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           of the audits are shared with the reference organisational unit and with the level two audit departments and then sent to
           the Board of Statutory Auditors and the Control and Risks Committee. Internal Audit also reports back regularly to the
           Corporate  Bodies,  also  by  presenting  specific  summary  reports  (Annual  reports  and  Quarterly  Dashboards)  that,  if
           required, are also submitted to the Bank of Italy or Consob.

           The value of ethics: Code of Ethics
                                                                                                     [GRI 102-16]
           Banca Ifis conforms to the purposes and guidelines of the Corporate Governance Code for Companies Listed on
           the Italian Stock Exchange, and its governance system is aligned with the principles contained therein, the relevant
           recommendations  issued  by  Consob,  and,  in  general,  best  practices,  which  are intended  to  ensure an  appropriate
           separation of responsibilities and powers by striking the right balance between operational and control functions.

           Pursuant  to  Italian  Legislative  Decree  no.  231/2001  on  the  “Rules  for  the  administrative  liability  of  legal  entities,
           companies and associations, including those without legal status”, the Banca Ifis Group makes the Code of Ethics and
           the Supervisory Body's Regulations publicly available.

           The Code of Ethics outlines the set of rights, duties and responsibilities of the Group's companies towards all the parties
           it works with, establishing rules of conduct to be kept in mind during day-to-day operations as well as reference standards
           and behavioural norms aimed at strengthening business decision-making processes and guiding the conduct of all
           employees.

           The Code of Ethics in force today was approved on 22 December 2016 and updated on 14 January 2021. The update
           consists of the more schematic presentation of the Bank’s and Group companies’ principles and values (redefined during
           the new growth strategy defined in 2020) and an update of the more strictly regulatory contents, with specific reference
           to whistleblowing procedures.

           In accordance with the principles laid down in the Code of Ethics, all Group employees must behave ethically in their
           relationships with colleagues, customers, debtors, suppliers, competitors, and public institutions. Illegal or unethical
           behaviour, including with reference to legal provisions, codes and regulations adopted by the Group, is not acceptable.
           Business model

           Banca Ifis seeks to ensure conditions of transparency and fairness in conducting its business, so as to safeguard its
           institutional role and image as well as meet the expectations of shareholders and of those who work for and with the
           Bank: to this end, it has decided to adopt the Organisational and Management Model as per Italian Legislative
           Decree no. 231/2001.

           This  is  a  complex  set  of  principles,  rules,  provisions,  and  organisational  charts  with  the  relevant  duties  and
           responsibilities allowing to establish and duly manage a system to control and monitor sensitive operations in order to
           prevent the risk of committing the offences set out in Italian Legislative Decree no. 231/2001. The Model – adopted in
           2004 and constantly aligned with the latest regulatory changes – is part of a broader control system that consists
           mainly of the Internal Control Systems and Corporate Governance rules of Banca Ifis. The Group's companies
           adopt the same approach.

           In addition, viewing its Model as a key company policy tool, Banca Ifis extends its internal organisational instruments to
           its subsidiaries as applicable. To this end, the Parent's Organisation Unit provides specific methodological support
           to all the Group's Supervisory Bodies in order to standardise the Models adopted by the subsidiaries, update or draft
           the Regulations of Supervisory Bodies and guarantee, with the help of the Compliance Department, the monitoring of
           any  significant  regulatory  changes,  as  well  as  assist  the  Parent's  Supervisory  Body  in  providing  guidance  and
           coordination on liability as per Italian Legislative Decree no. 231/2001 to the other companies of the Group.

           Among other offences, the Model covers also crimes strictly related to non-financial topics, such as corporate offences
           (corruption and bribery), crimes of manslaughter and negligently causing serious or grievous bodily harm committed with
           breach of occupational health and safety regulations, as well as environmental offences and crimes associated with
           human trafficking and exploitation and the employment of illegal immigrants and, since the last update, tax crimes.


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