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AYGAZ A.Ş. Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Nov 4, 2021

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AYGAZ A.Ş. 1 January – 30 September 2021 INTERIM REPORT

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AYGAZ A.Ş. 1 January – 30 September 2021 INTERIM REPORT

BUSINESS AREA

The main activity of the Company is purchasing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from domestic refineries and overseas market, stocking, filling and delivery to retailers for distribution to customers as cylinder, autogas and bulk gas. Aygaz A.S (‘Company’) has a facility that produces cylinders, valves, small bulk gas tanks, pressure regulators and similar items besides five marine terminals, six filling plants and seven distribution centers operated by the most modern technology which comply with international standards. As of the end of September 2021, Aygaz Group serve to customers with 2,279 cylinder dealers and 1,765 autogas stations.

Production and distribution of LPG equipments are also included in the activities as well as manufacture, purchase, sales and after sales of LPG cylinders, LPG tanks, LPG stoves and other supplementary materials which support the Company’s main business and which are necessary equipment for the end-user.

The company is registered to Istanbul Trade Registry with number 80651 (Mersis No: 0-1190-0510-2700141) and contact information of its headquarters and branches appear on its website, www.aygaz.com.tr.

CAPITAL AND SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE

The issued capital of our company is 300.000.000 TL and the recent increase transaction was registered with the Capital Markets Board’s decision dated June 6, 2008 and was published in the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette on June 23, 2008.

Company’s
Issued capital : 300,000,000.00 TL
Upper limit of registered capital : 500,000,000.00 TL
The shareholding structure
as of September 30, 2021 TL
%
Koç Holding A.Ş. 122,053,514.26 40.68
Temel Ticaret ve Yatırım A.Ş. 17,324,090.53 5.77
Koç Family 14,264,964.78 4.76
Liquid Petroleum Gas Dev. Co. 73,545,660.24 24.52
Free Float*
72,811,770.18
24.27
Total 300,000,000.00 100.00
  • The free floating shares in the amount of TL 2,725,041.31 (ratio to capital 0.91%) belong to Hilal Madeni Eşya Ticaret Sanayi ve Yatırım A.Ş., of which Liquid Petroleum Gas Dev. Co. is a 100% shareholder.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Division of duties among the Board of Directors which are elected in the Ordinary General Assembly dated March 31, 2021 are determined by the Board Resolution dated April 1, 2021 as below;

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AYGAZ A.Ş. 1 January – 30 September 2021 INTERIM REPORT

Board of Directors Rahmi M.Koç Chairman of the Board of Directors Ömer M. Koç Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors Alexandre F.J. Picciotto Member Dr. Bülent Bulgurlu Member Levent Çakıroğlu Member Yağız Eyüboğlu Member Kutsan Çelebican Independent Member Kemal Ege Cansen Independent Member Dr. Şadan Kaptanoğlu Dikici Independent Member

Executive Committee Rahmi M.Koç Chairman Ömer M. Koç Member Ali Y. Koç Member Alexandre F.J. Picciotto Member Caroline N. Koç Member Audit Committee Kutsan Çelebican Chairman Dr. Şadan Kaptanoğlu Dikici Member

Corporate Governance Committee Corporate Governance Committee
Kutsan Çelebican Chairman
Yağız Eyüboğlu Member
Gökhan Dizemen Member
Risk Management Committee
Dr. Şadan Kaptanoğlu Dikici Chairman
Dr. Bülent Bulgurlu Member

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Gökhan Tezel General Manager
Gökhan Dizemen Assistant General Manager (Finance)
Ayşe Abamor Bilgin Assistant General Manager (Technical Affairs and Investments)
Fikret Coşar Assistant General Manager (Sales)
Rıdvan Uçar Assistant General Manager (Marketing and Innovation)
Nurettin Demirtaş Director (Affiliates and Accounting)
Şenol Zafer Polat Director (Cylinder Gas Sales)
Hakan Öntürk Director (Autogas Sales)
Elifcan Yazgan Director (Supply Chain)

Detailed profiles of the Board of Directors and Executive Managers and the principles of the Committees which are established by the Board of Directors are available at the website of Aygaz. (www.aygaz.com.tr)

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AYGAZ A.Ş. 1 January – 30 September 2021 INTERIM REPORT

SUBSIDIARIES and AFFILIATES

The details of the subsidiaries and affiliates included in the consolidation are as below:

