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The Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. Group

Semi-annual Report for H1 2016

Warsaw, 29 July 2016

I. SELECTED MARKET DATA 4
II. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 7
III. INFORMATION ABOUT THE GPW GROUP 10
1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE GROUP 10
1.1.
Background information about the Group 10
1.2. Organisation of the Group and the effect of changes in its structure 11
1.3. Ownership 11
2. MAIN RISKS AND THREATS RELATED TO THE REMAINING MONTHS OF 2016 13
Risk factors related to the sector of the Group's business activity 13
Risk factors related to geopolitics and the global economic conditions 13
Risk factors relating to laws and regulations 13
Risk factors related to the business activity of the Group 14
IV. FINANCIAL POSITION AND ASSETS 16
1. SUMMARY OF RESULTS 16
2. PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIALS 19
REVENUE 19
FINANCIAL MARKET 22
TRADING 22
LISTING 24
INFORMATION SERVICES 25
COMMODITY MARKET 26
TRADING 26
REGISTER OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN 27
CLEARING 27
OTHER REVENUES 28
OPERATING EXPENSES 29
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES 33
FINANCIAL INCOME AND EXPENSES 33
SHARE OF PROFIT OF ASSOCIATES 33
INCOME TAX 34
V. ATYPICAL FACTORS AND EVENTS 35
VI. GROUP'S ASSETS AND LIABILITIES STRUCTURE 36
ASSETS 36
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 37
CASH FLOWS 38
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 38
VII. RATIO ANALYSIS 39
DEBT AND FINANCING RATIOS 39
LIQUIDITY RATIOS 39
PROFITABILITY RATIOS 39
VIII. SEASONALITY AND CYCLICALITY OF OPERATIONS 41
IX. OTHER INFORMATION 42
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS 42
PENDING LITIGATION 42
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 42
DIVIDEND 42
GUARANTIES AND SURETIES GRANTED 43
FEASIBILITY OF PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED FORECASTS 43
EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE-SHEET DATE WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACT THE FUTURE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE ISSUER 43
FACTORS WHICH WILL IMPACT THE RESULTS AT LEAST IN THE NEXT QUARTER
44
OTHER MATERIAL INFORMATION 44
X. APPENDICES 46
Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the six-month period
ended 30 June 2016 and the auditor's review report 46
Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements for the six-month period ended

30 June 2016 and the auditor's review report............................................... 46

I. Selected market data1

Capitalisation of domestic companies - Main Market (PLN bn)

Session turnover on the Main Market - equities (PLN bn)

Number of companies - Main Market domestic foreign

Number of new listings - Main Market transfers from NewConnect new companies on the Main Market

35.83 5.8 0.4 1.2 0.7 0.3 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 1Q2015 2Q2015 3Q2015 4Q2015 1Q2016 2Q2016 Value of secondary offerings - Main Market and NewConnect2 (PLN bn)

1 All trading value and volume statistics presented in this Report are single-counted, unless indicated otherwise.

2 including the value of dual-listed companies

3 in 1Q 2015 there were two secondary offerings of Banco Santander with combined value of PLN 33 bn

Turnover volume - futures contracts (m contracts)

Catalyst - value of listed non-treasury bond issues (PLN bn)

Number of companies - NewConnect

45.7 44.0 38.1 58.9 33.3 33.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 1Q2015 2Q2015 3Q2015 4Q2015 1Q2016 2Q2016 Turnover volume - electricity (spot + forward; TWh)

Turnover volume - gas (spot + forward; TWh)

Volume of redeemed certificates of origin of electricity from RES (TWh)

Volume of issued certificates of origin of electricity from RES (TWh)

II. Selected financial data

Sales revenue (PLN mn)

Operating expenses (PLN mn)

Operating profit (PLN mn)

EBITDA (PLN mn)

Net profit (PLN mn)

Net profit margin and EBITDA margin

EBITDA margin Net profit margin

Table 1: Selected data in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income under IFRS, unaudited

Six -month period ended 30 June
2016 2015 2016 2015
PLN'000 EUR'000 [1]
Sales revenue 155 492 165 338 35 612 39 918
Financial market 87 459 99 457 20 031 24 012
Trading 54 891 67 514 12 572 16 300
Listing 12 000 12 774 2 748 3 084
Information services 20 568 19 169 4 711 4 628
Commodity market 67 045 64 255 15 355 15 513
Trading 30 756 32 152 7 044 7 762
Register of certificates of origin 15 751 13 113 3 607 3 166
Clearing 20 538 18 990 4 704 4 585
Other revenue 988 1 626 226 393
Operating expenses 84 148 85 137 19 272 20 555
Other income 344 859 79 207
Other expenses 610 1 798 140 434
Operating profit 71 078 79 262 16 279 19 136
Financial income 7 209 6 081 1 651 1 468
Financial expenses 4 097 4 678 938 1 129
Share of profit of associates (14) (124) (3) (30)
Profit before income tax 74 176 80 541 16 988 19 445
Income tax expense 13 898 15 166 3 183 3 662
Profit for the period 60 278 65 375 13 805 15 783
/ Diluted earnings per share[2
]
Basic
(PLN, EUR)
1,44 1,56 0,33 0,38
EBITDA[3] 83 989 92 075 19 236 22 230

[2 ] Based on total net profit. and 1 EUR = 4.1420 PLN in H1 2015).

[3 ] EBITDA = operating profit + depreciation and amortisation.

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

Table 2: Selected data in the consolidated statement of financial position under IFRS, unaudited

As at
30 June
2016
31 December
2015
30 June
2016
31 December
2015
w PLN'000 EUR'000[1]
Non-current assets 579 574 580 645 130 962 136 254
Property, plant and equipment 121 539 125 229 27 463 29 386
Intangible assets 258 057 261 728 58 311 61 417
Investment in associates 191 412 188 570 43 252 44 250
Available-for-sale financial assets 290 282 66 66
Non-current prepayments 8 276 4 836 1 870 1 135
Current assets 542 795 442 170 122 652 103 759
Trade and other receivables 40 730 81 273 9 204 19 072
Cash and cash equivalents 501 758 360 393 113 379 84 570
Other current assets 307 504 69 118
TOTAL ASSETS 1 122 369 1 022 815 253 614 240 013
Equity attributable to the shareholders of the
parent entity
682 039 720 721 154 116 169 124
Non-controlling interests 497 546 112 128
Non-current liabilities 137 461 258 799 31 061 60 729
Current liabilities 302 372 42 749 68 325 10 032
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1 122 369 1 022 815 253 614 240 013
[1 ] Based on the average EUR/PLN exchange rate of the National Bank of Poland as at 30.06.2016 (1 EUR = 4.4255 PLN)

and 31.12.2015 (1 EUR = 4.2615 PLN).

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

III. Information about the GPW Group

1. Information about the Group

1.1. Background information about the Group

The parent entity of the Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. Group ("the Group", "the GPW Group") is Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie Spółka Akcyjna ("Warsaw Stock Exchange", "the Exchange", "GPW", "the Company" or "the parent entity") with its registered office in Warsaw, ul. Książęca 4.

The Warsaw Stock Exchange is a leading financial instruments exchange in Emerging Markets Europe (EME)4 and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)5 . The markets operated by GPW list stocks and bonds of nearly a thousand local and international issuers. The Exchange also offers trade in derivatives and structured products, as well as information services. Its 25 years of experience, high safety of trading, operational excellence and a broad range of products make GPW one of the most recognised Polish financial institutions in the world.

The GPW Group conducts activity in the following segments:

  • organising trade in financial instruments and conducting activities related to such trade;
  • organising an alternative trading system;
  • operating the wholesale Treasury bond market Treasury Bondspot Poland;
  • operating a commodity exchange;
  • operating an OTC commodity platform;
  • operating a register of certificates of origin;
  • providing the services of trade operator and entity responsible for balancing;
  • operating a clearing house and settlement institution which performs the functions of an exchange clearing house for transactions in exchange commodities;
  • conducting activities in capital market education, promotion and information as well as office space lease.

Basic information about the parent entity:

Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie Spółka
Akcyjna
Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A.
ul. Książęca 4, 00-498 Warsaw, Poland
+48 (22) 628 32 32
+48 (22) 628 17 54, +48 (22) 537 77 90
www.gpw.pl
[email protected]
0000082312
012021984
526-02-50-972

4 EME – Emerging Markets Europe: Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Turkey.

5 CEE – Central and Eastern Europe: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.

1.2. Organisation of the Group and the effect of changes in its structure

As at 30 June 2016, the parent entity and four consolidated subsidiaries comprised the Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. Group. In addition, GPW held shares in three associates.

Figure 1 GPW Group and associates

Source: Company

The subsidiaries are consolidated using full consolidation as of the date of taking control while the associates are consolidated using equity accounting.

GPW holds 19.98% of InfoStrefa S.A. (formerly Instytut Rynku Kapitałowego WSE Research S.A.), 10% of the Ukrainian stock exchange INNEX PJSC, 1.3% of the Romanian stock exchange S.C. SIBEX – Sibiu Stock Exchange S.A., and has a permanent representative in London.

The Group does not hold any branches or establishments.

1.3. Ownership

As at the date of publication of this Report, the share capital of the Warsaw Stock Exchange was divided into 41,972,000 shares including 14,779,470 Series A preferred registered shares (one share gives two votes) and 27,192,530 Series B ordinary bearer shares.

As at the date of publication of this Report, according to the Company's best knowledge, the State Treasury holds 14,688,470 Series A preferred registered shares, which represent 35.00% of total shares and give 29,376,940 votes, which represents 51.76% of the total vote. The total number of votes from Series A and B shares is 56,751,470.

According to the Company's best knowledge, as at the date of publication of this Report, no shareholders other than the State Treasury held directly or indirectly at least 5% of the total vote in the parent entity. The ownership structure of material blocks of shares (i.e., more than 5%) did not change since the publication of the previous periodic report.

The table below presents GPW shares and allotment certificates held by the Company's and the Group's supervising and managing persons.

Table 3: GPW shares and allotment certificates held by the Company's and the Group's managing and supervising persons as at the date of publication of this Report

As at 30 June 2016, 25 shares were held by the Company's and the Group's managing and supervising persons; all those shares were held by one Member of the Management Board of GPW, Mr Dariusz Kułakowski.

Number of shares
held
Number of allotment
certificates held
Number of bonds
held
Exchange Management Board
Małgorzata Zaleska - - -
Paweł Dziekoński - - -
Dariusz Kułakowski 25 - -
Exchange Supervisory Board
Adam Miłosz - - -
Ewa Sibrecht-Ośka - - -
Jarosław Grzywiński - - -
Jacek Lewandowski - - -
Marek Słomski - - -
Marek Dietl - - -
Jarosław Dominiak - - -

Source: Company

2. Main risks and threats related to the remaining months of 2016

The operation of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the GPW Group companies is exposed to external risks related to the market and the legal and regulatory environment, and internal risks related to the operating activities.

The risk factors presented below may impact the operation of GPW in the remaining months of 2016, however the order in which they are presented does not reflect their relative importance for the Group.

Risk factors related to the sector of the Group's business activity

The Group faces competition from other exchanges and alternative trading platforms; their entry to the Polish market may adversely impact the activity of the Group and its subsidiaries, their financial position and results of operations

The global exchange sector is highly competitive. Competition in trade and post-trade services in the European Union has been bolstered by legislative amendments designed to harmonise the regulations of EU member states and to integrate their financial markets. Multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and other forms of exchange and OTC trade could be competitive to the GPW Group. Their active presence on the Polish market could cause attrition of some part of trading on the platforms operated by the Group and increase the pressure on transaction fees charged.

Risk factors related to geopolitics and the global economic conditions

Adverse developments affecting the global economy may negatively affect the Group's business, financial condition and results of operations

The Group's business is dependent on the conditions on the global financial markets. Trends in the global economy, especially in Europe and the USA, as well as geopolitics in the neighbouring countries impact investors' perception of risks and their activity on financial and commodity markets. Furthermore, as global investors think in terms of geographical regions to look for locations of investments, Poland and GPW may be perceived less favourably despite a stronger macroeconomic position compared to peer countries in the region. Less activity of international investors on the markets operated by the GPW Group could also make them less attractive to other market participants.

Risk factors relating to laws and regulations

The GPW Group operates in a highly regulated industry and regulatory changes may have an adverse effect on the Group's business, financial position and results of operations

GPW Group companies operate primarily in Poland but in addition to national law they are also governed by EU regulations. The legal system and regulatory environment can be subject to frequent and sometimes significant unanticipated changes while laws and regulations applicable in Poland may be subject to conflicting official interpretations. The capital market and the commodity instruments market are subject to broad governmental regulation and may be subject to increasing regulatory scrutiny. Regulatory changes may have an adverse effect on GPW and its subsidiaries and on the current and future users of services of the GPW Group.

Amendments of Polish energy laws concerning the obligation of selling electricity and natural gas on the public market could have an adverse impact on the business of the Towarowa Giełda Energii, its financial position and results of operations

The Energy Law imposes on energy companies which generate electricity the obligation of selling no less than 15% of electricity generated within the year among others on commodity exchanges. A similar obligation of selling no less than 55% of high-methane natural gas introduced to the

transmission grid within the year has been imposed on energy companies trading in gas. Amendments or cancellation of these obligations could result in less active presence of certain participants of the Towarowa Giełda Energii, impair the liquidity of trade in electricity and natural gas, and make the commodity market less attractive to other participants.

Furthermore, the Energy Law imposes on energy companies which generate electricity, and which are entitled to receive reimbursement of stranded costs in the event of early termination of longterm contracts for the sale of electric power and energy6 , the obligation of selling the remaining quantity of generated electricity (not subject to the obligation of selling 15% referred to above) in a manner which ensures public equal access to such energy, in an open tender, on a market organised by an operator of a regulated market in the Republic of Poland or on commodity exchanges. The number of companies subject to that obligation is decreasing with time, which may result in their less active presence on the Towarowa Giełda Energii, impair the liquidity of trade in electricity, and make the commodity market less attractive to other participants.

The Renewable Energy Sources Act, effective since May 2015, could have an adverse impact on the business of the Towarowa Giełda Energii, its financial position and results of operations

The Renewable Energy Sources Act of 20 February 2015 implements a new system of support for energy generated from renewable energy sources (RES) as of 2016 based on auctions. The existing system based on green certificates of origin will operate no longer than 31 December 2035. In practice, the system may be completely phased out earlier than that due to the fact that certificates of origin are available within 15 years after the first generation of energy in an installation (confirmed by an issued certificate of origin). For those RES installations which first started generating energy subject to green certificates of origin (in 2005), the period of 15 years under the Act will end in 2020; after that, the existing support system will be gradually phased out over many years. Furthermore, the Act allows companies benefiting from support under certificates of origin to switch to the auction system before the end of 15 years. Consequently, some of them may switch to the auction system at an earlier date (before 2020), which would have an adverse impact on the results of the TGE Group.

In addition, the Act narrows down the scope of entities eligible for support under green certificates (excluding large hydropower installations; over 5 MW) and imposes restrictions on the issuance of certificates of origin for multi-fuel combustion plants.

The aforementioned changes and other provisions of the Renewable Energy Sources Act of 20 February 2015 and its implementing regulations could have an adverse impact on the activity of participants of the Property Rights Market and the Register of Certificates of Origin operated by the Towarowa Giełda Energii and, consequently, on the results of the TGE Group.

Risk factors related to the business activity of the Group

The Company cannot control regulatory fees which represent a significant share of the Group's expenses

The Act of 12 June 2015 amending the Capital Market Supervision Act and certain other Acts has largely extended the list of entities required to finance supervision (by adding, among others, banks, insurers, investment funds, public companies, brokerage houses and foreign investment firms) and increased the amount of contributions of entities. As a result, the cost paid by GPW may be reduced significantly in 2016 and beyond compared to PLN 22.0 million in 2015.

Following an amendment of regulations governing fees paid to cover the cost of supervision of the capital market and in view of the provisions of an interpretation of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC 21), the GPW Group has decided to change the timing of recognition of liabilities in respect of fees due to PFSA and of charging the fees to costs. Previously, GPW recognised 1/12 of the annual fee due to PFSA in each month of the year. According to IFRIC 21, an entity recognises a liability for fees due to PFSA at the date of the obligating event. The obligating event is the fact of carrying out a business subject to fees due to

6 Under the Act of 29 June 2007 on Principles of Covering the Cost of Early Termination of Long-term Power and Electricity Sale Contracts Incurred by Producers.

PFSA as at 1 January of each year. Consequently, the estimated amount of the annual fees due to PFSA will be charged to the accounts of the GPW Group of the first quarter of each year.

However, the exact amount of the liability is not yet known at the time when it is recognised and charged because the Chairperson of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority publishes the rates and the indicators necessary to calculate the fees in a public communique promulgated in the Official Journal of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority by 31 August of each calendar year. On that basis, the entities obliged to pay the fee will calculate the final amount of the annual fee due for the year and pay the fee by 30 September of the calendar year.

Consequently, the final amount of the fees due to the Polish Financial Supervision Authority may differ from the amount estimated by the GPW Group companies at the time of recognition.

IV. FINANCIAL POSITION AND ASSETS

1. Summary of results

The GPW Group generated EBITDA7 of PLN 84.0 million in H1 2016, a decrease of PLN 8.1 million compared to PLN 92.1 million in H1 2015.

