Daniela Peeva, Chairperson of the Management Board of ABIRD

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2 Dear colleagues, friends and partners of the Association of Bulgarian Investor Relations Directors, In 2015 the Association of Bulgarian Investor Relations Directors (ABIRD) celebrates its 10th anniversary as an organization that, throughout the whole period of its existence, has been conducive to consolidate the interests and advance the qualification of its members, to improve the investment climate in Bulgaria and establish high performance standards of Bulgarian public companies towards investors in the country and abroad. Ten years after its establishment, ABIRD unites approximately 100 investor relations directors of listed Bulgarian companies. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary as from the establishment of the Association, we organized an International Conference IR TODAY - IN THE EYE OF THE TIGER? on September We expect all our national and international partners who have supported us during the 10-year period of our existence to attend the Conference as delegates. Corporate Board members and Investor Relations Directors of Bulgarian companies, financial analysts, investment firms, financial media and other capital market participants will have the opportunity to meet and learn from leading international capital markets, corporate governance and investor relations experts. And in order to complete our celebration we will award the best Investor Relations directors. The Awards will be presented at a ceremony 2015 Annual IR Awards. The Chart will be prepared based on an independent research among financial analysts, institutional investors and other capital market participants. Do not miss the biggest IR event in Bulgaria and the region! Daniela Peeva, Chairperson of the Management Board of ABIRD

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6 agenda 24. September 2015 GET TOGETHER 19:00 Venue: COURTHOUSE CLUB 19, Lavele Str., 1000 Sofia September INTERNATIONAL IR CONFERENCE IR NOWADAYS IN THE EYE OF THE TIGER? 08:00 Venue: Grand Hotel Sofia 08:00 08:50 Coffee and registration 08:50 09:00 Official Opening Daniela Peeva, Chairperson of the Managing Board of ABIRD 09:00 09:10 Status, priorities and perspectives of Bulgarian capital market Nadia Nedelcheva, CFA Portfolio Manager of Advance Emerging Europe Opportunities Fund 09:10 09:40 The Impact of Global Capital Flows on Emerging Markets - Investor trends and how Investor Relations can actively prepare Andreas Posavac, Director Corporate Services, IPREO 09:40 10:20 Balkan IR: status quo and perspectives - Panel Discussion with the participation of IR professionals from Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia Moderator: Pelagia Viatcheva, Head of IR, Sopharma AD and Member of the ABIRD Board Panelists: Sophia Argirova - Atanasova, Managing Partner of Investor Relations Services Ltd and Member of the ABIRD Board IR professional from Serbia Nikos Polymenakos, Head IR, OPAP Greece 10:20 10:40 Coffee break 10:40 11:10 Why Digital Matters for Investor Relations Adam Malik, Client Director, Investis 11:10 11:40 IR Online presenting the BSE survey with the cooperation with Message Group Rumen Sokolov, General Manager of Financial Market Services, BSE Sofia Katya Kancheva, Expert - International Markets Strategy, Message Group 11:40 12:10 Putting your IR website at the center of financial communication strategies Dario Mezzaqui, Managing Partner, Message Group

7 12:10 12:40 Use Bloomberg to change the way you manage investor relations Ralf Haslbeck, Bloomberg Application Specialist for Equities, Equity Derivatives, Portfolios, Funds and Technical Analysis 12:40 13:00 The Power of News Matthias Williams, Chief Correspondent, Reuters News 13:00 14:00 Lunch 14:00 14:40 Investors expectations How do we meet them? Veselin Radoychev, Equity Analyst, First Financial Brokerage House Patrick Tobias, Senior Vice President Corporate Sales, IPREO 14:40 15:20 Sustainability IR: what level is appropriate? Miguel Santisteve, Associate Director, The NASDAQ OMX Group Marina Stefanova, Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network Bulgaria 15:20 15:40 Coffee break 15:40 16:20 IR programs the value of education USA, UK and German best practice Moderator: Anne Guimard, Founder and President, FINEO Investor Relations Advisors & The School of Investor Relations Panelists: Kay W. Bommer, General Manager, DIRK German IR Society Michael C. McGough CAE, Vice President, Marketing & Membership - National Investor Relations Institute, United States John Gollifer, General Manager, The Investor Relations Society UK 16:20 17:00 Shareholders Rights Directive What does EU expect from listed companies? 17:00 Closing remarks 19:30 IR Awards Ceremony and 10th Anniversary of ABIRD Celebration Dr Markus Kaum, LL M, Munich Re Chairman of the General Meeting Joint Working Group, Member of the Policy Committee of European Issuers and the European Post Trade Group Venue: Amphitheater of Serdica, Arena di Serdica Hotel September 2015 ONE DAY ROUND TRIP IN BULGARIA (for international guests, media partners and sponsors ONLY) 08:30 Hotel pick-up 10:00 King Asen s Fortress walking tour 12:00 Bachkovo monastery 13:00 Lunch 14:30 Plovdiv the old town quarter and Roman theatre 10:00 Hotel drop-off

