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Fitch upgrades UniCredit SpA’s deposit rating to A+ and takes positive rating actions on UniCredit Bank GmbH
PRESS RELEASE
12 May 2026
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Fitch Ratings has upgraded UniCredit SpA’s Long-Term Deposit Rating from ‘A’ to ‘A+’ to reflect the view of increased depositor protection on the back of the new bank rating criteria adopted. Deposits are now rated three notches above the Italian sovereign.
The Long-Term Issuer Default Rating has been affirmed at ‘A-’, while outlook remains Stable.
The rating agency has also taken positive rating actions on our German subsidiary, and it now fully recognizes the structural protection provided by internal MREL instruments from the parent company.
UniCredit Bank GmbH’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating has been upgraded from ‘A-’ to ‘A’, the Short-Term Issuer Default Rating has been upgraded from ‘F2’ to ‘F1’, while the Long-Term Deposit Rating has been upgraded from ‘A’ to ‘A+’.
For further details please refer to Fitch Ratings’ corresponding press release on the website of the rating agency: www.fitchratings.com
Milan, 12 May 2026
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Today, UniCredit S.p.A. (issuer rating A3/ A-/ A-) successfully issued a Tier 2 subordinated bond with a 10-year maturity, callable after 5 years, targeted at institutional investors. The amount issued is equal to EUR 1.25 billion.
This is the first Tier 2 issuance in 2026 paying a fixed coupon of 4.231% until May 2031 and with an issue price of 100%. If the issuer does not call the bonds after 5 years, the coupon for the subsequent period until maturity will be reset based on the applicable 5-year swap rate, plus the initial spread.
Given the strong market feedback and the sizeable order book, the guidance which was initially set at 160 bps area over mid-swap, was revised downwards and set at 130 bps.
The transaction had very strong demand from more than 150 institutional investors, with an orderbook of over EUR 2.9 billion. The final allocation has been mainly in favor of funds (79%), with the following geographical distribution: France (29%), UK (24%) and Germany/Austria (14%).
UniCredit Bank GmbH acted as sole Global Coordinator and as Joint Bookrunner together with Barclays, BBVA, JP Morgan, Mediobanca, SocGen and Toronto Dominion.
The bond, documented under the issuer's Euro Medium Term Notes Program, is part of the funding plan for 2026 and will be included in UniCredit's Tier 2 regulatory capital, contributing to the Total Capital Ratio.
Considering the subordinated status, the expected ratings are as follows: Baa3 (Moody’s) / BBB- (S&P) / BBB (Fitch).
Listing will be on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Milan, 12 May 2026
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UniCredit announces a tender offer for one series of Notes and the issue of new Euro-denominated Tier 2 Fixed Rate Subordinated Callable Notes
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12 May 2026
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UniCredit S.p.A. (“UCI” or the “Offeror”) announces:
1. a cash tender offer (the “Offer”) for any and all of its “Euro 1,250,000,000 Fixed Rate Resettable Tier 2 Subordinated Callable Notes due 15 January 2032” (ISIN: XS2101558307)” (the “Notes”); and
2. its intention to issue, subject to market conditions, a series of new euro-denominated Fixed Rate Resettable Tier 2 Subordinated Callable notes (the "New Notes") under its Euro Medium Term Note Programme, to institutional investors in Italy and abroad (excluding the United States of America, pursuant to Regulation S of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended), in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Application will be made for the New Notes to be admitted to trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s regulated market and to be listed on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
The Offer and the New Notes issuance are part of the Offeror’s proactive management of its financing structure.
Whether the Offeror will accept for purchase any Notes validly tendered in the Offer is conditional, without limitation, on the successful completion (in the sole determination of the Offeror) of the issuance of the New Notes (the "New Financing Condition"). The Offeror, in its sole discretion, may waive the New Financing Condition and may refuse to purchase the Notes under the Offer even if the New Financing Condition has been fulfilled.
Holders of the Notes are urged to carefully read the Tender Offer Memorandum for all details and information on the procedures for participating in the Offer, including any amendments or supplements thereto. The launch announcement in respect of the Offer and any other announcements made in connection therewith will be published on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (https://www.luxse.com).
Details of the Notes and summary of the Offer
UniCredit signs non-binding agreement to divest part of its activities in Russia, refocusing its operations mainly around international payments
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07 May 2026
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UniCredit today announces the signing of a non-binding agreement term-sheet for the sale of part of its Russian subsidiary (“AO Bank”).
The Buyer is a well-established private investor in the United Arab Emirates with long standing ties to the local institutional and business community, in respect of which UniCredit performed the applicable compliance checks.
The parties will cooperate to finalise the transaction structure, related arrangements, and communication to the market in due course.
The agreement accelerates UniCredit’s refocusing of its operations in Russia mainly around international payments primarily in Euros and USD for Western and Russian non-sanctioned corporate clients.
The transition has been structured and shall be executed to ensure continuity and stability for clients and employees. Customers utilizing UniCredit’s payment solutions to and from Russia will maintain access to the current set of operations throughout the process.
Employees of AO Bank will benefit from the accelerated transition leading to two banks with clear strategies and objectives.
The transaction envisages the spin-off of part of the activities of AO Bank into a new separate entity (the “New Bank”) followed by the sale of AO Bank with its remaining activities (the “Remaining Bank”) to the Buyer. Upon completion of the transaction, UniCredit will own 100% of the New Bank and the Buyer 100% of the Remaining Bank.
The transaction is expected to have an overall capital benefit of around 35 basis points: a negative impact of c.20 to 25 basis points by closing more than offset by the reduction of the residual extreme loss to c.30 to 40 basis points from c.93 basis points, as of 1Q26 and excluding regulatory thresholds.
