articles of association
“TVN Spółka Akcyjna” (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) was incorporated as the result of transformation of the company TVN Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością with its seat in Warsaw, entered into the register of entrepreneurs maintained by the District Court for the city of Warsaw, XX Economic Division of the National Court Register under No. KRS 18906, pursuant to the procedure delineated in Arts. 551-570 and 577-580 of the Commercial Companies Code. The business name of the Company is ,,TVN Spółka Akcyjna” The Company may also use its abbreviated name ,,TVN S.A.” The registered office for the Company is in Warsaw. 1.The Company conducts its activity on the territory of the Republic of Poland and abroad. 2.The Company may, within the territory of its activity, establish branches as well as other organizational entities, incorporate companies, join already existing companies and may also participate in other legal and organizational associations permitted by law. 1. The object of the Company is production, service and commercial activity in the following sphere:
1) Reproduction of recorded media (PKD 18.20.Z) 2) Repair and maintenance of electronic and optical equipment (PKD 33.13.Z) 3) Installation of industrial machinery equipment and facilities (PKD 33.20.Z) 4) Development of building projects associated with erection of buildings (PKD 41.10.Z) 5) Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications (PKD 42.22.Z) 6) Construction of other civil- and hydro-engineering objects, not classified elsewhere (PKD 42.99.Z) 7) Retail sale of books carried on in specialized shops (PKD 47.61.Z) 8) Retail sale of newspapers and stationary carried on in specialized shops (PKD 47.62.Z) 9) Retail sale of sporting equipment carried on in specialized shops ( PKD 47.64.Z) 10) Retail sale of games and toys carried on in specialized shops (PKD 47.65.Z) 11) Retail sale of clothing carried on in specialized shops (PKD 47.71.Z) 12) Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles carried on in specialized shops (PKD 47.75.Z) 13) Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (PKD 47.91.Z) 14) Freight transport by road (PKD 49.41.Z) 15) Book publishing (PKD 58.11.Z) 16) Publishing of directories and mailing lists (i.e. of addresses, telephone numbers) (PKD 58.12.Z) 17) Publishing of newspapers (PKD 58.13.Z) 18) Publishing of journals and periodicals (PKD 58.14.Z) 19) Other publishing activities (PKD 58.19.Z) 20) Publishing of computer games (PKD 58.21.Z) 21) Other software publishing (PKD 58.29.Z) 22) Motion picture, video and television programme production activities (PKD 59.11.Z) 23) Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities (PKD 59.12.Z) 24) Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities (PKD 59.13.Z) 25) Sound recording and music publishing activities (PKD 59.20.Z) 26) Radio broadcasting (PKD 60.10.Z) 27) Television programming free and subscription-based broadcasting activities (PKD 60.20.Z) 28) Wired telecommunications activities (PKD 61.10.Z) 29) Wireless telecommunications activities, except for satellite telecommunication (PKD 61.20.Z) 30) Satellite telecommunications activities (PKD 61.30.Z) 31) Other telecommunications activities (PKD 61.90.Z) 32) Computer programming activities (PKD 62.01.Z) 33) Computer consultancy activities (PKD 62.02.Z) 34) Computer facilities management activities (PKD 62.03.Z) 35) Other information technology and computer service activities (PKD 62.09.Z) 36) Data processing, hosting and related activities (PKD 63.11.Z) 37) Web portals (PKD 63.12.Z) 38) News agency activities (PKD 63.91.Z) 39) Activities of holding companies (PKD 64.20.Z) 40) Financial leasing (PKD 64.91.Z) 41) Other credit granting (PKD 64.92.Z) 42) Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding not elsewhere classified (PKD 64.99.Z) 43) Buying and selling of own real estate (PKD 68.10.Z) 44) Renting and operating of own or leased real estate (PKD 68.20.Z) 45) Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy (PKD 69.20.Z) 46) Activities of head offices and holdings, except for financial holdings (PKD 70.10.Z) 47) Public relations and communication activities (PKD 70.21.Z) 48) Business and other management consultancy activities (PKD 70.22.Z) 49) Advertising agencies (PKD 73.11.Z) 50) Media representation in sale of time and space for advertising in radio and TV (PKD 73.12.A) 51) Media representation in sale of space for advertising in printed media (PKD 73.12.B) 52) Media representation in sale of space for advertising in electronic media (Internet) (PKD 73.12.C) 53) Media representation in sale of time and space for advertising in other media (PKD 73.12.D) 54) Market research and public opinion polling (PKD 73.20.Z) 55) Photographic activities (PKD 74.20.Z) 56) Translation and interpretation activities (PKD 74.30.Z) 57) Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (PKD 77.11.Z) 58) Renting and leasing of other motor vehicles, except for motorcycles (PKD 77.12.Z) 59) Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods, not elsewhere classified (PKD77.39.Z) 60) Activities of employment placement agencies (PKD 78.10.Z) 61) Other human resources provision (PKD 78.30.Z) 62) Other reservation service and related activities, not elsewhere classified (PKD 79.90.C) 63) Security activity, excluding security systems (PKD 80.10) 