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We are committed to the values that lie at the core of our organization and that have been our guiding principles in spite of changing market conditions and the growth of our group. These are truth, tolerance, respect for fundamental human rights and help

In all areas of our operations we are committed to professionalism and responsible management as well as transparency and clarity. Tolerance, independence and integrity are values that we strive to uphold in our everyday work. We build strong and sustainable relationships with our stakeholders: readers, listeners, viewers, clients, suppliers, our employees and shareholders.

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History

1989

8 May - The first issue of Gazeta Wyborcza is published

1995

March - Launch of Wyborcza.pl, online format of Gazeta Wyborcza

1997

The first NIKE Literary Award is presented

1998

Radio TOK FM - first news and talk radio is launched

1999

Our shares debut on Warsaw Stock Exchange

1999

First edition of Gazeta Wyborcza “Man of the Year”, the award is presented to Václav Havel

2001

January - Gazeta.pl is launched

2002

March - We move to the new office at Czerska 8/10 in Warsaw

2002

April - Agora acquires 12 press titles, launching operations on in the magazines segment

2002

September - Agora invests in out-of-home advertising, purchases shares in AMS

2004

June - Agora Publishing is established (Library of Gazeta Wyborcza)

2009

The group acquires Yieldbird (AdTaily on the date of purchase)

2010

First Ryszard Kapuściński award presented

2010

August – Helios nationwide cinema chain joins Agora Group

2012

May – Launch of Publio.pl online store with ebooks and audiobooks

2012

September – Agora starts operations in film production industry - NEXT FILM is created

2014

February – Agora is Poland’s first publisher to introduce paid paywall and start selling digital Gazeta Wyborcza subscriptions

2014

March – Launch of Stopklatka TV, terrestrial movie channel. In 2018 Agora sales of its shares to Kino Polska TV SA

2015

The first film produced by Agora is released

2016

The number of active digital subscriptions of Gazeta Wyborcza reaches 100 thousand

2016

December – METRO TV, Agora’s television channel launches in MUX-8. Within under a year Discovery, one of world’s largest global media groups, purchases 100 per cent of the shares of METRO TV from Agora

2017

Agora debuts in the prestigious RESPECT Index of responsible companies listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange

2018

June - Helios cinema network owned by Agora launches Helios Dream. This is a new concept of premium screening rooms with a higher standard and modern design

2018

September - Agora invests in ROI Hunter – one of the fastest growing MarTech solutions for e-commerce

2019

February - Agora becomes a minority shareholder of the Eurozet group, acquiring 40% of its share capital

2019

Agora enters food service business - Helios begins cooperation with the Pasibus brand

2020

October - Helios opens its 50th cinema in Poland

2021

AMS expands its Digital Indoor portfolio and offers customers the largest range of digital media panels in shopping centers on the market

2022

NEXT FILM celebrates its 10th anniversary

2023

Eurozet joins Agora Group - Eurozet's radio stations strengthen Agora's radio portfolio

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Cinema and film

Network of cinemas, Film Production and Distribution

Digital and Printed Press

Daily Newspaper and Magazines

Agora’s Publishing House

Books, Music Albums and DVDs

Outdoor Advertising

AMS

Internet

Websites, Video, Mobile and Programmatic Advertising

Radio

Radio Stations and Music Websites

Culture, Education, Entertainment

Entertainment: Music and Culture Events, Conferences, Discusssions

Agora at a glance
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Agora and "Gazeta Wyborcza" daily were created before the parliamentary elections in 1989. "Gazeta Wyborcza" became the first independent daily in the country, and Agora grew into one of the largest and most known media companies in Poland. Since 1999 the Company has been listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange.

The Group's largest enterprises are:

Helios S.A. - operator of the largest cinema network in the country in terms of the number of facilities and owner of the NEXT FILM company, dealing in film distribution and production;
Gazeta Wyborcza - the most popular opinion-forming newspaper in Poland, whose content is available in paper version, on the Internet - Wyborcza.pl and Wysokieobcasy.pl and on smartphones, tablets and e-readers; is the leader of digital transformation in Poland with 295 thousand active paid digital subscriptions at the end of June 2022.
AMS - leader on the Polish outdoor advertising market;
The company also publishes music and film books and albums.

