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    AGORA S.A.
    Czerska 8/10 Street
    00-732 Warszawa

    AGO -0,9%
    mWIG40 0,15%
    WIG-MEDIA 0,54%

    Regon: 11559486
    Numer KRS: 59944
    NIP: 526-030-56-44

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    We are committed to the values that lie at the core of our organization and that have been our guiding principles in spite of changing market conditions and the growth of our group. These are truth, tolerance, respect for fundamental human rights and help

    In all areas of our operations we are committed to professionalism and responsible management as well as transparency and clarity. Tolerance, independence and integrity are values that we strive to uphold in our everyday work. We build strong and sustainable relationships with our stakeholders: readers, listeners, viewers, clients, suppliers, our employees and shareholders.

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    History

    • 1989
    • 1995
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    • 1998
    • 1999
    • 1999
    • 2001
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    • 2002
    • 2004
    • 2009
    • 2010
    • 2010
    • 2012
    • 2012
    • 2014
    • 2014
    • 2015
    • 2016
    • 2016
    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2018
    • 2019

    Cinema and film

    Network of cinemas, Film Production and Distribution

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    Newspapers

    Daily Newspaper and Magazines

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    Agora’s Publishing House

    Books, Music Albums and DVDs

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    Outdoor Advertising

    AMS

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    Internet

    Websites, Video, Mobile and Programmatic Advertising

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    Radio

    Radio Stations and Music Websites

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    Culture, Education, Entertainment

    Entertainment: Music and Culture Events, Conferences, Discusssions

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    Food service

    Food service activity in the fast casual sector

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    Dla Inwestorów

    • Agora at a glance
    • Strategy
    • Capital Structure
    • Business environment
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    Agora and "Gazeta Wyborcza" daily were created before the parliamentary elections in 1989. "Gazeta Wyborcza" became the first independent daily in the country, and Agora grew into one of the largest and most known media companies in Poland. Since 1999 the Company has been listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange.

    The Group's largest enterprises are:

    • Helios S.A. - operator of the largest cinema network in the country in terms of the number of facilities and owner of the NEXT FILM company, dealing in film distribution and production;
    • Gazeta Wyborcza - the most popular opinion-forming newspaper in Poland, whose content is available in paper version, on the Internet - Wyborcza.pl and Wysokieobcasy.pl and on smartphones, tablets and e-readers; is the leader of digital transformation in Poland with 218 thousand active paid digital subscriptions at the end of 2019.
    • AMS - leader on the Polish outdoor advertising market;
    • The company also publishes music and film books and albums.

    Agora's websites are among the leading in terms of popularity in their categories. The company's dozens of Internet brands include, among others: Gazeta.pl, Sport.pl, Tokfm.pl and Plotek.pl, available online and through mobile applications; Agora is present on the programmatic advertising market through its subsidiary Yieldbird - one of the fastest growing companies in this area on the Polish market.

    The company also owns three music brands of local radio stations: Złote Przeboje, Rock Radio and Radio Pogoda, the internet radio Tuba.FM and is the majority co-owner of the supraregional Radio TOK FM.

    Agora has been operating on the food service market since 2019 through the Step Inside company belonging to the Helios network, which creates new restaurants under the Pasibus brand.

    The Agora Group plans for 2018-2022 to develop its largest businesses, including expanding the Helios cinema network, strengthening the position on the out-of-home market and selling premium content in the subscription model. At the same time Agora focuses on the start of operations in entirely new areas outside the advertising market: in the field of innovative B2B services and in the sphere of entertainment and leisure.

    The Agora Group’s new strategy for 2018-2022 is based on two strong pillars: systematic development of existing businesses and expanding the offer of the largest enterprises with innovative products or premium services, as well as development of new activities in prospective market segments.

