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1 Annual report of TAURON Polska Energia S.A. for the year March 2012

2 Letter of the President of the Management Board of TAURON Polska Energia S.A. Ladies and Gentlemen, For the second time, as the President of the Management Board of a public company, I have the pleasure to present to you the Annual Report of TAURON Polska Energia S.A. The summary of activities refers to the year 2011 the first full year of operations of our business as the company listed at the stock exchange. It was certainly a very interesting year for business, but it was also a period of intensive work in many areas of operations of the company and the Group. It was a difficult year at capital markets problems of Greece, vision of recession in countries of the European Union, or the announced economic slowdown in Poland this is only some pessimistic information that has dominated the public debate in Poland and in Europe. Thus, I am even more satisfied to state that TAURON Polska Energia may consider this year as successful. Referring to our presence at the capital market, assessment of our Group performed by analysts of brokerage houses and investment banks is worth attention. In 2011 they issued, in total, 24 recommendations for TAURON shares, most of which were the buy recommendations. For the first time, as a listed company, we shared the generated profit with shareholders. For payment of the dividend for 2010 we allocated almost PLN 263 million. Shares of TAURON are currently included in all key stock exchange indices, i.e., among others, WIG, WIG20, WIG-Poland, WIG-Energia, MSCI Poland Standard Index or CECE Index the index of the Vienna Stock Exchange covering the biggest companies of Central and Eastern Europe. Due to the necessity to adjust the corporate strategy binding so far to the changing market conditions and the new business model of the Group, in April 2011 the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of TAURON Polska Energia adopted its updated version. In the document, we focus more on mitigation of risks connected with exposure to carbon dioxide emission as well as on enhancement of discipline within implementation of investment projects. Under the updated strategy, until 2020 we want to build generating units in various technologies, of the total power of about 2400 MW, with substantial share of low emission technologies. One of important elements of the updated strategy is to take advantage of market opportunities to take over attractive assets. And this has already started. In December we completed the process of acquisition of 99.98% of shares of Górnoœl¹ski Zak³ad Elektroenergetyczny from Vattenfall AB. We have gained the assets which perfectly fit into our business, not only geographically but also in terms of operations. We have already started integration of these assets, by including all the Vattenfall companies taken over in the TAURON Group. In 2011 we continued the construction of new and modernisation of existing generating units. Within the investment programme, we implement projects of construction of energy generating units based on hard coal, natural gas and renewable energy sources. Activities are advanced in relation to selection of the contractor for the 400 MW e /240 MW t gas and steam unit at Stalowa Wola, executed together with PGNiG. At ZEC Bielsko-Bia³a, the 50 MW e /182 MW t heat generating unit is under development. What is important, this investment like the construction of the 50 MW e /45 MW t biomass burning boiler at Elektrownia Jaworzno III is co-financed from resources acquired from the European Investment Bank. The Bank has granted us two preferential loans of the total value of PLN 510 million. In the Group, investment projects are implemented for construction and reconstruction of biomass boilers as well as numerous modernization tasks. We have selected the constructor of the 82 MW wind farm in Marszewo, whose works have already commenced. In addition due to the implemented acquisitions we have also gained new assets in the area of green energy. We have purchased the MW wind farm in Lipniki and, owing to GZE acquisition, we have acquired the 30 MW wind farm in Zagórze near Wolin. In 2011 TAURON Polska Energia S.A. recorded very good financial results. The Company gained revenue on sales at the level of PLN 8,845.2 million (increase by 23.1% in relation to 2010), whereas the net profit reached PLN 1,083.4 million (increase by 469%). The increased revenue on sales results from the higher volume of electric energy sales as well as higher sales prices of the electric energy. On the other hand, the level of the net profit reached, was influenced by over eight-fold increase of result on operating activity as well as the financial activity under the form of dividends received from subsidiary companies. In 2011 we were taking advantage of the centralized financing model implemented to finance investments executed by the Group s companies. Thanks to this solution we decrease the costs of external financing and we increase financing opportunities, which consequently results in higher evaluation of the financial standing of the Group issued by rating agencies.

