Remuneration Information • Apr 12, 2024
Remuneration Information
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Pursuant to art. 19, clause 1, item 4 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") hereby submits the content of the amendment to the draft of the resolution to be adopted on the Ordinary Annual General Meeting to be held on 19 April 2024.
With reference to the current report 6/2024 announcing drafts of resolutions to be discussed during the Annual General Meeting Orange Polska S.A. on 19 April 2024, hereby Orange Polska S.A. informs about the change in draft resolution on the adoption of the amended Remuneration Policy for Members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. which was proposed by a shareholder Orange S.A. Simultaneously on 12 April 2024 Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. adopted that change by way of a resolution.
The change refers exclusively to the last sentence in the point II.17 of the Remuneration Policy for Members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A.
In addition, a Member of the Management Board, apart from the variable remuneration component, may be granted the right to additional bonuses if the Company achieves a specific financial objective (with a result above the budget plan for the year). The additional bonus is paid only if the set goal is achieved at 100%. If the achievement is less than 100%, the additional bonus is not paid. The decision to establish an additional bonus, and the conditions for obtaining it is made by the Supervisory Board at the request of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board. The additional bonus for the CEO can be a maximum of 40%, and for another Members of Management Board can be a maximum of 10% of annual base remuneration.
In addition, a Member of the Management Board, apart from the variable remuneration component, may be granted the right to additional bonuses if the Company achieves a specific financial objective (with a result above the budget plan for the year). The additional bonus is paid only if the set goal is achieved at 100%. If the achievement is less than 100%, the additional bonus is not paid. The decision to establish an additional bonus, and the conditions for obtaining it is made by the Supervisory Board at the request of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board. The additional bonus for the CEO can be a maximum of 40%, and for another Members of Management Board can be a maximum of 25% of annual base remuneration.
This remuneration policy for Members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. (the "Remuneration Policy") supports the implementation of the Company's strategy and the protection of its long-term interests by shaping market-competitive salaries conducive to employment stability in key positions.
In this Remuneration Policy, the notion of Members of the Management Board means both the President of the Management Board and other members of the Management Board, and the notion of Members of the Supervisory Board means both the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and other members of the Supervisory Board, in both cases regardless of functions performed thereby.
In the case of Members of the Management Board, significant components of remuneration depend on the achievement of both short-term and long-term objectives of the Company. The adopted model focuses on and strengthens the involvement of Members of the Management Board in the implementation of the Company's strategy.
In order to maintain both consistency and competitiveness of remuneration, the market competitiveness of the salaries for Members of the Management Board and other employees is monitored using independent market surveys. The working conditions and salary of the Company's employees reporting to a given Member of the Management Board and the scope of tasks performed by these employees are taken into account when determining the remuneration of Members of the Management Board. These are also taken into account when determining the targets which the variable remuneration component depends on. Some of the objectives used to determine payment of the variable remuneration component may be similar or identical for both Members of the Management Board and employees holding key positions in the Company.
Regarding Members of the Management Board employed directly by the Company (e.g. contribution in the employee pension scheme, some nonmonetary benefits), some of the remuneration elements to which they are entitled are granted based on internal regulations which are also applicable to the Company's employees other than Members of the Management Board. As a result, these employees' salaries and working conditions have been taken into account in the determination of the remuneration principles specified in this Remuneration Policy.
Members of the Management Board are appointed by the Supervisory Board and the term of office of each Member of the Management Board lasts three years. For the duration of their term of office, contracts of employment are concluded with Members of the Management Board employed directly by the Company. Some Members of the Management Board may be employed in another company of the Orange SA group (a parent company of Orange Polska S.A.) and posted to Orange Polska S.A. in order to perform the function of a Member of the Management Board.
Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed and dismissed by the General Meeting, and the term of Members of the Supervisory Board lasts three years, with the restriction that if the mandate of a Member of the Supervisory Board expires for reasons other than expiry of their term of office or dismissal from the position of a Member of the Supervisory Board, the remaining Members of the Supervisory Board may appoint a new member of the Supervisory Board by a two-thirds majority of votes cast. The mandate of the appointed Member of the Supervisory Board expires on the date of the next General Meeting, held no earlier than 5 weeks after the appointment. The number of Members of the Supervisory Board so appointed may not exceed 3 persons.
No contracts related to their functions in the Supervisory Board are concluded with Members of the Supervisory Board.
The Remuneration Policy prohibits discrimination of Members of the Management Board due to: sex, age, disability, race, religion, nationality, political beliefs, trade union membership, ethnic origin and sexual orientation.
term interests and stability of the Company, as well as social interests, the Company's contribution to environmental protection, and taking measures aimed at preventing and eliminating the negative social effects of the Company's operations.
100% achievement of solidarity targets means that the Company has achieved its budget targets for the year. Each goal has a specified minimum level of achievement below which the bonus is not received. Each goal also has a specified maximum level of achievement above which the bonus does not increase. The maximum level of variable remuneration that Members of the Management Board may receive is 100% of annual base salary.