Place of
incorporation
Subsidiaries and Operation Principal Activity
Anadoluhisarı Tankercilik A.Ş. Turkey Shipping
Kandilli Tankercilik A.Ş. Turkey Shipping
Kuleli Tankercilik A.Ş. Turkey Shipping
Kuzguncuk Tankercilik A.Ş. Turkey Shipping
Akpa Day. Tük. Lpg ve Akar. Ürün. Paz. A.Ş. Turkey Marketing
Aygaz Doğal Gaz Toptan Satış A.Ş. Turkey Natural gas
Aygaz Doğal Gaz İletim A.Ş. Turkey Natural gas
Sendeo Dağıtım Hizmetleri A.Ş.
(previous title: Aygaz Aykargo Dağıtım Hizmetleri A.Ş.) Turkey Cargo Transport/Distribution
Bal Kaynak Su İthalat İhracat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş Turkey Water distribution
Place of
incorporation Principal
Investmentsinassociates and Jointventures and Operation Activity
Enerji Yatırımları A.Ş. Turkey Energy
Entek Elektrik Üretimi A.Ş. Turkey Electricity
Opet Aygaz Gayrimenkul A.Ş. Turkey Real Estate
LPG supply,
filling and
United LPG Ltd. (*) Bangladesh distribution
Place of
incorporation Principal
Financial Assets and Operation Activity
Koç Finansal Hizmetler A.Ş. Turkey Finance
Ram Dış Ticaret A.Ş. Turkey Trade
Tanı Pazarlama ve İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. (**) Turkey Marketing
Tat Gıda Sanayi A.Ş. Turkey Food

(*) It is resolved to name the Joint Venture Company as United Aygaz LPG Ltd. with the protocol signed on January 20, 2021. The title change will be realized with an application following the completion of the necessary permit procedures by the related Ministry.

(**)It is resolved to transfer the shares and the transaction is expected to be completed until the year-end.

In July 2010, the Company has restructured its shipping operations under new legal entities, and established Anadoluhisarı Tankercilik A.Ş., Kandilli Tankercilik A.Ş., Kuleli Tankercilik A.Ş. and Kuzguncuk Tankercilik A.Ş. with an effective ownership interest of 100%. The main activities of these companies are to purchase, build or rent vessels and to operate them in domestic and/or overseas transportation of crude oil, petroleum products, liquid petroleum gas, natural gas and solid, liquid and liquefied products. The vessel named “Kuleli”, included in Company assets and used in liquid petroleum gas transportation, is sold in cash on October 13, 2017. Kuleli Tankercilik A.Ş has purchased 100% shares of Bal Kaynak Su İthalat İhracat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (‘Bal Kaynak’) on March 14, 2019. Bal Kaynak continues its water activities with the aim of ensuring sustainable production.

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Akpa Dayanıklı Tüketim LPG ve Akaryakıt Ürünleri Pazarlama A.Ş (“Akpa”) reached to its current structure with the merger of four subsidiaries of Koç Holding Energy Group at the end of 2001. At the time of merger, the company name was Bursa Gaz ve Ticaret A.Ş, later it was changed to “Akpa Dayanıklı Tüketim Lpg ve Akaryakıt Ürünleri Pazarlama Anonim Şirketi” with the decision of Ordinary General Meeting held on March 17, 2005. Akpa is mainly engaged in sales of cylinders and carboy water through dealers, retail and wholesale of LPG, fuel and lubricants through autogas stations. It is resolved to reduce its share capital by TL 5.700 thousand from TL 10.700 thousand to TL 5.000 thousand, in its Extraordinary General Meeting held on August 6, 2020 with the aim of using the reduced amount more efficiently by the shareholder Aygaz.

Main activity of Aygaz Doğal Gaz Toptan Satış A.Ş. and Aygaz Doğal Gaz İletim A.Ş. (together “Aygaz Doğal Gaz”) is to purchase natural gas from domestic and/or overseas suppliers, selling natural gas to domestic and/or overseas customers and make related arrangements for the modulation, storing of natural gas and building necessary facilities.

ADG Enerji Yatırımları A.Ş. resolved to change the title and the main area of activity of the company with the Extraordinary General Meeting held on August 6, 2020. While the new title of ADG Enerji is changed to Aygaz Aykargo Dağıtım Hizmetleri Anonim Şirketi (“Aykargo”), its main area of activity natural gas is also updated as cargo transport/distribution. Within this framework, it was decided to develop the activities by using Aygaz A.Ş.'s existing dealer network and home delivery experience, through Aykargo that started operations exclusively in this field. At the Ordinary General Assembly of Aykargo that was realized on February 19, 2021 it was resolved to increase the capital from TL 500,000 to TL 35,500,000 and the total of TL 35,000,000 was paid by the Company on April 6, 2021. As a result of the negotiations regarding building a strategic collaboration with McKinsey Danışmanlık Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti. ("McKinsey"), in place of the Partnership Framework Agreement dated January 15, 2021, it was decided to continue cooperation by signing a long-term Consulting Agreementwith the resolution of the board of directors dated July 30, 2021. With the contract, Aygaz has declared its intentions that Aygaz and/or other Koç Group companies owning Aykargo shares make a cash capital injection of up to USD 60 million in Aykargo during the service period taking into account the company's activities and operational needs. On August 3, 2021 45% of the shares of Aykargo each with a par value of 1 TL with a nominal value of TL 15,975,000 were transferred to Koç Holding A.Ş. with a cash price of TL 15,975,000 and the full payment was collected by the company in cash. With the decision of the Extraordinary General Assembly registered on September 2, 2021, the title of Aykargo was changed to Sendeo Dağıtım Hizmetleri A.Ş. (“Sendeo”), and its capital has been increased to 143,500,000 TL and the capital payments are completed.

