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CD Projekt Remuneration Information 2021

Apr 29, 2021

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CD PROJEKT S.A. Supervisory Board report concerning compensation of members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board in 2019-2020

I. Goals of the Remuneration Policy

Providing members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board with fair and competitive remuneration enables CD PROJEKT to attract and retain experienced individuals to fill managerial positions at the Company. Remuneration is structured in such a way as to ensure that the goals of management and shareholders remain in alignment. In this context, remuneration should facilitate implementation of Company strategy and create long-term value by furthering both short- and longterm goals of CD PROJEKT.

The remuneration policy instituted by Supervisory Board resolution no. 1 of 27 August 2020 is available under the following link: https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/capital-group/corporate-documents/.

II. Summary of financial results

The years 2019-2020 marked one of the most intensive periods in the Company's history, coinciding with the key phase of development of Cyberpunk 2077 and a global promotional campaign leading to the eventual release of the Company's newest videogame. The release, capping a development effort which lasted many years, was accompanied by over 55 localized promotional campaigns. Cumulative sales of the game by the end of 2020 exceeded 13.7 million copies, with customers hailing from over 200 countries around the world. The total production budget (comprising direct development expenses incurred by the Company and costs related to the promotional and marketing campaign spread across six continents) topped 1.2 billion PLN. As the Company's other products also enjoyed significant gamers' interest during that time, the Group was able to wrap up the 2020 financial year with record revenues (2 139 million PLN) and record net earnings (1 154 million PLN).

Strong sales achieved in the recent years enabled the Company to meet the goals of its 2016-2021 incentive program (related, among others, to cumulative net profit). This occurred in 2019, four years after the program had been instituted. In the fall of 2020 the Company initiated another incentive program, covering the years 2020-2025.

Financial year 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Net profit of CD PROJEKT S.A. 1 132 235 172 826 109 451 184 613 249 702 336 200
% change since preceding year 555.1% 57.9% -40.7% -26.1% -25.7% n/a
Net profit of the
CD PROJEKT Group
1 154 327 175 315 109 334 200 270 250 514 342 430
% change since preceding year 558.4% 60.4% -45.4% -20.1% -26.8% n/a

Company and Group earnings in 2015-2020

Compensation of Management Board and Supervisory Board members, as listed in the Report, is consistent with the Remuneration Policy. Variable compensation granted to members of the Management Board is based on bonuses which depend on financial results, and on incentive programs directly linked with attainment of certain goals.

III. Supervisory Board

Composition of the Supervisory Board during the period covered by the Report (2019-2020)

Full name Position
Katarzyna Szwarc Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board
Piotr Pągowski Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Maciej Nielubowicz Supervisory Board Member
Michał Bień Supervisory Board Member
Krzysztof Kilian Supervisory Board Member

Brief summary of the current compensation system

To ensure that the Supervisory Board remains independent in discharging its supervisory duties, members of the Supervisory Board receive only fixed compensation in cash. Members of the Supervisory Board are not eligible for any compensation tied to additional criteria, such as earnings.

Throughout 2019 and 2020 compensation was assigned to members of the Supervisory Board on the basis of the appropriate General Meeting resolutions, consistent with the Remuneration Policy. In 2019 and 2020 members of the Supervisory Board received compensation for discharging their official duties as members of the Supervisory Board and of the Audit Committee, as listed in the following table.

Compensation of the supervisory board in 2019 and 2020

Full name Position Audit Committee
membership
2020 2019
Katarzyna Szwarc Chairwoman of the Supervisory
Board
Member1 120 120
Piotr Pągowski Deputy Chairman of the
Supervisory Board
Member2 72 63
Maciej Nielubowicz Supervisory Board Member Member 72 72
Michał Bień Supervisory Board Member Chairman3 72 72
Krzysztof Kilian Supervisory Board Member Member4 72 63

1 until 23 May 2019 – Chairwoman of the Audit Committee

2 since 23 May 2019

3 since 23 May 2019; prior to that date – Member of the Audit Committee

4 since 23 May 2019

Compensation of Supervisory Board members does not involve assignment of any monetary or other benefits to persons closely related to those individuals.