The GPW Group generated an operating profit of PLN 71.1 million compared to PLN 79.3 million in H1 2015. The decrease of the operating profit by PLN 8.2 million year on year in H1 2016 resulted from lower revenue from the financial market segment (a decrease of PLN 12.0 million) combined with higher revenue from the commodity market segment (an increase of PLN 2.8 million) as well as modestly lower operating expenses (a decrease of PLN 1.0 million).

The net profit of the Group stood at PLN 60.3 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 65.4 million in H1 2015.

GPW's EBITDA stood at PLN 37.9 million in H1 2016, a decrease of PLN 7.1 million compared to PLN 45.0 million in H1 2015.

GPW generated a separate operating profit of PLN 28,0 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 34.2 million in H1 2015.

The decrease of GPW's operating profit year on year in H1 2016 was mainly a result of lower revenue (a decrease of PLN 11.6 million). The decrease of revenue was mainly driven by lower revenue from trading in equities (a decrease of PLN 12.8 million).

GPW's net profit was PLN 23.7 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 69.1 million H1 2015. The decrease of the net profit year on year in H1 2016 was driven by a decrease of the operating profit and a decrease (by PLN 40.2 million) of net financial income and expenses resulting from lower revenue from dividends. At the same time, the income tax in H1 2016 decreased (by PLN 0.9 million) year on year.

The TGE Group generated an operating profit of PLN 43.1 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 44.4 million in H1 2015. The net profit of the TGE Group stood at PLN 35.5 million and PLN 36.1 million, respectively, in the periods under review.

BondSpot generated an operating profit of PLN 0.3 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 1.3 million in H1 2015. The net profit stood at PLN 0.36 million and PLN 1.1 million, respectively, in the periods under review.

Detailed information on changes in revenues and expenses is presented in the sections below.

7 Operating profit before depreciation and amortisation.

Table 4: Statement of comprehensive income of GPW Group in 2015 and 2016 by quarter and semiannually

2016
2015
2016 2015
PLN'000 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 H1 H1
Sales revenue 74 461 81 031 83 819 78 733 77 171 88 167 155 492 165 338
Financial market 42 971 44 488 48 990 51 508 49 215 50 242 87 459 99 457
Trading 26 561 28 330 33 213 36 221 33 142 34 372 54 891 67 514
Listing 6 129 5 871 6 040 5 683 6 536 6 237 12 000 12 774
Information services 10 281 10 287 9 737 9 604 9 536 9 633 20 568 19 169
Commodity market 30 923 36 122 34 243 26 694 26 890 37 365 67 045 64 255
Trading 14 119 16 637 17 643 12 757 13 623 18 529 30 756 32 152
Register of certificates of origin 7 797 7 954 5 518 5 535 5 492 7 621 15 751 13 113
Clearing 9 007 11 531 11 083 8 402 7 775 11 215 20 538 18 990
Other revenue 567 421 586 531 1 066 560 988 1 626
Operating expenses 38 026 46 122 45 910 43 344 45 047 40 091 84 148 85 137
Depreciation and amortisation 6 541 6 370 7 013 7 010 6 619 6 195 12 911 12 814
Salaries 15 128 13 837 15 552 14 754 14 920 11 437 28 965 26 357
Other employee costs 2 764 3 192 2 676 2 517 2 958 3 275 5 956 6 233
Rent and maintenance fees 2 250 2 220 2 258 2 296 2 535 2 696 4 470 5 231
Fees and charges 501 11 642 5 011 6 256 6 190 6 170 12 143 12 360
incl. PFSA fees 3 11 213 4 605 5 914 5 812 5 717 11 216 11 529
External service charges 9 456 7 558 11 394 9 313 10 063 8 851 17 014 18 914
Other operating expenses 1 387 1 303 2 006 1 199 1 761 1 467 2 690 3 228
Other income 100 244 203 234 172 687 344 859
Other expenses 46 564 42 311 1 146 652 610 1 798
Operating profit 36 489 34 589 38 071 35 312 31 150 48 111 71 078 79 262
Financial income 5 246 1 963 1 863 1 997 4 406 1 675 7 209 6 081
Financial expenses 2 022 2 075 2 783 1 940 2 153 2 526 4 097 4 678
Share of profit of associates 1 354 (1 368) (1 717) 311 (336) 212 (14) (124)
Profit before income tax 41 067 33 109 35 434 35 678 33 069 47 472 74 176 80 541
Income tax expense 7 127 6 771 7 202 5 566 6 094 9 072 13 898 15 166
Profit for the period 33 940 26 338 28 232 30 113 26 975 38 400 60 278 65 375

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

Table 5: Consolidated statement of financial position of GPW Group by quarter in 2015 and 2016

2016 2015
PLN'000 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
Non-current assets 579 574 577 028 580 645 569 155 572 263 571 429
Property, plant and equipment 121 539 122 252 125 229 109 831 112 059 116 559
Intangible assets 258 057 259 870 261 728 263 693 265 565 262 820
Investment in associates 191 412 187 221 188 570 190 346 190 057 188 352
Deferred tax assets 3 041 2 947 - - - -
Available-for-sale financial assets 290 285 282 287 204 202
Non-current prepayments 5 235 4 453 4 836 4 998 4 378 3 496
Current assets 542 795 528 673 442 170 425 652 519 743 484 816
Inventories 73 71 135 145 133 180
Corporate income tax receivable 234 490 369 213 77 2 808
Trade and other receivables 40 730 44 174 81 273 73 394 61 380 91 519
Available-for-sale financial assets - - - 10 616 10 573 10 551
Assets held for sale - - - - 807 763
Other current assets - 3 - - - 6
Cash and cash equivalents 501 758 483 935 360 393 341 284 446 773 378 989
Total assets 1 122 369 1 105 701 1 022 815 994 807 1 092 006 1 056 245
Equity 682 536 747 631 721 267 694 093 664 044 738 769
Share capital 63 865 63 865 63 865 63 865 63 865 63 865
Other reserves 1 560 1 481 1 455 1 401 1 465 1 817
Retained earnings 616 614 681 732 655 401 627 886 597 769 671 918
Non-controlling interests 497 553 546 941 945 1 169
Non-current liabilities 137 461 134 420 258 799 256 218 255 246 253 516
Liabilities under bond issue 123 669 123 606 243 800 244 424 244 309 244 193
Employee benefits payable 4 686 4 400 4 046 2 453 2 327 2 010
Finance lease liabilities 58 72 84 99 113 129
Deferred income tax liability 6 824 6 342 10 869 9 242 8 497 7 184
Current liabilities 302 372 223 650 42 749 44 496 172 716 63 960
Liabilities under bond issue 121 047 122 881 682 1 814 - 1 935
Trade payables 6 288 6 182 8 597 7 879 19 634 9 974
Employee benefits payable 10 379 7 246 9 457 11 150 9 584 7 632
Finance lease liabilities 55 55 55 55 79 186
Corporate income tax payable 10 920 9 058 2 833 2 463 7 130 2 254
Accruals and deferred income 31 021 38 966 7 263 10 194 18 054 25 368
Provisions for other liabilities and charges 649 649 621 1 236 1 282 1 264
Other current liabilities 122 013 38 613 13 241 9 705 116 683 15 121
Liabilities held for sale - - - - 270 226

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

2. Presentation of the financials

REVENUE

The Group has three revenue-generating segments:

  • financial market,
  • commodity market,
  • other revenues.

Revenues from the financial market include revenues from:

  • trading;
  • listing;
  • information services.

Trading revenue includes fees paid by market participants in respect of:

  • transactions on markets of equities and equity-related instruments;
  • transactions in derivative financial instruments;
  • transactions in debt instruments;
  • transactions in other cash market instruments;
  • other fees paid by market participants.

Revenues from transactions in equities and equity-related securities are the Group's main source of trading revenues and its main source of sales revenues in general.

Revenues from transactions in derivative financial instruments are the second biggest source of trading revenues on the financial market following revenues from transactions in equities. Transactions in WIG20 index futures account for the majority of revenues from transactions in derivatives.

Revenues from other fees paid by market participants include mainly fees for services providing access to the trading system.

Revenues from transactions in debt instruments were the third largest source of trading revenues on the financial market in H1 2016. Revenues from transactions in debt instruments are generated by the Catalyst market as well as the Treasury BondSpot Poland market operated by BondSpot S.A., a subsidiary of GPW.

Revenues from transactions in other cash market instruments include fees for trading in structured products, investment certificates, warrants and ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) units.

Listing revenues include two main elements:

  • one-off fees paid by issuers for introduction of shares and other instruments to trading on the exchange;
  • periodic listing fees.

Revenues from information services mainly include fees paid by data vendors for real-time market data as well as historical and statistical data. Real-time data fees include fixed annual fees and monthly fees based on the data vendor's number of subscribers and the scope of data feeds used by a subscriber.

Revenues of the Group in the commodity market segment include revenues of TGE and IRGIT as well as revenues of InfoEngine from its activity as a trade operator, the entity responsible for balancing, and the operation of the OTC commodity platform.

Revenue on the commodity market includes the following:

  • trading,
  • operation of the Register of Certificates of Origin,
  • clearing.

Trading revenue on the commodity market includes:

  • revenue from trading in electricity (spot and forward),
  • revenue from trading in natural gas (spot and forward),
  • revenue from trading in property rights,
  • other fees paid by market participants (members).

Other fees paid by market participants include TGE fees, as well as revenues of InfoEngine as a trade operator, the entity responsible for balancing, and the operation of the OTC commodity platform.

Revenues of the sub-segment "clearing" include revenues of the company IRGIT, which clears and settles exchange transactions concluded on TGE, manages the resources of the clearing guarantee system and determines the amount of credits and debits of IRGIT members resulting from their transactions.

The Group's other revenues include revenues of GPW and the TGE Group, among others, from office space lease and sponsorship. Following the sale of InfoStrefa S.A. (formerly Instytut Rynku Kapitałowego S.A.) to a third party, other revenues decreased starting in Q4 2015.

The Group's sales revenues amounted to PLN 155.5 million in H1 2016, a decrease of 6% (PLN 9.8 million) year on year.

The decrease in sales revenues year on year in H1 2016 was mainly driven by a decrease of revenues from the financial market by PLN 12.0 million, especially from trading in equities and equity-related instruments. Revenue from trading in debt instruments also decreased. Listing revenues also decreased by PLN 0.8 million or 6.1%. Revenues from the commodity market increased by PLN 2.8 million or 4.3% year on year.

The revenue of the TGE Group stood at PLN 67.6 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 64.6 million in H1 2015. The revenue of BondSpot in the periods under review stood at PLN 5.4 million and PLN 6.2 million, respectively.

The revenue of the GPW Group by segment is presented below.

Table 6: Consolidated revenues of GPW Group and revenue structure in H1 2015 and H1 2016

Consolidated revenues of GPW Group and revenue structure in H1 2015 and H1 2016
Six - month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
PLN'000, % 30 June 2016 % 30 June 2015 % v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
Financial market 87 459 56% 99 457 60% (11 998) -12,1%
Trading revenue 54 891 35% 67 514 41% (12 623) -18,7%
Equities and equity-related instruments 40 189 26% 53 014 32% (12 825) -24,2%
Derivative instruments 6 182 4% 5 465 3% 717 13,1%
Other fees paid by market participants 3 330 2% 3 142 2% 188 6,0%
Debt instruments 4 988 3% 5 690 3% (702) -12,3%
Other cash instruments 202 0% 203 0% (1) -0,3%
Listing revenue 12 000 8% 12 774 8% (774) -6,1%
Listing fees 10 053 6% 9 936 6% 117 1,2%
Introduction fees, other fees 1 947 1% 2 838 2% (891) -31,4%
Information services 20 568 13% 19 169 12% 1 399 7,3%
Real-time information 19 193 12% 17 988 11% 1 205 6,7%
Indices and historical and statistical
information
1 375 1% 1 181 1% 194 16,4%
Commodity market 67 045 43% 64 255 39% 2 790 4,3%
Trading revenue 30 756 20% 32 152 19% (1 396) -4,3%
Electricity 5 341 3% 6 951 4% (1 610) -23,2%
Spot 1 542 1% 1 458 1% 84 5,8%
Forward 3 799 2% 5 493 3% (1 694) -30,8%
Gas 4 800 3% 4 296 3% 504 11,7%
Spot 1 335 1% 743 0% 592 79,7%
Forward 3 465 2% 3 553 2% (88) -2,5%
Property rights in certificates of origin 16 593 11% 17 425 11% (832) -4,8%
Other fees paid by market participants 4 022 3% 3 481 2% 541 15,5%
Register of certificates of origin 15 751 10% 13 113 8% 2 638 20,1%
Clearing 20 538 13% 18 990 11% 1 548 8,1%
Other revenue 988 1% 1 626 1% (638) -39,3%
Total 155 492 100% 165 338 100% (9 846) -6,0%

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

The Group earns revenue both from domestic and foreign clients. The table below presents quarterly revenue by geographic segment.

Table 7: Consolidated revenues of GPW Group by geographical segment in H1 2015 and H1 2016

Consolidated revenues of GPW Group by geographical segment in H1 2015 and H1 2016
Six-month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
PLN'000, % 30 June 2016 % 30 June 2015 % v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
Revenue from foreign customers 34 583 22% 36 171 22% (1 588) -4,4%
Revenue from local customers 120 909 78% 129 167 78% (8 258) -6,4%
Total 155 492 100% 165 338 100% (9 846) -6,0%

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

FINANCIAL MARKET

TRADING

The revenues of the Group from trading on the financial market stood at PLN 54.9 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 67.5 million in H1 2015.

Equities and equity-related instruments

Revenues from trading in equities and equity-related instruments amounted to PLN 40.2 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 53.0 million in H1 2015.

The decrease of revenues from trading in equities was mainly a result of a decrease in the value of trading on the Main Market as well as a reduction of trading fees effective as of 1 January 2016. The value of trading decreased by 21.2% year on year in H1 2016 (including a decrease of the Electronic Order Book by 16.4% and of block trades by 62.4%). In addition, the share of HVP/HVF Programme participants, who pay lower fees, in the total value of trading in equities increased.

The reduction of trading fees results from changes in the financing system of capital market supervision. As of 1 January 2016, GPW reduced the transaction fees on trade in shares, allotment certificates and ETF units in the part charged on the value of an order up to PLN 100 thousand from 0.033% to 0.029% in order to share the savings resulting from the change of the structure of fees paid to PFSA in favour of market participants.

Table 8: Data for the markets in equities and equity-related instruments

Data for the markets in equities and equity-related instruments
Six-month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
30 June 2016 30 June 2015 v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
Financial market, trading revenue:
equities and equity-related instruments (PLN million)
40,2 53,0 (12,8) -24,2%
Main Market:
Value of trading (PLN billion) 89,8 113,9 (24,2) -21,2%
Volume of trading (billions of shares) 7,2 7,6 (0,4) -5,5%
NewConnect:
Value of trading (PLN billion) 0,7 0,9 (0,2) -23,9%
Volume of trading (billions of shares) 1,8 2,0 (0,2) -11,4%

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

Derivatives

Revenues of the Group from transactions in derivatives on the financial market amounted to PLN 6.2 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 5.5 million in H1 2015.

Revenues from transactions in derivatives increased by 13.1% year on year in H1 2016. The total volume of trade in derivatives decreased by 6.7% but the volume of trade in WIG20 futures, which account for the majority of revenues from trade in derivatives, increased by 17.4%.

Table 9: Data for the derivatives market

Change
Six-month period ended
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
30 June 2016 30 June 2015 v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
Financial market, trading revenue:
derivatives (PLN million)
6,2 5,5 0,7 13,1%
Volume of trading in derivatives (millions of contracts): 3,9 4,2 (0,3) -6,7%
incl.: Volume of trading in WIG20 futures (millions of
contracts)
2,4 2,1 0,3 17,4%

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

Other fees paid by market participants

Revenues of the Group from other fees paid by market participants were stable in the semiannual periods under review and stood at PLN 3.3 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 3.1 million in H1 2015. The fees mainly include fees for access to the trading system (among others, licence fees, connection fees and maintenance fees) as well as fees for use of the system.

Debt instruments

Revenues of the Group from transactions in debt instruments stood at PLN 5.0 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 5.7 million in H1 2015. The majority of the Group's revenues from the debt instruments segment is generated by Treasury BondSpot Poland (TBSP).

The decrease of the revenues year on year in H1 2016 was a result of a lower value of trade on TBS Poland, which decreased by 19.8% for cash transactions and by 68.8% for conditional transactions. The trading revenue on the TBS Poland market is driven among others by the structure of fees on the market and does not reflect directly changes in the value of trading.

The decrease in the value of trading on TBSP was driven among other things by the reduction of balance sheets by banks, resulting in less active trading in Treasury bonds (especially in the repo/sell-buy-back segment).

The value of trading on Catalyst increased by 52.7% year on year in H1 2016. Revenues from Catalyst have a small share in the Group's total revenues from transactions in debt instruments.