In December 2005, Enerji Yatırımları A.Ş. (“EYAŞ”) was established to acquire 51% block shares of Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.Ş. (“TÜPRAŞ”), to participate in Tüpraş’s management and its operational decisions as well as to establish and operate in oil refinery related sectors in Turkey. On December 20, 2018, at the extraordinary general assembly meeting of EYAŞ, it is resolved to decrease the company’s capital of TRL 3.347.000 thousand by TL 1.000.000 thousand down to TL 2.347.000 thousand. Our Company’s portion of TL 200.000 thousand is paid in cash on March 28, 2019.

The electricity producer company Entek Elektrik Üretimi A.Ş. (“Entek”), owned 49.62% by our main shareholder Koç Holding A.Ş. and 49.62% by our Company, has a total capacity of 436 MW out of which 324 MW is in renewables. In September 2017, Entek submitted the highest bid to the Privatization Administration and was granted operating rights of the 178 MW Menzelet and Kılavuzlu hydroelectric power plants (HEPP) for 49 years. Following the bid process, the necessary approvals were obtained, and Menzelet and Kılavuzlu HEPPs were taken over by Menzelet Kılavuzlu Elektrik Üretimi A.Ş., wholly owned by Entek, and put into operation on March 9, 2018. Entek and STEAG GmbH,

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which is the sole shareholder of the mentioned companies, signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of 100% shares of STEAG Rüzgar Süloğlu Enerji Üretim ve Ticaret A.Ş. and STEAG Turkey Enerji Yatırımları ve Hizmetleri A.Ş. which has a wind power plant with 60 MW installed capacity. The closing of the transaction took place on August 4, 2021 after the final approval and acquisition of permissions required with the payment of USD 58.9 million made to STEAG GmbH. . Consequently, Entek reached a total capacity of 436 MW with eight HEPPs in Kahramanmaraş, Karaman, Samsun and Mersin with capacity of 264 MW, one wind power plant with 60 MW installed capacity located in Edirne and one natural gas cycling plant with capacity of 112 MW in Kocaeli. Opet Aygaz Gayrimenkul A.Ş. was established on September 20, 2013 as a joint venture with 50% equal shares by the Company and Opet Petrolcülük A.Ş., which is the Company’s business partner, operating in distribution of fuel products. Its main activity is to establish, purchase, operate and rent fuel and LPG stations. In the Extraordinary General Assembly that was carried out on June 22, 2017, it was decided to increase the capital from TL 150.000 thousand to TL 250.000 thousand.

Within the scope of the termination of the business partnership between Koç Group and UniCredit S.P.A on February 5, 2020, 100% of the shares representing Koç Finansal Hizmetler A.Ş (KFS) capital were transferred to Koç Group (Koç Holding, Koç companies, Koç Family, partnerships and related foundations controlled by Koç Family) in proportion to their shares in KFS; In addition, KFS's Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş. (“YKB”) shares of 31.93% were transferred to UniCredit SPA and 9.02% to Koç Holding A.Ş. KFS's share in YKB decreased from 81.9% to 40.95%. Within this framework, the Company's share in KFS increased from 1.97% to 3.93%. Within the scope of termination of the business partnership between Koç Group and UniCredit in line with UniCredit's strategic goals, UniCredit made a termination payment of TL 22.421 thousand to the Company on February 6, 2020.

Abroad Activities:

Aygaz UK London Branch: After evaluating similar practices and developments in the industry, Aygaz opened a branch office (Aygaz UK) in London in 2019 to engage in LPG trade with the aim of increasing trade volume with third parties in international markets, supporting the company’s import, export and transit operations by monitoring the opportunities in global markets more closely, and creating additional value from the supply chain. Aygaz UK continues its operations within this framework.

Bangladesh Investment: In line with Company’s growth strategy abroad, on 5 March 2019, it was announced that Share Purchase Agreement was signed between Aygaz A.S and United Enterprises & Co. Ltd.(‘Seller'), where Aygaz A.Ş. shall buy 50% of the shares of United LPG Ltd of United Enterprises & Co. Ltd., in order to establish a partnership and to make the necessary investments with United Group in Bangladesh based on the principles of equal management and to operate in LPG supply, filling and distribution in the Bangladesh market. With the fulfillment of all the conditions precedents set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement, the transfer of shares and payment are completed, following the payment of 50.000.000 Taka (approximately 605.000 USD) to the Seller in cash and in advance.

