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MESSAGE _ENGLISH VERSION_
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14/2026 Submission by a shareholder of candidates to the Company's Supervisory Board and of a draft resolution concerning item 15 of the agenda of the Annual General Meeting of the Company convened for June 29, 2026. Regulatory filing The Management Board of Agora S.A. with its seat in Warsaw _the "Company"_ informs that today, i.e. on 22 June 2026 it received information - according to § 21 section 1 _a_ _i_ of Agora's Statute- that Agora-Holding Sp. z o.o., the shareholder holding 100% of the registered preferred series A shares, submitted the following persons as candidates to the Supervisory Board of Agora S.A: Dariusz Formela Since 1 September 2018 Board Member of Black Red White S.A., and since 1 December 2018 President of the Management Board of the company. In the years 2012-2018, the president of GOBARTO S.A. _formely PKM DUDA S.A._ responsible for development and implementation of the company's strategy. In the years 2009-2012, he was a member of the board of PKM DUDA and CEO of CM Makton S.A. In the years 1998-2008, he worked for the ORLEN Capital Group, where he was also a member of the Management Board of PKN ORLEN and Mazeikiu Nafta responsible, i. a., for the oversight of the companies of the group and the integration of capital assets. He was also responsible for development and implementation of the restructuring plan in the ORLEN capital group. Currently, he is a member of the Supervisory Board of Forum TFI SA. Dariusz Formela is a graduate of the Law and Administration Faculty at the University of Gdansk. He also obtained an MBA diploma from the University of Bradford and Kozminski University. Justification:Dariusz Formela has undeniable professional experience in managing large organizations, which is especially useful for a Supervisory Board member of Agora S.A. Wanda Rapaczynski Associated with Agora S.A. almost since its inception. In 1998-2007 and between 28 June 2013 and 12 March 2014 served as the CEO of the Management Board. Under her leadership, Agora grew into one of the largest and most best known media companies in Central and Eastern Europe. After resignation from the function of the Company's CEO she remained associated with Agora, as an advisor to the Supervisory Board until her appointment to the supervisory body. Member of Supervisory Board of Agora in 2009-2019. She represented Agora S.A. in the European Publishers Council and the Polish Confederation of Private Employers LEWIATAN, where she was a member of the main board and a member of the supervisory board of the Polish Private Media and Advertising Employers Confederation.In 1984-1992, she was the Head of New Product Development in Citibank NA in New York. Previously, for two years she was the director of a research project at the Faculty of Psychology at Yale University, and in 1977-1979 research fellow at Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey. Her professional career began as a psychology lecturer at universities in New York and Connecticut.In years 2008-2018, she was a member of the supervisory board of Adecco S.A., a Swiss company operating internationally, specialized in recruitment services, where she chaired the Corporate Governance Committee. For years she was a member of the Council of the Central European University in Budapest, where she chaired its Audit Committee. She was also a member of the International Advisory Council at the Brookings Institution in Washington for many years. Since 2002 she is a member of Polish Group in the Trilateral Commission. In 1977 she received a Ph.D. in Psychology from City University of New York. A graduate of Yale University, School of Organization and Management, where in 1984 she received a Master of Private _ Public Management. Justification:Associated with the company almost since its inception. Under her leadership Agora grew into one of the largest and best known media companies in Central and Eastern Europe. She has broad knowledge about Company and media market in Poland and worldwide, which is especially useful for Agora's Supervisory Board member. Ph.D. Andrzej Szlęzak Currently Of Counsel, previously a Partner at the law firm Sołtysiński, Kawecki _ Szlęzak _SK_S_. Andrzej Szlezak joined Soltysinski, Kawecki _ Szlezak shortly after its founding in 1991. In 1993 he became a partner, and in 1996 a senior partner, a position he held until the end of 2015. In SK_S he was engaged in legal services in a number of privatizations and the restructuring processes of various sectors of Polish industry and banking. He supervised numerous mergers and acquisition projects, participated in greenfield projects, prepared a large number of transaction documents, and was the author of numerous legal opinions in the field of civil and commercial law. He is an arbitrator at the Arbitration Court at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw and a member of its Arbitration Council; he has also been repeatedly appointed as an arbitrator in disputes conducted before international arbitration institutions _ICC in Paris, VIAC in Vienna, and PCA in The Hague_. Andrzej Szlezak received his master's degrees in Law and English Philology at the Adam Mickiewicz University _AMU_ in Poznan. From 1979 to 1981, he completed his judicial training at the Provincial Court in Poznań. From 1979, he was a researcher at the Institute of Civil Law at Adam Mickiewicz University, where he earned both his doctoral degree and habilitation in civil law. In 1994, he was appointed Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University, a position he held until leaving the Faculty of Law in 