AGM Information • May 22, 2025
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Dear Shareholders,
Please find below draft resolutions that will be submitted to the AGM on 26 June 2025 at 10:00 am CEST to vote on the respective agendas indicated below.
Pursuant to the corporate governance principles contained in Best Practice for Warsaw Stock Exchange Listed Companies 2021, the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") hereby presents a justification of the draft resolutions proposed to the AGM.
The Meeting, after having reviewed the Annual Accounts Board Report and the Annual Accounts Auditor Report, resolves to approve the Annual Accounts for the financial year 2024, in their entirety, showing a loss amounting to PLN 135,770,684.68 (in words: one hundred thirty-five million seven hundred seventy thousand six hundred eighty-four Polish zloty and sixty-eight groszy)
The annual accounts (consisting of the balance sheet, the profit and loss account and the notes to the accounts) for the Company's financial year ended on 31 December 2024 (the ''Annual Accounts'') were reviewed by the Company's audit committee and audited by the certified auditor (réviseur d'entreprises agréé), issuing an unmodified opinion. The Annual Accounts are subject to approval by the general meeting of the Company's shareholders (the "Meeting") in accordance with the Luxembourg law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies (as amended) (the "Law of 10 August 1915''). Therefore, it is necessary to submit the draft of this resolution and the Annual Accounts to the Meeting for approval.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 1 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting, after having reviewed the Consolidated Financial Statements Board Report, resolved to approve the Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial year 2024, in their entirety, showing a profit amounting to PLN 1,034,560,699.21 (in words: one billion thirty-four million five hundred sixty thousand six hundred ninety-nine Polish zloty and twenty-one groszy).
The consolidated financial statements (consisting of the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated statement of changes in equity, consolidated statement of cash flows, and the notes to the consolidated financial statements) for the Company's financial year ended on 31 December 2024 (the ''Consolidated Financial Statements'') were reviewed by the Company's audit committee and audited by the certified auditor (réviseur d'entreprises agréé), issuing an unmodified opinion. The Consolidated Financial Statements are subject to approval by the Meeting. Therefore, it is necessary to submit the draft of this resolution and the Consolidated Financial Statements to the Meeting for approval.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 2 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting acknowledges that the result for the financial year ending on 31 December 2024 was a loss amounting to PLN 135,770,684.68 (in words: one hundred thirty-five million seven hundred seventy thousand six hundred eighty-four Polish zloty and sixty-eight groszy) and resolves to carry forward such loss.
The Luxembourg law of 19 December 2002 on the Trade and Company Register and on bookkeeping and annual accounts of companies and amending certain legal dispositions, as amended, (the "Law of 19 December 2002") requires the allocation of the results to be published with the annual accounts. In addition, under the Luxembourg law on commercial companies dated 10 August 1915 (as amended from time to time) (the "Law of 10 August 1915"), it is the role of the shareholders to determine how the profits/losses of a company will be allocated. Therefore, it is necessary to submit the draft of this resolution to the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 3 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to approve the Remuneration Report prepared by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Company for the financial year ended on 31 December 2024.
Pursuant to article 7ter of the Shareholders' Rights Law, the Company must draw up a remuneration report, providing a comprehensive overview of the remuneration, including all benefits in whatever form, awarded or due during the most recent financial year to individual directors, including to newly recruited and to former directors of the Company, in accordance with the Company's remuneration policy. In accordance with article 7ter(4) of the Shareholders' Rights Law, the Meeting has the right to hold an advisory vote on the remuneration report. Accordingly, this draft resolution has been submitted to the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 4 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to Roy PERTICUCCI for the exercise of his mandate as director of the Company until 31 December 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 5 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to Jonathan EASTICK for the exercise of his mandate as director of the Company until 31 December 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 6 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to Darren Richard HUSTON for the exercise of his mandate as director of the Company until 26 June 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 7 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to Pedro ARNT for the exercise of his mandate as director of the Company until 31 December 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 8 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to David BARKER for the exercise of his mandate as director of the Company until 31 December 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 9 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to Clara (dit Carla) NUSTELING for the exercise of her mandate as director of the Company until 26 June 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 10 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to Pawel PADUSINSKI for the exercise of his mandate as director of the Company until 26 June 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 11 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
Proposed resolution No. 12:
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to Nancy CRUICKSHANK for the exercise of her mandate as director of the Company until 31 December 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 12 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to Richard SANDERS for the exercise of his mandate as director of the Company until 31 December 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 13 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to Catherine FAIERS, for the exercise of her mandate as director of the Company until 31 December 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 14 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to Tomasz SUCHANSKI for the exercise of his mandate as director of the Company until 31 December 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 15 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to Gary McGANN, for the exercise of his mandate as director of the Company until 31 December 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 16 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge (quitus) to Laurence BOURDON-TRACOL for the exercise of his mandate as director of the Company until 31 December 2024.