3 In December 2011 under the bond issue programme, the Company issued bonds of the total value of PLN 3.3 billion. The aim of the issue was to acquire funds for financing of GZE acquisition from Vattenfall AB. A significant event of the year 2011 was, unquestionably, the establishment and registration of the Capital Tax Group. The agreement between the companies of the TAURON Group shall be effective from 1 January 2011 until the end of Such solution allows for tax optimisation within the TAURON Group. At the end, it is worth mentioning that the Fitch rating agency still evaluates us at the unchanged, high level. In 2011 Fitch sustained the rating for the company in foreign and local currency at the BBB level with stable outlooks. On behalf of the Management Board of TAURON Polska Energia I would like to extend my gratefulness to our shareholders, clients and employees for their involvement in development of the TAURON Group. I am convinced that the challenges we are facing shall mobilise us to continue working on systematic increase of the company and the TAURON Group value. Your faithfully, Dariusz Lubera President of the Management Board

4 Selected financial information of TAURON Polska Energia S.A. SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION 2011 period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 in thousands PLN 2010 period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 in thousands EUR 2010 period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010 Sales revenue Operating profit Profit before taxation Net profit Total comprehensive income Earnings per share (in PLN/EUR) (basic and diluted) Weighted average number of shares (in items) (basic and diluted) Net cash flows from operations ( ) ( ) (26 288) (55 619) Net cash flows from investments ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Net cash flows from financial activity Net change of cash and cash equivalents ( ) ( ) (54 210) (31 922) As at 31 December 2011 As at 31 December 2010 As at 31 December 2011 As at 31 December 2010 Non-current assets Current assets Total assets Primary capital Total equity Long-term liabilities Short-term liabilities Total liabilities The aforementioned financial information for 2011 and 2010 has been calculated into EUR in accordance with the following rules: particular items of the statement of financial situation in accordance with the average NBP exchange rate announced as of 30 December PLN/EUR (as of 31 December PLN/EUR), particular items of the statement of comprehensive income and statement of cash flows in accordance with the exchange rate which constitutes an arithmetic mean of average NBP exchange rates announced on the last day of each month of the financial period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December PLN/EUR (for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December PLN/EUR).

5 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF TAURON POLSKA ENERGIA S.A. FOR THE YEAR 2011

6 The Polish original should be referred to in matters of interpretation. Translation of auditors report originally issued in Polish. INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OPINION To the General Shareholders Meeting and the Supervisory Board of TAURON Polska Energia S.A. 1. We have audited the attached financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011 of TAURON Polska Energia S.A. ( the Company ) located in Katowice at ks. Piotr Ściegiennego Street 3, containing statement of financial position as at 31 December 2011, the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flow for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 and other explanatory notes ( the attached financial statements ). 2. The truth and fairness 1 of the attached financial statements, the preparation of the attached financial statements in accordance with the required applicable accounting policies and the proper maintenance of the accounting records are the responsibility of the Company s Management Board. In addition, the Company s Management Board and Members of the Supervisory Board are required to ensure that the attached financial statements and the Directors Report meet the requirements of the Accounting Act dated 29 September 1994 (2009 Journal of Laws No. 152 item 1223 with subsequent amendments the Accounting Act ). Our responsibility was to audit the attached financial statements and to express an opinion on whether, based on our audit, these financial statements comply, in all material respects, with the required applicable accounting policies, whether they truly and fairly 2 reflect, in all material respects, the financial position and results of the operations of the Company and whether the accounting records that form the basis for their preparation are, in all material respects, properly maintained. 3. We conducted our audit of the attached financial statements in accordance with: chapter 7 of the Accounting Act, national auditing standards issued by the National Council of Statutory Auditors, in order to obtain reasonable assurance whether these financial statements are free of material misstatement. In particular, the audit included examining, to a large extent on a test basis, documentation supporting the amounts and disclosures in the attached financial statements. The audit also included assessing the accounting principles adopted and used and significant estimates made by the Management Board, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the attached financial statements. We believe our audit has provided a reasonable basis to express our opinion on the attached financial statements treated as a whole. 1 Translation of the following expression in Polish: rzetelność i jasność 2 Translation of the following expression in Polish: rzetelnie i jasno