With the resolution taken by our Board of Directors on July 1, 2021; it has been decided to increase the capital of United LPG Ltd. from 100,000,000 Bangladesh Taka ("BDT") to 1.120.000.000 BDT (approximately 12,000,000 USD) and our Board of Directors resolved to participate in the capital increase and 510,000,000 BDT (approximately 6,000,000 USD) corresponding to our 50% share is paid in cash on July 8, 2021.

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AYGAZ A.Ş. 1 January – 30 September 2021 INTERIM REPORT

LEGAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN LPG MARKET

Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) published the cumulative sector report as of August 2021. According to the report, Turkey's total sales amounted to 2.595.282 tons staying close to levels of the same period last year. (August 2020: 2.561.989 tons)

MARKET-SALES-PRODUCTION

As of the end of September 2021, Aygaz continued its leading position in the market and total LPG sales reached 1,689 thousand tons, 10,170 million TL consolidated revenue was obtained.

Aygaz’s cylinder LPG sales are 221 thousand tons and autogas sales are 515 thousand tons that sums up to domestic retails sales of 763 thousand tons together with bulk sales. LPG exports and transit sales constitute a significant portion of our company's overseas sales revenue and have reached to 404 thousand tons and 239 million USD revenue was obtained for the first nine months of 2021. (2020 nine months: 370 thousand tons - 124 million USD)

Aygaz UK's transaction volume, which affected the turnover in the first nine months, was 234 thousand tons with a turnover of 142 million USD.

Cylinder, small bulk gas tanks, valves, pressure regulators and similar items used in LPG sales, distribution and consumption are produced within our company. The first nine months of the 2021 with device exports, 8.5 million USD foreign exchange entry was accomplished. (2020 nine months: 9.8 million USD)

INVESTMENTS

Under the investment plan for 2021, total amount of investments regarding renovation of cylinders used in the LPG delivery, modernization and renovation of the facilities and autogas stations has reached 115.8 million TL in nine months period. (2020 nine months: 54.8 million TL)

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

In the first nine months of 2021, total 8.6 million TL was spent for research and development activities.

EMPLOYEES

For the first nine months of 2021, average number of employees working under Aygaz Group was 1,396. (For the first nine months of 2020: 1,300)

A Collective Group Labor Agreement was signed between the Turkish Employers Association of Metal Industries (MESS), the employers union in the metal industries of which the company is a member, and the Turkish Metal Union on January 29, 2020 to be valid for the period from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021 covering the workers at the Gebze plant. Discussions are still going for the new period.

The Collective Labor Agreement between the Seafarers’ Union of Turkey and seamen working on vessels is signed on February 18, 2021 for the 01.01.2021 – 31.12.2022 period.

Provisions for seniority pay and leave obligations as of 30 September 2021, totaled 69,260 thousand TL.

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AYGAZ A.Ş. 1 January – 30 September 2021 INTERIM REPORT

LEGAL DISCLOSURES

Lawsuits and Sanctions

There are no lawsuits against the company that may affect its financial position and activities and there are no administrative or legal sanctions imposed on the company or the members of its managing body violation of any legal provision.

Public Audits and Special Audits

In addition to the company’s internal audits, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Customs and Trade and other regulatory and supervisory organizations have also requested various documents and information, and ordinary and limited audits have been conducted. Regarding the administrative process that was initiated by EMRA in association with the product audits conducted at 4 plants in 2013, administrative decisions including the revoking of licenses, administrative fines and sequestration were made by EMRA; the storage licenses of four plants cancelled within this scope were reinstated in a short period upon the applications filed. Because of the administrative sanction decisions made by EMRA after these audits, the Company has filed lawsuits for cancellation of administrative actions as well EMRA filing lawsuits for sequestration of which the relevant administrative processes and lawsuits are still ongoing. The 4 lawsuits filed by EMRA against the Company demanding sequestration have resulted in our favor on the ground that that no investigation was opened and penalty is not applied by inspection.

As a result of the investigation initiated by EMRA based on this decision, there are administrative fines from the minimum amount adding up to 750.000 TL in total against 2 of our facilities related to the same process on July 22, 2020, August 4, 2020 and January 7, 2021.

KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS

As of September 30, 2021, some basic indicators as compared to prior periods are as follows.

Gross Profit Margin
Operating Profit Margin
Net Profit Margin
Current Ratio
Net Fin. Liability/Equity
1 Jan–30 Sep 2021
9%
4%
5%
30 September 2021
1.05
23%
1 Jan–30 Sep 2020
9%
3%
-1%
31 December 2020
1.18
26%
1 Jan–30 Sep 2020
9%
3%
-1%
31 December 2020
1.18
26%
1.18
26%

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Agenda for the Ordinary General Assembly Meeting which is held on March 31, 2021 and the list of attendants were published at the website, www.aygaz.com.tr. Details of the main items on the agenda were:

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AYGAZ A.Ş. 1 January – 30 September 2021 INTERIM REPORT

Board of Directors

Board of Directors has been elected as Mustafa Rahmi Koç, Mehmet Ömer Koç, Alexandre François Julien Picciotto, Dr. Bülent Bulgurlu, Levent Çakıroğlu, Yağız Eyüboğlu and independent members has been elected as Kutsan Çelebican, Kemal Ege Cansen and Dr. Şadan Kaptanoğlu Dikici.

