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PLT Holding Files Majority Slate Backing Lovaglio to Lead Monte dei Paschi

The April 15 shareholder vote under revamped rules will give the top-polling list control of the board.

Overview

  • The Tortora family’s PLT deposited a 12-name list that proposes Luigi Lovaglio as CEO and former UniCredit chair Cesare Bisoni as chairman.
  • The PLT slate will face the outgoing board’s ticket, which puts forward Fabrizio Palermo, Corrado Passera and Carlo Vivaldi for CEO, with Palermo widely viewed as Caltagirone’s preference.
  • Under MPS’s updated statute aligned with the Legge Capitali, the list with the most votes is guaranteed at least eight of the 15 board seats.
  • PLT holds just over 1.2% of MPS, and market reporting points to likely backing from entrepreneur Giorgio Girondi and to a reported push by Mediobanca chair Vittorio Grilli.
  • Key votes from Delfin, the Caltagirone group, Banco BPM, the Economy Ministry and institutional investors remain uncertain, with some market speculation that Delfin could abstain.