Table 10: Data for the debt instruments market

Six-month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
30 June 2016 30 June 2015 v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
Financial market, trading revenue:
debt instruments (PLN million)
5,0 5,7 (0,7) -12,3%
Catalyst:
Value of trading (PLN billion) 1,8 1,2 0,6 52,7%
incl.: Value of trading in non-Treasury instruments
(PLN billion)
1,4 0,9 0,5 51,5%
Treasury BondSpot Poland, value of trading:
Conditional transactions (PLN billion) 54,2 174,1 (119,9) -68,8%
Cash transactions (PLN billion) 121,8 151,9 (30,1) -19,8%

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

Other cash market instruments

Revenues from transactions in other cash market instruments amounted to PLN 0.20 million in H1 2016, the same as in H1 2015. The revenues include fees for trading in structured products, investment certificates, ETF units and warrants.

LISTING

Listing revenues on the financial market amounted to PLN 12.0 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 12.8 million in H1 2015.

Revenues from listing fees amounted to PLN 10.1 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 9.9 million in H1 2015. The main driver of revenues from listing fees is the number of issuers listed on the GPW markets and their capitalisation at the year's end. The decrease of capitalisation of companies listed on the GPW Main Market year on year as at the end of 2015 resulted in a decrease of listing fees in view of changes in the capitalisation of companies and the structure of fees (the annual listing fee is capped at PLN 70 thousand).

Revenues from fees for introduction and other fees amounted to PLN 1.9 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 2.8 million in H1 2015. The revenues are driven mainly by the number and value of new listings of shares and bonds on the GPW markets.

The listing revenue on the GPW Main Market decreased by 7.3% year on year in H1 2016. The table below presents the key financial and operating figures.

Table 11: Data for the GPW Main Market

Six-month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
30 June 2016 30 June 2015 v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
Main Market
Listing revenue (PLN million) 9,9 10,7 (0,8) -7,3%
Total capitalisation of listed companies (PLN billion) 913,1 1 287,7 (374,6) -29,1%
including: Capitalisation of listed domestic
companies
496,1 605,2 (109,1) -18,0%
including: Capitalisation of listed foreign companies 417,0 682,5 (265,5) -38,9%
Total number of listed companies 483 474 9 1,9%
including: Number of listed domestic
companies
430 422 8 1,9%
including: Number of listed foreign companies 53 52 1 1,9%
Value of offerings (IPO and SPO) (PLN billion) * 1,4 42,7 (41,3) -96,7%
Number of new listings (in the period) 9 10 (1) -10,0%
Capitalisation of new listings (PLN billion) 2,7 3,1 (0,4) -13,9%
Number of delistings 13 7 6 85,7%
Capitalisation of delistings** (PLN billion) 2,6 2,2 0,4 19,8%

* including SPOs of Santander Bank at PLN 33.0 billion in Q1 2015

** based on market capitalisation at the time of delisting

Source: Company

Listing revenues from NewConnect decreased by 6.4% year on year in H1 2016. The table below presents the key financial and operating figures.

Table 12: Data for NewConnect

Six-month period ended Change (%)
(H1 2016
30 June 2016 30 June 2015 v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
NewConnect
Listing revenue (PLN million) 1,1 1,2 (0,1) -6,4%
Total capitalisation of listed companies (PLN billion) 8,9 9,7 (0,8) -8,3%
including: Capitalisation of listed domestic
companies
8,6 9,3 (0,7) -7,6%
including: Capitalisation of listed foreign companies 0,3 0,4 (0,1) -26,4%
Total number of listed companies 413 434 (21) -4,8%
including: Number of listed domestic
companies
404 423 (19) -4,5%
including: Number of listed foreign companies 9 11 (2) -18,2%
Value of offerings (IPO and SPO) (PLN billion) 0,1 0,2 -0,1 -52,2%
Number of new listings (in the period) 7 12 (5) -41,7%
Capitalisation of new listings (PLN billion) 0,2 0,4 (0,2) -43,5%
Number of delistings* 12 9 3 33,3%
Capitalisation of delistings** (PLN billion) 0,5 0,5 0,0 1,9%

* includes companies which transferred to the Main Market

** based on market capitalisation at the time of delisting

Source: Company

Listing revenues from Catalyst stood at PLN 1.0 million in H1 2016 and increased by 9.9% year on year. The table below presents the key financial and operating figures.

Table 13: Data for Catalyst

Six-month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
30 June 2016 30 June 2015 v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
Catalyst
Listing revenue (PLN million) 1,0 0,9 0,1 9,9%
Number of issuers 185 195 (10) -5,1%
Number of issued instruments 549 524 25 4,8%
including: non-Treasury instruments 511 491 20 4,1%
Value of issued instruments (PLN billion) 671,8 594,1 77,7 13,1%
including: non-Treasury instruments 75,5 67,0 8,5 12,7%

Source: Company

INFORMATION SERVICES

Revenues from information services amounted to PLN 20.6 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 19.2 million in H1 2015. The increase in revenues was driven by an increase of the monthly subscription fee for the top 5 bids/asks paid by institutional subscribers other than exchange members.

Table 14: Data for information services

Six-month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
30 June 2016 30 June 2015 v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
Revenues from information services (PLN million) 20,6 19,2 1,4 7,3%
Number of data vendors 51 56 (5) -8,9%
Number of subscribers ('000 subscribers) 222,3 238,7 (16,4) -6,9%

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

COMMODITY MARKET

Revenues on the commodity market include mainly the revenues of the TGE Group.

Revenues of the TGE Group are driven mainly by the volume of transactions in electricity, natural gas and property rights, the volume of certificates of origin issued and cancelled by members of the Register of Certificates of Origin, as well as revenues from clearing and settlement of transactions in exchange-traded commodities in the clearing sub-segment operated by IRGIT.

Revenues of the GPW Group on the commodity market stood at PLN 67.0 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 64.3 million in H1 2015.

The increase of revenues on the commodity market year on year in H1 2016 was mainly driven by an increase in revenues from the operation of the register of certificates of origin, clearing, cash transactions on the gas market, as well as other fees paid by market participants. On the other hand, revenues from transactions in electricity decreased, reducing the trading revenue.

TRADING

Trading revenues of the GPW Group on the commodity market amounted to PLN 30.8 million in H1 2016, including PLN 1.5 million of revenues from spot transactions in electricity, PLN 3.8 million of revenues from forward transactions in electricity, PLN 1.3 million of revenues from spot transactions in gas, PLN 3.5 million of revenues from forward transactions in gas, PLN 16.6 million of revenues from transactions in property rights in certificates of origin of electricity, and PLN 4.0 million of other fees paid by market participants. The revenues decreased by PLN 1.4 million year on year in H1 2016.

The Group's revenues from trade in electricity amounted to PLN 5.3 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 7.0 million in H1 2015. The total volume of trading on the energy markets operated by TGE amounted to 66.3 TWh in H1 2016 compared to 89.7 TWh in H1 2015.

The decrease in revenues from trading in electricity year on year in H1 2016 was due to a lower volume of forward transactions. The volume of forward transactions decreased by 32.1% while the volume of spot transactions increased by 10.4%.

The Group's revenues from trade in gas amounted to PLN 4.8 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 4.3 million in H1 2015. The volume of trade in natural gas on TGE was 59.2 TWh in H1 2016 compared to 55.8 TWh in H1 2015.

The Group's revenue from the trading in property rights stood at PLN 16.6 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 17.4 million in H1 2015. The volume of trading in property rights stood at 31.2 TWh in H1 2016 compared to 34.2 TWh in H1 2015.

Revenues of the Group from other fees paid by commodity market participants amounted to PLN 4.0 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 3.5 million in H1 2015. Other fees paid by commodity market participants included fees paid by TGE market participants and revenues of InfoEngine from the activity of trade operator.

Other fees paid by market participants are driven mainly by revenues from fixed market participation fees, fees for cancellation of transactions, fees for position transfers, fees for trade reporting under RRM (Registered Reporting Mechanism), fees for access to the system, and fees for management of the resources of the guarantee fund. Other fees paid by market participants depend mainly on the activity of IRGIT Members, in particular the number of transactions, the number of new clients of brokerage houses, and the number of new users accessing the clearing system.

Table 15: Data for the commodity market

Six-month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
30 June 2016 30 June 2015 v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
Commodity market - trading revenue (PLN million) 30,8 32,2 (1,4) -4,3%
Volume of trading in electricity
Spot transactions (TWh) 14,2 12,9 1,3 10,4%
Forward transactions (TWh) 52,1 76,8 (24,6) -32,1%
Volume of trading in gas
Spot transactions (TWh) 12,3 6,6 5,7 86,7%
Forward transactions (TWh) 46,9 49,2 (2,3) -4,6%
Volume of trading in property rights (TGE) (TWh) 31,2 34,2 -3,1 -9,0%

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

REGISTER OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN

Revenues from the operation of the Register of Certificates of Origin amounted to PLN 15.8 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 13.1 million in H1 2015. The increase in the revenues year on year in H1 2016 was mainly due to high revenues from the cancellation of property rights, especially green certificates of origin.

Table 16: Data for the Register of Certificates of Origin

Six-month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
30 June 2016 30 June 2015 v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
Commodity market - revenue from operation of
the Register of Certificates of Origin of
electricity (PLN million)
15,8 13,1 2,6 20,1%
Issued property rights (TWh) 26,2 28,3 -2,1 -7,4%
Cancelled property rights (TWh) 42,4 11,9 30,5 255,3%

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

CLEARING

The Group earns revenue from the clearing activities of IRGIT, which is a subsidiary of TGE. The revenue stood at PLN 20.5 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 19.0 million in H1 2015.

OTHER REVENUES

The Group's other revenues amounted to PLN 1.0 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 1.6 million in H1 2015. The Group's other revenues include revenues from office space lease and sponsorship.

OPERATING EXPENSES

Total operating expenses of the GPW Group amounted to PLN 84.1 million in H1 2016, representing a decrease of PLN 1.0 million (1.2%) year on year.

Separate operating expenses of GPW stood at PLN 54.9 million in H1 2016, representing a decrease of PLN 4.8 million (8.0%) year on year.

Operating expenses of the TGE Group stood at PLN 24.6 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 20.3 million in H1 2015 and increased mainly due to changes in the system of fees due to the PFSA. Operating expenses of BondSpot in the periods under review stood at PLN 5.1 million and PLN 4.9 million, respectively.

Table 17: Consolidated operating expenses of GPW Group and structure of operating expenses in H1 2015 and H1 2016

Six-month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
PLN'000, % 30 June 2016 % 30 June 2015 % v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
Depreciation and amortisation 12 911 15% 12 814 15% 97 0,8%
Salaries 28 965 34% 26 357 31% 2 608 9,9%
Other employee costs 5 956 7% 6 233 7% (277) -4,4%
Rent and other maintenance fees 4 470 6% 5 231 6% (761) -14,6%
Fees and charges 12 143 14% 12 360 15% (217) -1,8%
including: PFSA fees 11 216 13% 11 529 14% (313) -2,7%
External service charges 17 014 20% 18 914 22% (1 900) -10,0%
Other operating expenses 2 690 4% 3 228 4% (538) -16,7%
Total 84 148 100% 85 137 100% (989) -1,2%

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, Company

The decrease of consolidated expenses year on year in H1 2016 was mainly driven by lower operating expenses of all categories but Salaries and Depreciation and amortisation. Salaries increased in H1 2016 mainly due to the cost of severance pay following reorganisation (PLN 1.5 million), whereas provisions against retirement allowances and jubilee awards were released in H1 2015 (PLN 3.3 million), reducing the cost of salaries.

Table 18: Separate operating expenses of GPW and structure of operating expenses in H1 2015 and H1 2016

2016
Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
PLN'000, % 30 June 2016 % 30 June 2015 % v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
Depreciation and amortisation 9 934 18% 10 858 18% (924) -8,5%
Salaries 17 184 31% 13 384 22% 3 800 28,4%
Other employee costs 4 020 7% 4 171 7% (150) -3,6%
Rent and other maintenance
fees
3 076 6% 3 878 7% (802) -20,7%
Fees and charges 6 984 13% 11 459 19% (4 475) -39,1%
including: PFSA fees 6 613 12% 11 100 19% (4 487) -40,4%
External service charges 11 780 21% 13 692 23% (1 912) -14,0%
Other operating expenses 1 899 4% 2 193 4% (294) -13,4%
Total 54 878 100% 59 634 100% (4 756) -8,0%

Source: Company

The comments below concerning operating expenses items are based on consolidated figures of the GPW Group.

Depreciation and amortisation

Depreciation and amortisation charges stood at PLN 12.9 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 12.8 million in H1 2015. The increase in depreciation and amortisation charges year on year in H1 2016 resulted mainly from an increase of depreciation and amortisation charges in TGE by PLN 0.9 million, a decrease of depreciation and amortisation charges in GPW by PLN 0.9 million following the completion of depreciation of property, plant and equipment related to the UTP trading system in 2015, as well as an increase of depreciation and amortisation charges in BondSpot by PLN 0.1 million.

Salaries and other employee costs

Salaries and other employee costs amounted to PLN 34.9 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 32.6 million in H1 2015.

GPW's salaries increased year on year in H1 2016 due to the cost of reorganisation in 2016 (PLN 1.5 million), whereas salaries decreased in 2015 as provisions against retirement allowances and jubilee awards were released following changes of the jubilee award system and the retirement and disability severance pay system (PLN 3.3 million).

The headcount of the Group was 349 FTEs as at 30 June 2016.

Table 19: Employment in GPW Group

As at
# FTEs 30 June 2016 31 December
2015
30 June 2015
GPW 198 201 203
Subsidiaries 151 150 152
Total 349 351 355

Source: Company

Rent and other maintenance fees

Rent and other maintenance fees amounted to PLN 4.5 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 5.2 million in H1 2015. Rental contracts for NewConnect and Catalyst rooms and an archive space in the Centrum Giełdowe building were terminated at the end of May 2015, reducing the cost of rent and maintenance fees by ca. PLN 100 thousand per month as of June 2015.

Fees and charges

Fees and charges stood at PLN 12.1 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 12.4 million in H1 2015. The main component of fees and charges are capital market supervision fees paid to the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (PFSA) (PLN 11.2 million in the current period). Following a change of the system of financing of the cost of market supervision and a change of the scope of entities contributing towards the financing as of the beginning of 2016, the entire estimated annual fee due to PFSA is recognised in H1 2016. The amount of the fee in H1 2016 compared with H1 2015 is driven by a decrease of the fees due to PFSA paid by GPW by PLN 4.5 million, an increase of the fees due to PFSA paid by TGE by PLN 4.1 million, and an increase of the fees due to PFSA paid by BondSpot by PLN 0.1 million. While the fees due to PFSA from the GPW Group are very similar in the periods under review, it should be noted that the entire estimated annual cost was recognised in H1 2016 while only the H1 2015 cost was recognised in H1 2015.

The Act of 12 June 2015 amending the Capital Market Supervision Act and certain other Acts has largely extended the list of entities required to finance supervision (by adding, among others, banks, insurers, investment funds, public companies, brokerage houses and foreign investment firms) and increased the amount of contributions of entities. As a result, the cost paid by GPW may be reduced significantly in 2016 and beyond compared to PLN 22.0 million in 2015 (approximately by half for the GPW Group compared to 2015). At the same time, as of 1 January 2016, GPW reduced the transaction fees on trade in shares, allotment certificates and ETF units in the part charged on the value of an order up to PLN 100 thousand from 0.033% to 0.029% in order to transfer the savings resulting from the change of the structure of fees paid to PFSA in favour of market participants. The reduction of the fees paid to PFSA combined with the reduction of the trading fees offered by GPW will result in a commensurate decrease of both revenue and operating expenses of the GPW Group throughout 2016.

Following an amendment of regulations governing fees paid to cover the cost of supervision of the capital market and in view of the provisions of an interpretation of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC 21), the GPW Group has decided to change the timing of recognition of liabilities in respect of fees due to PFSA and of charging the fees to costs. Previously, GPW recognised 1/12 of the annual fee due to PFSA in each month of the year. Starting in 2016, the GPW Group will recognise the total liabilities and costs in respect of annual fees due to PFSA in the first quarter of each year. As a result of the modified presentation of fees due to PFSA, the GPW Group's operating expenses in H1 2016 include the entire fee at PLN 11 million. However, the GPW Group's operating expenses in H2 2016 will not include the annual fee due to PFSA, which will reduce them by approximately PLN 2.7 million per quarter compared to a steady distribution of the fees over the year. The modification is a purely presentational movement between different quarters. It will not affect the GPW Group's annual results.

The Chairperson of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority publishes the rates and the indicators necessary to calculate the fees in a public communique promulgated in the Official Journal of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority by 31 August of each calendar year. On that basis, the entities obliged to pay the fee will calculate the final amount of the annual fee due for the year and pay the fee by 30 September of the calendar year.

External service charges

External service charges amounted to PLN 17.0 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 18.9 million in H1 2015 (a decrease of 10.0%).