    The Agora Group focuses in its current activity on:

    • the development of sales of quality content in the subscription model and strengthening the leading position in this segment. The Group aims to triple the average number of subscriptions for both Gazeta Wyborcza’s digital content and Radio TOK FM podcasts, as well as to ensure better monetization of this business model. Ultimately, in 2022, half of Gazeta Wyborcza's revenues will come from digital sources, and its profitability will improve regularly.
    • further development of the Helios cinema network, which is the foundation of Agora's presence in the segment related to spending free time by Poles. The number of Helios facilities will increase systematically, also in large agglomerations. The cinema offer will be enriched also by new screening rooms Helios Dream – luxuriously equipped premium screening rooms.
    • AMS entry into the next development phase due to changes in the panel portfolio structure - especially the increase in the share of premium panels, as well as a wider range of digital solutions, including those integrated with city furniture.
    • further, dynamic development of the Yieldbird company, the leader of the ad-tech industry, which has already achieved global success. This year, Yieldbird will offer another group of customers a new product, focusing on increasing its revenues and achieving higher profitability by 2022.

    Agora intends also to dynamically enter the market of B2B services and become the first choice partner for enterprises operating on the e-commerce market and looking for effective MarTech tools. The Group plans to develop this new business through both acquisitions and organic growth.

    Agora has also begun an intensive market research for new areas of activity, focusing in particular on projects related to spending free time away from home. The main foundation of this development is Helios, the leader of the Polish cinema market. Basing on existing competences and the know-how acquired from the market, the Group will offer new recipients modern eateries and entertainment concepts for the whole family both in shopping centers and outside them.

    The Management Board of Agora estimates that in the next 4 years, the level of investment in existing businesses may amount to ca. PLN 430 million. However, the Group plans to allocate up to PLN 500 million for the development of new ventures, investing in projects in the following areas: leisure and entertainment, B2B services for e-commerce, MarTech tools and other concepts. Agora does not exclude investments strengthening its current businesses, especially in those areas where the possibilities of dynamic organic growth have been exhausted. At the same time, the Management Board of Agora aims to maintain the company's dividend policy.

    More information on the Agora Group's plans, including goals for selected businesses, can be found in the "Agora Group Strategy for 2018-2022".

    Video transmission of the meeting with Agora's Management Board.

     

    Agora SA

    • Cinema
    • Radio Group
    • AMS S.A.
    • Internet
    • Others
    Company % ownership*
    Helios S.A. (Lodz) 91.4%
    Next Film Sp. z o.o. (Lodz) 91.4%
    Step Inside Sp. z o.o. (Lodz)
    		 82.3%
    Foodio Concepts Sp. z o.o. (Lodz)     -
    Next Script Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) 75.9%
    * as of 31 December 2020  
    Company % Ownership*
    Grupa Radiowa Agory Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw): 100%
    Doradztwo Mediowe Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) 100%
    IM 40 Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) 72%
    Inforadio Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) 66.1%
    * as of 31 December 2020  
    Company % Ownership*
    AMS S.A. (Warsaw) 100%
    AMS Serwis Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) [until April 1st 2020 Adpol Sp. z o.o.] 100%
    Piano Group Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)
    		 92%
    Instytut Badań Outdooru IBO Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) 50%
    * as of 31 December 2020  
    Company % Ownership*
    Plan D Sp. z o.o. (formerly Domiporta Sp. z o.o.) (Warsaw) 100%
    Optimizers Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) 100%
    Yieldbird Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) 92.1%
    Goldenline Sp. z o.o. (Szczecin) 100%
    HRlink Sp. z o.o. (Szczecin) 79.8%
    ROI Hunter a.s. (Brno) 23.9%
    Polskie Badania Internetu Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) 16.7%
    * as of 31 December 2020  
    Company % Ownership*
    Agora TC Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) 100%
    Plan A Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) 100%
    Agora Finanse Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) 100%
    Eurozet (Warsaw) 40%
    * as of 31 December 2020  

    Agora SA has been present on the Polish media market for nearly thirty years. Its operations started with the release of the first issue of a Gazeta Wyborcza national daily. Since then the title has become the most popular opinion leading newspaper in the country. Currently Agora is also dynamically expanding its internet presence – through outlets such as Gazeta.pl web service sites or Yieldbird, one of Poland’s fastest growing programmatic advertising brand. A member of Agora Group, AMS is a leader in Poland’s outdoor advertising market. Agora is also present on the radio market, with our local music stations and Radio TOK FM, a national news&talk radio. Agora is also a majority shareholder of Helios, Poland’s largest cinema network (number of screens) and the owner of NEXT FILM, a film production and distribution studio. Agora Publishing releases books, music records and films.

