Intesa Sanpaolo raises 1.5 billion dollars on the U.S. market through the launch of a subordinated Tier 2 benchmark bond issue (Intesa Sanpaolo SpA)

(Source: Intesa Sanpaolo SpA) DRAFT PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE INTESA SANPAOLO RAISES 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS ON THE U.S. MARKET THROUGH THE LAUNCH OF A SUBORDINATED TIER 2 BENCHMARK BOND ISSUE Turin - Milan, 9 January 2016 - Intesa Sanpaolo has launched a U.S.$1.5 billion subordinated "Tier 2" benchmark bond issue targeted exclusively at the U.S. and Canadian markets. It is a 10-year, fixed-rate bond issue under the U.S.$ Medium Term Notes Programme of Intesa Sanpaolo. The bond placed on the U.S. market is exempt from registration under Section 144A of the U.S. Securities Act. The part targeted at the Canadian market has been placed in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec on the basis...