Current report (9/2024),

Orange Polska S.A. - Warsaw, Poland

12 April 2024

Pursuant to art. 19, clause 1, item 4 of the Decree of the Minister of Finance of 29 March 2018 on current and periodic information provided by issuers of securities and conditions for recognising as equivalent information required by the laws of a non-member state, the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A. ("Orange Polska", "the Company") hereby submits the content of the amendment to the draft of the resolution to be adopted on the Ordinary Annual General Meeting to be held on 19 April 2024.

With reference to the current report 6/2024 announcing drafts of resolutions to be discussed during the Annual General Meeting Orange Polska S.A. on 19 April 2024, hereby Orange Polska S.A. informs about the change in draft resolution on the adoption of the amended Remuneration Policy for Members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. which was proposed by a shareholder Orange S.A. Simultaneously on 12 April 2024 Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. adopted that change by way of a resolution.

The change refers exclusively to the last sentence in the point II.17 of the Remuneration Policy for Members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A.

Version of the point II.17 before the change:

In addition, a Member of the Management Board, apart from the variable remuneration component, may be granted the right to additional bonuses if the Company achieves a specific financial objective (with a result above the budget plan for the year). The additional bonus is paid only if the set goal is achieved at 100%. If the achievement is less than 100%, the additional bonus is not paid. The decision to establish an additional bonus, and the conditions for obtaining it is made by the Supervisory Board at the request of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board. The additional bonus for the CEO can be a maximum of 40%, and for another Members of Management Board can be a maximum of 10% of annual base remuneration.

Version of the point II.17 after the change:

In addition, a Member of the Management Board, apart from the variable remuneration component, may be granted the right to additional bonuses if the Company achieves a specific financial objective (with a result above the budget plan for the year). The additional bonus is paid only if the set goal is achieved at 100%. If the achievement is less than 100%, the additional bonus is not paid. The decision to establish an additional bonus, and the conditions for obtaining it is made by the Supervisory Board at the request of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board. The additional bonus for the CEO can be a maximum of 40%, and for another Members of Management Board can be a maximum of 25% of annual base remuneration.

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Remuneration Policy

for Members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board of

Orange Polska S.A.

This remuneration policy for Members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. (the "Remuneration Policy") supports the implementation of the Company's strategy and the protection of its long-term interests by shaping market-competitive salaries conducive to employment stability in key positions.

In this Remuneration Policy, the notion of Members of the Management Board means both the President of the Management Board and other members of the Management Board, and the notion of Members of the Supervisory Board means both the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and other members of the Supervisory Board, in both cases regardless of functions performed thereby.

In the case of Members of the Management Board, significant components of remuneration depend on the achievement of both short-term and long-term objectives of the Company. The adopted model focuses on and strengthens the involvement of Members of the Management Board in the implementation of the Company's strategy.

In order to maintain both consistency and competitiveness of remuneration, the market competitiveness of the salaries for Members of the Management Board and other employees is monitored using independent market surveys. The working conditions and salary of the Company's employees reporting to a given Member of the Management Board and the scope of tasks performed by these employees are taken into account when determining the remuneration of Members of the Management Board. These are also taken into account when determining the targets which the variable remuneration component depends on. Some of the objectives used to determine payment of the variable remuneration component may be similar or identical for both Members of the Management Board and employees holding key positions in the Company.

Regarding Members of the Management Board employed directly by the Company (e.g. contribution in the employee pension scheme, some nonmonetary benefits), some of the remuneration elements to which they are entitled are granted based on internal regulations which are also applicable to the Company's employees other than Members of the Management Board. As a result, these employees' salaries and working conditions have been taken into account in the determination of the remuneration principles specified in this Remuneration Policy.

Members of the Management Board are appointed by the Supervisory Board and the term of office of each Member of the Management Board lasts three years. For the duration of their term of office, contracts of employment are concluded with Members of the Management Board employed directly by the Company. Some Members of the Management Board may be employed in another company of the Orange SA group (a parent company of Orange Polska S.A.) and posted to Orange Polska S.A. in order to perform the function of a Member of the Management Board.

Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed and dismissed by the General Meeting, and the term of Members of the Supervisory Board lasts three years, with the restriction that if the mandate of a Member of the Supervisory Board expires for reasons other than expiry of their term of office or dismissal from the position of a Member of the Supervisory Board, the remaining Members of the Supervisory Board may appoint a new member of the Supervisory Board by a two-thirds majority of votes cast. The mandate of the appointed Member of the Supervisory Board expires on the date of the next General Meeting, held no earlier than 5 weeks after the appointment. The number of Members of the Supervisory Board so appointed may not exceed 3 persons.

No contracts related to their functions in the Supervisory Board are concluded with Members of the Supervisory Board.

  1. Remuneration and other cash and non-cash benefits that may be granted to Members of the Management Board consist of:

1. base salary;

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  1. benefits from short-term incentive programs (STI) - performance-basedbonus;
  2. benefits and allocation benefits;
  3. benefits from long-term incentive programs (LTI);
  4. base premium for participation in the employee pension scheme;
  5. employment termination benefits;
  6. other benefits arising out of the provisions of labour law or internal regulations of Orange Polska S.A.

The Remuneration Policy prohibits discrimination of Members of the Management Board due to: sex, age, disability, race, religion, nationality, political beliefs, trade union membership, ethnic origin and sexual orientation.

  1. Base salary

1. The individual base remuneration of a Member of the Management Board takes into account:

a) recruitment negotiations with candidates applying for appointment to the Management Board,

  1. change of the remuneration during the term of office for a Member of the Management Board depending on the current evaluation of work.

2. The Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board recommends to the Supervisory Board the amount of remuneration for each Member of the Management Board based on the following premises:

  1. scope of responsibilities and complexity specific to the position;
  2. individual contributions of Members of the Management Board to the implementation of the Company's strategy;
  3. market competitiveness of the remuneration;
  4. recommendations of the Member of the Management Board responsible for managing

human resources in the Company (does not apply to the remuneration of the Member of the Management Board responsible for managing human resources in the Company);

  1. recommendations of the President of the Management Board (does not apply to the remuneration of the President of the Management Board).

3. Based on the recommendations of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board,

the Supervisory Board determines the base remuneration for each Member of the Management Board.

  1. Benefits from short-term incentive programs (STI) - performance-basedbonus
    1. Each of the Members of the Management Board is entitled to a variable remuneration (bonus) dependent on their performance (achievement of objectives).
    2. The variable part of remuneration is determined in annual settlement periods, and the basis for its calculation is an evaluation of the achievement of objectives defined for each Member of the Management Board, in an individual task sheet.
    3. The objectives, the achievement of which determines the variable component of remuneration, include:
      1. solidarity objectives,
      2. individual objectives.
    4. The total weighting of the objectives is 100%, with the weighting of each objective determined for each year by the Supervisory Board based on the recommendation of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board, considering the strategy, long-

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term interests and stability of the Company, as well as social interests, the Company's contribution to environmental protection, and taking measures aimed at preventing and eliminating the negative social effects of the Company's operations.

5. Solidarity objectives are common to all Members of the Management Board.

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Individual objectives are related to the specific nature of the function performed

in the Management Board by a Member of the Management Board.

  1. Each goal has a minimum and maximum level of achievement.
  2. The Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board recommends to the Supervisory Board the yearly objectives for each Member of the Management Board based on:
    1. the Company's business plans for a given period;
    2. scope of responsibility of a given Member of the Management Board;
    3. recommendations of the Member of the Management Board responsible for managing human resources in the Company;
    4. recommendations of the President of the Management Board.
  3. Based on the recommendations of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board,

the Supervisory

Board determines the annual objectives for each Member of

the Management

Board.

