PRESS RELEASE COMUNICATO STAMPA BEGINNING OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF A FINANCIAL ADVISOR Genoa, 21 July 2015 - Banca Carige announces that, on a mandate from the Board of Directors which met today, the Chairman, Cesare Castelbarco Albani, and the CEO, Piero Luigi Montani, will initiate activities for the identification of a financial advisor to support the bank in the analysis and definition of the banking industry’s new competitive scenario. Banca Carige S.p.A. Investor Relations Roberta Famà Massimo Turla Via Cassa di Risparmio 15 16123 Genova GE tel. +39 010 579 4877 +39 010 579 4875 e-mail: [email protected] Ad Hoc Communication Advisors Giorgio Zambeletti Sara Balzarotti tel. + 39 02 76067432 mobile + 39 335 5347916 e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Comunicazione Antonello Amato Alfredo Majo Via Cassa di Risparmio 15 16123 Genova GE tel. +39 010 579 2697 +39 010 579 3380 e-mail: [email protected]