THIS DOCUMENT IS A TRANSLATION OF THE ITALIAN VERSION OF THE SUMMARY NOTE APPROVED BY CONSOB AS COMPETENT HOME MEMBER STATE AUTHORITY AND IS MADE UNDER THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF UNICREDIT S.P.A. Summary Note Prepared in accordance with the regulations adopted by CONSOB with Decision no. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as subsequently amended, and with Article 24 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 of 29 April 2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC UniCredit S.p.A. Registered office – Via Alessandro Specchi 16, Rome Central Management Office – Piazza Cordusio, Milan Entered in the Register of Banks and Parent Company of the UniCredit Banking Group, entered in the Register of Banking Groups under no. 02008.1 Rome Trade and Companies Register, Tax Code and VAT No 00348170101 Share capital subscribed and fully paid-up: Euro 12,148,463,316.00 Member of the Interbank Deposit Protection Fund and the National Deposit Guarantee Fund Summary Note filed with CONSOB on 4 January 2012, pursuant to the notice of approval in a memorandum dated 4 January 2012, file no. 12000920. The publication of the Summary Note does not represent any opinion of CONSOB on the investment opportunity proposed or on the merit of the data and information contained therein. The Summary Note must be read in conjunction with the UniCredit S.p.A. Registration Document filed with CONSOB on 15 December 2011, pursuant to the notice of approval in a memorandum dated 14 December 2011, file no. 11098908, and the Securities Note filed with CONSOB on 4 January 2012, pursuant to the notice of approval in a memorandum dated 4 January 2012, file no. 12000920. The Registration Document, the Securities Note and the Summary Note jointly comprise the Prospectus for the offering and admission to listing of ordinary shares of UniCredit S.p.A. The Summary Note, the Securities Note and the Registration Document are available to the public at the premises of UniCredit S.p.A. in Rome, Via A. Specchi, 16, from the Central Management Office of UniCredit S.p.A. in Milan, Piazza Cordusio, the premises of UniCredit CAIB Poland S.A. in Emilii Plater 53, 00-113 Warsaw, Poland, from Centralny Dom Maklerski Pekao Spolka Akcyjma in ul. Woloska 18, 02-675, Warsaw, Poland, from Bank Pekao S.A. in ul. Grzybowska 53/57, 00-950, Warsaw, Poland, from UniCredit Bank A.G. in Arabellastr. 12, 81925 Munich in Bavaria, Germany, from UniCredit Bank Austria in Julius Tandler Platz 3, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, from Borsa Italiana in Milan, Piazza degli Affari 6, and on the websites of the Issuer at http://www.unicreditgroup.eu and of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (Gielda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie SA) at http://www.gpw.com.pl. Summary Note UniCredit S.p.A. CONTENTS DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 3 GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 SUMMARY NOTE ......................................................................................................................................... 13 1 Summary Note UniCredit S.p.A. [THIS PAGE HAS BEEN LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY] 2 Summary Note UniCredit S.p.A. DEFINITIONS A list of the most common definitions and terms used in the Summary Note is provided below. Unless specified otherwise, these definitions and terms (stated in singular or plural form) have the meanings indicated below. 2008 Consolidated Reports and The consolidated financial statements of the Group for the financial Financial Statements year ended 31 December 2008, subjected to an audit, together with the report on operations and the report of the External Auditors. 2009 Consolidated Reports and The consolidated financial statements of the Group for the financial Financial Statements year ended 31 December 2009, subjected to an audit, together with the report on operations and the report of the External Auditors. 2010 Consolidated Reports and The consolidated financial statements of the Group for the financial Financial Statements year ended 31 December 2010, subjected to an audit, together with the report on operations and the report of the External Auditors. 2010-2015 Strategic Plan The strategic plan of the UniCredit Group, approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on 14 November 2011 and containing strategic guidelines and operating, financial and capital objectives for 2013 and 2015. 