RESOLUTION NO. of the Extraordinary General Meeting of "PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Spółka Akcyjna" of 7 March 2022
concerning the principles of determining remuneration for Members of the Management Board
Acting pursuant to Article 2 Clause 2 Item 1, Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7, and Article 8 of the Act of 9 June 2016 on the principles determining the amount of remuneration for people managing certain companies, the Extraordinary General Meeting of the company "PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Spółka Akcyjna" with its registered office in Warsaw ("Company"), adopts as follows:
§ 1
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- With a Member of the Management Board, the Company enters into an agreement for the provision of managerial services for the duration of appointment ("Agreement"). A Member of the Management Board is obliged to provide such services in person, whether or not such services are provided on a self-employment basis.
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- The content of the Agreement is determined by the Supervisory Board pursuant to the conditions specified in the Act of 9 June 2016 on the principles of determining the amount of remuneration for people managing certain companies ("Act") and pursuant to the provisions of this resolution.
§ 2
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- The total remuneration of a Member of the Management Board consists of a fixed part constituting a basic monthly remuneration (Fixed Remuneration) and a variable part constituting a supplementary remuneration for the Company's financial year (Variable Remuneration).
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- The amount of the monthly Fixed Remuneration of Members of the Management Board will be determined by the Supervisory Board, subject to the following conditions:
- a) The Fixed Remuneration of the President of the Management Board will be determined within the range from 7 to 15 times the assessment basis referred to in Article 1 Clause 3 Item 11 of the Act of 9 June 2016 on the principles determining the amount of remuneration for people managing certain companies, taking into account the applicable, specific legal provisions shaping its amount.
- b) The Fixed Remuneration of the other Members of the Management Board will be determined within the range from 7 to 15 times the assessment basis referred to in Article 1 Clause 3 Item 11 of the Act of 9 June 2016 on the principles determining the amount of remuneration for people managing certain companies, taking into account the applicable, specific legal provisions shaping its amount.
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- The Variable Remuneration depends on the degree to which Managerial Objectives have been achieved and may not exceed 100% of the Fixed Remuneration of a Member of the Management Board in the previous financial year.
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- The General Meeting establishes Managerial Objectives including in particular:
- a) the achievement of EBITDA for the PGE Capital Group at the level specified in the approved material and financial plan for a given accounting year;
- b) compliance with the covenants under credit agreements (net debt/EBITDA);
- c) the achievement of the required availability index for the selected power generation units of the Capital Group;
- d) the implementation of particular strategic investment projects and programmes;
- e) the adjustment of the Capital Group to the structural changes of the sector by way of implementing strategic programmes and projects other than those referred to in letter d above;
- f) the effective utilization of the potential of innovation;
- g) the development of a systemic approach to communication within the PGE Group with respect to projects.
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- The General Meeting establishes additional Managerial Objectives whose achievement determines the possibility of receiving the Variable Remuneration. The additional Managerial objectives include in particular:
- a) the development and application of the principles of establishing remuneration for the members of management and supervisory bodies in subsidiaries in accordance with the principles specified in the Act;
- b) the fulfilment of the obligations referred to in Articles 17-20, Article 22, and Article 23, taking into consideration Article 18a and Article 23a of the State Property Management Act of 16 December 2016,
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- The General Meeting authorizes the Supervisory Board to establish detailed Managerial Objectives, their respective weights, as well as objective and measurable criteria of their accomplishment and settlement (KPI - key performance indicators), subject to the following conditions:
- a) a given Member of the Management Board is entitled to the Variable Remuneration after the approval of the Management Board's report on the Company's activities and the Company's financial statements for the previous financial year and after the acknowledgement of their discharge of duties by the General Meeting,
- b) the payment of a part of the Variable Remuneration may be delayed for up to 36 months depending on the fulfilment of conditions, by a specified deadline, in accordance with the established Managerial Objectives; then such a part of the Variable Remuneration may be paid in full or in part at the end of a settlement period,
- c) the Variable Remuneration is calculated on a pro rata basis; the proportion will depend on the number of days on which Members of the Management Board are to provide their services in a given financial year.
- d) the Supervisory Board ascertains the fulfilment of the conditions of the Variable Remuneration by particular members of the Management Board for whom Managerial Objectives have been established for a given financial year and who have performed their functions in the year under assessment, determining the due amount on the basis
of financial statements verified by expert auditors as well as other documents, depending on established Objectives.
- The expiry of the mandate of a Member of the Management Board assessed with respect to the achievement of the Managerial Objectives does not result in the loss of the right to receive the Variable Remuneration under the conditions specified in items 1-4 above, provided that such a Member of the Management Board has performed their functions for a period longer than 3 (three) months in a given financial year.
