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WOOD Daily: BRISA TI; EME Macro/Strategy – ESI; CPS PW; TUPRS TI; NLMK LI; OTKAR TI; SBER RX; LTS PW; YKBNK TI; AFLT RX; BELA GA; SAB1L LH; TPE PW; EVR LN; MNOD LI; KAZ LN; MBK PW; TEN PW; Rear-View Mirror; PKN PW; MOEX RX; MTSS RX; RTKM RX

HEADLINES:
• Brisa: Turkish samurai (BUY - initiation of coverage)
• EME Macro/Strategy: it's big
• Cyfrowy Polsat: signs preliminary agreement to acquire Interia Group NEUTRAL
• Tupras: suspends production at Izmir (Aliaga) Refinery
• NLMK: 1Q20 results - better-than-expected FCF and dividend POSITIVE
• Otokar: 1Q20 results - 7% EBITDA beat POSITIVE
• Sberbank: 1Q20 financial results NEGATIVE
• Lotos: massive inventory write-downs mar estimated 1Q20 results NEGATIVE
• Yapi Kredi: 1Q20 highlights (beefing up on provisions) NEUTRAL
• Aeroflot: RAS 1Q20 - revenues down 12% yoy vs. traffic 18% lower, as yields up 8% yoy NEUTRAL
• Jumbo: July-December 2019 results review, in line with our estimates
• Siauliu Bankas: no surprises in 1Q, reassuring guidance
• Tauron: 1Q20 preliminary results - solid, but net debt/EBITDA keeps growing
• EVRAZ: 1Q20 trading update - mixed bag NEUTRAL
• Norilsk Nickel: 1Q20 trading update - production guidance reiterated
• KAZ Minerals: 1Q20 trading update - guidance reiterated
• mBank: additional takeaways from 1Q20 results meetings and interviews
• Ten Square Games: strong April 2020 sales data from Sensor Tower POSITIVE
• The Rear-View Mirror - EME markets: markets rebound from March's meltdown, all indices in the black
• PKN Orlen: 1Q20E preview (due on 6 May)
• Moscow Exchange: 1Q20E- solid revenues expected from equities and derivatives (due on 15 May)
• Mobile TeleSystems: 1Q20E preview - 1% yoy OIBDA growth expected (due on 19 May)
• Rostelecom: 1Q20E - 9% yoy pro-forma OIBDA growth expected (due on 19 May)
• Short News (FMF, ARCLK)
Underlyings
Aeroflot Russian Airlines

PJSC Aeroflot Russian Airlines is an international air transport company which is engaged in operations in Russia. The principal activity of Co. is the provision of passenger and cargo air transportation services both domestically and internationally and other aviation services from its base at Moscow Sheremetevo Airport. Co. and its subsidiaries also includes activities comprising airline catering, the operation of a hotel and insurance services. Associated undertakings mainly comprise hotel and duty-free retail businesses. The principal business segments are airline operations, airline catering, hotel operations and other.

Brisa-Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret is engaged in the manufacture and sale of vehicle tires for domestic and foreign brands.

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

Evraz PLC

Evraz engages in the production and distribution of steel and related products and coal and iron ore mining. Co. also produces vanadium products. Co. has four segments: Steel, which includes production of steel and related products at all mills except for those in North America, and includes the extraction of vanadium ore and production of vanadium products, iron ore mining and enrichment and certain energy-generating companies; Steel, North America, which includes production of steel and related products in the U.S. and Canada; Coal, which includes coal mining and enrichment; and Other operations, which includes energy-generating companies, shipping and railway transportation companies.

Grupa LOTOS S.A.

Grupa Lotos is an oil concern which deals with oil extraction and processing and trading of high quality oil products. Co. supplies the market with, unleaded petrol, diesel oil, fuel oil, aviation fuel, industrial oil, asphalt and paraffin, among other things. Co. is engaged in the production and sales of engine oils and bitumen in Poland. Co. maintains oil exploration and production activities in the Baltic, North Sea and Norwegian Sea and operates three refineries in Gdansk, Jaslo and Czechowice, Poland. Co. markets its products in wholesale markets, as well as in retail markets through a network of petrol stations.

Jumbo S.A.

Jumbo is a trading company based in Greece. Co.'s main operation is retail sale of toys, baby items, seasonal items, decoration items, books and stationery. A part of its operations is wholesale of toys and similar items to third parties. Co. and its subsidiaries have four geographical segments: Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania. At June 30 2015, Co. operated 72 stores in Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria and in Romania and the on line store e-jumbo.

KAZ Minerals PLC

Kaz Minerals is a holding company. Co. and its subsidiaries operates in the natural resources industry through five divisions: Bozshakol, Aktogay and East Region, which are engaged in the mining and processing of copper and other metals in Kazakhstan; Bozymchak, which is engaged in the mining and processing of copper and gold in Kyrgyzstan; as well as Mining Projects, which is engaged in the development of metal deposits and processing facilities in Kazakhstan. Co. operates the Bozshakol and Aktogay open pit copper mines in Pavlodar and the East Region of Kazakhstan, three underground mines in the East Region of Kazakhstan and the Bozymchak copper-gold mine in Kyrgyzstan.

MBANK SA

mBank is a provider of comprehensive corporate banking services in Poland. Co. and its subsidiaries make up the mBank Group which is engaged in offering financial services. Co.'s service offering includes a comprehensive financial offer tailored to the needs of corporate clients, Private Banking clients, and retail clients. The business activities of Co. is conducted in the following business segments: Retail Banking and Corporates and Markets.

