Receiving the last lawsuit in connection with termination of long-termcontracts for the purchase of energy and property rights
In reference to the current reports No. 35/2017 of July 20, 2017, No.37/2017 of August 3, 2017 and No. 38/2017 of August 21, 2017 theManagement Board of TAURON Polska Energia S.A. (the "Issuer") informsthat on 16 October 2017 the Issuer received a lawsuit of 30 June 2017,lodged by Nowy Jarosław Wind Invest sp. z o.o. with its registeredoffice in Warsaw, against the Issuer for the payment of compensation inthe amount of PLN 27 million and determining the liability for damageswhich may stem in the future from prohibited acts, including the acts ofunfair competition, of the value estimated by the claimant amounting toPLN 197.8 million. This is the last out of four expected lawsuits lodgedby companies of Wind Invest Group in the subject matter.
The case is pending before the Regional Court in Katowice. According tothe statement of the claimant company, the actual basis for the suit isthe termination by a subsidiary of the Issuer: Polska Energia - PierwszaKompania Handlowa sp. z o.o. with its registered office in Warsaw oflong-term contracts for the purchase of electricity and property rightsarising from certificates of origin. The Issuer informed of thetermination of the aforementioned contracts in the current report No.7/2015 of 19 March 2015.
The Issuer commenced the analysis of the letter and the encloseddocuments and drafting the response to the claim within the 30-day timelimit outlined by the court.
The preliminary assessment of the rationale of the claims contained inthe lawsuit indicates their full illegitimacy.
Legal basis: Art. 17.1 of MAR - inside information