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Asseco remained in the third place among the WIG30 companies best evaluated by financial institutions in the ranking prepared by the editors of the "Parkiet" daily. Whereas, in the survey conducted among individual investors, Asseco advanced to the fourth position. Thus, the company’s communication with the market was again recognized as one of the best.

The most important thing in investor relations is transparency and openness to dialogue, which is the basis for continuous modification of the communication strategy and its adaptation to the needs of different stakeholder groups. IR assumes an interdisciplinary approach to a company and its business. Our task is to collect and harmoniously arrange information and figures from many areas, including individual business divisions and subsidiaries, so that they form a coherent whole. In this way, messages are created that reach investors as the so-called equity story. In this profession, it is crucial to not only be a "transmitter" of information, but to really understand its business sense and its impact on the current and future situation of the company - said Joanna Paczkowska-Tatomir, Head of Investor Relations in Asseco Poland. A good IR team has its eyes wide open - it observes the market situation, understands its context, looks for connections and analogies, analyses case studies of other companies, and knows how to draw conclusions. It must also not be afraid of constructive criticism and should listen carefully to feedback from investors. Flexibility, the ability to adapt to different situations and the use of appropriate communication tools are also important. A professional IR team is a team which shares knowledge and expands this knowledge all the time by participating in trainings, courses and industry meetings - she concluded.

The pandemic, the geopolitical situation and major market turbulence have made transparent and reliable communication even more important. Not avoiding sometimes difficult topics is nowadays of elementary importance for conducting good IR. Equal access to information for all investors, openness to contacts with them and the ability to listen to their needs are also important. Without these elements, listed companies will not be able to build investor confidence.

The companies were awarded during the Conference of the Chamber of Brokerage Houses. The winners, as every year, were selected in two parts of the survey: through votes of readers and individual investors cast on the "Parkiet" daily website and through a questionnaire sent to fund managers and analysts from brokerage houses.

Asseco Poland and Krajowy Operator Chmury Medycznej (the National Medical Cloud Operator) have implemented EDM in the cloud at the Municipal Hospital No. 4 in Gliwice. This new service streamlines the processes related to reporting of medical events and recording of medical records. It also increases the security of stored and shared data and enables electronic settlement of the Prevention 40 PLUS program.

EDM in the cloud is a modern solution that allows collecting and sharing medical records without using the hospital's infrastructure. This is another joint IT project implemented by Assceco and the Municipal Hospital No. 4 in Gliwice.

More efficient, faster and more convenient for the patient. In a nutshell this is how EDM in the cloud is supposed to work. There are increasingly more medical services, the required documentation is also becoming increasingly more extensive. We had to definitely improve our functioning in this area and I believe that thanks to this solution both the medics and our patients will notice positive changes - says Przemysław Gliklich, the president of the Municipal Hospital No. 4 in Gliwice.

Medical data belongs to the most sensitive category of data, which is why its security is so important. EDM in the cloud, offered by Asseco, the leader in digitization in Poland, ensures data storage in our country and its monitoring 24/7/365.

Nowadays, well-organized and supportive IT can significantly support a healthcare entity in achieving increasingly more ambitious goals related to the delivery of digital services. We are therefore delighted that our long-term customer has once again placed its trust in us and decided to implement our new cloud-based EDM service. The cloud computing technology, on which the solution is based, responds to current challenges related to the increasing use of medical event reporting and EDM indexing. It increases accessibility to patient records produced within the hospital, and also guarantees their security. By implementing the new solution, we have also provided our client with full technical and substantive support and training for the staff - says Krzysztof Groyecki, Vice President of the Management Board, Asseco Poland.

Asseco was included in the Index H&M 500, a list of trustworthy companies prepared by the editors of Home&Market monthly. The company was recognized for the creation and implementation of innovative solutions that support social development and the environment.

The purpose of the ranking is to identify companies that balance their activities with care for the environment and social relations. Asseco's strategy is defined by the following motto: “We think globally, act locally”. The company takes a responsible approach to business and is guided by local patriotism; therefore, among other things, Asseco companies pay taxes in the places where revenues are generated and support local communities.