Mining and Metallurgical Company NORILSK NICKEL (GDR)

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC

Mobile Telesystems is a provider of mobile cellular communications services in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to consumers and corporate customers, employing technology based primarily on Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). Co. had a mobile subscriber base of around 102.5 million (77.3 million in Russia, 20.4 million in Ukraine, 2.1 million in Turkmenistan, 1.6 million in Uzbekistan and 1.1 million in Armenia). In addition to standard voice services, Co. provides improved services, including voice mail, short message service, general packet radio service, and various SMS- and GPRS-based information and entertainment services.

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

Moskovskaya Birzha MMVB-RTS PAO. Moskovskaya Birzha MMVB-RTS PAO (MMVB-RTS OAO) is a Russia-based integrated stock exchange that provides electronic trade organization, clearing and settlements on trades, depository and information services. The Company provides trading and settlement services in such segments of the financial market as foreign exchange (FX) market, federal bonds market, market of derivative financial instruments, cash equities market, corporate and regional fixed income market, commodities market, as well as market for state and municipal orders. The Company was established as a result of the merger between MMVB ZAO and RTS OAO. It operates through six branches and three representative offices. As of February 27, 2013, the Company's major shareholder was the Central bank of the Russian Federation with a stake of 22.47%. In January 24, 2014, the Company sold its whole stake in MMVB-IT ZAO.

NLMK (GDR)

Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.S.

Otokar Otomotive Ve Savunma Sanavi is engaged in the import, manufacture, assembly, sale and export of bodies, engines, and all other components of all kinds of land, sea and air defense vehicles, as well as security vehicles, commercial buses, trucks, minibuses, midibuses, panel vans, cross-country vehicles, etc. Co.'s primary focus is on the production of Land Rover 4x4 and minibuses.

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A.

Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen's activities are divided into three main business segments: the Refining Segment that comprises crude oil processing as well as wholesale and retail trade in refinery products. The Petrochemical Segment that encompasses production and sale of petrochemicals and chemicals. The Retail Segment that comprises of sales at petrol stations. Co.'s basic products include gasolines, diesel oils, light heating oil, Jet fuel, liquid gas, polyetylene, polypropylene, benzene, butadiene, acetone, phenol, glycols, toluen, ortoxylene.

Rostelecom PJSC

Rostelecom PJSC provides communication services (including local, intra-zone, long-distance domestic and international fixed-line telephone services, mobile services), data transmission, Internet, Pay TV, VPN and data centers services, rent of communication channels and radio communication services in the territory of Russian Federation. Co. operates the main intercity network and the international telecommunications gateways of the Russian Federation, carrying voice and data traffic that originates in its own network and other national and international operators' networks to other national and international operators for termination.

Sberbank Russia PJSC

Sberbank Russia is an open joint stock commercial bank. Co.'s principal business activity is corporate and retail banking. This includes, but is not limited to, deposit taking and commercial lending in freely convertible currencies, local currencies of countries where the subsidiary banks operate and in Russian Roubles, support of clients' export/import transactions, foreign exchange, securities trading, and trading in derivative financial instruments. Co.'s operations are conducted in both Russian and international markets. As of Dec 31 2014, Co. had total assets of RUB25.20 trillion.

Siauliu Bankas

Siauliu bankas AB is a Lithuania-based company engaged in the provision of commercial banking and financial services to private and corporate clients. It offers such services as provision of bank accounts, offering the debit and credit cards and safety deposit boxes, cash and non-cash money transfers, operations with securities, currency exchange, lending and investment services, Internet banking, financial brokerage and real estate development. It also issues monetary warranties, guarantees and other warranty liabilities, as well as performs operations with payable documents, such as checks and others. The Bank has several branches, numerous client service units and subsidiaries.

TAURON Polska Energia S.A.

Tauron Polska Energia is engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity and heat in Poland. Co. generates electricity from various conventional and renewable energy sources, including hard coal, lignite, natural gas, biomass, wind, solar, and hydro power. It is also involved in quarrying, crushing, and breaking of limestone; quarrying of stone for the construction industry; mining of hard coal; trading in electricity; and production of technical gases. In addition, Co. engages in the repair and maintenance of machinery and electrical equipment; electrical installations; and construction of power lines.

Ten Square Games

Ten Square Games SA is a Poland-based mobile games development company. The Company is focused on 3D simulation hobby games for people who seek outdoor experiences on their mobile devices, like fishing or hunting games. Its games are available on social platforms, a network of partner sites, as well as on Google Play, App Store and Microsoft Store.

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S.

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri is an energy and refining company based in Turkey. Co. is engaged in providing and refining crude oil, the importing and exporting of oil products, and establishing and operating refineries in Turkey and foreign countries. Also, Co. is establishing and operating factories and facilities in the petrochemical industry. Co. is engaged in purchasing, selling, importing, exporting, storing, marketing and distributing (wholesale, retail, foreign and domestic) all kinds of petroleum products, LPG and natural gas. Co. runs its business through the refineries in Izmit, Izmir, Kirikkale and Batman.

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S.

Yapi Ve Kredi Bankasi is a financial services group. Co. serves its customers through its retail banking segment comprising of individual banking, Small and Medium Size Enterprises banking and card payment systems, corporate and commercial banking as well as private banking and wealth management segments. Co.'s operations are supported by domestic subsidiaries in asset management, brokerage, leasing and factoring as well as international banking subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Russia and Azerbaijan. As of Dec 31 2014, Co. had total assets of TL194.96 billion and total deposits of TL107.63 billion.

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