Regulation Specification: Previous amendment: Resolution No. 111/2022 of the Alior Bank S.A. Supervisory Board of 27 September 2022 Effective date: 13.02.2024 Regulation owner: Management Board Department
Resolution No. 4/2008 of the Alior Bank S.A. Supervisory Board of 21 April 2008 Amended by Resolution No. 12/2008 of the Alior Bank S.A. Supervisory Board of 3 July 2008 Amended by Resolution No. 8/2013 of the Alior Bank S.A. Supervisory Board of 28 January 2013 Amended by Resolution No. 95/2018 of the Alior Bank S.A. Supervisory Board of 7 November 2018 Amended by Resolution No. 40/2020 of the Alior Bank S.A. Supervisory Board of 7 April 2020 Amended by Resolution No. 130/2021 of the Alior Bank S.A. Supervisory Board of 4 November 2021 Amended by Resolution No. 111/2022 of the Alior Bank S.A. Supervisory Board of 27 September 2022 Amended by Resolution No. 7/2024 of the Alior Bank S.A. Supervisory Board of 13 February 2024
Regulations of the Supervisory Board of Alior Bank Spółka Akcyjna
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These Regulations define the organization and manner of performance of activities by the Supervisory Board (hereinafter also referred to as the "Board") in matters not regulated in the Articles of Association of Alior Bank Spółka Akcyjna (hereinafter referred to as the "Bank"), the Commercial Companies Code and other generally applicable provisions of law.
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- The Supervisory Board exercises continuous oversight of the Bank's activities in all its aspects.
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- Members of the Supervisory Board should be able to act objectively and on the basis of their own independent judgement.
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- Obligations of a Member of the Supervisory Board result from generally applicable laws and internal regulations of the Bank. The way in which they are implemented may also be specified in recommendations, positions, or public methodologies of the supervisory authority.
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- The Chair of the Supervisory Board should ensure that decisions of the Supervisory Board are taken in a correct manner, in accordance with the provisions and regulations
and on the basis of adequate, up-to-date, accurate, complete, and comprehensible information for all Members of the Supervisory Board, presented in a manner enabling them to be acquainted therewith. As part of the work of the Supervisory Board, and in particular in the decision-making process, the Chair of the Supervisory Board should create conditions for the Members of the Supervisory Board to express and discuss different views in the course of the discussion, based on a thorough understanding of the situation.
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- Apart from other issues provided for in the Commercial Companies Code or in the Bank's Articles of Association, the Supervisory Board shall, in particular, issue opinions on all matters presented by the Management Board to the General Meeting of the Bank.
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- The Supervisory Board supervises the implementation of internal governance at the Bank and evaluates its adequacy and effectiveness at least once a year.
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- The Supervisory Board may request information from the Management Board and persons employed at the Bank on the basis of an employment agreement or performing specific activities for the Bank on a regular basis on the basis of civil-law agreements on each aspect of the Bank's activities and oblige the Management Board to develop expert opinions and opinions in this regard.
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- In order to ensure effective implementation of tasks, the Supervisory Board has the option of using external experts.
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- Members of the Supervisory Board should participate in the meeting of the General Meeting of the Bank in order to provide substantive answers to questions asked throughout its course.
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- At least two Members of the Supervisory Board should meet the criteria of independence from the Bank and entities having a significant connection therewith, as described in section 11 below.
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- The independence criteria shall be met by Members of the Supervisory Board who:
- a) are not nor have been Members of the Management Board of the Bank or an affiliate for the last 5 years,
- b) are not nor have been employees of the Bank or an affiliate for the last 3 years,
- c) do not receive nor have received any additional remuneration in a significant amount, sans the remuneration due for Membership in the Supervisory Board, or any financial benefits from the Bank or an affiliate,
- d) are not a dominant shareholder in relation to the Bank nor persons representing such a shareholder, nor do they have real and significant links with a shareholder having
the right to exercise at least 5% of the votes at the General Meeting of Shareholders of the Bank.
§ 3
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- The Supervisory Board shall select the Chair and the Deputy Chair from among its Members. The selection shall be made based on the absolute majority of votes present at the meeting of the Members of the Supervisory Board by way of a secret ballot.