Due to the matter contained in this draft resolution on granting discharge to an individual member of the Board, the Board limits its justification to stating that this matter falls as per the Law of 10 August 1915 within the exclusive competence of the Meeting, and the voting result should reflect the assessment of the Board's activities by the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 17 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to acknowledge the resignation of Roy PERTICUCCI in respect of the performance of his duties as executive director and CEO of the Company with effect as of the date of the present AGM.
On 14 October 2024, Roy PERTICUCCI announced to the Board that he will step down as executive director and CEO of the Company with effect as of the date of the present AGM, subject to an orderly transition.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 18 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to renew the mandate of Catherine FAIERS, as director of the Company for three (3) years with effect from 26 June 2025.
On 12 May 2023 the Annual Shareholder Meeting appointed Catherine FAIERS, as director of the Company for three (3) years. The expiration of the mandate is 11 May 2026 which will be prior to the annual general meeting to be held in June 2026. Therefore, the Board recommends to re-appoint Catherine FAIERS in order to avoid vacancy between 12 May 2026 and in the AGM in June 2026.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 19 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to renew the mandate of Tomasz SUCHANSKI, as director of the Company for three (3) years with effect from 26 June 2025.
On 12 May 2023 the Annual Shareholder Meeting appointed Tomasz SUCHANSKI, as director of the Company for three (3) years. The expiration of the mandate is 11 May 2026 which will be prior to the annual general meeting to be held in June 2026. Therefore, the Board recommends to re-appoint Catherine FAIERS in order to avoid vacancy between 12 May 2026 and in the AGM in June 2026.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 20 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to appoint Marcin KUŚMIERZ, born on 7 March 1976 in Lublin, Poland and having his professional address at Żelazna 51/53, 00-841 Warsaw, Poland, as executive director of the Company for three (3) years with effect from 26th June 2025.
Pursuant to the articles of association of the Company, the directors of the Company are appointed by a general meeting of the Company. The Board is of the opinion that the appointment of Marcin KUŚMIERZ as executive director would be in the best interests of the Company. Therefore, it is necessary to submit the draft of this resolution to the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No.21 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to grant discharge to PwC for the exercise of its mandate as certified auditor (réviseur d'entreprises agréé) of the Company until 31 December 2024.
This matter falls within the exclusive competence of the Meeting as per the Law of 10 August 1915; therefore it is necessary to submit the draft of this resolution to the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No.22 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to approve the renewal of the mandate of PwC as certified auditor of the Company (réviseur d'entreprises agréé) until the annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Company approving the annual accounts for the financial year ended on 31 December 2025.
This matter falls within the exclusive competence of the Meeting; therefore, it is necessary to submit the draft of this resolution to the Meeting.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 23 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to authorise the Board, with full power to delegate, to:
(a) implement the Share Buyback Program (the "Share Buyback Program") consisting of the Company acquiring its own shares in the market, whereas:
(i) a maximum pecuniary amount allocated to the share buyback is PLN 1,400,000,000 (in words: one billion four hundred million Polish zloty);
(ii) the minimum price per share will not be lower than the share nominal value, i.e. PLN 0.01 (in words: one grosz);
(iii) the maximum price per share will not exceed PLN 50 (in words: fifty Polish zloty);
(iv) The total number of shares to be purchased under this authorisation will depend on the
share purchase price, in any case, however, it may not exceed 73,983,340 shares, representing 7% of the Company's issued share capital;
(v) authorisation is given for a period starting on 26 June 2025 and ending on 25 June 2026;
(vi) the purpose of the Share Buyback Program is cancellation of shares and reduction of the Company's share capital and,
(b) perform all other actions which might be necessary in connection with the implementation of the Share Buyback Program, including without limitation, any notifications/publications to be made pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) ("MAR") and the law of 11 January 2008 on transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, and
(c) proceed with the signing and the execution on behalf of the Company of the documents in the forms produced to the Meeting or with such amendments thereto as it may in its absolute discretion think fit and to do all acts and things which may in its absolute discretion be necessary or desirable in connection with the documents or the Share Buyback Program in such manner as it may in its absolute discretion think fit.