Dividend Payment and Profit Distribution

Upon review of these financial statements and Aygaz A.Ş.’s accounting records kept in accordance with the provisions of Tax Procedure Law (TPL), we have ascertained that the financial statements prepared in accordance with TFRS indicate TL 24,889,000.00 net loss for the reporting year and TL 288,855,078.84 net profit from its fiscal year activities according to TPL records;

Accordingly, it has been resolved that setting aside 5% general legal reserves for 2020 as required under article 519 of the Turkish Commercial Code would not be required since the amount of general legal reserve in TPL records has already reached 20% of the capital as of 31.12.2020,

We have also ascertained that the donations in the amount of 3,039,229.36 added to the net loss of TL 24,889,000.00 amounted to a net period loss of TL 21,849,770,64 with added donations and resolved that the net period loss of TL 24,889,000.00 to be offset from retained earnings.

The financial statements according to the TPL records indicate a net distributable profit of TL 288,855,078.84.

In compliance with the Capital Markets legislation, Article 17 of the Company’s Articles of Association, and the Company’s Profit Distribution Policy approved by the shareholders at the General Assembly meeting on March 31, 2014, and taking into consideration the market expectations, the Company’s long-term strategies, investment and financing policies, profitability and cash position, profit distribution is proposed as follows:

  • TL 150,000,000.00 to be paid to shareholders as dividend,

  • TL 13,500,000.00 to be set aside as general legal reserve

and the total amount of TL 150,000,000.00 as the sum of dividends to be paid to the shareholders fully in cash.

Upon the General Assembly’s acceptance of the profit distribution proposal detailed above, it has been resolved that TL 150,000,000.00 for dividends payable to the shareholders and TL 13,500,00.00 for general legal reserves be paid out from retained earnings of TL 1,586,794,000.00 according to TFRS after the abovementioned deduction, and from other current year based on our TPL records;

The balance of TL 125,355,078.84 to be retained as extraordinary reserves after TL 150,000,000.00 is paid to shareholders as dividends and TL 13,500,000.00 is retained for general legal reserves from the current year earnings based on our TPL records;

  • A gross=net cash dividend at the rate of 50.0000% and in the amount of TL 0.5000 per share with a nominal value of TL 1 to be paid out to fully obligated corporations and our limited taxpayer shareholders who earn dividends through an office or a permanent representative in Turkey;

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  • A gross cash dividend at the rate of 50.0000% and the amount of TL 0.50000 per share with a nominal value of TL 1, and net 42.50000% and net amount of TL 0.42500 to be paid out to other shareholders;

and dividend payout to start on April 7, 2021.

Dividend Policy:

Our Company’s dividend policy is disclosed as below in Corporate Governance Principles Compliance Report and company website.

“The Company distributes profit in accordance with the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code, the Regulations on Capital Markets, Tax Laws and other related laws and regulations, and within the framework of the pertinent article of the Company’s Articles of Association. In line with Corporate Governance Principles, a balanced and consistent policy is adopted as regards the interests of both shareholders and the Company.

In principle, as long as related regulations and financial resources allow, taking into consideration our long-term company strategies, investment and financing policies, profitability and cash position, and provided it can be covered from the legally registered profit for the fiscal year, a minimum 50% of the distributable profit calculated in accordance with Capital Markets Regulations is distributed as cash and/or bonus shares.

Distribution of profit is aimed at being paid out at the latest within one month subsequent to the General Meeting of Shareholders; the date of distribution is resolved at the General Meeting. In the event the General Meeting of Shareholders passes a resolution or authorization is granted, the Board of Directors may take a decision for the distribution of profits on an installments basis in line with Capital Markets Regulations.

According to the Articles of Association of the Company, the Board of Directors may distribute an advance on dividends, provided it has been authorized to do so by the General Assembly and there is compliance with Capital Markets Regulations.”

Donations and Supports:

Donation and Sponsorship Policy that was accepted by the resolution of the Board of Directors on March 8, 2021 and Company’s donation of 3,039,229.36 TL to foundations and associations with the purpose of the social relief in 2020, are submitted to the information of the shareholders. It was decided by the General Assembly that the maximum amount for donations in 2021 to be as 0.3% of the revenues of the previous year.

Other:

It was accepted by the General Assembly to;

  • amend the 6[th] article titled “Capital” of the Company's Articles of Association on the extension of the validity period of authorized capital limit with the permits of the Capital Market Board numbered E-29833736-110.04.04-1503 and dated February 8, 2021 and Ministry of Trade numbered E-50035491-431.02-00061561334 and dated February 17, 2021.

