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WOOD Morning (11 May)

HEADLINES:
* OTP Bank: 1Q18 - strong bottom line beat on low provision charges POSITIVE
* Eurocash: 1Q showing first signs of recovery in wholesale POSITIVE
* Bank Handlowy: 1Q18 - strong bottom line, but very weak quality mix NEUTRAL
* Halkbank: 1Q18 - in line on the bottom line, but leaves much to be desired in operational metrics NEGATIVE
* Nuclearelectrica: 1Q18 results above expectations POSITIVE
* Pegasus Airlines: 1Q18 results - minor beat on stronger yields POSITIVE
* Piraeus Bank: 1Q18 - weak NII offset by lower costs and provisions
* Gubretas: 1Q18 review - beat on EBITDA, miss on net income NEUTRAL
* CEZ: no development on status of Transformation project NEUTRAL
* Cyfrowy Polsat: key takeaways from the 1Q18 conference NEUTRAL
* DIGI Communications: 1Q18E results preview (due on 15 May)
* Pfleiderer: 1Q18E results - recovering slowly (due on 16 May)
Underlyings
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A.

Bank Handlowy W Warszawie is a Polish bank holding company engaged in a wide range of banking services for individuals and corporate customers in the domestic and foreign markets. Additionally Co. operates in brokerage operations, lease services and investment operations. Customers have access to these services at the branches, ATM's, telephone services and electronic banking services.

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

Digi Communications NV

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.

Gubre Fabrikalari T.A.S.

Gubre Fabrikalari TAS (Gubretas) is a Turkey-based company engaged in the production and marketing of chemical fertilizers, including solid fertilizers, liquid fertilizers, powder-based fertilizers and organic fertilizers. It also provides soil analysis services to farmers, advising on the appropriate fertilizer to be used. The Company's production activities are mainly carried out in its Yarimca facilities, consisting of three plants, as well as bagging, warehousing and storage facilities. In addition, liquid and powder-based fertilizers are manufactured in its Izmir plant, and bagging and storage in Izmir, Iskenderun and Samsun. In addition, the Company also offers loading and discharging services. The Company's affiliates and subsidiaries include Razi Petrochemical, Negmar Denizcilik Yatirm AS and Tarkim Bitki Koruma Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, among others.

OTP Bank Nyrt

OTP Bank is a financial institution based in Hungary. Co. is engaged in retail banking (account management, bankcards and Electronic sevices - OTPdirekt) corporate banking and private banking. In Hungary traditional banking operations are performed by Co. while specialized services, including car leasing, investment funds and insurance are developed and offered by Co.'s subsidiaries. Co. expands its operations throughout the region via its foreign subsidiaries. As of Dec 31 2011, Co. had total assets of HUF10,200,527,000,000 and deposits of HUF6,398,853,000,000.

Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS

Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi is a low-cost airline group based in Turkey. Co. provides reasonably-priced transportation opportunities on point-to-point basis in short and medium range flight lines on its domestic and international network. Co. primarily provides transportation opportunities from its main hub in Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, but also offers scheduled flights from other domestic hubs, primarily in Adana, Antalya and Izmir. Co.'s fleet is composed of 49 airplanes in total. Co.'s flight network consists of 76 locations (45 abroad and 31 domestic flight locations in 30 countries). Co. also provides cargo services and provides various training services.

Pfleiderer Group SA

Pfleiderer Grajewo, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and veneering of wood and wood-based products, and impregnation of paper in Poland and internationally. Co. is also involved in the manufacture of melamine-faced, raw chipboards, laminated and raw HDF boards, worktops, high-pressure laminates (HPL), MFP panels, finish foils, adhesive resins and other wood and wood-based products; production of materials from wood waste; wholesale of own and third-party products; and generation and distribution of heat.

Piraeus Financial Holdings S.A.

Piraeus Bank is a banking institute. Co. and its subsidiaries provide services in the Southeastern Europe, Egypt, as well as Western European markets. Co. and its subsidiaries operate in four main business segments: Retail Banking, which includes the retail banking facilities; Corporate Banking, which includes facilities related to corporate banking; Investment Banking, which includes activities related to investment banking facilities of Co. and its subsidiaries, including investment and advisory services, underwriting services and public listings, and stock exchange services; and Asset Management and Treasury, which includes asset management facilities for clients.

Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA

Turkiye Halk Bankasi Anonim Sirketi

Turkiye Halk Bankasi (Halkbank) is a banking and financial services company based in Turkey. Co. offers corporate and commercial banking products and services to a range of customers, from individuals to large corporations. Co.'s operations include: consumer and retail banking, consumer loans, credit and debit cards, deposit and overdraft accounts, payroll services, corporate and commercial banking, budget loans, credit line facilities, cash management, investment banking, brokerage, factoring, leasing and insurance services, and tradesmen/SME banking. As of Dec 31 2011, Co. operates 771 branches and had total assets of TL92,160,657,000.

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