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Pre-Annual General Meeting Information Jun 19, 2020

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Resolution No. 28

of the Ordinary General Meeting of the Company

Warsaw Stock Exchange ("Company")

dated 22 June 2020

concerning approval of the Policy of Remuneration of Members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange

Pursuant to Article 90d(1) of the Act of 29 July 2005 on Public Offering, the Conditions of Introducing Financial Instruments to an Organised Trading System, and Public Companies, the General Meeting of the Company resolves as follows:

§ 1

The General Meeting hereby approves the Policy of Remuneration of Members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange in the wording attached hereto.

§ 2

This Resolution shall come into force on the day of adoption.

Justification

of the draft Resolution concerning approval of the Policy of Remuneration of Members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange

Pursuant to Article 90d(1) of the Act of 29 July 2005 on Public Offering, the Conditions of Introducing Financial Instruments to an Organised Trading System, and Public Companies, the general meeting of a company shall approve, in a resolution, the policy of remuneration of the members of the management board and the supervisory board. The members of the company's management board are responsible for information contained in the remuneration policy.

In connection with the foregoing, this draft Resolution is tabled to the Ordinary General Meeting.

The Exchange Supervisory Board has issued a positive opinion on the draft Resolution.

Appendix to Resolution No.28 of the Ordinary General Meeting of the Warsaw Stock Exchange dated 22 June 2020

Policy of Remuneration of Members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange

Table of Contents

Chapter I General 3
Chapter II Legal Relationship between Members of Bodies and the Exchange 5
Chapter III Terms and Conditions of Awarding Fixed Remuneration 6
Chapter IV Terms and Conditions of Awarding Variable Remuneration 7
Chapter V General Terms and Conditions of Fringe Benefits 10
Chapter VI Competition and Conflict of Interest 10
Chapter VII Remuneration Report 12
Chapter VIII Transitional and Final Provisions 13