  1. The objectives of the Members of the Management Board for a given settlement period are communicated to each Member of the Management Board before the end of the 8th week of the relevant year at the latest.
  2. Together with the objectives, the Members of the Management Board are provided with an algorithm allowing them to calculate the value of the variable remuneration component if appropriate values for annual objectives are assumed.
  3. The evaluation of the achievement of objectives after the end of the year is carried out by the Supervisory Board based on:
  1. data on the Company's business performance (the measure of achieving solidarity and individual quantitative objectives is objectively measurable data);

b) assessments made by the President of the Management Board with regard to the qualitative objectives of other Members of the Management Board;

    1. assessments made by the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board with regard to the qualitative objectives of President of the Management Board;
    2. opinions of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board.
  1. If objectives are assessed to have been achieved in 100%, the amount of the variable component of the remuneration is 50% of the base remuneration due for a given period under an employment contract. The achievement of the set objectives below or above 100% entails a lower or higher amount of the variable remuneration.
    100% achievement of solidarity targets means that the Company has achieved its budget targets for the year. Each goal has a specified minimum level of achievement below which the bonus is not received. Each goal also has a specified maximum level of achievement above which the bonus does not increase. The maximum level of variable remuneration that Members of the Management Board may receive is 100% of annual base salary.
  2. The process of evaluating the objectives and paying the variable remuneration component to Members of the Management Board is conducted at the end of the second month following the end of the given year which the assessment concerns, unless some data necessary for the evaluation of the objective implementation are only available later.

15.

A Member of

the Management Board

is entitled to receive

advance

payments

on the variable

remuneration component

for a given period, on

the terms

specified

in an employment contract or the Supervisory Board resolution.

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  1. In certain situations and within times defined in employment contracts and in relation to delegated Members in other appropriate documents, variable remuneration paid should be reimbursed in whole or in part after the payment to a given Member of the Management Board of the variable remuneration component in the amount corresponding to the degree of the implementation of the objectives by this Member. In particular, a Member of the Management Board is obliged to reimburse the amount of the advance payment on the variable remuneration component if objectives for the entire year are not fulfilled to a degree sufficient to obtain the variable remuneration component at least in the amount of the advance payment and also in some cases of material errors in the calculation of the variable remuneration components including those resulting from incorrect source data.
  2. In addition, a Member of the Management Board, apart from the variable remuneration component, may be granted the right to additional bonuses if the Company achieves

a specific financial objective (with a result above the budget plan for the year). The additional bonus is paid only if the set goal is achieved at 100%. If the achievement is less than 100%, the additional bonus is not paid. The decision to establish an additional bonus, and the conditions for obtaining it is made by the Supervisory Board at the request of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board. The additional bonus for the CEO can be a maximum of 40%, and for another Members of Management Board can be a maximum of 25% of annual base remuneration.

    1. Information on the specific terms and levels of bonuses earned in a given year by Members of the Management Board is submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders of Orange Polska S.A. in the annual remuneration report.
  1. Benefits and allocation benefits
    1. Members of the Management Board employed by the Company are entitled to the following benefits:
      1. training and studies aimed at improving professional qualifications;
      2. medical care package for Members of the Management Board and their family members (children, partners/spouses);
      3. life insurance;
      4. landline Internet at the place of residence, provided that Orange Polska S.A. telecommunications infrastructure permits it;
      5. protection in the case of civil liability arising from the performance of the Member of the Management Board duties, including in the form of insurance protection;
      6. other non-pecuniary benefits the Company's employees are entitled to in accordance with the internal regulations of Orange Polska S.A.

Members of the Management Board posted to Poland are entitled to all or some of the benefits listed above or benefits available according to regulations of the posting company provided that they are approved by the Supervisory Board. Members of the Management Board may be granted benefits in the form of invitations to sports, cultural, business events, etc.

  1. Members of the Management Board who, at the time of their appointment to the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A., were employed in one of the foreign companies of the Orange SA group or remain employed by such a company and posted to Poland are entitled to benefits resulting from the Mobility Policy of the International Orange Group.
  2. The scope and value of benefits resulting from the Mobility Policy of the International Orange Group are agreed individually with each Member of the Management Board and may include, among others, housing allowance, costs related to relocation and costs related to the stay of

a Member of the Management Board as a foreigner in Poland, airline tickets for a Member of the Management Board and their immediate family members, a fixed annual allowance related to change of country of residence, the payment of social insurance and contribution to a complementary pension scheme in a country other than Poland, tax consultancy costs,

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school education costs for children of a Member of the Management Board, a one-off allowance for a Member of the Management Board to settle in Poland, any costs of hotel and travel of a Member of the Management Board before the date of employment in the Company, as well as other benefits resulting from the Mobility Policy of the International Orange Group.

