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WOOD Daily: COG PW; HU Macro; ALPHA GA; KER PW; AEGN GA; PPC GA; CDR PW; ACP PW; TL Macro; RU Macro; SHO PW; CPS PW; AUG1L LH; OGZD LI; EXAE GA; SGH BU; OPAP GA

HEADLINES:
• Cognor Holding: record results could serve as re-rating trigger (BUY - initiation of coverage)
• Hungary macro: taxes and budget consolidation
• Alpha Bank: strong 1Q22 numbers, with upside risk for FY22E estimates POSITIVE
• Kernel: 3Q22 EBITDA materially below our estimates, amid weak farming segment result NEGATIVE
• Aegean Airlines: 1Q22 - small beat, fare levels exceed expectations, summer outlook encouraging POSITIVE
• Public Power Corporation: 1Q22 earnings in line, still no clarity on power market intervention POSITIVE
• CD Projekt: 1Q22 EBITDA above expectations, net profit in line, no major changes to the outlook NEUTRAL
• Asseco Poland: key takeaways from the 1Q22 earnings call NEUTRAL
• Turkey macro: CBRT on hold, amidst external challenges
• Russia macro: CBR cuts more, as inflation slows beyond expectations
• Shoper: investment agreement to acquire Sempire Europe POSITIVE
• Cyfrowy Polsat: management recommends PLN 1 DPS from 2021 net profit NEUTRAL
• AUGA Group: provides update on hybrid tractor development
• Gazprom: Board proposes RUB 53 dividend NEUTRAL
• Athens Exchange Group: 1Q22E preview (due on 30 May)
• Sirma Group Holding: 1Q22E preview (due on 30 May, TBC)
• OPAP: 1Q22E preview - solid run rates post retail reopening (due on 31 May)
• Short News (TEN)
Underlyings
Agrowill Group AB

Auga Group AB. Auga Group AB, formerly Agrowill Group AB, is a Lithuania-based company engaged in the agriculture sector. The Company's activities are structured mainly into three divisions, namely Mushroom-growing, Plant production and Livestock production. The Company offers white, brown, portabella, eryngii, pleurotus and shiitake mushrooms. It specializes in organic wheat and other crops, including organic vegetables and organic feed for livestock in its farms. The Company supplies potatoes, beetroots, onions, carrots, marinated champignons, marinated beetroots, among others. The Company operates own trademark AUGA. In addition, the Company is involved in own farms management. The Company has numerous subsidiaries, including UAB Arginta Engineering, UAB AVG Investment and UAB Agro GIS, among others. It operates domestically on the Lithuania territory.

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.

CD Projekt S.A.

CD Projekt is a holding company of the CD PROJEKT Capital Group which conducts its operations in two activity segments: CD PROJEKT RED and GOG.com. CD PROJEKT RED's activities cover the creation and publication of videogames, licensing the associated distribution rights and manufacturing tie-in products which exploit the commercial appeal of brands owned by Co. The activities of GOG Ltd. involve digital distribution of videogames via Co.'s proprietary GOG.com distribution platform, on the basis of contracts signed by GOG Ltd. with producers, IPR holders and external publishers. The platform enables customers to purchase games, remit payment and download game files to their personal devices.

Cognor Holding SA

Cognor Holding SA, formerly Cognor SA, is a Poland-based company that operates in the steel industry. The Company's activities are divided into four business segments: Scrap, Production, Distribution and Other. The Scrap division focuses on buying, processing, refining and selling of scrap metal and nonferrous scrap. The Production division is responsible for processing scrap metal into steel billets, as well as converting steel billets and nonferrous scrap into finished products. The Distribution division sells various commodities, such as steel products, steel and nonferrous scrap and steel billets. The Other division includes materials recycling, among others. The Company's products range comprises metal bars, steel sheet, plates, pipes and rods, as well as sheet zinc and tin plates, among others. It operates through a number of subsidiaries, such as Cognor Blachy Dachowe SA, Zlomrex Metal Sp z o o and Huta Stali Jakosciowych SA. The Company is controlled by PS Holdco Sp z o o.

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

Gazprom (GDR)

Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics SA

OPAP is engaged in the operating and management of numerical lottery and sports betting games as well as lottery games. Co. holds concession to operate and manage new sports betting games in Greece as well as a right of first refusal to operate and manage any new lottery games permitted by the Hellenic Republic. Co. operates six numerical lottery games, including Joker, Lotto, Proto, Extra 5, Super 3, and Kino; and three sports betting games consisting of Stihima, Propo, and Propo-goal. Co. is also engaged in designing new lottery games, including Bingo and Super 4. Co. distributes its games through an extensive on-line network of agents.

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.

Kernel Holding S.A.

Kernel Holding is a holding company. Co.'s is a diversified agribusiness engaged in the production and sale of bottled sunflower oil (sold under brand names Schedry Dar, Stozhar and Chumak Zolota), the production and subsequent export of bulk sunflower oil and meal, the wholesale trade of grain (mainly wheat, barley and corn), farming, and the provision of logistics and transshipment services n the ports of Ilyichevsk, Taman and Mykolaiv. The majority of Co.'s manufacturing facilities are primarily based in Ukraine and Russia. In addition, Co. is a private provider of inland silo services in Ukraine.

Public Power Corporation S.A.

Public Power Corp. is a vertically intergrated electric utility engaged in electricity generation, transmission and distribution throughout Greece. At Dec 31 2014, Co. and its subsidiaries generated electricity in its own 62 power generating stations of Co. and from the additional stations which belong to its wholly owned subsidiary PPC Renewables S.A, facilitated the transmission of electricity through its own power lines of approximately 12,273 km and distributed electricity to consumers through its own distribution lines for Medium and Low voltage of 235,100 km which are managed by its wholly owned subsidiary Hellenic Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO S.A.) (Medium and Low voltage).

Sirma Group Holding JSC

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