Chapter I General

    1. Acting pursuant to Article 90d(1) of the Offering Act in conjunction with Article 90c(1) of the Offering Act, this Policy is hereby approved.
    1. The terms defined below shall be used understood in this Policy as follows:
    2. 1) "Individual Objectives" Management Objectives referred to in § 10(2)(1) of the Policy;
    3. 2) "Joint Objectives" Management Objectives referred to in § 10(2)(2) of the Policy;
    4. 3) "Management Objectives" or "Objectives" objectives defined in a resolution referred to in § 9(2) of the Policy;
    5. 4) "Exchange" the Warsaw Stock Exchange with its registered office in Warsaw, ul. Książęca 4, 00-498 Warsaw, entered in the business register by the District Court for Warsaw, 12th Commercial Division, entry no. 0000082312;
    6. 5) "Group" the Exchange and the Subsidiaries;
    7. 6) "Labour Code" the Act of 26 June 1974 Labour Code (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 1040, as amended);
    8. 7) "Remuneration and Nomination Committee" the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Exchange Supervisory Board;
    9. 8) "Code" the Act of 15 September 2000 Commercial Companies Code (Journal of Laws of 2019, item, 505, as amended);
    10. 9) "Policy" this present document approved under Article 90d(1) of the Offering Act;
    11. 10) "Exchange Supervisory Board" the Supervisory Board of the Exchange;
    12. 11) "Subsidiary" a company of which the Exchange is the parent entity within the meaning of Article 4(3) of the Act of 16 February 2007 on Competition and Consumer Protection (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 369, as amended);
    13. 12) "Articles of Association" the Articles of Association of the Exchange;
    14. 13) "Strategy" the current Strategy of the Group;
    15. 14) "Fringe Benefits" cash or non-cash benefits referred to in § 2(1)(3) of the Policy;
    16. 15) "Contract" the contract referred to in § 4(1) of the Policy;
    17. 16) "Act" the Act of 9 June 2016 on the Terms and Conditions of Remuneration of Managers of Certain Companies (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 1885, as amended);
    18. 17) "Offering Act" the Act of 29 July 2005 on Public Offering, Conditions of Introducing Financial Instruments to an Organised Trading System, and Public Companies (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 623, as amended);
    19. 18) "General Meeting" the General Meeting of the Exchange;
    20. 19) "Fixed Remuneration" the remuneration of a member of the Management Board referred to in § 2(1)(1) of the Policy or the remuneration of a member of the Exchange Supervisory Board referred to in § 2(3) of the Policy, respectively;
    21. 20) "Variable Remuneration" the remuneration referred to in § 2(1)(2) of the Policy;
    22. 21) "Management Board" the Management Board of the Exchange.
    1. The Policy lays down the terms and conditions of remuneration of Members of the Management Board and the Exchange Supervisory Board taking into account Article 90d(3) of the Offering Act.
    1. The specific terms and conditions of remuneration of Members of the Management Board and the Exchange Supervisory Board are laid down in the Resolution of the General Meeting concerning the terms and conditions of remuneration of Members of the Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the Resolution of the General Meeting of the Warsaw Stock Exchange concerning the terms and conditions of remuneration of Members of the Supervisory Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
    1. The purpose of the Policy is to define indicative terms and conditions of remuneration of Members of the Management Board and the Exchange Supervisory Board paid by the Exchange, subject to § 17(2).
    1. The Policy and the terms and conditions of awarding Variable Remuneration contribute to the implementation of the Strategy of the Group which sets the direction of business activity of the Exchange and the Group, the long-term interests and stability of the Exchange and the Group. On the basis of the Strategy referred to in the preceding sentence, the Exchange Supervisory Board shall define specific Management Objectives applicable in the given period whose attainment is closely linked to the remuneration of Members of the Management Board, subject to Chapter IV.
    1. The implementation of the business strategy, the long-term interests and stability of the Exchange shall be supported without limitation by the amount, terms and conditions, and structure of remuneration of Members of the Management Board and the Exchange Supervisory Board and the consideration of the current financial standing of the Group in awarding the remuneration through adequate Management Objectives.
    1. The total remuneration of a Member of the Management Board shall comprise:
    2. 1) a fixed part constituting monthly base remuneration, defined according to § 7;
    3. 2) a variable part constituting supplementary remuneration for a financial year of the Exchange, defined according to § 9;
    4. 3) other cash or non-cash benefits, not covered by items (1)-(2) above, defined in § 15.
    1. Only the Fixed Remuneration shall be a mandatory part of the remuneration paid to Members of the Management Board.
    1. The total remuneration of a Member of the Exchange Supervisory Board shall only comprise a fixed part constituting monthly base remuneration, defined according to § 8(1)-(3) subject to § 8(4) and § 16(2).
    1. The Exchange shall pay remuneration to Members of the Management Board and the Exchange Supervisory Board according to the Policy, subject to § 21.
    1. The Exchange shall award no remuneration in the form of financial instruments to Members of the Management Board and the Exchange Supervisory Board.
    1. Members of the Management Board and the Exchange Supervisory Board are not employees of the Exchange; consequently, the Policy does not take into account the terms and conditions of work and payroll of Exchange employees arising from the established remuneration rules within the meaning of Article 772 of the Labour Code which only apply to Exchange employees working under an employment agreement. Members of the Management Board and the Exchange Supervisory Board are not covered by the employee bonus system established by the Exchange.

Chapter II Legal Relationship between Members of Bodies and the Exchange

§ 3

Members of the Management Board and the Exchange Supervisory Board shall perform their functions by appointment. The Articles of Association lay down the terms and conditions of appointment and dismissal of persons referred to in the preceding sentence.