Agora's websites are among the leading in terms of popularity in their categories. The company's dozens of Internet brands include, among others: Gazeta.pl, Sport.pl, Tokfm.pl and Plotek.pl, available online and through mobile applications; Agora is present on the programmatic advertising market through its subsidiary Yieldbird - one of the fastest growing companies in this area on the Polish market.

The company also owns three music brands of local radio stations: Złote Przeboje, Rock Radio and Radio Pogoda, the internet radio Tuba.FM and is the majority co-owner of the supraregional Radio TOK FM. As of February 27, the Agora Group also includes the radio stations of the Eurozet group, including Radio ZET and Antyradio. By taking control of Eurozet company, the Agora Group has become the second radio group in Poland.

Agora has been operating on the food service market since 2019 through the Step Inside company belonging to the Helios network, which creates new restaurants under the Pasibus brand.

Strategic directions for 2023-2026 provide the foundation for the developmental activities of the entire organization and build on the Group's strengths, which are primarily the high quality of content and services offered, an attractive audience and a very broad media reach, as well as the advantages associated with the development of digital and subscription solutions achieved to date.

The strategic development directions for the Agora Group for 2023-2026 are:

Development of media businesses and their outreach to audiences in Poland;
Diversity and autonomy of businesses and opening to external investors;
New management operating model to standardize back-office processes while taking into account the autonomy of businesses;
Increasing shareholder value and improving the financial efficiency of the entire organization;
Achieving an EBITDA result of more than PLN 200 million (excluding IFRS 16).

As a result, in 2026 Agora Group wants to be in the TOP3 of the largest Polish media companies, reaching tens of millions of people with important, attractive content and providing customers with the most effective advertising offer.

Agora SA

Cinema
Radio Group
AMS S.A.
Internet
Others

Company	% ownership*
Helios S.A. (Lodz):	92.3%
Next Film Sp. z o.o. (Lodz)	100%
Step Inside Sp. z o.o. (Lodz)	90%
Helios Media Sp. z o.o. (Lodz)	100%
* as of February 9th 2024

Company	% Ownership*
Grupa Radiowa Agory Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw):	100%
Doradztwo Mediowe Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	100%
IM 40 Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	72%
Inforadio Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	66.1%
Eurozet Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw):	51%
Eurozet Radio Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	51%
Eurozet Consulting Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	51%
Radio Plus Polska Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	40.8%
Radio Plus Polska Centrum Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	51.0%
Radio Plus Polska Zachód Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	32.6%
Spółka Producencka Plus Polska Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	20.4%
* as of February 9th 2024

Company	% Ownership*
AMS S.A. (Warsaw)	100%
AMS Serwis Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw) [until April 1st 2020 Adpol Sp. z o.o.]	100%
Optimizers Sp. z o.o.	100%
Video OOH Sp. z o.o. [until June 22nd 2022 Piano Group Sp. z o.o.]	92%
Instytut Badań Outdooru IBO Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	50%
* as of February 9th 2024

Company	% Ownership*
Plan D Sp. z o.o. (formerly Domiporta Sp. z o.o.) (Warsaw)	100%
Yieldbird Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	100%
Goldenline Sp. z o.o. (Szczecin)	100%
ROI Hunter a.s. (Brno)	23.9%
Polskie Badania Internetu Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	16.7%
* as of February 9th 2024

Company	% Ownership*
Agora TC Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	100%
Plan A Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	100%
Plan G Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	100%
Agora Finanse Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	100%
Agora Książka i Muzyka Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	100%
Gazeta.pl Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	100%
Wyborcza Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	100%
Czerska 8/10 Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw)	100%
* as of February 9th 2024

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The Management Board operates on the daily basis according to the rules set out in the Company's Statute and its By-laws. The members of the Management Board meet regularly once a week.

