AYGAZ A.Ş.

INFORMATION DOCUMENT FOR THE APRIL 1, 2024 ORDINARY GENERAL

ASSEMBLY MEETING TO REVIEW FINANCIAL YEAR 2023

1. INVITATION TO THE ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING, TO BE HELD ON APRIL 01, 2024

Aygaz A.Ş.'s Ordinary General Assembly Meeting shall be convened on 01 April 2024 Monday at 15:00 (12:00 GMT) at the address of Büyükdere Caddesi, No: 145/1 Zincirlikuyu, İstanbul / Şişli (Tel: +90 212 354 1515, Faks: +90 212 288 31 51). At the meeting, the activities of the Company for the fiscal year 2023 will be reviewed, the following agenda will be discussed, and a resolution regarding the agenda will be reached.

In accordance with the legal requirements, 2023 Financial Statements, the Independent Auditor PwC Bağımsız Denetim ve Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Müşavirlik A.Ş.'s Report, and the Board of Directors' Annual Report, including the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Principles Compliance Report and the dividend distribution proposal of the Board of Directors, along with the following agenda and the Memorandum containing the information required by Capital Markets Board regulations shall be made available to the shareholders at Company Headquarters, on the Company's corporate website at www.aygaz.com.tr, on the Public Disclosure Platform, and in the Electronic General Meeting System of the Central Registry Agency three weeks prior to the meeting.

Shareholders who are unable to attend the meeting in person, save for the rights and obligations of the ones participating electronically via the Electronic General Assembly System, shall prepare their proxy documents as per the attached sample forms, or shall obtain a proxy sample form from Yapı Kredi Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ș. (Yapı Kredi Plaza / Levent-Istanbul), our Company, or from the corporate website at www.aygaz.com.trand shall submit to the Company in accordance with the requirements of the Declaration No. II-30.1, Use of Proxy Vote and Proxy Collection through Invitation, enacted on 24 December 2013 and published in Official Gazette No. 28861. A proxy document is not required from a proxy appointed electronically through the Electronic General Meeting System. The proxy documents which do not comply with the requirements of the aforementioned Declaration, and the sample form attached hereto shall not be accepted, given our legal liability.

Shareholders who intend to vote via the Electronic General Meeting System are requested to obtain information from the Central Registry Agency, our Company's website at www.aygaz.com.tror from the Company Headquarters (Tel: +90 212 354 15 15) to ensure that they comply with the provisions of the related communique and by-laws.

Pursuant to Paragraph 4 of Article 415 of Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 and Paragraph 1 of Article 30 of the Capital Markets Law, the right to attend the General Assembly and voting rights shall not be conditional on depositing the share certificates. Accordingly, shareholders participating in the General Assembly Meeting do not need to block their shares.

At the Ordinary General Assembly Meeting, the voters shall use an open voting system by raising hands, without prejudice to the provisions of electronic voting regarding the voting of each item on the agenda.

In accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law numbered 6698, please see Personal Data Protection and Processing Policy of Aygaz A.Ş., which is available to the public on Company's website at www.aygaz.com.tr, for further information about your personal data processed by our Company.

Pursuant to the Capital Markets Law, shareholders holding registered shares that are traded on the Stock Exchange will not receive a separate registered invitation letter for the meeting.

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All the holders of relevant rights, stakeholders and the media are invited to our General Assembly Meeting.

It is submitted to the shareholders with due respect.

AYGAZ A.Ş. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Company Address: Büyükdere Caddesi, No: 145/1 Zincirlikuyu, İstanbul / Şişli

Trade Registry and Number: İstanbul/80651

Mersis Number: 0119005102700141

2. ADDITIONAL EXPLANATIONS IN VIEW OF CMB REGULATIONS

The additional explanations required pursuant to Capital Markets Board (CMB) Corporate Governance Declaration No. II-17.1, are made in the related articles of the agenda below. Other mandatory general explanations are provided in this section.

2.1. Capital Structure and Voting Rights

As of the date of the publication of this Information Document, information concerning the total number of shares and voting rights, and if there are privileged shares in the share capital, the number of shares and voting right representing each privileged share, and the type of privilege, is provided below:

Issued capital of the Company is TL 219,800,767, all of which has been pledged and paid in full. Issued capital is divided into 21,980,076,700 registered shares at 1 Kr nominal value per share. There are no privileged shares in the Company's capital.