§ 4
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- The Agreement obliges a Member of the Management Board to notify the Company of any intention to perform functions in the governing bodies of any other commercial company or to acquire shares in such a company and to obtain the consent of the Supervisory Board for such actions; the Agreement may provide for a prohibition against performing functions in the governing body of any other commercial company or it may impose other restrictions concerning additional activities of a Member of the Management Board.
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- A Member of the Management Board may not receive remuneration for performing the function of a member of a governing body in companies subsidiary to the Company within the capital group within the meaning of Article 4 Item 14 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 16 February 2007.
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- The General Meeting authorizes the Supervisory Board to determine prohibitions and restrictions referred to in items 1 and 2 above, relevant reporting obligations as well as sanctions for any improper fulfilment of such obligations.
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In the Agreement, the Supervisory Board will determine the scope and principles of providing a Member of the Management Board with technical equipment and resources constituting the Company's assets and necessary for the performance of the function; the Supervisory Board may also determine limits or a manner of determining limits concerning costs incurred by the Company in connection with providing a Member of the Management Board with such equipment and resources as well as a Member's using such equipment and resources for business purposes.
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- In the event of the expiry of the mandate, in particular in consequence of the death, dismissal or resignation of a Member of the Management Board, the Agreement will terminate on the last day of a Member's performing the function without any necessity of additional activities.
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- Either Party has the right to terminate the Agreement with immediate effect in the event of the other Party's material breach of the provisions of the Agreement.
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- Either Party has the right to terminate the Agreement for reasons other than those specified in Clause 2 with a maximum notice period of 3 (three) months subject to the condition that if during the notice period there occurs an event referred to in clause 1 and
resulting in the termination of the Agreement in consequence of discontinuation in the performance of the function, the Agreement will be terminated pursuant to Clause 1.
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- If the Agreement is rescinded or terminated by the Company for reasons other than those specified in Clause 2, a Member of the Management Board may be granted a severance pay in the amount not higher than 3 (three) times the Fixed Remuneration provided that such a Member has performed the function for a period of at least 12 (twelve) months before the termination of the Agreement.
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- A Member of the Management Board is not entitled to the severance pay referred to in clause 4 if:
- a) the Agreement is terminated, rescinded, or amended in consequence of a change in the function performed by a Member in the Management Board,
- b) the Agreement is terminated, rescinded or amended in consequence of appointing a Member for another term of office of the Management Board,
- c) a Member is appointed as a member of the management board in a company belonging to the Capital Group,
- d) a Member resigns from their function.
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- The Supervisory Board and a Member of the Management Board may enter into a noncompetition agreement binding and effective after discontinuation in the performance of the function; such a non-competition agreement may be entered into only if a Member of the Management Board has performed their function for a period of at least 6 (six) months. Compensation under such a non-competition agreement may not exceed 100% of the Fixed Remuneration referred to in §2 Clause 2 of this Resolution.
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- Entering into a non-competition agreement after the termination or rescindment of the Agreement for the provision of managerial services is not permissible.
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- The period of the prohibition against competition may not exceed 6 (six) months from the discontinuation of the performance of the function of a Member of the Management Board.
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- Should a Member of the Management Board fail to perform, or improperly perform, a non-competition agreement, such a Member will be obliged to pay the Company a contractual penalty in the amount not lower than the amount of compensation due for the whole non-competition period.
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- In a non-competition agreement, the Supervisory Board is obliged to determine at least activities competitive to those of the Company, the amount of compensation for complying with the prohibition against competition, the deadline for the payment of such compensation, information provision obligations of a Member of the Management Board, as well as cases in which the prohibition against competition becomes ineffective. The Supervisory Board may determine the Company's right to withdraw from a noncompetition agreement or the Parties' rights to terminate a non-competition agreement.
The principles in force in the Company before the effective date of this Resolution will apply to all matters related to the achievement and settlement of Managerial Objectives for this year and the previous years.
The General Meeting revokes resolution no. 4 adopted by the Extraordinary General Meeting of the company "PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A." on 2 December 2019 and concerning the principles of determining remuneration for Members of the Management Board and the revocation of resolution no. 4 adopted by the Extraordinary General Meeting of the company PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. on 14 December 2016 and concerning the principles of determining remuneration for Members of the Management Board as well as the revocation of resolution no. 37 adopted by the Ordinary General Meeting of the company PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. on 27 June 2017 and concerning an amendment to resolution no. 4 of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the company PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. of 14 December 2016.
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The resolution becomes effective as at the day of its adoption.
The resolution has been adopted in an open ballot.