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OFFERING CIRCULAR BANCA POPOLARE DI MILANO S.C.A R.L. (incorporated with limited liability in the Republic of Italy) €10,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme This offering circular (the "Offering Circular") constitutes a base prospectus for the purposes of Article 5.4 of Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the Directive 2010/73/EU, to the extent implemented in a Member State of the European Economic Area) (the "Prospectus Directive"). Under this €10,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme (the "Programme"), Banca Popolare di Milano S.C.a r.l. (the "Issuer" or the "Bank" or "BPM") may from time to time issue non- equity securities in the meaning of Article 22 no. 6(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 809/2004 of 29 April 2004, as amended (the "Notes") denominated in any currency agreed between the Issuer and the relevant Dealer (as defined below). The maximum aggregate nominal amount of all Notes from time to time outstanding under the Programme will not exceed €10,000,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated as described in the Programme Agreement described herein), subject to increase as described herein. In the event of such increase, a supplement to this Offering Circular will be prepared by the Issuer, which shall be approved by the CSSF in accordance with Article 13 of the loi relative aux prospectus pour valeurs mobilières dated 10 July 2005, as amended (the "Luxembourg Prospectus Law"). The Notes may be issued on a continuing basis to one or more of the Dealers specified under "Description of the Programme" and any additional Dealer appointed under the Programme from time to time by the Issuer (each a "Dealer" and together the "Dealers"), which appointment may be for a specific issue or on an ongoing basis. References in this Offering Circular to the "relevant Dealer" shall, in the case of an issue of Notes being subscribed by more than one Dealer, be to all Dealers agreeing to subscribe such Notes. An investment in Notes issued under the Programme involves certain risks. For a discussion of these risks see "Risk Factors". Application has been made to the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the "CSSF") in its capacity as competent authority under the Luxembourg Prospectus Law to approve this document as a base prospectus. Application has also been made to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for Notes issued under the Programme to be admitted to trading on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and to be listed on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. References in this Offering Circular to Notes being listed (and all related references) shall mean that such notes have been admitted to trading on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Bourse de Luxembourg) and have been "listed" on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The Luxembourg Stock Exchange's regulated market (the "Regulated Market") is a regulated market for the purposes of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2004/39/EC). Notice of the aggregate nominal amount of Notes, interest (if any) payable in respect of Notes, the issue price of Notes and any other terms and conditions not contained herein which are applicable to each Tranche (as defined under "Terms and Conditions of the Notes") of Notes will be set out in the applicable final terms (the "Final Terms") or in a separate offering circular specific to such Tranche (the "Drawdown Offering Circular"). With respect to Notes to be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the Final Terms or Drawdown Offering Circular, as the case may be, will be filed with the CSSF. In the case of a Tranche of Notes which is the subject of a Drawdown Offering Circular, each reference in this Offering Circular to information being specified or identified in the applicable Final Terms shall be read and construed as a reference to such information being specified or identified in the relevant Drawdown Offering Circular unless the context requires otherwise. By approving the Offering Circular, the CSSF gives no undertaking as to the economic or financial opportuneness of the transaction or the quality and solvency of the Issuer in line with the provisions of article 7(7) of the Luxembourg Prospectus Law. The Programme provides that Notes may be listed or admitted to trading, as the case may be, on such other or further stock exchange(s) or markets as may be agreed between the Issuer and the relevant Dealer. The Issuer may also issue unlisted Notes and/or Notes not admitted to trading on any market. ARRANGER Citigroup CO-ARRANGER Banca Akros S.p.A. - Gruppo Bipiemme Banca Popolare di Milano DEALERS Banca Akros S.p.A. - Gruppo Bipiemme Banca Popolare di Banca IMI Milano Banca Popolare di Milano Barclays BofA Merrill Lynch Citigroup Crédit Agricole CIB Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs International J.P. Morgan Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. Morgan Stanley Nomura Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking The Royal Bank of Scotland The date of this Offering Circular is 20 July 2015. 183202-5-4826-v21.0 - i- 47-40603813 The Issuer (the "Responsible Person") accepts responsibility for the information contained in this Offering Circular. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Issuer (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in this Offering Circular is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. Subject as provided in the applicable Final Terms, the only persons authorised to use this Offering Circular in connection with an offer of Notes are the persons named in the applicable Final Terms as the relevant Dealer or the Managers, as the case may be. Copies of Final Terms will be available from the registered office of the Issuer and the specified office set out below of each of the Paying Agents (as defined below) and, in the case of listed Notes, will be published on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.bourse.lu). This Offering Circular is to be read in conjunction with all documents which are deemed to be incorporated herein by reference (see "Documents Incorporated by Reference" below) and with any supplements hereto. This Offering Circular shall be read and construed on the basis that such documents are incorporated in and form part of this Offering Circular. Neither the Dealers nor the Trustee have independently verified the information contained herein. Accordingly, no representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is made and no responsibility or liability is accepted by the Dealers or the Trustee as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained or incorporated in this Offering Circular or any other information provided by the Issuer in connection with the Programme. No Dealer or the Trustee accepts any liability in relation to the information contained or incorporated by reference in this Offering Circular or any other information provided by the Issuer in connection with the Programme. No person is or has been authorised by the Issuer, the Dealers or the Trustee to give any information or to make any representation not contained in or not consistent with this Offering Circular or any other information supplied in connection with the Programme or the Notes and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Issuer, any of the Dealers or the Trustee. Neither this Offering Circular nor any other information supplied in connection with the Programme or any Notes (a) is intended to provide the basis of any credit or other evaluation or (b) should be considered as a recommendation by the Issuer, any of the Dealers or the Trustee that any recipient of this Offering Circular or any other information supplied in connection with the Programme or any Notes should purchase any Notes. Each investor contemplating purchasing any Notes should make its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs, and its own appraisal of the creditworthiness, of the Issuer. Neither this Offering Circular nor any other information supplied in connection with the Programme or the issue of any Notes constitutes an offer or invitation by or on behalf of the Issuer, any of the Dealers or the Trustee to any person to subscribe for or to purchase any Notes. Neither the delivery of this Offering Circular nor the offering, sale or delivery of any Notes shall in any circumstances imply that the information contained herein concerning the Issuer is correct at any time subsequent to the date hereof or that any other information supplied in connection with the Programme is correct as of any time subsequent to the date indicated in the document containing the same. The Dealers and the Trustee expressly do not undertake to review the financial condition or affairs of the Issuer or the Issuer and its consolidated subsidiaries during the life of the Programme or to advise any investor in the Notes of any information coming to their attention. Investors should review, inter alia, the most recently published documents incorporated by reference into this Offering Circular when deciding whether or not to purchase any Notes. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act") and are subject to U.S. tax law requirements. Subject to certain exceptions, Notes may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (see "Subscription and Sale").