The EGM proceedings were interrupted until November 13 this year – they will then be resumed at the Orlen headquarters in Płock at 11.
Shareholders of a key state-owned company, Orlen, gathered on Tuesday. The agenda of the extraordinary general meeting included mainly personnel changes in the supervisory board.
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The State Treasury had the key vote during Tuesday's extraordinary meeting of Orlen's shareholders. This is the most important co-owner, owning 49.9 percent. shares. The second largest shareholder has less than 6%. share.
A day earlier, on Monday, the company announced the dismissal of Przemysław Ciszak from the supervisory board. I was in this position for about 2 months.
Orlen will pursue claims from Daniel Obajtek. There is a decision
Earlier, before noon, during the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, it was decided by a majority of votes that the company should pursue claims for compensation for damage caused by former president Daniel Obajtek while exercising his management skills. It's about:
- Daniel Obajtek incurring expenses from Orlen's assets for private purposes, unrelated to his position as president
- improper conduct and lack of proper supervision over the conduct of the fuel sales price policy on the Polish market in the second half of 2023, consisting in unjustified lowering of wholesale fuel prices and contrary to Orlen's interests
- lack of proper supervision over the use of funds made available by Orlen to Orlen Trading Switzerland as part of intra-group financing, which were used improperly and Orlen was deprived of the possibility of recovering them
A similar resolution regarding claims for damages was adopted in the case of former member of the Orlen management board, Michał Rog..
The Orlen Group manages refineries in Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, conducts retail operations in Central Europe, mining operations in Poland, Norway, Canada and Pakistan, and is also involved in energy production, including renewable energy sources and natural gas distribution. The company has been listed on the WSE since 1999. It is included in the WIG20 index.