IV. Management Board

Composition of the Management Board during the period covered by the Report (2019-2020)

Full name Position
Adam Kiciński President of the Board
Marcin Iwiński Vice President of the Board
Piotr Nielubowicz Vice President of the Board
Adam Badowski Board Member
Michał Nowakowski Board Member
Piotr Karwowski Board Member
Oleg Klapovskiy1 Board Member

1 until 23 May 2019

Brief summary of the current compensation system

Management Board compensation consists of fixed and variable components. Base compensation and benefits are based on standard market practices and systems which apply to all employees at the Company. Variable compensation, which rewards results and growth, is tied to the annual earnings of the Capital Group and ambitious long-term goals.

Instrument Purpose/Goal Settlement period Performance
indicators in 2020
Base salary cash payment fixed remuneration monthly -
Benefits medical coverage,
Multisport card, use of
Company car, training
courses, D&O liability
insurance
retention and
acquisition of talent
- -
Annual bonus cash payment aligning short-term
goals of Company
shareholders and
managerial staff,
incentivizing effect,
retention and
acquisition of talent
annually consolidated net
earnings of the CD
PROJEKT Group
Incentive
program
warrants incorporating
the right to claim
Company shares,
or Company shares
building long-term
value of the Group,
aligning medium- and
long-term goals
of Company
shareholders and
program participants,
incentivizing effect,
retention, acquisition
of talent
incentive program
(2nd edition)
implemented in 2016-
2019; incentive
program (3rd edition)
for 2020-2025; first
verification of goals to
follow approval of
earnings for 2020-
2022 (3 financial
years)
cumulative net
earnings of the CD
PROJEKT Group;
change in
CD PROJEKT stock
price outpacing
the WIG index by 100
percentage points

CD PROJEKT S.A. Supervisory Board report concerning compensation of members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board in 2019-2020. All figures quoted in PLN thousands unless indicated otherwise. 6

Total compensation paid at CD PROJEKT S.A. by component, and proportions between these components

Compensation paid in 2019
(Variable compensation for 2018, tied to the Group's
earnings in 2018)
Compensation paid in 2020
(Variable compensation for 2019, tied to the Group's
earnings in 2019)
Compensation payable in 2021
(Variable compensation for 2020,
tied to the Group's earnings in
2020)
Name and position
of
Management Board
member
Base
salary
Variable
compensation

annual
bonus
Benefits Fixed
compensation
vs. variable
compensation
(ratio)
Base
salary
Variable
compensation

annual
bonus
Benefits Fixed
compensation
vs. variable
compensation
(ratio)
Variable compensation –
annual
bonus
Adam Kiciński
President of the Board
420 2 296 6 18.6% 420 3 682 6 11.6% 24 241
Marcin Iwiński
Vice President
of the Board
336 2 296 6 14.9% 336 3 682 6 9.3% 24 241
Piotr Nielubowicz
Vice President
of the Board
348 2 296 9 15.5% 348 3 682 6 9.6% 24 241
Adam Badowski
Board Member
396 1 585 2 25.1% 397 2 542 2 15.7% 16 738
Michał Nowakowski
Board Member
360 1 585 6 23.1% 360 2 542 6 14.4% 16 738
Piotr Karwowski
Board Member
60 - - - 102 - - -
Oleg Klapovskiy
Board Member1
24 - - - - - - -

1 Management Board member until 23 May 2019

Compensation of Management Board members assigned by subsidiaries in 2019-2020

Compensation paid in 2019 Compensation paid in 2020 Compensation
payable in 2021
(Variable compensation for 2018) (Variable compensation for 2019 –
contracts,
and for 2020 –
e.g. severance pay)
(Variable
compensation
for 2020)
Name and
position of
Management
Board member
Fixed compensation
(employment
contract, contract
of mandate,
compensation for
duties performed)
Variable
compensation
(bonuses,
severance pay)
Material
benefits
Fixed
compensation
vs. variable
compensation
(ratio)
Fixed compensation
(employment
contract, contract of
mandate,
compensation for
duties performed)
Variable
compensation
(bonuses,
severance pay)
Material
benefits
Fixed
compensation
vs. variable
compensation
(ratio)
Variable
compensation
(bonuses,
severance pay)
Marcin Iwiński 24 - - - 24 - - - -
Piotr Nielubowicz 11 - - - 11 - - -
Piotr Karwowski 298 437 1 68.4% 257 701 1 36.8% 4
617
Oleg Klapovskiy1 98 - - - - - - - -

1 Management Board member until 23 May 2019.

For the period covered by the Report the only forms of variable compensation assigned to members of the Management Board were cash bonuses directly tied to the Group's earnings and entitlements incorporating the right to take up Company shares in the framework of a long-term incentive program.