64) Security activity within the scope of security systems maintenance (PKD 80.20) 65) Organization of conventions and trade shows (PKD 82.30.Z) 66) Sports and recreation education outside of schools (PKD 85.51.Z) 67) Cultural education outside of schools (PKD 85.52.Z) 68) Foreign language education (PKD 85.59.A) 69) Other education outside of schools, not elsewhere classified (PKD 85.59.B) 70) Educational support activities (PKD 85.60.Z) 71) Performing arts activities (PKD 90.01.Z) 72) Support activities to performing arts (PKD 90.02.Z) 73) Artistic and literary creation (PKD 90.03.Z) 74) Operation of arts facilities (PKD 90.04.Z) 75) Archives activities (PKD 91.01.B) 76) Gambling and betting activities (PKD 92.00.Z) 77) Operation of sports facilities (PKD 93.11.Z) 78) Other sports activities (PKD 93.19.Z) 79) Other amusement and recreation activities (PKD 93.29.Z) 80) Repair and maintenance of communication equipment (PKD 95.12.Z) 2. An activity for which a concession or permit is required shall be undertaken by the Company after such concession or permit has been obtained. 1. The share capital of the Company amounts to 68,097,057.40 zlotys (sixty eight million ninety seven thousand fifty seven zlotys forty groszy). 1. The Management Board is authorized, within the period of three years commencing with 1st of January 2008 to perform one or a series of consecutive increases in the share capital of the Company, by the total amount not exceeding the amount of PLN 15,000,000 (the “Authorized Capital”). 4. The resolutions of the Management Board on the indication of: The Company may issue registered or bearer securities, including bonds convertible into shares, entitling their holders to register or subscribe for shares. 1. The shares may be issued as registered shares or bearer shares. Conversion of shares from registered into bearer shares is done upon the motion of a shareholder and requires prior consent of the Company, provided that the Company shall not refuse its consent when the Shareholder has conducted the procedure set forth in §10.1, below prior to converting registered shares into bearer shares. 2. The possibility of conversion of the bearer shares into registered shares is excluded. 1. The disposal of the registered shares requires prior consent of the Management Board. The Management Board shall notify the Shareholder of granting or refusing its consent within 30 days of receiving by the Company of a written notification form the Shareholder intending to dispose of his shares (“Notice”), specifying the number of shares to be sold and the selling price. If the Management Board refuses to issue its consent for sale of the shares, it shall name the buyer thereof within two months form the date of the Company receiving the Notice referred to in the preceding sentence, for a price to be determined in accordance with the following provisions: The Company’s shares may be redeemed upon the shareholder’s consent through their acquisition by the Company (“Voluntary Redemption”) subject to binding provisions of law. The authorities of the Company’s are: 1. The competencies of the Shareholders’ Meeting shall consist of the matters specified in the Commercial Companies Code, other provisions of laws and the Articles of Association. 2. The General Shareholders’ Meeting is authorized to set the date as of which the list of shareholders entitled to dividend for a given financial year shall be determined (“the Dividend Date”) and the date as of which the dividend shall be paid. 3. Acquisition and disposal of the real property or of an interest therein as well as of the right of perpetual usufruct thereto does not require the consent of the General Shareholders’ Meeting. 4. Subject to the provisions of section 7 of this paragraph the resolutions of the General Shareholders’ Meeting are adopted by an absolute majority of votes cast, unless provisions of the Commercial Companies Code, other provisions of laws or the Statue provide for otherwise. As long as it is required by applicable provisions of the law, the share of votes of foreign entities having residence or statutory seat in the country which is not the member of the European Economic Area (including companies dependent to such foreign companies) shall not exceed 49%. 5. The resolution on deletion of particular matters from the agenda of the General Shareholders’ Meeting requires for its validity the majority of three fourths of votes provided that shareholders representing at least 50% of the Company’s share capital are present at such General Shareholders’ Meeting. In case the deletion of particular matter from the agenda is requested by the Management Board, the respective resolution requires for its adoption an absolute majority of votes cast. 6. The change of the object of the Company may be made without buyout of the shares. The respective resolution concerning the above requires for its validity the majority of two thirds of votes cast, provided that shareholders representing at least 50% of the Company’s share capital are present at the meeting. The Meeting of Shareholders may adopt its regulations specifying in detail organization form in which debates 1. The Supervisory Board consists of seven to eleven members, appointed by the General Shareholders’ Meeting for the three years common term of office. The Chairmen of the Supervisory Board and its Deputy shall by appointed by the Supervisory Board among its members. In case the mandate of the member of the Supervisory Board appointed pursuant to §15, item 4, point (c) expires, the remaining members of the Supervisory Board may appoint the new member of the Supervisory Board, who will perform this function until the date of appointment of his successor by the next General Shareholders’ Meeting. 