One of such initiatives was the #AssecoHelpsChildren campaign organized in 2021 together with the Podkarpackie Regional Branch of the Polish Red Cross, under which 300 laptops were provided for the 30th anniversary of Asseco. Its objective was to support the most needy pupils in their access to knowledge and further education by providing them with 300 laptops with mobile Internet access from the Plus network. It was addressed to the most needy and ambitious students of primary and secondary schools who live and learn in Rzeszów or the Podkarpackie region.

In addition, Asseco organizes an annual charity campaign "We Bring Help", under which since 2013 it has donated a total of more than PLN 1.7 million to the needy, and 2 thousand employees have participated in the project. With these funds, it was possible to help about 5.1 thousand children and 130 families.

Asseco, which for many years has been providing IT solutions that not only make life easier for customers and citizens using digital services, but also make the digital world more efficient and secure, has also launched the #BusinessWithoutPaper initiative. It consists in conducting activities aimed at reducing paper consumption by promoting and supporting projects aimed at developing digital services.

In 2021, Asseco generated sales revenues of PLN 14.5 billion, which marked an increase by 19% versus 2020. Sales of proprietary products and IT services increased by 17% year-on-year to PLN 11.3 billion. Consolidated operating profit went up by 20% to PLN 1.5 billion. Net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company amounted to PLN 468 million, after an increase by 17%. The Group recorded significant improvement of results in all segments and sectors of its operations.

Last year, non-IFRS operating profit amounted to PLN 1.8 billion, which marked an increase by 21%. In turn, non-IFRS net profit stood at PLN 516 million, up by 14% from 2021.

The Group generated better results across all of its operating segments, which was possible thanks to its focus on supporting customers in the face of the pandemic and capitalizing on opportunities associated with the acceleration of digitization processes in companies and institutions. In 2021, foreign markets represented by the Formula Systems and Asseco International segments together accounted for 89% of the Group's total revenues. Sales of the Formula Systems segment increased by 23% to PLN 9.3 billion, while operating profit improved by 24% to PLN 760 million. In turn, revenues of the Asseco International segment increased by 13% to PLN 3.6 billion, while its operating profit improved by 12% to PLN 433 million. Sales of the Asseco Poland segment reached PLN 1.6 billion, up by 9% year on year, while its operating profit improved by 23% to PLN 263 million.

Asseco's revenues, which are very well diversified by sectors, were distributed as follows in 2021: general business - 40%, banking and finance - 35% and public institutions - 25%.

2021 was another very good year for Asseco. In the face of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, the Asseco team demonstrated great commitment, flexibility, responsiveness to customer needs, and adaptation to rapidly changing market demands. We consistently pursued a strategy of geographical, sectoral and product diversification of our business. We focused on selling our proprietary software, providing related services, and on increasing the scale of our business through acquisitions. Last year we were joined by 18 new companies operating in the Israeli, European, and American markets. We also strengthened our position in the areas of cyber security and cloud, which have taken on particular importance after 2020. All this translated into strengthening our position in all segments and business sectors. Therefore, we achieved record-breaking financial results, both at the level of revenues and profits, while maintaining profitability, said Adam Góral, President of the Management Board of Asseco Poland.

Asseco's consolidated order backlog for 2022 in variable exchange rates in the areas of proprietary software and services is currently worth PLN 9.8 billion and is 28% higher than in the same period last year. In fixed exchange rates, in which the backlog for 2021 was converted, the increase amounts to 18% to PLN 9.0 billion.

In 2022 our goal will still be to maintain Asseco's leading position in banking, insurance, energy, telecommunications, healthcare and public administration. All the time we focus on further development in the area of proprietary products and services. Apart from sector solutions, we will also reinforce our position in ERP systems, payments, and trust services. We will continue to invest in the development of cloud products and cyber security services. We will continue to grow not only organically, but also through acquisitions. Of course, when thinking about the development prospects for 2022, one has to mention the war in Ukraine, the long-term effects of which are difficult to predict today. The first days of the war have already shown how important it is to take care of the country's cyber security and to maintain the continuity of key systems and critical infrastructure - added Adam Góral.

Asseco consistently builds shareholder value and shares its profits with them; so far it has paid out PLN 2.7 billion in dividends. This year, the Company's Management Board is recommending a dividend payment of PLN 279 million from the 2021 profit, which translates into PLN 3.36 per share and constitutes 60% of the Group's consolidated net profit.