Table 20: Consolidated external service charges of GPW Group and structure of external service charges in H1 2015 and H1 2016

Six-month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
PLN'000, % 30 June 2016 % 30 June 2015 % v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
IT cost: 10 059 59% 9 544 50% 515 5,4%
IT infrastructure maintenance 6 341 37% 5 844 31% 498 8,5%
TBSP maintenance service 755 4% 585 3% 170 29,1%
Data transmission lines 2 871 17% 2 912 15% (41) -1,4%
Software modification 92 1% 203 1% (111) -54,8%
Office and office equipment maintenance: 1 183 7% 1 197 6% (14) -1,2%
Repair and maintenance of installations 294 2% 306 2% (12) -4,0%
Security 428 3% 412 2% 16 3,9%
Cleaning 240 1% 235 1% 5 2,3%
Phone and mobile phone services 221 1% 244 1% (23) -9,5%
Leasing, rental and maintenance of vehicles 276 2% 207 1% 69 33,4%
Transportation services 90 1% 66 0% 24 36,0%
Promotion, education, market development 2 417 14% 3 183 17% (767) -24,1%
Market liquidity support 242 1% 479 3% (237) -49,5%
Advisory (including: audit, legal services, business
consulting)
1 510 9% 2 682 14% (1 172) -43,7%
Information services 371 2% 310 2% 61 19,7%
Training 242 1% 387 2% (145) -37,4%
Mail fees 41 0% 38 0% 3 7,7%
Bank fees 74 0% 59 0% 15 24,8%
Translation 147 1% 161 1% (14) -8,9%
Other 362 2% 600 3% (238) -39,6%
Total 17 014 100% 18 914 100% (1 900) -10,0%

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

The decrease of external service charges year on year was mainly driven by GPW (a decrease of PLN 1.9 million). The decrease of GPW's expenses was due to a decrease by PLN 0.6 million in the cost of IT infrastructure maintenance, a decrease by PLN 0.7 million in the cost of advisory services, a decrease by PLN 0.3 million in the cost of promotion related to GPW's development and image projects, a decrease by PLN 0.2 million in the cost of supporting market liquidity, and a decrease by PLN 0.1 million each in the cost of training and the cost of leasing and maintenance of company cars.

Other operating expenses

Other operating expenses amounted to PLN 2.7 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 3.2 million in H1 2015. The expenses in H1 2016 included mainly the cost of material and energy consumption at PLN 1.5 million, industry organisation membership fees of PLN 0.3 million, non-life insurance at PLN 0.1 million, business travel at PLN 0.5 million.

The decrease of expenses in H1 2016 was mainly due to a reduction by PLN 0.3 million in costs of business travel and by PLN 0.1 million each in costs of membership fees, non-life insurance, and conference participation.

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

Other income of the Group stood at PLN 0.3 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 0.9 million in H1 2015. Other income includes damages received, gains on the sale of property, plant and equipment, reversal of impairment write-downs of receivables and investments.

Other expenses of the Group stood at PLN 0.6 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 1.8 million in H1 2015. Other expenses include donations paid, losses on the sale of property, plant and equipment, impairment write-downs of receivables and investments, and provisions against damages.

FINANCIAL INCOME AND EXPENSES

Financial income of the Group stood at PLN 7.2 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 6.1 million in H1 2015. Financial income includes mainly interest on bank deposits, positive FX differences, and the revaluation of shares of the associate Aquis (PLN 3.1 million) resulting from a capital increase.

Financial expenses of the Group stood at PLN 4.1 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 4.7 million in H1 2015. Financial expenses include mainly interest on bonds in issue.

In December 2011 and February 2012, GPW issued bonds with a total nominal value of PLN 245.0 million. The bonds are due for redemption on 2 January 2017. The bonds bear interest at a floating rate equal to WIBOR 6M + 1.17%, interest is paid semi-annually.

On 18 September 2015, GPW announced its intention to buy back series A and B bonds issued by GPW from bond holders for cancellation. On 29 September 2015, the GPW Management Board passed a resolution on the issue of series C unsecured bearer bonds. The bonds were issued on 6 October 2015.

On 6 October 2015, GPW issued 1,250,000 series C bearer bonds in a total nominal amount of PLN 125,000,000. The nominal amount and the issue price was PLN 100 per bond. The series C bonds bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.19% p.a. Interest on the bonds is paid semi-annually. The bonds are due for redemption on 6 October 2022 against the payment of the nominal value to the bond holders. The bonds have been introduced into the alternative trading system on Catalyst.

On 12 October 2015, GPW completed the purchase of its series A and B bonds from bond holders at a price of PLN 101.20 per bond. On 6-12 October 2015, GPW bought back 1,245,163 bonds for a total price of PLN 126,010,495.60. The early redemption of the series A and B bonds was paid for with cash raised by GPW through the issue of series C bonds.

Interest on the outstanding bonds is the main contributor to the financial expenses of the Company. The interest rate on the series A and B bonds is 2.94% p.a. in H1 2016 compared to 3.22% in H1 2015. The series C bonds bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.19% p.a.

SHARE OF PROFIT OF ASSOCIATES

The Group's share of profit of associates stood at a negative PLN 0.01 million in H1 2016 compared to a negative PLN 0.1 million in H1 2015.

The Group's share of the KDPW Group profit was PLN 2.4 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 2.9 million in H1 2015.

The share in the net profit of Centrum Giełdowe was PLN 0.14 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 0.28 million in H1 2015. The volatility of the profit of Centrum Giełdowe in the periods under review resulted mainly from fx differences and payment amounts and dates of the company's US\$ denominated loan.

The Group's share of the loss of Aquis Exchange Ltd was PLN 2.5 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 3.3 million in H1 2015.

Following a new share issue without the participation of GPW, GPW's share in Aquis measured by the number of shares decreased from 31.01% as at 31 December 2015 to 26.89% as at 30 June 2016. GPW's share in economic and voting rights decreased from 26.33% to 23.30%.

Table 21: Profit / (Loss) of associates

Six-month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
PLN'000 30 June 2016 30 June 2015 v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
KDPW S.A. Group 7 863 8 726 (863) -9,9%
Centrum Giełdowe S.A. 575 1 127 (552) -49,0%
Aquis Exchange Ltd (9 616) (11 143) 1 527 -13,7%
Total (1 178) (1 290) 112 -8,7%

Source: Company

Table 22: GPW's share of profit / (loss) of associates

Six-month period ended Change
(H1 2016
Change (%)
(H1 2016
PLN'000 30 June 2016 30 June 2015 v
s
H1 2015)
v
s
H1 2015)
KDPW S.A. Group 2 376 2 909 (533) -18,3%
Centrum Giełdowe S.A. 143 279 (137) -49,0%
Aquis Exchange Ltd (2 532) (3 312) 780 -23,6%
Total (14) (124) 110 -88,7%

Source: Company

INCOME TAX

Income tax of the Group was PLN 13.9 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 15.2 million in H1 2015. The effective income tax rate in the periods under review was 18.7% and 18.8%, respectively, as compared to the standard Polish corporate income tax rate of 19%.

Income tax paid by the Group was PLN 13.0 million in H1 2016 compared to PLN 1.9 million in H1 2015.

V. Atypical factors and events

CHANGE OF THE SYSTEM OF FINANCING OF CAPITAL MARKET SUPERVISION

The Act of 12 June 2015 amending the Capital Market Supervision Act and certain other Acts has largely extended the list of entities required to finance supervision (by adding, among others, banks, insurers, investment funds, public companies, brokerage houses and foreign investment firms) and increased the amount of contributions of entities. As a result, the cost paid by GPW may be reduced significantly in 2016 and beyond compared to PLN 22.0 million in 2015. The Act was signed into law by the President of Poland on 31 July 2015 and promulgated in the Journal of Laws on 31 August 2015. The Regulation of the Minister of Finance which determines among others the calculation method as well as the terms and conditions of the payment of fees by relevant entities took effect as of 1 January 2016. At the same time, as of 1 January 2016, GPW reduced the transaction fees on trade in shares, allotment certificates and ETF units in the part charged on the value of an order up to PLN 100 thousand from 0.033% to 0.029% in order to transfer the savings resulting from the change of the structure of fees paid to PFSA in favour of market participants. The reduction of the fees paid to PFSA (approximately by half for the GPW Group compared to 2015) combined with the reduction of the trading fees offered by GPW will result in a commensurate decrease of both revenue and operating expenses of the GPW Group throughout 2016.

Following an amendment of regulations governing fees paid to cover the cost of supervision of the capital market and in view of the provisions of an interpretation of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC 21), the GPW Group has decided to change the timing of recognition of liabilities in respect of fees due to PFSA and of charging the fees to costs. Previously, GPW recognised 1/12 of the annual fee due to PFSA in each month of the year. According to IFRIC 21, an entity recognises a liability for fees due to PFSA at the date of the obligating event. The obligating event is the fact of carrying out a business subject to fees due to PFSA as at 1 January of each year. Consequently, the estimated amount of the annual fees due to PFSA will be charged to the accounts of the GPW Group of the first quarter of each year.

As a result of the modified presentation of fees due to PFSA, the GPW Group's operating expenses in H1 2016 include the entire annual fee at PLN 11 million, recognised in Q1 2016. However, the GPW Group's operating expenses will not include the annual fee due to PFSA starting in Q2 2016, which will reduce them by approximately PLN 2.7 million per quarter compared to a steady distribution of the fees over the year. The modification is a purely presentational movement between different quarters. It will not affect the GPW Group's annual results. The same applies to the associate KDPW, impacting the GPW Group's share of profit of associates. KDPW's Q1 2016 profit includes the entire fee due to the PFSA in 2016 at PLN 9.3 million.

The Chairperson of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority publishes the rates and the indicators necessary to calculate the fees in a public communique promulgated in the Official Journal of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority by 31 August of each calendar year. On that basis, the entities obliged to pay the fee will calculate the final amount of the annual fee due for the year and pay the fee by 30 September of the calendar year.

VI. Group's assets and liabilities structure

The balance-sheet total of the Group was PLN 1.1 billion as at the end of H1 2016 compared to PLN 1.1 billion as at the end of H1 2015.

ASSETS

The Group's non-current assets stood at PLN 579.6 million representing 51% of total assets as at 30 June 2016 compared to PLN 580.6 million or 57% of total assets as at 31 December 2015 and PLN 572.3 million or 52% of total assets as at 30 June 2015. The Group's property, plant and equipment decreased modestly after the end of 2015 as a result of depreciation in GPW and TGE.

The Group's current assets stood at PLN 542.8 million representing 49% of total assets as at the end of H1 2016 compared to PLN 442.2 million or 43% of total assets as at the end of 2015 and PLN 519.7 million or 48% of total assets as at the end of H1 2015. The change in current assets after the end of 2015 was driven among others by the following factors:

  • an increase of the TGE Group's cash by PLN 88.9 million, partly driven by a decrease of trade receivables and partly by generated cash flows from operating activities;
  • an increase of GPW's cash by PLN 51.7 million generated from operating activities (while trade receivables were stable).
  • Table 23: Consolidated statement of financial position of GPW Group at the end of selected periods (assets)
As at
PLN'000 30 June 2016 % 31 December
2015
% 30 June 2015 %
Non-current assets 579 574 51% 580 645 57% 572 263 52%
Property, plant and equipment 121 539 11% 125 229 12% 112 059 10%
Intangible assets 258 057 23% 261 728 26% 265 565 24%
Investment in associates 191 412 17% 188 570 18% 190 057 17%
Deferred tax assets 3 041 0% - - - 0%
Available-for-sale financial assets 290 0% 282 0% 204 0%
Non-current prepayments 5 235 0% 4 836 0% 4 378 0%
Current assets 542 795 49% 442 170 43% 519 743 48%
Inventory 73 0% 135 0% 133 0%
Corporate income tax receivables 234 0% 369 0% 77 0%
Trade and other receivables 40 730 4% 81 273 8% 61 380 6%
Available-for-sale financial assets - 0% - 0% 10 573 1%
Assets held for sale - 0% - 0% 807 0%
Other current financial assets - 0% - 0% - 0%
Cash and cash equivalents 501 758 45% 360 393 35% 446 773 41%
Total assets 1 122 369 100% 1 022 815 100% 1 092 006 100%

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

The equity of the Group stood at PLN 682.5 million representing 61% of the Group's total equity and liabilities as at the end of H1 2016 compared to PLN 721.3 million or 71% of total equity and liabilities as at the end of 2015 and PLN 664.0 million or 61% of total equity and liabilities as at the end of H1 2015.

Non-current liabilities of the Group stood at PLN 137.5 million representing 12% of the Group's total equity and liabilities as at the end of H1 2016 compared to PLN 258.8 million or 25% of total equity and liabilities as at the end of Q4 2015 and PLN 255.2 million or 23% of total equity and liabilities as at the end of H1 2015. Non-current liabilities of the Group include mainly liabilities of GPW under issued bonds. The decrease in non-current liabilities after the end of 2015 was due to the reclassification of liabilities in respect of issued series A and B bonds to current liabilities in view of their maturity date which falls on 2 January 2017.

Current liabilities of the Group stood at PLN 302.4 million representing 27% of the Group's total equity and liabilities as at the end of H1 2016 compared to PLN 42.7 million or 4% of total equity and liabilities as at the end of 2015 and PLN 172.7 million or 16% of total equity and liabilities as at the end of H1 2015. The liability under the bond issue increased after the end of 2015 following the reclassification of liabilities in respect of issued series A and B bonds to current liabilities in view of their maturity date which falls on 2 January 2017. Furthermore, the TGE Group's other current VAT liabilities increased due to the profile of its transactions, as so did its liability under dividend payments due to GPW. The increase of accruals and deferred income was driven by annual fees paid by issuers, which are booked in the first quarter of the year and recognised over time. Furthermore, accruals and deferred income increased following the recognition in Q1 2016 of the entire liability in respect of the annual fees due to the PFSA

Table 24: Consolidated statement of financial position of GPW Group at the end of selected periods (equity and liabilities)

As at
PLN'000 30 June 2016 % 31 December
2015
% 30 June 2015 %
Equity 682 536 61% 721 267 71% 664 044 61%
Share capital 63 865 6% 63 865 6% 63 865 6%
Other reserves 1 560 0% 1 455 0% 1 465 0%
Retained earnings 616 614 55% 655 401 64% 597 769 55%
Non-controlling interests 497 0% 546 0% 945 0%
Non-current liabilities 137 461 12% 258 799 25% 255 246 23%
Liabilities under bond issue 123 669 11% 243 800 24% 244 309 22%
Employee benefits payable 4 686 0% 4 046 0% 2 327 0%
Finance lease liabilities 58 0% 84 0% 113 0%
Deferred income tax liability 6 824 1% 10 869 1% 8 497 1%
Current liabilities 302 372 27% 42 749 4% 172 716 16%
Liabilities under bond issue 121 047 11% 682 0% - 0%
Trade payables 6 288 1% 8 597 1% 19 634 2%
Employee benefits payable 10 379 1% 9 457 1% 9 584 1%
Finance lease liabilities 55 0% 55 0% 79 0%
Deferred income tax liability 10 920 1% 2 833 0% 7 130 1%
Accruals and deferred income 31 021 3% 7 263 1% 18 054 2%
Provisions for other liabilities and charges 649 0% 621 0% 1 282 0%
Other current liabilities 122 013 11% 13 241 1% 116 683 11%
Liabilities held for sale - 0% - 0% 270 -
Total equity and liabilities 1 122 369 100% 1 022 815 100% 1 092 006 100%

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

CASH FLOWS

The Group generated positive cash flows from operating activities at PLN 147.1 million in the first six months of 2016 compared to positive cash flows of PLN 64.9 million in the first six months of 2015. The higher cash flows from operating activities in H1 2016 were mainly driven by a decrease in receivables of TGE from statutory settlements resulting from VAT, as well as an increase in accruals and deferred income in GPW and TGE.

The cash flows from investing activities were negative at PLN 2.1 million in the first six months of 2016 compared to negative cash flows at PLN 3.4 million in H1 2015.

The cash flows from financing activities were negative at PLN 3.8 million in the first six months of 2016 compared to negative PLN 4.1 million in H1 2015. The negative cash flows mainly related to interest paid on issued bonds.

Table 25: Consolidated cash flows

Cash flows for the six-month
period ended 30 June
PLN'000 2016 2015
Cash flows from operating activities 147 114 64 892
Cash flows from investing activities (2 081) (3 424)
Cash flows from financing activities (3 797) (4 087)
Net increase / (decrease) in cash 141 236 57 381
Impact of change of fx rates on cash balances in foreign currencies 129 350
Cash and cash equivalents - opening balance 360 393 389 042
Cash and cash equivalents - closing balance 501 758 446 773

Source: Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

The Group's total capital expenditure in H1 2016 amounted to PLN 5.9 million including expenditure for property, plant and equipment at PLN 4.3 million and expenditure for intangible assets at PLN 1.6 million. By comparison, the Group's total capital expenditure in the first six months of 2015 amounted to PLN 6.9 million including expenditure for property, plant and equipment at PLN 2.6 million and expenditure for intangible assets at PLN 4.3 million.

The value of (contracted) future investment commitments of the Group was PLN 9.4 million as at 30 June 2016, including commitments for property, plant and equipment at PLN 1.0 million mainly for refurbishment of GPW premises, as well as commitments for intangible assets at PLN 8.4 million mainly for the following:

  • Electronic Document Flow,
  • Microsoft product licences in GPW,
  • X-Stream Trading system in TGE,
  • implementation of the financial and accounting system AX 2012 with new modules: consolidation and budgeting in GPW.

