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ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
İSTANBUL 2024

| Trade Registry Office | : | İstanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Trade Register Number | : | 127350 |
| Central Register Number | : | 0454001967900016 |
| Issued Capital | : | TRY 2,100,375,969.18 |
| Tax Office | : | Large Taxpayers |
| Tax Number | : | 4540019679 |
| Website | : | www.sabanci.com |
Article 1 - Founders have, among themselves, drawn up the present joint stock company Articles of Association in accordance with the establishment provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code.
Article 2 - The trade name of the Company is "HACI ÖMER SABANCI HOLDİNG ANONİM ŞİRKETİ".
The Joint-Stock Company with above-mentioned trade name shall hereinafter be referred to as "SA".
| Name and Surname | Nationality | Address | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sadıka Sabancı | Turkish | Atatürk C.210 | Adana | |
| 2. İhsan Sabancı | Turkish | Bossa T.A.Ş. | Adana | |
| 3. Sakıp Sabancı | Turkish | Bossa T.A.Ş. | Adana | |
| 4. Hacı Sabancı | Turkish | Bossa T.A.Ş. | Adana | |
| 5. Şevket Sabancı | Turkish | Bossa T.A.Ş. | Adana | |
| 6. Erol Sabancı | Turkish | Bossa T.A.Ş. | Adana | |
| 7. Özdemir Sabancı | Turkish | Bossa T.A.Ş. | Adana | |
| 8. Abdullah Aktan | Turkish | Y. Cami Civarı | Adana | |
| 9. Kazım Köseoğlu | Turkish | Bossa Bonmarşesi | Adana | |
| 10. Ahmet Civelek | Turkish | Bossa Bonmarşesi | Adana | |
| 11. Yılmaz Civelek | Turkish | Bossa Bonmarşesi | Adana | |
| 12. Ahmet Sabancı | Turkish | Bossa T.A.Ş. | Adana | |
| 13. Ali Aksoy | Turkish | Bossa T.A.Ş. | Adana | |
| 14. İkbal Aksoy | Turkish | Bossa T.A.Ş. | Adana | |
| 15. Mehmet Sabancı | Turkish | Bossa T.A.Ş. | Adana | |
| 16. Yalçın Sabancı | Turkish | Bossa T.A.Ş. | Adana |
Article 4 - The essential object of "SA" is to ensure that affiliated and associated companies are administered and managed in a more efficient, rational and profitable way in observance of the same managerial and behavioral principles and in line with contemporaneous circumstances and in such a way to respond to their requirements and to create favorable competitive conditions; and to ensure that they are doing business using advanced techniques in fields of planning, production, marketing, finance, financing, personnel and fund management; and to make "SA" principles and image established at companies, as well as at its domestic and foreign partnerships, and to develop such principles and image further.
In order to achieve the foregoing goals, "SA" may carry out and handle the following fields of activity by acquiring stake in capital and management of existing and future, domestic and foreign
companies established to deal with and engage in any kind of business activity, including but not limited to all kinds of commercial, industrial, agricultural, mining, tourism, construction and financial activities, or by getting involved otherwise:
Article 21 of Capital Market Law shall be reserved.
Article 5 - "SA" may acquire immovable properties to achieve its business goals as defined in its business line and may transfer and waive immovable properties so acquired and may establish mortgages and other real and personal rights on such immovable properties, as well as on immovable properties of others, and may release the same and may rent the same in part or in whole.
"SA" may borrow and lend money against mortgage or without any guarantee in order to achieve its business goals as defined in its business line.
"SA" may take all kinds of guarantees, both real and personal, as security for and recovery of its rights and receivables and may give the same in favour of others.
Article 6 - Headquarters of "SA" is located in İstanbul. The address is Sabancı Center, 4. Levent, 34330, Beşiktaş, İstanbul. Notification made to the registered and announced address is deemed to be made to the Company. If new address is not registered in time after leaving the registered and announced address, this condition is deemed as a termination reason. The Board of Directors may open and establish branches, offices and correspondent offices, both at home and abroad, in accordance with the relevant provisions of legislation, provided that competent authorities are duly informed and that their prior permission is obtained with respect thereto.
Article 7 - "SA" shall exist perpetually, without any duration.
