• UniCredit (UCG) raised pre-merger synergies to €1.2bn before tax; including tax effects and capitalization the savings surpass €8bn, measured before integration costs.
  • UniCredit (UCG) said an EGM for Commerzbank would allow conversion of physically settled total return swaps and permit Commerzbank to issue AT1 bonds in the U.S.; talks on German state role ongoing.
  • German finance ministry criticized UniCredit S.p.A.'s tactics, pledging to protect German SMEs, support Frankfurt as a financial hub and safeguard local jobs; statement directly addressed UniCredit.