VII. Ratio analysis

DEBT AND FINANCING RATIOS

In the period under review, the debt of the Group posed no threat to its going concern and capacity to meet liabilities on time. The ratio of net debt to EBITDA remained negative in the periods under review as liquid assets of the GPW Group were greater than interest-bearing liabilities (net debt less than 0). The debt to equity ratio decreased moderately year on year in H1 2016 due to an increase in equity. The Group did not raise additional borrowed capital in the first six months of 2016.

LIQUIDITY RATIOS

The current liquidity ratio was 1.8 as at the end of H1 2016; its decrease was due to the reclassification of liabilities in respect of issued series A and B bonds to current liabilities. However, the ratio remains safe.

The coverage ratio of interest costs under the bond issue decreased modestly year on year in H1 2016 due to the Group's lower EBITDA. The Group generated cash flows from operating activities which were several times higher than necessary to cover current liabilities under the bond issue.

PROFITABILITY RATIOS

The profitability ratios decreased modestly year on year in H1 2016 due to a decrease of sales revenue. The lower level of return on assets (ROA) year on year in H1 2016 was due to higher average assets and a lower net profit of the Group in the last 12 months.

Table 26: Key financial indicators of GPW Group

As at / For the six-month period ended
30 June 2016 30 June 2015
Debt and financing ratios
Net debt / EBITDA 1), 2) (3,1) (2,3)
Debt to equity 3) 35,9% 36,8%
Liquidity ratios
Current liquidity 4) 1,8 3,0
Coverage of interest on bonds 5) 22,3 23,5
Return ratios
EBITDA margin 6) 54,0% 55,7%
Operating profit margin 7) 45,7% 47,9%
Net profit margin 8) 38,8% 39,5%
Cost / income 9) 54,1% 51,5%
ROE 10) 17,6% 17,6%
ROA 11) 10,7% 11,4%

1) Net debt = interest-bearing liabilities less liquid assets of GPW Group (as at balance-sheet date)

2) EBITDA = GPW Group operating profit + depreciation and amortisation (for a period of 6 months; net of the share of profit of associates)

3) Debt to equity = interest-bearing liabilities / equity (as at balance-sheet date)

4) Current liquidity = current assets / current liabilities (as at balance-sheet date)

5) Coverage of interest on bonds = EBITDA / interest on bonds (interest paid and accrued for a period of 6 months)

6) EBITDA margin = EBITDA / GPW Group revenue (for a period of 6 months)

7) Operating profit margin = GPW Group operating profit / GPW Group revenue (for a period of 6 months)

8) Net profit margin = GPW Group net profit / GPW Group revenue (for a period of 6 months)

9) Cost / income = GPW Group operating expenses / GPW Group revenue (for a period of 6 months)

10) ROE = GPW Group net profit (for a period of 12 months) / Average equity at the beginning and at the end of the last 12 month period

11) ROA = GPW Group net profit (for a period of 12 months) / Average total assets at the beginning and at the end of the last 12 month period

Source: Company

VIII. SEASONALITY AND CYCLICALITY OF OPERATIONS

Share prices and the value of trading are significantly influenced by local, regional and global trends impacting the capital markets, which determines the number and size of new issues of financial instruments and the activity of investors on GPW. As a result, the revenue of the Group is cyclical.

Trading in certificates of origin on TGE is subject to some seasonality. The volume of trade in property rights on the property rights market operated by TGE and the activity of participants of the register of certificates of origin are largely determined by the obligation imposed on energy companies which sell electricity to final consumers and have to cancel a certain quantity of certificates of origin in relation to the volume of electricity sold in the year. The percentage of certificates of origin which must be cancelled is fixed for every year in regulations of the Minister of the Economy.

According to the Energy Law applicable until April 2015, the obligation had to be performed until 31 March of the year following the year of the obligation. The Act of 20 February 2015 on renewable energy sources changed the deadlines, whereby green certificates of origin of renewable energy sources (or payment of a replacement fee) for the period from 1 January 2015 to 3 April 2015 was only possible until 31 March 2016. However, the obligation for the period from 4 April 2015 to 31 December 2015 was possible until 30 June 2016. In subsequent years, the entire obligation will be performed until 30 June. For cogeneration (red, yellow, and purple certificates), as of 2015, the obligation can also be performed by 30 June of the year for the previous year (previously: until 31 March). As a result, trading in the first half of the year is relatively higher than in the second half of the year.

The issuance of certificates of origin also intensifies in Q1 and in Q4 of each year. Certificates of origin are subject to mandatory cancellation within time limits set in the energy market regulations.

Trading in energy on the Commodity Derivatives Market operated by TGE is not distributed evenly over the year. It is seasonal in that trading is relatively low in the first half of the year compared to the second half of the year. This is because the supply side is awaiting information about the costs of electricity generation (including the cost of fuel) in the first half of the year. The demand side, in turn, needs time to determine its demand for the next year based on the demand of its clients.

IX. Other information

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS

The GPW Group had no contingent liabilities or contingent assets as at 30 June 2016.

PENDING LITIGATION

According to the Company's best knowledge, there is no litigation pending against the parent entity or other companies of the Group before a court, an arbitration body or a public administration body concerning liabilities or debt with a value of at least 10% of the Company's equity.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In the first six months of 2016, GPW and the associates of GPW did not make any other significant transactions on terms other than at arm's length.

On 25 May 2016, the Ordinary General Meeting of BondSpot S.A. resolved to allocate PLN 2 million from the 2015 net profit for the payment of dividend to the shareholders. The dividend due to GPW according to the number of shares held at the date of the resolution was PLN 1,940.0 thousand. The dividend payment date is 19 July 2016.

On 22 June 2016, the Ordinary General Meeting of Centrum Giełdowe S.A. resolved to allocate PLN 606 thousand from the 2015 net profit for the payment of dividend to the shareholders. The dividend due to GPW is PLN 150 thousand. The dividend payment date is 30 June 2016.

On 10 June 2016, GPW and the other shareholders of Aquis signed an agreement concerning shares of Aquis Exchange Limited. Under the annex to the shareholders' agreement, GPW agreed to conditionally sell the entire package of Aquis shares held at GBP 37 per share. The call option may be exercised by Aquis shareholders upon a negative decision of GPW concerning an initial public offering (IPO) or a negative decision of GPW concerning potential restructuring of Aquis Exchange necessary to complete an IPO. The call option is valid until the end of November 2017 and then expires.

In H1 2016, Aquis Exchange Limited issued shares at GBP 18.50 per share, which is more than the price paid by GPW (GBP 13.02 per share). Following the share issue without the participation of GPW, GPW's share in Aquis measured by the number of shares decreased from 31.01% as at 31 December 2015 to 26.89% as at 30 June 2016. GPW's share in economic and voting rights decreased from 26.33% to 23.30%.

In May 2016, TGE granted a short-term loan of PLN 300 thousand to the subsidiary InfoEngine S.A. The purpose of the loan was to finance current activities of the company. The interest rate on the loan was 2,0% p.a. The loan was granted for a period ending on 31 March 2017.

DIVIDEND

On 22 June 2016, the Ordinary General Meeting of GPW resolved to pay out a dividend of PLN 99,054 thousand, including PLN 96,536 thousand to be paid from the profit of 2015 and the remainder, i.e. PLN 2,518 thousand, to be paid from reserves. The dividend per share is PLN 2.36. The dividend record date is 20 July 2016 and the dividend payment date is 4 August 2016.

The dividend due to the State Treasury is PLN 34,665 thousand.

GUARANTIES AND SURETIES GRANTED

The Group granted no guarantees and sureties in the first six months of 2016.

FEASIBILITY OF PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED FORECASTS

The Group did not publish any forecasts of 2016 results.

EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE-SHEET DATE WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE FUTURE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE ISSUER

There were no other events after the balance-sheet date which could significantly impact the future financial results of the issuer.

FACTORS WHICH WILL IMPACT THE RESULTS AT LEAST IN THE NEXT QUARTER

  • as a result of the modified presentation of fees due to PFSA, the GPW Group's operating expenses in Q1 2016 include the entire fee at PLN 11,2 million. However, the GPW Group's operating expenses in subsequent quarters of the year will not include the annual fee due to PFSA, which will reduce them by approximately PLN 2.7 million per quarter compared to a steady distribution of the fees over the year. The modification is a purely presentational movement between different quarters. It will not affect the GPW Group's annual results. The same applies to the associate KDPW, impacting the GPW Group's share of profit of associates. KDPW's Q1 2016 profit includes the entire fee due to the PFSA in 2016 at PLN 9.3 million.
  • the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) drafted by the European Commission, which imposes new requirements on financial institutions. The harmonisation of the trading system and activity of the GPW Group with those regulations will require some additional capital expenditures and operating expenses in 2016 – 2017. The GPW Group is analysing the necessary resources, expenses and business opportunities of the implementation of MiFID II.
  • on 5 October 2015, the multilateral trading facility (MTF) Turquoise in London started to offer trade in Polish shares participating in WIG30. It cannot be ruled out that some investors will trade in shares of Polish companies on Turquoise.
  • start of trade on the financial commodity market, which increases operating expenses and capital expenditure and should gradually increase revenue.
  • the development of the financial instruments market on TGE: this will require IRGIT to obtain the status of central counterparty (CCP). IRGIT has to comply with capital requirements under the Commission Regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR). In the opinion of the company, the capital requirements under EMIR are met and require no material capital increase.
  • the Act of 20 February 2015 on renewable energy sources introduces as of 2016 a new system of support for the production of energy from renewable energy sources (RES) based on auctions. Under the Act, entities previously benefiting from support in the form of certificates of origin may switch to the auction system, which would have an adverse impact on volumes on the Property Rights Market and in the Register of Certificates of Origin. In addition, the Act narrows down the group of entities eligible for support in the form of green certificates (excluding large hydropower installations above 5 MW) and imposes restrictions on the issuance of certificates of origin for multi-fuel combustion plants, which may largely limit the number of property rights to green certificates of origin issued by the Register. Furthermore, the Energy Law requires energy companies which produce electricity and are entitled to compensation (to cover stranded costs) for early termination of long-term power and electricity sale contracts to "publicly" sell generated electricity. The number of entities subject to the formal obligation diminishes over time.
  • investment projects implemented in subsequent quarters, including the implementation of the X-Stream trading system in TGE.

OTHER MATERIAL INFORMATION

On 12 January 2016 the General Meeting of the GPW has adopted a resolution to appoint Ms Małgorzata Zaleska as President of the Exchange Management Board.

The Polish Financial Supervision Authority ("PFSA") at its meeting on 9 February 2016 approved change on the Management Board of the GPW consisting in the appointment of Ms Małgorzata Zaleska as the President of the GPW Management Board. The change on the GPW Management Board took effect as of the date of delivery of the relevant decision of the PFSA to the GPW i.e. as of 10 February 2016.

Mr. Karol Półtorak, Vice-President of the GPW Management Board, resigned on 16 March 2016. The GPW Supervisory Board at its meeting on 16 March 2016 appointed Mr Paweł Dziekoński as

Vice-President of the GPW Management Board. The Polish Financial Supervision Authority at its meeting on 19 April 2016 approved the change on the Exchange Management Board through the appointment of Mr Paweł Dziekoński as Vice-President of the GPW Management Board. The change on the GPW Management Board is effective as of the delivery of the PFSA decision to the GPW, i.e., as of 20 April 2016.

On 23 May 2016, Mr Grzegorz Zawada, Vice President of the Management Board of GPW, resigned effective as of 23 May 2016. At its meeting on 23 May 2016, the Supervisory Board of GPW decided to appoint Mr Michał Cieciórski as Member of the Management Board of GPW.

In the opinion of the Company, in the first six months of 2016, there were no significant events or circumstances, other than those presented in this Report, which would be material to an evaluation of the Company's or the Group's position with regard to its human resources, assets, financial position, financial results and capacity to meet obligations.

X. Appendices

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016 and the auditor's review report

Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016 and the auditor's review report

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of the Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. Group

for the six-month period ended on 30 June 2016

July 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 2
II. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 4
III. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 5
IV. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 7
V. NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 9
1. GENERAL 9
2. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 10
3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 11
4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS 12
5. INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATES 12
6. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS 14
7. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES 15
8. PROVISIONS AND IMPAIRMENT LOSSES FOR ASSETS 15
9. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 15
10. BOND ISSUE LIABILITIES 16
11. ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME 17
12.
INCOME TAX 17
13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 19
14. DIVIDEND 21
15. SEASONALITY 22
16. SEGMENT REPORTING 22
17. WCCH CLEARING GUARANTEE SYSTEM 28
18. EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE 28

I. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at
Note 30 June
2016
(unaudited)
31
December
2015
Non-current assets 579,574 580,645
Property, plant and equipment 3 121,539 125,229
Intangible assets 4 258,057 261,728
Investment in associates 5 191,412 188,570
Deferred tax asset 3,041 -
Available-for-sale financial assets 6 290 282
Long-term prepayments 5,235 4,836
Current assets 542,795 442,170
Inventories 73 135
Corporate income tax receivable 234 369
Trade and other receivables 7 40,730 81,273
Cash and cash equivalents 9 501,758 360,393
TOTAL ASSETS 1,122,369 1,022,815

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)

As at
Note 30 June
2016
(unaudited)
31
December
2015
Equity 682,536 721,267
Equity of the shareholders of the parent entity 682,039 720,721
Share capital 63,865 63,865
Other reserves 1,560 1,455
Retained earnings 616,614 655,401
Non-controlling interests 497 546
Non-current liabilities 137,461 258,799
Liabilities on bonds issue 10 123,669 243,800
Employee benefits payable 4,686 4,046
Finance lease liabilities 58 84
Deferred tax liability 6,824 10,869
Other liabilities 2,224 -
Current liabilities 302,372 42,749
Liabilities on bonds issue 10 121,047 682
Trade payables 6,288 8,597
Employee benefits payable 10,379 9,457
Finance lease liabilities 55 55
Corporate income tax payable 10,920 2,833
Accruals and deferred income 11 31,021 7,263
Provisions for other liabilities and charges 649 621
Other liabilities 122,013 13,241
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1,122,369 1,022,815

II. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Three-month period
ended
Six-month period ended
Note 30 June 30 June 30 June 30 June
2016
(unaudited)
2015
(unaudited)
2016
(unaudited)
2015
(unaudited)
Revenue 74,461 77,171 155,492 165,338
Operating expenses (38,026) (45,047) (84,148) (85,137)
Other income 100 172 344 859
Other expenses (46) (1,146) (610) (1,798)
Operating profit 36,489 31,150 71,078 79,262
Financial income 5,246 4,406 7,209 6,081
Financial expenses (2,022) (2,153) (4,097) (4,678)
Share of profit/ (loss) of associates 5 1,354 (336) (14) (124)
Profit before income tax 41,067 33,069 74,176 80,541
Income tax expense 12 (7,127) (6,094) (13,898) (15,166)
Profit for the period 33,940 26,975 60,278 65,375
Net change of fair value of
available-for-sale financial assets
- (103) - (184)
Effective portion of change of fair
value of cash flow hedges
156 111 163 29
Gains / (losses) on valuation of
available-for-sale financial assets
of associates
(77) (360) (58) (325)
Income to be reclassified as gains or
losses
79 (353) 105 (480)
Actuarial gains / (losses) on
provisions for employee benefits
after termination
- - - 14
Income not to be reclassified as gains
or losses
- - - 14
Other comprehensive income after
tax
-
79
(353) 105 (465)
Total comprehensive income 34,019 26,622 60,383 64,910
Profit for the period attributable to
s
hareholders
of
the parent entity
33,936 26,948 60,267 65,295
Profit for the period attributable to non
controlling interes
ts
4 27 11 80
Total profit for the period 33,940 26,975 60,278 65,375
Comprehens
ive income attributable to
s
hareholders
of
the parent entity
34,015 26,595 60,372 64,830
Comprehens
ive income attributable to
non-controlling interes
ts
4 27 11 80
Total comprehensive income 34,019 26,622 60,383 64,910
Basic / Diluted earnings per share
(PLN)
0.81 0.64 1.44 1.56

III. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Six-month period ended
Note 30 June
2016
(unaudited)
30 June
2015
(unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities: 147,114 64,892
Cash generated from operation before tax 160,076 66,762
Net profit of the period 60,278 65,375
Adjustments: 99,798 1,387
Incom
e
tax
13,898 15,166
Depreciation o
f property, plant and equipm
ent
3 7,066 7,106
Am
ortisation o
f intangible
asse
ts
4 5,845 5,708
Foreign ex
change
(gains)/losses
(129) (350)
(Pro
fit) / Loss on sale
o
f property, plant and
equipm
ent and intangible
asse
ts
14 402
Financial (incom
e) / expense
o
f available-for-sale
financial asse
ts
- (297)
Gains on dilution o
f shares in an associate
(3,064) (2,753)
Incom
e
from
interest on deposits
(3,334) (3,000)
Interest, cost and premium
on issued bonds
4,003 4,151
Ne
t change
o
f provisions for other liabilities and
charges
28 (66)
Change
o
f long-term
prepaym
ents
(399) (760)
Share
o
f (pro
fit)/loss o
f associates
14 124
O
ther
366 (126)
Change
in current asse
ts and liabilities:
75,490 (23,918)
(Increase) / Decrease of inventories 62 (13)
(Increase) / Decrease of trade and other
receivables
40,543 (18,785)
Increase / (Decrease) of trade payables (88) 6,330
Increase / (Decrease) of employee benefits
payable
1,562 (3,561)
Increase / (Decrease) of accruals and
deferred income
23,758 12,939
Increase / (Decrease) of other liabilities (net
of dividend payable)
9,653 (20,828)
Income tax (paid)/refunded (12,962) (1,870)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

