Prospectus - Notowania

International Industrial Participations Holding IIP N.V.
On October 30, 2007, International Industrial Participations Holding IIP N.V. (formerly
Cragnotti & Partners Capital Investment N.V.) and Sergio Cragnotti brought a civil action
against UniCredit (as the successor to Capitalia ) and Banca di Roma S.p.A. for alleged direct
damages and loss of profit quantified at €135 million resulting from:
• primarily, the breach of contractual obligations of financial assistance previously assumed
in favour of Cragnotti & Partners Capital Investment N.V., Sergio Cragnotti, and Cirio
Finanziaria S.p.A. Cirio Group, which resulted in its insolvency;
• secondarily, the illegitimate refusal by the defendants to provide Cirio Finanziaria S.p.A.
and Cirio Group the financial assistance necessary to repay a bond expiring on November
6, 2002, not acting properly and in good faith.
The investigating magistrate set a clarification hearing for the conclusions for October 18,
2010.
Following the recent reorganisation of UniCredit Group, without prejudice to the legitimation
of UniCredit as the defendant, the question in law, previously attributable to Banca di Roma
S.p.A. was transferred to UniCredit Corporate Banking.
The plaintiff’s claim in this action is completely groundless.
In consideration of such, no provisions have been made as at the Date of the Prospectus.
Qui tam Complaint against Vanderbilt LLC and other UniCredit Group companies
On July 14, 2008, Frank Foy and his wife, in compliance with local New Mexican law (Qui
Tam Statute), according to which any State resident may file a legal action on behalf of the
State, filed a complaint on behalf of the State of New Mexico in relation to certain investments
made by the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (ERB) and the State of New Mexico
Investment Council (SIC) in Vanderbilt LLC (“VF”), an indirect UniCredit investee company.
Frank Foy claims to have been the Chief Investment Officer of ERB and to have submitted his
resignation in March 2008.
Frank Foy requests, on behalf of the State of New Mexico, compensation for damages totalling
USD 360 million (including applicable penalties as part of the New Mexico Fraud against
Taxpayers Act, which provides for the possibility of treble damages) based on the New Mexico
Fraud against Taxpayers Act, asserting that Vanderbilt VF and the other defendants
surreptitiously persuaded ERB and SIC to invest USD 90 million in Vanderbilt products (i) by
knowingly providing false information on the nature and risk level of the VF investment and
(ii) by guaranteeing improper contributions to then-Governor of the State of New Mexico, Bill
Richardson, and other State officials, to convince them to make the investment. Frank Foy
maintains that the State suffered damages equivalent to the entire initial investment of USD 90
million (consequential damages) and requests an additional USD 30 million for loss of profit.
Defendants include – inter alia – the following:
• Vanderbilt Capital Advisors, LLC (VCA), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of
Pioneer Investment Management USA Inc. (PIM US);
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