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WOOD Morning (9 May)

HEADLINES:
* ING BSK: 1Q18 - small beat on the bottom line, but weaker quality results mix NEUTRAL
* Magyar Telekom: 1Q18 results - EBITDA in line with consensus, weak FCF NEUTRAL
* BIM: 1Q18 slightly ahead of expectations POSITIVE
* Enea: preliminary 1Q18 EBITDA at PLN 702m POSITIVE
* Graphisoft Park: 1Q18 - rental income exceeds our expectations for second quarter in a row POSITIVE
* Bucharest Stock Exchange: strong 1Q18 results on the back of high trading volumes POSITIVE
* Prime Car Management: 1Q18 net profit in line, but poor quality; very weak remarketing NEGATIVE
* Piraeus Port Authority: annual briefing to the Hellenic Fund and Asset Management Association POSITIVE
* Alior Bank: announces higher resolution fund contribution to be booked in 1Q18 NEUTRAL
* GTC: Parkiet reports Lone Star is seeking EUR 135m from Poland for blocking Wilanow shopping mall NEUTRAL
* Sabanci Holding: conference call takeaways NEUTRAL
* Richter: takeaways from the 1Q18 conference call NEUTRAL
* Medicalgorithmics: unimpressive April test data NEUTRAL
* MMK: 1Q18 financial results - slightly below consensus, 1.8% quarterly dividend yield
* EME Strategy: Olympic Entertainment Group to be removed from MSCI Estonia index from today's close NEUTRAL
* Eurocash: 1Q18E preview - margins expected to stabilise (due on 11 May) NEUTRAL
* Conpet: 1Q18E results preview (due on 14 May)
* Raiffeisen Int.: 1Q18E results preview (due on 15 May)
* PZU: 1Q18E results preview (due on 16 May)
* Getin Noble Bank: 1Q18E results preview (due on 17 May)
* Moscow Exchange: 1Q18E preview - neutral set of results expected (due on 18 May)
* PKO BP: 1Q18E results preview (due on 23 May)
* PKP Cargo: 1Q18E preview - EBITDA of PLN 197m expected (due on 25 May)
Underlyings
Alior Bank SA

Alior Bank is a universal lending and deposit-taking bank which renders services to individuals, legal persons and other entities which are Polish and foreign persons. Co.'s core activities include maintaining bank accounts, granting loans and advances, issuing banking securities and purchasing and selling foreign currency. Co. also conducts brokerage activities, consulting and financial agency services and renders other financial services.

BIM Birlesik Magazalar A.S.

Bim Birlesik Magazalar is engaged in operating retail stores through its retail shops throughout Turkey, which sell an assortment of approx. 600 items, including a number of private labels. Co.'s object is to offer consumers basic food items and consumer goods at discount prices with quality. Co.'s private labels provides its consumers with quality tasting sausage, salami and similar meat products while at the same time being suitable to the consumers family budget. Products include meat products, breakfast and dairy products, beverages, legumes and bakery, snacks and sweets, fruits and vegetables, frozen foods, and non-food items - cleaning supplies.

Conpet SA

Enea S.A.

ENEA is engaged in production of electricity and heat; trade in electricity; and distribution of electricity.

Eurocash S.A.

Eurocash, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the distribution of food products, household chemicals, alcohol, and tobacco products (fast moving consumer goods). Through a range of distribution formats, Co. and its subsidiaries focus its business activities on the wholesale distribution to customers across the wholesale market segments, in particular, to stores throughout Poland such as retail stores, convenience stores at petrol stations, restaurants, hotels and cafeterias. Co. and its subsidiaries operate a range of distribution formats focused on supplying independent stores in Poland, which primarily include: Cash and Carry, Franchise Systems, and Distribution.

Getin Noble Bank SA

Getin Noble Bank SA is a Poland-based universal bank. The Company divides its activity into three segments: Banking, providing banking services and operating in the area of accepting cash deposits, running deposit and other bank accounts, granting loans, issuing and confirming bank guarantees, issuing bank securities, checque and bill of exchange operations and operations related to warrants, issuing payment cards, among others; Financial Intermediary, providing services related to financial intermediation, loans, deposits, savings, investment intermediation; Asset and Fund Management, placing cash collected by means of public offering of unit fund, advising, managing securities portfolios, creating and managing investment funds, as well as providing rental services and property management. It is the parent company of Getin Noble Bank SA Capital Group and operates through subsidiaries, including Noble Funds TFI SA, Noble Concierge Sp z o o, Getin Leasing, among others.

Globe Trade Centre S.A.

Globe Trade Centre is the parent company of the capital group, Globe Trade Centre (the Group). The Group is engaged in the development and rental of office and retail space and the development and sale of residential units. The Group is a real estate company in Central and Eastern Europe and South-eastern Europe, operating in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Slovakia. Additionally, it co-owns land in Ukraine and Russia and operates in the Czech Republic. The Group's portfolio comprises: completed office buildings and office parks as well as retail and entertainment centres; residential projects; and undeveloped plots of land and suspended projects.