Name and Title of the Person or

Share Amount

Share

Stake

Suffrage

Stake

Company

(TL)

(%)

Suffrage

(%)

Koç

112.569.173,27

51,21

11.256.917.327

51,21

Group

Koç Holding A.Ş.

89.424.844,65

40,68

8.942.484.465

40,68

Temel Ticaret ve Yatırım A.Ş.*

12.692.827,96

5,77

1.269.282.796

5,77

Koç Family

10.451.500,67

4,76

1.045.150.067

4,76

Other

107.231.593,73

48,79

10.723.159.373

48,79

Liquid Petroleum Gas Development

53.884.641,77

24,52

5.388.464.177

24,52

Company (LPGDC)

Publicly Owned**

53.346.951,96

24,27

5.334.695.196

24,27

Total

219.800.767,00

100,00

21.980.076.700

100,00

*The majority of Temel Ticaret ve Yatırım A.Ş. shares are owned by the members of Koç Family. Members of Koç Family: Rahmi M. Koç, Semahat S. Arsel, Suna Kıraç, M. Ömer Koç, Ali Y. Koç, İpek Kıraç, Caroline N. Koç, Esra Koç ve Aylin Koç

**The share at the amount of 1,996,553.90 TL (capital ratio 0.91%) included in the publicly traded section is owned by Hilal Madeni Eşya Ticaret Sanayi ve Yatırım A.Ş., 100% owned by LPGDC.

2.2. Managerial and Operational Changes in Our Company or our Subsidiaries' which may Significantly Affect the Activities of our Company.

Information on the changes in the management and activities of our Company and its subsidiaries that have taken place in the previous accounting period or planned in the future accounting periods, which may significantly affect the activities, and the reasons for these changes are presented below:

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Except for the transaction, there are no changes in the management and operations of our Company and its subsidiaries, which were realized in the previous accounting period or planned for future accounting periods, which would significantly affect the activities of our Company.

Material event disclosures made by our Company in line with the related legislation and financial tables containing the financial results of our Company and our subsidiaries can be reached from http://www.kap.gov.tr/and https://aygaz.com.tr/en/investor-relations/material-disclosuresaddresses.

2.3. Information regarding demands of shareholders for placing an article on the agenda.

No request has been submitted in writing to the Aygaz Investment Relations Department concerning the demand of shareholders to have an article placed on the agenda of the general assembly where 2023 operations will be discussed.

3. STATEMENTS ABOUT THE ARTICLES OF THE AGENDA OF THE ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING ON APRIL 01, 2024

1. Opening and election of the Chairmanship Committee

Within the framework of the provisions of "Turkish Commercial Code (TCC) no. 6102" and "the Regulation of the Ministry of Customs and Commerce regarding Principles and Procedures of General Assembly Meetings of Joint Stock Companies and Representatives of the Ministry of Customs and Commerce to be Present in these Meetings" ("Regulation" or "General Assembly Regulation"), and General Assembly Principles Article 7, a Chairman shall be elected to chair the General Assembly meeting. Within the framework of the General Assembly Principles, at least one person will be appointed as Secretary. The Chairman may also appoint adequate number of vote-collectors.

2. Reading, discussing and approving the 2023 Annual Report as prepared by the Board of Directors

Within the framework of the TCC, the Regulation and the Capital Markets Law and related regulations, information shall be given on the 2023 Annual Report, which has been announced at the Headquarters and branches of our Company, on the Electronic General Assembly portal of the Central Registry Agency (CRA), on the Public Disclosure Platform (PDP) and on the corporate website of the Company at www.aygaz.com.trfor review of our shareholders three weeks before the General Assembly meeting and it shall be presented for perusal and approval of our shareholders.

3. Reading the Independent Audit Report Summary for the accounting year of 2023

A summary of the Independent Auditor's Report, which is prepared according to the TCC and CMB regulations and posted three weeks prior to the General Assembly meeting at Company Headquarters, the Electronic General Assembly Portal of the CRA, on the PDP and on the corporate website of the Company at www.aygaz.com.tr, will be read aloud.

4. Reading, discussing and approving the Financial Statements for the accounting year 2023

Information about our financial statements and legal statutory accounts, which, pursuant to the TCC, bylaws and Capital Markets Law are posted three weeks prior to the General Assembly meeting at our Company Headquarters and branches, on the Electronic General Assembly Portal of the CRA, on the PDP and on the corporate website of the Company at www.aygaz.com.trfor review of our shareholders, shall be provided to our shareholders for their evaluation and approval.