Members of the Management Board posted to Poland are entitled to all or some of the benefits listed above or benefits available according to regulations of the posting company provided that they are approved by the Supervisory Board. Members of the Management Board may be granted benefits in the form of invitations to sports, cultural, business events, etc.
school education costs for children of a Member of the Management Board, a one-off allowance for a Member of the Management Board to settle in Poland, any costs of hotel and travel of a Member of the Management Board before the date of employment in the Company, as well as other benefits resulting from the Mobility Policy of the International Orange Group.
the parties, as well as due to expiry of the term of the contract, the Member of the Management Board shall have the right to severance pay in the amount of 6 times the monthly base remuneration.
The remuneration of the Members of the Supervisory Board is determined by the General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A.
Members of the Supervisory Board are entitled to a fixed monthly remuneration regardless of the number of meetings held in a given month.
The General Meeting's resolution may make the amount of the remuneration of Members of the Supervisory Board subject to the level of remuneration in the national economy or in an appropriate sector, as well as differentiate the amount of the remuneration of Members of the Supervisory Board depending on functions they performed.
Within the Supervisory Board, there are two standing committees: Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee, and moreover the Supervisory Board may appoint other Committees and define their tasks at its own discretion. Members of each Committee should have knowledge and/or experience relevant to the purpose of the Committee and provide recommendations to the Supervisory Board and the Management Board of the Company. Members of the Supervisory Board are entitled to additional fixed remuneration for participating in the work of the Committees.
Members of the Supervisory Board who are employees of Orange S.A. or its subsidiaries do not receive remuneration for performing the function of a Member of the Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. or its Committees.
All Members of the Supervisory Board are entitled to reimbursement of costs related to their participation in the Board's work.
Members of the Supervisory Board may be covered by protection in the case of civil liability arising from the performance of Member of the Supervisory Board duties, including in the form of insurance protection.
Members of the Supervisory Board may be granted benefits in the form of invitations to sports, cultural, business events, etc.
The Members of the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A. are responsible for the information included in the Remuneration Policy.
The content of the Remuneration Policy was proposed by the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A. by means of a resolution dated 19 March 2020. Then, following a discussion by the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board, the Supervisory Board adopted a positive opinion on the content of the Remuneration Policy by means of the resolution dated 19 March 2020.
The Annual General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A., by means of resolution no. 30 dated 17 June 2020, adopted the Remuneration Policy for the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A.
The content of the amended Remuneration Policy was proposed by the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A. by means of a resolution dated 20 July 2020. Then, following a discussion by the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board, the Supervisory Board adopted a positive opinion on the content of the Remuneration Policy by means of the resolution dated 21 July 2020.
The Extraordinary General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A., by means of resolution no. 2 dated 27 August 2020, adopted the amended Remuneration Policy for the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. The change consisted of adding the possibility of employing a Member of the Management Board in another company in the Orange S.A. capital group and posting to the Company.
Following a discussion by the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board, the Supervisory Board, by resolution dated 23 May 2023, requested the General Meeting to amend the wording of the Remuneration Policy. The Ordinary General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A. adopted the amended Remuneration Policy for the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. by Resolution No. 39 of 29 June 2023. The amendment consisted of introducing the possibility for the Company to demand from the Board Members the return of the paid variable part of remuneration in certain situations.
In 2024, the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board proposed further amendments to the Remuneration Policy consisting of (i) changing the period for setting bonus targets for Management Board Members from semi-annual to annual, (ii) determining the maximum level of bonuses for Management Board Members, and (iii) removing provisions for jubilee awards. The Supervisory Board, by resolution dated 22 March 2024, requested the General Meeting to amend the wording of the Remuneration Policy. The Ordinary General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A. adopted the amended Remuneration Policy for the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. by Resolution no. […..] of 19 April 2024.
The Management Board of Orange Polska S.A. reviews the Remuneration Policy every year, taking into account the conclusions included in the annual report of the Supervisory Board on remuneration, the opinion of the expert auditor, and the resolution of the General Meeting that approved the remuneration report.
Adoption of a new remuneration policy or significant changes to the Remuneration Policy require a resolution of the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A., an opinion of the Supervisory Board preceded by a consultation within the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board, and a resolution of the General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A.
A resolution on the Remuneration Policy is adopted at least once every four years. Any significant change in the remuneration policy requires its adoption, by means of a resolution, by the General Meeting.
The basic mechanisms aimed at avoiding conflicts of interest arise out of the provisions of the Code of Commercial Companies and the Act on Public Offering and Terms of Introducing Financial Instruments to Organised Trading and on Public Companies.
Conditions of employment, including the amount of remuneration of Members of the Management Board, are determined by the Supervisory Board, and the amount of remuneration of the Members of the Supervisory Board is determined by the General Meeting. The Remuneration Policy is adopted by the General Meeting after considering a motion of the Management Board and an opinion of the Supervisory Board.
The above solution significantly limits the possibility of a conflict of interest related to the Remuneration Policy.
Notwithstanding the above, an important advisory role in determining the remuneration policy in Orange Polska is fulfilled by the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board. The Committee's main task is to give recommendations to the Supervisory Board on appointing, achieving the objectives, as well as principles and amounts of remuneration for Members of the Management Board.
The market competitiveness of remuneration of Members of the Management Board is monitored by the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board on the basis of studies of external experts carried out in order to ensure the remuneration objectivity.
The Company's process for determining the remuneration of Management Board and Supervisory Board members safeguards against conflicts of interest, as no member of the Management Board or Supervisory Board participates in the process of determining his or her own remuneration.
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