Any acquired shares under the buy-back authorisation shall be held by the Company as treasury shares with their voting and dividend rights being suspended for the period of time they are held by the Company, until they are cancelled in the appropriate manner.
The purpose of the proposed resolution is mainly to authorise the Board to implement share buy-back programme which is one of the elements of the Group Capital Allocation Policy. Based on the medium to long term plans and the current market circumstances, the Board assessed that the Company has sufficient funds for distribution and that the most preferred form of distribution will be repurchase of the Company's own shares. The Share Buyback can be conducted, at the choice of the Board, through the stock exchange (open market transactions) or by means of a public invitation addressed to all shareholders to submit a sale offer, or by combination of the two. The shares to be acquired by the Company under such buy-back programme pursuant to the authorisation to be granted by the shareholders are intended to be cancelled to reduce the share capital of the Company.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No.24 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves to amend rule 3.6 of the AIP rules in the form presented to the Meeting, to extend the period during which awards may be granted under the AIP for a further five (5) years such that instead of expiring on 19 September 2030, the AIP will expire on 19 September 2035.
On 20 September 2020 Shareholders approved the Allegro Incentive Plan (as amended by the shareholders on 22 June 2022 and the Remuneration and Nomination Committee on 5 July 2022 and 3 April 2024 respectively) - a discretionary benefit offered by the Company for the benefit of its employees and the employees of its subsidiaries. The main purpose of AIP is to increase the interest of the employees in the Company's long term business goals and performance through share ownership. AIP rules provide for the types of awards, terms and conditions of their grant as well as methods of satisfying awards.
Pursuant to AIP rules, an award may not be granted after 19 September 2030 (that is, the expiry of the period of 10 years beginning with the date on which the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company).
The Board is of the opinion that the talent management process is long-term. The Board assesses that so far the Plan allows achieving the goals set for it. At the time of the IPO, the company was equipped with a 10-year horizon to attract and retain employees. Now, in March 2025, the Company adopted a new Group Capital Allocation Policy, according to which the Board from time to time would execute the share buyback programme to meet the obligations under AIP. Therefore, it is in the interest of the Company to have a 10-year perspective again to offer the Plan to the employees. Extension of the period during which awards may be granted under the AIP will allow the Company to build a more balanced and flexible policy on hiring and motivating employees and managers. No other changes to the AIP are proposed.
A copy of the draft amended AIP Rules is attached.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 25 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
The Meeting resolves, in accordance with the Company's articles of association and the remuneration policy adopted by the Board on 28 September 2020, following a proposal from the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and approved by the general meeting of the Company's shareholders on 29 September 2020, that the maximum aggregate remuneration for the Board members shall be set at EUR 1,700,000 (in words: one million seven hundred thousand euros) per annum and specifically that the aggregate remuneration for the Non-Executive Directors shall be set at EUR 1,550,000 (in words: one million five hundred fifty thousand euros) per annum. It is noted that the Board shall resolve, in accordance with the remuneration policy approved by the general meeting of the Company's shareholders, on the allocation of such aggregate remuneration among its members and may grant additional remuneration to Directors assigned specific duties or missions. The figures included in this resolution concern, for the avoidance of doubt, the remuneration paid at the level of the Company and does not extend to that of any other group entities.
In accordance with the Company's articles of association and the remuneration policy, the decision on the aggregate remuneration for the Board members and specifically the aggregate remuneration for the Non-Executive Directors rests with the general meeting of the Company's shareholders. The aggregated amounts presented in the draft resolution are proposed by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee, which took into account the principles established in the remuneration policy.
The Board unanimously expresses its positive opinion on the resolution No. 26 and recommends its adoption in the proposed wording.
ALLEGRO.EU
Approved by shareholders of the Company on 20 September 2020
Adopted by the board of the Company on 7 October 2020
Amended by the remuneraon and nominaon commiee of the board of the Company on 22 September 2021
Amended by the remuneraon and nominaon commiee of the board of the Company on 28 March 2022
Amendments approved by shareholders of the Company on 22 June 2022
Amendments adopted by the remuneraon and nominaon commiee of the board of the Company on 5 July 2022
Amendments adopted by the remuneraon and nominaon commiee of the board of the Company on 03 April 2024
The Plan is a discreonary benefit offered by Allegro.eu S.A (the "Company") for the benefit of its employees and the employees of its subsidiaries (the "employees"). The main purpose of the Plan is to increase the interest of the employees in the Company's long term business goals and performance through share ownership. The Plan is an incenve for the employees' future performance and commitment to the goals of the Group.
