Current report 20/2024 Orange Polska S.A. – Warsaw, Poland 24 October 2024
Pursuant to art. 19, clause 1, item 2 of the Decree of the Minister of Finance of 29 March 2018 on current and periodic information provided by issuers of securities and conditions for recognising as equivalent information required by the laws of a non-member state, the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A. ("Orange Polska", "the Company") submits drafts of the resolutions to be adopted on the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on 21 November 2024.
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Resolution no […] of Extraordinary General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A. dated 21 November 2024 on nomination of the Chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting
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The Extraordinary General Meeting nominates …………………………………………………….. as the Chairmen of the Extraordinary General Meeting.
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The resolution enters into force upon adoption.
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The proposed amendments to the Company's Articles of Association result from the implementation into the Polish legal system of the European Parliament's directives requiring the publication of reporting on sustainable development (CSRD directives) and the attestation of such reporting by a certified auditor. The proposed amendments will authorise the Supervisory Board to select such an auditor.
Resolution no […] of Extraordinary General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A. dated 21 November 2024 on amending the Articles of Association of Orange Polska S.A.
Pursuant to Article 430 § 1of the Commercial Companies Code and § 13 item 5 of the Company's Articles of Association, the following is resolved:
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The Articles of Association of Orange Polska S.A. attached to the resolution no. 3 of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A. dated 6 October 2022, shall be amended to read as follows:
- § 19 clause 4(6) of Articles of Association is replaced by the following: "4. The independent members of the Supervisory Board shall satisfy the following conditions:
6) not to be, or have been within the previous three years:
- a) an owner, partner (including a general partner) or a shareholder of a current or former audit firm conducting an audit of a financial statements or assurance of sustainability reporting of the Company or its affiliated entity, or
- b) a member of the supervisory board or other supervisory or controlling body of a current or former audit firm conducting an audit of a financial statements or assurance of sustainability reporting of the Company, or
- c) an employee or person belonging to senior management, including a member of the management board or other governing body of a current or former audit firm conducting an audit of a financial statements or assurance of sustainability reporting of the Company or its affiliated entity, or
- d) another person whose services were used or supervised by a current or former audit firm or statutory auditor acting on behalf of a current or former audit firm"
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- § 23 clause 2 of Articles of Association is amended as follows:
- 2.1. § 23 clause 2(8) of Articles of Association is replaced by the following:
- "2. The powers of the Supervisory Board shall include in particular:
- 8) appointing an audit firm to audit or review financial statements"
- 2.2. § 23 clause 2 of the Articles of Association is amended by adding item 9, which reads:
- "2. The powers of the Supervisory Board shall include in particular:
- 9) appointing an audit firm to audit or perform assurance of sustainability reporting"
- 2.3. the remaining items in § 23 clause 2 of the Articles of Association are renumbered accordingly, i.e. the existing items 9 - 13 are renumbered 10 - 14.
The resolution comes into force on the day of its adoption with the effective date on the day of registration of the amendments to the Articles of Association by the registry court.
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Resolution no […] of Extraordinary General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A. dated 21 November 2024 on adopting the unified text of the Articles of Association of Orange Polska S.A.
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The following unified text of Articles of Association of Orange Polska S.A. is resolved:
"ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE POLSKA S.A.
unified text
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS The name of the Company shall be Orange Polska Spółka Akcyjna. The Company may also use the abbreviation of its name: Orange Polska S.A.
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- The seat of the Company shall be in the capital city of Warsaw.
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- The Company has been established for an indefinite period of time.
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The Company shall conduct its activities in accordance with the provisions of the Commercial Companies Code and other regulations.
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- The State Treasury is the founder of the Company.
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- The Company was created as a result of the transformation of an organised part of a state enterprise called: Polish Post, Telegraph and Telephone.
§ 5
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- The activity of the Company shall be conducted in the Republic of Poland and abroad.
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- Within its area of activity the Company may establish branch offices and representative offices in Poland and abroad as well as hold interests in and establish companies and participate in other organisations.
II. OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY
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- The objects of the Company shall be as follows:
- 1) other printing [PKD 18.12.Z];
- 2) pre-press services [PKD18.13.Z];
- 3) binding and related services [PKD 18.14.Z];
- 4) Reproduction of recorded media [PKD 18.20.Z];
- 5) manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures [PKD 25.11.Z];
- 6) treatment and coating of metals [PKD 25.61.Z];
- 7) manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified [PKD 25.99.Z];
- 8) manufacture of electronic printed circuits [PKD 26.12.Z];
- 9) manufacture of communication equipment [PKD 26.30.Z];
- 10) manufacture of fibre optic cables [PKD 27.31.Z];
- 11) repair of electronic and optical equipment [PKD 33.13.Z];
- 12) repair of electrical equipment [PKD 33.14.Z];
- 13) installation of industrial machinery and equipment and outfit [PKD 33.20.Z.];
- 14) trade of electricity [PKD 35.14.Z];
- 15) building works related to erection of residential and non-residential buildings [PKD 41.20.Z];
- 16) construction of utility projects for fluids [PKD 42.21.Z];
- 17) construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications [PKD 42.22.Z];
- 18) demolition [PKD 43.11.Z],
- 19) site preparation [PKD 43.12.Z];
- 20) test drilling and boring [PKD 43.13.Z];
- 21) electrical installation [PKD 43.21.Z];
- 22) plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation [PKD 43.22.Z];
- 23) other construction installation [PKD 43.29.Z];
- 24) joinery installation [PKD 43.32.Z];
- 25) floor and wall covering [PKD 43.33.Z];
- 26) painting and glazing [PKD 43.34.Z];
- 27) other building completion and finishing [PKD 43.39.Z];
- 28) roofing activities [PKD 43.91.Z];
- 29) other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified [PKD 43.99.Z];
- 30) agents specialised in the sale of other particular products [PKD 46.18.Z];
- 31) agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods [PKD 46.19.Z];
- 32) wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software [PKD 46.51.Z];
- 33) wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts [PKD 46.52.Z];
- 34) other retail sale in non-specialised stores [PKD 47.19.Z];
- 35) retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores [PKD 47.41.Z];
- 36) retail sale of telecommunications equipment in specialised stores [PKD 47.42.Z];
- 37) retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores [PKD 47.43.Z];
- 38) Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores [PKD 47.59.Z];
- 39) other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores [PKD 47.78.Z];
- 40) retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet [PKD 47.91.Z];
- 41) other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets [PKD 47.99.Z];
- 42) other postal and courier activities [PKD 53.20.Z];
- 43) publishing of directories and mailing lists [PKD 58.12.Z]
- 44) Other publishing activities [PKD 58.19.Z];
- 45) motion picture, video and television programme production activities [PKD 59.11.Z];
- 46) motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities [PKD 59.13.Z];
- 47) motion picture projection activities [PKD 59.14.Z];
- 48) Sound recording and music publishing activities [PKD 59.20.Z];
- 49) radio broadcasting [PKD 60.10.Z];
- 50) television programming and broadcasting activities [PKD 60.20.Z];
- 51) wired telecommunications activities [PKD 61.10.Z];
- 52) wireless telecommunications activities other than satellite telecommunications activities [PKD 61.20.Z];
- 53) satellite telecommunications activities [PKD 61.30.Z];
- 54) other telecommunications activities [PKD 61.90.Z];
- 55) computer programming activities [PKD 62.01.Z];
- 56) computer consultancy activities [PKD 62.02.Z];
- 57) computer facilities management activities [PKD 62.03.Z];
- 58) other information technology and computer service activities [PKD 62.09.Z];
- 59) data processing, hosting and related activities [PKD 63.11.Z];
- 60) web portals [PKD 63.12.Z];
- 61) other information service activities, not classified elsewhere [PKD 63.99.Z];
- 62) financial leasing [PKD 64.91.Z];
- 63) other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding not elsewhere classified [PKD 64.99.Z];
- 64) other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding [PKD 66.19.Z];
- 65) activities of insurance agents and brokers [PKD 66.22.Z];
- 66) buying and selling of own real estate [PKD 68.10.Z];
- 67) renting and operating of own or leased real estate [PKD 68.20.Z];
- 68) real estate management on a fee or contract basis [PKD 68.32.Z];
- 69) accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy [PKD 69.20.Z];
- 70) public relations and communication activities [PKD 70.21.Z];
- 71) business and other management consultancy activities [PKD 70.22.Z];
- 72) architectural activities [PKD 71.11.Z];
- 73) engineering activities and related technical consultancy [PKD 71.12.Z];
- 74) technical testing and analysis [PKD 71.20.B];
- 75) other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering [PKD 72.19.Z];
- 76) advertising agencies [PKD 73.11.Z];
- 77) Market research and public opinion polling [PKD 73.20.Z];
- 78) specialised design activities [PKD 74.10.Z];
- 79) other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified [PKD 74.90.Z];
- 80) renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles [PKD 77.11.Z];
