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Zagrebačka burza d.d.

Governance Information Apr 27, 2020

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CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE

MAIN COMPANY INFORMATION: Zagreb Stock Exchange, Inc.
CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT PHONE: Mario Golub, 01/4686 806
DATE OF QUESTIONAIRE COMPLETE: 27.4.2020

If a question in the questionnaire asks for an explanation, it is necessary to explain the answer provided. All the questions contained in this questionnaire relate to the period of one bussines year to which the annual financial statements also relate.

All the answers in the questionnaire will be measured in percentages, as explained at the beggining of each chapter.

COMPANY HARMONIZATION WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE

Answers to this questionnaire chapter will be valued with a max. 20% of the whole questionnaire valuation of company harmonization with the principles of Corporate Governance Code

Question
No.
Questions Answer
YES/NO
Explanation
1 Has the company accepted implementation of the code of corporate governance of the Zagreb Stock
Exchange?
YES
2 Does the company have its own code of corporate governance? YES
3 Have any principles of the code of corporate governance been adopted as part of the company's
internal policies?
YES
4 Does the company disclose harmonization with the principles of corporate governance in its annual
financial statements?
YES

SHAREHOLDERS AND GENERAL MEETING

Answers to this questionnaire chapter will be valued with max. 30% of whole questionnaire valuation of company harmonization with the principles of Corporate Governance Code

Question
No.
Questions Answer
YES/NO
Explanation
5 Is the company in a cross-shareholding relationship with another company or other companies? (If
so, explain)
NO
6 Does each share of the company have one voting right? (If not, explain) YES
7 Are there cases of different treatment of any shareholders?? (If so, explain) YES EBRD, as a shareholder, is entitled to
nominate one member of the Supervisory
Board for as long as it is registered as a
shareholder of the Company in the central
depository (Art. 9 of the Articles of
Association).
8 Has the procedure for issuing power of attorney for voting at the general assembly been fully
simplified and free of any strict formal requirements? (If not, explain)
YES
9 Has the company ensured that the shareholders of the company who, for whatever reason, are not
able to vote at the assembly in person, have proxies who are obliged to vote in accordance with
instructions received from the shareholders, with no extra costs for those shareholders? (If not,
explain)
NO No shareholders have contacted the
Company to have proxies appointed, but this
possibility will be considered in the future.
10 Did the management or Management Board of the company, when convening the assembly, set the
date for defining the status in the register of shares, which will be relevant for exercising voting rights
at the general assembly of the company, by setting that date prior to the day of holding the assembly
and not earlier than 6 days prior to the day of holding the assembly? (If not, explain)
YES
11 Were the agenda of the assembly, as well as all relevant data and documentation with explanations
relating to the agenda, announced on the website of the company and put at the disposal of
shareholders on the company's premises as of the date of the first publication of the agenda? (If not,
explain)
YES
12 Does the decision on dividend payment or advance dividend payment include information on the
date when shareholders acquire the right to dividend payment, and information on the date or
period during which the dividend will be paid? (If not, explain)
NO The Company paid no dividend in 2019.
13 Is the date of dividend payment or advance dividend payment set to be not later than 30 days after
the date of decision making? (If not, explain)
NO The Company paid no dividend in 2019.
14 Were any shareholders favoured while receiving their dividends or advance dividends? (If so, explain) NO The Company paid no dividend in 2019.
15 Are the shareholders allowed to participate and to vote at the general assembly of the company using
modern communication technology? (If not, explain)
NO The Comany had relatively small number of
shareholders, but this possibility will be
considered in the future.
16 Have the conditions been defined for participating at the general assembly by voting through proxy
voting (irrespective of whether this is permitted pursuant to the law and articles of association), such
as registration for participation in advance, certification of powers of attorney etc.? (If so, explain)
NO
17 Did the management of the company publish the decisions of the general assembly of the company? YES
18 Did the management of the company publish the data on legal actions, if any, challenging those
decisions? (If not, explain)
NO There were no legal actions challenging those
decisions.

PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAMES OF MANAGEMENT BOARD MEMBERS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

Ivana Gažić, President of the Management Board Tomislav Gračan, Member of the

Management Board

Ivan Tadin, Member

Borislav Centner, Chairman Tomislav Jakšić, Deputy Chairman Dunja Babić, Member Matko Maravić, Member Enrique Bernardo Mariano, Member Mislav Ante Omazić, Member Ivan Sardelić, Member

PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAMES OF SUPERVISORY BOARD AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

Answers to this questionnaire chapter will be valued with a max. 20% of the whole questionnaire valuation of company harmonization with the principles of Corporate Governance Code

Question Questions Answer Explanation
No. Did the Supervisory or Management Board adopt a decision on the master plan of its activities, YES/NO
19 including the list of its regular meetings and data to be made available to Supervisory Board YES
members, regularly and in a timely manner? (If not, explain)
20 Did the Supervisory or Management Board pass its internal code of conduct? YES
Does the company have any independent members on its Supervisory or Management Board? (if not,
21 please explain) YES
22 Is there a long-term succession plan in the company? (If not, explain) YES
Is the remuneration received by the members of the Supervisory or Management Board entirely or
23 partly determined according to their contribution to the company's business performance? (If not, YES
explain)
Is the remuneration to the members of the Supervisory or Management Board determined by a
24 decision of the general assembly or in the articles of association of the company? (If not, explain) YES
Have detailed records on all remunerations and other earnings of each member of the management Total remuneration paid to members of the
25 or each executive director received from the company or from other persons related to the company, NO Management Board has been disclosed.
including the structure of such remuneration, been made public (in annual financial statements)? (If
not, explain)
Have detailed records on all remunerations and other earnings of each member of the Supervisory or All details have been published in the Annual
26 Management Board received from the company or from other persons related to the company, YES Report.
including the structure of such remuneration, been made public (in annual financial statements)? (If
not, explain)
Does every member of the Supervisory or Management Board inform the company of each change
relating to their acquisition or disposal of shares of the company, or to the possibility to exercise
27 voting rights arising from the company 's shares promptly and no later than three business days, after YES
such a change occurs? (If not, explain)
Were all transactions involving members of the Supervisory or Management Board or persons related
28 to them and the company and persons related to it clearly presented in reports of the company? (If YES
not, explain)
Are there any contracts or agreements between members of the Supervisory or Management Board
29 and the company? NO
30 Did they obtain prior approval of the Supervisory or Management Board? (If not, explain) NO There are no contracts.
31 Are important elements of all such contracts or agreements included in the annual report? (If not, NO There are no contracts.
explain)
32 Did the Supervisory or Management Board establish the appointment committee? YES
33 Did the Supervisory or Management Board establish the remuneration committee? YES
34 Did the Supervisory or Management Board establish the audit committee? YES
All members of the Audit Committee are
Was the majority of the audit committee members selected from the group of independent members NO members of the Supervisory Board, and
35 of the Supervisory Board? (If not, explain) pursuant to Art. 65 of the Audit Act, the
Audit Committee is exempt from
Did the committee monitor the integrity of the financial information of the company, especially the independence.
correctness and consistency of the accounting methods used by the company and the group it The Company will consider it in the future
36 belongs to, including the criteria for the consolidation of financial reports of the companies belonging NO
to the group? (If not, explain)
Did the audit committee assess the quality of the internal control and risk management system, with
37 the aim of adequately identifying and publishing the main risks the company is exposed to (including
the risks related to the compliance with regulations), as well as managing those risks in an adequate YES
manner? (If not, explain)
Has the audit committee been working on ensuring the efficiency of the internal audit system,
especially by preparing recommendations for the selection, appointment, reappointment and
38 dismissal of the head of internal audit department, and with regard to funds at his/her disposal, and YES
the evaluation of the actions taken by the management after findings and recommendations of the
internal audit? (If not, explain)
39 If there is no internal audit system in the company, did the audit committee consider the need to
establish it? (If not, explain)
YES The Company has an internal audit function
in place.
40 Did the audit committee monitor the independence and impartiality of the external auditor,
especially with regard to the rotation of authorised auditors within the audit company and the fees
the company is paying for services provided by external auditors? (If not, explain)
YES
41 Did the committee monitor nature and quantity of services other than audit, received by the
company from the audit company or from persons related to it? (If not, explain)
YES
42 Did the audit committee prepare rules defining which services may not be provided to the company
by the external audit company and persons related to it, which services may be provided only with,
and which without prior consent of the committee? (If not, explain)
NO During 2019, the external auditor did not
provide other jobs.
43 Did the audit committee analyse the efficiency of the external audit and actions taken by the senior
management with regard to recommendations made by the external auditor? (If not, explain)
YES
44 Was the documentation relevant for the work of the Supervisory Board submitted to all members on
time? (If not, explain)
YES
45 Do Supervisory Board or Management Board meeting minutes contain all adopted decisions,
accompanied by data on voting results? (If not, explain)
YES
46 Has the Supervisory or Management Board evaluated their work in the preceding period, including
evaluation of the contribution and competence of individual members, as well as of joint activities of
the Board, evaluation of the work of the committees established, and evaluation of the company's
objectives reached in comparison with the objectives set?
YES
47 Are detailed data on all earnings and remunerations received by each member of the management or
each executive director from the company published in the annual report of the company? (If not,
explain)
NO Total remuneration paid to members of the
Management Board has been disclosed.
48 Are all forms of remuneration to the members of the management, Management Board and
Supervisory Board, including options and other benefits of the management, made public, broken
down by items and persons, in the annual report of the company? (If not, explain)
NO The Company will consider making these
public in the future.
49 Are all transactions involving members of the management or executive directors, and persons
related to them, and the company and persons related to it, clearly presented in reports of the
company? (If not, explain)
YES
50 Does the report to be submitted by the Supervisory or Management Board to the general assembly
include, apart from minimum information defined by law, the evaluation of total business
performance of the company, of activities of the anagement of the company, and a special comment
on its cooperation with the management? (If not, explain)
YES

