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WOOD Daily: INPST NA; ACP PW; ECH PW; EXAE GA; LPP PW; KRU PW; PZU PW; CEZ CP; CCC PW; H2O RO; TEL RO; ADNOCDIS UH; ALARABIA AB

HEADLINES:
• InPost: 4Q23 strong, as expected; neutral FY24E guidance; volume acceleration in 1Q24 NEUTRAL
• Asseco Poland: 4Q23 review – net profit up 10% yoy, in line with preliminaries; strong 2024 backlog recorded POSITIVE
• Echo Investment: 4Q23 – residential good, offices bad NEUTRAL
• Athens Exchange Group: 4Q23 results NEUTRAL
• LPP: key takeaways from the conference call on the exit from Russia, 2.0 POSITIVE
• Kruk: 2023 net profit DPS proposal of PLN 18, in line with our expectations NEUTRAL
• PZU: new management board members and acting CEO appointed POSITIVE
• CEZ: coalition divided on WFT, undercutting FinMin’s position
• CCC: EBRD processing PLN 400m loan application POSITIVE
• Hidroelectrica: proposes RON 13.99 DPS for 2023 (10.9% dividend yield), slightly above expectations POSITIVE
• Transelectrica: proposes RON 0.28 DPS (1.0% dividend yield) NEUTRAL
• ADNOC Distribution: approves dividend and new dividend policy NEUTRAL
• Al Arabia Outdoor Advertising: Faden Media awarded contract in Riyadh City POSITIVE
• Al Arabia Outdoor Advertising: 4Q23 results preview (due on 31 March)
• Short News (SNN)
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ADNOC Distribution PJSC

ARABIAN CONTRACTING SERVICES CO

Asseco Poland SA

Asseco Poland is a provider of proprietary information technology ("IT") solutions which is based in Poland. Co. is engaged in provision of consulting on IT infrastructure, security solutions, human resources solutions, outsourcing services as well as fully comprehensive IT support. Co.'s profile includes software and computer hardware consultancy, production of software as well as supply of software and hardware. This category includes analysing, developing, and programming ready-to-use IT systems. In addition to IT services, Co. also sells goods including mainly computer hardware.

C.N.T.E.E. Transelectrica

CCC SA

CCC is engaged in the wholesale and retail trade of clothing and footwear. Co. offers its products to wide range of consumers, from demanding clientele of trendy boutiques to value-oriented medium segment customers, to less wealthy customers seeking reasonably priced quality footwear. Co. pursues a strategy of brand diversification, which is reflected in its three autonomous distribution channels: a chain of official CCC stores, BOTI footwear shops and QUAZI boutiques. Co. offers more than 2,500 designs of footwear. Co. also owns more than 67 proprietary brand names e.g. Lasocki.

CEZ as

CEZ Group is a dynamic, integrated electricity conglomerate based in the Czech Republic and with operations in a number of countries of Central and Southeastern Europe and Turkey. Co. is an international group consisting of nearly 120 companies, Czech and foreign. Co.'s primary activities involve the production and transmission of electricity through nuclear, coal-fired and hydro power stations; production and distribution of heat and processing of secondary products generated during the production of electricity and heat as well as coal mining. Co. has operating companies in Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Hungary, Albania, Turkey, Serbia, and Slovakia.

Echo Investment

Echo Investment is a real estate investment and development company based in Poland. Co.'s is engaged in operations in the real estate market, the design, construction and development of shopping and entertainment centers, hotels, office buildings, houses, blocks of flats and apartments. Co.'s operations are organized along three operating segments: Shopping and Entertaining Centers, Offices and Hotels and Residential. Co. also offers general contracting services for third party investors. Co. owns properties throughout Poland, including Szczecin, Poznan, Warsaw, Krakow and Kielce, among others, and abroad, including Ukraine, Romania and Hungary.

Hellenic Exchanges SA

The Hellenic Exchanges is engaged in the following business sectors: trading, clearing, settlement, data feed, IT, exchange services, depository services, clearinghouse services, and other.

HIDROELECTRICA S.A.

InPost S.A.

Kruk S.A.

Kruk SA. Kruk SA is a Poland-based company, which is engaged in the business support industry. The Company is a multi-operator, which offers loss prevention and debt collection services. The Company divides its business into two main operating segments: Debt Purchase, including acquisition of non-performing debt portfolios, and Debt Collection Outsourcing, offering fee-based collection of debt on client's behalf, focused on consumer and corporate loans. The Company provides services to financial institutions and large corporate customers. It manages receivables of banks, credit intermediaries, leasing companies and digital platform providers, among others. The Company's operating activities concentrate in a number of countries, such as Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain. The Company's subsidiaries include Kruk Deutschland GmbH, Presco Investments Sarl and Espand Soluciones de Gestion y Recuperacion de Deuda SL, among others.

LPP S.A.

LPP SA Gdansk is clothing manufacturing group based in Poland. Co. is engaged in the design and distribution of clothing. Co.'s headquarters is located in Gdan'sk, including designing resources for all its brands. Co.'s stores offer its customer products that include jackets, shirts, sweaters, dresses, skirts, trousers, jeans, underwear and garment products. Co. also sells promotion clothing under a special selected brand. Co.'s product offering is addressed to a variety of customers for whom separate brands and chain stores are set up. Co. launches clothing under such brand names as: RESERVED, CROPP, MOHITO, HOUSE, and PROMOSTARS.

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Spolka Akcyjna

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen is an insurance group based in Poland. Co. is engaged in offering a broad range of insurance and financial products. Co. pursues three main lines of business: Property and Casualty Insurance, offered by PZU; Life Insurance, offered by PZU Zycie; and Open-end Pension Funds, offered by PTE PZU, the manager of OFE PZU Zlota Jesien. Co. maintains a network of sales and service outlets including 500 outlets throughout Poland, including 243 shared outlets (common for PZU and PZU Zycie), 137 outlets of PZU Zycie and 120 outlets of PZU. Co.'s business is focused on the Polish market but it also conducts insurance business in the Lithuanian and Ukrainian markets.

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