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5. Release of each member of the Board of Directors from liability for the affairs of the Company for the year 2023

Pursuant to the TCC and Bylaws, the release of our Board of Directors members for the activities, transactions and accounts for the year 2023 shall be submitted to the General Assembly for its approval.

6. Acceptance, acceptance after amendment or refusal of the offer of the Board of Directors in accordance with the Company's profit distribution policy regarding the distribution of the profits of 2023 and the date of the distribution of profits,

According to our financial statements, prepared by our Company within the framework of the Turkish Commercial Code and Capital Markets Law and related regulations in compliance with Turkish Financial Reporting Standards and audited by PwC Bağımsız Denetim ve Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Müşavirlik A.Ş. covering the accounting period between 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2023; consolidated profit attributable to equity holders of the parent in the amount of TL 5.953.903.000 has been obtained. The dividend payment proposal drawn up in accordance with the Dividend Distribution Table format provided in the Dividend Declaration numbered II-19.1 and the Dividend Manual announced in accordance with the said Declaration, and taking into account the Company's Dividend Distribution Policy, long-term strategy, investment and financing policies, profitability and liquidity, is provided in Appendix 1.

7. Determining the number and terms of the Members of the Board of Directors, making elections in accordance with the determined number of members, selecting the Independent Members of the Board of Directors

The number of members on the Board of Directors and their terms of office shall be designated in accordance with CMB regulations, TCC and Bylaws and the principles governing the selection of Members of the Board of Directors in the Articles of Association. New members to replace Board members whose terms of office have expired accordingly shall be elected. In addition, Independent Members of the Board of Directors shall be elected in compliance with the CMB's Corporate Governance Declaration No. II-17.1.

According to Article 10 of the Articles of Association, Company's business and management are conducted by a Board of Directors consisting of at least 5 members and for a term of at most 3 years, elected in line with the TCC and CMB regulations. General Assembly may decide on the renewal of the Board of Directors even if their terms of office have not expired.

One third of the elected Board of Director members are required to meet the independence criteria as defined in the CMB's mandatory Corporate Governance Principles.

The Board of Directors, upon receipt of a proposal of the Corporate Governance Committee, has designated the following candidates as the Independent Members of the Board of Directors: Ms. M. M. Gülay Barbarosoğlu, Ms. Neslihan Tonbul and Mr. Muharrem Hilmi Kayhan. Candidates for Independent Members of the Board of Directors who have not received a contrary opinion from the CMB will be submitted to the general assembly for approval. The CVs of Board of Directors candidates and Declarations of Independence for the independent member candidates are provided in Appendix 2.

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8. Informing the shareholders about the Remuneration Policy for the Members of the Board of Directors and senior executives and about the payments made within the scope of the policy and its approval in accordance with Corporate Governance Principles

According to CMB's mandatory Corporate Governance Principle No. 4.6.2, the principles for the remuneration of Board of Directors' members and senior management shall be made available in writing and included as a separate article on the General Assembly Meeting agenda to enable the shareholders to share their opinions on the same. The Remuneration Policy created for this purpose is attached as Appendix 3. Information regarding the benefits provided for board members and senior management of Aygaz A.Ş. in 2023 are specified in footnote No. 31 of 2023 Financial Statements.

9. Determining the annual gross salaries of the Members of the Board of Directors

The monthly gross remuneration to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors in 2024 shall be determined by the shareholders as per our Remuneration Policy submitted for the approval of the shareholders as per item 8 of the agenda.

10. Approving the appointment of the Independent Audit Firm as selected by the Board of Directors, in accordance with the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code and the Capital Markets Board regulations

In accordance with the Turkish Commercial Code and Capital Markets Board regulations, and taking into consideration the opinion of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors resolved at their 22 May 2023 resolution to have Güney Bağımsız Denetim ve Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Müşavirlik A.Ş. serve as the independent auditors of the Company's financial reports for the financial year 2024 and to let it conduct the other activities that fall within its purview within the context of the regulations. This decision shall be submitted to the General Assembly for ratification.

11. Informing the shareholders of the donations made by the Company in 2023 and resolution of an upper limit for donations to be made for 2024 as per the "Donation and Sponsorship Policy"

"Aygaz A.Ş. Donation and Sponsorship Policy", which was accepted by our Company's Board of Directors on March 8, 2021 and announced to the public, is stated in the Corporate Governance Principle numbered 1.3.10, "A policy regarding donations and aids is created and submitted to the approval of the general assembly. It was approved by our shareholders at the general assembly dated March 31, 2021.