  • elect PwC Bağımsız Denetim ve Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Müşavirlik A.Ş. as the independent auditor for the review of 2021 financial reports and to fulfill all other obligations within the scope of related regulations in the Law.

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NATURE AND AMOUNT OF ISSUED CAPITAL MARKET INSTRUMENTS

In order to meet the financing needs that our company activities require;

Within the issuance limit of TL 300,000,000 that was approved by Capital Markets Board’s decision no. 63/1427 dated December 13, 2018.

(i) Issuance of long-term bonds (TRSAYGZ62110 ISIN) with 728-day maturity, variable interest, with a spread of 65 basis points over 3MTRLIBOR reference rate, principal payment on June 18, 2021, was finalized at TL 90,000,000; the settlement was completed on June 21, 2019. For the bonds in the amount of TL 90,000,000, the Company entered into an “interest rate swap” and fixed the rate. The principal redemption and the last coupon payment dated June 18, 2021

(ii) Issuance of long-term bonds (TRSAYGZ82118 ISIN) with 728-day maturity, variable interest, with a spread of 55 basis points over 3MTRLIBOR reference rate, principal payment on August 4, 2021, was finalized at TL 80,000,000; the settlement was on August 7, 2019. For the bonds in the amount of TL 80,000,000, the Company entered into an “interest rate swap” and fixed the rate. The principal redemption and the last coupon payment dated August 4, 2021.

In order to meet the financing needs that our company activities require;

Within the issuance limit of TL 500,000,000 that was approved by Capital Markets Board’s decision no. 26/763 dated May 20, 2021.

The sale transaction of bonds with ISIN code TRSAYGZ62318, 720 days term, 3 months coupon payments, floating interest with 140 bps over the benchmark BIST TLREF and principal payment at maturity date of 22.06.2023, was completed on 01.07.2021. The final issuance amount is realized as TRL 100.000.000, and the value date of the issuance is realized as 02.07.2021. The first coupon dated September 30, 2021 was paid at TL 5,117,499.86 and the interest rate for the first coupon payment was set at 5.1175%.

CREDIT RATING

Our company's credit rating process carried out by JCR Eurasia Rating has been completed and following ratings has been assigned; the Long-Term National Rating "AA+ (Trk) / (Stable Outlook)", the Short-Term National Rating "A-1+ (Trk) / (Stable Outlook)", the Long-Term International (foreign and local currency) Rating "BB / (Stable Outlook)" and the Short-Term International (foreign and local currency) Rating "B / (Stable Outlook)".

Aygaz received a long term rating of (TR) AAA and a short term rating of (TR) A1+ and outlook as stable on July 1, 2016, June 22, 2017, June 22, 2018, June 21, 2019 and June 22, 2020 previously from SAHA Corporate Governance and Credit Rating Services.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES COMPLIANCE

Aygaz is aware of the benefits and importance of Corporate Governance Principles in terms of companies and capital markets. Compliance with international standards, creating sustainable shareholder value, securing funding from foreign markets and achieving consistent growth are very important in today’s increasingly globalizing world. In this respect, corporate governance also contributes significantly toward improving management quality, mitigating and better managing risks, and enhancing the company’s reliability and reputation in financial and capital markets.

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AYGAZ A.Ş. 1 January – 30 September 2021 INTERIM REPORT

In addition to achieving full compliance with the mandatory principles of the Corporate Governance Communiqué No: II-17.1, in effect in 2020, Aygaz has complied with a majority of the nonmandatory principles. Even though the company aims to fully comply with the non-mandatory Corporate Governance Principles, full compliance has yet to be achieved due to the difficulties regarding implementation of some principles, the current debate on both domestic and international platforms toward their adoption and some principles failing to align with the existing structure of the market and the company. With the work ongoing regarding the principles that have yet to be implemented, adoption of these principles will be duly considered upon completion of the administrative, legal and technical infrastructure work that would contribute to the company’s effective management.

The Corporate Governance practices in 2020 have been carried out in compliance with the Capital Markets Law that includes Capital Markets Board (CMB) regulations on corporate governance principles and the communiqués pursuant to this law. Prior to the general assembly meeting, independent board members were nominated and publicly announced, and general assembly meeting was organized with due process. At the Ordinary General Assembly Meeting in 2020, members of the Board of Directors were elected, and in the ensuing process the Board committees, which currently functions effectively, were formed in accordance with regulations. Remuneration policy was determined for Board members and senior executives and presented to the shareholders at the general assembly meeting. Through the information document prepared for the General Assembly, information mandated by the principles, such as privileged shares, voting rights, organizational changes, résumés of the nominees for Board membership, remuneration policy for the Board of Directors and senior executives as well as all reports and information that must be drafted and disclosed about related parties were made available for investors three weeks prior to the General Assembly meeting. The corporate website and annual report were also reviewed and necessary changes were made toward full compliance with the principles.