Graphisoft Park SE

Graphisoft Park SE Ingatlanfejleszto Europai Rt is a Hungary-based company engaged in the real estate operations. The Company operates as a holding and provides management, financial and administrative services to its subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2011, the Company operated two subsidiaries, Grpahisoft Park Kft, engaged in the real estate development; and Graphisoft Park Services Kft, responsible for property operation tasks. The total area of the Company's properties was nearly 18 hectares. As of December 31, 2011, the Company's two subsidiaries, Graphisoft Park Universitas Kft and GP3 Kft merged into Graphisoft Park Kft. As of December 31, 2011, the Company's parent entity was Graphisoft SE.

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding A.S.

Hace Omer Sabanci Holding is the holding company of Sabanci Group. Co. is organized under seven strategic business units: Banking, Tire, Tire Reinforcement Materials and Automotive, Retail, Cement, Energy, and Insurance. Co.'s other activities consists of tourism facilities management, information technology and telecommunication services, and tobacco production and distribution. Co. operates in 18 countries and exports products to Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North Africa, North and South America. Co. has partnerships with international companies such as Ageas, Aviva, Bridgestone, Carrefour, Citigroup, Dia, Heidelberg Cement, International Paper, Philip Morris and Verbund.

ING Bank Slaski S.A.

ING Bank Slaski is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in providing a range of banking services rendered for individual and institutional clients in line with the scope of services outlined in Co.'s charter. Co. runs operations both in the home currency and in foreign currencies. Co. is also active on the domestic and foreign financial markets. The subsidiary, ING Bank Hipoteczny S.A., also runs banking business, including loans secured with mortgage. Additionally through subsidiaries, Co. operates brokerage services, real estate, leasing of real estate and advisory and acts as a financial intermediary as well as provides other financial services.

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (GDR)

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications

Magyar Telekom is engaged in the providing fixed line and mobile telecommunication services for public and business customers. Co. provides voice and non-voice (SMS, MMS, internet, data and content provision) within mobile services; voice, data, internet and TV services within fixed line services. In addition, Co. sells equipment needed for using fixed line and mobile services (telephones, tablets, notebooks, TV sets etc.).

Medicalgorithmics SA

Medicalgorithmics SA is a Poland-based company engaged in the advanced medical equipment and technology industry. The Company develops and manufactures system for the diagnosis of heart arrhythmia. Its product, named PocketECG, is used for remote monitoring of cardiac disorders, arrhythmia diagnosis and monitoring of heart, as well as is used for clinical drugs trials for cardiac safety. In addition, Medicalgorithmics SA provides services in the field of information technology and biotechnology, scientific research and development of natural sciences. Moreover, the Company works on the several projects, such as a device for tele-rehabilitation cardiology, software for optimizing repetitive task in hospitals, as well as devices and systems for remote description of the electrocardiography (ECG). It operates through MEDICALGORITHMICS US HOLDING CORPORATION and Medi-Lynx Cardiac Monitoring LLC and Medi-Lynx Cardiac Monitoring LLC.

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.

Piraeus Port Authority S.A.

Piraeus Port Authority SA is a Greece-based company engaged in the management and operation of Piraeus port. The main activities of Piraeus Port Authority SA are ships' anchoring services, handling cargo, loading and unloading services as well as goods storage and car transportation. The Company is also responsible for the maintenance of port facilities, the supply of port services (water, electric current and telephone connection, among others), for services provided to travelers and for renting space to third parties. Piraeus Port Authority SA has two wholly owned subsidiaries, Nafsolp SA and Logistics OLP SA. Nafsolp SA is mainly engaged in ship repairing services and Logistics OLP SA is mainly engaged in the development of combined transportations as well as port facilities and services.

PKO Bank Polski S.A.

PKO Bank Polski is a universal commercial bank offering services to both domestic and foreign retail, corporate and other clients. Co. is licensed to hold foreign exchange and currencies and sell/buy them, as well as perform a full range of foreign exchange services; open and hold bank accounts abroad and to deposit foreign exchange in these accounts. In addition, Co. conducts activities relating to leasing, factoring, electronic settlements via payment cards, as well as renders other financial services. As of Dec 31 2009, Co. had total assets of Zl156,478,685,000 and total deposit of Zl124,628,562,000. Co. operates in the Republic of Poland, Ukraine and Sweden.

PKP Cargo

PKP Cargo SA is a Poland-based company active in the transportation sector. The Company's main activity is domestic and international transport of goods by rail and provision of logistic services in the field of railway cargo transport services. The Company divides its services into six divisions: Transport, offering rail transport carried out by PKP Cargo, road transport and ferry transport; Intermodal, providing intermodal rail transport; Forwarding, services carried out by Trade Trans, Cargosped and PKP Cargo International; Terminals, offering service of reloading terminals; Sidings, providing railway sidings; and Rolling Stock, which provides repairs of the rolling stock. It operates through Advanced World Transport BV (AWT).

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.

Prime Car Management

Prime Car Management Sa. Prime Car Management SA is a Poland-based company engaged in the passenger transportation industry. The Company operates on the car fleet management market. It specializes in leasing and car fleet management (CFM) services. The Company offers a full range of leasing products and CFM services, including full service leasing (FSL) and semi-FSL, fleet management and leasing (financial or operational). Prime Car Management SA is the parent company of a capital group, operating under the Masterlease brand. Masterlease Group's fleet, including leasing and CFM services, consists of over 23 000 vehicles. The Company operates in Poland through a countrywide sales network, including the headquarters in Gdansk and 16 branches.

Raiffeisen Bank International

S.C. Bursa de Valori Bucuresti S.A.

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