Shares received under the Plan and any gains obtained under the Plan are not part of salary for any purpose (except to any extent required by statute).
The detailed rules of the Plan are set out in this document.
| RuleRule | Page |
|---|---|
| 1. Definions and Interpretaon |
2 |
| 2. Eligibility |
4 |
| 3. Grant of Awards |
4 |
| 4. Limits |
6 |
| 5. Vesng of Awards |
8 |
| 6. Consequences of Vesng |
9 |
| 7. Exercise of Opons |
10 |
| 8. Lapse of Awards |
10 |
| 9. Leavers |
10 |
| 10. Takeovers and Other Corporate Events |
14 |
| 11. Adjustment of Awards |
16 |
| 12. Malus and Clawback |
16 |
| 13. Alteraons |
17 |
| 14. Miscellaneous |
18 |
| 15. Cash Alternave |
20 |
1.1 In the Plan, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Admission Date" means the date on which the Shares are admied to be traded on the WSE;
"AIP" or the "Plan" means the Allegro Incenve Plan as amended from me to me;
"Award" means a Restricted Stock Unit Award, an Opon, Performance Share Unit Award, a Free Share Award, or any other form of award as determined by the Commiee from me to me at its discreon;
"Board" means the board of directors of the Company or a duly authorised commiee of the Board or a duly authorised person, or any successor enty;
"Commiee" means the remuneraon and nominaon commiee of the Board (or its duly authorised sub-commiee), or, on and aer the occurrence of a corporate event described in Rule 10 (Takeovers and other corporate events), the remuneraon commiee of the Board as constuted immediately before such event occurs;
"Companies Act 2006" means the UK's Companies Act 2006, as amended from me to me;
"Company" means Allegro.eu S.A., a public limited liability company (Société anonyme) incorporated and exisng under the laws of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies' Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B214830;
"Competor" means such enty or enes as the Commiee may, from me to me, determine to be a real threat to the business interests of the Company and its group or to potenally pose such a threat in the near future, as nofied to the Parcipants in their non-compete agreements with a Group Member or otherwise;
"Control" means a person (or group of persons acng in concert) acquiring more than 33.33% of the issued share capital of the Company;
"Early Vesng Date" means either:
"Exercise Period" means the period referred to in Rule 6.2 (Vesng of opons) during which an Opon may be exercised;
"Financial Year" means the financial year of the Company;
"Free Share Award" means a condional right to acquire free Shares granted under the Plan;
"Good Leaver" means a Parcipant who ceases to be a director or employee of a Group Member before the Normal Vesng Date for any reason other than those specified in Rules
9.4 (Cessaon of employment in other circumstances) and 9.1 (Death of a Parcipant) and is not a Special Leaver;
"Grant Date" means the date on which an Award is granted;
"Lisng" means the admission of all or any of the share capital of the Company to the
WSE; "New Award" has the meaning given to it in Rule 10.3 (Rollover of Awards);
"New Joiner" means any person who on the relevant Grant Date is eligible to be granted an Award under Rule 2 (Eligibility) by reason of their having commenced employment with a Parcipang Company in the six months (or such period as determined by the Commiee) preceding the Grant Date and who is determined to be a New Joiner by the Commiee
"Non-Compete Period" means the period of 12 months beginning from the date on which a Parcipant ceases to be a director or employee of a Group Member;
"Normal Vesng Date" means the date on which an Award vests under Rule 5.1 (Timing of Vesng: Normal Vesng Date);
"Noonal Vesng" means in relaon to a Performance Share Unit Award and any Opon that is subject to a Performance Condion, a Parcipant becoming noonally entled to have Shares transferred to them (or their nominee) in the event of them becoming a Good Leaver, subject to the sasfacon of any Performance Condions and any other applicable Rules;
"Old Award" has the meaning given to it in Rule 10.3 (Rollover of Awards);
"Opon" means a right to acquire Shares granted under the Plan which is designated as an opon by the Commiee under Rule 3.2 (Type of Award);
"Opon Price" means the amount, if any, payable on the exercise of an Opon;
"Parcipant" means a person who holds an Award including their personal
representaves; "Parcipang Company" means the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company;
"Performance Condion" means a condion related to performance which is specified by the Commiee under Rule 3.1 (Terms of grant);
"Performance Share Unit Award" means a right to acquire Shares granted under the Plan which is subject to the sasfacon of a Performance Condion as determined by the Commiee;
"Restricted Stock Unit Award" means a condional right to acquire Shares granted under the Plan;