Article 8 - Announcements related to "SA" that are required by law shall be made through Turkish Trade Registry Gazette, "SA"s website, Public Disclosure Platform; announcements that are only required to be made through website shall be announced through "SA"s website.
Announcements regarding the invitations for General Assembly shall be made at least three weeks in advance, exclusive of the date of announcement and meeting.
Any announcements regarding capital decrease shall be subject to the Article 474 of the Turkish Commercial Code, and any announcements regarding termination and liquidation shall be subject to the Articles 532 and 541 of the Turkish Commercial Code.
Announcements to be made under the Capital Markets Regulations shall be subject to the relevant provisions of the legislation.
Article 9 - In order that any amendments to Articles of Association of "SA" might be valid and enforceable, such amendments shall be made, registered and announced in accordance with the present Articles of Association and with the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code and of the Capital Market Law. However, amendments to
a) Articles (2) and (9-a) under the present Articles of Association shall necessitate affirmative vote of shareholders holding at least 75% of issued capital of "SA", or of their proxies,
b) Articles (9-b), (10), (11), (12), (16) and (35) under the present Articles of Association shall necessitate affirmative vote of shareholders holding at least 25% of issued capital of "SA", or of their proxies.
Article 10 - The Company has adopted registered capital system in accordance with the provisions of the Capital Market Law and has shifted to this system by virtue of permission No. 667 dated 08.05.1997 of the Capital Markets Board.
Registered capital amount of the Company is 3,000,000,000 Turkish Liras, divided into 300,000,000,000 registered shares with a par value of 1 (One) Kurus each.
The permission given by the Capital Markets Board for registered capital is applicable for 5 years, between 2021 and 2025. Even if registered capital amount is not reached at the end of year 2025, in order for the Board of Directors to hold a capital increase resolution after 2025, an authorization is required to be taken from the General Assembly for a new term of up to 5 years, with a prior permission of the Capital Markets Board for the previous upper limit or for a new upper limit amount. If such authorization is not taken, the Company cannot process a capital increase by a resolution of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has the right to increase the issued capital up to the upper limit amount by issuing registered shares in accordance with the provisions of the Capital Market Law, whenever it deems necessary.
Issued capital of "SA" is 2,100,375,969.18 Turkish Liras, divided into 210,037,596,918 registered shares, each of which is fully paid-up with a par value of 1 (One) Kurus.
The previous issued capital of "SA" with an amount of 2,040,403,931 Turkish Liras has been fully paid-up free of any collusion. Subsequently, additional shares with an amount of 59,972,038.18 Turkish Liras were issued due to a merger transaction with which all of the assets and liabilities of Exsa Export Sanayi Mamulleri Satış ve Araştırma A.Ş. have been acquired by "SA".
The shares representing the capital are dematerialized within the framework of dematerialization principles.
The Board of Directors shall not resolve to limit the preemptive rights of shareholders.
Article 11 - In order for registered capital of "SA" to be increased, it is essential that shareholders representing at least 25% of issued capital of "SA", or their proxies, have cast affirmative vote with respect thereto.
Article 12 - Provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code and of the Capital Markets Regulations shall be applicable for transfer of "SA" shares.
Article 13 - "SA" may acquire or pledge over its own shares subject to the limitations set out in the Turkish Commercial Code and the Capital Market Law.
Article 14 - "SA" may issue all kinds of bonds, commercial papers, profit and loss sharing certificates, as well as other securities or negotiable instruments acceptable by the Capital Markets Board, for selling them to real and legal persons, both at home and abroad, in accordance with the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code and of the Capital Market Law, as well as of other applicable legislation.
Securities, referred to in this Article, whose issue is subject to a resolution of the Board of Directors according to the Capital Markets Board legislation, can only be issued by virtue of such resolution of the Board of Directors.
Article 15 - "SA" shall be administered and represented by a Board of Directors consisting of minimum of 7 and maximum of 15 members to be elected at General Assembly in accordance with the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code, Capital Market Law and of the present Articles of Association.
Candidates agreed upon by majority of shareholders or their proxies present at General Assembly shall be compiled in a single list and such list shall be put out to vote by Council Chairman of General Assembly and, thus, members shall be elected in a single list.