Six-month period ended
Note 30 June
2016
(unaudited)
30 June
2015
(unaudited)
Cash flows from investing activities: (2,081) (3,424)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (4,289) (2,592)
Purchase of intangible assets (1,629) (4,278)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and
intangible assets
353 95
Interest received 3,334 3,000
Dividend received 150 352
Cash flows from financing activities: (3,797) (4,087)
Interest paid (3,770) (3,920)
Paid finance leases (27) (167)
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash
equivalents
141,236 57,381
Impact of fx rates on cash balance in currencies 129 350
Cash and cash equivalents - opening balance 360,393 389,042
Cash and cash equivalents - closing balance 501,758 446,773

IV. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Attributable to the shareholders of the
parent entity
Non
Share
capital
Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
Total controlling
interests
Total
equity
As at 31 December 2015 63,865 1,455 655,401 720,721 546 721,267
Dividends - - (99,054) (99,054) (60) (99,114)
Transactions with owners
recognised directly in equity
- - (99,054) (99,054) (60) (99,114)
Profit for the six-month period
ended 30 June 2016
- - 60,267 60,267 11 60,278
Other comprehensive income - 105 - 105 - 105
Total comprehensive income
for the six-month period
ended 30 June 2016
- 105 60,267 60,372 11 60,383
As at 30 June 2016
(unaudited)
63,865 1,560 616,614 682,039 497 682,536
Attributable to the shareholders of the
parent entity
Non
Share
capital
Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
Total controlling
interests
Total
equity
As at 31 December 2014 63,865 1,930 633,555 699,350 1,116 700,466
Acquisition of non-controlling
interests
- - (1,074) (1,074) (637) (1,711)
Dividends - - (100,733) (100,733) - (100,733)
Transactions with owners
recognised directly in equity
- - (101,807) (101,807) (637) (102,444)
Profit for the year ended
31 December 2015
- - 123,652 123,652 67 123,719
Other comprehensive income - (475) - (475) - (475)
Total comprehensive income
for the year ended 31
December 2015
- (475) 123,652 123,177 67 123,244
As at 31 December 2015 63,865 1,455 655,401 720,721 546 721,267

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (CONTINUED)

Attributable to the shareholders of the
parent entity
Non Total
Share
capital
Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
Total controlling
interests
equity
As at 31 December 2014 63,865 1,930 633,555 699,350 1,116 700,466
Acquisition of non-controlling
interests
- - (365) (365) (251) (615)
Dividends - - (100,733) (100,733) - (100,733)
Transactions with owners
recognised directly in equity
- - (101,098) (101,098) (251) (101,348)
Profit for the six
month period ended
30 June 2015
- - 65,295 65,295 80 65,375
Other comprehensive income - (465) - (465) - (465)
Total comprehensive income
for the six-month period
ended 30 June 2015
- (465) 65,295 64,830 80 64,910
Other changes in equity - - 16 16 - 16
As at 30 June 2015
(unaudited)
63,865 1,465 597,769 663,099 945 664,044

V. NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. General

1.1. Legal status and scope of operations of the entity

The parent entity of the Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. Group ("the Group") is Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie Spółka Akcyjna ("Warsaw Stock Exchange", "the Exchange", "GPW", "the Company" or "parent entity") with its registered office in Warsaw, ul. Książęca 4. The Company was established by Notarial Deed on 12 April 1991 and registered in the Commercial Court in Warsaw on 25 April 1991, entry no. KRS 0000082312, VAT no. 526-025-09-72, Regon 012021984. GPW has been listed on GPW's Main Market since 9 November 2010.

The core activities of the Group include organising exchange trading in financial instruments and activities related to such trading. At the same time, the Group pursues activities in education, promotion and information concerning the capital market and organises an alternative trading system. The Group is active on the following markets:

  • GPW Main Market (trade in equities, other equity-related financial instruments and other cash markets instruments as well as derivatives);
  • NewConnect (trade in equities and other equity-related financial instruments of small and mediumsized enterprises);
  • Catalyst (trade in corporate, municipal, co-operative, Treasury and mortgage bonds operated by GPW and BondSpot);
  • Treasury BondSpot Poland (wholesale trade in Treasury bonds operated by BondSpot).

The Group also organises and operates trade on the markets operated by Towarowa Giełda Energii S.A. ("the Polish Power Exchange", "PolPX") and InfoEngine S.A.:

  • Energy Markets (trade in electricity on the Intra-Day Market, Day-Ahead Market, Commodity Forward Instruments Market, Electricity Auctions),
  • Gas Market (trade in natural gas with physical delivery on the Intra-Day and Day-Ahead Market and the Commodity Forward Instruments Market),
  • Property Rights Market (trade in property rights in certificates of origin of electricity),
  • CO2 Emission Allowances Market (trade in CO2 emission allowances),
  • OTC (Over-the-Counter) commodity trade platform (complements the offer with OTC commodity trade in electricity, energy biomass and property rights in certificates of origin).

On 23 February 2015, PolPX received a decision of the Minister of Finance authorising PolPX to operate an exchange and start trade on the Financial Instruments Market. The Financial Instruments Market opened on 4 November 2015.

The GPW Group also operates:

  • Clearing House and Settlement System (performing the functions of an exchange settlement system for transactions in exchange-traded commodities),
  • Trade Operator and Balancing Entity services both types of services are offered by InfoEngine S.A., balancing involves the submission of power sale contracts for execution and clearing of non-balancing with the grid operator (differences between actual power production or consumption and power sale contracts accepted for execution).

GPW is also present in Ukraine through the Warsaw Stock Exchange Representation Office and in London through an appointed permanent representative of GPW whose mission is to support acquisition on the London market, in particular the acquisition of new investors and Exchange Members.

1.2. Approval of the financial statements

The Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements were authorised for issuance by the Management Board of the parent entity on 25 July 2016.

1.3. Composition and activity of the Group

The Warsaw Stock Exchange and its following subsidiaries:

  • Towarowa Giełda Energii S.A. Group ("Polish Power Exchange Group");
  • BondSpot S.A. ("BondSpot"),
  • GPW Centrum Usług S.A. ("GPW CU"), formerly WSE Services S.A.,
  • Instytut Analiz i Ratingu S.A. ("IAiR")

comprise the Warsaw Stock Exchange Group.

The following are the associates over which the Group exerts significant influence:

  • KDPW S.A. Group ("KDPW"),
  • Centrum Giełdowe S.A. ("CG"),
  • Aquis Exchange Limited ("Aquis").

2. Basis of preparation of the financial statements

These Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of the Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. Group have been prepared according to the International Accounting Standard 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" approved by the European Union.

In the opinion of the Management Board of the parent entity, in the notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of the Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. Group ("Group"), GPW included all material information necessary for the proper assessment of the assets and the financial position of the Group as at 30 June 2016 and its financial results in the period from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016.

These Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements have been prepared on the assumption that the Group will continue as a going concern in the foreseeable future. As at the date of preparation of these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, in the opinion of the Management Board of the parent entity, there are no circumstances indicating any threats to GPW's ability to continue operations.

The Group has prepared the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements in accordance with the same accounting policies as those described in the audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 other than for changes described below. The Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial

Statements for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016 should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2015.

The following interpretations and amendments of existing standards adopted by the European Union are effective for the financial statements of the Group for the financial year started on 1 January 2016:

  • 1) Amendments to IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Operations;
  • 2) Amendments to IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment and IAS 38 Intangible Assets Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortisation;
  • 3) Improvements to IFRS (2012-2014);
  • 4) Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure initiative;
  • 5) Amendments to IAS 27 Separate Financial Statements Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements.

According to the Group's assessment, these interpretations and amendments to the standards have no material impact on the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.

The critical accounting estimates and judgements used by the Management Board of the parent entity in the application of the Group's accounting policy and the key sources of uncertainty were the same as those used in the audited Consolidated Financial Statements as at 31 December 2015, other than the judgements concerning fees covering the cost of capital market supervision described in Note 13.1.

3. Property, plant and equipment

Table 1: Change of the net carrying value of property, plant and equipment by category

Period of
6 months ended
30 June 2016
(unaudited)
12 months ended
31 December
2015
Net carrying value - opening balance 125,229 119,762
Additions 4,289 23,813
Reclassification (548) (2,655)
Other adjustments - 78
Disposals (365) (773)
Depreciation charge (7,066) (14,996)
Net carrying value - closing balance 121,539 125,229

Contracted investment commitments for property, plant and equipment were PLN 1,008 thousand as at 30 June 2016, including mainly restructuring of GPW offices.

Contracted investment commitments for property, plant and equipment were PLN 1,094 thousand as at 31 December 2015, including mainly restructuring of GPW offices.

4. Intangible assets

Table 2: Change of the net carrying value of intangible assets by category

Period of
6 months ended
30 June 2016
(unaudited)
12 months
ended
31 December
2015
Net carrying value - opening balance 261,728 261,019
Additions 1,629 10,315
Reclassification 545 2,655
Impairment - (93)
Disposals - (327)
Amortisation charge (5,845) (11,841)
Net carrying value - closing balance 258,057 261,728

Contracted investment commitments for intangible assets amounted to PLN 8,352 thousand as at 30 June 2016 and related mainly to:

  • Electronic Document Flow;
  • Microsoft product licences in GPW;
  • X-Stream Trading system in PolPX;
  • implementation of the financial and accounting system AX 2012 with the new consolidation and budgeting modules in GPW.

Contracted investment commitments for intangible assets amounted to PLN 13,884 thousand as at 31 December 2015 and related mainly to:

  • UTP-Derivatives systems;
  • Electronic Document Flow;
  • Microsoft product licences in GPW;
  • X-Stream Trading system in PolPX;
  • implementation of the financial and accounting system AX 2012 with the new consolidation and budgeting modules in GPW Centrum Usług S.A.

5. Investment in associates

As at 30 June 2016, the parent entity held interest in the following associates:

  • KDPW S.A. Group;
  • Centrum Giełdowe S.A.;
  • Aquis Exchange Limited.

Table 3: Carrying value of share of profit of associates

As at
30 June 2016
(unaudited)
31 December 2015
KDPW S.A. Group 159,683 157,365
Centrum Giełdowe S.A. 16,253 16,261
Aquis Exchange Limited 15,476 14,944
Total 191,412 188,570

Table 4: Change of the value of investment in associates

As at/Period of
6 months ended
30 June 2016
(unaudited)
12 months ended
31 December 2015
Opening balance 188,570 188,104
Gains on dilution of shares of
Aquis Exchange Limited
3,064 2,754
Dividends (150) (352)
Share of profit/ (loss) after tax (14) (1,530)
Share in other comprehensive income (58) (405)
Closing balance 191,412 188,570

On 10 June 2016, GPW and the other shareholders of Aquis signed an agreement concerning shares of Aquis Exchange Limited. Under the annex to the shareholders' agreement, GPW agreed to conditionally sell the entire package of Aquis shares held at GBP 37 per share. The call option may be exercised by Aquis shareholders upon a negative decision of GPW concerning an initial public offering (IPO) or a negative decision of GPW concerning potential restructuring of Aquis Exchange necessary to complete an IPO. The call option is valid until the end of November 2017 and then expires.

In H1 2016, Aquis Exchange Limited issued shares at GBP 18.50 per share, which is more than the price paid by GPW (GBP 13.02 per share). Following the share issue without the participation of GPW, GPW's share in Aquis measured by the number of shares decreased from 31.01% as at 31 December 2015 to 26.89% as at 30 June 2016. GPW's share in economic and voting rights decreased from 26.33% to 23.30%.

6. Available-for-sale financial assets

Table 5: Available-for-sale financial assets

As at
30 June
2016
(unaudited)
31 December
2015
Opening balance 282 10,710
Discount and interest - (625)
Disposals (sale/redemption of bonds, shares) - (10,000)
Reclassified on sale of a controlling interest in a
subsidiary
- 487
Change in fair value - recognised in total
comprehensive income:
8 (291)
shares 8 (413)
Treasury bonds and bills - 122
Closing balance 290 282

Table 6: Fair value hierarchy

As at 30 June 2016 (unaudited)
Carrying Fair value hierarchy
value Fair value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Sibex 213 213 213 - - 213
InfoStrefa 77 77 - - 77 77
Total equity
financial assets
290 290 213 - 77 290
Total 290 290 213 - 77 290

7. Trade and other receivables

Table 7: Trade and other receivables

As at
30 June
2016
(unaudited)
31 December
2015
Gross trade receivables 33,110 39,164
Impairment allowances for receivables (2,075) (1,716)
Total trade receivables 31,035 37,448
Short-term prepayments 6,677 4,203
Other receivables and advance payments 531 1,655
Receivables in respect of tax settlements 2,487 37,967
Total other receivables 9,695 43,825
Total trade and other receivables 40,730 81,273

8. Provisions and impairment losses for assets

In the period from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016, impairment losses for assets were adjusted as follows:

impairment allowances for receivables: an increase of PLN 359 thousand (provision additions of PLN 589 thousand, releases of PLN 147 thousand, receivables written off as unenforceable PLN 83 thousand).

Furthermore, in the period from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016, there were the following changes in estimates relating to provisions:

  • litigation and other provisions were increased by PLN 28 thousand;
  • provisions against employee benefits (mainly annual bonuses) were increased by PLN 1,562 thousand (releases of PLN 239 thousand, usage of PLN 4,646 thousand, provision additions of PLN 6,447 thousand).

9. Cash and cash equivalents

Table 8: Cash and cash equivalents

As at
30 June
2016
(unaudited)
31 December
2015
Cash 12 4
Current accounts 261,620 123,066
Bank deposits 240,126 237,323
Total cash and cash equivalents 501,758 360,393

10. Bond issue liabilities

Table 9: Bond issue liabilities

As at
30 June
2016
(unaudited)
31 December
2015
Liabilities under bond issue - non-current: 123,669 243,800
Series A and B bonds - 120,257
Series C
bonds
123,669 123,543
Liabilities under bond issue - current: 121,047 682
Series A and B bonds 120,371 -
Series C
bonds
676 682
Total liabilities under bond issue 244,716 244,482

Series A and B bonds

On 5 December 2011, the GPW Management Board adopted a resolution concerning an issue of series A and B bearer bonds. The goal of the issue was to finance GPW's projects including institutional consolidation of the exchange commodity market and expansion of the list of products available to investors on the market, as well as technology projects on the financial markets and the commodity market.

The issue of series A bonds with a nominal value of PLN 170,000 thousand addressed only to qualified investors took place on 23 December 2011.

Series B bonds with a nominal value of PLN 75,000 thousand were offered in a public offering on 10 February 2012. The series B bonds were issued on 15 February 2012.

The series A and B bonds have been introduced to trading on the Catalyst market operated by GPW and Bondspot, which offers trade in corporate, municipal, co-operative, Treasury and mortgage bonds. The nominal value of the bonds was PLN 100 per bond. The GPW bonds are unsecured bonds at a floating interest rate. The interest rate is fixed within each interest period at WIBOR 6M plus a margin of 117 basis points.

The redemption date of the series A and B bonds is 2 January 2017. Series A and B bonds were partly redeemed before maturity in October 2015 in the nominal amount of PLN 124,516 thousand.

Series C bonds

On 6 October 2015, GPW issued 1,250,000 series C bearer bonds in a total nominal amount of PLN 125,000 thousand. The nominal amount and the issue price was PLN 100 per bond. The receipts from the issue were used for a partial redemption of series A and B bonds. The series C bonds bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.19 percent per annum. Interest on the bonds is paid semi-annually. The bonds are due for redemption on 6 October 2022 against the payment of the nominal value to the bond holders.

The series C bonds have been introduced to the alternative trading system on Catalyst.

11. Accruals and deferred income

Table 10: Accruals and deferred income

As at
30 June
2016
(unaudited)
31 December
2015
Total financial market 15,030 -
Total commodity market 2,913 4,461
Other income 170 286
Deferred income 18,113 4,747
Accruals* 12,908 2,516
Total accruals and deferred income 31,021 7,263
* As
at 30 June 2016: PLN 11,083 thous
and of
provis
ions
for fees
due to PFSA.

Accruals and deferred income of the financial market and the commodity market include annual and quarterly fees payable by market participants.

12. Income tax

Table 11: Income tax by current and deferred tax

Three-month period ended Six-month period ended
30 June
2016
(unaudited)
30 June
2015
(unaudited)
30 June
2016
(unaudited)
30 June
2015
(unaudited)
Current income tax 6,776 4,783 21,022 16,211
Deferred tax 351 1,311 (7,124) (1,045)
Total income tax 7,127 6,094 13,898 15,166

As required by the Polish tax regulations, the tax rate applicable in 2016 and 2015 is 19%.