7 The Polish original should be referred to in matters of interpretation. Translation of auditors report originally issued in Polish. 4. In our opinion, the attached financial statements, in all material respects: present truly and fairly all information material for the assessment of the results of the Company s operations for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, as well as its financial position 3 as at 31 December 2011; have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU and based on properly maintained accounting records; are in respect of the form and content, in accordance with legal regulations governing the preparation of financial statements and the Company s Articles of Association. 5. We have read the Directors Report for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 and the rules of preparation of annual statements ( the Directors Report ) and concluded that the information derived from the attached financial statements reconciles with these financial statements. The information included in the Directors Report corresponds with the relevant regulations of the Decree of the Minister of Finance dated 19 February 2009 on current and periodic information published by issuers of securities and conditions for recognition as equivalent the information required by laws of non-eu member states (Journal of Laws No. 33, item 259 with subsequent amendments). on behalf of: Ernst & Young Audit sp. z o.o. Rondo ONZ 1, Warsaw Reg. No 130 Key certified auditor Artur Żwak Certified auditor No Warsaw, 6 March Translation of the following expression in Polish: sytuacja majątkowa i finansowa 2/2

8 TAURON POLSKA ENERGIA S.A. LONG-FORM AUDITORS REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011

9 TAURON POLSKA ENERGIA S.A. LONG-FORM AUDITORS REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011

10 TAURON Polska Energia S.A. Long-form auditors report for the year ended 31 December 2011 (in thousand zlotys) I. GENERAL NOTES 1. Background TAURON Polska Energia S.A. (hereinafter the Company ) was incorporated on the basis of a Notarial Deed dated 6 December 2006 under the name Energetyka Południe S.A. Change of the name into TAURON Polska Energia S.A. was registered by the District Court on 16 November The Company s registered office is located in Katowice at ks. Piotra Ściegiennego Street 3. On 8 January 2007 the Company was entered in the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register Entry No. KRS The Company was issued with tax identification number (NIP) on 13 March 2007 and statistical number (REGON) on 11 December The Company is the holding company of the TAURON Polska Energia S.A. capital group. Details of transactions with affiliated entities and the list of companies in which the Company holds at least 20% of shares in the share capital or in the total number of votes in the company s governing body are included in Notes 8 and 32 of the explanatory notes ( the additional notes ) to the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December The principal activities of the Company are as follows: activities of head offices and holdings, excluding financial holdings, electricity trade. As at 31 December 2011, the Company s issued share capital amounted to 8,762,747 thousand zlotys. Equity as at that date amounted to 17,344,228 thousand zlotys. In accordance with the information included in Note 21.2 of the additional notes to the accompanying financial statements as at 31 December 2011, the ownership structure of the Company s issued share capital was as follows: Number of shares Number of votes Par value of shares % of issued share capital State Treasury 526,883, ,883,897 2,634, % KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. 182,110, ,110, , % ING Open Pension Fund 88,742,929 88,742, , % Other shareholders 954,812, ,812,002 4,774, % Total 1,752,549,394 1,752,549,394 8,762, % =========== =========== ======== ====== This is a translation of a document originally issued in the Polish language. 2/12

11 TAURON Polska Energia S.A. Long-form auditors report for the year ended 31 December 2011 (in thousand zlotys) According to information received from the Company the following changes took place in the Company s ownership structure of the Company s issued share capital during the financial year: the State Treasury s percentage of issued share capital decreased from 41.96% in 2010 to 30.06% in 2011, the percentage of issued share capital of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. increased from 4.67% in 2010 to 10.39% in 2011, the percentage of issued share capital of ING Open Pension Fund in 2010 was insignificant and increased in 2011 to 5.06%. Movements in the issued share capital of the Company in the financial year were as follows: Number of shares Par value of shares Opening balance 1,752,549,394 15,772,945 Decrease in share capital - 7,010, Closing balance 1,752,549,394 8,762,747 =========== ======== On 25 March 2011 the Company registered a decrease of the share capital to the amount of 8,762,747 thousand zlotys. According to the resolution No. 4 of the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting dated 10 November 2010, the share capital was decreased by way of reduction the nominal value of each share from PLN 9 to PLN 5. As a result, the Company s share capital was decreased by 7,010,198 thousand zlotys. According to the resolution mentioned above, the resulting amount was allocated to the Company s reserve capital. As at 6 March 2012, the Company s Management Board was composed of: Dariusz Lubera Joanna Schmid Dariusz Stolarczyk Krzysztof Zamasz Krzysztof Zawadzki - President - Vice President - Vice President - Vice President - Vice President There were no changes in the Company s Management Board composition during the reporting period as well as from the balance sheet date to the date of the opinion. This is a translation of a document originally issued in the Polish language. 3/12

