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MESSAGE _ENGLISH VERSION_ |
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The Management Board of VIGO Photonics S.A., with its registered office
in Ożarów Mazowiecki _the "Company" or "Issuer"_, in reference to the
Polish Press Agency _PAP_ dispatch dated July 23, 2026, entitled "The
Vigo Photonics project was not selected for funding," hereby informs
that the information contained in the aforementioned dispatch may be
misleading to recipients.
This dispatch concerns the grant application no.
FENG.01.01-IP.01-A0WW/25, project titled "Detectors and integrated
detection modules for industrial and medical applications adapted for
surface mounting," submitted under call no. FENG.01.01-IP.01-003/24 on
March 28, 2025, which was not selected for funding. The total project
budget was PLN 20,894,312.08, and funding amounted to PLN 12,554,345.38.
The project received a very high rating, but the mandatory criteria were
not met. Due to the high score, the company appealed to the National
Centre for Research and Development _NCBR_. The appeal was dismissed,
and on February 12, 2026, the company received a letter from NCBR
informing it that the appeal had been dismissed. The company decided not
to continue the appeal process due to other applications for funding
similar to the project's scope.In Current Report No. 12/2026 dated
May 29, 2026, the company provided information on another application
for funding, application no. FENG.05.01-IP.01-002E/25, project titled
"Detectors and integrated detection modules for industrial and medical
applications adapted for surface mounting" submitted under call no.
FENG.05.01-IP.01-003/25, on October 29, 2025. The project budget is PLN
19,957,302.26, and funding is PLN 12,082,892.69. The project was
positively evaluated, met all criteria, and received a recommendation
for funding, as NCBR informed VIGO in a letter dated May 29, 2026. The
ranking list can be found at:
https://www.gov.pl/web/ncbr/step-sciezka-a-technologie-cyfrowe
The funding agreement for this project was signed with NCBR on June 29,
2026, as announced by the Issuer in Current Report No. 19/2026. The
project is being implemented as planned, and in the Management Board's
opinion, its further implementation is not at risk. The Issuer's
Management Board will submit a request to the Polish Press Agency _PAP_
to correct the above-mentioned report. However, given the deadlines for
corrections under the Press Law, the Issuer's Management Board deemed it
necessary to immediately disclose information regarding the
aforementioned projects to the public to avoid misleading the public.
This information has been classified as confidential because it may have
a significant impact on the Issuer's share price, as well as its
reputation and credibility.
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RB: Sprostowanie depeszy PAP z dnia 23 lipca 2026 r. w sprawie niezakwalifikowania jednego
z projektów VIGO do dofinansowania