Table 12: Reconciliation of the theoretical amount of tax arising from profit before tax and the statutory tax rate with the income tax expense presented in the statement of comprehensive income

Three-month period ended Six-month period ended
30 June
2016
(unaudited)
30 June
2015
(unaudited)
30 June
2016
(unaudited)
30 June
2015
(unaudited)
Profit before income tax 41,067 33,069 74,176 80,541
Income tax rate 19% 19% 19% 19%
Income tax at the statutory tax
rate
7,803 6,283 14,093 15,303
Tax effect: (676) (189) (195) (137)
Non-tax-deductible expenses 71 110 209 74
Additional taxable income - - 6 -
Dividend income free from taxation (582) (523) (582) (523)
Tax losses of subsidiaries not
recognised in deferred tax
74 143 149 288
Share of profit of associates free
from taxation
(257) 64 3 24
Other adjustments 19 17 20 -
Total income tax 7,127 6,094 13,898 15,166

13. Related party transactions

Related parties of the Group include its associates (KDPW S.A. Group, Centrum Giełdowe S.A. and Aquis Exchange Limited) and the State Treasury as the parent entity (holding 35.00% of the share capital and 51.76% of the total number of voting rights as at 31 March 2016), entities controlled and jointly controlled by the State Treasury and entities on which the State Treasury has significant influence. Furthermore, related parties include the key management personnel of the Group.

13.1. Information about transactions with companies which are related parties of the State Treasury

The Group keeps no records which would clearly identify and aggregate transactions with all entities which are related parties of the State Treasury.

Companies with a stake held by the State Treasury

Companies with a stake held by the State Treasury, with which the parent entity enters into transactions, include issuers (from which GPW charges introduction and listing fees) and Exchange Members (from which GPW charges fees for access to trade on the exchange market, fees for access to the GPW IT systems, and fees for trade in financial instruments).

Of the biggest clients of the parent entity, Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski S.A. was the only entity with a stake held by the State Treasury with which GPW entered into individually material transactions, identified on the basis of a list of companies supervised by the Ministry of Treasury as published by the Ministry of Treasury. The total sale to that company was PLN 4,428 thousand in the six-month period ended on 30 June 2016 and PLN 5,938 thousand in the six-month period ended on 30 June 2015.

Companies with a stake held by the State Treasury, with which PolPX and WCCH enter into transactions, include members of the markets operated by PolPX and members of the Clearing House. Fees are charged from such entities for participation and for trade on the markets operated by PolPX, for issuance and cancellation of property rights in certificates of origin, and for clearing.

Of the biggest clients of the PolPX Group, the following companies with a stake held by the State Treasury entered individually into material transactions with the PolPX Group: Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. (Polish Oil and Gas Company, "PGNiG"). The total revenue of PolPX and WCCH from PGNiG was PLN 6,442 thousand in the six-month period ended on 30 June 2016 and PLN 4,837 thousand in the three-month period ended on 30 June 2015. PGNiG is a participant of the markets operated by PolPX and a member of WCCH.

No other companies with a stake held by the State Treasury which entered into individually or collectively material transactions with the Group were identified among suppliers of the Group.

All trade transactions with entities with a stake held by the State Treasury are concluded in the normal course of business and are carried out on an arm's length basis. According to the Group's estimates, the individual and aggregate impact of other trade transactions with entities with a stake held by the State Treasury was immaterial in the six-month period ended on 30 June 2016.

In accordance with the Polish law, the Group's companies are subject to tax obligations. Hence, they pay tax to the State Treasury, which is a related party. The rules and regulations applicable to the Group's companies in this regard are the same as those applicable to other entities which are not related parties.

Polish Financial Supervision Authority

The Act of 12 June 2015 amending the Capital Market Supervision Act and certain other Acts has largely extended the list of entities required to finance supervision and increased the amount of contributions of entities. The Regulation of the Minister of Finance which determines among others the calculation method as well as the terms and conditions of the payment of fees by relevant entities took effect as of 1 January 2016. As a result, the cost paid by the GPW Group will be reduced significantly in 2016 and beyond compared to PLN 22.0 million in 2015.

Following these amendments of regulations, the GPW Group has decided in 2016 to change the timing of recognition of liabilities in respect of fees due to PFSA and of charging the fees to costs. Previously, the GPW Group recognised 1/12 of the annual fee due to PFSA in each month of the year. Starting in 2016, the estimated amount of the entire annual fee due to PFSA is charged to the accounts of the GPW Group of the first quarter of each year.

As a result of the change in the presentation of the fee due to PFSA, the GPW Group's operating expenses in H1 2016 include an annual fee of PLN 11.1 million. The fees in the first six months 2015 stood at PLN 11.1 million.

Details about the changes of fees due to PFSA are presented in the GPW Group's financial statements for the three-month period ended on 31 March 2016.

13.2. Transactions with associates

Table 13: Transactions of GPW Group companies with associates

As at
30 June 2016
(unaudited)
Three-month period
ended 30 June 2016
(unaudited)
Six-month period
ended 30 June 2016
(unaudited)
Receivables Liabilit
ies
Sales
revenue
Operat
ing
expenses
Sales
revenue
Operat
ing
expenses
KDPW S.A. Group - 1 - 3 - 5
Centrum Giełdowe S.A. - - - 134 45 216
Aquis Exchange Limited 7 - 7 - 15 -
Total 7 1 7 137 60 221

Table 14: Transactions of GPW Group companies with associates

As at
31 December 2015
Three-month period
ended 30 June 2015
(unaudited)
Six-month period
ended 30 June 2015
(unaudited)
Receivables Liabilit
ies
Sales
revenue
Operat
ing
expenses
Sales
revenue
Operat
ing
expenses
KDPW S.A. Group 1 1 43 7 43 10
Centrum Giełdowe S.A. - 146 - 301 - 611
Aquis Exchange Limited 7 - - - - -
Total 8 147 43 308 43 621

During the first six months of 2016 and 2015, there were no write-offs or material impairment allowances created for receivables from associates.

As owner and lessee of office space in the Centrum Giełdowe building, GPW pays rent and operating expenses, including for joint property, to the building manager, Centrum Giełdowe S.A.

In 2015 and 2016, GPW also concluded transactions with the Książęca 4 Street Housing Cooperative of which it is a member. The expenses amounted to PLN 1,709 thousand in the first six months of 2016 and PLN 1,851 thousand in the first six months of 2015.

13.3. Information on remuneration and benefits of the key management personnel

The management personnel of the Group includes the Exchange Management Board and the Exchange Supervisory Board. The data presented in the table below are for all (current and former) members of the Exchange Management Board and the Exchange Supervisory Board who were in office in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

The table does not present social security contributions paid by the employer.

Table 15: Remuneration and benefits to the key management personnel of the Group

Three-month period
ended 30 June
(unaudited)
Six-month period
ended 30 June
(unaudited)
2016 2015 2016 2015
Base salary 833 867 1,650 1,734
Holiday leave equivalent 53 - 80 -
Bonus - Bonus Bank 119 161 259 438
Bonus - one-off payment 88 121 173 329
Bonus - phantom shares 88 121 146 329
Other benefits 17 32 50 77
Benefits after termination 125 299 180 629
Total remuneration of the
Exchange Management Board
1,323 1,601 2,538 3,536
Remuneration of the Exchange
Supervisory Board
124 130 257 267
Total remuneration of the key
management personnel
1,447 1,731 2,795 3,803

14. Dividend

On 22 June 2016, the Ordinary General Meeting of GPW resolved to distribute the Company's profit of 2015, including an allocation of PLN 99,054 thousand to the payment of a dividend. The dividend per share is PLN 2.36. The dividend record date is 20 July 2016 and the dividend payment date is 4 August 2016.

The liability in respect of the dividend payment was presented in the Company's other current liabilities as at 30 June 2016. The dividend due to the State Treasury is PLN 34,665 thousand.

15. Seasonality

The activity of the Group shows no significant seasonality except for the revenue from the Commodity Market which shows seasonality during the year (the revenue of the first months of the year is higher than the revenue for the other quarters of the year).

16. Segment reporting

These Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements disclose information on segments based on components of the entity which are monitored by managers to make operating decisions. Operating segments are components of the entity for which discrete financial information is available and whose operating results are reviewed regularly by the entity's key decision makers who are responsible for allocation of the resources to the segments and assessment of the Group's performance.

For management purposes, the Group is divided into segments based on the type of services provided. Three main reporting segments are as follows:

1) Financial Market segment, which covers the activity of the Group including organising trade in financial instruments on the exchange as well as related activities. The Group also engages in capital market education, promotion and information activities and organises an alternative trading system.

The Financial Market includes three subsegments:

  • Trading (mainly revenue from trading fees which depends on turnover on the exchange, fees for access to exchange systems);
  • Listing (revenue from annual securities listing fees and one-off fees, e.g., for introduction of securities to trading on the exchange);
  • Information services (mainly revenue from information services for data vendors, historical data).

The Financial Market segment includes the companies GPW and BondSpot.

2) Commodity Market segment, which covers the activity of the Group including organising trade in commodities as well as related activities. The Group provides clearing and settlement on the commodity market through the company Warsaw Commodity Clearing House ("WCCH") and offers exchange trade in commodities (electricity, gas) and operates the Register of Certificates of Origin of electricity through the company PolPX. The GPW Group also earns revenues from the activity of a trade operator on the electricity market.

The Commodity Market includes the following sub-segments:

  • Trading (mainly revenue on the Energy Market from spot and forward transactions in electricity, revenue from spot and forward transactions in natural gas, revenue on the Property Rights Market from trade in certificates of origin of electricity);
  • Operation of the Register of Certificates of Origin of electricity (mainly revenue from issuance and cancellation of property rights in certificates of origin of electricity);
  • CO2 Allowances Market (trade in property rights in certificates of origin of electricity);
  • Clearing (revenue from other fees paid by market participants (members)).

The Commodity Market segment includes the PolPX Group.

3) The segment Other includes the companies IAiR and GPW Centrum Usług.

The accounting policies for the business segments are the same as the accounting policies of the GPW Group other than as described below.

The Management Board monitors separately the operating results of the segments to make decisions about resources to be allocated and assess the results of their allocation and performance. Each segment is assessed up to the level of net profit or loss.

Transaction prices of transactions between the business segments are set at arm's length, as for transactions with non-related parties.

The Group's business segments focus their activities on the territory of Poland.

The tables below present a reconciliation of the data analysed by the Management Board of the parent entity with the data shown in these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.

Table 16: Business segments: Revenue

Six-month period ended 30 June 2016
(unaudited)
Financial
Market
Commodity
Market
Other Exclusions
and
adjustments
Total GPW
Group
Sales to external clients 87,984 67,508 - - 155,492
Sales between segments and intra
Group transactions
664 103 144 (911) -
Sales revenues 88,648 67,611 144 (911) 155,492

Table 17: Business segments: Statement of comprehensive income

Six-month period ended 30 June 2016
(unaudited)
Financial
Market
Commodity
Market
Other Exclusions
and
adjustments
Total GPW
Group
Sales revenues 88,648 67,611 144 (911) 155,492
Operation expenses (60,010) (24,611) (441) 915 (84,148)
incl. depreciation and amortis
ation
(10,330) (2,484) (97) - (12,911)
Profit/(loss) on sales 28,638 43,000 (297) 4 71,344
Profit / (loss) on other operations (380) 109 44 (39) (266)
Operating profit / (loss) 28,258 43,109 (253) (35) 71,078
Profit / (loss) on financial
operations, incl.
1,124 994 20 974 3,112
interest income 2,395 919 20 - 3,334
interest expenses 3,766 2 - - 3,768
Share of profit/ (loss) of
associates
- - - (14) (14)
Profit before income tax 29,382 44,103 (233) 925 74,176
Income tax expense (5,327) (8,571) - - (13,898)
Profit for the period 24,055 35,532 (233) 925 60,278

Table 18: Business segments: Statement of financial position

Financial
Market
Commodity
Market
Other Exclusions
and
adjustments
Total GPW
Group
Total assets 801,360 252,780 3,074 65,155 1,122,369
Total liabilities 404,242 37,726 256 (2,391) 439,833
Net assets (assets less
liabilities)
397,118 215,054 2,818 67,546 682,536

Table 19: Business segments: Revenue

Six-month period ended 30 June 2015
(unaudited)
Financial
Commodity
Other
Market
Market
Exclusions
and
adjustments
Total GPW
Group
Sales to external clients 100,246 64,567 526 - 165,338
Sales between segments and intra
Group transactions
764 51 270 (1,085) -
Sales revenues 101,010
64,618
796
(1,085)

Table 20: Business segments: Statement of comprehensive income

Six-month period ended 30 June 2015
(unaudited)
Financial
Market
Commodity
Market
Other Exclusions
and
adjustments
Total GPW
Group
Sales revenues 101,010 64,618 796 (1,085) 165,338
Operation expenses (64,029) (19,821) (1,414) 126 (85,137)
incl. depreciation and amortis
ation
(11,163) (1,598) (53) - (12,814)
Profit/(loss) on sales 36,981 44,797 (618) (959) 80,201
Profit / (loss) on other operations (1,051) 114 (3) - (939)
Operating profit / (loss) 35,931 44,911 (621) (959) 79,262
Profit / (loss) on financial
operations, incl.
41,264 430 28 (40,318) 1,403
interest income 2,530 440 30 - 3,000
interest expenses (3,920) - - - (3,920)
Share of profit/ (loss) of
associates
- - - (124) (124)
Profit before income tax 77,194 45,341 (593) (41,401) 80,541
Income tax expense (6,433) (8,708) - (24) (15,166)
Profit for the period
70,761
36,633
(593) (41,425)

Table 21: Business segments: Statement of financial position

As at 31 December 2015
Financial
Market
Commodity
Market
Other Exclusions
and
adjustments
Total GPW
Group
Total assets 753,251 202,002 4,270 63,293 1,022,815
Total liabilities 280,584 22,281 75 (1,392) 301,548
Net assets (assets less
liabilities)
472,667 179,720 4,195 64,684 721,267

Table 22: Business segments: Revenue

Three-month period ended 30 June 2016
(unaudited)
Financial
Market
Commodity
Market
Other Exclusions
and
adjustments
Total GPW
Group
Sales to external clients 43,218 31,243 - - 74,461
Sales between segments and intra
Group transactions
356 63 75 (494) -
Sales revenues 43,574 31,306 75 (494) 74,461

Table 23: Business segments: Statement of comprehensive income

Three-month period ended 30 June 2016
(unaudited)
Financial
Market
Commodity
Market
Other Exclusions
and
adjustments
Total GPW
Group
Sales revenues 43,574 31,306 75 (494) 74,461
Operation expenses (27,786) (10,479) (258) 498 (38,026)
incl. depreciation and amortis
ation
(5,232) (1,257) (52) - (6,541)
Profit/(loss) on sales 15,788 20,827 (183) 4 36,435
Profit / (loss) on other operations 32 21 39 (39) 53
Operating profit / (loss) 15,820 20,848 (144) (35) 36,489
Profit / (loss) on financial
operations, incl.
1,633 600 17 974 3,224
interest income 1,187 469 17 - 1,673
interest expenses 1,880 1 - - 1,881
Share of profit/ (loss) of
associates
- - - 1,354 1,354
Profit before income tax 17,453 21,448 (127) 2,293 41,067
Income tax expense (3,005) (4,123) - - (7,127)
-
-
-
-
-
Profit for the period
14,448
17,325
(127)
2,293
33,940

Table 24: Business segments: Revenue

Three-month period ended 30 June 2015
(unaudited)
Financial
Market
Commodity
Market
Other Exclusions
and
adjustments
Total GPW
Group
Sales to external clients 49,667 27,179 325 - 77,171
Sales between segments and intra
Group transactions
527 (10) 177 (692) -
Sales revenues 50,194 27,169 501 (692) 77,171

Table 25: Business segments: Statement of comprehensive income

Three-month period ended 30 June 2015
(unaudited)
Financial
Market
Commodity
Market
Other Exclusions
and
adjustments
Total GPW
Group
Sales revenues 50,194 27,169 501 (692) 77,171
Operation expenses (33,830) (10,068) (781) (368) (45,047)
incl. depreciation and amortis
ation
(5,539) (1,053) (27) - (6,619)
Profit/(loss) on sales 16,365 17,100 (280) (1,060) 32,124
Profit / (loss) on other operations (858) (117) - - (974)
Operating profit / (loss) 15,507 16,983 (280) (1,060) 31,150
Profit / (loss) on financial
operations, incl.
42,420 131 22 (40,318) 2,254
interest income 1,328 150 23 - 1,501
interest expenses (1,985) - - - (1,985)
Share of profit/ (loss) of
associates
- - - (336) (336)
Profit before income tax 57,927 17,114 (258) (41,714) 33,069
Income tax expense (2,841) (3,247) - (5) (6,094)
Profit for the period
55,086
13,867
(258) (41,719)

17. WCCH Clearing Guarantee System

The clearing guarantee system operated by WCCH includes:

  • Transaction deposits which cover cash settlement;
  • Margins which cover positions in forward instruments;
  • Guarantee funds which guarantee the clearing of transactions concluded on forward markets in the event of a shortage of transaction deposits and margins posted by a member;
  • Margin monitoring system which compares the amount of liabilities of a WCCH clearing member under exchange transactions and margins with the amount of posted transaction deposits and margins.
Table 26: zCash posted as transaction deposits and margins and contributions to the guarantee funds
As at
30 June 2016
(unaudited)
As at
31 December 2015
Cash in WCCH
accounts
Cash in clients
accounts
Cash in WCCH
accounts
Cash in clients
accounts
Transaction deposits 416,050 271,322 573,617 408,672
Margins 278,285 195,834 109,943 382,013
Guarantee funds 169,232 39,597 192,446 44,005
Total 863,567 506,753 876,007 834,690

Non-cash collateral credited to margins stood at PLN 394,459 thousand as at 30 June 2016 and PLN 325,988 thousand as at 31 December 2015.