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- The election of the Chair and Deputy Chair should take place at the first meeting of the Supervisory Board, convened by the President of the Management Board of the Bank within 14 days of the appointment of the Supervisory Board by the General Meeting. Pending the election of the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board, the meetings shall be presided over by the eldest of the Members of the Supervisory Board.
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- The Supervisory Board may at any time dismiss and re-elect a Member from the post of Chair and Deputy Chair. The Supervisory Board shall re-elect a Member at the same meeting said Member was dismissed.
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- In the event that the Chair or Deputy Chair ceases to perform their duties for reasons other than dismissal by the Supervisory Board, re-election shall take place at the next meeting of the Supervisory Board.
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- Meetings of the Supervisory Board shall be convened as necessary, but no less frequently than once a quarter in every financial year.
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- Board meetings shall be convened by its Chair, on their own initiative, upon the motion of the Management Board or any Member of the Supervisory Board. The Chair should convene a meeting of the Supervisory Board no later than within two weeks from receipt of a relevant motion. In the absence of the Chair of the Supervisory Board, his powers to convene meetings of the Supervisory Board shall be vested in the Deputy Chair or, in his absence, in a Member of the Supervisory Board designated for this purpose in advance by the Chair.
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- If the Chair of the Supervisory Board does not convene a meeting in accordance with section 2 above, the mover may convene it on their own, stating the date, place, and proposed agenda.
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- In order for the resolutions of the Supervisory Board to be valid all of the Members of the Supervisory Board have to be invited and at least half of them needs to be present at the meeting.
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- The notice of convening the Supervisory Board meeting shall be made in Polish and shall be sent to the Members by fax, e-mail, or courier service to the contact address indicated by each Member at least 5 days before the date of the meeting. In urgent and exceptional cases, the person authorized to convene the meeting may order another method and time limit for notifying the Members of the Supervisory Board of the date, time, and place of the meeting.
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- The notice convening the meeting of the Supervisory Board shall indicate the exact date and place of the meeting and the proposed agenda. Information materials relating to matters on the agenda and draft resolutions should be sent together with the notice of convening the Supervisory Board. In urgent cases, in agreement with the Chair of the Supervisory Board, the documents referred to in the preceding sentence may be sent at a later date, after the notice on convening the meeting.
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- During the meeting, the Supervisory Board may also adopt resolutions on matters not covered by the proposed agenda if none of the Members of the Supervisory Board taking part in the meeting objects. During the Supervisory Board meeting amendments and changes to draft resolutions may be submitted.
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- The Supervisory Board may also meet without formal convocation if all Members agree to it and do not object to the inclusion of particular matters on the agenda.
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- The Supervisory Board meeting shall be headed by its Chair and if they are unavailable, by the Deputy Chair. In the absence of both the Chair and Deputy Chair, the meetings shall be headed by a Member of the Supervisory Board designated in advance for that purpose by the Chair. The person heading the meeting of the Supervisory Board shall, in particular, direct the discussion during the meeting, manage votes on resolutions and announce the results of the votes.
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- Resolutions of the Supervisory Board shall be adopted by an absolute majority of the votes, unless otherwise provided for in law or the Articles of Association. In the event of an impasse, the Chair shall have the casting vote.
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- The resolutions of the Supervisory Board, subject to § 3 section 1, shall be adopted in an open voting. The Chair shall arrange for a secret ballot in the cases referred to in the
Articles of Association or at the request of one or more of the Members of the Supervisory Board.
- The Members of the Supervisory Board may make comments or supply separate opinions, together with a statement of reasons, which shall be recorded in the minutes from the meeting of the Supervisory Board prepared in writing. Comments or separate opinions may relate to adopted decisions or to an act documenting the activities of the body before authentication. Comments not taken into account and separate opinions should be recorded in the minutes, indicating the reasons for not taking them into account.
§ 5¹
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- Members of the Supervisory Board may participate, in whole or in part, in the meeting of the Supervisory Board by means of direct distance communication.
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- If the person convening the meeting of the Supervisory Board allows the possibility of holding it in accordance with the procedure specified in section 1 above, the information about this fact should be included in the notice on convening the meeting, together with an indication of the type of means of communication selected for the convened meeting of the Supervisory Board.
