Feb 8 (Reuters) - Bper Banca CEO Alessandro Vandelli tells analysts at a post-results conference call:
* STRONG COMMITMENT TO BRING NPE (NON-PERFORMING EXPOSURE) RATIO BELOW 15 PERCENT BY THE END OF 2018
* NPE RATIO WILL BE REDUCED BELOW 10 PERCENT IN THREE YEARS
* TO COMPLETE SALE OF 1 BILLION EURO BAD LOANS OWNED BY UNIT BANCO DI SARDEGNA BY YEAR-END
* BANK HAS STARTED DISPOSAL OF ITS OWN 1.8-2 BILLION EUROS BAD LOANS, EXPECTS TO COMPLETE THE DEAL BY YEAR-END
* INTERNAL MODEL EXTENSION TO NUOVA CARIFE EXPECTED IN Q1 2018 WITH AN ESTIMATED POSITIVE IMPACT OF 10-15 BPS ON CET1 Further company coverage: (Reporting by Milan newsroom)