§ 4

    1. Members of the Management Board shall receive remuneration on the basis of a management service contract in the term of their function subject to the obligation to provide the service in person, whether or not they operate as self-employed individuals.
    1. A Contract shall be signed for a fixed term, i.e., the duration of the function of a Member of the Management Board according to his or her mandate for one term of office until expiry, in particular, due to expiry of the term of office, death, dismissal or resignation. The duration of a mandate shall be governed by law depending on specific circumstances. The expiry of a mandate shall result in termination of the Contract as of the last day of the function without notice or any additional act. The term of office of the Management Board shall be a joint term of four years.
    1. The Contract shall be drafted by the Exchange Supervisory Board according to the conditions set out in the Act and according to this Chapter.
    1. In the case of expiry of the mandate of a Member of the Management Board, in particular, due to death, dismissal or resignation, the Contract shall be terminated as of the last day of the function without notice or any additional act.
    1. If a Contract is terminated by agreement of the Parties, the termination notice of the Contract shall be no longer than three months.
    1. Either party may terminate a Contract effective immediately in the event of a serious breach of the Contract by the other party.
    1. Either party may terminate a Contract for any reason other than referred to in subpara. 3 with a notice which shall be no longer than three months.
    1. A Contract may provide for different termination notices depending on the period of performance of the function of a Member of the Management Board, subject to subpara. 1, provided that the notice shall expire at the end of a calendar month.
    1. In the event of termination of a Contract by the Company, with or without notice, for any reason other than breach of fundamental obligations, the Member of the Management Board may be awarded a severance pay in an amount up to three times the Fixed Remuneration provided that the Member of the Management Board performed the function for at least 12 months prior to the termination.
    1. The expiry of a mandate after the end of the financial year assessed against the Management Objectives shall not affect the right to the Variable Remuneration. The expiry of a mandate during

a financial year shall not affect the right to the part of the Variable Remuneration pro rata to the period of performance of the function during the financial year.

§ 6

Members of the Exchange Supervisory Board shall receive remuneration on the basis of a corporate relationship arising from their appointment for the term of a mandate. The duration of a mandate shall be governed by law depending on specific circumstances. The term of office of the Exchange Supervisory Board shall be a joint term of three years.

Chapter III Terms and Conditions of Awarding Fixed Remuneration

§ 7

    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall define the amount of the Fixed Remuneration for each Member of the Management Board according to subpara. 2-3.
    1. The monthly Fixed Remuneration for each Member of the Management Board shall range from 4 times to 8 times the amount referred to in Article 1(3)(11) of the Act.
    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall define the amount of the Fixed Remuneration for Members of the Management Board taking into account the following criteria:
    2. 1) professional qualifications, knowledge, professional experience;
    3. 2) function profile, span of the area managed, scope and nature of responsibilities in the area managed;
    4. 3) remuneration of members of management bodies of public companies of a similar scale or type of business.
    1. Members of the Exchange Supervisory Board shall receive Fixed Remuneration in an amount defined by the General Meeting.
    1. The monthly Fixed Remuneration of Members of the Exchange Supervisory Board shall be equal to 1.5 times the amount referred to in Article 1(3)(11) of the Act.
    1. The amount of the Fixed Remuneration of Members of the Exchange Supervisory Board shall vary depending on performed functions (e.g., chair of the Supervisory Board or a committee). The remuneration shall be defined individually according to the following multipliers:
    2. 1) the monthly remuneration referred to in subpara. 2 of the Chair of the Supervisory Board shall be increased by 10%;
    3. 2) the monthly remuneration referred to in subpara. 2 of the Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board shall be increased by 9%;
    4. 3) the monthly remuneration referred to in subpara. 2 of the Secretary to the Supervisory Board shall be increased by 8%;
    5. 4) the monthly remuneration referred to in subpara. 2 of the Chair of a committee of the Supervisory Board shall be increased by 9%;
    6. 5) The additional remunerations defined in items (1)-(3) and (4) shall not be additive.
    1. In addition to the Fixed Remuneration referred to in subpara. 1-3 above, Members of the Exchange Supervisory Board shall be entitled to reimbursement of the cost related to performing their

functions in the Exchange Supervisory Board and covering the cost of training enabling Members of the Exchange Supervisory Board to improve their qualifications necessary to duly perform their obligations, on the terms and conditions laid down in the training policy established by the Exchange in accordance with the ESMA Guidelines on the management body of market operators and data reporting services providers (ESMA70-154-271).