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- The limitations referred to in § 6 section 4 of these Regulations shall not apply to resolutions adopted in accordance with the procedure specified in section 1 above, and the remaining provisions of these Regulations shall apply accordingly.
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- Means of direct distance communication enabling participation in the meeting of the Supervisory Board shall include all measures ensuring real-time communication of all persons participating in the meeting, allowing them to express their opinions in the course of the meeting, including in particular (i) teleconferences and (ii) videoconferencing, whereas these measures must ensure that participants of the meeting can be identified and maintain the standards of electronic communication security in force at the Bank.
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- Where secret ballots need to be held during the meeting by means of direct distance communication, a professional firm may be involved in the conduct of such votes, guaranteeing that the voting itself is kept secret and ensuring that all technical and organizational aspects in this respect, including the security of the vote, are met.
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- Members of the Supervisory Board participating in the meeting using means of direct distance communication shall receive numbers or addresses for connections from the Bank's employees responsible for technical aspects of such a meeting, prior to the
meeting, together with other necessary codes and identifiers enabling safe communication and voting with the use of means of direct distance communication selected for a given meeting.
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- Resolutions of the Supervisory Board may be adopted outside the meeting by circulation (in writing) or by means of direct distance communication. Voting by way of means of direct distance communication shall take place via an application made available by the Management Board Department or by e-mail. A resolution adopted through this procedure is valid provided that all Members of the Supervisory Board have been notified of the content of the draft resolution and at least half of the Members of the Supervisory Board participated in adopting the resolution. The initiative to propose resolutions to be adopted by circulation or means of direct distance communication shall be vested in the Chair and or Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board or in their absence to a Member of the Supervisory Board designated in advance for this purpose by the Chair of the Supervisory Board. Resolutions to be adopted by circulation (in writing) or by means of direct distance communication shall be submitted for approval to all Members of the Supervisory Board and shall take effect at the time of approval of the content of the resolution by more than half of the Members of the Supervisory Board or at least half of the Members of the Supervisory Board, including the Chair.
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- The vote date for resolutions adopted outside the meeting by circulation or by means of direct distance communication shall be set in agreement with the Chair of the Supervisory Board.
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- Members of the Supervisory Board may participate in adopting resolutions by voting in writing via another Member of the Supervisory Board. A resolution adopted through this procedure is valid if all Members of the Supervisory Board have been informed of the wording of the draft resolution.
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- Casting a vote in writing cannot apply to matters introduced into the agenda at the Supervisory Board meeting.
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- The adoption of resolutions in the manner specified in sections 1 and 3 above shall not apply to the election of the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board, the appointment of a Member of the Management Board, and the dismissal and suspension of such persons, subject to § 5¹section 3 hereof.
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- Resolutions of the Supervisory Board adopted by way of an open ballot shall be signed by all Members of the Supervisory Board voting in favour of the adoption of the
resolution, irrespective of whether resolutions are adopted during the meeting or by any other means permitted hereby. Where resolutions are adopted in accordance with sections 1 and 3 above, the signatures of the Members of the Supervisory Board may appear on several different documents. Decisions of the Supervisory Board taken by secret ballot shall be signed by the Chair of the Supervisory Board, however, a resolution on the election of the Chair and Deputy Chair shall be signed by all the Members of the Supervisory Board taking part in the vote. It is permissible to prepare a version of a resolution of the Supervisory Board adopted in open mode, which shall be signed only by the Chair of the Supervisory Board (as a confirmation of the results of the vote on the resolution) for inclusion in the documentation provided by the Bank to public administration bodies or courts in connection with proceedings in which the deadlines for providing documentation are short or described as immediate.
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The resolutions of the Supervisory Board both on paper and in electronic form are collected and stored in dedicated databases managed by the Management Board Department.
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- Meetings of the Supervisory Board shall be held in Polish, where necessary, the Bank shall provide assistance of an interpreter as required.
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- Meetings of the Supervisory Board shall be recorded by the Management Board Department or a person appointed by the Member of the Supervisory Board presiding over the meeting.