Cash of guarantee funds and transaction deposits is not presented as assets in the Group's statement of financial position.

Benefits from the management of the resources of the guarantee system are added to contributions of members to individual elements of the clearing guarantee system. Such benefits are debited with management fees in amounts set by the WCCH Management Board.

18. Events after the balance sheet date

There were no material events after 30 June 2016, i.e., the balance sheet date, which could impact the Condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. Group for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016.

The Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements are presented by the Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange:

Małgorzata Zaleska – President of the Management Board ………………………………………

Paweł Dziekoński – Vice-President of the Management Board ………………………………………

Dariusz Kułakowski – Member of the Management Board ………………………………………

Signature of the person responsible for keeping the accounting records:

Sylwia Sawicka – Chief Accountant ………………………………………

Warsaw, 25 July 2016

Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements of Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A.

for the six-month period ended on 30 June 2016

July 2016

Skonsolidowane sprawozdanie finansowe Grupy Kapitałowej Giełdy Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. za rok zakończony 31 grudnia 2015 r. Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements of Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016

(wszystkie kwoty wyrażone są w tys. zł, o ile nie podano inaczej) (all amounts in PLN'000 unless stated otherwise)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 2
II. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 4
III. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 5
IV. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 7
V. NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 9
1. BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN
ACCOUNTING POLICIES 9
2. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 10
3. INTANGIBLE ASSETS 10
4. INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES AND OTHER ENTITIES 11
5. PROVISIONS AND IMPAIRMENT LOSSES FOR ASSETS 11
6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 12
7.
DIVIDEND 12
8.
EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE 12

I. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at
Note 30 June
2016
(unaudited)
31
December
2015
467,871 472,253
2 93,071 94,773
3 78,607 81,601
4 36,959 36,959
4 254,984 254,985
290 282
3,960 3,653
313,659 261,770
68 119
26,376 26,091
287,215 235,560
734,023
781,530

SEPARATE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)

As at
Note 30 June
2016
(unaudited)
31
December
2015
Equity 379,687 454,881
Share capital 63,865 63,865
Other reserves (141) (304)
Retained earnings 315,963 391,320
Non-current liabilities 135,545 258,242
Liabilities on bonds issue 123,669 243,800
Employee benefits payable 2,828 2,382
Deferred tax liability 6,824 12,060
Other liabilities 2,224 -
Current liabilities 266,298 20,900
Liabilities on bonds issue 121,047 682
Trade payables 5,720 6,599
Employee benefits payable 6,614 7,023
Corporate income tax payable 9,547 1,976
Accruals and deferred income 22,231 1,776
Other liabilities 101,139 2,844
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 781,530 734,023

II. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Three-month period ended Six-month period ended
Note 30 June
2016
(unaudited)
30 June
2015
(unaudited)
30 June
2016
(unaudited)
30 June
2015
(unaudited)
Revenue 40,885 47,275 83,216 94,846
Operating expenses (25,173) (31,793) (54,878) (59,634)
Other income 55 124 190 375
Other expenses (24) (989) (571) (1,433)
Operating profit 15,743 14,618 27,957 34,154
Financial income 3,550 44,490 4,977 45,767
Financial expenses (1,994) (2,137) (4,011) (4,632)
Profit before income tax 17,299 56,971 28,923 75,289
Income tax expense (2,967) (2,744) (5,226) (6,143)
Profit for the period 14,332 54,227 23,697 69,146
Net change of fair value of
available-for-sale financial
assets
Effective portion of change of
fair value of cash flow
hedges
Income to be reclassified as
gains or losses
Actuarial gains / (losses) on
provisions for employee
benefits after termination
Income not to be reclassified as
gains or losses
-
156
156
-
-
(103)
111
8
-
-
-
163
163
-
-
(184)
29
(155)
14
14
Other comprehensive income
after tax
156 8 163 (141)
Total comprehensive income 14,488 54,235 23,860 69,005

III. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Six-month period ended
Note 30 June
2016
(unaudited)
30 June
2015
(unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities: 58,125 58,089
Cash generated from operation before tax 61,091 49,567
Net profit of the period 23,697 69,146
Adjustments: 37,394 (19,579)
Incom
e
tax
5,226 6,143
Depreciation o
f property, plant and equipm
ent
4,979 5,508
Am
ortisation o
f intangible
asse
ts
4,955 5,350
Foreign ex
change
(gains)/losses
(129) (350)
(Pro
fit) / Loss on sale
o
f property, plant and
equipm
ent and intangible
asse
ts
15 399
Financial (incom
e) / expense
o
f available-for-sale
financial asse
ts
(8) (297)
Financial incom
e
from
dividends
(2,090) (43,072)
Incom
e
from
interest on deposits
(2,276) (2,391)
Interest, cost and premium
on issued bonds
4,003 4,150
Change
o
f long-term
prepaym
ents
(306) (723)
O
ther
203 (63)
Change
in current asse
ts and liabilities:
22,822 5,767
(Increase) / Decrease of inventories 51 (1)
(Increase) / Decrease of trade and other
receivables
1,654 (4,214)
Increase / (Decrease) of trade payables 1,345 290
Increase / (Decrease) of employee benefits
payable
36 (5,520)
Increase / (Decrease) of accruals and
deferred income
20,455 14,035
Increase / (Decrease) of other liabilities (net
of dividend payable)
(720) 1,177
Income tax (paid)/refunded (2,966) 8,522

SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

Six-month period ended
Note 30 June
2016
(unaudited)
30 June
2015
(unaudited)
Cash flows from investing activities: (2,829) (1,308)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (3,343) (1,289)
Purchase of intangible assets (1,961) (1,587)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and
intangible assets
50 41
Investment in subsidiaries - (1,215)
Loans granted - (100)
Repayment of loans granted - 100
Interest received 2,276 2,391
Dividend received 150 352
Cash flows from financing activities: (3,770) (3,920)
Interest paid (3,770) (3,920)
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash
equivalents
51,526 52,861
Impact of fx rates on cash balance in currencies 129 350
Cash and cash equivalents - opening balance 235,560 208,035
Cash and cash equivalents - closing balance 287,215 261,246

IV. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Share capital Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
Total equity
As at 31 December 2015 63,865 (304) 391,320 454,881
Dividends - - (99,054) (99,054)
Transactions with owners
recognised directly in equity
- - (99,054) (99,054)
Profit for the six-month period
ended 30 June 2016
- - 23,697 23,697
Other comprehensive income - 163 - 163
Total comprehensive income for
the six-month period ended
30 June 2016
- 163 23,697 23,860
As at 30 June 2016
(unaudited)
63,865 (141) 315,963 379,687
Share capital Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
Total equity
As at 31 December 2014 63,865 (243) 395,147 458,769
Dividends - - (100,733) (100,733)
Transactions with owners
recognised directly in equity
- - (100,733) (100,733)
Profit for the year ended
31 December 2015
- - 96,905 96,905
Other comprehensive income - (61) - (61)
Total comprehensive income for
the year ended 31 December
2015
- (61) 96,905 96,844
As at 31 December 2015 63,865 (304) 391,320 454,881

SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (CONTINUED)

Share capital Other
reserves
Retained
earnings
Total equity
As at 31 December 2014 63,865 (243) 395,147 458,769
Dividends - - (100,733) (100,733)
Transactions with owners
recognised directly in equity
- - (100,733) (100,733)
Profit for the six- month period
ended 30 June 2015
- - 69,146 69,146
Other comprehensive income - (141) - (141)
Total comprehensive income for
the six-month period ended
30 June 2015
- (141) 69,146 69,005
As at 30 June 2015 - - - -
(unaudited) 63,865 (384) 363,561 427,042

V. NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Basis of preparation of the financial statements and description of the main accounting policies

These Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements of Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. have been prepared according to the International Accounting Standard 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" approved by the European Union.

In the opinion of the Management Board, in the notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements of Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A., GPW included all material information necessary for the proper assessment of the assets and the financial position of the Company as at 30 June 2016 and its financial results in the period from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016.

These Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements have been prepared on the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern in the foreseeable future. As at the date of preparation of these Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements, in the opinion of the Management Board of the Company, there are no circumstances indicating any threats to GPW's ability to continue operations.

The Company has prepared the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements in accordance with the same accounting policies as those described in the audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2015 other than for changes described below. The Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016 should be read in conjunction with the audited Separate Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2015.

Interpretations and amendments to existing standards adopted by the European Union which are effective for the Company's financial statements for the financial year starting on 1 January 2016:

  • 1) Amendments to IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Operations;
  • 2) Amendments to IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment and IAS 38 Intangible Assets Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortisation;
  • 3) Improvements to IFRS (2012-2014);
  • 4) Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure initiative;
  • 5) Amendments to IAS 27 Separate Financial Statements Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements.

According to the Company's assessment, these interpretations and amendments to the standards have no material impact on the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements.

The critical accounting estimates and judgements used by the Management Board in the application of the Company's accounting policy and the key sources of uncertainty were the same as those used in the Separate Financial Statements as at 31 December 2015, other than the judgements concerning fees covering the cost of capital market supervision described in Note 6.1.

2. Property, plant and equipment

Table 1: Change of the net carrying value of property, plant and equipment by category

Period of
6 months ended
30 June 2016
(unaudited)
12 months ended
31 December
2015
Net carrying value - opening balance 94,773 101,291
Additions 3,343 4,759
Disposals (66) (451)
Depreciation charge (4,979) (10,826)
Net carrying value - closing balance 93,071 94,773

Contracted investment commitments for property, plant and equipment were PLN 848 thousand as at 30 June 2016, including mainly restructuring of GPW offices.

Contracted investment commitments for property, plant and equipment were PLN 1,094 thousand as at 31 December 2015, including mainly restructuring of GPW offices.

3. Intangible assets

Table 2: Change of the net carrying value of intangible assets by category

Period of
6 months ended
30 June 2016
(unaudited)
12 months ended
31 December
2015
Net carrying value - opening balance 81,601 85,496
Additions 1,961 6,758
Disposals - (7)
Amortisation charge (4,955) (10,646)
Net carrying value - closing balance 78,607 81,601

Contracted investment commitments for intangible assets amounted to PLN 1,330 thousand as at 30 June 2016 and related mainly to:

  • Electronic Document Flow;
  • Microsoft product licences in GPW;

Contracted investment commitments for intangible assets amounted to PLN 6,512 thousand as at 31 December 2015 and related mainly to:

  • UTP-Derivatives system;
  • Electronic Document Flow;
  • Microsoft product licences in GPW.

4. Investment in subsidiaries, associates and other entities

As at 30 June 2016, and as at 31 December 2015, the Company held interest in the following subsidiaries:

  • Towarowa Giełda Energii S.A. ("Polish Power Exchange", "PolPX", the parent entity of the PolPX Group),
  • BondSpot S.A. ("BondSpot"),
  • GPW Centrum Usług ("GPW CU"),
  • Instytut Analiz i Ratingu S.A. ("IAiR").

As at 30 June 2016, and as at 31 December 2015, the Company held interest in the following associates:

  • Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych S.A. ("Central Securities Depository of Poland", "KDPW", the parent entity of the KDPW Group),
  • Centrum Giełdowe S.A.,
  • Aquis Exchange Limited.

On 10 June 2016, GPW and the other shareholders of Aquis signed an agreement concerning shares of Aquis Exchange Limited. Under the annex to the shareholders' agreement, GPW agreed to conditionally sell the entire package of Aquis shares held at GBP 37 per share. The call option may be exercised by Aquis shareholders upon a negative decision of GPW concerning an initial public offering (IPO) or a negative decision of GPW concerning potential restructuring of Aquis Exchange necessary to complete an IPO. The call option is valid until the end of November 2017 and then expires.

In H1 2016, Aquis Exchange Limited issued shares at GBP 18.50 per share, which is more than the price paid by GPW (GBP 13.02 per share). Following the share issue without the participation of GPW, GPW's share in Aquis measured by the number of shares decreased from 31.01% as at 31 December 2015 to 26.89% as at 30 June 2016. GPW's share in economic and voting rights decreased from 26.33% to 23.3%.

As at the date of publication of this report, GPW holds 384,025 Aquis shares at a carrying value of PLN 25,307 thousand.

5. Provisions and impairment losses for assets

In the period from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016, impairment losses for assets were adjusted as follows:

impairment allowances for receivables: an increase of PLN 359 thousand (provision additions of PLN 589 thousand, releases of PLN 147 thousand, receivables written off as unenforceable PLN 83 thousand).

Furthermore, in the period from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016, there were the following changes in estimates relating to provisions:

provisions against employee benefits (mainly annual bonuses and reorganisation severance allowances) were increased by PLN 37 thousand (usage of PLN 4,247 thousand, provision additions of PLN 4,284 thousand).

6. Related party transactions

6.1. Information about transactions with companies which are related parties of the State Treasury

Polish Financial Supervision Authority

The Act of 12 June 2015 amending the Capital Market Supervision Act and certain other Acts has largely extended the list of entities required to finance supervision and increased the amount of contributions of entities. The Regulation of the Minister of Finance which determines among others the calculation method as well as the terms and conditions of the payment of fees by relevant entities took effect as of 1 January 2016. As a result, the cost paid by GPW will be reduced significantly in 2016 and beyond compared to PLN 21.1 million in 2015.

Following these amendments of regulations, GPW has decided in 2016 to change the timing of recognition of liabilities in respect of fees due to PFSA and of charging the fees to costs. Previously, GPW recognised 1/12 of the annual fee due to PFSA in each month of the year. Starting in 2016, the estimated amount of the entire annual fee due to PFSA is charged to the accounts of GPW of the first quarter of each year.

As a result of the change in the presentation of the fee due to PFSA, GPW's operating expenses in H1 2016 include an annual fee of PLN 6.6 million. The fees in the first six months 2015 stood at PLN 11.1 million.

Details about the changes of fees due to PFSA are presented in the GPW Group's financial statements for the three-month period ended on 31 March 2016.

6.2. Transactions with subsidiaries and associates

On 25 May 2016, the Ordinary General Meeting of BondSpot resolved to allocate PLN 2,000 thousand from the 2015 net profit for the payment of dividend. The dividend due to GPW as at 30 June 2016 was PLN 1,940 thousand. The dividend payment date is 19 July 2016.

On 22 June 2016, the Ordinary General Meeting of Centrum Giełdowe resolved to allocate PLN 606 thousand from the 2015 net profit for the payment of dividend. The dividend due to GPW is PLN 150 thousand. The dividend payment date is 30 June 2016.

7. Dividend

On 22 June 2016, the Ordinary General Meeting of GPW resolved to distribute the Company's profit of 2015, including an allocation of PLN 99,054 thousand to the payment of a dividend. The dividend per share is PLN 2.36. The dividend record date is 20 July 2016 and the dividend payment date is 4 August 2016.

The liability in respect of the dividend payment was presented in the Company's other current liabilities as at 30 June 2016. The dividend due to the State Treasury is PLN 34,665 thousand.

8. Events after the balance sheet date

There were no material events after 30 June 2016, i.e., the balance sheet date, which could impact the Condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A. Group for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016.

The Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements are presented by the Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange:

Małgorzata Zaleska – President of the Management Board ………………………………………

Paweł Dziekoński – Vice-President of the Management Board ………………………………………

Dariusz Kułakowski – Member of the Management Board ………………………………………

Signature of the person responsible for keeping the accounting records:

Sylwia Sawicka – Chief Accountant ………………………………………

Warsaw, 25 July 2016

Management Board's Statement

The Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange declares that the registered audit firm performing the audit of the Condensed Separate Financial Statements of the Warsaw Stock Exchange for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016 and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Warsaw Stock Exchange Group for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016 has been appointed pursuant to the binding regulations. The audit firm and the certified auditors performing the audit meet the requirements necessary for issuing an objective and independent audit opinion on the separate and the consolidated financial statement, pursuant to the binding provisions of the law and professional standards.

_______________________ Małgorzata Zaleska President of the Management Board

Paweł Dziekoński Vice-President of the Management Board

_______________________

Dariusz Kułakowski Member of the Management Board

_______________________

Warsaw, 25 th July 2016

Management Board's Statement

The Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange declares to the best of its knowledge that:

  • The Condensed Separate Financial Statement of the Warsaw Stock Exchange for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016, including comparative information, have been prepared in accordance with the binding accounting policies and that these give a true, fair and clear view of the financial position and results of the Warsaw Stock Exchange,
  • The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement of the Warsaw Stock Exchange Group for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016, including comparative information, have been prepared in accordance with the binding accounting policies and that these give a true, fair and clear view of the financial position and results of the Warsaw Stock Exchange Group,
  • The Consolidated report on the activities of the Warsaw Stock Exchange Group for the six-month period ended 30 June 2016 gives the true view of the Warsaw Stock Exchange Group development, achievements and situation, including the main threats and risks.

_______________________ Małgorzata Zaleska President of the Management Board

Paweł Dziekoński Vice-President of the Management Board

_______________________

_______________________ Dariusz Kułakowski Member of the Management Board

Warsaw, 25 th July 2016

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