4. Benefits are granted to members of the Management Board by the Supervisory Board after obtaining a recommendation of the Remuneration Committee and are defined in employment

contracts with members of the Management Board employed by the Company or in a resolution of the Supervisory Board with respect to benefits offered to a Member of the Management Board posted to the Company.

IV. Long-term capital remuneration (above one year)

    1. The achievement of long-term (above one year) objectives of the Company or Orange S.A. objectives may be linked to additional bonus programmes for Members of the Management Board.
    2. The bonuses in the programmes referred to in section 1 take the form of shares, phantom shares or other instruments and include the settlement of business performance for periods of more than one year, or performance for shorter periods taking place more than one year from the implementation date of the programme, in particular, related to the average value of the market price of the Company's shares over a quarter or six-month period.
    3. The additional gratification programmes are designed to activate the Members of Management Board toward the Company's long-term performance and development and to increase the market value of the Company's shares.
    4. The payment of gratuities in the programmes depends on the market value of the Company's shares.
    5. Participation in the programmes referred to in section 1 is voluntary and may require Members of the Management Board taking part in the programme to provide a contribution.
    6. The terms of the programmes referred to in section 1 are approved by the Supervisory Board after obtaining a recommendation of the Remuneration Committee.
    7. Information on the specific terms and levels of gratuities received in a given year by Members of the Management Board is submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders of Orange Polska S.A. in the annual remuneration report.
  1. Employee Pension Scheme
    1. Members of the Management Board employed by the Company have the right to participate in the Employee Pension Scheme of Orange Polska S.A. ("EPS").
    2. Participation in the EPS is voluntary and applies to Members of the Management Board after they have worked for at least 6 months in the Company under an employment contract.
    3. For Members of the Management Board who joined the EPS, Orange Polska S.A. finances a monthly base premium in the amount of 7% of the gross remuneration amount, which constitutes the base for calculation of premium for pension and disability insurances.

VI. Employment Termination Benefits

  1. All Members of the Management Board are obliged to refrain from engaging in competitive activities for 12 months after the termination of employment, and in return for refraining from competitive activities they are entitled to receive compensation in the amount of 6-month base remuneration.
  2. Employment contracts with Members of the Management Board employed by the Company are terminated with a 6-month notice.
  3. If the Company terminates an employment contract with a Member of the Management Board with notice, without notice under Article 53 of the Labour Code or by mutual agreement of

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the parties, as well as due to expiry of the term of the contract, the Member of the Management Board shall have the right to severance pay in the amount of 6 times the monthly base remuneration.

4. A notice period for termination of employment contract of a Member of the Management Board posted to Poland and an amount of severance pay are individually determined taking into

account the labour law in the posting country but in each case they are approved by the Supervisory Board after obtaining a recommendation of the Remuneration Committee.

  1. Remuneration and other cash and non-cash benefits that may be granted to Members of the Supervisory Board

The remuneration of the Members of the Supervisory Board is determined by the General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A.

Members of the Supervisory Board are entitled to a fixed monthly remuneration regardless of the number of meetings held in a given month.

The General Meeting's resolution may make the amount of the remuneration of Members of the Supervisory Board subject to the level of remuneration in the national economy or in an appropriate sector, as well as differentiate the amount of the remuneration of Members of the Supervisory Board depending on functions they performed.

Within the Supervisory Board, there are two standing committees: Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee, and moreover the Supervisory Board may appoint other Committees and define their tasks at its own discretion. Members of each Committee should have knowledge and/or experience relevant to the purpose of the Committee and provide recommendations to the Supervisory Board and the Management Board of the Company. Members of the Supervisory Board are entitled to additional fixed remuneration for participating in the work of the Committees.

Members of the Supervisory Board who are employees of Orange S.A. or its subsidiaries do not receive remuneration for performing the function of a Member of the Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. or its Committees.

All Members of the Supervisory Board are entitled to reimbursement of costs related to their participation in the Board's work.

