NEW INTERNATIONAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS DIVISION

LED BY STEFANO LUCCHINI

Turin / Milan, August 4th, 2014 - Intesa Sanpaolo announces that it has established the International and Regulatory Affairs Division, responsible for managing relations with national and international regulatory bodies, developing relations abroad with key stakeholders, managing the Group's institutional relations and representing Intesa Sanpaolo with Institutions regarding policies for growth and development.

As of September 1^st, the new Direction will be headed by Stefano Lucchini, who led International Relations and Communications for ENI until last May.

Lucchini has worked in Italy and abroad for some of the most important Italian companies, including Montedison, Enel, Banca Intesa and Confindustria.