e UniCredit Corporate & Investment Banking sono stati nominati da UniCredit come Joint Bookrunners dell'Offerta.

UniCredit ha sottoscritto con i Joint Bookrunner un impegno a non disporre delle azioni rimanenti di YKB per un periodo di 180 giorni dalla data di regolamento dell'operazione, salve alcune eccezioni in linea con le prassi di mercato.

L'operazione si inserisce nell'ambito della strategia di UniCredit volta a semplificare le proprie partecipazioni e a ottimizzare l'allocazione del capitale.

L'offerta segue l'odierna conclusione dell'operazione di compravendita relativa alle azioni di YKB, annunciata il 30 novembre 2019, a seguito della quale UniCredit è diventata azionista diretta di YKB con una quota del 31,9 per cento.

UniCredit S.p.A.

Milano, 5 febbraio 2020

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In connection with any offering of the shares of Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş. (the "Shares"), the Joint Bookrunners and any of its affiliates acting as an investor for its own account may take up as a proprietary position any Shares and in that capacity, may retain, purchase or sell for their own account such Shares. In addition, the Joint Bookrunners or its affiliates may enter into financing arrangements and swaps with investors in connection with which the Joint Bookrunners (or its affiliates) may from time to time acquire, hold or dispose of Shares.

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