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Prospectus UBI Banca Covered Bond Programme

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<strong>Prospectus</strong><br />

THE ASSET MONITOR<br />

The Bank of Italy Regulations require that the Issuer appoints a qualified entity to be the asset monitor to carry<br />

out controls on the regularity of the transaction and the integrity of the Guarantee.<br />

Pursuant to the Bank of Italy Regulations, the asset monitor must be an independent auditor, enrolled with the<br />

special register of accounting firms held by the CONSOB pursuant to article 161 of Legislative Decree No. 58 of<br />

24 February 1998 and shall be independent from the Issuer and any other party to the <strong>Programme</strong> and from the<br />

accounting firm who carries out the audit of the Issuer.<br />

Based upon controls carried out, the asset monitor shall prepare annual reports, to be addressed also to the<br />

Statutory Auditors of the Issuer.<br />

Mazars S.p.A., a società per azioni incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Italy, having its registered<br />

office at Corso di Porta Vigentina, 35, 20122, Milan, Italy, fiscal code and enrolment with the companies register<br />

of Milan No. 01507630489, and enrolled under No. 97909 with the special register of accounting firms held by<br />

the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa pursuant to article 161 of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24<br />

February 1998.<br />

Pursuant to an engagement letter entered into on 30 July 2008, the Issuer has appointed the Asset Monitor in<br />

order to perform, subject to receipt of the relevant information from the Issuer, specific monitoring activities<br />

concerning, inter alia, (i) the fulfilment of the eligibility criteria set out under Decree No. 310 with respect to the<br />

Eligible Assets and Top-Up Assets included in the Cover Pool; (ii) the compliance with the limits on the transfer<br />

of the Eligible Assets set out under Decree No. 310; and (iii) the effectiveness and adequacy of the risk<br />

protection provided by any Swap Agreement entered into in the context of the <strong>Programme</strong>.<br />

The engagement letter is in line with the provisions of the Bank of Italy Regulations in relation to the reports to<br />

be prepared and submitted by the Asset Monitor also to the Statutory Auditors Board of the Issuer.<br />

The engagement letter provides for certain matters such as the payment of fees and expenses by the Issuer to the<br />

Asset Monitor and the resignation of the Asset Monitor.<br />

The engagement letter is governed by Italian law.<br />

Furthermore, on 30 July 2008, the Issuer, the Calculation Agent, the Asset Monitor, the Guarantor and the<br />

Representative of the <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>holders entered into the Asset Monitoring Agreement, as more fully<br />

described under "Summary of the Transaction Documents — Asset Monitoring Agreement".<br />

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