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MESSAGE _ENGLISH VERSION_
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The Management Board of MBF Group S.A., with its registered office in
Warsaw _the "Issuer"_, hereby announces that this report constitutes the
disclosure of inside information, the publication of which has been
delayed in accordance with Article 17_1_ of Regulation _EU_ No 596/2014
of the European Parliament and of the Council _MAR_ - inside
information. The inside information was generated on 31 May 2026.
Due to the need to carry out verification procedures regarding the
authenticity of the documentation received, the status of the entities
participating in the project and the persons representing the party
initiating contact, as well as to protect the Issuer's legitimate
interests, the Management Board decided to temporarily delay the
disclosure of the inside information.
Content of the delayed confidential information:
The Management Board of MBF Group SA, with its registered office in
Warsaw _"the Company", "the Issuer"_, hereby announces that on 31 May
2026, the Issuer received a direct invitation to participate in two
international procurement procedures in the defence sector, covering the
supply of a total of ten _10_ integrated Soft Kill Counter Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle _C-UAV/C-UAS_ systems.
Given the international nature of the project, its potential economic
significance, the need to protect the Issuer's legitimate interests and
the need to avoid the publication of unverified information, the
Management Board decided to conduct a verification process comprising an
analysis of the tender documentation, verification of the entity
initiating contact, an assessment of its eligibility to participate in
procurement procedures related to the defence sector, and verification
of the persons representing that entity.
In the course of these activities, the Issuer confirmed the authenticity
of the documentation received, verified the status of the entity issuing
the invitation, and confirmed its operation in the security and defence
supply market. The individuals representing this entity, with whom the
Issuer is in direct communication regarding the project, were also
subject to verification. Among them are individuals with many years of
experience in the defence sector, including a former Brigadier General
of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, a graduate of the National Defence
College and the Staff College, as well as the person responsible for
business development and international cooperation at the entity issuing
the invitation.
The invitation was addressed to the Issuer by an entity based in Dhaka,
in the People's Republic of Bangladesh, which has been operating for
many years in the security and defence supply market and participates in
procurement procedures carried out for the needs of that country's armed
forces. This entity is registered with the Directorate General of
Defence Purchase _DGDP_, the body responsible for conducting and
managing procurement procedures for the Bangladesh Armed Forces.
According to the verification carried out by the Issuer, this entity has
experience in carrying out supplies and projects related to the defence
sector and acts in the proceedings in question as a local participant in
the procurement process responsible for cooperation with foreign
suppliers and manufacturers.
The documentation provided to the Issuer covers two separate procurement
procedures concerning the supply of a total of ten integrated Soft Kill
C-UAS systems. According to the requirements received, five systems are
intended for the Bangladesh Army, whilst the remaining five systems are
for units carrying out tasks related to United Nations missions.
The subject of the enquiry covers advanced systems designed for the
detection, identification, tracking and neutralisation of unmanned
aerial vehicles, equipped, amongst other things, with airspace
surveillance radars, radio signal detection and analysis systems, EO/IR
observation heads, electronic jamming systems, spoofing systems, command
and control _C2_ stations, as well as the necessary supporting
infrastructure. The documentation received sets out detailed technical
and operational requirements for the proposed solutions, characteristic
of professional military systems for countering unmanned aerial vehicles.
Following the completion of the initial verification process, the
Issuer's Management Board decided to proceed with the preparation and
submission of a bid and to commence organisational activities aimed at
the Company's participation in the relevant procedures. In view of the
above, the Issuer has commenced the organisation of a project team and
the process of identifying, analysing and selecting technology partners,
manufacturers, system integrators and subcontractors capable of meeting
the technical requirements set out in the tender documentation.
The Company intends, as a first step, to utilise the potential of the
entities forming the ecosystem of cooperation developed by the Issuer in
the field of UAVs, C-UAS, reconnaissance and electronic warfare systems,
including in particular entities with which the Issuer has concluded
cooperation agreements or is conducting advanced technological projects.
This applies, amongst others, to Shark Aviation of the Republic of
Turkey and Arka Aerospace of the Republic of India, although the Issuer
does not rule out expanding the group of partners to include further
domestic and foreign entities. In the coming days, intensive technical,
organisational, operational and cost analyses will be carried out with a
view to preparing a competitive bid that meets the requirements of the
tender procedures.
As at the date of publication of this report, the technical and
commercial analyses related to the preparation of the bid have not been
completed; however, the Management Board has decided to actively
participate in the tender process and to continue discussions with
technology partners and representatives of the entity leading the
project on the Bangladeshi side.
The Issuer's Management Board has classified the above information as
confidential due to its potential economic significance, its alignment
with the Company's ongoing business development strategy in the UAV and
C-UAS sectors, the possibility of participating in tenders organised for
the Bangladesh Army and units carrying out tasks as part of United
Nations missions, the possibility of establishing cooperation with
entities operating in the defence sector, as well as the potential
impact on the further expansion of the Issuer's operations in
international markets. In the Management Board's view, it is also
significant that the invitation was addressed directly to the Issuer and
was not obtained by the Company through standard market monitoring,
which confirms the recognition of MBF Group S.A. and the expertise and
business relationships it has developed in the field of UAV and C-UAS
technologies in foreign markets.
In the Management Board's view, the delay in publishing the inside
information was justified by the protection of the Issuer's legitimate
interests, did not mislead the public, and enabled the necessary
verification of the documentation, entities and persons involved in the
project prior to the information being made public.
In accordance with Article 17_4_ of the MAR, immediately following the
publication of this report, the Issuer shall notify the Polish Financial
Supervision Authority of the delay in disclosing the confidential
information in question, together with a written explanation setting out
the grounds for such a delay.
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