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WOOD Daily: AIRA LI; ELM AB; PZU PW; CEZ CP; BFT PW; TKNSA TI; CAI AV; BRISA TI; ACP PW; CZ Macro; OTKAR TI; SNN RO; TGN RO; EL RO; TPW PW

HEADLINES:
• Air Astana Group: a cash-accretive airline from the heart of Eurasia (BUY - initiation of coverage)
• Elm: still a digital champion (stays HOLD)
• PZU: reports solid 4Q23; high DPS potential POSITIVE
• CEZ: misses on 4Q23 net profit, tepid 2024E guidance NEGATIVE
• Benefit Systems: strong 4Q23 beats expectations, but company trims 2024E guidance for card additions abroad NEUTRAL
• Teknosa: mixed results in 4Q23 NEGATIVE
• CA Immo: 4Q23 – all about the disposals POSITIVE
• Brisa: 4Q23 results review POSITIVE
• Asseco Poland: 4Q23 preliminary net profit reaches PLN 139m, 11% above the consensus POSITIVE
• Czech Republic macro: CNB opts for another 50bps cut
• Otokar: potential massive contract in Romania POSITIVE
• Nuclearelectrica: proposes DPS of RON 3.716 (7.7% dividend yield) NEUTRAL
• Transgaz: proposed 2023 DPS at RON 0.35, offering a 1.8% dividend yield NEUTRAL
• Electrica: majority shareholder asks for the annulment of treasury shares (2% of total shares) NEUTRAL
• Tauron: announces minor impairments of its generation assets NEUTRAL
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AIR ASTANA JSC

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.

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.

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.

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

CA Immobilien Anlagenis a real estate investment company. Co. invests in commercial real estate, comprising hotel, residential, office, industrial, storage space, and logistics. Co. is also active in project development business. Co.'s activities are focused in Austria, Germany and Eastern Europe. Co. has 263 subsidiaries (including 24 joint ventures) in the following countries: Germany, Austria, Hungary, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Slovakia, Cyprus, Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Ukraine, Romania and Serbia. Co., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in creation of entire urban districts, acquisition of real estate, project development, as well as property renovation.

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.

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.

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.

Societatea Energetica Electrica

Societatea Nationala de Transport Gaze Naturale Transgaz S.A.

Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA

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.

Teknosa Ic Ve Dis Ticaret AS

Teknosa Ic ve Dis Ticaret AS is a Turkey-based company engaged in the retail trade of electronics. Its products mainly comprise of a wide range of consumer electronics and household appliances, such as dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, televisions, mobile phones, digital cameras as well as personal computers, among others.

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