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Management Board’s Report from ZE PAK SA and ZE PAK SA Capital Group’s Operations in 2024 (download)

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ZE PAKSA CAPITAL GROUP MANAGEMENT BOARD'S REPORT ON ZE PAK SA's AND ZE PAK SA CAPITAL GROUP'S ACTIVITIES IN 2024 30 APRIL 2025


TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA 4

  2. DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY AND OF THE CAPITAL GROUP 6

    1. Basic information on the Company and Capital Group 6

    2. Basic principles and changes related to the ZE PAK SA Capital Group and Company management

      rules 10

    3. Described structure of main capital deposits or main capital investments made within the Capital Group 11

    4. Characteristics of the main products, goods and services, and the main outlet markets and supply

      sources 11

  3. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES 14

    1. Significant events in the accounting year, as well as events after the balance sheet date affecting

      current and future activities 14

    2. Important agreements concluded in the financial year 15

    3. Execution of the investment programme 18

    4. Risk management 18

    5. Described use of emission proceeds 19

  4. MAIN BUSINESS RISK FACTORS 19

  5. DESCRIPTION OF THE FINANCIAL AND ASSET STANDING 25

    1. Principles of preparing a financial statement 25

    2. Characteristics of basic economic and financial quantities 26

    3. Significant off-balance sheet items 39

    4. Projected financial standing 39

    5. Specification of factors affecting current and future financial results 40

    6. Unusual factors and events affecting achieved financial results 43

  6. FINANCIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT 43

    1. Assessment of financial asset management 43

    2. Assessment of investment plan implementation 43

  7. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT FACTORS AND PROSPECTS 44

  8. SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE SPECIFICATION 45

    1. Shareholding structure 45

    2. Acquisition of own shares 45

    3. Stocks and shares of entities of the ZE PAK SA Capital Group held by management and supervisory persons 45

    4. Employee shares programme control system 46

  9. DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH CORPORATE GOVERNANCE RULES 46

    1. Set of applied corporate governance rules 46

    2. Set of waived DPSN 2021 principles 46

    3. Changes in the status of applying the DPSN 2021 principles implemented in the financial year 48

    4. Incidental violation of DPSN 2021 principles 49

    5. Description of the main features of internal inspection and risk management systems applied in relation

      to the preparation of financial and consolidated financial statements 49

    6. Shareholders holding significant blocks of shares 51

    7. Holders of stocks providing special control rights 51

    8. Restrictions on exercising the voting right 51

    9. Restrictions on the transfer of the ownership right of stocks 51

    10. Rules of the appointment and dismissal of management and supervisory personnel 52

    11. Personal composition, its changes and a description of the activity of management and supervisory bodies 54

    12. Operation procedure of the General Meeting, its key powers and a description of shareholders' rights

      and how to exercise them 56

    13. Description of rules regarding amendments to the Company's Articles of Association 57

    14. Information on the remuneration system and the remuneration amount for management and

      supervisory personnel 57

  10. DECLARATION REGARDING THE DIVERSITY POLICY 59

  11. CAPITAL GROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING FOR 2024 60

    1. General information 60

    2. Environmental information 91

    3. Information on social issues 158

    4. Information on corporate governance 183

  12. OTHER INFORMATION 188

    1. Significant legal proceedings 188

    2. Major accomplishments in the field of research and development 189

    3. Information on selecting an auditing company to examine the annual consolidated financial statement

      and the sustainability statement 189

    4. Information on auditing the financial statement and the sustainability statement 189

    5. Financial projections 190

‌1. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

Selected

PLN thousand

12 months of 2024

PLN thousand

12 months of 2023

EUR thousand

12 months of 2024

EUR thousand

12 months of 2023

consolidated financial data

period from 1/1/2024

until 31/12/2024

period from 1/1/2023

until 31/12/2023

period from 1/1/2024

until 31/12/2024

period from 1/1/2023

until 31/12/2023

Sales revenues

2 185 257

3 105 807

507 703

685 851

Profit/loss on operating activities

264 613

689 469

61 478

152 254

Gross profit/loss

241 496

682 361

56 107

150 685

Net profit/loss for the financial year

262 915

722 659

61 083

159 584

Net profit for the parent company's

shareholders

262 928

745 110

61 086

164 542

Comprehensive income

261 782

719 465

60 820

158 878

Net cash from operating activities

480 048

(439 034)