Members of the Board of Directors shall serve in that capacity for a period of three years at most.
Any member whose term has expired may be re-elected.
In the event of a vacancy in membership for any reason, a new member shall be elected by the Board of Directors to fill such vacancy and such election shall be presented to the next General Assembly for approval. Such member shall serve until the expiration of the office term of the outgoing member s/he replaces.
Article 16 - The Board of Directors shall elect every year, among its members, a Chairman and one or two Deputy Chairmen to take the chair in his/her absence.
Meeting dates and agenda shall be set by Chairman or one of the Deputy Chairmen.
The Board of Directors shall convene whenever required by businesses upon invitation of the Chairman or one of the Deputy Chairmen. Invitation as accompanied by items of agenda shall be made by registered mail or a signed fax message at least 7 days in advance of the meeting date. This ceremony shall not be observed in the emergencies.
However, in order that a Board of Directors' Meeting might be opened in such case, it is essential that two/thirds of the exact number of members of the Board of Directors be present at the meeting. Meeting date may also be set by virtue of a resolution of the Board of Directors. If Chairman or one of the Deputy Chairmen fails to make an invitation for meeting upon written request of a member, members shall have the right to make an ex'officio invitation. The Board of Directors shall convene whenever required, provided that it shall convene for at least four times a year.
Unless a member asks for a discussion, resolutions of the Board of Directors may also be passed in accordance with the Article 390 (4) of the Turkish Commercial Code by getting a proposal of a member with respect to a particular matter approved by at least the majority of the members in writing.
The persons who are entitled to attend the Board of Directors' meeting of the Company may also attend those meetings by electronic means pursuant to Article 1527 of the Turkish Commercial Code. The Company may establish an Electronic Meetings System by itself to enable those entitled to attend such meetings and vote by electronic means or purchase services from such systems that are created for this purpose pursuant to the provisions of Communiqué on Meetings of Commercial Companies By Electronic Means Other Than The General Assembly Meetings of Joint-Stock Companies. The Company shall enable those entitled to exercise their rights set forth in the relevant regulations within the scope of the Communiqué via the said system or the service to be purchased from system providers pursuant to this provision of the Articles of Association at all meetings.
The Board of Directors shall meet with the majority of its members and a resolution shall be passed with the majority of the present members' affirmative vote.
However, resolutions with respect to acquisition of a company stake or sale of existing shares or to purchase of further shares of an associated or affiliated company or to changeover with other shares or to offering of "SA" immovable properties as in-kind capital contribution and to sale or changeover thereof and to dispositions thereon or to establishment of real or personal rights thereon and to acquisition and construction of immovable properties, it is essential that at least two/thirds of the exact number of Board members be present at the meeting and that at least two/thirds of the present members cast an affirmative vote.
The Article 23 of this Articles of Association is reserved.
Article 17 - The Board of Directors, according to the Article 370 (2) of the Turkish Commercial Code, may delegate their representational powers to managing directors of the Board members and/or Board members and/or managers who are not Board members. Remuneration payable to such persons shall be decided by the Board of Directors.
According to the Article 367 of the Turkish Commercial Code, all or some of the managerial powers may be delegated to managing directors of the Board members and/or "Management" with an internal directive. "Management" refers to the team consists of General Manager, Assistant General Managers, Mangers, Assistants and other people in similar titles excluding Board of Directors.
Inalienable duties and powers as indicated by the Article 375 and other articles of the Turkish Commercial Code are reserved.
Article 18 - The Board of Directors shall be empowered to carry out and handle all kinds of ordinary and extraordinary transactions and dispositions, for and on behalf of "SA", with an eye to achieving business goals of "SA", within the framework of business line, and may appoint commercial agents and commercial representatives and may dismiss them if and when necessary.
The Board of Directors, with an eye to achieving business goals of "SA", may also open branches, agencies, representative offices, bureaus and correspondent offices and may acquire and construct immovable assets (real estate) and may acquire various movable assets; and may transfer and waive immovables, movables and negotiable instruments and other proprietary rights acquired or may encumber the same with a real right or may make dispositions thereon otherwise or may take any real and personal guarantees and may give guarantees in favour of "SA" as well as in favor of affiliated and associated companies, not limited with the above rights, the Board of Directors is authorized to make decisions on all transactions that should be done except those that have been left to the General Assembly's according to the Turkish Commercial Code and to the present Articles of Association.
