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Registration of a share capital increase and amendments to the Articles of Association of the CompanyTHIS CURRENT REPORT AND THE INFORMATION HEREIN, IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, OR FORWARDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION, RELEASE OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. FURTHER, THIS CURRENT REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICES AT THE END OF THIS CURRENT REPORT. The Management Board of PCF Group S.A. with its registered office in Warsaw _the "Company"_ hereby announces that on 2 June 2026 the District Court for the Capital City of Warsaw in Warsaw made an entry in the Register of Business Entities kept for the Company of the amendment of the Articles of Association of the Company, through the increase of the Company's share capital from the amount of PLN 852,205.42 _eight hundred and fifty-two thousand two hundred and five zlotys 42/100_ to the amount of PLN 921,743.74 _nine hundred twenty-one thousand seven hundred forty-three Polish zlotys 74/100_ through the issue of 3,476,916 _three million four hundred seventy-six thousand nine hundred sixteen_ Series I ordinary bearer shares of the Company with the nominal value of PLN 0.02 each _the "New Issue Shares"_ _the "Registration"_ issued as part of the authorized capital pursuant to Resolution No. 5/2026 of the Management Board of 29 April 2026 on increasing the Company's share capital within the authorized capital by issuing series I ordinary bearer shares, determining the issue price of series I shares and the deadline for concluding agreements to acquire series I shares, depriving existing shareholders of all preemptive rights to all series I shares, applying for admission and introduction of series I shares to trading on the regulated market operated by the Warsaw Stock Exchange, dematerialization of series I shares and amendment of the Company's Articles of Association. As at the date of this current report, the total number of votes attached to all the shares issued by the Company _after the Registration_ is 46,087,187 _forty-six million eighty-seven thousand one hundred eighty-seven_. After the Registration the share capital is represented by 46,087,187 _forty-six million eighty-seven thousand one hundred eighty-seven_ shares in the Company with the nominal value of PLN 0.02 _two grosz_ each, including: 1_ 27,500,000 Series A ordinary bearer shares; 2_ 2,062,512 Series B ordinary bearer shares; 3_ 387,714 Series D ordinary bearer shares; 4_ 136,104 Series E ordinary bearer shares; 5_ 3,343,037 Series F ordinary bearer shares; 6_ 2,510,904 Series G ordinary bearer shares; 7_ 6,670,000 Series H ordinary bearer shares; and 8_ 3,476,916 Series I ordinary bearer shares. The increase in the share capital through the issue of New Issue Shares took place as part of the authorized capital. Pursuant to the authorization referred to in § 51 of the Company's Articles of Association, after Registration, the amount of the authorized capital remaining to be subscribed is PLN 12,703.30 _twelve thousand seven hundred three Polish zlotys 30/100_. The Management Board of the Company presents below the amendments introduced to the articles of association of the Company. Wording of the amended sections of the Company's Articles of Association after the Registration: "§ 5. 1. The share capital of the Company amounts to PLN 921,743.74 _nine hundred twenty-one thousand seven hundred forty-three Polish zlotys 74/100_ and is divided into: 1_ 27,500,000 _twenty seven million five hundred thousand_ Series A ordinary, bearer shares with the nominal value of PLN 0.02 _two groszy_ each, 2_ 2,062,512 _two million sixty two thousand five hundred and twelve_ Series B ordinary, bearer shares with the nominal value of PLN 0.02 _two groszy_ each, 3_ 387,714 _three hundred eighty seven thousand seven hundred and fourteen_ Series D ordinary, bearer shares with the nominal value of PLN 0.02 _two groszy_ each, 4_ 136,104 _one hundred and thirty-six thousand one hundred and four_ Series E ordinary, bearer shares with the nominal value of PLN 0.02 _two groszy_ each, 5_ 3,343,037 _three million three hundred forty three thousand and thirty seven_ Series F ordinary, bearer shares with the nominal value of PLN 0.02 _two groszy_ each, 6_ 2,510,904 _two million five hundred ten thousand nine hundred four_ Series G ordinary, bearer shares with the nominal value of PLN 0.02 _two groszy_ each, 7_ 6,670,000 _six million six hundred seventy thousand_ Series H ordinary, bearer shares with the nominal value of PLN 0.02 _two groszy_ each, 8_ 3,476,916 _three million four hundred seventy-six thousand nine hundred sixteen_ Series I ordinary, bearer shares with the nominal value of PLN 0.02 _two groszy_ each". A consolidated text of the articles of association of the Company incorporating the above amendments is attached to this current report. IMPORTANT NOTICES This current report was prepared in accordance with Article 17 Section 1 of the Regulation 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 and Article 56 Section 1 Item 2 of the Act of 29 July 2005 on Public Offerings, the Conditions for Introducing Financial Instruments to an Organized Trading System, and Public Companies. This current report is solely for information purposes and is published by the Company exclusively in order to provide essential information on the terms of offering for its shares. This current report is by no means intended, whether directly or indirectly, to promote the offering, subscription or purchase of the shares of the Company referred to in this current report _the "New Shares"_ and does not represent advertisement or promotional material prepared or published by the Company for the purpose of promoting the New Shares or their subscription, purchase or offering or for the purpose of encouraging an investor, whether directly or indirectly, to acquire or subscribe for the New Shares. The Company has not published and has no intention of publishing any materials aimed at promoting the New Shares or their subscription or purchase after the date of this current report. This current report and the information contained in it is not for publication, release, transmission, distribution or forwarding, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which publication, release or distribution would be unlawful. This current report is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or issue, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for shares in the capital of the Company in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or any other state or jurisdiction. This current report has not been approved by any supervising authority or stock exchange. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions. The New Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended _the "Securities Act"_ or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, pledged, taken up, resold, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States absent registration under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. The New Shares have not been approved, disapproved or recommended by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission in the United States or any other U.S. regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the New Shares. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa. No public offering of the New Shares is being made in the United States, United Kingdom or elsewhere outside Poland. All offers of the New Shares will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation _EU_ 2017/1129, as amended from time to time _including any relevant implementing measure in any member state and in the United Kingdom, the "Prospectus Regulation"_, from the requirement to produce a prospectus. The New Shares may only be offered and sold outside the territory of the United States of America in offshore transactions as defined in and pursuant to the provisions of Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended and/or under other exemption_s_ from registration requirements in the United States of America or other relevant jurisdiction_s_. This current report is being distributed to persons in the United Kingdom only in circumstances in which section 21_1_ of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended does not apply. No prospectus will be made available in connection with the matters contained in this current report and no such prospectus is required _in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation_ to be published. This current report and the terms and conditions set out herein are for information purposes only and are directed only at persons who are: _a_ persons in Member States of the European Economic Area who are qualified investors _within the meaning of article 2_e_ of the Prospectus Regulation _"Qualified Investors"_; and _b_ in the United Kingdom, Qualified Investors who are persons who _i_ have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within the definition of "investment professionals" in article 19_5_ of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 _Financial Promotion_ Order 2005, as amended _the "Order"_; _ii_ are persons falling within article 49_2__a_ to _d_ _"high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc."_ of the Order; or _iii_ are persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated _all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"_. This current report and the terms and conditions set out herein must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Persons distributing this current report must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so. Any investment or investment activity to which this current report and the terms and conditions set out herein relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. This current report has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by the manager of the offering of the New Shares _the "Manager"_, or by any of its or its respective affiliates or agents as to or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this current report or any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed. The Manager is acting solely for the Company and no one else in connection with the offering, subscription and/or sale of the New Shares and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients nor for providing advice in relation to the offering, subscription and/or purchase of the New Shares and/or any other matter referred to in this current report. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on the Manager by the applicable regulatory regime, neither the Manager nor any of its respective affiliates accepts any responsibility whatsoever for the contents of the information contained in this current report or for any other statement made or purported to be made by or on behalf of the Manager or any of its respective affiliates in connection with the Company, the New Shares or their offering, subscription and/or sale. The Manager and each of its respective affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any responsibility and liability whatsoever, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise _save as referred to above_ in respect of any statements or other information contained in this current report and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by the Manager or any of its respective affiliates as to the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of the information contained in this current report. The Manager may participate in the Offering on commercial terms. The distribution of this current report and/or the offering, subscription and/or sale of the New Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been taken by the Company, the Manager or any of its respective affiliates that would, or which is intended to, permit an offering of the New Shares in any jurisdiction or result in the possession or distribution of this current report or any other offering or publicity material relating to the New Shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons distributing any part of this current report must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so. Persons _including, without limitation, nominees and trustees_ who have a contractual or other legal obligation to forward a copy of this current report should seek appropriate advice before taking any such action. Persons into whose possession this current report comes are required by the Company and the Manager to inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions. This current report contains _or may contain_ certain forward-looking statements with respect to certain of the Company's current expectations and projections about future events. These statements, which sometimes use words such as "aim", "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "plan", "estimate", "expect" and words of similar meaning, reflect the Company's Management Board's beliefs and expectations and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may occur in the future, are beyond the Company's control and could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any expected future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement. Statements contained in this current report regarding past trends or activities should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will continue in the future. The information contained in this current report is subject to change without notice and, except as required by applicable law, the Company does not assume any responsibility or obligation to update publicly or review any of the forward-looking statements contained in it, nor do they intend to. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this current report. No statement in this current report is or is intended to be a profit forecast or profit estimate or to imply that the earnings of the Company for the current or future financial years will necessarily match or exceed the historical or published earnings of the Company. As a result of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the recipient should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results or otherwise. This current report does not identify or suggest, or purport to identify or suggest, the risks _direct or indirect_ that may be associated with an investment in the New Shares. Any investment decision to subscribe for or acquire the New Shares in the offering, subscription and/or sale of such shares must be made solely on the basis of publicly available information, which has not been independently verified by the Manager. The information in this current report may not be forwarded or distributed to any other person and may not be reproduced in any manner whatsoever. Any forwarding, distribution, reproduction or disclosure of this information in whole or in part is unauthorized. Failure to comply with this directive may result in a violation of the Securities Act or the applicable laws of other jurisdictions. This current report does not constitute an invitation to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities in any jurisdiction. This current report does not constitute a recommendation concerning any investor's option with respect to the offering, subscription and/or purchase of the New Shares. Each investor or prospective investor should conduct his, her or its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of the business and data described in this current report and publicly available information. The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
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