1. The Supervisory Board adopts resolutions adopted during the meetings convened upon the request of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board or, in case it is not possible to convene the meeting by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, by the Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board. The respective authorized person convenes the meeting upon its own initiative or within two week term following the receipt of the request of the Management Board or the member of the Supervisory Board. The request should be in writing and should include the proposed agenda of the meeting. In the agreements between the Company and members of the Management Board the Company is represented by the Supervisory Board. The agreements are signed by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and in case of his absence, another member authorized by the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board adopts its regulations specifying its organization as well as the form of performing of its activities, which is approved by the General Shareholders’ Meeting. 1. The Supervisory Board exercises permanent supervision over the Company’s activities. 4. In case the value of any agreement described in point 13 b)-h) sec. 2 of this paragraph exceeds the equivalent of EUR 2,500,000, the Management Board shall be obliged to inform about this agreement the Supervisory Board, not later than seven days from the date of entering into, except for transactions included in the approved budget. 1. The Management Board conducts the Company’s business and represents it in external relations. 1. The Management Board shall be composed of at least three members, including the President and at least one Vice President, all appointed and replaced by the Supervisory Board. As long as it is required by the applicable provisions of law, the majority of members of the Management Board shall be Polish citizens. 2. The number of the members of the Management Board is determined by the Supervisory Board, provided that the number of the members of the Management Board appointed for the first term of office is to be determined in the resolution on transformation of the Company, mentioned in § 1 of the Articles of Association. 3. The members of the Management Board are appointed for the joint three year term of office. 4. Any member of the Management Board who resigned from performance of his function is obligated to notify the Supervisory Board on his resignation. 5. The revocation or suspension of the member of the Management Board from performance of his function may be done exclusively for significant reasons. The resolution on revocation or suspension of the member of the Management Board from performance of his function shall indicate reasons, causing the revocation or suspension. 1. The President of the Management Board shall direct the operations of the Management Board. Subject to the provisions of section 2 of this paragraph, the Management Board adopts resolutions during the meetings convened upon the request of the President of the Management Board upon his own initiative or upon the request of the member of the Management Board or the Supervisory Board. The members of the Management Board may participate in its meetings using means of direct remote communication, which shall be considered as personal participation in the meeting. 2. Resolutions of the Management Board may be adopted without formal meeting in writing provided that all members have been notified on the content of the proposed resolution. Undertaking of voting in the form set forth in the preceding sentence may be decided by the President of the Management Board upon his own initiative or upon the request of any other member of the Management Board. 3. Resolutions of the Management Board are adopted by the simple majority of cast votes, provided that in case they are adopted on the meeting, at lease half of number of the members of the Management Board must be present. In case of a tie vote, the vote cast by the President of the Management Board shall be decisive. The detailed rules for performing of activities by the Management Board are set forth in the Management Board’s regulations adopted by the Management Board and ratified by the Supervisory Board. 1. The Company has the following capitals and funds: 1. The shareholders may participate in the profit presented in the audited financial statements, which was designated by the General Shareholders’ Meeting to distribution among shareholders. 2. The Management Board is authorized to make prepayment against dividend planned as of the end of the financial year. The financial year shall be the calendar year. The Company makes its announcements in Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy. In case of the Company’s liquidation, the General Shareholders’ Meeting shall appoint, upon the request of the Supervisory Board, liquidators among the members of the Management Board and shall determine the manner of conducting of liquidation process. |