The Board of Directors shall also be empowered to borrow and lend, with and without guarantee, in favour of "SA" and its affiliated and associated companies, and may make peaces, arbitration, waivers, acknowledgements and releases with respect thereto.
Article 19 - Remunerations, fees, bonuses and premiums are payable to members of the Board of Directors by the General Assembly resolution.
Article 20 - The Board of Directors may appoint a manager or managers for a period of time longer than its own term, for phase of execution of "SA" businesses, if and when it deems necessary.
Article 21 - "SA" shall be represented by the Board of Directors.
In order that any documents to be issued by "SA" and any contracts to be executed on its behalf might be valid and enforceable, it is essential that such documents and contracts be signed jointly by two authorized signatories of "SA", all affixed under "SA" trade name.
Authorized signatories and their signatory powers shall be set under a resolution of the Board of Directors, which shall then be duly registered and announced.
Article 22 - Provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code shall be applicable for any matters not covered by the present Articles of Association, and for rights, debts and obligations of members of the Board of Directors and for their withdrawal, death or incapacity to serve, as well as for other matters in relation to Chairman and members of the Board of Directors.
Article 23 - The Corporate Governance Principles mandated by the Capital Markets Board are followed. Transactions and the Board resolutions against the mandatory principles are null and deemed against to the Articles of Association.
With regard to the implementation of Corporate Governance Principles, the Company shall comply with the regulations of the Capital Markets Board regarding corporate governance for transactions deemed as important in nature, all related-party transactions and for the guarantees, pledge and mortgage issuance processes in favor of third parties.
The number and qualifications of the independent board members shall be determined in accordance with the regulations of the Capital Markets Board regarding corporate governance.
Article 24 - "SA" shall be audited by the auditors elected annually by the General Assembly among the auditors who have the qualifications as indicated by the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code. "SA" shall elect auditors for "SA" and for the Group. If desired, the auditor elected for "SA" might be the Group Auditor. The auditor shall be announced through Turkish Registry Gazette and the website. The auditor shall be dismissed according to the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code. The Article 392 (2) of the Turkish Commercial Code is reserved.
Article 25 - Remuneration payable to auditors shall be set according to the annual agreement signed with the auditor.
Article 26 - Related provisions of the Capital Market Law and Turkish Commercial Code shall be applicable for the duties, powers, and responsibilities of the auditors.
Article 27 - General Assembly of "SA" may meet ordinarily and extraordinarily. Ordinary General Assembly shall take place within three (3) months after closure of every accounting period at least once a year. General Assembly shall be held at "SA" headquarters or at any other place of the city, where its headquarters is located, deemed fit and proper by the Board of Directors.
Article 28 - Both Ordinary and Extraordinary General Assembly Meetings shall be notified to competent authorities. Copy each of the agenda and other related information must be submitted to competent authorities.
It is essential that Ministerial Superintendent be present at all meetings. Any resolutions passed at a meeting held in the absence of Superintendent shall be void and null.
Article 29 - Shareholders shall use their voting rights proportionally with total nominal value of their shares according to the Article 434 of the Turkish Commercial Code. Shareholders may attend General Assembly in person or may get themselves represented by their proxies in accordance with regulations of the Capital Markets Board with respect to voting by proxy.
Article 30 - An adequate number of copies of financial statements, reports prepared by the Board of Directors in accordance with Turkish Accounting Standards and regulations of the Capital Markets Board, independent audit report, minutes of General Assembly Meeting and list of attendants at the meeting shall be submitted to competent authorities and announced to the public within periods of time set by applicable legislation.
Article 31 - General Assembly shall be chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors. meetings shall be chaired by the oldest deputy chairman in the absence of Chairman. In the absence of all such persons, General Assembly shall be chaired by a person to be decided by the Board of Directors.
The Chairman shall form Meeting Council by appointing secretary, and vote collector, if needed.
