Credito Valtellinese Group: foundation of the new company Finanziaria San Giacomo S.p.A.
Sondrio, 12 January 2006 - In reference to the press release dated 13 September 2005, regarding the outline of a project to streamline the Group's activities in the medium/long term loans sector.
As previously announced in the abovementioned press release, Finanziaria San Giacomo S.pA. was founded today with the corporate purpose of performing financial activities - specifically, the purchase, management and divestiture of non-performing assets related to activities carried out by banks in the Credito Valtellinese Group.
The share capital of the new company - € 3 million - is held in its entirety by Mediocreval S.p.A., a bank belonging to the Creval Group.
The Finanziaria San Giacomo S.pA. - which will become the non-performing loan transferee for the other banks of the Group - will present its request to be registered in the general roll of operators in the financial sector as per art. 106 of the Consolidation Act regarding banking and credit.
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