Compensation of Management Board members does not involve assignment of any monetary or other benefits to persons closely related to those individuals.

During the period covered by the Report two incentive programs were in force at the Company: the incentive program instituted by resolution no. 20 of the Ordinary General Meeting of 24 May 2016, whose result and market goals were achieved as defined for the years 2016-2019, and the incentive program for 2020-2025, instituted on the basis of resolutions adopted by the General Meetings of 28 July 2020 and 22 September 2020.

Incentive program active in 2016-2019

Vesting criteria of this program, allowing participants to exercise rights incorporated by subscription warrants, or, alternatively, purchase Company shares from the Company, included result goals (80% of entitlements) and market goals (20% of entitlements). Additionally, in each case a loyalty criterion was applicable up until the date of confirmation of the attainment of either goal.

Vesting of the incentive program active in 2016-2019 – result goal

Vesting of the incentive program active in 2016-2019 – market goal

Incentive program for 2020-2025

Take-up and exercise of rights incorporated by subscription warrants, or, alternatively, purchasing Company shares from the Company is contingent upon meeting the program's goals and criteria. The program specifies result goals (80% of entitlements) and market goals (20% of entitlements). Additionally, in each case a loyalty criterion applies up until the date of confirmation of the attainment of either goal.

Result goals of the 2020-2025 incentive program, corresponding to 80% of assigned entitlements – consolidated net earnings of the CD PROJEKT Group

Market goals of the 2020-2025 incentive program, corresponding to 20% of assigned entitlements – CD PROJEKT S.A. stock price increase

Change in price of CD PROJEKT S.A. stock on the Warsaw Stock Exchange such that the percentage difference between the closing price of CD PROJEKT S.A. stock on the verification date and the closing price on 22 September 2020 is at least 100 percentage points higher than the corresponding change in the value of the WIG index throughout the same period.

For the period covered by the Report the only forms of variable compensation assigned to members of the Management Board were cash bonuses directly tied to the Group's earnings, and subscription warrants incorporating the right to take up Company shares or purchase shares bought back by the Company on the market.

V. Quantity of assigned or offered financial instruments, and main conditions governing the exercise of rights afforded by such instruments, including exercise price and date, and changes therein

For the period covered by the Report, from among all parties covered by the Remuneration Policy, Management Board members participating in the incentive program active in 2016-2019 are listed in the following table. The table lists the quantity of financial instruments (own shares of the Company or subscription warrants incorporating the right to take up Company shares) assigned or offered, along with their exercise price and date in light of the attainment of the goals and criteria of this incentive program.

Full name Type of financial
instrument
Quantity of
financial
instruments
assigned or offered
Price Exercise date
Adam Kiciński Company shares 800 000 160 00022.35 PLN
640 000
25.70 PLN
4 and 23 September
2020
Marcin Iwiński Company shares 800 000 160 00022.35 PLN
640 000
25.70 PLN
4 and 23 September
2020
Piotr Nielubowicz Company shares 800 000 160 00022.35 PLN
640 000
25.70 PLN
4 and 23 September
2020
Adam Badowski Company shares 600 000 120 00022.35 PLN
480 000
25.70 PLN
4 and 23 September
2020
Piotr Karwowski Company shares 120 000 40 00022.35 PLN
80 000
25.70 PLN
4 and 23 September
2020
Michał Nowakowski Company shares 600 000 120 00022.35 PLN
480 000
25.70 PLN
4 and 23 September
2020

Shares taken up in the exercise of subscription warrants following the vesting of the incentive program active in 2016-2019 are subjected to a one-year lock-up period.

During the period covered by the Report, in light of the vesting of the aforementioned incentive program and enactment of a new incentive program for the years 2020-2025, in 2020 Management Board members were assigned entitlements whose quantity and base exercise price are listed below:

Full name Position Entitlements assigned Base exercise price1
Adam Kiciński President of the Board 200 000 390.59 PLN
Marcin Iwiński Vice President of the Board 200 000 390.59 PLN
Piotr Nielubowicz Vice President of the Board 200 000 390.59 PLN
Adam Badowski Board Member 200 000 390.59 PLN
Michał Nowakowski Board Member 200 000 390.59 PLN
Piotr Karwowski Board Member 200 000 390.59 PLN

1Should the result goals of the 2020-2025 program be met ahead of schedule, or should the Group's actual net earnings exceed the goals by a certain threshold, the program presents entitled parties with the opportunity to exercise their entitlements at a discount price, which is 5% lower than the corresponding base price. The program also provides for potential application of a so-called reduction mechanism.

