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WOOD Daily: RO Macro; RO Banks; EME Macro/Strategy – PL; PL Macro; TXT PW; MBR PW; BFT PW; AEGN GA; CGEO LN; TL Automotive; Rear-View Mirror

HEADLINES:
• Romania macro: discussing a new fiscal package with the EU
• Romanian banks: government to increase tax on gross revenues to 4% NEGATIVE
• EME Macro/Strategy – Poland: bigger, happier but also more divided
• Poland macro: MPC reduces the policy rate by 25bps
• Text: 1Q25-26 (calendar 2Q25) preliminary results – MRR of USD 7.17m (up 0.7% qoq, up 1.4% yoy); 928 net LiveChat customers outflow NEGATIVE
• Mo-BRUK: guiding for PLN 33m outflow related to the 2018-19 increased fees; PLN 50-60m of provisioning to affect 3Q25E NEGATIVE
• Benefit Systems: end-2Q25 card base at 2.3m, +17% yoy and +2% qoq, as expected NEUTRAL
• Aegean Airlines: prices EUR 250m 7Y bond at 3.7% POSITIVE
• Georgia Capital: increases buyback by additional USD 18m
• Turkish automotive: strong sales in light vehicles in June POSITIVE
• The Rear-View Mirror – EME markets: rebound in Türkiye
Underlyings
Aegean Airlines SA

Aegean Airlines is an airline carrier based in Greece. Co. is engaged in aviation transportation, providing services that concern the transportation of passengers and commodities in the sector of public aviation transportation inside and outside Greece, conducting scheduled and unscheduled flights. Co. provides full service, premium quality short and medium haul services. Co. maintains a network of 145 destinations, 111 international in 45 countries and 34 domestic destinations. Co. is a member of global airline network, the Star Alliance network.

Banca Transilvania S.A.

Benefit Systems S.A. Allotment

Benefit System SA is a Poland-based company engaged in providing work benefits in the area of sport, recreations, culture and entertainment for employers. Its products portfolio includes MultiSport Plus card, program that allows access to the sport and recreation clubs and multi-purpose facilities; MultiBet, providing access to more than 90 cinemas through Poland; and cafeteria programs, which allow employees to select items from such segments as sport, recreation, culture, entertainment, tourism and health and beauty. The Company is a parent entity of a capital group, which includes subsidiaries, such as MyBenefit Sp z o o, FitSport Polska Sp z o o, Vanity Style Sp z o o and Multisport Benefit sro, based in the Czech Republic.

BRD-Groupe Societe Generale

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi is an automobile manufacturing company based in Turkey. Co. operates as a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and the Koc Group of Companies. Co. is engaged in manufacturing, assembling and selling motor vehicles, primarily commercial vehicles, imports and sells passenger cars and manufactures and imports and sells spare parts of those vehicles. Co. has two plants located in Kocaeli and Eskisehir, has a spare part distribution warehouse in Kartal, Istanbul and a branch in Tubitak Marmara Research Centre, Gebze Campus Technological Free Zone (TEKSEB).

Georgia Capital

Georgia Capital PLC. Georgia Capital PLC is a United Kingdom-based holding company. The Company is focused on investing in developing businesses in Georgia. Its portfolio companies include Georgian Global Utilities LLC (GGU), JSC m2 (m2), JSC Aldagi (Aldagi) and JSC Teliani Valley (Teliani). GGU carries on business in two areas: water utility and renewable energy generation. m2 is the Company's real estate business. m2 develops residential and commercial property in Georgia, outsourcing design while focusing on project and construction management, and sales. m2 also focuses on developing hotels with outsourced operations. Aldagi is a provider of property and casualty insurance products in Georgia. Aldagi primarily focuses on the Georgian motor vehicle, property, credit life, and liability insurance markets and also on other markets offering cargo and agricultural (Agro) insurance. Teliani is a wine and beer producer in Georgia and its sells its products across 15 countries.

Livechat Software SA

Livechat Software SA is a Poland-based company engaged in the software industry. The Company is a producer and global provider of software as a service (SaaS) LiveChat, communication software for business. LiveChat enables fast and intuitive communication between company's employees and customers visiting corporate Website. The application also tracks customers' activity on a Website. The Company produces and distributes software for business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) communication. Its product portfolio includes three types of LiveChat plans: Solo, dedicated to single user and offering such features as unlimited chats, ticketing system, enhanced security and basic reporting; Team, for numerous teams that additionally includes chat routing and groups creation; and Enterprise, for companies that, additionally to previous ones, provides advanced reporting, work scheduler and unlimited visits on a Website.

Mo-BRUK S.A.

Mo-Bruk SA is a Poland-based company involved in the production of concrete. It is also active in the area of hazardous and other than hazardous industrial waste management. Additionally, the Company operates a waste recovery plant, waste recycling plant, alternative fuel production plant and an industrial waste landfill. The Company produces alternative fuels from municipal and industrial wastes. The Company is also the owner of two open non-stop petrol stations for liquefied fuel, as well as a technical inspection station. Mo-Bruk SA is also engaged in the construction of concrete surfaces. As of December 31, 2011, the Company operated one wholly owned subsidiary, Raf-Ekologia Sp. z o.o.

Patria Bank SA

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A.S.

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