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The "Golden Hundred" ranking was created with the scientific and research cooperation of the Małopolska Economic Institute and the Podkarpacie branch of the Polish Economic Society. The ranking was held under the patronage of Władysław Ortyl, Marshal of the Podkarpacie Voivodeship and Ewa Leniart, Voivode of the Podkarpacie Voivodeship. It was the 13th edition of the ranking.

Asseco regularly shares profits with its shareholders and for over a decade has been paying out high dividends every year. In total, the Company paid out PLN 26.49 per share, which means that long-term shareholders have received a refund of half of the present value of Asseco Poland's shares (at the end of August).
According to the organizers of the ranking of companies paying dividends, there is a steady increase in the number of companies paying dividends. Such a situation is connected with the development of the domestic economy. Companies are also becoming stronger in terms of capital and can afford to pay out profits in the form of dividends.

Asseco, then known as Comp Rzeszów, had its Warsaw Stock Exchange debut on September 27, 2004. The market capitalization of the company on the debut day was about PLN 420 million. 15 years since that event passed and the value of Asseco on the stock exchange exceeds PLN 4 billion. During this period Asseco became a truly global software producer. Thanks to the implementation of the international expansion strategy, today the company is present in over 50 countries, and its revenues are over 80 times higher than in 2004 and exceed PLN 9 billion. In 2004 Comp Rzeszów employed 275 people. Currently, more than 25 thousand employees worldwide work for Asseco's results on a daily basis.

The success of Asseco is an example of how a stock exchange can support the implementation of a company's development vision and how to effectively conquer the world with the help of a capital market. Functioning as a public company translates positively not only into the development of a company itself, but also has a positive impact on the standards of its operation. Before Asseco debuted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 2004, we had only been a mid-sized IT company in Poland. Today we are the sixth-largest software producer in Europe, employing over 25 thousand people in more than 50 countries. It has been possible thanks to a good strategy and intensive work of many people, but also thanks to the fact that a businessman like me had the opportunity to raise capital on the basis of the rules that had been in force for many years on our western competitors' markets. If the Polish capital market had not trusted us, Asseco Poland would not have existed. The stock exchange is conducive to visionaries and it is important that other Polish companies have such an opportunity and want to take advantage of it, said Adam Góral, President of the Management Board of Asseco Poland.

Over the years, Asseco has developed a strong position on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The company is a part of the prestigious WIG30 index, which groups the largest and most liquid companies. Asseco Poland is also the largest company in the WIG-Informatyka sector index. Recently, the company has entered the newly created WIGtech index, which includes companies operating in the area of new technologies. Thanks to the consistent payment of high dividend, the company was qualified to the WIGdiv index. In 2018, Asseco was ranked among 37 Polish companies listed on the developed market indices of the global agency FTSE Russell.

Medical institutions throughout Poland are facing the challenge of implementing electronic medical documentation (EDM) and continuous improvement of the quality of services offered. The Opolskie Voivodeship has just made a big step in building e-Health in its region. The Opole Rehabilitation Center in Korfantów, the Independent Public Healthcare Center ZOZ in Głuchołazy, the Independent Public Healthcare Center in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, the Healthcare Center in Biała,Neurosis Therapy Center in Moszna and the Medical School Complex in Brzeg have signed an agreement with Asseco Poland - the leader among software providers for the health care sector. It includes implementation of the system of electronic medical documentation and increasing the functionality of the existing ones, launching new e-services for patients, as well as modernization of the integrated IT system (HIS), which runs in these institutions.

I am glad that we will be able to implement this project, so important for the whole voivodeship. Informatization of the health care system is conducted primarily with patients in mind and I hope that soon they will feel positive effects of building e-health in the Opolskie region, said Jan Butkiewicz, Director of the Health Care Division at Asseco Poland. An example of an innovative solution that will be implemented is a virtual assistant, thanks to which patients will be able to quickly find a suitable unit and a doctor who will take care of their illness.

The whole investment will take place within the framework of the project "Popularization of the e-services provision within the cooperation network of medical units and educational institution in the Opolskie Voivodeship".

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Asseco Poland is the largest Polish IT company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). For over 27 years it has been creating technologically advanced software for companies and institutions from key sectors of the economy. It is a leader in the market of IT solutions for healthcare and a manufacturer of proprietary IT solutions used by over 450 hospitals in Poland, units of the National Health Fund, blood donation and blood transfusion centers, health resorts, as well as about 10,000 clinics and doctor's offices.

At Asseco, we are constantly thinking about the future and are engaged in projects promoting the development of innovation and information technology. Therefore, we have created the Asseco for the Future program, under which we support talented teams participating in technology competitions in Poland and around the world. We are also pleased to be able to support Spice Gears, which specializes in robotics. We keep fingers crossed for our team, said Artur Wiza, Vice President of the Management Board of Asseco Poland.

On August 19, the Spice Gears group visited the Asseco office in Warsaw to present the team for the Olympics and show what the robots it constructs are capable of. The team will once again represent the country as Team Poland. The team for the FIRST Global Challenge includes: Dominika Mazur, Agnieszka Sych, Jan Gryta, Łukasz Nawrocki oraz Kamil Janik. It is worth mentioning that only one team from a given country is always invited to the competition.
Apart from the robot competition, it is important for the organizers of the event to pay attention to the challenges facing the world. This year it is the protection of the oceans.

Formula Systems belonging to the Asseco Group has been ranked 4th with nearly PLN 5.5 billion of assets held in 23 countries in total, and Asseco International has been ranked 8th with PLN 3.1 billion of assets held in 26 markets. In terms of sales revenues, Formula Systems has been ranked 5th with PLN 5.4 billion, while Asseco International has been ranked 9th with PLN 2.6 billion.

The ranking of Rzeczpospolita has been prepared on the basis of data from annual financial statements of companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), as well as information disclosed by non-public entities.