The Supervisory Board's exclusive competences include setting the compensation of the Management Board, selection of the Company's auditor and approval of related party transactions. All transactions with affiliates must receive consent of the independent members of the Supervisory Board.

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Financial market institutions:

We encourage to read the custom-written analytical reports of Agora S.A. created by Millennium DM S.A. commissioned by Warsaw Stock Exchange as a part of the WSE Analytical Coverage Support Program. The reports are available below.

Corporate governance

In investor relations we are committed to transparent and non-discriminatory corporate communication practice.

Responsible business

Our corporate responsibility policies are rooted in the principles of sustainable growth, lasting relations with our environment and diversity in the workplace and the society.

Nagrody i Wyróżnienia

"Gazeta Wyborcza" photojournalists awarded in Grand Press Photo 2022 contest

June 3, 2022 / 16:06

Agora with the title of Ethical Company 2021

March 28, 2022 / 16:03

Agora Group brands in TOP Brand 2021

November 3, 2021 / 16:11

Basic information

Established:	1998
Headquarters:	Agora S.A.
Company's seat:	ul. Czerska 8/10, 00-732 Warszawa, Polska
Main phone:	(22) 555 60 00, 555 60 01
Fax:	(22) 555 48 50, 555 47 80
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Management Board:
President:	Bartosz Hojka
Members:	Wojciech Bartkowiak
	Tomasz Jagiełło
	Anna Kryńska-Godlewska
	Agnieszka Siuzdak-Zyga
	Maciej Strzelecki
Supervisory Board:	6 members, incl. 3 independent
President:	Andrzej Szlęzak
Members:	Wanda Rapaczynski
	Dariusz Formela
	Tomasz Sielicki
	Maciej Wiśniewski
	Jacek Levernes

Stock:
No. of shares:	46 580 831
ISIN:	PLAGORA00067
Stock Exchange:	Warsaw Stock Exchange indices: WIG, sWIG80, WIG-MEDIA Market: main Tradins system: continuos sector: media First listing on WSE: 1999 April 20
Agora's codes:	WSE: AGO Reuters: AGOD.WA Bloomberg: AGO:PW
Share capital:	PLN 46.580.831,00
Paid up capital:	PLN 46.580.831,00
Revenues:	PLN milion 1 424,3 (2023)
Employment:	2 581 (31st December, 2023)
Auditor:	PricewaterhouseCoopers Polska spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością Audyt spółka komandytowa
EKD Code:	2212
Statistical number (Regon):	011559486
Registry number - KRS (received November 7, 2001):	59944; Regional Court for the Capital City of Warsaw
Tax identification number (NIP):	526-030-56-44
BDO registry number:	000025724
Statute:	link »

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Agora Group

We are committed to the values that lie at the core of our organization and that have been our guiding principles in spite of changing market conditions and the growth of our group. These are truth, tolerance, respect for fundamental human rights and help

History

Cinema and film

Digital and Printed Press

Agora’s Publishing House

Outdoor Advertising

Internet

Radio

Culture, Education, Entertainment

Dla Inwestorów

Agora SA

Corporate governance

Responsible business

Nagrody i Wyróżnienia

"Gazeta Wyborcza" photojournalists awarded in Grand Press Photo 2022 contest

Agora with the title of Ethical Company 2021

Agora Group brands in TOP Brand 2021

Basic information

Values and Principles

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Agora Group

We are committed to the values that lie at the core of our organization and that have been our guiding principles in spite of changing market conditions and the growth of our group. These are truth, tolerance, respect for fundamental human rights and help

History

Cinema and film

Digital and Printed Press

Agora’s Publishing House

Outdoor Advertising

Internet

Radio

Culture, Education, Entertainment

Dla Inwestorów

Agora SA

Corporate governance

Responsible business

Nagrody i Wyróżnienia

"Gazeta Wyborcza" photojournalists awarded in Grand Press Photo 2022 contest

Agora with the title of Ethical Company 2021

Agora Group brands in TOP Brand 2021

Basic information

Values and Principles