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UniCredit outlines approach for acceleration of Commerzbank transformation into a new future-ready era
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20 April 2026
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UniCredit today will outline details of an approach to value creation for Commerzbank.
UniCredit sees significant upside and risk reduction potential for Commerzbank beyond its current Momentum strategy to create additional value.
Our views are based on publicly available information and are the outcome of applying the proven track record of UniCredit Unlocked which has resulted in strong results and a compelling sustainable long-term model Group-wide and in Germany, delivered with low execution risk.
It is the view of UniCredit as a significant shareholder that Commerzbank is insufficiently prepared for future challenges and is overly focused on short-term delivery. UniCredit believes that Commerzbank should reposition to be future-ready by accelerating top line growth and focusing on investing and transforming.
The Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel will host a conference call at 09:00am CET on April 20, 2026. Related materials will be made publicly available shortly before the conference call in accordance with applicable law on UniCredit's website https://www.unicreditgroup.eu/en/investors/financial-reporting/other-presentations---documents.html
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Milan, 20 April 2026
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UniCredit successfully issues GBP 400 million Senior Non-Preferred Notes
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17 April 2026
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Today, UniCredit S.p.A. (issuer rating A3/ A-/ A-) successfully issued a GBP benchmark callable Senior Non-Preferred bond with maturity October ’31 for GBP 400 million, targeted to institutional investors.
The issuance follows a book building process that gathered demand for more than GBP 700 million, with more than 40 orders received.
Given the receptive market feedback, the initial guidance of 120bps over UKT 0.375% Oct. ’30 has been revised downwards and set at 108bps, resulting in a fixed coupon of 5.263% paid semi-annually, with an issue/re-offer price of 100%.
The bond will have a one-time issuer call on October ‘30. Should the issuer not call the bond, the coupons for the subsequent periods until maturity will reset at the prevailing 1-year Benchmark UK Gilt Rate plus re-offer spread of 108bps.
The final allocation has been mainly in favor of funds (79%) and insurances (18%), with UK (91%) representing the lion’s share in terms of geographical distribution.
Barclays (B&D), BMO Capital Markets, HSBC, Lloyds and UniCredit GmbH acted as Joint Lead Managers for the transaction.
The bond, documented under the issuer’s Euro Medium Term Notes Program, ranks pari passu with the outstanding Non-Preferred Senior debt, is part of the funding plan for 2026 and testifies once again the ample and diversified investor base that UniCredit can enjoy.
The expected ratings are as follows: Baa2 (Moody’s)/ BBB (S&P)/ BBB+ (Fitch).
Listing will be on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Milan, 17 April 2026
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UniCredit expands onemarkets fund range with the ETFs launch in 13 countries
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16 April 2026
Four stock and three bond ETFs developed in partnership with BNP Paribas Asset Management to strengthen onemarkets’ position in the international asset management industry
Milan/Frankfurt, 16 April 2026 – UniCredit announces the expansion of its onemarkets investment platform with the launch of the first exchange traded funds (ETFs) on Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Xetra and Milan Stock Exchange’s ETF Plus trading platforms.
The ETFs will progressively be available across the 12 countries where the Group operates directly - starting today in Italy, Germany, Austria and Luxembourg - and in Greece through its strategic partnership with Alpha Bank.
The initial range will include seven instruments – four investing in stocks and three in bonds – developed in collaboration with the delegated manager, BNP Paribas, on MSCI Universal indexes.
UniCredit invests in BlockInvest to accelerate its leadership in on-chain financial solutions
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15 April 2026
Milan, 15 April 2026 — UniCredit and BlockInvest announce the completion of a strategic €4 million investment that sees the pan-European banking group acquire a ca.16% stake in the tech company.
The operation marks a fundamental milestone in the evolution of market infrastructures toward the adoption of blockchain technology as a ledger for the native issuance of digital financial instruments on a European scale.
In a landscape where the tokenization of Real-World Assets (RWA) is redefining paradigms of efficiency and transparency, the investment aims to consolidate a technological infrastructure capable of merging the programmability of digital ledgers with the regulatory rigor of financial markets.
The global on-chain finance market represents an opportunity estimated at approximately €18 trillion by 20331. Europe is laying the groundwork to become the global benchmark for tokenization, thanks to a harmonized regulatory framework (DLT Pilot Regime, MiCAR) and infrastructure projects led by the ECB (Pontes, Appia).
The partnership between UniCredit and BlockInvest rests on solid foundations, built through successful transactions that have already defined Italy's operational standards in compliance with Italy’s FinTech Law. Specifically, the collaboration enabled the execution of the first natively digital minibond and, more recently, the first tokenized structured note on a public blockchain for the Wealth segment. These operations demonstrated the BlockInvest infrastructure's ability to manage complex instruments, drastically reducing settlement times and ensuring granular traceability unachievable with traditional clearing systems.
With this investment, UniCredit accelerates the consolidation of its digital assets capabilities, with the ambition of exporting tokenized financial solutions across the Group’s main markets. The BlockInvest infrastructure aims to become the reference standard for digital assets interoperability at European level, facilitating access to the web3 ecosystem for issuers and other financial institutions, offering sophisticated and secure solutions.
Lorenzo Rigatti, CEO and Co-founder of BlockInvest, stated:
"UniCredit investment is the recognition of a rigorous and ambitious growth path. We are facing a paradigm shift where technological innovation is no longer an ancillary element, but the very backbone of the market. This strategic partnership allows us to integrate our solutions into the workflows of one of the leading European banks, transforming our vision into a consolidated market standard ready to scale... one block at a time."
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Today, UniCredit S.p.A. (issuer rating A3/ A-/ A-) successfully issued a Senior Non-Preferred bond for EUR 1 billion with 6 years maturity, callable after 5 years, targeted to institutional investors.
The issuance follows a book building process that gathered a demand of more than EUR 3.7 billion, with more than 170 orders from institutional investors.
Given the strong market feedback, the initial guidance of 125bps over the 5-year mid swap rate has been revised downwards and set at 95bps, resulting in a fixed coupon of 3.776% paid annually, with an issue/re-offer price of 100%. The bond will have a one-time issuer call on April ‘31. Should the issuer not call the bond, the coupons for the subsequent periods until maturity will reset to a floating rate equal to 3-months Euribor plus the initial spread of 95bps.
The final allocation has been mainly in favor of funds (64%) and banks (18%), with the following geographical distribution: UK (26%), France (19%), Italy (18%) and Germany/Austria (15%).
UniCredit Bank GmbH acted as Global Coordinator and as Joint Bookrunner together with ABN AMRO, BNP PARIBAS, J.P. Morgan, Mediobanca, RBC Capital Markets and Santander.
The bonds, documented under the issuer’s Euro Medium Term Notes Program, rank pari passu with the outstanding Non-Preferred Senior debt and are part of the funding plan for 2026. The expected ratings are as follows: Baa2 (Moody’s)/ BBB (S&P)/ BBB+ (Fitch).
Listing will be on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Milan, 9 April 2026
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