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HEADLINES:
• Atrium: ISS and Glass Lewis recommend Atrium shareholders vote for the merger with Gazit
• Alrosa: in November, total diamond sales up 8% mom and +11.7% vs. 2017-19 average NEUTRAL
• Asseco Poland: Asseco SEE (ACP's subsidiary) acquires 60% stake in BS Telecom Solutions NEUTRAL
• Orange Polska: key takeaways from interview with the CEO
• Kernel: shareholders approve DPS of USD 0.44 (a 3% dividend yield) NEUTRAL
• CD Projekt: independent counsellor comments on US claims NEUTRAL
• Halyk Savings Bank: buyback offer results
• Kety: 4Q21E preview (due on 15 December)
WOOD's Winter Wonderland EME Conference 2021: postcards from Prague
• CEZ: postcard from Prague
• Allegro: postcard from Prague NEUTRAL
• Asseco Poland: postcard from Prague
• Astarta: postcard from Prague
• Dino: postcard from Prague NEUTRAL
• Jeronimo Martins: postcard from Prague NEUTRAL
• Wirtualna Polska: postcard from Prague
• DIGI Communications: postcard from Prague
• Nuclearelectrica: postcard from Prague
• Purcari Wineries: postcard from Prague
• Gazprom: postcard from Prague
• Novatek: postcard from Prague
• Ozon: postcard from Prague NEUTRAL
• Rosneft: postcard from Prague
• Arcelik: postcard from Prague NEUTRAL
• Kordsa: postcard from Prague
• Logo Yazilim: postcard from Prague NEUTRAL
• Sisecam: postcard from Prague
• Turk Telekom: postcard from Prague
• Short News (FMF)
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Allegro.eu SA

ALROSA PJSC

AK Alrosa PAO. AK Alrosa PAO (Aktsionernaya kompaniya ALROSA PAO or ALROSA Company PJSC), formerly AK Alrosa OAO, is a Russia-based company which is principally engaged in the exploration, mining, manufacture and sales of diamonds. Its operations include five Integrated Mining and Processing Complexes: Mirny, Udachny, Aikhal, Anabar and Nyurba located in the Sakha Republic; sorting divisions and diamond cutting and polishing division. The Company is a member of variable diamonds associations. It operates through several representative offices, branches and subsidiaries, including Alrosa-Nyurba OAO, Almazy Anabara OAO and Severalmaz OAO.

Arcelik A.S.

Arcelik is engaged in the commercial and industrial activities in respect of the production, sales and marketing, customer services after sales, exportation and importation of consumer durable goods and consumer electronics. Co. has two segments: white goods reportable segment, which comprises washing machines, dryers, dish washers, refrigerators, ovens, cookers and the services provided for these products; and the consumer goods reportable segment, which comprises televisions primarily with flat screens, computers, cash registers, other electronic devices and the services provided to consumers for these products.

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.

Astarta Holding

Astarta is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. specializes in sugar production, crop growing and cattle farming, ensuring wholesale distribution of sugar for industrial consumers and individuals. Co. produces sugar primarily using its own-grown sugar beet. Co.'s products include sugar and sugar by-products, such as granulated sugar, molasses, and sugar beet pulp; agricultural products comprising barley, wheat, rye, sunflower seed, soy bean, corn, peas, and varietal and regular cycle seeds of agricultural crops; and cattle farming produce, such as milk and meat, as well as canned goods, fodder, and gas.

Atrium European Real Estate Limited

Atrium European Real Estate is engaged in the ownership, management and operation of commercial real estate in the retail sector. Co. primarily operates in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Hungary and Romania. Co. has two reportable segments: the standing investment segment includes all commercial real estate held to generate rental income for Co.; and the development segment includes all development activities and activities related to land plots. As of Dec 31 2016, the portfolio of standing investments consisted of 59 properties in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Hungary, and Romania.

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.

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.

Digi Communications NV

Dino Polska S.A.

Dino Polska is engaged in the business of retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages and tobacco. In addition, Co. conducts processing of meats and the resulting products are dedicated, in the form of culinary meat, to external recipients within Co.'s retail chain. As of December 31, 2016, Co. operated a network of 628 Dino stores.