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- The minutes of the meeting of the Supervisory Board should include: the date and place of the meeting, the agenda, the names of the persons present at the meeting, the wording of the resolutions adopted or opinions delivered, the instructions given at the meeting, the number of votes cast in favour and against the resolution and abstentions, comments or opinions submitted separately, information on the adoption of the resolution by secret ballot, and the list of resolutions adopted by circulation (in writing) or using means of direct remote communication.
- 3a. The draft minutes of the meeting of the Supervisory Board shall be sent to all members of the Supervisory Board present at that meeting no later than within 14 days from the date of the meeting of the Supervisory Board.
- 3b. Minutes of the Supervisory Board meeting and the content of resolutions adopted or other relevant decisions of the Supervisory Board shall be drawn up in Polish or translated into Polish.
The minutes shall be approved at the next Board meeting, unless the Supervisory Board sets a different deadline. The minutes shall be signed by the Members of the Supervisory Board participating in the meeting or taking part in voting on the resolutions adopted outside the meeting. A Member of the Supervisory Board absent during the meeting shall familiarize themselves with the minutes and confirm the same with a signature affixed to the minutes.
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- The minutes of the meetings of the Supervisory Board both on paper and in electronic form and stored in dedicated databases managed by the Management Board Department.
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- The course of the meeting of the Supervisory Board may be recorded by magnetic or electronic means for the purpose of drawing up the minutes thereof. As soon as the minutes are accepted, the record of the Supervisory Board meeting shall be destroyed.
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- Resolutions adopted by the Supervisory Board by circulation (in writing) or by means of direct distance communication shall be listed (title, number, date of adoption, result of vote) in the minutes of the first meeting of the Supervisory Board following the date of adoption of the resolutions in question and the content of those resolutions shall be included in the relevant minutes.
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- The heads of the internal audit and compliance units or their deputies shall attend meetings of the Supervisory Board without voting rights.
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- The following persons may attend meetings of the Supervisory Board without the right to vote:
- Members of the Management Board of the Bank (except in cases where matters pertaining directly to the Management Board or its Members are discussed),
- employees of the Bank and other persons invited by the Chair or another Member of the Supervisory Board heading the meeting.
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- The Supervisory Board shall perform its duties collectively, subject to section 2 below.
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- The Supervisory Board may delegate its Members to perform particular supervisory activities individually. The detailed rules for such independent exercise of supervisory functions shall be laid down in each case in a resolution on delegation of a Member or Members of the Supervisory Board. A Member or Members of the Supervisory Board delegated
to carry out specific supervisory tasks on their own at each meeting of the Supervisory Board shall submit a detailed report on the performance of their duties.
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- The Supervisory Board may appoint, and where required by law, shall appoint standing and ad hoc committees from among its Members. Where the Supervisory Board adopts a resolution setting up a committee, the Supervisory Board shall define its tasks, composition, and rules of operation. Members of the Supervisory Board may also be Members of more than one committee set up by the Supervisory Board.
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- The committees should, at least once a year, provide the Supervisory Board with information on their activities.
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- In particular, the Supervisory Board shall appoint the following standing committees: the nomination and remuneration committee, the risk committee and the audit committee.
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- The establishment of committees does not relieve the Supervisory Board of its responsibility for the proper fulfilment of its duties and tasks.
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- In the event of a conflict of interest, the Member of the Supervisory Board should notify it to the other Members of the Supervisory Board and refrain from taking the floor in the discussion and from voting on the matter in which such a conflict of interest occurred.
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- A member of the Supervisory Board should not resign from their duties where this could adversely affect the ability of the Supervisory Board to act, including to adopt resolutions.
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- Members of the Supervisory Board shall be remunerated for their participation in the work of the Supervisory Board, whereas the amount of the remuneration shall be determined by the General Meeting of the Bank.
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- Members of the Supervisory Board shall be entitled to reimbursement of costs incurred in carrying out their duties. At its first meeting in each subsequent financial year, the Supervisory Board shall adopt information on its operating costs in the previous year, which shall be prepared by the Director of the Management Board Department.
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- The Supervisory Board shall use offices, equipment, and materials of the Bank. The Bank shall also provide formal and administrative services to the Supervisory Board.
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The amendment to these Regulations shall require informing the General Meeting of the Bank during the next time it is convened.