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PROSPECTUS in accordance with article 70, paragraph 4, of the Regulations approved by Consob Resolution No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended, concerning the MERGER of BANCO POPOLARE DI VERONA E NOVARA Limited Liability Cooperative Company and BANCA POPOLARE ITALIANA - BANCA POPOLARE DI LODI Cooperative Company by incorporation of BANCO POPOLARE Cooperative Company Soc.coop. a r.l. (Limited Liability Cooperative Company) – Head offices in Verona, Italy, Piazza Nogara 2 – Share capital on 3 July 2006: Euro 1,351,181,934.00, fully paid in Tax code, VAT and reg. no. in the Verona Register of Companies: 03231270236 Registered in the Bank Register under no. 5519 and registered in the Register of Cooperative Companies under no. A163121 Member of the Interbank Fund for the Protection of Deposits Parent Bank of the Gruppo Bancario Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara – Registered in the Register of Banking Groups EXTRAORDINARY AND ORDINARY MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS NOTICE OF CALL A norma dell’art. 25 dello Statuto sociale, l’Assemblea straordinaria ed ordinaria dei Soci è indetta in prima convocazione per il giorno di venerdì 9 marzo 2007, alle ore 9, presso la sede sociale (Piazza Nogara n. 2) per trattare il seguente AGENDA EXTRAORDINARY PART 1) Approval of the Plan for the merger of Banca Popolare Italiana Soc. Coop. and Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara S.c. a r.l. in accordance with articles 2501 and ff. of the Italian Civil Code by incorporation of “Banco Popolare Società Cooperativa”. This Plan, in addition to the share swap ratio, also includes the following: – the application for admission to listing on the Mercato Telematico Azionario organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. of the shares of common stock to be issued by Banco Popolare Società Cooperativa, as well as of the convertible bond issue (“Prestito Obbligazionario Conver- tibile 4,75% 2000/2010 – ISIN IT0001444360”) and the 2005/2010 Warrants for shares of common stock of Banca Popolare Italiana Soc. Coop. (“Warrant azioni ordinarie Banca Popolare Italiana Soc. Coop. 2005/2010 – ISIN IT0003872279”) which have already been issued. The relative obligations will be assumed by Banco Popolare Società Cooperativa by effect of the merger; – the Articles of Association of Banco Popolare Società Cooperativa (to be formed), which call for the adoption of a dualistic system; – the identification of the members of the Supervisory Board, the Board of Arbitrators, and the auditing firm for the aforementioned Banco Popo- lare Società Cooperativa (to be formed); – the authorisation to purchase treasury shares and the relative Incentive and Loyalty Plan for executive directors, managers and employees of Banco Popolare. Ensuing and related resolutions. 2) Extension of the term of office of the outgoing Directors, who will continue to serve as currently constituted until the merger has been concluded. ORDINARY PART 1) Proposal to authorise the purchase and disposal of treasury shares; ensuing and related resolutions; delegation of powers. In the event that attendance of the shareholders’ meeting is not sufficient to reach a quorum, in accordance with article 25, paragraph two, of the Arti- cles of Association, a second call of the meeting shall be convened on Saturday 10 March 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in Verona, Italy, to be held at Pavilion No. 9 of the Conference Centre of the Ente Autonomo Fiere di Verona, Viale del Lavoro 8, in order to discuss the agenda set out above pursuant to articles 27 and 28 of the Articles of Association. Shareholders may participate in the meeting if they have been registered in the Shareholders’ Register for at least of 90 days and if Banco has been served “notice” by their intermediary on their behalf as required by article 2370 of the Italian Civil Code and Consob Resolution No. 11768/98, as amended, a minimum of 2 working days prior to the date on which the first call of the meeting is scheduled, i.e. by Wednesday 7 March 2007. Shareholders whose shares are already on deposit under the custody and administration of Banco, Banca Popolare di Novara, or another Group bank, and whose shares are consequently already in electronic format, must nonetheless request that “notice” be served and receive a copy thereof, which shall function as a ticket authorising their admission to the Meeting. Shareholders whose shares are on deposit with other authorised intermediaries must request that said intermediaries serve the “notice” provided in the aforementioned Consob Resolution, obtaining a copy thereof. Shareholders whose shares have not yet been converted to electronic format must deliver said shares to Banco or another authorised intermediary so that the same may be converted and then request that the “notice” of participation in the Meeting be served. In accordance with the Articles of Association, shares for