Pursuant to Article 6 of the CMB's Declaration on Dividends No. II-19.1, the limit of donations to be made must be determined by the General Assembly, in cases not specified in the Articles of Association, and information concerning the donations and payments made must be provided to shareholders at the General Assembly. In this framework, in line with our Company's Donation and Sponsorship Policy, donations were made to foundations and associations in 2023 is totaling TL 25.877.399,83, based on nominal amounts. (Total amount calculated according to purchasing power on December 31, 2023 is TL 35.002.383,36) TL 10.735.127,67 of this amount paid to Vehbi Koç Foundation, TL 9.963.851,00 of this amount paid to Koç University, TL 2.902.353,68 of this amount paid to AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Authority), TL 888.456,80 of this amount paid to TEV (Turkish Education Foundation), TL 613.360,31 of this amount paid to Türk Kızılay Derneği (Turkish Red Crescent Association), TL 500.000,00 of this amount paid to Omuz Omuza Yardım Kampanyası (Earthquake Aid Campaign). The remaining balance was made to other several institutions and incorporations, each of which is under TL 500.000 and consisting of

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donations that are not viewed as material for investors. The upper limit of donations to be made in 2024 shall be decided by the General Assembly.

12. Informing the shareholders about guarantees, pledges, mortgages and surety granted in favor of third parties by the Company and its subsidiaries in 2023 and of any benefits or income in accordance with Capital Markets Board legislation

Pursuant to Article 12 of the Capital Markets Board Corporate Governance Declaration No. II- 17.1, income or benefits derived by our Company and/or its Subsidiaries from guarantees, pledges, mortgages and sureties against third parties must be stipulated in a separate article of the agenda of the General Assembly. This is indicated in footnote No. 16 of our financial statements dated 31 December 2023.

  1. Authorizing the shareholders holding management capacity, the Members of the Board of Directors, top managers and their spouses and relatives by blood and marriage up to the second degree within the framework of the articles 395th and 396th of Turkish Commercial Code and informing shareholders about transactions performed within the scope during 2023 as per the Corporate Governance Communiqué of Capital Markets Board,
    The members of the Board of Directors can do business only with the approval of the General Assembly, as stipulated in the first subsection of Articles 395 and 396 of the TCC entitled Competition Ban and Ban on doing Business with the Company and Borrowing for the Company.
    Pursuant to the Capital Markets Board Mandatory Corporate Governance Principles No. 1.3.6, the General Assembly shall be informed in the event that shareholders having managerial control, shareholder board members, senior management and relatives up to the second degree of blood or affinity engaged in a significant business transaction creating a conflict of interest with the Company or its subsidiaries, competed with the company in the same line of business on their own behalf or on the behalf of others, or was involved in the same business as that of the Company as unlimited partner in another company. Information about said transactions must be included as a separate article on the agenda and recorded into the minutes of the General Assembly.
    To fulfill the requirements of these regulations, permission shall be sought from the shareholders at the General Assembly and the shareholders shall be informed that no such transaction took place in 2023 in this respect. Some of the shareholders having managerial control, shareholder board members, senior management and relatives up to the second degree of blood or affinity are also board members at several Koç Group companies including those with similar operations to our Company. In 2023, there has not been any material transaction which requires notification in accordance with Corporate Governance Principle No. 1.3.6 of the Corporate Governance Communique.
  2. Wishes and Opinions.

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APPENDICES:

APPENDIX 1 - 2023 DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION PROPOSAL

APPENDIX 2 - CVs OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATES AND INDEPENDENCE DECLARATIONS APPENDIX 3 - REMUNERATION POLICY FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

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APPENDIX 1 - 2023 DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION PROPOSAL

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APPENDIX 2 - CVs OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATES AND INDEPENDENCE DECLARATIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER CANDIDATES

RAHMİ M. KOÇ

Chairman of the Board of Directors

After studying Business Administration at Johns Hopkins University (USA), Rahmi M. Koç started his career in the Koç Group in 1958 at Otokoç. He became Chairman of the Management Committee in 1980 and was named Chairman of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding in 1984, a post he held until 2003 when he became the Honorary Chairman.