    Media market – industry organizations

    To ensure the transparency of our business operations as well as of our market environment, Agora is active in a number of industry organizations, including bodies developing industry-specific research standards such as:

    Instytucje prowadzące badania branżowe 

    Institution   report/elaboration Agora's membership
    Związek Kontroli Dystrybucji Prasy (ZKDP) (Circulation Audit Office) Organization of of publishers, advertising agencies, advertisers and other entities operating on the press market supplying objective and carefully verified press distribution and circulation data www.teleskop.org.pl Yes
    Polskie Badania Czytelnictwa (PBC) (Polish Readership Research Institution belonging to ZKDP; its main objective is to approve methodology of press readership research in Poland and its supervision www.pbczyt.pl Yes
    Izba Gospodarcza Reklamy Zewnętrznej (IGRZ)* It carries out cyclical, thorough research of outdoor market on the basis of the real data reported by the members of this organization www.igrz.com.pl Yes
    Polskie Badania Internetu (PBI) PBI is carrying out the Megapanel PBI/Gemius study, being a standard for measuring viewership rates of Internet sites in Poland www.pbi.org.pl Yes
    Interactive Advertising Bureau Polska (IAB Polska)* IAB in co-operation with PwC carries out study IAB AdEx presenting data concerning advertising expenditure in Polish Internet. www.iabpolska.pl Yes
    StarLink* Media house carrying out study concerning advertising market in Poland www.starlink.pl Provides its services to Agora
    Expert Monitor* A research company monitoring advertising expenditure in Polish media www.expert-monitor.pl -
    ZenithOptimedia* Media house; research on Polish advertising market www.zenithoptimedia.com -

    * All opinions, estimates and forecasts relating to advertising market prepared by media houses and research institutions represent their own opinions and do not reflect opinions, estimates or forecasts of Agora's Management Board.

    Agora is also a member of following trade organizations:

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    The Management Board operates on the daily basis according to the rules set out in the Company's Statute and its By-laws. The members of the Management Board meet regularly once a week.

    The Supervisory Board's exclusive competences include setting the compensation of the Management Board, selection of the Company's auditor and approval of related party transactions. All transactions with affiliates must receive consent of the independent members of the Supervisory Board.

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    In investor relations we are committed to transparent and non-discriminatory corporate communication practice.

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    Responsible business

    Our corporate responsibility policies are rooted in the principles of sustainable growth, lasting relations with our environment and diversity in the workplace and the society.

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    Basic information

    Established: 1998
    Headquarters: Agora S.A.
    Company's seat: ul. Czerska 8/10, 00-732 Warszawa, Polska
    Main phone: (22) 555 60 00, 555 60 01
    Fax: (22) 555 48 50, 555 47 80
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    Management Board:  
    President: Bartosz Hojka
    Members: Tomasz Grabowski
      Tomasz Jagiełło
      Anna Kryńska-Godlewska
      Agnieszka Sadowska
    Supervisory Board: 6 members, incl. 5 independent
    President: Andrzej Szlęzak
    Members: Wanda Rapaczynski
      Dariusz Formela
      Tomasz Sielicki
      Maciej Wiśniewski
      Tomasz Karusewicz
    Stock:  
    No. of shares: 46 580 831
    ISIN: PLAGORA00067
    Stock Exchange: Warsaw Stock Exchange
    indices: WIG, sWIG80, WIG-MEDIA, Respect Index
    Market: main
    Tradins system: continuos
    sector: media
    First listing on WSE: 1999 April 20
    Agora's codes: WSE: AGO
    Reuters: AGOD.WA
    Bloomberg: AGO:PW
    Share capital: PLN 46.580.831,00
    Paid up capital: PLN 46.580.831,00
    Revenues: PLN milion 1 165,5 (2017)
    Employment: 2 847 (31 December, 2017)
    Auditor: KPMG Polska Audyt Sp. z o.o. spółka komandytowa
    EKD Code: 2212
    Statistical number (Regon): 011559486
    Registry number - KRS (received November 7, 2001): 59944; Regional Court for the Capital City of Warsaw
    Tax identification number (NIP): 526-030-56-44
    BDO registry number: 000025724
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