Chapter IV Terms and Conditions of Awarding Variable Remuneration to Members of the Management Board

    1. The Variable Remuneration of a Member of the Management Board shall depend on the degree of attainment of the Management Objectives and shall not exceed 100% of the Fixed Remuneration in the financial year preceding the financial year when the due Variable Remuneration is being calculated.
    1. The maximum amount of the Variable Remuneration of a Member of the Management Board for a given financial year and the specific Management Objectives for such financial year shall be determined in a resolution of the Exchange Supervisory Board. Such resolution shall be passed no later than the end of the first quarter of the financial year when the Management Objectives are to apply.
    1. The amount of the Variable Remuneration of a Member of the Management Board shall be determined provided that the Manager achieves the Management Objectives according to the resolution of the Exchange Supervisory Board referred to in subpara. 2, following the approval of the Management Board Report on the Activity of the Parent Entity and the Group, the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group and the Separate Financial Statements of the Exchange for the previous financial year, and the vote of discharge of duties is granted to the Member of the Management Board by the General Meeting. The Variable Remuneration shall be due to a Member of the Management Board following the fulfilment of the conditions referred to in the preceding sentence.
    1. The Variable Remuneration shall be paid depending on the attainment of the Management Objectives referred to in § 10(1) and (5) of the Policy specifically set in a resolution of the Exchange Supervisory Board referred to in subpara. 2.
    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall pass a resolution concerning the attainment of the Management Objectives and determining the Variable Remuneration of a Member of the Management Board for a given financial year by the end of the calendar year when the Management Board Report on the Activity of the Parent Entity and the Group, the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group and the Separate Financial Statements of the Exchange for such financial year are approved and the vote of discharge of duties is granted to the Member of the Management Board.
    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall notify a Member of the Management Board of the amount of due Variable Remuneration within the time limit referred to in subpara. 5.
    1. The Exchange may raise a claim for repayment (in whole or in part, as the case may be) of Variable Remuneration paid to a Member of the Management Board if it becomes apparent after the payment that it was granted to the Member of the Management Board (in whole or in part,

accordingly) on the basis of data which turns out to be untrue. The payment of Variable Remuneration may be deferred if the Exchange Supervisory Board passes a resolution referred to in the following sentence. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall be authorised to define in a resolution the period of deferral of the payment of Variable Remuneration which shall however be no longer than the period referred to in Article 5(2)(4) of the Act and to determine the part of the payment of Variable Remuneration to be deferred.

  1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall determine whether the conditions for Variable Remuneration are met for individual Members of the Management Board for whom Management Objectives are set for the given financial year and who performed their functions in such financial year under review, and determine the amount due, on the basis of the Management Board Report on the Activity of the Parent Entity and the Group, the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group and the Separate Financial Statements of the Exchange, audited by an audit firm, and other documents depending on the Management Objectives, subject to the second sentence of § 9(3) and § 9(4).

    1. Management Objectives to be specifically determined by the Exchange Supervisory Board according to subpara. 4, taking into account the Strategy referred to in § 1(7) of the Policy, shall cover without limitation: restructuring of the Exchange, growth of corporate value of the Exchange, improvement of the economic and financial indicators of the Group, the Group's contribution to environmental protection, social interests, measures taken to prevent and eliminate adverse social impact of the activity of the Group, subject to separate Management Objectives referred to in subpara. 5 below.
    1. Management Objectives may be:
    2. 1) individual for each Member of the Management Board; or
    3. 2) common to all or some of the Members of the Management Board.
    1. Management Objectives shall be set irrespective of the type of contract between the Member of the Management Board and the Exchange.
    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall be authorised to set, in a resolution referred to in § 9(2) of the Policy, specific Management Objectives referred to in subpara. 1 for a given financial year and to set the weights of such Objectives as well as objective and measurable criteria (indicators) for the assessment of their attainment and measurement (KPIs). 90% of weights shall be set for objective and measurable criteria of attainment and measurement of Objectives; to such extent, Variable Remuneration shall represent a claim, subject to the second sentence of § 9(3) and § 9(4). The sum of weights of set Management Objectives, excluding the Objectives referred to in subpara. 5 below, shall be 100.
    1. Separate Management Objectives set as a condition for the payment of Variable Remuneration shall include:
    2. 1) the establishment and application of terms and conditions of remuneration of members of management and supervisory bodies of the Subsidiaries in accordance with the Act;
    3. 2) the performance of the obligations referred to in Article 17-20, Article 22 and Article 23 of the Act of 16 December 2016 on the Management of Public Assets (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 1302, as amended) in the Subsidiaries.