1996. Andrzej Szlęzak has been a fellow of numerous foreign academic institutions, including universities in Oxford and Michigan. Currently, Andrzej Szlęzak is a professor at SWPS University in Warsaw, where he serves as Head of the Department of Private Law. He is the author of numerous publications, including those in foreign languages, in the field of civil and commercial law. Justification:Andrzej Szlezak has a broad knowledge of legal regulations, especially those regarding company and commercial law, which is especially useful for a member of Agora's Supervisory Board. Tomasz Sielicki He worked in the Sygnity S.A. _formerly ComputerLand S.A._ since the company's inception in 1991. From 1992 to 2005, he served as the President of the Management Board, later for two years he served as the President of the Sygnity Group _formerly ComputerLand Group_. He is considered to be the founder of the company's success. Moreover, he is a member, among others, of the Council of the Information Society Development Foundation. World runner-up in bridge and a bronze medalist at the Polish Senior Chess Championships. Justification:Tomasz Sielicki has undeniable professional experience in managing large organizations, which is especially useful for a Supervisory Board member of Agora S.A. Ph.D. Sebastian BuczekFounder and President of the Management Board of Quercus TFI S.A. He holds a university degree in economics and a habilitated doctorate in economic sciences; he is a graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics _SGH_. From 1997 to 2018, he was an academic at SGH, and from 2009 he held the position of Associate Professor. From 1996 to 2007, he worked for the ING Group in Poland. From 1996 to 2007, he worked at ING Investment Management _Polska_ S.A., where from June 2002 he served as Vice President of the Management Board, and from April 2006 as President of the Management Board. From 1999 to 2007, he worked at ING TFI S.A., where from October 1999 he served as a Member of the Management Board, from June 2002 as Vice President, and from April 2006 as President of the Management Board. Since August 2007, he has been the founder, leading shareholder, and President of the Management Board of Quercus TFI S.A. Since November 2021, he has been the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DI Xelion sp. z o.o. He is an Honorary Citizen of his hometown, Jedlina-Zdrój, and an Ambassador of Wałbrzych. Justification: Sebastian Buczek has undeniable professional experience in managing large business organizations, which is particularly useful for serving as a member of the Supervisory Board of Agora S.A. Sławomir S. Sikora Sławomir S. Sikora has many years of experience in banking. From 2003 to June 2021, he served as President of the Management Board of Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. From 2005 to 2008, he was a member of the Citigroup Management Committee in New York. Previously, from 2001 to 2003, he served as President of the Management Board of Bank Amerykański w Polsce S.A. From 1994 to 2001, he worked at Powszechny Bank Kredytowy S.A. as Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, holding the rank of Vice President of the Management Board. From 1989 to 1994, he held a number of senior positions at the Ministry of Finance _including Director of the Department of Banking and Financial Institutions_. Sławomir S. Sikora is a graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics. In the past, he has held, among others, the following positions: Member of the Supervisory Board of Agora S.A., Vice-Chairman of the Polish-American Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Advisory Council on Emerging Markets of the Institute of International Finance _Washington_, member of numerous supervisory boards of banks and insurance companies, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the President of Poland, Member of the Supervisory Board of the Royal Castle in Warsaw. Justification:Sławomir S. Sikora has undeniable professional experience in the management and supervision of large business organizations, which is particularly useful for serving as a member of the Supervisory Board of Agora S.A. Candidates expressed the consent to be candidates to the Supervisory Board of the Company and submitted all necessary declarations. The shareholder Agora-Holding sp. z o.o. has also submitted a change to the draft resolution included in the announcement dated 2 June 2026 on convening the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Agora S.A., regarding the determination of the number of members of the Supervisory Board for the new term. Draft resolution: "Resolution No. [...]on determining the number of members of the Supervisory Board for the new term Pursuant to § 18 section 1 of the Company's Articles of Association, the General Meeting hereby determines that the number of members of the Supervisory Board for the term commencing on the day following the date of this General Meeting shall be 7 persons." Justification of the draft resolution: In connection with the nomination of six candidates to the Supervisory Board by Agora-Holding sp. z o.o. and the announcement of the nomination of one candidate by the shareholder - the Open Pension Fund PZU "Złota Jesień", in the shareholder's opinion, it is necessary to amend the draft resolution by changing the number of members from 6 to 7. Legal basis: § 20 sec. 1 point 2_ and 4_ of the Regulation of the Minister of Finance of 6 June 2025 on current and periodic information published by issuers of securities and conditions for recognizing as equivalent information required by the law of a non-member state.
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