- 81) renting and leasing of other personal and household goods [PKD 77.29.Z];
- 82) renting and leasing of office equipment and machinery including computers [PKD 77.33.Z];
- 83) renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods not elsewhere classified [PKD 77.39.Z];
- 84) leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works [PKD 77.40.Z];
- 85) activities of employment placement agencies [PKD 78.10.Z];
- 86) other human resources provision [PKD 78.30.Z];
- 87) other reservation service not elsewhere classified [PKD 79.90.C];
- 88) private security activities other than security systems service activities [PKD 80.10.Z];
- 89) security systems service activities [PKD 80.20.Z];
- 90) investigation activities [PKD 80.30.Z];
- 91) landscape service activities [PKD 81.30.Z];
- 92) combined office administrative service activities [PKD 82.11.Z];
- 93) photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities [PKD 82.19.Z];
- 94) activities of call centres [PKD 82.20.Z];
- 95) activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus [PKD 82.91.Z];
- 96) other business support service activities not elsewhere classified [PKD 82.99.Z];
- 97) educational support activities [PKD 85.60.Z];
- 98) other sports activities [PKD 93.19.Z];
- 99) repair and maintenance of computers and peripheral equipment [PKD 95.11.Z];
- 100) repair and maintenance of communication equipment [PKD 95.12.Z];
- 101) other service activities not elsewhere classified [PKD 96.09.Z].
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- The Company also performs tasks related to national defence and security within the scope defined by law.
III. SHARE CAPITAL
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- The share capital shall be composed of:
- a) 1,312,357,479 (one billion three hundred twelve million three hundred fifty seven thousand and four hundred seventy nine) ordinary A-series bearer shares of nominal value of PLN 3 (three zlotys) each, and
- b) no more than 7,113,000 (seven million one hundred and thirteen thousand) ordinary B-series bearer shares of nominal value of PLN 3 (three zlotys) each.
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- The share capital of the Company amounts to a maximum of PLN 3,958,411,437 (three billion and nine hundred fifty eight million four hundred eleven thousand and four hundred thirty seven), including the conditionally increased share capital of the Company amounting to a maximum of PLN 21,339,000 (twenty one million three hundred and thirty nine thousand zlotys).
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- The conditional share capital shall be established for the purpose of enabling the exercise of the right to subscribe, with priority over the existing shareholders, for no more than 7,113,000 (seven million one hundred and thirteen thousand) ordinary B-series bearer shares, which right is only vested in the holders of bonds with pre-emption right, issued in accordance with Resolution No. 38 of the General Meeting as of 28 April 2006, and allocated to the employees and executives of the Company and its subsidiaries, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Incentive Program for the Company's Group Management.
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- The Company's shares may be redeemed upon the shareholder's consent through purchase thereof by the Company (voluntary redemption).
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- The voluntary redemption of shares shall require a resolution by the General Meeting of Shareholders, which, in particular, shall define the amount of remuneration to which the shareholder is entitled for the redeemed shares or the justification behind the redemption of shares without remuneration.
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- Resolution on redemption of shares may be preceded by agreements with the shareholders whose shares are to be redeemed. Such agreements shall be executed following a resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders authorising the Management Board to execute such agreements within the scheme of repurchase for the purpose of redemption. The agreements shall specify the number of shares being purchased and the remuneration for those shares. The remuneration shall be agreed by the parties and take into consideration the criteria specified in article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003 implementing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for buy-back programmes and stabilisation of financial instruments.
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- In a case of shares purchased within repurchase schemes, redemption of the Company's own shares shall take place during such scheme or after its completion and shall apply to all the shares within such scheme.
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- The General Meeting of Shareholders may adopt a resolution on the increase of the initial capital by issuing new shares or by increasing the nominal value of shares.
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- The initial capital may also be increased by transferring funds from legal reserve capital or other reserve capital in the amount set out in a resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders.
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The Company may issue convertible bonds.