Management Objectives shall be approved and communicated to a Member of the Management Board, to the extent possible, before the beginning of a financial year but in any case no later than the end of the first quarter of a financial year. If a Member of the Management Board is appointed to the Management Board during a calendar year, Management Objectives shall be approved and communicated within 30 days after the appointment to the Management Board unless the contract with the Member of the Management Board provides otherwise. The Exchange Supervisory Board may, prior to formal approval of specific Objectives, consult the assumptions for the Management Objectives for a financial year with a Member of the Management Board.

§ 12

    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall assess the attainment of Joint Objectives on the basis of the Management Board Report on the Activity of the Parent Entity and the Group, the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group and the Separate Financial Statements of the Exchange and the vote of discharge of duties granted to the Member of the Management Board, subject to subpara. 2. The assessment shall be made by the end of the calendar year when such reports are approved. For the avoidance of any doubt, the foregoing requires that no right to Variable Remuneration shall be vested in the absence of a vote of discharge of duties to a Member of the Management Board.
    1. In addition to the reports referred to in subpara. 1, the Exchange Supervisory Board may require Members of the Management Board to present reports on the attainment of Management Objectives according to the rules for the assessment of the attainment of Management Objectives of Members of the Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

§ 13

    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall assess the attainment of Management Objectives in a resolution which forms the basis for the adoption of a resolution awarding Variable Remuneration to a Member of the Management Board for a given financial year. The Exchange Supervisory Board may, in a single resolution, assess the attainment of Management Objectives and award Variable Remuneration to a Member of the Management Board for a given financial year.
    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall assess the attainment of Management Objectives according to the rules for the assessment of the attainment of Management Objectives of Members of the Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange established by the Exchange Supervisory Board.

§ 14

  1. A Member of the Management Board whose mandate expires during a financial year and who is requested to present a report on the attainment of Individual Objectives may request access to documents necessary to prepare the report. The President of the Management Board acting in co-ordination with the Exchange Supervisory Board may refuse access to requested documents and information if he or she considers such request to be unreasonable or as required to protect confidential information of the Exchange. In that case, the report should be prepared without such requested documents.

  2. In the event of death of a Member of the Management Board, a report on the attainment of Individual Objectives shall be prepared, if required, by the President of the Management Board together with recommendations concerning the assessment of the performance.

Chapter V General Terms and Conditions of Fringe Benefits

§ 15

In addition to Fixed Remuneration and Variable Remuneration, the Exchange Supervisory Board may also grant to Members of the Management Board the right to the same Fringe Benefits as those due to employees of the Exchange, including without limitation:

  • 1) training and co-financing of education raising professional qualifications adequate to the function of a Member of the Management Board, enabling Members of the Exchange Supervisory Board to improve their qualifications necessary to duly perform their obligations, on the terms and conditions laid down in the training policy established by the Exchange in accordance with the ESMA Guidelines on the management body of market operators and data reporting services providers (ESMA70-154-271);
  • 2) medical services to the extent and on the terms and conditions laid down in the Exchange employee remuneration rules applicable to Exchange employees in managerial positions;
  • 3) participation in the Employee Pension Scheme established in the Company for employees on the terms and conditions laid down in the Collective Agreement of 24 January 2006 (as amended) between the Exchange and the Trade Union of Exchange Employees;
  • 4) insurance:

    • a) third-party liability insurance for members of company authorities (D&O), including in respect of securities issued;
    • b) life and health insurance, and insurance against loss of remuneration due to inability to work caused by an illness of an accident.
    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall define, in the Contract, the scope and the terms and conditions of access of a Member of the Management Board to technical devices and/or resources which are assets of the Exchange, necessary to perform the function, and limits or limit determination methods applicable to expenses paid by the Exchange in connection with access to and use of devices and resources by the Member of the Management Board for professional purposes. The Contract may also lay down the terms and conditions of use of Exchange assets by the Member of the Management Board for personal purposes.
    1. The Exchange shall give Members of the Exchange Supervisory Board access to technical devices and/or resources which are assets of the Exchange, necessary to duly perform their responsibilities.

