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Title: Commencement of the bookbuilding process in connection with the offering of new Series Y bearer shares Legal basis: Article 17_1_ MAR - inside information Content of the Report: The Management Board of XTPL S.A. _the "Company", the "Issuer"_, with reference to ESPI Current Reports No. 3/2026 dated 9 February 2026, No. 4/2026 dated 9 February 2026 and No. 9/2026 dated 9 March 2026, hereby announces the commencement of the bookbuilding process in connection with the offering for subscription _by way of a private placement_ of no more than 300,000 newly issued ordinary bearer shares of the Company, Series Y _the "Series Y Shares", the "Offering"_. The Offering is conducted on the basis of and in accordance with the terms set out in Resolution No. 03/03/2026 of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company dated March 9, 2026 regarding the increase of the Company's share capital through the issuance of Series Y ordinary bearer shares, with the full disapplication of preemptive rights of the existing shareholders, the amendment to the Company's Articles of Association, and the application for the admission to trading and introduction of these shares to trading on the regulated market _the "Issue Resolution"_, as well as in the resolution of the Management Board dated March 10, 2026 concerning the adoption of detailed rules and the timetable for the conduct of the Series Y Shares Offering. In accordance with the Issue Resolution and the relevant provisions of Regulation _EU_ 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC _"Regulation 2017/1129"_, neither the Offering nor admission of the Series Y Shares to trading on the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange will require the Company to provide to the public a prospectus or other information or offering document within the meaning of applicable laws. The Issuer has contracted Trigon Dom Maklerski S.A. _"Trigon Brokerage House"_ as an intermediary responsible for activities connected with the Offering, including the bookbuilding for the Series Y Shares _"Bookbuilding"_. The Bookbuilding will begin immediately following the publication of this current report and is expected to end on March 12, 2026, although the Management Board reserves the right to shorten the Bookbuilding period. Invitations to participate in the Bookbuilding may be addressed to the following categories/groups of investors: _i_ qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2_e_ of Regulation _EU_ 2017/1129, _ii_ no more than 149 natural or legal persons other than qualified investors _subject to limits provided by applicable law_, and _iii_ investors who will subscribe for Series Y Shares with a total value of at least EUR 100,000 per investor, including shareholders of the Company holding at least 0.5% of the total number of the Company's shares _each individually_ as of the close of business on the record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting held on March 9, 2026, i.e., as of the close of business on February 21, 2026 _the "Eligible Investors"_, who shall have priority in subscribing for Series Y Shares _under the terms described in the Issue Resolution_ in a number enabling such Eligible Investor to maintain a voting interest in the Company's General Meeting no lower than the interest held by that Eligible Investor as of the close of business on the record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting held on March 9, 2026, i.e., as of the close of business on February 21, 2026. After completing the Bookbuilding, the Issuer's Management Board will select investors who meet the conditions specified in the Issue Resolution, to whom the Trigon Brokerage House will send offers to subscribe for the Series Y Shares. Participation in the Bookbuilding will not be a necessary condition for receiving an offer to take up the Series Y Shares. OTHER INFORMATION The Current Report has been prepared solely for the purpose of fulfilling the obligations under Article 17_1_ of the Regulation _EU_ No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse _market abuse regulation_ and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC _"MAR"_, as the Company considered the information on the start of the Bookbuilding for the Series Y Shares as meeting the criteria of inside information within the meaning of Article 7 of MAR. The information contained in this current report does not constitute any offer to sell, solicitation, or invitation to submit offers, nor any proposal to acquire or subscribe for the Series Y Shares. It should not be interpreted as providing sufficient information to make an investment decision regarding the acquisition or subscription of the Series Y Shares or any other securities of the Company. Furthermore, it does not constitute "investment recommendations" or "information recommending or suggesting an investment strategy" within the meaning of Regulation _EU_ No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 16, 2014 on market abuse. This report does not in any way, directly or indirectly, serve to promote the offering, subscription, acquisition, or purchase of the Series Y Shares and does not constitute advertising or promotional material prepared or published by the Company for the purpose of promoting the Offering of the Series Y Shares or encouraging investors, directly or indirectly, to subscribe for or acquire the Series Y Shares. In particular, this report does not in any way, directly or indirectly, promote the Offering and does not constitute promotional material or advertising within the meaning of Article 22 of Regulation _EU_ 2017/1129, prepared or published by the Company for the purposes of promoting the Series Y Shares or their sale or subscription, or encouraging, directly or indirectly, their acquisition or subscription. THIS REPORT IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA _INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA_, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, OR SOUTH AFRICA, OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH DISTRIBUTION WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THAT JURISDICTION, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS. THE SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, OR SOUTH AFRICA, OR TO PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENT OR DOMICILED IN ANY OF THOSE COUNTRIES.
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