AUDIT AND MECHANISMS OF INTERNAL AUDIT

Answers to this questionnaire chapter will be valued with a max. 10% of the whole questionnaire valuation of company harmonization with the principles of Corporate Governance Code

Question
No.
Questions Answer
YES/NO
Explanation
51 Does the company have an external auditor? YES
52 Is the external auditor of the company related with the company in terms of ownership or interests? NO
53 Is the external auditor of the company providing to the company, him/herself or through related
persons, other services?
NO
54 Has the company published the amount of charges paid to the independent external auditors for the
audit carried out and for other services provided? (If not, explain)
YES The Company published the amount of
charges paid to the external auditors as part
of its annual financial statements.
55 Does the company have internal auditors? YES
56 Does the company have an internal audit system in place? (If not, explain) YES

TRANSPARANCY AND THE PUBLIC OF ORGANIZATION OF BUSINESS

Answers to this questionnaire chapter will be valued with a max. 20% of the whole questionnaire valuation of company harmonization with the principles of Corporate Governance Code

Question
No.
Questions Answer
YES/NO
Explanation
57 Are the semi-annual, annual and quarterly reports available to the shareholders? YES
58 Did the company prepare the calendar of important events? YES
59 Did the company establish mechanisms to ensure that persons who have access to or possess inside
information understand the nature and importance of such information and limitations related to it?
YES
60 Did the company establish mechanisms to ensure supervision of the flow of inside information and
possible abuse thereof?
YES
61 Has anyone suffered negative consequences for pointing out to the competent authorities or bodies
in the company or outside, shortcomings in the application of rules or ethical norms within the
company? (if yes, explain)
NO
62 Did the management of the company hold meetings with interested investors, in the last year? YES
63 Do all the members of the management, Management Board and Supervisory Board agree that the
answers provided in this questionnaire are, to the best of their knowledge, entirely truthful?
YES

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