Gazprom (GDR)

Grupa Kety SA

Grupa Kety is an aluminum industry company based in Poland. Co.'s operations are organized in three business segments: Aluminum Extrusions, Aluminum Architectural Systems and Flexible Packaging. Co. offers aluminum extrusions in different shapes, bars, tubes and wires of aluminum and its alloys, which are used in the construction & building, advertising, indoor fittings, transportation, automotive industry, white goods, machinery engineering and electrical engineering. Co.'s Aluminum Architectural Systems produces aluminum joinery, realizing investment projects and selling systems. Co.'s flexible packaging segment offers packaging made of aluminum foil, films and paper.

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan GDR

Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A.

Jeronimo Martins S.G.P.S. is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged as a food distribution company with operations in Poland and Portugal. Co. operates in four segments: Portugal Retail, which comprises the business unit of JMR - Gestao de Empresas de Retalho, SGPS, S.A. (Pingo Doce supermarkets); Portugal Cash & Carry, which includes the wholesale business unit Recheio; Poland Retail, which includes the business unit with the brand Biedronka; and Others, which includes marketing services and representations, restaurants in Portugal, health and beauty retail in Poland, and its retail business in Colombia.

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.

Logo Yazilim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

Logo Yazilim Sanayi ve Ticaret AS is a Turkey-based company engaged in the development of computer operation systems, business application software, database structures, multimedia software, as well as in the provision of technical support and service, and training. The Company's products are offered in eight units: Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) products, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) products, Java products, Vertical solutions, Integration products, Human Resources (HR) products, Business Intelligence solutions, Mobile solutions and LOGO keys. Its products and services are used in a range of industries, such as distribution, machine and automotive spare parts, marine, packaging, retailing, cement, glass, steel, furniture, telecommunication, information technology (IT), tourism and textile. The Company has business partners in Azerbaijan, Egypt, Georgia, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Libya, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, and the Unit

NOVATEK JSC Sponsored GDR RegS

Orange Polska S.A.

Orange Polska SA is a supplier of telecommunications services in Poland. Co. provides services, including fixed-line telecommunication services, Integrated Services Digital Network, voice mail, dial-up and fixed access to the Internet and Voice over Internet Protocol. Co. is one of Poland's three DCS 1800 and GSM 900 mobile telecommunications providers. Co. provides also third generation UMTS services. In addition, Co. provides leased lines, radio-communications and other telecommunications value added services, sells telecommunications equipment, produces electronic phone cards and provides data transmission, telephone directories, multimedia services and various Internet services.

Ozon Holdings

Purcari Wineries PCL

Rosneft Oil Co. Sponsored GDR RegS

Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA

Turk Telekomunikasyon A.S.

Turk Telekomuniksayon is an integrated telecommunications company in Turkey. Co.'s principal activities include the provision of local, national, international and mobile telecommunication services, internet products and services, as well as call centre and customer relationship management, technology and information management. Co. has service network and product range in the fields of individual and corporate services. Co. provides services in all 81 cities of Turkey. Co. has two main segments; fixed line and mobile. As of Dec 31 2015, Co. had 12.9 million fixed access lines, 8.0 million broadband and 17.3 million mobile subscribers.

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari A.S.

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. operates predominantly in the manufacture of glass and chemicals. Co.'s activities encompass all the areas of glass-making (flat glass, glassware, glass packaging and glass fiber) and soda ash and chromium chemicals. Co. consists of five operational divisions: flat glass, glass-ware, glass packaging, chemicals (soda ash products, chromium chemicals, glass fiber and unsaturated polyesters, industrial raw materials, electricity, steam, vitamin K3 derivatives and sodium metabisulfite), and export-import and insurance services.

Wirtualna Polska Holding SA

Wirtualna Polska Holding SA is a Poland-based holding company. The Company owns entities that are engaged in the Internet publishing and broadcasting content, including operating business, technology, sports and entertainment portals, as well as electronic mail (e-mail) and electronic commerce (e-commerce). It also offers a range of advertising products, including display ads. The Company operates through such Internet portals as Wirtualna Polska, o2.pl, Money.pl, WP SportoweFakty, Dobreprogramy.pl, WP Parenting, Domodi and Homebook, among others. The Company operates domestically.

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