The transaction was carried out with the joint support of CDP, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, ING Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit   One of the most innovative transactions in the national energy landscape, distinguished by the unique combination of agrivoltaic infrastructure and next-generation energy storage systems     Rome, Milan, 26 March 2026 – The Whysol Renewables Group, a platform operating in the renewable energy and energy transition sectors, has secured a €319 million green financing facility through its subsidiary Whysol ION Holding. The facility has been provided by leading domestic and international banks and financial institutions.   The pool comprises Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), acting as original lender, structuring mandated lead arranger and bookrunner, BNP Paribas Italian Branch, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank – Milan Branch, ING Bank N.V. – Milan branch, Intesa Sanpaolo –IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division and UniCredit, acting as original lenders, structuring mandated lead arrangers, global coordinators, hedging banks, green loan coordinators and bookrunners. Intesa Sanpaolo also acted as facility agent, issuing bank and depositary bank.   The financing will enable Whysol ION Holding to support an ambitious growth plan in Southern Italy through the development of two battery energy storage system (BESS) plants and four agrivoltaic plants in Apulia, Sardinia and Campania, with a total capacity of approximately 328 MW.   The financing represents one of the most advanced initiatives in the national energy sector, thanks to the combination of agrivoltaic facilities and next-generation storage systems — a configuration that remains relatively rare in Italy in terms of both scale and structure. These projects will make a significant contribution to increasing renewable energy generation capacity, delivering tangible benefits to local communities and supporting the country’s decarbonisation process.   The transaction, fully compliant with the Green Loan Principles, also includes the arrangement of the guarantees required to access the relevant regulatory frameworks and incentive mechanisms. The agrivoltaic plants will benefit from the FER X and Energy Release 2.0 schemes, managed by the Italian Energy Services Manager (GSE), while the BESS facilities will access the Electricity Storage Capacity Procurement Mechanism (MACSE).   In connection with the transaction, the Company was advised by Legance – Avvocati Associati as drafting counsel and by Arcus Financial Advisors. The banking institutions were supported by BonelliErede as legal advisor, Fichtner Italia as technical consultant, Marsh as insurance advisor and Aurora Energy Research as market advisor. Finally, the financial model audit was carried out by KPMG.     Contact Media Relations MediaRelations@unicredit.eu

  The rating agency Moody’s has confirmed UniCredit SpA’s Senior Preferred and Long-Term Deposit ratings at ‘A3’, two notches above Italy’s sovereign rating, with a Stable outlook.   Moody's reaffirms that, in the event of UniCredit acquiring Commerzbank, UniCredit's stand-alone rating (Baseline Credit Assessment) could be upgraded from current baa2 to baa1, one notch above Italy's sovereign rating. This would lead to higher ratings on senior non-preferred and more junior debt as well.   For further details please refer to the corresponding press release on the website of the rating agency: www.moodys.com     Milan, 19 March 2026     Contacts Media Relations: e-mail MediaRelations@unicredit.eu Investor Relations: e-mail InvestorRelations@unicredit.eu

  Retelit Datacenter is the data center platform of Retelit, the leading Italian Telco and ICT operator focused on the B2B market, owned by Asterion Industrial Partners and offering connectivity, cloud and co-location and interconnection services to telecom operators, enterprises, public administrations and tier-2 hyperscalers. The transaction is a mini-perm project financing split across several credit lines.     UniCredit and ING have structured a EUR 375 million mini-perm project financing in favor of Retelit Datacenter, the Retelit datacenter hub which is the dominant interconnection platform in Italy counting 38 datacenters including Avalon Campus in Milan.   The loan is intended to support Retelit’s growth plan in order to expand the current 18MW perimeter through the construction of 3 new data centers in Milan and Rome for a total additional capacity of 27 MW. These investments will further reinforce Italy’s position as a strategic Southern European gateway for low‑latency connectivity, cloud adoption and the accelerating uptake of AI‑driven services.   The financing package consists of a €135 million term loan facility, a €225 million Capex investment facility, and a €15 million revolving credit facility. It attracted strong interest from a broad syndicate of lenders, including both leading Italian institutions and major international banks, reflecting confidence in Retelit’s strategy and the resilient fundamentals of the interconnection data center market.   Asterion Industrial Partners, the majority shareholder of Retelit, continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to Italy’s digital transformation. In recent years, Retelit has accelerated investment across the country, including the acquisition of Irideos in 2022, the purchase of British Telecom’s Italian digital domestic infrastructure (11k km of fibre network and a portfolio of DCs with 10 MW total capacity) and the signing of a preliminary agreement for the acquisition of a 30% stake in Sparkle (international services arm of TIM Group, majority-owned by MEF, closing expected by H1 2016).   Through this innovative bespoke project financing, Retelit aims to further accelerate its growth strategy, enlarging its high-value infrastructure targeting strategic targets like Milan, the most interconnected hub in Italy, and Rome, supporting critical digital infrastructure demand coming from government, public sector entities enterprises and global telco, Media and OTT operators.   Retelit is fully committed to energy efficiency and sustainability. Indeed, 100% of the energy used by Retelit data centers comes from renewable sources which significantly reduces GHG emissions, and most of Retelit IT power infrastructure has a PUE (“Power Usage Effectiveness”) lower than the market benchmark. The transaction was originated, structured and coordinated by UniCredit and ING in their capacity as Structuring Banks, Debt Advisors, Global Coordinators & Bookrunners, leading the syndication effort towards a successful closing. ING Italy also acted as Facility Agent.   Marco Bortoletti, Regional Manager Lombardia at UniCredit, stated: "We are delighted to support Retelit in this significant transaction. The strong response from both domestic and international lenders underscores the quality of the project and the increasing depth of Italy’s digital infrastructure market. Acting as Global Coordinator, UniCredit is proud to have led a transaction that will expand national data‑center capacity and underpin the country’s technological development in the years ahead, thus contributing to the digital transition, paramount to corporates’ competitiveness".   Andrea Diamanti, CEO and Head of Wholesale Banking at ING Italy, stated: "ING has long been recognized as a pioneer in data center financing, with over 200 transactions closed globally. The growth strategy for the Wholesale Banking division in Italy enables us to successfully support companies operating in the Tech, Media and Telecommunications sector across the country, ultimately benefitting Italian’s technological development. ING global network plays a pivotal role in our strategy, as confirmed by this important transaction which involved the collaboration of both Italian and Dutch ING teams.”     TEAM & ADVISORS DLA Piper Italia supported the Lenders as Legal Advisor, while Retelit has been assisted by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP as Legal Advisor for financing documentation.     Milan, 19 March 2026    Enquires: Media Relations mediarelations@unicredit.eu  

  NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.     UniCredit signals openness for dialogue and willingness to build bridges with Commerzbank and key stakeholders   Action taken via launch of voluntary exchange offer to exceed 30% in Commerzbank   No expectation to achieve control   Offer has no downside vis-a-vis aim to trigger constructive engagement and the existing stake continues to be significantly value-accretive      UniCredit today announced the launch of a voluntary exchange offer on Commerzbank in accordance with Section 10 of the German Takeover Act.   The offer is designed to overcome the 30% cliff-edge that exists under German takeover law and foster constructive engagement with Commerzbank and its stakeholders in the coming weeks.   It is expected that UniCredit will achieve a stake in Commerzbank in excess of 30% without reaching control.   This would both remove the need for UniCredit to continuously adjust its stake to remain under the 30% threshold due to the ongoing Commerzbank share buyback programme and an ability to increase its stake freely in the open market or otherwise thereafter.   UniCredit currently holds a direct stake of around 26% in Commerzbank and an additional stake of circa 4% is held via total return swaps.   The offer exchange ratio will be determined by BaFin in the coming days based on the 3m VWAPs of both Commerzbank and UniCredit. We expect this to be 0.485 shares of UniCredit per share of Commerzbank implying a €30.8 price per Commerzbank share, or a 4% premium as of closing on March 13, 2026.   The Offer is expected to be formally launched at the beginning of May with an offer period of 4 weeks. An Extraordinary General Meeting will be called for May to seek authorization for the related capital increase. Subject to the fulfilment or waiver by UniCredit of the conditions to the Offer, settlement is expected to be completed by the first half of 2027 after having obtained all necessary regulatory clearances, as will be further detailed in the offer document.   UniCredit is still seeking shareholder approval for the 2025 share buy back in the amount of €4.75bn at the AGM on March 31 while ECB approval is pending. The SBB will commence after the offer period closes and depend on the final offer take up. There is no impact on our dividend policy.   If as expected UniCredit remains with no control in Commerzbank the financial impact on capital will be negligible.   The Board of UniCredit regards this offer as a sensible, pragmatic measure with no downside given that the existing stake continues to be significantly value accretive irrespective of the offer leading to an increased stake of over 30% or not.    All relevant further information on the Offer will be made available in accordance with applicable law on UniCredit’s website https://www.unicreditgroup.eu/en/investors/unicredit-unlimited-next-phase.html.   The Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel will present the strategic rationale in a conference call at 8:30 am CET on March 16, 2026.   Dial in at: Italy: +39 02 8020911 UK: +44 1 212818004 USA: +1 718 7058796 Web Phone: HD link  

  UniCredit announces the launch of the next phase of UniCredit for CEE, reinforcing its long-term commitment to small and medium-sized enterprises and microbusinesses across the region with over €2.6 billion in financing solutions until the end of 2027.   UniCredit for CEE is the Group’s dedicated initiative to provide financing, advisory and guarantee-backed solutions to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises across Central and Eastern Europe, supporting innovation, sustainability and inclusive growth. The expansion of the initiative is a clear demonstration of the strategic direction UniCredit is taking with the bold new phase, UniCredit Unlimited. It is defined by unlimited ambition not only for the group but also for the 20 million clients across Europe.   The new phase leverages 35 guarantee lines from the European Investment Fund, European Investment Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, , together with national development programmes, to accelerate access to more affordable funding for businesses in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.   Among the tangible benefits for the clients are lower collateral requirements, pricing advantages, dedicated advisory programmes and faster, simpler processes.   UniCredit for CEE will prioritize sustainability and energy efficiency, digitalization and innovation, the competitiveness of local supply chains and inclusive financing for entrepreneurs, including women- and youth-led businesses.   Building on solid foundations, UniCredit for CEE has already delivered over €2 billion in new lending under guarantee programs, supporting more than 18,000 micro, small and mid-sized enterprises since its launch in 2024.   Alongside UniCredit for CEE, UniCredit banks across the region provide a broad range of various financing and support for businesses. Overall investment in the real economy in CEE for the past year reached €15bn in loans to 430k micro and SMEs.   “The new €2.6 billion capacity, together with our European partnerships and enhanced distribution model, allows us to support thousands of entrepreneurs in their growth, innovation and green transition. This is fully aligned with our UniCredit Unlimited strategy, focused on accelerating quality growth, leveraging technology and empowering our people to deliver best-in-class solutions for our clients across Central and Eastern Europe”, comments Teodora Petkova, Head of Central and Eastern Europe, UniCredit.     Milan, 5 March 2026     Contact Media Relations E mail: mediarelations@unicredit.eu