The transaction is also expected to generate a cumulative negative P&L impact of c. €3.0 to 3.3 billion which includes, inter alia, a negative €1.6 to 1.8 billion from existing FX reserve flowing through P&L (non-cash item with no capital impact).
The transaction closing is expected in the first half of 2027 and is subject to the signing of binding documentation, implementation of the spin-off and approvals of the relevant regulatory authorities.
The transaction will not affect shareholder distribution as its impact will be excluded from net profit definition for distribution purposes.
The transaction will not affect UniCredit Unlimited 2028 - 2030 net profit ambitions as any headwinds incremental to what is already embedded in our assumptions will be compensated.
Milan, 7 May 2026
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UNICREDIT: 1Q26 GROUP RESULTS – UNLIMITED OFF TO A FLYING START
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05 May 2026
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21st CONSECUTIVE QUARTER OF PROFITABLE GROWTH AND BEST QUARTER EVER - SETTING RECORDS ACROSS ALL KEY LINES, DEMONSTRATING THE STRENGTH, CONSISTENCY AND SCALABILITY OF OUR CONTINUED TRANSFORMATION
STRONG TOP LINE GROWTH DRIVEN BY CORE REVENUES1 PROPELLED BY ROBUST COMMERCIAL DYNAMICS COMPLEMENTED BY EQUITY INVESTMENTS, COMBINED WITH DECLINING COSTS LED TO BEST-IN-CLASS COST INCOME RATIO OF 33.4% AND A NET PROFIT GROWTH OF 16.1%, 20.2%2 BETTER THAN EXPECTED, AT 25.8% ROTE AFTER ABSORBING HEADWINDS FROM RATES NORMALISATION, A MORE EVEN DISTRIBUTION3 OF LLPS, AND RUSSIA COMPRESSION
RESULTS WELL AHEAD OF EXPECTATIONS ACROSS ALL KPIs PROVIDE CONFIDENCE TO UPGRADE OUR FY26 NET PROFIT AMBITION AND REAFFIRM OUR FY28 – FY30 NET PROFIT AMBITIONS DESPITE MORE CHALLENGING GEOPOLITICAL MACRO ENVIRONMENT
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1Q26 net profit grew 16.1% year-on-year to €3.2 billion, EPS up 19.7% to €2.15 and RoTE up 2.7 p.p. to 25.8% reflecting sustained, high-quality earnings power and the consistent delivery of superior highly capital generative returns
1Q26 revenue grew 5% year-on-year to €6.9 billion and net revenue up 3.3% to €6.7 billion, absorbing headwinds from rates, LLPs and Russia, underscoring the resilience and diversification of a model designed to perform across cycles
Fees & net insurance increased 8% year-on-year to €2.5 billion; NII resilient at €3.6 billion thanks to quality loan growth of 6%4, deposit growth of 5%4, and improved deposit pass-through of 30.4%5. The strong commercial momentum across all businesses more than offset expected headwinds
Costs were down 2%6 on constant perimeter and down 1% year-on-year to €2.3 billion, demonstrating continued efficiency gains driven by operational redesign, technology and AI while investing. Our best‑in‑class C/I ratio improved further to 33.4%
Asset quality remained robust, with a net NPE ratio at 1.4%, improved Q/Q NPE coverage at 45.8%, a low CoR of 17 bps – well within guided range - and unchanged overlays of circa €1.7 billion7, confirming disciplined risk management and resilience across a range of possible macro scenarios
Organic capital generation remained strong at 98 bps, more than supporting €2.48 billion accrued shareholder distributions and regulatory and other factors. Equity investment impact greater than expected due to negative 19 bps temporary impact9 from the increase of equity value from Commerzbank and Alpha Bank, triggered by FY25 net profit9
CET1 ratio of 14.2% or 14.8% pro forma for Danish Compromise10 and circa 15% further adjusted for the aforementioned temporary impact9 linked to Commerzbank and Alpha Bank equity value, remains strong and better than expected
FY26 net profit ambition upgraded to equal to or above €11 billion. FY28 and FY30 net profit ambitions reaffirmed, despite the more challenging macro, thanks to confidence in pace of transformation, idiosyncratic strengths and unmatched protection from lines of defence
Please refer to the General Notes and Main Definition sections at the back of this document for information regarding the financial metrics and defined terms mentioned in this press release. All deltas are on a year-on-year basis unless otherwise stated.
1 Core revenue means NII plus fees & net insurance result.
2 Versus UniCredit company compiled consensus as of 14 April 2026, available on our website.
3 1Q25 CoR (8 bps) well below FY25 (15 bps) – due to 2025 LLPs not evenly distributed across the year – versus 1Q26 LLPs in line with FY26 ambition.
4 Excluding repos and IC.
5 Group excluding Russia.
6 i.e. excluding Vodeno acquisition and internalization of life-insurance.
7 On performing portfolio and including calibration factor.
8 Accrued distributions based on 80% of the 1Q26 net profit, adjusted for non-distributable one-offs related to the badwill stemming from the equity consolidation of Commerzbank and Alpha Bank.
9 The -19bps represent the portion of Commerzbank and Alpha Bank equity value increase related to the respective 2025 distributions yet to be executed in 2026. Please note that, going forward, each year the net profit generation by Commerzbank and Alpha Bank will again, all other things being equal, increase the consolidated equity value, with the related capital impact; such impact will once again be partially recovered as Commerzbank and Alpha Bank execute their distributions, depending on their distribution payout strategy.
10 Subject to supervisory approval.