8 Speakers Daniela Peeva Chairperson of the Managing board of ABIRD Sophia Argirova Atanasova Managing Partner of IRS Ltd and Member of the ABIRD Board Katya Kancheva International Markets Strategies expert in Message, Message Group Nadia Nedelcheva CFA Portfolio Manager of Advance Emerging Europe Opportunities Fund Andreas Posavac Director - Corporate Services, IPREO Pelagia Viatcheva Head of IR, Sopharma AD and Member of the ABIRD Board Nikos Polymenakos Head IR, OPAP Greece Adam Malik Client Director, Investis Rumen Sokolov General Manager of Financial Market Services, BSE Sofia Dario Mezzaqui Founder of Message Group Matthias Williams Chief Correspondent, Reuters News Veselin Radoychev Equity Analyst, First Financial Brokerage House

9 Speakers Patrick Tobias Senior Vice President Corporate Sales, Ipreo Miguel Santisteve Associate Director, The NASDAQ OMX Group Marina Stefanova Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network Bulgaria Anne Guimard, Founder and President, FINEO Investor Relations Advisors & The School of Investor Relations Kay W. Bommer Managing Director of DIRK John Gollifer General Manager The Investor Relations Society Michael C. McGough CAE, Vice President, Marketing & Membership NIRI, US Dr Markus Kaum LL M (Cantab) Ivan Vasilev Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Balkan Heritage Foundation Ralf Haslbeck Bloomberg Application Specialist for Equities, Equity Derivatives, Portfolios, Funds and Technical Analysis

10 Logistics and accommodation Get together (by invitation only) COURTHOUSE CLUB 19, Lavele Str., 1000 Sofia Starting: 19:00 Hotels For all delegates for the event we use a special corporate rate in the follow hotels Grand Hotel Sofia Hotel For reservations: reservations@grandhotelsofia.bg Please indicate this code during the reservation process REF: 0925ABIRD Deadline to complete 11th of August 2015 Room types: Executive Price: 110,67 single occupancy/ 138,34 double occupancy The price includes: 9% VAT, breakfast, internet, mineral water, gym, parking and tourist fee of 0.67 EURO per person per day. Arena di Serdica Hotel For Reservation: reservations@arenadiserdica.com Booking code: ARBID Room types: Classic/Executive Price: 80 /90 per single occupancy The price includes: 9% VAT, high speed Internet access, breakfast, fitness and garage. The price doesn t include tourist fee of 0.67 per person per day. IR Awards Ceremony and 10th Anniversary of ABIRD Celebration Arena di Serdica Hotel ul. Budapeshta 2, 1000 Sofia Starting: 19:30

11 Logistics and accommodation One day round trip in Bulgaria King Asen s Fortress walking tour Bachkovo monastery 08:30 Hotel pick-up 10:00 King Asen s Fortress walking tour 12:00 Bachkovo monastery 13:00 Lunch 14:30 Plovdiv the old town quarter and Roman theatre 10:00 Hotel drop-off Plovdiv the old town quarter Plovdiv Roman theatre

12 International IR Conference IR NOWADAYS IN THE EYE OF THE TIGER? September 24-26, 2015 REGISTRATION FORM Working Languages of the Conference shall be Bulgarian and English Name: Company: Telephone: Position: Fax: UIC: Address: Responsible person: Translation from English Yes, I want to use translation. No, I do not want to use translation. Conference Events: :00, GET TOGETHER PARTY ABIRD members and by invitation only Yes, I will attend. No, I will not attend :30, 2015 International IR Conference IR NOWADAYS IN THE EYE OF THE TIGER? ABIRD members, registered participants and by invitation Yes, I will attend. No, I will not attend :30, IR AWARDS CEREMONY AND 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ABIRD ABIRD members and by invitation only Yes, I will attend. No, I will not attend. Dead line for registration: If you refuse to participate, please, inform us not later than by telephone, fax or . info@abird.info Fax: Telephone:

13 More information and Team of the event Conference, speakers, sponsorship and partnership Daniela Peeva, Chairperson of the Managing Board of ABIRD Sophia Argirova - Atanasova Vice Chairperson of the Managing Board of ABIRD argirova@abird.info Registration and accommodation Eva Sofieva e.sofieva@aicbg.com Plamen Ilchev office@abird.info Mila Bashikarova office@abird.info

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