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WOOD Daily: CCOLA TI; EME Strategy – EME excluding Russia; CEZ CP; PPA GA; ALPHA GA; TPE PW; SL Banks; FROTO TI; RO Power Producers; TPEIR GA

HEADLINES:
• Coca-Cola Icecek: compelling defensive growth story (BUY - transfer of coverage)
• EME Strategy: EME excluding Russia - still good calls out there
• CEZ: 4Q21 review - 16% EBITDA beat, very strong 2022E guidance released POSITIVE
• Piraeus Port Authority: solid 2H21 results on cruise recovery POSITIVE
• Alpha Bank: 4Q21 results and 2022E outlook broadly in line
• Tauron: 4Q21 prelims - weak results, well below estimates NEGATIVE
• Slovenian banks: the Constitutional Court of Slovenia suspends CHF loan law temporarily
• Ford Otosan: to acquire Craiova facilities from Ford Motor Company POSITIVE
• Romanian power producers: additional details on the proposed windfall tax for power producers
• Piraeus Bank: 4Q21E results (due out today, after the close)
• Short News (FP, A4L)
Underlyings
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.

Coca-Cola Icecek A.S.

Coca-Cola Icecek is a bottler and distributor of alcohol-free beverages in Turkey, Pakistan, Central Asia and the Middle East. Co. focuses on the production, sales and distribution of sparkling and still beverages with The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) trademarks. Co. has rights to produce, sell and distribute TCCC branded beverages including Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Coca-Cola Light, Fanta, Sprite, Cappy, Sen Sun, Powerade and Fuse Tea in TCCC authorized packages throughout Turkey. Co. also has the right to produce, sell and distribute Burn and Gladiator branded energy drinks throughout Turkey, as well as bottling and distribution rights in Turkey for Schweppes branded beverages.

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi is an automobile manufacturing company based in Turkey. Co. operates as a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and the Koc Group of Companies. Co. is engaged in manufacturing, assembling and selling motor vehicles, primarily commercial vehicles, imports and sells passenger cars and manufactures and imports and sells spare parts of those vehicles. Co. has two plants located in Kocaeli and Eskisehir, has a spare part distribution warehouse in Kartal, Istanbul and a branch in Tubitak Marmara Research Centre, Gebze Campus Technological Free Zone (TEKSEB).

Piraeus Bank SA

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.

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.

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Wood and Company
Wood and Company

WOOD & Company is the leading investment bank in Emerging Europe. Founded in 1991 and head-quartered in Prague, our footprint spans the region and touches investors around the globe.

A pioneer in Emerging Europe, WOOD executed many of the first CEE equity trades and landmark investment banking transactions. Our electronic trading platform was the first in the region, and remains the best. We are continually expanding our relevance and reach in these ever-evolving markets.

Our equity market share reflects our stature: 7% in Warsaw, 20% in Bucharest, 16% in Hungary, 40% in Prague and 5% in Vienna. Our distribution is unparalleled, with the largest salesforce in the region, servicing a uniquely diverse investor base.

We couple local expertise with a truly international perspective. With offices on the ground in the region, and in key financial hubs such as London and Milano, we are never far from our clients and we remain at the forefront of what’s afoot in the CEE emerging and frontier landscape.

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