Number of shares held by members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board of the Company

Full name Position As of 31.12.2020 As of 31.12.2019
Adam Kiciński President of the Board 4 046 001 3 322 481
Marcin Iwiński Vice President of the Board 12 873 520 12 150 000
Piotr Nielubowicz Vice President of the Board 6 858 717 6 135 197
Adam Badowski Board Member 692 640 150 000
Michał Nowakowski Board Member 580 290 37 650
Piotr Karwowski Board Member 108 728 3 100
Katarzyna Szwarc Chairwoman of the
Supervisory Board
10 10
Maciej Nielubowicz Supervisory Board Member 51 51

VI. Clarification regarding the alignment of the total assigned compensation with the Remuneration Policy, including ways in which such compensation contributes to attainment of long-term goals of the Company

For the period covered by the Report the remuneration of parties covered by the Remuneration Policy acknowledged objective criteria set forth in the Remuneration Policy, as well as rules governing employment and compensation of employees specified in the Remuneration Policy. The rules for assigning compensation to members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board serve to promote the Company's strategy and further its long-term goals through (i) ensuring full involvement of parties covered by the Remuneration Policy in discharging their duties at the Company; (ii) incentivizing parties covered by the Remuneration Policy to implement the Company's strategy and work towards its shortand long-term goals; (iii) forging long-term bonds between parties covered by the Remuneration Policy and the Company; (iv) ensuring that the compensation assigned to parties covered by the Remuneration Policy is adequate given the financial and business results achieved by the Group, including the Company; (v) discouraging parties covered by the Remuneration Policy from excessive risk-taking in the course of discharging their official duties.

For the period covered by the Report, members of the Management Board were assigned compensation on the basis of, and in amounts specified by the corresponding Supervisory Board resolutions. The quantity of fixed compensation assigned to members of the Management Board also corresponds to their expertise and experience, as well as to the level of responsibility. The Company practice with regard to:

  • i. determining the components of fixed and variable compensation, as well as bonuses and other monetary and material benefits which may be assigned to Management Board members;
  • ii. defining clear, complex and diverse criteria in the scope of financial and non-financial results which may constitute the basis for assigning variable compensation;
  • iii. setting delay periods for disbursement of variable compensation;
  • iv. empowering the Company to potentially demand reimbursement of variable compensation;

are in all cases consistent with the Remuneration Policy. Moreover, Management Board members are entitled to obtain additional non-financial benefits, as specified in the Remuneration Policy.

During the period covered by the Report members of the Supervisory Board received fixed monthly salaries strictly on the basis of, and in amounts specified by the relevant General Meeting resolutions. Such compensation was commensurate with the scope of activities and duties discharged by each Supervisory Member, in proportion to their respective appointment periods. Supervisory Board members obtained no compensation (i) tied to Company earnings, or (ii) assuming the form of financial instruments or other non-monetary benefits, except for D&O liability insurance as provided for by the Company insurance policy.

VII. Clarifications regarding the effect of result-based criteria

Variable compensation was assigned to Management Board members on the basis of fulfillment of criteria governing assignment of variable compensation, specified in Supervisory Board resolution no. 1 of 19 July 2018, and attainment of goals of the incentive program in force between 2016 and 2019, as attested to by Supervisory Board resolution no. 1 of 12 August 2020, within limits specified in the Remuneration Policy. Decisions concerning assignment of variable remuneration to Management Board members in association with their involvement in the incentive system permitting assignment of monetary compensation directly dependent on the financial result of the CD PROJEKT Group, and assignment of entitlements incorporating the right to take up Company shares in the framework of a long-term incentive program, undertaken in 2020, were in each case preceded by individual verification of fulfillment of the program's criteria by each Management Board member.

Verification of fulfillment of criteria related to assignment of variable compensation in the form of monetary compensation directly dependent on the financial result of the CD PROJEKT Group, and the right to take up Company shares in the framework of the long-term incentive program active in 2016- 2019 was based on data derived from the approved financial statements of the Company and the CD PROJEKT Group, and constituted the basis for assignment of variable compensation to each Management Board member by the Supervisory Board.

