Eurohold Bulgaria AD

Regulatory Filings • Jul 19, 2019

NEWS RELEASE

The energy advisory board called by Eurohold started its activity officially

Sofia, July 19th 2019 - The energy advisory board called by Eurohold Bulgaria AD with reference to the deal for the acquisition of CEZ Group's business in Bulgaria held its working meeting with the management of the holding company.

For the moment the energy board formed by Eurohold consists of three experts with solid international experience in the energy business and the distribution of electricity - Garry Levesley, Dan Catalin Stancu and Georgi Mikov. The three experts will support the company on the acquisition process of CEZ Group's business in Bulgaria and will oversee the integration of CEZ assets into the structure of the Bulgarian holding. The board will also elaborate a strategy for the development of the energy company that will be set up within Eurohold and will consolidate the operations of CEZ's subsidiaries in Bulgaria.

Here is a short bio of each of the three experts:

Garry Levesley

Garry Levesley is British and has over 40-year experience in the energy sector on a global level. He has been an executive vice president, operating and executive director for Europe and Central Asia of the US-based ContourGlobal, the majority shareholder of Bulgaria-based Maritsa East 3 Power Plant. As a senior manager of ContourGlobal Levesley has been working in Sofia since 2011 and has built an in-depth view over the development of the energy sector in Bulgaria. He has lead and closed the EUR 230 million acquisition of MW Maritsa East 3 Thermal Power Plant from Italy-based Enel and has participated directly in the development and implementation of the 3-year business plan that significantly improved the business operational KPI's, safety performance and financial results of the Bulgarian power plant. He has started his career as a marine engineer on Shell's oil and liquefied natural gas tankers. He has been a vice president, operating director and general director of AES Corporation, where he has consecutively managed several company's power plants in 5 countries - Great Britain, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. Levesley has also been a managing director of AES Drax power plant, the largest coal fired plant in Western Europe, producing 4000 MW. He has managed the construction of renewable and thermal power plants in Brazil, Nigeria, Togo, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Italy and N. Ireland. Garry Levesley holds a BSc in Engineering from the Open University in Great Britain and has passed Executive Management Training at Darden Business School, University of Virginia.

Dan Catalin Stancu

Dan Catalin Stancu is Romanian and has 30-year experience in the energy sector in Romania, including employment in listed energy companies. He has been the group CEO and chairman of the board of the three electro distribution subsidiaries of Electrica Energetica SA. a listed company that generates more than EUR 1.2 billion annually and has over 9000 employees - Transylvania Nord, Transylvania Sud и Muntenia Nord, each of which accumulates over EUR 250 million annually and employs more than 2000 employees. He has sat on the board of E.ON Moldova and CEZ Oltenia S.A. Stancu has also been a board member of E.ON Romania where he has managed the strategic and corporate development of two of the company's subsidiaries - - E.ON Distributie Romania и E.ON Renewables. He has graduated the Faculty of Energetics at the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest. He holds a UK-diploma in Management from Codecs-Open University and EMBA in Management and Business Administration from Sheffield University.

Georgi Mikov

Georgi Mikov is Bulgarian and has 28-year experience in the energy sector in Bulgaria. He has been CEO of the National Electricity Company EAD (NEC) in 2009-2012. He has woked in Electro Distribution Stolichno and CEZ Distribution Bulgaria. He has been a member of the management board of CEZ Bulgaria EAD. He is an engineer in Electroengineering. He holds an MBA degree in Business Administration from the American university in Bulgaria.

The number of the seats on Eurohold's energy advisory board is expected to grow up to five. The names of the other two experts will be announced later.

Eurohold Bulgaria AD

Sofia-based Eurohold Bulgaria AD is a leading independent business group, operating in the CEE/SEE/CIS region and the largest publicly-listed holding company in Bulgaria. Eurohold's subsidiaries operate in the field of insurance, leasing, car sales, asset management and investment services in 10 European countries. The company is listed on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange and the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The group has over 2.5 million clients and approximately 3000 employees. As of 2018, Eurohold's consolidated revenues amounted to BGN 1.3 billion, its operating profit reached BGN 52.3 million and its consolidated assets totalled BGN 1.4 billion. For the last 20 years the holding company has completed 16 successful acquisitions of companies in different business segments in Central and Eastern Europe in transactions with leading corporations in Europe. Eurohold owns Euroins Insurance Group (EIG), one of the largest independent insurance groups in the CEE/SEE/CIS region, operating in 10 European markets, including own subsidiaries in Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Ukraine, Georgia and Russia. EIG is also operating in Greece and has niche operations in Spain, Poland and Italy. In March, 2019, EIG agreed to take over 4 insurance companies from Germany-based ERGO in 3 European countries - Romania, the Czech Republic and Belarus.

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