Apart from Koç Holding, he also serves as a Member/Chairman of the Board of Directors of other Koç Group companies. His responsibilities in various capacities at numerous institutions and organizations include: Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Vehbi Koç Foundation, Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Koç University, Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Rahmi M. Koç Museum and Cultural Foundation, Chairman of the Board of the Vehbi Koç Foundation American Hospital, Honorary Chairman and Founding Member of TURMEPA, the Turkish Marine and Environment Protection Association, Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD), Member of the Advisory Board of the Turkish Employers Association (TİSK), Co-Chairman of the Business Advisory Council for South East Europe, Honorary Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Founding Chairman of the Global Relations Forum. Mr. Koç has been awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees by Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore-Maryland), Eskişehir Anadolu University, Izmir Ege University, Ankara Bilkent University, Ovidius University of Constanta and Aydın Adnan Menderes University. Rahmi M. Koç has been recognized with distinguished awards, medals and honors including "Outstanding Service Award" by the President of Turkish Republic, "Grosses Verdienst Kreutz" by the German Government, Order of High Merit of the Italian Republic, Order of Merit of the Austrian Government, (Honorary) Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), "Officier dans l'Ordre National de la Legion D'Honneur" by the French Government, "Responsible Capitalism Lifetime Achievement Award" by the international affairs organization FIRST and Medal by Foreign Policy Association (FPA). Rahmi M. Koç, together with the Koç Family, has received the Hadrian Award granted by the World Monuments Fund, Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, BNP Paribas Philanthropy Award and "Outstanding Service Award in Decorative Arts" at the 16th "Iris Foundation Awards". He has previously served as President of the International Chamber of Commerce, President of the Turkish Greek Business Council, Member of the Allianz Aktiengesellschaft International Advisory Board, Member of the JP Morgan International Council and Member of the International Advisory Board of the US Council on Foreign Relations. He continues to serve as the Chairman of Aygaz A.Ş. since 1996.

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ÖMER M. KOÇ

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

Ömer M. Koç received his BA in Ancient Greek from Columbia College, Columbia University (USA) in 1985. He worked at Kofisa Trading for one year and completed his MBA at Columbia University Business School in 1989. After working at Ramerica International Inc., he joined the Koç Group in 1990. He held various senior positions at Koç Holding including Finance Coordinator, Vice President and President of the Energy Group. He became Member of the Board of Directors in 2004 and Vice Chairman in May 2008. In February 2016, he was appointed the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding. He serves as the Vice President of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) High Advisory Council, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Turkish Educational Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Geyre Foundation, Chairman of Tofaş, Tüpraş and Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık Board of Directors, Chairman of IKSV (Istanbul Foundation For Culture and Arts) Board of Trustees, and Board Member at other Koç Group companies. Ömer M. Koç has served on the Aygaz A.Ş. Board of Directors as a member since 1996 and is the Vice Chairman since 2001.

ALEXANDRE F.J. PICCIOTTO

Member of the Board of Directors

Alexandre Picciotto is one of the grandsons of Hillel Picciotto, who co-founded Aygaz with Vehbi Koç in 1961. After graduating from Ecole Supérieure de Gestion (Paris) in 1990, he started his career in Orfim, the investment company of his family in Paris, France. He managed different subsidiaries operating in various fields, including real estate and movie industry (1990-2003). In 2003, he was appointed General Manager at Liquid Petroleum Gas Development Company, the Picciotto family-owned company, which is a shareholder of Aygaz. He was then appointed General Manager at Orfim in 2008 and President in 2021. Alexandre Picciotto is also member of the Board of Directors at various companies in both Turkey and France. He has served on the Aygaz Board of Directors since July 2012.

LEVENT ÇAKIROĞLU

Member of the Board of Directors

Levent Çakıroğlu graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences, Business Administration Department and received his master's degree from University of Illinois. He started his career as an Assistant Auditor at the Ministry of Finance in 1988, where he worked as a Senior Auditor from 1991 to 1997. He was appointed as Assistant Manager of Financial Crimes Investigation Board in 1997 and 1998, meanwhile he taught as a Part Time Instructor at Bilkent University. Çakıroğlu, joined Koç Group in 1998 as Koç Holding Financial Group Coordinator. He was the General Manager of Koçtaş from 2002 until 2007 and the CEO of Migros from 2007 to 2008. He was assigned as the CEO of Arçelik in 2008 and also became the President of the Durable Goods Group of Koç Holding in April 2010. Çakıroğlu has been appointed as the CEO of Koç Holding in April 2015. He currently serves as the CEO and has also been Member of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding since April 2016. Levent Çakıroğlu is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arçelik- LG and Türk Traktör as well as the Vice Chairman of Otokar and Yapı Kredi Boards of Directors, and Member of the Board of Directors at various Koç Holding companies. Çakıroğlu has served on the Aygaz Board of Directors since 2015.

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