"Senior Execuve" means an execuve director of the Board or a member of the management board of Allegro.pl sp. z.o.o.;
"Shares" means fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company;
"Special Leaver" means a Parcipant who ceases to be a director or employee of a Group Member before the Normal Vesng Date by reason of rerement at the statutory rerement age for the relevant jurisdicon (if applicable) or serious incapacity, as evidenced to the reasonable sasfacon of the Commiee during the Vesng Period;
"Subsidiary" means a body corporate which is a subsidiary (within the meaning of secon 1159 of the Companies Act 2006, or its equivalent in any applicable jurisdicon);
"Tax Liability" means any amount of tax or social security contribuons for which a Parcipant would or may be liable and for which any Group Member or former Group Member would or may be obliged to (or would or may suffer a disadvantage if it were not to) account to any relevant authority;
"Vest" means:
"Vested Shares" means those Shares in respect of which an Award Vests;
"Vesng Period" means the period between the Grant Date and the date of Vesng; and
"WSE" means the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
1.2 Any reference in the Plan to any enactment includes a reference to that enactment as from me to me modified, extended or re-enacted.
1.3 Expressions in italics and headings are for guidance only and do not form part of the Plan. 2.
An individual is eligible to be granted an Award only if they are an employee (including an execuve director) of a Parcipang Company and are not under noce of terminaon of employment or have not agreed to the terminaon of their employment with their employer at the Grant Date.
Subject to Rule 3.6 (Timing of grant), Rule 3.8 (Approvals and consents) and Rule 4 (Limits), the Commiee may resolve to grant an Award on:
to any person who is eligible to be granted an Award under Rule 2 (Eligibility).
On or before the Grant Date, the Commiee shall determine whether an Award shall be a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Performance Share Unit Award, an Opon, a Free Share Award or any other form of award as it may determine in its discreon from me to me.
An Award shall be granted as follows:
Parcipants will not be entled to receive dividends in respect of the Shares under an Award before Vesng, nor will they be entled to any addional benefits calculated by reference to any such dividends.
Unless specified to the contrary by the Commiee on the Grant Date, an Award may be sasfied:
The Commiee may decide to change the way in which it is intended that an Award may be sasfied aer it has been granted, having regard to the provisions of Rule 4 (Limits).
Subject to Rule 3.8 (Approvals and consents), an Award may only be granted:
(iii) 1 October of each calendar year; or
(b) at any other me when the Commiee considers that circumstances are sufficiently exceponal to jusfy its grant,
but an Award may not be granted aer 19 September 20352030 (that is, the expiry of the period of 10 years beginning with the date on which the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company).
An Award granted to any person:
The grant of any Award shall be subject to obtaining any approval or consent required under any applicable laws and regulaons (including any applicable lisng rules) and any relevant share dealing code of the Company.
An Award shall not be granted in any calendar year if, at the me of its proposed Grant Date, it would cause the number of Shares allocated in the period of 10 calendar years ending with that calendar year under the Plan and under any other employee share plan adopted by the Company to exceed such number as represents 10 per cent. of the ordinary share capital of the Company in issue at that me. For the purposes of this Rule 4.1 (10 per cent in 10 years limit):
(a) The maximum total market value of Shares (calculated as set out in this Rule) over which
Awards may be granted to any employee or director during any Financial Year is 200% of their salary (as defined in this Rule) unless Rules 4.2(b), 4.2(c) or 4.2(d) apply.
(i) will not, in any Financial Year, exceed 100% of the individual's salary (as defined in this Rule) in the case of a Senior Execuve, or 150% of their salary (as defined in this Rule) in the case of any other eligible employee; and
Any Award shall be limited and take effect so that the limits in this Rule 4 (Limits) are complied with.
No Shares may be issued or treasury Shares transferred to sasfy any Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Share Unit Award or Free Share Award, or the exercise of any Opon to the extent that such issue or transfer would cause the number of Shares allocated to exceed the limits in this Rule 4 (Limits) except where there is a variaon of share capital of the Company which results in the number of Shares so allocated exceeding such limits solely by virtue of that variaon.