IV. GOVERNING BODIES OF THE COMPANY
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The governing bodies of the Company shall be:
- 1) the General Meeting;
- 2) the Supervisory Board;
- 3) the Management Board.
1. GENERAL MEETING
§ 12
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- There shall be Annual General Meeting and Extraordinary General Meetings.
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- The Annual General Meeting shall be convened by the Management Board or by the Supervisory Board, if the Management Board fails to convene it within the period set out by the law. The Annual General Meeting shall take place not later than six months after the end of each financial year.
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- An Extraordinary General Meeting shall be convened by:
- 1) the Management Board upon its own initiative or upon a written motion of the Supervisory Board or shareholder(s) representing at least 5% of the share capital,
- 2) the Supervisory Board, if it is necessary in its opinion,
- 3) a shareholder(s) representing at least half of the share capital or at least half of total votes in the Company.
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- An Extraordinary General Meeting convened upon a motion of the Supervisory Board or the shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital shall be convened within two weeks from the date of the motion.
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The following matters shall in particular be within the competence of the General Meeting:
- 1) review and approval of the financial statement and report on the Company's activity in the previous financial year;
- 2) distribution of profits or coverage of losses;
- 3) confirming proper execution of duties by the members of the Boards of the Company;
- 4) change of the objects of the Company;
- 5) amendment to the Articles of Association, including an increase or reduction of the share capital;
- 6) merger or change of the legal form of the Company;
- 7) dissolution and winding-up of the Company;
- 8) issuance of convertible bonds or first option bonds;
- 9) appointment and removal of the members of the Supervisory Board;
- 10) any decision on claims for compensation of damages suffered in the course of the Company's establishment or during the execution of managerial or supervisory functions;
- 11) transfer or lease of the Company's business or its organised part or the grant of usufruct thereon;
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12) other matters set out in the Commercial Companies Code, other mandatory provisions or herein, excluding purchase and acquisition of real estate, the right of perpetual usufruct or a share in real estate, which lie within the competence of the Management Board and do not require passing a resolution by the General Meeting of Shareholders.
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- The agenda of the General Meeting shall be determined by the body or entity that had convened the General Meeting. If the General Meeting is convened upon the motion, referred to in § 12 clause 3 point 1) the Management Board shall include on the agenda the matters indicated by the shareholder(s) requesting the meeting.
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- The Supervisory Board or the shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital may request that particular matters be included on the agenda of the next General Meeting. The request shall be submitted to the Management Board in writing or by electronic means at least 21 days prior to the General Meeting. The request shall be accompanied by a justification or a draft resolution regarding the proposed point.
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- Any matters to be resolved by the General Meeting shall first be presented by the Management Board to the Supervisory Board for its opinion.
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The General Meetings shall take place in Warsaw.
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The General Meeting shall be valid regardless of the number of shares being represented.
§ 17
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- The resolutions of the General Meeting shall be adopted by a simple majority of votes cast, unless the Commercial Companies Code provides otherwise.
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- The voting at the General Meeting shall be open. A secret ballot shall be used at elections or upon motions for removal of the members of the Company's Boards or liquidators, for calling them to account for their actions or in personal matters. A secret ballot shall also be used whenever requested by at least one of the Shareholders or their representatives present at the General Meeting.
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- A General Meeting shall be opened by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board or his deputy, and in their absence, by the President of the Management Board or a person appointed by the Management Board. Afterwards, a chairman of the General Meeting shall be elected from among persons eligible to attend the meeting.
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- The General Meeting shall adopt its by-laws setting out the detailed procedures for holding the Meeting.
2. SUPERVISORY BOARD
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- The Supervisory Board shall adopt resolutions if at least half of its members are present at the meeting and all members have been invited.
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- During the meeting, the Supervisory Board may also adopt resolutions on issues which are not put on the proposed meeting agenda, if none of the Supervisory Board members participating in the meeting objects thereto.
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- Unless these Articles of Association provide otherwise, the Supervisory Board shall pass its resolutions by a simple majority of the votes cast. In the case of a tied vote, the Chairman shall have a casting vote.
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- It is permissible to participate in a meeting of the Supervisory Board also using means of direct remote communication.
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- Members of the Supervisory Board may participate in adopting resolutions of the Supervisory Board by casting a vote in writing via another member of the Supervisory Board. Casting a vote in writing shall not apply to issues added to the agenda during the meeting of the Supervisory Board.