which “notice” has been served may not be withdrawn before the Meeting is held. All Share- holders are entitled to a single vote. Shareholders have the right to be represented at the Meeting by another Shareholder who is not also a director, statutory auditor or employee of the Bank, and to whom the other legally established grounds for incompatibility do not apply, by means of duly constituted power of attorney, with a signature authenticated by an employee of Banco, Banca Popolare di Novara S.p.A., or a public official. Each shareholder may only represent a single shareholder by power of attorney, except in cases of legal representation. In order to permit the Chairman to establish that the powers of attorney are valid in accordance with article 29 of the Articles of Association, interested Shareholders are kindly asked to submit said powers of attorney to the central or local Offices of Banco by 5 March 2007. Powers of attorney submitted subsequent to the above deadline or during the Meeting itself must nonetheless be duly constituted and authenticated according to the aforementioned conditions. The documents indicated in article 2501 septies of the Italian Civil Code shall be kept on file at the head offices and Borsa Italiana S.p.A. for the legally required period and made available to the shareholders and the general public. In the ten days leading up to the Meeting, the Prospectus indicated in article 70 of Consob Regulation No. 11971/99, as amended, shall also be made available to the general public at the head offices and Borsa Italiana S.p.A. The Directors’ Report concerning the other issues on the agenda shall also be made available to the shareholders and the general public at the head offices and Borsa Italiana S.p.A. within the legally allotted deadline. The aforementioned documentation shall also be published on the website maintained by Banco: www.bpv.it. The Shareholders shall be able to obtain a copy thereof once it has been filed. Verona, 31 January 2007 on behalf of THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Chairman (Carlo Fratta Pasini) Published in accordance with the Articles of Association in the Official Journal of the Republic of Italy – Part II of Issue No. 15 of 6/2/2007 (S-939) 2 BANCA POPOLARE ITALIANA Società cooperativa Head offices in Lodi, Italy - Via Polenghi Lombardo 13 Share capital: Euro 2,047,081,617.00, fully paid in Tax code and registration in the Lodi Register of Companies: 00691360150 Parent Bank of Gruppo creditizio Banca Popolare Italian CALL TO MEETING The Bank’s Shareholders are hereby called to an extraordinary and ordinary Meeting to be held on first call on 9 March 2007 at 9:30 a.m. at the Registered Offices (Lodi - Via Polenghi Lombardo 13), and, if necessary, with second call on SATURDAY 10 MARCH 2007 at 9:30 a.m. at the “Palacastellotti” in Lodi, Via Giuseppe Piermarini, to discuss the following: AGENDA Extraordinary Part 1) Annulment of the resolution indicated in item 5 on the agenda for the extraordinary Meeting of the Bank’s shareholders held on 3 March 2003, as amended by the resolution indicated in item 6 on the agenda for the extraordinary Meeting held on 2 June 2005, concerning the issue of subor- dinated convertible bonds with a total face value of no more than € 1.5 billion and concurrent increase of share capital exclusively to service the conversion of bonds. Ensuing and related resolutions. 2) Approval of the Plan for the merger of Banca Popolare Italiana Soc. Coop. and Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara S.c. a r.l in accordance with articles 2501 and ff. of the Italian Civil Code by incorporation of “Banco Popolare Società Cooperativa”. This Plan, in addition to the share swap ratio, also includes the following: – the application for admission to listing on the Mercato Telematico Azionario organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. of the shares of common stock to be issued by Banco Popolare Società Cooperativa, as well as of the convertible bond issue (“Prestito Obbligazionario Convert- ibile 4,75% 2000/2010 – ISIN IT0001444360”) and the 2005/2010 Warrants for shares of common stock of Banca Popolare Italiana Soc. Coop. (“Warrant azioni ordinarie Banca Popolare Italiana Soc. Coop. 2005/2010 – ISIN IT0003872279”). The relative obligations will be assumed by Banco Popolare Società Cooperativa by effect of the Merger; – the Articles of Association of Banco Popolare Società Cooperativa (to be formed), which call for the adoption of a dualistic system; – the identification of the members of the Supervisory Board, the Board of Arbitrators, and the auditing firm for the aforementioned Banco Popo- lare Società Cooperativa (to be formed); – the authorisation to purchase treasury shares and the relative Incentive and Loyalty Plan for executive directors, managers and employees of Banco Popolare. Ensuing and related resolutions. Ordinary Part 1) Extraordinary allocation of part of the share premium reserve to the shareholders of Banca Popolare Italiana Soc.