111 530

(96 951)

Net cash from investment activities

(478 409)

(488 697)

(111 149)

(107 918)

Net cash from financial activities

(29 689)

(1 009)

(6 898)

(223)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

(28 050)

(928 740)

(6 517)

(205 092)

Net profit per share (in PLN/EUR per auction)

5,17

14,66

1,20

3,24

Weighted average number of shares

50 823 547

50 823 547

50 823 547

50 823 547

as at

as at

as at

as at

31/12/2024

31/12/2023

31/12/2024

31/12/2023

Total assets

3 849 821

3 589 708

900 964

825 600

Fixed assets

2 281 276

1 592 159

533 882

366 182

Current assets

1 568 545

1 997 549

367 083

459 418

Total equity

2 175 475

1 911 513

509 121

439 630

Basic capital

101 647

101 647

23 788

23 378

Equity allocated to parent company

shareholders

2 173 282

1 911 513

508 608

439 630

Total liabilities

1 674 346

1 678 195

391 843

385 969

Long-term liabilities

619 761

579 396

145 041

133 256

Short-term liabilities

1 054 585

1 098 799

246 802

252 714

Book value per share (in PLN/EUR per share)

42,80

37,61

10,02

8,65

Weighted average number of shares

50 823 547

50 823 547

50 823 547

50 823 547

Selected

PLN thousand

12 months of 2024

PLN thousand

12 months of 2023

EUR thousand

12 months of 2024

EUR thousand

12 months of 2023

financial data of ZE PAK SA

period from 1/1/2024 until 31/12/2024

period from 1/1/2023

until 31/12/2023 (transformed data)

period from 1/1/2024 until 31/12/2024

period from 1/1/2023

until 31/12/2023 (transformed data)

Net revenues from the sale of products,

goods and materials

2 119 031

3 213 066

492 317

709 537

Profit/loss on operating activities

28 371

651 451

6 591

143 859

Gross profit/loss

64 862

664 472

15 069

146 734

Net profit/loss

65 192

584 412

15 146

129 055

Net cash from operating activities

367 187

(817 956)

85 309

(180 628)

Net cash from investment activities

(347 115)

(184 475)

(80 646)

(40 737)

Net cash from financial activities

(263)

(268)

(61)

(59)

Total net cash flows

19 809

(1 002 699)

4 602

(221 425)

Net profit per share

(in PLN/EUR per share)

1,28

11,50

0,30

2,54

Weighted average number of shares

50 823 547

50 823 547

50 823 547

50 823 547

as at

as at

as at

as at

31/12/2024

31/12/2023

31/12/2024

31/12/2023

Total assets

3 033 269

2 842 621

709 869

653 777

Fixed assets

2 422 186

1 883 371

566 858

433 158

Current assets

611 083

959 250

143 010

220 619

Equity

2 058 025

1 992 833

481 635

458 333

Basic capital

101 647

101 647

23 788

23 378

Liabilities and provisions for liabilities

975 244

849 788

228 234

195 443

Long-term liabilities

128 304

129

30 027

30

Short-term liabilities

115 653

142 809

27 066

32 845

Book value per share (in PLN/EUR per share)

40,49

39,21

9,48

9,02

Weighted average number of shares

50 823 547

50 823 547

50 823 547

50 823 547

Selected consolidated financial data has been converted using the following exchange rates:

  • data concerning the comprehensive income statement (income statement) and the cash flow report (cash flow statement) according to an exchange rate, which is the arithmetic mean of the average NBP exchange rates on each last working day of the month within the financial period, from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, i.e., 4.3042 EUR/PLN, and from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023, i.e., 4.5284 EUR/PLN.

  • data on individual items of the financial standing statement (balance sheet) according to the average EUR/PLN exchange rate set by the National Bank of Poland (NBP) as at 31 December 2024, i.e., 4.2730 EUR/PLN, and as at 29 December 2023, i.e., 4.3480 EUR/PLN.