Subject to Rule 5.3 (Restricons on Vesng and exercise: regulatory and tax issues), an Award shall Vest:
25% on the first anniversary of the Grant Date;
in each case, except where Vesng occurs on an Early Vesng Date under Rule 9 (Leavers) or Rule 10 (Takeovers and other corporate events) or where the Commiee decides otherwise at its discreon.
An Award shall only Vest to the extent:
(Death of a Parcipant) or 9.3 (Special Leavers)), as permied by Rules 9.6 (Leavers: Reducon in number of Vested Shares (General provision)) and 9.7 (Leavers: Reducon in number of Vested Shares (Change in Board or Management)).
Where, under Rule 9 (Leavers) or Rule 10 (Takeovers and other corporate events), an Award would Vest before the end of the full period over which performance would be measured under the Performance Condion then, unless provided to the contrary by the Performance Condion, the extent to which the Performance Condion has been sasfied in such circumstances shall be determined by the Commiee on such reasonable basis as it decides.
For the purposes of this Rule 5.3 (Restricons on Vesng and exercise: regulatory and tax issues), references to a Group Member include any former Group Member.
An Award shall lapse immediately on the 12-month anniversary of what would have been the Normal Vesng Date but for a failure to provide the brokerage account details if the Parcipant fails to provide details of their valid brokerage account to the Company before then.
If a Parcipant will, or is likely to, incur any Tax Liability before the Vesng of an Award then that Parcipant must enter into arrangements acceptable to any relevant Group Member to ensure that it receives the amount of such Tax Liability. If no such arrangement is made then the Parcipant shall be deemed to have authorised the Company to sell or procure the sale of sufficient of the Shares subject to their Award on their behalf to ensure that the relevant Group Member receives the amount required to discharge the Tax Liability and the number of Shares subject to their Award shall be reduced accordingly.
For the purposes of this Rule 5.4 (Tax liability before Vesng), references to Group Member include any former Group Member.
The Parcipant authorises the Company to sell or procure the sale of a sufficient number of Vested Shares (on or following the exercise of their Opon in the case of an Opon) on their behalf to ensure that any relevant Group Member or former Group Member receives the amount required to discharge the Tax Liability which arises on Vesng or exercise except to the extent that the Board decides that all or part of the Tax Liability shall be funded in a different manner.
For Free Share Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards and Performance Share Unit Awards, on or as soon as reasonably praccable aer Vesng, the Board shall, subject to Rule 5.5 (Payment of Tax Liability), Rule 12 (Malus and Clawback) and any arrangement made under Rule 5.3 (Restricons on Vesng and exercise: regulatory and tax issues), transfer or procure the transfer of the Vested Shares to the Parcipant.
An Opon shall, subject to Rule 5.3 (Restricons on Vesng and exercise: regulatory and tax issues), be exercisable in respect of Vested Shares for a period of 12 months beginning with the date on which the Opon Vests unless it lapses earlier under Rules 9.4 (Cessaon of employment in other circumstances), 9.3 (Special Leavers), 9.5 (Addional condions for Leavers) or Rule 10.1 (General offers).
If an Opon is not exercised during the last 30 days of the Exercise Period because of any regulatory restricons referred to in Rule 5.3(a), the Commiee may extend the period during which the Opon may be exercised so as to permit the Opon to be exercised as soon as those restricons cease to apply.
An Opon must be exercised to the maximum extent possible at the me of exercise unless the Commiee decides that a Parcipant may exercise the Opon in respect of such fewer number of Shares as it decides.
The exercise of any Opon shall be effected in the form and manner prescribed by the Board. Unless the Board, acng fairly and reasonably determines otherwise, any noce of exercise shall, subject to Rule 5.3 (Restricons on Vesng and exercise: regulatory and tax issues), take effect only when the Company receives it, together with payment of any relevant Opon Price (or, if the Board so permits, an undertaking to pay that amount, provided such undertaking is permied under the laws of the relevant jurisdicon).
As soon as reasonably praccable aer an Opon has been exercised, the Company shall, subject to Rule 5.5 (Payment of Tax Liability) and any arrangement made under Rules 5.3(b) and 5.3(c) (Restricons on Vesng and exercise: regulatory and tax issues), transfer or procure the transfer to them or, if appropriate, allot to them (or their nominee) the number
of Shares in respect of which the Opon has been exercised.
