A.1. Description of the Group

Česká pojišťovna a.s. (”Česká pojišťovna” or “ČP” or “the Parent Company” or the “Company”) is a composite insurer offering a wide range of life and non-life insurance products and is domiciled in the Czech Republic. The Parent Company was incorporated on 1 May 1992, as a joint stock company and is the successor to the former state-owned insurance company Česká státní pojišťovna.

In 2012 the Parent Company established a branch in Poland. The branch was registered into the Polish Commercial Register on23 August 2012. Activities of the branch are identical to those of the founder and are subject to supervision of the Czech National Bank.

The consolidated financial statements of the Parent Company for the year ended 31 December 2014 (“the financial statements”) comprise the Parent Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as “the Group”).

See Section B of these financial statements for a listing of significant Group entities and changes to the Group in 2013 and 2014.

Structure of Shareholders

CZI Holdings is an integral part of Generali PPF Holding B.V. (GPH) a company owned by Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (“Generali”) (76%) and PPF Group N.V (24%). The Parent Company’s ultimate parent company is Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (“Generali”). The financial statements of Generali Group are publicly available on www.generali.com.

Registered Office of Česká pojišťovna

The Board of Directors authorised the financial statements for issue on 27 April 2014.