The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Cassa di Risparmio di Asti S.p.A. was held today at the Auditorium in Via Astesano No. 5 in Asti. 

The Shareholders’ Meeting approved the financial statements for the 2025 financial year, whose indicators confirm the strong structural soundness of the Bank and of the entire Group. 

The outgoing Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Carlo Demartini, illustrated to the large audience present the results achieved during the last year of management, which are aligned with the 2025–2027 three-year strategic plan, whose objectives to date have not only been achieved but exceeded. 

The Bank’s financial statements show a profit of €62 million (€65 million at Group level), both figures up by more than 20%. This enabled the Shareholders’ Meeting to approve the distribution of a dividend of €0.50 per share, corresponding to a total dividend payout of €35.3 million, up 25% compared to last year and the highest dividend ever paid by the institution in its history. The dividend ex-date will be 4 May 2026 and the payment date will be 6 May 2026. 

On this occasion, the Shareholders’ Meeting also noted the conclusion of the mandate of CEO Carlo Demartini, which reached its natural expiry and was resolved through an amicable agreement approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors on 24 April 2026, with continuation of the role of General Manager until 31 July 2026, in order to ensure the necessary management continuity. 

The Shareholders’ Meeting expressed – with a long and heartfelt round of applause – its sincere and warm thanks to the outgoing CEO for the serious and concrete commitment with which he led the Bank over these many years, fostering its territorial, financial and economic growth, positioning the institution among the leading Italian banks and significantly strengthening its capital structure, in protection of the interests of shareholders, depositors’ savings and the territories in which the Bank operates. 

Dr. Carlo Demartini commented on the sidelines of the Shareholders’ Meeting: 

“I would like to thank the members of the Boards of Directors that have followed one another for the trust they placed in me during my time at the helm of the institution, and above all the colleagues and collaborators who accompanied me on this long and fruitful journey together. It has been an honour for me to lead Banca di Asti in recent years, working alongside a team of great value, with whom we have achieved significant results for all to see. I leave to the Bank’s future governing bodies an extremely solid institution, to which I sincerely and confidently wish the best success for the future, in the hope that it may further strengthen its role as a parent company and its positioning as an institution with Piedmont roots and an increasingly national presence.” 

The Shareholders’ Meeting also proceeded with the renewal of the Board of Directors, whose term had likewise reached its natural expiry, appointing Dr. Maurizio Rasero as Chairman of the institution and the following as members of the Board of Directors: 

- Dr. Gabriele Mello Rella, Vice Chairman; 

- Dr. Roberto Fiorini; 

- Dr. Maria Teresa Giovanna Armosino; 

- Dr. Marilena Bolli; 

- Dr. Pia Federica Bosca; 

- Dr. Maria Paola Giuseppina Adele Clara; 

- Dr. Gian Luigi Gola; 

- Dr. Fernando Lombardi; 

- Dr. Silvia Mirate; 

- Dr. Marco Remondino; 

- Dr. Roberto Rho; 

- Dr. Roberto Vercelli. 

Upon proposal of the shareholder Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Asti, Dr. Roberto Fiorini was designated as the new Chief Executive Officer. 

Finally, the Shareholders’ Meeting confirmed the annual remuneration of the Board of Directors, approved the remuneration and incentive policies, the phantom share plan, and granted the new Board of Directors the authorization to purchase and dispose of treasury shares.

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