12 TAURON Polska Energia S.A. Long-form auditors report for the year ended 31 December 2011 (in thousand zlotys) 2. Financial Statements On 7 June 2010 the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting decided on preparation of the financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU. 2.1 Auditors opinion and audit of financial statements Ernst & Young Audit sp. z o.o. with its registered office in Warsaw, at Rondo ONZ 1, is registered on the list of entities authorised to audit financial statements under no Ernst & Young Audit sp. z o.o. was appointed by the Supervisory Board on 29 October 2010 to audit the Company s financial statements. Ernst & Young Audit sp. z o.o. and the key certified auditor meet the conditions required to express an impartial and independent opinion on the financial statements, as defined in Art and 56.4 of the Act on statutory auditors and their self-governance, audit firms authorized to audit financial statements and public oversight, dated 7 May 2009 (Journal of Laws 2009, No. 77, item 649 with subsequent amendments). Under the contract executed on 19 November 2010 with the Company s Management Board, we have audited the financial statements for the year ended 31 December Our responsibility was to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit. The auditing procedures applied to the financial statements were designed to enable us to express an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. Our procedures did not extend to supplementary information that does not have an impact on the financial statements taken as a whole. Based on our audit, we issued an unqualified auditors opinion dated 6 March 2012, stating the following: To the General Shareholders Meeting and the Supervisory Board of TAURON Polska Energia S.A. 1. We have audited the attached financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011 of TAURON Polska Energia S.A. ( the Company ) located in Katowice at ks. Piotra Ściegiennego Street 3, containing statement of financial position as at 31 December 2011, the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flow for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 and other explanatory notes ( the attached financial statements ). This is a translation of a document originally issued in the Polish language. 4/12

13 TAURON Polska Energia S.A. Long-form auditors report for the year ended 31 December 2011 (in thousand zlotys) 2. The truth and fairness 1 of the attached financial statements, the preparation of the attached financial statements in accordance with the required applicable accounting policies and the proper maintenance of the accounting records are the responsibility of the Company s Management Board. In addition, the Company s Management Board and Members of the Supervisory Board are required to ensure that the attached financial statements and the Directors Report meet the requirements of the Accounting Act dated 29 September 1994 (2009 Journal of Laws No. 152 item 1223 with subsequent amendments the Accounting Act ). Our responsibility was to audit the attached financial statements and to express an opinion on whether, based on our audit, these financial statements comply, in all material respects, with the required applicable accounting policies, whether they truly and fairly 2 reflect, in all material respects, the financial position and results of the operations of the Company and whether the accounting records that form the basis for their preparation are, in all material respects, properly maintained. 3. We conducted our audit of the attached financial statements in accordance with: chapter 7 of the Accounting Act, national auditing standards issued by the National Council of Statutory Auditors, in order to obtain reasonable assurance whether these financial statements are free of material misstatement. In particular, the audit included examining, to a large extent on a test basis, documentation supporting the amounts and disclosures in the attached financial statements. The audit also included assessing the accounting principles adopted and used and significant estimates made by the Management Board, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the attached financial statements. We believe our audit has provided a reasonable basis to express our opinion on the attached financial statements treated as a whole. 4. In our opinion, the attached financial statements, in all material respects: present truly and fairly all information material for the assessment of the results of the Company s operations for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, as well as its financial position 3 as at 31 December 2011; have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU and based on properly maintained accounting records; are in respect of the form and content, in accordance with legal regulations governing the preparation of financial statements and the Company s Articles of Association. 1 Translation of the following expression in Polish: rzetelność i jasność 2 Translation of the following expression in Polish: rzetelnie i jasno 3 Translation of the following expression in Polish: sytuacja majątkowa i finansowa This is a translation of a document originally issued in the Polish language. 5/12