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- The Supervisory Board may adopt resolutions in a written form or by using means of direct remote communication. Such resolution shall be valid if all members of the Supervisory Board have been informed about the content of a draft resolution and at least half of the Members of the Supervisory Board took part in the adoption of the resolution.
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- Voting by the Supervisory Board shall be open, unless the Supervisory Board by-laws provide otherwise.
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- The Supervisory Board shall adopt and amend its by-laws which describe in detail the procedures of operation of the Supervisory Board.
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- The Supervisory Board shall be responsible for permanent supervision over the Company's activity (including activity led through controlled subsidiaries).
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- The powers of the Supervisory Board shall include in particular:
- 1) evaluation of the Management Board's report on Company's activities and the financial statements for the preceding financial year;
- 2) evaluation of the motions of the Management Board regarding distribution of profits or covering losses;
- 3) submitting to the General Meeting the annual written report for the preceding financial year (Supervisory Board report);
- 4) appointing, dismissing and suspending for important reasons a member of the Management Board or the entire Management Board;
- 5) designating a member or members of the Supervisory Board to temporarily perform the duties of Management Board members in the case the Management Board members are suspended or otherwise unable to perform their duties;
- 6) determining the terms of remuneration of the Management Board and fixing the remuneration of members of the Management Board;
- 7) stating an opinion on motions submitted by or via the Management Board to the General Meeting;
- 8) appointing an audit firm to audit or review financial statements;
- 9) appointing an audit firm to audit or perform assurance of sustainability reporting;
10) stating an opinion on annual and long-term strategies of the Company and its annual budget;
- 11) stating an opinion on incurring liabilities in excess of the equivalent of EURO 100,000,000;
- 12) stating an opinion on disposal of the Company's assets in excess of the equivalent of EURO 100,000,000;
- 13) submitting the report on remuneration to the General Meeting;
- 14) dealing with other matters set out in the Commercial Companies Code or herein.
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- Members of the Supervisory Board are obliged to ensure that the Company and consolidated financial statements and the report on the activities of the group meet the requirements of the provisions of law on accountancy.
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- The members of the Supervisory Board shall exercise their rights and perform their duties in person.
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- A Supervisory Board member shall, while discharging his/her duties, exercise diligence resulting from the professional nature of his/her activity and remain fully loyal to the Company.
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- A Supervisory Board member shall not disclose any secrets of the Company, even after the expiry of his/her term of office.
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- The remuneration of the members of the Supervisory Board shall be determined by the General Meeting.
3. THE MANAGEMENT BOARD
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In any agreements or disputes between the Company and members of the Management Board, the Company shall be represented by the Supervisory Board or by an attorney appointed under a resolution of the General Meeting.
V. THE OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY
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The financial year of the Company shall be the calendar year.
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The resolution comes into force on the day of its adoption with the effective date on the day of registration by the registry court of the amendments to the Articles of Association.
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In accordance with § 19 section 8 of the Company's Articles of Association, the mandate of the member of the Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. appointed by the Supervisory Board of the Company is due to expire at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A. In a communication to Orange Polska S.A., Orange S.A. has announced its intention to propose Mr. Etienne Vincens de Tapol as a candidate for the position of Member of the Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. at the General Meeting scheduled for 21 November 2024.
Resolution no […] of Extraordinary General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A. dated 21 November 2024 on appointment of a Supervisory Board member
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Etienne Vincens de Tapol is appointed to the Orange Polska S.A. Supervisory Board.
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The resolution enters into force upon adoption.
Resume of the candidate for the Supervisory Board
Etienne Vincens de Tapol (born in 1973) is currently serving as the Chief Financial Strategy Officer at Orange Europe since July 2024. He oversees finance, strategy, business development, audit & control, and transformational initiatives across multiple European markets.
His career includes key executive roles such as Chief Strategy Officer at Orange France, where he led financial and infrastructure strategies, and Chief IT Officer (CIO) and Deputy Chief Technical Officer (CTO) at Orange Jordan, where he rolled-out Mobile and FttH networks. His expertise extends to procurement, having served as Senior VP at BuyIn, the procurement JV of Deutsche Telekom and Orange.
Etienne holds a Master Degree in International Purchasing from Bordeaux Kedge Business School and an engineering degree in biotechnologies. He joined the Group in 1998 at Cofratel (now part of Orange Direction Enterprise France).