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Prospectus UBI Banca Covered Bond Programme

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

Securitisation and <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong> Law as it relates to covered bonds has been issued by any Italian court or<br />

governmental or regulatory authority, except for (i) the Decree of the Italian Ministry for the Economy and<br />

Finance No. 130 of 14 December 2006 ("Decree 310"), setting out the technical requirements for the guarantee<br />

which may be given in respect of covered bonds and (ii) the instructions of the Bank of Italy dated 17 May 2007<br />

(the "Bank of Italy Regulations") concerning guidelines on the valuation of assets, the procedure for purchasing<br />

top-up assets and controls required to ensure compliance with the legislation. Consequently, it is possible that<br />

such or different authorities may issue further regulations relating to the Securitisation and <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong> Law<br />

or the interpretation thereof, the impact of which cannot be predicted by the Issuer as at the date of this<br />

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

The <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s may not be a suitable investment for all investors<br />

Each potential investor in the <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s must determine the suitability of that investment in light of its own<br />

circumstances. In particular, each potential investor should:<br />

• have sufficient knowledge and experience to make a meaningful evaluation of the <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s, the<br />

merits and risks of investing in the <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s and the information contained in or incorporated by<br />

reference into this <strong>Prospectus</strong> or any applicable supplement;<br />

• have access to, and knowledge of, appropriate analytical tools to evaluate, in the context of its particular<br />

financial situation, an investment in the <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s and the impact the <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s will have on<br />

its overall investment portfolio;<br />

• have sufficient financial resources and liquidity to bear all of the risks of an investment in the <strong>Covered</strong><br />

<strong>Bond</strong>s, including <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s with principal or interest payable in one or more currencies, or where<br />

the currency for principal or interest payments is different from the potential investor's currency;<br />

• understand thoroughly the terms of the <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s and be familiar with the behaviour of any<br />

relevant indices and financial markets; and<br />

• be able to evaluate (either alone or with the help of a financial adviser) possible scenarios for economic,<br />

interest rate and other factors that may affect its investment and its ability to bear the applicable risks.<br />

Some <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s are complex financial instruments. Sophisticated institutional investors generally do not<br />

purchase complex financial instruments as stand-alone investments. They purchase complex financial<br />

instruments as a way to reduce risk or enhance yield with an understood, measured and appropriate addition of<br />

risk to their overall portfolios. A potential investor should not invest in <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s which are complex<br />

financial instruments unless it has the expertise (either alone or with a financial adviser) to evaluate how the<br />

<strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s will perform under changing conditions, the resulting effects on the value of the <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s<br />

and the impact this investment will have on the potential investor's overall investment portfolio.<br />

The return on an investment in <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s will be affected by charges incurred by investors<br />

An investor's total return on an investment in any <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s will be affected by the level of fees charged by<br />

the nominee service provider and/or clearing system used by the investor. Such a person or institution may<br />

charge fees for the opening and operation of an investment account, transfers of <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s, custody<br />

services and on payments of interest, principal and other amounts. Potential investors are therefore advised to<br />

investigate the basis on which any such fees will be charged on the relevant <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s.<br />

Risks related to the structure of a particular issue of <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s<br />

A wide range of <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s may be issued under the <strong>Programme</strong>. A number of these <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s may<br />

have features which contain particular risks for potential investors. Set out below is a description of the most<br />

common such features:<br />

<strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s subject to optional redemption by the Issuer<br />

An optional redemption feature of <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s is likely to limit their market value. During any period when<br />

the Issuer may elect to redeem <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s, the market value of those <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s generally will not rise<br />

substantially above the price at which they can be redeemed. This also may be true prior to any redemption<br />

period.<br />

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