14 TAURON Polska Energia S.A. Long-form auditors report for the year ended 31 December 2011 (in thousand zlotys) 5. We have read the Directors Report for the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 and the rules of preparation of annual statements ( the Directors Report ) and concluded that the information derived from the attached financial statements reconciles with these financial statements. The information included in the Directors Report corresponds with the relevant regulations of the Decree of the Minister of Finance dated 19 February 2009 on current and periodic information published by issuers of securities and conditions for recognition as equivalent the information required by laws of non-eu member states (Journal of Laws No. 33, item 259 with subsequent amendments). We conducted the audit of the Company s financial statements during the period from 21 November 2011 to 6 March We were present at the Company s head office from 21 November 2011 to 25 November 2011 and from 30 January 2012 to 3 February Representations provided and data availability The Management Board confirmed its responsibility for the truth and fairness 4 of the financial statements and the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the required applicable accounting policies, and stated that it had provided us with all financial information, accounting records and other required documents as well as all necessary explanations. The Management Board also provided a letter of representations dated 6 March 2012, confirming that: the information included in the books of account was complete, all contingent liabilities had been disclosed in the financial statements, and all material events from the balance sheet date to the date of the representation letter had been disclosed in the financial statements. In the representation letter there was confirmed that the information provided to us was true and fair to the best of the Management Board s knowledge and belief, and included all events that could have had an effect on the financial statements. 2.3 Financial statements for prior financial year The Company s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010 were audited by Artur Żwak, key certified auditor no. 9894, acting on behalf of Ernst & Young Audit sp. z o.o. with its seats in Warsaw, Rondo ONZ 1, registered on the list of entities authorized to audit financial statements under no The key certified auditor issued an unqualified opinion on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December The Company s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010 were approved by the General Shareholders Meeting on 6 May 2011, and the shareholders resolved to appropriate the 2010 net profit in the amount of thousand zlotys to dividends for the shareholders. The financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2010, together with the auditors opinion, a copy of the resolution approving the financial statements, a copy of the 4 Translation of the following expression in Polish: rzetelność i jasność This is a translation of a document originally issued in the Polish language. 6/12

15 TAURON Polska Energia S.A. Long-form auditors report for the year ended 31 December 2011 (in thousand zlotys) resolution on the appropriation of profit and the Directors Report, were filed on 11 May 2011 with the National Court Register. The statement of financial position as at 31 December 2010, the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flow for the year ended 31 December 2010, together with the auditors opinion, a copy of the resolution approving the financial statements and a copy of the resolution on the appropriation of profit were published in Monitor Polski B No on 3 October The closing balances as at 31 December 2010 were correctly brought forward in the accounts as the opening balances at 1 January This is a translation of a document originally issued in the Polish language. 7/12

16 TAURON Polska Energia S.A. Long-form auditors report for the year ended 31 December 2011 (in thousand zlotys) 3. Analytical Review 3.1 Basic data and financial ratios Presented below are selected financial ratios indicating the economic or financial performance of the Company for the years The ratios were calculated on the basis of financial information included in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2010 and 31 December Total assets 23,570,975 18,445,185 14,755,018 Shareholders equity 17,344,228 16,523,681 14,226,493 Net profit/ loss 1,083, Return on assets (%) 4.6% 1.0% 1.3% Net profit x 100 Total assets Return on equity (%) 6.3% 1.2% 1.3% Net profit x 100 Total equity Profit margin (%) 12.2% 2.7% 2.6% Net profit x 100 Sales revenues Liquidity I Current assets Short-term liabilities Liquidity III Cash and cash equivalents Short-term creditors Debtors days 31 days 31 days 17 days Trade debtors x 365 Sales revenues This is a translation of a document originally issued in the Polish language. 8/12