2011 Condensed Interim The interim consolidated financial statements of the Group for the Consolidated Financial Statements period ended 30 September 2011, subjected to a limited audit by the External Auditors. BA or Bank Austria UniCredit Bank Austria AG, having its registered office in Vienna, Austria, formerly named Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG until 27 September 2009. Banca CRT Banca Cassa di Risparmio di Torino S.p.A. Banca d’Italia The central bank of the Republic of Italy. Banco di Sicilia Banco di Sicilia S.p.A. (now merged into UniCredit). Bank Pekao Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. Borsa Italiana Borsa Italiana S.p.A., having its registered office at Piazza degli Affari 6, Milan. Capitalia Capitalia S.p.A. CASHES Convertible and Subordinated Hybrid Equity-linked Securities maturing on 15 December 2050 issued by Bank of New York and exchangeable into UniCredit ordinary shares. Cassamarca Cassamarca – Cassa di Risparmio della Marca Trevigiana S.p.A. 3 Summary Note UniCredit S.p.A. CEE Countries Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Romania, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Czech Republic and Hungary, in which the UniCredit Group operates. Civil Code Royal Decree 262 of 16 March 1942, as subsequently amended and supplemented. Clearstream Clearstream Banking Aktiengesellschaft, with registered office in Frankfurt (Germany), Mergenthalerallee 61, 65760. CONSOB Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa, having its registered office at Via G. B. Martini 3, Rome. Consolidated Banking Act or TUB Legislative Decree no. 385 of 1 September 1993, as subsequently amended and supplemented. Consolidated Financial Act or TUF Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998, as subsequently amended and supplemented. Consolidated Financial Statements The consolidated financial statements of the Group for the financial as at 31 December 2008 year ended 31 December 2008, subjected to an audit by the External Auditors. Consolidated Financial Statements The consolidated financial statements of the Group for the financial as at 31 December 2009 year ended 31 December 2009, subjected to an audit by the External Auditors. Consolidated Financial Statements The consolidated financial statements of the Group for the financial as at 31 December 2010 year ended 31 December 2010, subjected to an audit by the External Auditors. Consolidated Interim Report as at The condensed interim consolidated financial statements, subjected 30 September 2011 to a limited audit, together with the interim report on operations as at 30 September 2011. Corporate By-Laws The corporate by-laws of the Issuer in force as at the Date of the Summary Note. Corporate Governance Code The Corporate Governance Code for listed companies prepared and approved by the Corporate Governance Committee of Borsa Italiana, published in March 2006, as subsequently amended. CRV Cassa di Risparmio di Verona Vicenza Belluno e Ancona Banca S.p.A. Date of the Summary Note The date of publication of the Summary Note. 4 Summary Note UniCredit S.p.A. Directive 2003/71/EC Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading, as amended by Directive 2010/73/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010. EBA The European Banking Authority established by Regulation (EC) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010. European Central Bank or ECB The central bank responsible for the single European currency, the Euro. Its main function is to preserve the purchasing power of the currency and thus maintain price stability in the Eurozone, which comprises the 17 countries of the European Union which have adopted the single currency since 1999. Eurozone The 17 countries of the European Union which use the Euro as their currency. External Auditors KPMG S.p.A., having its registered office at Via Vittor Pisani, 25, Milan, entered in the Special Register of Auditors mentioned in Article 161 of the TUF (Consolidated Financial Act). Article 161 of the TUF, repealed by Article 40 of Legislative Decree no. 39/2010, remains applicable, pursuant to Article 43, paragraph 1 of the said Decree, until the date of coming into force of the regulations of the Ministry of Economy and Finance provided for therein. FinecoBank FinecoBank S.p.A. Group or UniCredit Group UniCredit and its subsidiaries within the meaning of Article 2359 of the Civil Code and Article 93 of the TUF (Consolidated Financial Act). Issuers’ Regulations The regulations approved by CONSOB through Decision no. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as subsequently amended and supplemented. Market Offering The market offering pursuant to Article 2441, paragraph 3 of the Civil Code, of the unexercised Subscription Rights at the end of the Subscription Period. Monte Titoli Monte Titoli S.p.A., having its registered office in Piazza degli Affari 6, Milan. MTA or Electronic Share Market The Electronic Share Market organised and managed by Borsa Italiana. NDS The National Depositary for Securities (KDPW S.A.), with registered office at Książęca 4, 00-498, Warsaw. 5 Summary Note UniCredit S.p.A. New Shares The maximum number 3,859,602,938 of new ordinary shares with no par value issued by the Company in the Offering. Offer Price The price at which each New Share is offered under the scope of the Offering, namely Euro 1.943. Offering The offering of 3,859,602,938 New Shares to shareholders of UniCredit in the ratio of 2 New Shares for every ordinary and/or saving UniCredit share already held.