Article 32 - Votes shall be cast openly by show of hands at General Assembly Meeting and/or through participating electronically. However, voting by written or secret ballot will have to be exercised upon request of the shareholders holding at least one/fourth of the share capital.
The shareholders who have the right to participate "SA"s General Assembly Meeting, may attend the meeting electronically according to the Article 1527 of the Turkish Commercial Code. "SA" may establish Electronic General Assembly System or may purchase service from the system established to provide opportunities for shareholders to participate general assembly meetings electronically, share views, make recommendations and vote through an electronic system in accordance with the provisions of "Regulation Regarding the Electronic General Assembly of the Joint Stock Company". For all general assembly meetings to be held, it is provided for shareholders and their representatives to exercise their rights through electronic system established according to this Article of the Articles of Association which are mentioned in the above regulation.
Article 33 - Articles 407-455 of the Turkish Commercial Code shall be applicable for General Assembly and discussing and resolving quorums, as well as for other pertinent matters, to the extent that no otherwise provision is laid down in the Capital Markets Regulations and in the present Articles of Association.
Article 34 - The accounting period of "SA" shall begin on first day of January and shall end on last day of December.
The Board of Directors may change commencement of accounting period to a more favourable date under the provisions of laws provided that prior permission of competent authorities is obtained with respect thereto.
Article 35 - The balance of net profit, calculated and determined according to balance sheet drawn up pursuant to the related provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code and other related regulations, as well as to this Articles of Association, after deduction of previous year losses (if any) and adding donations, is distributed respectively as shown;
a) 5% legal reserve fund shall be set aside.
b) 5% of paid-in capital shall be set aside as first dividend.
c) After deductions of the above amounts, 3% of the remaining amount shall be set aside for Hacı Ömer Sabancı Foundation.
d) General Assembly has the power to distribute partially or completely, the remaining amount after deduction of the amounts set out in clause (a), (b) and (c) as second dividend or General Assembly by its own will may decide to set aside such amount as reserve fund pursuant to the Article 521 of the Turkish Commercial Code.
Unless all reserves required by the Turkish Commercial Code are set aside and the dividend determined for the shareholders as per the dividend policy or this Articles of Association are distributed, it cannot be resolved to set aside other reserve funds, to carry forward profit to the next year, and to distribute profit to the employees, foundations of various purposes and similar persons and/or entities, members of the Board of Directors, officers and other employees, and profit can not be distributed to these people unless the determined amount of dividend to the shareholders are paid in cash.
Dividends are distributed equally to all of the existing shares as of the date of distribution, regardless of their dates of issue and time of acquisition.
Method and timing of distribution of profit will be resolved by the General Assembly upon the proposal of the Board of Directors.
The profit distribution decision of the General Assembly taken in accordance with the provisions of this Articles of Association cannot be revoked.
Article 36 - Profit decided to be distributed under Article 35 of the present Articles of Association shall be distributed to shareholders, as well as to other profit-sharing persons, on such date to be set out by the General Assembly in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Capital Markets Board.
Article 37 - "SA" shall cease to exist for reasons set out in the Turkish Commercial Code.
Article 38 - In the event of termination or dissolution for a reason other than bankruptcy, liquidation shall be handled by liquidators to be elected at Shareholders' Meeting.
Liquidation proceedings shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code.
Article 39 - Courts and execution offices practicing in the place, where "SA" headquarters is located, shall have jurisdiction over any disputes that might arise out between "SA" and its shareholders, both during the course of activities and during liquidation process. In the event of such disputes, shareholders going to court shall be obliged to designate a domicile address in the area where "SA" is located, to which legal notices could be sent.
Article 40 - Provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code and of the Capital Market Law, as well as other relevant legislation, shall be applicable for any matters not regulated by this Articles of Association.
The present Articles of Association have been certified by 3rd Notary Public of Adana on 10 April 1967 under journal entry number 5098, and permission for incorporation of the Company has been granted under letter No. 4/7684 dated 14 April 1967 of the Ministry of Commerce. Articles of Association have been ratified by Adana Civil Court of First Instance under case number 1967/6 and decree number 1967/5 and registered with Adana Companies House on 17.04.1967 under register number 5823 and announced in Issue No. 3033 dated 19.04.1967 of the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette, published in Ankara.
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