2010 CALENDAR OF CORPORATE EVENTS.

It is hereby reported that the Board of Directors of Banca Popolare di Milano, in the meeting held today, authorised – pursuant to art. 2.6.2 of the "Regulations for markets organised and managed by Borsa Italiana SpA" – the adoption of the corporate events calendar for 2010, as stated below:

1. approval of the draft financial statements for the year and the 2009 consolidated financial statements for Gruppo Bipiemme by the Board of Directors: Tuesday 23 March 2010;

2. Shareholders' Meeting for approving the 2009 financial statements: Saturday 24 April 2010 (1st call: Friday 23 April 2010);

3. approval of the interim management summary at 31.3.2010: Tuesday 11 May 2010;

4. approval of the half-yearly financial report at 30.6.2010: Thursday 26 August 2010;

5. approval of the interim management summary at 30.9.2010: Tuesday 9 November 2010.

Pursuant to current art. 154-ter of Legislative Decree 58/98, Bipiemme is not required to prepare interim management summaries at 31 December and 30 June.
Finally, it is reported that, subject to the above date for the Shareholders' Meeting to approve the financial statements, the payment of the dividend approved by the shareholders' meeting will be made, as for 2009, in May next year. More specifically, taking account of stock exchange calendar deadlines, the stock will be quoted ex-coupon from 24 May 2010, with consequent payment of the dividend on 27 May 2010.

Milan, 22 December 2009