Storage Capacity Allocation Procedure

Gas Storage Poland sp. z o.o. (GSP) executes:

1. 1. Long-Term SSAs according to the following order of priority, with Applicants that:
   1. have submitted an application for a Long-Term SSA stating that they are obliged to maintain a mandatory stock in accordance with the Stockpiling Act, and that the application for a Long-Term SSA is submitted in order to create the mandatory stock, and the ordered Storage Services would enable and do not go beyond what is necessary for the creation of such stock
   2. have submitted an application for a Long-Term SSA but do not meet the criteria set out in sub-clause a) above.
2. Short-Term SSAs ccording to the following order of priority, with Applicants that:
   1. have submitted an application for a Short-Term SSA stating that they are obliged to hold mandatory stocks in accordance with the Stockpiling Act, and that the application for a Short-Term SSA is submitted in order to create the mandatory stock, and the ordered Storage Services would enable and do not go beyond what is necessary for the creation of such stock.
   2. have submitted an application for a Short-Term SSA but do not meet the criteria set out in sub-clause a) above.

The priority established in section 1 a) and in section 2 a) above is applicable solely to the allocation of Storage Capacity offered under Storage Services under Firm Storage Services in the form of Bundled Units, as well as in the form of Flexible Bundled Units comprising Injection Capacity and Withdrawal Capacity ordered jointly, provided that they are equal to the combined Injection Capacity and Withdrawal Capacity specified for the Firm Storage Service in the form of Bundled Units. The Flexible Bundled Unit with Injection Capacity and Withdrawal Capacity equal to the Injection Capacity and Withdrawal Capacity defined for the Bundled Unit shall be allocated according to the same order as Bundled Units.

Applications for a Long-Term SSA will be considered before applications for a Short-Term SSA.

Should some of the applications be declined due to limited availability of Storage Capacity, GSP, without prejudice to the principles set out in clause 2.3.1.4 of the Storage Code and the Specifications, allocates the available Storage Capacity to the Applicants that belong to a given category, subject to clause 3.5.2 of the Storage Code, and such allocation is made proportionally to the requested Storage Capacity in each Storage Year. Any Storage Capacity which cannot be allocated according to the principle set out in clause 2.3.1.4 of the Storage Code, or the Specifications, shall be allocated to those Applicants that placed an order for a given Storage Year, starting from the lowest requested quantity. Any Storage Capacity that cannot be allocated pro rata, or allocated according to the lowest requested quantity, shall be allocated based on a draw to be held separately for each Storage Year in which full performance of the services requested in the Applications is impossible, based on the categories specified in clause 3.5.1(a)-(b) of the Storage Code and taking into consideration the order of priority among the categories set out in clause 3.5.1(a)-(b) of the Storage Code.