Chapter VI Competition and Conflict of Interest

§ 17

    1. A Contract shall require a Member of the Management Board to report the intention of holding a function on the authorities of other commercial companies, acquiring shares in such companies, and may prohibit the holding of functions on the authorities of any commercial companies or impose other restrictions on additional activities of the Member of the Management Board.
    1. A Member of the Management Board shall receive no remuneration for a function on the authorities of Subsidiaries in the Group.
    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall be authorised to determine any prohibitions and restrictions referred to in subpara. 1 and 2 above, compliance reporting obligations, and sanctions for non-compliance.

§ 18

    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board may enter into a non-competition agreement with a Member of the Management Board effective after the Member of the Management Board stops holding his or her function; such agreement may only be made if the Member of the Management Board holds his or her function for at least three months.
    1. The non-competition obligation shall be no longer than six months after a Member of the Management Board stops holding his or her function.
    1. Non-competition agreements shall not be made after the termination of the management service contract with or without notice.
    1. If a Member of the Management Board fails to comply or unduly complies with a non-competition agreement, the Member of the Management Board shall pay damages to the Exchange in an amount at least equal to the compensation due in the term of the non-competition agreement.
    1. The non-competition obligation shall expire before the end of the term of the non-competition agreement if the Member of the Management Board accepts a function in another company within the meaning of Article 1(3)(7) of the Act.
    1. The provisions of Article 1011 § 1 and Article 1012–1014 of the Labour Code shall apply accordingly in cases referred to in subpara. 1-5; however, compensation for each month referred to therein shall be no more than 100% of the Fixed Remuneration received by the Member of the Management Board before he or she stops holding the function.
    1. To avoid any conflict of interest in matters governed by this Policy, responsibilities for determining the amount of remuneration shall be divided taking into account Article 378 and Article 392 of the Code.
    1. In the case of a suspected or actual conflict of interest affecting a Member of the Management Board or a Member of the Exchange Supervisory Board in matters governed by this Policy, such Member of the Management Board or Member of the Exchange Supervisory Board shall notify the Exchange of such conflict of interest. The Member of the Management Board or Member of the Exchange Supervisory Board referred to in the preceding sentence shall refrain from speaking in

the discussion and voting on the resolution in the matter connected with the Policy where the suspected or actual conflict of interest arises.

    1. A conflict of interest may arise without limitation where:
    2. 1) a Member of the Management Board or a Member of the Exchange Supervisory Board may make a gain or avoid a loss in connection with his or her remuneration as a result of a loss incurred by the Exchange;
    3. 2) the financial interest of a Member of the Management Board or a Member of the Exchange Supervisory Board in the amount of remuneration or the terms and conditions of granting the remuneration is in conflict with the interest of the Exchange.
    1. The applicable provisions of the established Warsaw Stock Exchange Conflict of Interest Management Rules shall apply to management of conflicts of interest in matters governed by this Policy, including the reporting and prevention of such conflicts of interest.

Chapter VII Remuneration Report

    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall prepare annual remuneration reports containing a comprehensive review of remuneration, including all benefits, in any form whatsoever, received by each Member of the Management Board and Member of the Exchange Supervisory Board or due to each Member of the Management Board and Member of the Exchange Supervisory Board in the last financial year according to the Policy. All Members of the Exchange Supervisory Board shall be responsible for information contained in the remuneration report.
    1. In relation to each Member of the Management Board and Member of the Exchange Supervisory Board, the remuneration report shall contain without limitation the information referred to in Article 90g(2) of the Offering Act.
    1. Information concerning those financial years for which the Exchange Supervisory Board is not required to prepare a remuneration report may be provided according to estimates, if expressly referred to as such in the remuneration report, or omitted.
    1. A remuneration report shall include no personal data of Members of the Management Board and Members of the Exchange Supervisory Board referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (EU Official Journal L 119 of 04.05.2016, p. 1, as amended), other than public information referred to in Article 11 of the Act.
    1. If the remuneration of Members of the Management Board and Members of the Exchange Supervisory Board includes cash or non-cash benefits awarded to the close persons of such Members within the meaning of the second sentence of Article 90g(5) of the Offering Act, a remuneration report shall include information concerning the amount of such benefits. Such information shall not include:
    2. 1) the basis of the award of such benefits;
    3. 2) the personal data of the persons paid such benefits.
    1. A remuneration report shall include an explanation of how it takes into account the resolution referred to in subpara. 8 concerning the previous remuneration report.
    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall prepare a remuneration report in due time necessary to include an item concerning an opinion on the report on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting and to have the report reviewed by an auditor to the extent of the disclosure of information required under subpara. 1-6.
    1. The General Meeting shall pass resolutions issuing opinions on remuneration reports. Such resolutions shall be advisory opinions.
    1. A remuneration report shall be mandatorily audited by an auditor in the audit of the financial statements of the Exchange.
    1. The Exchange shall publish a remuneration report on its website and make it available free of charge for at least 10 years after the General Meeting referred to in subpara. 8 is adjourned. If the Exchange makes a remuneration report available after that time limit, the remuneration report shall contain no personal data of Members of the Management Board and Members of the Exchange Supervisory Board.

