3/10/25

Emergency weather events in the municipalities of Arcugnano, Barbarano Mossano, Castegnero, Longare, Nanto and Villaga in the province of Vicenza and the municipality of San Giovanni Ilarione in the province of Verona: initiatives to support customers

Banca Progetto is at the side of its customers to overcome the emergency resulting from the exceptional meteorological events on September 23 and 24, 2024 in the territory of the municipalities of Arcugnano, Barbarano Mossano, Castegnero, Longare, Nanto and Villaga in the province of Vicenza and the municipality of San Giovanni Ilarione in the province of Verona, activating the measures required by law.

Banca Progetto has implemented the measures provided for by the Ordinance of the Head of the Civil Protection Department (OCDPC) of 27 February 2025, no. 1.131, published on the website of the Department of Civil Protection, regarding the suspension of payment of installments, following the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of January 28, 2025, with which a state of emergency was declared for 12 months from the date of the resolution.

In particular, Article 9 ("Suspension of Mortgages") of the first Ordinance has stipulated that the aforementioned event constitutes force majeure within the meaning and effects of Article 1218 of the Civil Code.

In this regard, it is foreseen for the subjects who hold mortgages relating to the vacated buildings, or to the management of commercial and economic activities, including agricultural, carried out in the same buildings, upon presentation of a self-certification of the damage suffered, the right to ask the credit and banking institutions, until the aforementioned property is usable or habitable and in any case no later than the date of cessation of the state of emergency (January 28, 2026), a suspension of the instalments of the same mortgages, choosing between:

• the suspension of the entire installment

• the suspension of only the principal amount

Customers can therefore request the suspension of payment from the Bank by submitting the corresponding request (see Annex 1) accompanied by a self-certification made in accordance with Presidential Decree of December 28, 2000, no. 445, and subsequent amendments (see Self-Certification Annex).

The total amount suspended must be repaid to the Bank without any additional charges or costs in terms of fees or processing expenses. The maturity date of the mortgage will be extended for a period corresponding to the suspension period.

In the case of the suspension of only the principal portion, the borrower will pay the Bank, for the duration of the suspension months, an installment consisting only of calculated interest, based on the remaining principal debt, at the interest rate and according to the terms provided in the contract.

In the case of the suspension of the entire installment (principal portion + interest portion), the accrued and potentially suspended interest during the period, which is not productive of additional interest, will be divided into equal installments and added to the subsequent due installments, and will be entirely due in the event of loan termination or refinancing.