PRESS RELEASE

Milan, July 23, 2012 - In accordance with the agreement signed on January 29, 2012 between Unipol Gruppo Finanziario S.p.A. (UGF) and Premafin Finanziaria S.p.A. and following the subscription by UGF of the reserved Premafin capital increase, the following directors today resigned from the Board of FONDIARIA-SAI: the Chairman Cosimo Rucellai, the Chief Executive Officer Emanuele Erbetta and Nicolò Dubini, Vincenzo La Russa, Valentina Marocco, Enzo Mei, Giorgio Oldoini and Antonio Talarico.

In consideration of the previous resignations of Andrea Broggini, Maurizio Comoli, Graziano Visentin, Roberto Cappelli, Ranieri de Marchis and Salvatore Militello, these resignations result in the resignation of the majority of the directors appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting and the expiry of the mandate of the entire Board of Directors in accordance with the Company By-Laws.
The directors that resigned today - together with the other directors that resigned - will remain in office on a prorogation basis until the next Shareholders' Meeting.
The Board of Directors will make the necessary resolutions to call the Shareholders' Meeting in the
Board meeting to be held on August 2, 2012.

Press Office

Tel. +39 02-64029101

Investor Relations Giancarlo Lana Floriana Amari

Tel. +39 011-66 57 642
Tel. +39 02-64 02 25 74 investorrelations@fondiaria-sai.it

AD Hoc Communication Advisor

Sara Balzarotti
Mob. +39 335 1415584
Pietro Cavalletti
Mob. +39 335 1415577

FONDIARIA-SAI S.p.A. Sede Legale e Direzione Torino

10126 - Corso Galileo Galilei, 12

Tel. (+39) 011.6657111 - Fax (+39) 011.6657685 www.fondiaria-sai.it

Direzione Firenze

50129 - Via Lorenzo il Magnifico, 1

Tel. (+39) 055.47941

Fax (+39) 055.476026

Capitale sociale € 494.731.136,00 int. vers. - Numero di iscrizione al Registro delle Imprese

di Torino, Codice Fiscale e Partita I.V.A. 00818570012 - Impresa autorizzata all'esercizio delle

assicurazioni (art. 65 R.D.L. 29-4-1923 n. 966) - Iscritta alla Sez. I dell'Albo Imprese presso l'Isvap al n.

1.00006 - Società capogruppo del gruppo assicurativo Fondiaria-SAI, iscritto all'Albo dei gruppi

assicurativi al n. 030

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