17 TAURON Polska Energia S.A. Long-form auditors report for the year ended 31 December 2011 (in thousand zlotys) Creditors days 13 days 28 days 27 days Trade creditors x 365 Costs of sales Stability of financing (%) 91.1% 94.2% 96.4% (Equity + non-current liabilities) x 100 Total equity and liabilities Debt ratio (%) 26.4% 10.4% 3.6% Total liabilities x 100 Total assets Rate of inflation: yearly average 4.3% 2.6% 3.5% December to December 4.6% 3.1% 3.5% 3.2 Comments The following trends may be observed based on the above financial ratios: The return on assets ratio in 2011 was 4.6% and was higher in comparison to 1.0% in 2010 and 1.3% in The return on equity ratio in 2011 was 6.3% and was higher in comparison to 1.2 in the years 2010 and 1.3% in Profit margin ratio in 2011 was 12.2% and was higher in comparison to 2.7% in 2010 and 2.6% in The liquidity I ratio decreased as at 31 December 2011 to the level of 0.6 in comparison to 1.1 as at 31 December 2010 and as at 31 December The liquidity ratio III decreased as at 31 December 2011 to the level of 0.1 in comparison to 0.5 as at 31 December 2010 and 0.4 as at 31 December Debtors days ratio in 2011 was 31 days and remained at the same level as in 2010 and increased in comparison to 17 days in Creditors days ratio in 2011 reached 13 days and was lower in comparison to 28 days in 2010 and 27 days in In the analyzed period, the Company has preserved a high level of stability of financing ratio. The debt ratio was 26.4% as at 31 December 2011 and was higher in comparison to 10.4% as at 31 December 2010 and 3.6% as at 31 December This is a translation of a document originally issued in the Polish language. 9/12

18 TAURON Polska Energia S.A. Long-form auditors report for the year ended 31 December 2011 (in thousand zlotys) 3.3 Going concern Nothing came to our attention during the audit that caused us to believe that the Company is unable to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months subsequent to 31 December 2011 as a result of an intended or compulsory withdrawal from or a substantial limitation in its current operations. In Note 2 of the additional notes to the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011, the Management Board has stated that the financial statements were prepared on the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern in a foreseeable future and that there are no circumstances that would indicate a threat to its continued activity. This is a translation of a document originally issued in the Polish language. 10/12

19 TAURON Polska Energia S.A. Long-form auditors report for the year ended 31 December 2011 (in thousand zlotys) II. DETAILED REPORT 1. Accounting System The Company s accounts are kept using the SAP computer system at the Company s head office. The Company has up-to-date documentation, as required under Article 10 of the Accounting Act dated 29 September 1994 (2009 Journal of Laws No. 152 item 1223 with subsequent amendments the Accounting Act ), including a chart of accounts approved by the Company s Management Board. During our audit no material irregularities were noted in the books of account which could have a material effect on the audited financial statements and which were not subsequently adjusted. These would include matters related to: the reasonableness and consistency of the applied accounting policies; the reliability of the accounting records, the absence of errors in the accounting records and the trail of entries in the accounting records; whether business transactions are supported by documents; the correctness of opening balances based on approved prior year figures; consistency between the accounting entries, the underlying documentation and the financial statements; fulfillment of the requirements for safeguarding accounting documents and storing accounting records and financial statements. 2. Assets, Liabilities and Equity, Profit and Loss Account Details of the Company s assets, liabilities and equity and profit and loss account are presented in the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December Verification of assets and liabilities was performed in accordance with the Accounting Act. Any differences were adjusted in the books of account for the year Additional Notes The additional notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011 were prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU. This is a translation of a document originally issued in the Polish language. 11/12

20 TAURON Polska Energia S.A. Long-form auditors report for the year ended 31 December 2011 (in thousand zlotys) 4. Directors' Report We have read the Directors report on the Company s activities in the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 and the basis for preparation of annual financial statements ( Directors Report ) and concluded that the information derived from the attached financial statements reconciles with these financial statements. The information included in the Directors Report corresponds with the relevant provisions of the Decree of the Minister of Finance dated 19 February 2009 on current and periodic information published by issuers of securities and conditions for recognition as equivalent the information required by laws of non-eu member states (Journal of Laws No. 33, item 259 with subsequent amendments). 5. Conformity with Law and Regulations We have obtained a letter of representations from the Management Board confirming that no laws, regulations or provisions of the Company s Articles of Association were breached during the financial year. on behalf of: Ernst & Young Audit sp. z o.o. Rondo ONZ Warsaw Reg. No. 130 Key certified auditor Artur Żwak Certified auditor No Warsaw, 6 March 2012 This is a translation of a document originally issued in the Polish language. 12/12