VIII. Disclosure of annual changes in remuneration, Company earnings and average compensation of Company employees who are not members of the Management Board or Supervisory Board throughout at least the five most recent financial years

Financial year 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Net profit of CD PROJEKT S.A. 1 132 235 172 826 109 451 184 613 249 702 336 200
% change since preceding year 555.1% 57.9% -40.7% -26.1% -25.7% n/a
Net profit of the
CD PROJEKT Group
1 154 327 175 315 109 334 200 270 250 514 342 430
% change since preceding year 558.4% 60.4% -45.4% -20.1% -26.8% n/a

Company and Group earnings in 2015-2020

Total compensation paid out to Supervisory Board members by CD PROJEKT S.A. in 2015- 2020

Full name Position 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Katarzyna Szwarc Chairwoman of the
Supervisory Board
120 120 112 96 91 80
% change since preceding year 0.0% 7.1% 16.7% 5.5% 13.8% n/a
Piotr Pągowski Deputy Chairman of
the Supervisory Board
72 63 48 48 39 22
% change since preceding year 14.3% 31.3% 0.0% 23.1% 77.3% n/a
Maciej Nielubowicz Supervisory Board
member
72 72 64 11 n/a n/a
% change since preceding year 0.0% 12.5% 481.8% n/a n/a n/a
Michał Bień Supervisory Board
member
72 72 64 48 29 n/a
% change since preceding year 0.0% 12.5% 33.3% 65.5% n/a n/a
Krzysztof Kilian Supervisory Board
member
72 63 48 48 39 14
% change since preceding year 14.3% 31.3% 0.0% 23.1% 178.6% n/a

Total compensation paid out to Management Board members by CD PROJEKT S.A. in 2015- 2020

Full name Position 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Adam Kiciński President of the Board 4 107 2 722 6 154 7 591 3 463 8 549
% change since preceding year 50.9% -55.8% -18.9% 119.2% -59.5% n/a
Marcin Iwiński Vice President of the
Board
4 024 2 638 6 070 7 507 3 377 8 441
% change since preceding year 52.5% -56.5% -19.1% 122.3% -60.0% n/a
Piotr Nielubowicz Vice President of the
Board
4 035 2 653 6 086 7 519 3 388 8 441
% change since preceding year 52.1% -56.4% -19.1% 121.9% -59.9% n/a
Adam Badowski Board member 2 941 1 984 3 602 4 478 5 708 397
% change since preceding year 48.2% -44.9% -19.6% -21.5% 1
337.8%
n/a
Michał Nowakowski Board member 2 908 1 951 3 570 4 446 5 677 363
% change since preceding year 49.1% -45.4% -19.7% -21.7% 1
463.9%
n/a
Piotr Karwowski Board member 102 60 60 60 60 10
% change since preceding year 70.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 500.0% n/a
Oleg Klapovskiy1 Board member n/a 24 60 13 n/a n/a
% change since preceding year n/a -60.0% 361.5% n/a n/a n/a

1 Management Board member until 23 May 2019

Average compensation paid out to Company employees who are not members of the Management Board or Supervisory Board; 2015-2020

Financial year 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Average compensation paid out
to other employees
171 98 107 90 120 81
% change since preceding year 74.5% -8.4% 18.9% -25.0% 48.1% n/a

The compensation paid out to Management Board members and average compensation of other employees of the Company presented in the above tables does not include potential benefits which entitled Management Board members or other employees might have acquired in conjunction with their enrollment in the incentive program in force at the CD PROJEKT Group between 2016 and 2019, settled in 2020. With regard to average compensation of Company employees, the presented figures correspond to aggregate fixed compensation, bonuses, non-monetary benefits and other benefits assigned to employees during the given calendar year, divided by the number of employees in the given year.

IX. Disclosure of invocation of the right to seek reimbursement of variable compensation

During the period covered by the Report the Company did not apply to any parties covered by the Remuneration Policy for reimbursement of variable compensation.

X. Disclosure of deviations in the scope of implementation of the remuneration policy and any applied derogations from the Remuneration Policy, indicating the associated causative factors, procedure and elements from which derogations have been granted

As of the preparation date of the Report the Supervisory Board had not been advised of any deviations in the scope of implementing the Remuneration Policy, and it had not consented to any derogations from the Remuneration Policy under the conditions listed therein.