Members of the Supervisory Board may be covered by protection in the case of civil liability arising from the performance of Member of the Supervisory Board duties, including in the form of insurance protection.

Members of the Supervisory Board may be granted benefits in the form of invitations to sports, cultural, business events, etc.

Description of the Decision-Making Process Conducted to Establish, Implement and Review the Remuneration Policy

The Members of the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A. are responsible for the information included in the Remuneration Policy.

The content of the Remuneration Policy was proposed by the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A. by means of a resolution dated 19 March 2020. Then, following a discussion by the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board, the Supervisory Board adopted a positive opinion on the content of the Remuneration Policy by means of the resolution dated 19 March 2020.

The Annual General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A., by means of resolution no. 30 dated 17 June 2020, adopted the Remuneration Policy for the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A.

The content of the amended Remuneration Policy was proposed by the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A. by means of a resolution dated 20 July 2020. Then, following a discussion by the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board, the Supervisory Board adopted a positive opinion on the content of the Remuneration Policy by means of the resolution dated 21 July 2020.

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The Extraordinary General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A., by means of resolution no. 2 dated 27 August 2020, adopted the amended Remuneration Policy for the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. The change consisted of adding the possibility of employing a Member of the Management Board in another company in the Orange S.A. capital group and posting to the Company.

Following a discussion by the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board, the Supervisory Board, by resolution dated 23 May 2023, requested the General Meeting to amend the wording of the Remuneration Policy. The Ordinary General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A. adopted the amended Remuneration Policy for the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. by Resolution No. 39 of 29 June 2023. The amendment consisted of introducing the possibility for the Company to demand from the Board Members the return of the paid variable part of remuneration in certain situations.

In 2024, the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board proposed further amendments to the Remuneration Policy consisting of (i) changing the period for setting bonus targets for Management Board Members from semi-annual to annual, (ii) determining the maximum level of bonuses for Management Board Members, and (iii) removing provisions for jubilee awards. The Supervisory Board, by resolution dated 22 March 2024, requested the General Meeting to amend the wording of the Remuneration Policy. The Ordinary General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A. adopted the amended Remuneration Policy for the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Orange Polska S.A. by Resolution no. […..] of 19 April 2024.

The Management Board of Orange Polska S.A. reviews the Remuneration Policy every year, taking into account the conclusions included in the annual report of the Supervisory Board on remuneration, the opinion of the expert auditor, and the resolution of the General Meeting that approved the remuneration report.

Adoption of a new remuneration policy or significant changes to the Remuneration Policy require a resolution of the Management Board of Orange Polska S.A., an opinion of the Supervisory Board preceded by a consultation within the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board, and a resolution of the General Meeting of Orange Polska S.A.

A resolution on the Remuneration Policy is adopted at least once every four years. Any significant change in the remuneration policy requires its adoption, by means of a resolution, by the General Meeting.

Description of Measures Taken to Avoid Conflicts of Interest Related to the Remuneration Policy or to Manage Such Conflicts of Interest

The basic mechanisms aimed at avoiding conflicts of interest arise out of the provisions of the Code of Commercial Companies and the Act on Public Offering and Terms of Introducing Financial Instruments to Organised Trading and on Public Companies.

Conditions of employment, including the amount of remuneration of Members of the Management Board, are determined by the Supervisory Board, and the amount of remuneration of the Members of the Supervisory Board is determined by the General Meeting. The Remuneration Policy is adopted by the General Meeting after considering a motion of the Management Board and an opinion of the Supervisory Board.

The above solution significantly limits the possibility of a conflict of interest related to the Remuneration Policy.

Notwithstanding the above, an important advisory role in determining the remuneration policy in Orange Polska is fulfilled by the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board. The Committee's main task is to give recommendations to the Supervisory Board on appointing, achieving the objectives, as well as principles and amounts of remuneration for Members of the Management Board.

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The market competitiveness of remuneration of Members of the Management Board is monitored by the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board on the basis of studies of external experts carried out in order to ensure the remuneration objectivity.

The Company's process for determining the remuneration of Management Board and Supervisory Board members safeguards against conflicts of interest, as no member of the Management Board or Supervisory Board participates in the process of determining his or her own remuneration.

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