If a Parcipant ceases to be a director or employee of a Group Member by reason of death, or dies between the date on which they become a Special Leaver and their Award Vests under Rule 9.3 (Special Leavers), then unless the Commiee determines otherwise and subject to Rules 5.3 (Restricons on Vesng: regulatory and tax issues) and Rule 10 (Takeovers and Other Corporate Events), their Award shall Vest in full, and in the case of Opons be deemed to have been exercised in full, on the date on which the Commiee is nofied of, and receives such informaon as it considers necessary in respect of, their death in accordance with Rules 5 (Vesng of Awards) to 7 (Exercise of Opons).
If a Parcipant is a Special Leaver, then the Awards shall Vest, subject to Rule 9.1 (Death of a Parcipant), Rule 10 (Takeovers and Other Corporate Events) and Rule 12 (Malus and Clawback), on the Normal Vesng Date in accordance with Rule 5 (Vesng of Awards) and any Opons shall be exercisable in accordance with Rule 7 (Exercise of Opons), unless the Commiee decides that, subject to Rule 5.3 (Restricons on Vesng and exercise: regulatory and tax issues), an Award shall Vest on the date of cessaon of employment or such earlier date as it shall, in its absolute discreon, determine.
If a Parcipant ceases to be a director or employee of a Group Member by reason of gross misconduct or resignaon to join a Competor within the Non-Compete Period:
For the purposes of this Rule 9.4 (Cessaon of employment in other circumstances), a Parcipant will be deemed to have joined a Competor on:
Save as set out in Rule 9.7 (Leavers: reducon in number of Vested Shares (Change in Board or Management)), where a Parcipant is a Good Leaver, the Commiee shall determine the number of Vested Shares in respect of any Performance Share Unit Award and any Opon that is subject to a Performance Condion by the following steps:
unless the Commiee, acng fairly and reasonably, decides that the:
If an Award Vests under any of Rules 10.1 (General offers) to 10.2 (Winding up) when the holder of that Award has ceased to be a director or employee of a Group Member for the reasons set out in this Rule 9.6 (Leavers: reducon in number of Vested Shares (General provision)) then this Rule 9.6 (Leavers: reducon in number of Vested Shares (General provision)) shall take precedence over Rule 10.5 (Corporate events: number of Vested Shares).
Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 9.6 (Leavers: reducon in number of Vested Shares (General provision)), where a Parcipant is a Good Leaver by reason of having been served noce of terminaon of employment by the Company within 6 months following a change to the majority of either: (i) the members of the Board of the Company; or (ii) the management board of Allegro.pl sp. z.o.o., in each case, within a 12 month period, then the Commiee shall determine the number of Vested Shares in respect of any Performance Share Unit Award and any Opon that is subject to a Performance Condion by the following steps:
completed months of service from the Grant Date and ending on the date of cessaon relave to the period of 3 years; and
(c) the Commiee shall apply any Performance Condion and any other applicable condion to the Shares that have Noonally Vested, in accordance with Rule 5.2 (Extent of vesng) on the Early Vesng Date (or Normal Vesng Date where the Company has received the confirmaon from a relevant tax authority specified below) provided that, at all mes such applicaon of any Performance Condion and/or any other applicable condion shall not result in a higher percentage than is set out in Rule 9.7(b) from being considered Noonally Vested.
Unless the Company has received confirmaon from a relevant tax authority that there would be no adverse tax consequences for Parcipants receiving Vested Shares on the Normal Vesng Date, the Award shall Vest on the Early Vesng Date or such earlier date as the Commiee shall, in its absolute discreon, determine.
If an Award Vests under any of Rules 10.1 (General offers) to 10.2 (Winding up) when the holder of that Award has ceased to be a director or employee of a Group Member for the reasons as set out in this Rule 9.7 (Leavers: reducon in number of Vested Shares (Change in Board or Management)) then this Rule 9.7 (Leavers: reducon in number of Vested Shares (Change in Board or Management)) shall take precedence over Rule 10.5 (Corporate events: number of Vested Shares).
If a Parcipant dies following cessaon of employment in circumstances where their Award did not lapse but it has not Vested by the me of their death (other than where they ceased employment as a Special Leaver), it shall Vest on the Normal Vesng Date unless the Commiee decides that their Award shall Vest as soon as praccable following their death to
the extent determined by reference to the me of cessaon of employment in accordance with Rule 9.2 (Good Leavers).
Rules 9.1 (Death of a Parcipant) to 9.9 (Death following cessaon of employment) above shall not apply to any Free Share Award which shall connue to Vest on the Normal Vesng Date in the event a Parcipant ceases to be a director or an employee of a Group Member before the Normal Vesng date unless the Commiee, in its absolute discreon, determines that the Free Share Award may Vest early.