Necessary work will be carried out for full compliance with the principles by considering legislative developments and implementations in the upcoming period. Our Company has not been exposed to any conflicts of interest due to lack of full compliance with the nonmandatory principles.

The 2020 Corporate Governance Compliance Report (URF) and Corporate Governance Information Form (KYBF), prepared in accordance with CMB’s resolution no. 2/49 dated January 10, 2019 and approved by Aygaz A.Ş. Board of Directors, are disclosed to public on the Public Disclosure Platform.

Aygaz A.Ş. demonstrates the importance of complying with corporate governance principles and its commitment to implementing them as a continuous and dynamic process by receiving Corporate Governance Rating scores and remaining in the Corporate Governance Index. Operating in Turkey under license from the Capital Markets Board (CMB) to conduct corporate governance rating activities, Saha Kurumsal Yönetim ve Kredi Derecelendirme Hizmetleri A.Ş. updated the Corporate Governance Rating of Aygaz A.Ş. as 9.50 on June 21, 2021. Corporate Governance Rating Score is determined under four main categories weighted by different degrees within the framework of the CMB resolution regarding the issue. The increase in the score were noted in the main topics “Public Disclosure and Transparency” and “Board of Directors”. Improvements such as forming a Donation and Sponsorship Policy and making it public, effective works of Corporate Governance Committee and the fact that the loss, which the Board members may cause to the company for the failings during their performance of duties, is covered by insurance was included in the annual report and disclosed to the public on the Public Disclosure Platform (PDP) were evaluated as positive developments. With its current corporate governance rating, Aygaz has been one of the companies to hold the highest corporate governance scores in Turkey as of the rating date.

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AYGAZ A.Ş. 1 January – 30 September 2021 INTERIM REPORT

The sub-section ratings are confirmed as follows:

Sub-sections
Shareholders
Public Disclosure and Transparency
Stakeholders
Board of Directors
Total
Weight

0.25

0.25

0.15

0.35

1.00
Rating
95.83
94.86
99.51
92.44
94.95

Corporate Governance Rating Report can be accessed at our company website.

In order to renew the existing corporate governance rating agreement between our company and SAHA Kurumsal Yönetim ve Kredi Derecelendirme Hizmetleri A.Ş., a new agreement valid for two years was signed on February 21, 2020.

SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES COMPLIANCE

Aygaz follows the best sustainability practices closely, including the ones laid out in the CMB’s Sustainability Principles Compliance Framework and conducts activities to adopt the generally accepted best practices in this field to the extent possible. Many of the topics that Aygaz manages as part of its sustainability efforts correspond to the principles stated in the "Sustainability Principles Compliance Framework" introduced by the Capital Markets Board (CMB) in 2020. Accordingly, Aygaz A.Ş. has achieved compliance with the majority of the principles stated in the non-mandatory “Sustainability Principles Compliance Framework” introduced by the CMB on a “comply or explain” basis. However, full compliance with all the principles has not been achieved yet due to the challenges in the implementation of some of these principles, uncertainties in the national and international arena, certain principles not fully aligning with the current structure of the company, and the fact that some compliance principles will be determined according to the findings of ongoing studies. Once the ongoing studies on the global practices that may contribute to the company's goal of creating sustainable value, the technical infrastructure development and data collection activities are finalized, the company aims to work toward implementing the principles that have yet to be fully complied with.

Aygaz has been listed in the BIST Sustainability Index since 2018.

Aygaz 2020 Sustainability Report that includes information regarding Aygaz’s sustainability implementations and performance has been made public via our company’s website. (www.aygaz.com.tr)

RISK MANAGEMENT

Risk management is applied in accordance with international standards and practices as well as policies approved and strategic targets set by the Board of Directors, taking into consideration feedback from departments and Executive Committee in particular. Given the financial, operational and legal risks encountered due to the nature of the industry, risks are managed -within the framework of corporate risk management- with an integrated, holistic, systematic and proactive approach along with risk assessments spread across the company and updated with the processes. To maintain and increase market value, the company aims to identify and manage risks, and to take advantage of opportunities at the same time. With effective corporate risk management in place, developing shared perspectives and strategies across the company remains the focus point.

Financial risks arising from uncertainties and fluctuations in foreign exchange, interest rates, liquidity and commodity prices are identified and evaluated and when necessary, relevant instruments are used to mitigate risks. Foreign exchange risks originate from

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purchases in foreign currencies regarding business activities or loans utilized in foreign currency for liquidity purposes. This risk is mitigated by the "natural hedge" that is created by reflecting exchange rate fluctuations on product sales prices and the foreign exchange position exposed to currency risk after the inventory within the said natural hedge is closely monitored and effectively managed. The risks are restricted and kept within targeted limits by forward or derivative transaction agreements when necessary. The interest rate risk shows its effects on rate- sensitive assets and liabilities. The negative effects of interest rate risk are eliminated balancing financial debts in terms of fixed/variable interest rates and short term/long term maturities.