Non-IFRS figures including adjustments for: the cost of amortization of intangible assets recognized under the combination settlement (PPA), the costs of share-based payment transactions with employees (SBP), the costs and financial revenues resulting from the transactions of purchase and sales of companies (M&A) and tax effects associated with them.

The CYBER4DE - "Cyber Rapid Response Toolbox for Defense Use" project began in December 2021. Under the project, Asseco along with seven other companies from the EU countries has formed a consortium that will develop and implement tools for rapid response to cyber incidents at the national and international level.

Within CYBER4DE, companies from Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, France, Croatia, Italy and Romania will develop an easy-to-deploy, modular and scalable toolkit. This will be used by PESCO's CyberRescue Rapid Response Teams (CRRTs), streamlining and improving the effectiveness of operations. and increase the efficiency of operational activities. The CYBER4DE project has a duration of 30 months and a budget of approximately €10 million.

"Rapid response to cyber-attacks is one of the main areas of focus for European defence, as it strongly affects stability in Europe and beyond, as well as the security of society. CYBER4DE will provide a proven, off-the-shelf toolkit that will be developed through consultation to tackle the most challenging operational environment, and will build state-of-the-art software to provide the most advanced crisis management and incident response capabilities," says Dr. Tomas Žalandauskas, CYBER4DE project coordinator.

"Asseco has years of experience in the design, development and implementation of cyber security tools. We are all the more pleased to be part of a project that will improve the cyber security of European Union member states. We should assume that we will continue to see an increased number of attacks due to the digital arms race, the spreading problem of disinformation as a method used by both states and cybercriminals, and the growing threat of attacks on ordinary users. This reality forces us to constantly improve and modernize solutions that protect countries and the community in the international arena," emphasizes Zdzisław Wiater, Director of International Organizations and Security Solutions Division, Asseco Poland.

The project will deliver a fully functional, easily deployable Next Generation Defense Cyber Toolkit (TRL7 / TRL8) consisting of four main modules - Workplace, Sensors, Back-office, and Cloud services - by mid-2024.

This project has received funding from the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) under grant agreement no. EDIDP-CSAMN-EDICT-2020-76-CYBER4DE.

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Asseco is a recognized provider of solutions for the Polish uniformed services, increasingly active in the global market. At present, it has over 350 clients worldwide. The Company has gathered its experience while working on projects for, among others, the Ministry of National Defence, European Union institutions and agencies (FRONTEX, ESA, EDA) and NATO. Asseco meets the highest standards of data and confidential information protection. It has been awarded the Industrial Security Certificate, among others.

Asseco Poland was a company whose analysis and valuation was prepared by participants of the Polish edition of the "CFA Institute Research Challenge" competition. The team representing Leon Koźmiński Academy in Warsaw won the competition. Over 50 students from 12 teams representing 8 universities participated in the project. The winning team of young analysts will compete in the next, international stage of the competition.

Participating in the CFA Institute Research Challenge is a valuable experience for us. We also congratulate all the teams which decided to join this initiative. We watched with great interest how the young people argued their valuations of our company, defended their theses, and answered the jury's questions, said Karolina Rzońca-Bajorek, Vice President, CFO of Asseco Poland. We maintain transparent and dialogue-based communication with the market. The teams' presentations gave us a new perspective on our activities and provided important feedback that we intend to use in our communication with particular groups of customers - she added.

The team from Koźminski University has qualified to the regional stage of EMEA (quarter-finals), where their presentation of analysis and valuation of Asseco Poland company will be further evaluated. The best teams will compete against other teams from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at the end of April. If the team representing Poland and the Baltic countries successfully copes with the task, they will advance to the global final in mid-May.

I highly appreciated the students' qualifications in the area of financial analysis, which we saw in the reports prepared by the teams, as well as in the presentations of these reports. The contest participants demonstrated that they are already prepared to work in the analytical departments of financial institutions, not only in Poland. The strength of this project is evidenced by its global nature, with nearly 1000 universities participating in this year's CFA Institute Research Challenge, concluded Krzysztof Jajuga, President of CFA Society Poland.

As part of the project, students taking their first steps in the field of financial analysis have the opportunity to benefit from the knowledge and experience of mentors, graders, university supervisors and jurors, who in this way support the professional development of future analysts.