If any person (or group of persons acng in concert):
the Board shall within 7 days of becoming aware of that event nofy every Parcipant of it and, subject to Rule 10.3 (Internal reorganisaons), the following provisions shall apply:
In the event that:
(a) the Company passes a resoluon for a voluntary winding up of the Company; or (b)
an order is made for the compulsory winding up of the Company,
the Commiee may, in its absolute discreon determine subject to Rule 5.3 (Restricons on Vesng and exercise: regulatory and tax issues), and Rule 10.4 (Internal reorganisaons) the extent to which, if at all, an Award shall Vest and the ming of such Vesng and Rule 10.5 (Corporate events: number of Vested Shares) shall apply.
If any company (the "Acquiring Company") is expected to acquire or acquires more than 50% of the Shares in the Company as a result of an offer referred to in Rule 10.1 (General offers), any Parcipant may, by agreement with the Acquiring Company, surrender their Award ("Old
Award") in consideraon of the grant to them of an equivalent award over shares in the Acquiring Company or a company related to the Acquiring Company ("New Award").
The Rules will apply to any New Award granted under this Rule 10.3 (Rollover of Awards) as if references to Shares were to shares over which the New Award is granted and references to the Company were references to the company whose shares are subject to the New Award.
In the event that:
then the Commiee, with the consent of the Acquiring Company, may decide before the obtaining of such Control that an Award shall not Vest under Rule 10.1 (General offers) but shall be automacally surrendered in consideraon for the grant of a new award which the Commiee determines is equivalent to the Award it replaces except that it will be over shares in the Acquiring Company or some other company.
The Rules will apply to any new award granted under this Rule 10.4 (Internal reorganisaons) as if references to Shares were references to shares over which the new award is granted and references to the Company were references to the company whose shares are subject to the new award.
If an Award Vests under any of Rules 10.1 (General offers) to 10.2 (Winding up), the Commiee shall determine the number of Vested Shares of that Award by applying any Performance Condion and any other condion imposed on the Vesng of the Award. No pro rata reducon based on service period will be applied to the number of Shares determined under this Rule 10.5 (Corporate events: number of Vested Shares).
If an Award Vests under any of Rules 10.1 (General offers) to 10.2 (Winding up) aer the holder of that Award has ceased to be a director or employee of a Group Member then Rule 9 (Leavers) shall take precedence over this Rule 10.5 (Corporate events: number of Vested Shares).
In the event of:
the Commiee may make such adjustments as it considers appropriate under Rule 11.2 (Method of adjustment) so that, as far as possible, the value of the Shares under an Award
immediately aer such an event is the same as immediately prior to the event.
An adjustment made under this Rule shall be to one or more of the following:
in accordance with the Company's applicable Malus and Clawback Policy and procedures, as amended from me to me.
Except as described in Rule 13.2 (Shareholder approval), and Rule 13.4 (Alteraons to disadvantage of Parcipants) the Commiee may at any me alter the Plan or the terms of any Award.
Except as described in Rule 13.3 (Excepons to shareholder approval), no alteraon to the advantage of an individual to whom an Award has been or may be granted shall be made under Rule 13.1 (General rule on alteraons) to the provisions concerning:
the terms of this Rule 13.2 (Shareholder approval).
without the prior approval by ordinary resoluon of the members of the Company in general
meeng.
Rule 13.2 (Shareholder approval) shall not apply to:
No alteraon to the material disadvantage of Parcipants shall be made under Rule 13.1 (General rule on alteraons) unless:
The Commiee may amend any Performance Condion without prior shareholder approval if:
(d) The grant of any Award does not imply that any further Award will be granted nor that a Parcipant has any right to receive any further Award.
At any me during the life of the Plan, the Commiee may establish and operate an employee benefit trust in conjuncon with the Plan and the Commiee may alter the Plan or the terms of any Award to effect the operaon of the employee benefit trust in accordance with Rule 13 (Alteraons).
No third party has any rights whether under the Contracts (Rights of Third Pares) Act 1999 or any equivalent in any applicable jurisdicon to enforce any term of the Plan.
Benefits provided under the Plan shall not be pensionable.
Parcipants shall comply with their obligaons under all applicable laws and regulaons relang to dealing in Shares and any relevant share dealing code of the Company.
The Plan and all Awards shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales and the Courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdicon to hear any dispute.
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