Chapter VIII Transitional and Final Provisions

§ 21

    1. If necessary to secure long-term interests and stability of the Exchange or to ensure its profitability, the Exchange may temporarily waive the application of the Policy with respect to individual Members of the Exchange Management Board.
    1. The Exchange Supervisory Board shall decide about such waivers in a resolution.
    1. The criteria of a waiver shall include without limitation the implementation of the Strategy and the Objectives as well as any measures the absence of which could affect the ability of the Exchange to meet due cash liabilities.
    1. The Management Board may request a waiver; in that case, the Management Board shall present reasons which justify the waiver to the Exchange Supervisory Board.
    1. A waiver resolution shall specify without limitation:
    2. 1) the period of the waiver;
    3. 2) the waived elements of the Remuneration Policy;
    4. 3) the reasons which justify the waiver.
    1. Any such waiver shall be disclosed in a report referred to in § 20 together with the information referred to in subpara. 5 above.
    1. A waiver of the Policy shall include selected parts of the Policy, excluding the provisions resulting from the Act, the provisions of §§ 19 – 21 and § 24.

§ 22

The following shall remain in force and effect as of the effective date of the Policy:

1) Resolution No. 36 of the Annual General Meeting of the Warsaw Stock Exchange ("Company") of 17 June 2019 concerning the terms and conditions of remuneration of Members of the Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange;

2) Resolution No. 37 of the Annual General Meeting of the Warsaw Stock Exchange ("Company") of 17 June 2019 concerning the terms and conditions of remuneration of Members of the Supervisory Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

§ 23

    1. The Policy and compliance with the Policy shall be reviewed by the Exchange Supervisory Board, which shall make a comprehensive review of the Policy at least on an annual basis and evaluate the functioning of the Policy with a view to the attainment of its objectives and provisions. Following a review, the Exchange Supervisory Board shall provide the General Meeting with recommendations, if any, concerning its application or modification.
    1. If a material amendment of the Policy is required within less than four years after the approval of the most recent amendment, the Exchange Supervisory Board shall table a relevant motion to the General Meeting. The Exchange Supervisory Board may request the General Meeting to amend the Policy on its own initiative or at the request of the Management Board.
    1. The Policy is drafted by the Management Board, which presents it for opinion to the Exchange Supervisory Board. The draft Policy approved by the Exchange Supervisory Board shall be tabled by the Management Board to the General Meeting.
    1. The General Meeting shall approve and update the Policy. Resolutions concerning the Policy shall be passed at least once every four years.
    1. The Exchange shall immediately publish the Policy and a resolution concerning the Policy, together with its date and voting results, on its website. Such documents shall remain available at least as long as they apply.
    1. If the Policy is amended, the new wording of the Policy shall include a description of material modifications of the previous wording of the Policy and a description of how it takes into account the resolution referred to in § 20(8) of the Policy.
    1. The Policy shall not apply to the payment of compensation in respect of termination of contract and discretionary pension benefits and Variable Remuneration vested in Policy subjects prior to its effective date.
    1. This Policy shall come into force on adoption unless the resolution approving the Policy provides for a different effective date of the Policy.

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