Liquidity risk is managed by closely monitoring current and projected cash flows and ensuring maturity match between assets and liabilities. Net working capital is closely monitored to preserve short-term liquidity, and sufficient level of cash and cashlike assets are maintained against potential capital market fluctuations. Consequently, working capital needs and liquidity risks are minimized. The company's policy is to manage longterm liabilities with fixed-interest rates with flexible structures and to hedge the potential interest rate risks through derivative instruments. Available cash and non-cash credit lines are determined with the banks. In terms of commodity risks, derivative transactions are performed on inventory retained for natural hedge in order to limit the impact of price fluctuations in international markets.

Given its broad range of activities, Aygaz's receivables are spread across different industries and geographical regions through numerous dealers and customers. Concentrating on a specific field or a customer is avoided. Commercial receivables are monitored closely with regular reporting and assessments, taking care to keep customer credit risk exposure arising from commercial receivables within approved limits. The company acts diligently to conduct business with counterparties with high credibility and to mitigate the existing risks with collaterals.

Collaterals (letters of credit and guarantee performance bonds, pledges, etc.) are held to mitigate collection risks and risks are checked on transaction basis and the said collaterals are followed systemically. Payments are received via banking systems. The use of various payment systems also helps facilitating the collections and reducing the risks.

In terms of capital risk, the company's objective is to carry out business with the most efficient capital structure that minimizes the cost of capital while creating value for its shareholders. The most significant indicators considered for this purpose are the ratios of Net Financial Debt/EBITDA, Total Financial Debts/ Equity, Current Ratio and Liquidity Ratio, as well as maturity structure of Financial Debt and Net Working Capital. With all these indicators within the required limits, Aygaz A.Ş. has the capital structure and debt capacity to conduct its business in a healthy manner. The Board of Directors is informed through the reports prepared by the management and presented to the Risk Management Committee periodically.

The Company's issued capital is TL 300 million is protected by main partnership capital that is TL 2,617 million as of September 30, 2021.

The Board of Directors also receives information about corporate risk management activities carried out within the scope of strategic planning and management processes through senior management and the Risk Management Committee. As part of updating and integrating the processes, Aygaz UK, the company’s branch office in London was also assessed for operational risks, and a Risk Policy was updated including plans for potential risks in the processes. The risk framework was defined and risks were reviewed. Operational, legal and strategic risks are evaluated by related units and the decisions made by the executive management are monitored by the Board of Directors through this committee. The Board of Directors also receives information about corporate risk

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management activities carried out within the scope of strategic planning and management processes through the executive management and the Risk Management Committee.

For protection against any losses that may arise due to operational or other risks, various insurances are in place including the coverages for subsidiaries. All transferable risks are delegated to third parties with insurance policies. Likewise, various other instruments have been introduced including a cyber risk insurance policy to mitigate the effect and probability of cyberattacks. Operational risks are monitored by the relevant departments of the company and reported to senior management at regular intervals.

Regulatory changes are monitored by all related units primarily and in particular by the Legal Department. Necessary information is provided and training and compliance activities are carried out to avoid legal risks.

OTHER ISSUES

Necessary actions were undertaken by the management to minimize possible effects of Covid-19 on Aygaz’s operations and financial status. Despite the developments and slowdown in LPG sector and general economic activity due to Covid-19 pandemic, there were no disruption in LPG supply processes but there were some periodical fluctuations in the sales activities due to contracting demand.

Especially during the lockdown periods, autogas market contracted while cylinder gas market showed a partial growth due to increasing domestic demand. In the meantime, actions were undertaken by Company to minimize the investment expenditures, operational costs and the increase in the inventory. Cash management strategy was reviewed to strengthen the liquidity position. As the measures taken to prevent the spread of the pandemic are reduced, production and sales operations are continuing without any interruption while the recovery in demand is affecting Company’s operations positively.

No estimates can be made regarding the duration of the Covid-19 neither globally nor for Turkey. However, Aygaz evaluated the possible effects of Covid-19 pandemic on its financial tables and assessed the estimates and assumptions used during the preparation of consolidated financial tables. In this framework, no impairment was detected in the interim consolidated financial tables dated September 30, 2021.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Regarding 2021;

Our sales volume expectations are; Cylinder gas: 285 - 295 thousand tons Autogas: 670 - 700 thousand tons() (Previous: 690-720 thousand tons)

Our market share expectations are; Cylinder gas: 41.0% - 43.0% Autogas: 21.5% - 22.5%

(*) Our autogas sales volume expectations are updated due to the impact of increased end prices on demand, which reflect the rising commodity prices and the exchange rate.

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