Directors of the world's oldest bank had called a meeting as they were required to submit a plan by November 10th to improve the company's capital base after the ECB found a shortfall of €2.11 billion.
If shareholders approve the plan, the capital hike would be carried out in 2015, Italy's third biggest bank by the number of branches said, adding that it is also planning to sell assets worth €220 million.
The ECB's financial health check, the most comprehensive and most stringent of eurozone banks, is aimed at preventing a repeat of the crisis that nearly led to the euro's collapse.
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