TIDMFP.

RNS Number : 4372B

Fondul Proprietatea S.A.

06 October 2015

 
 To: Bucharest Stock Exchange                                                              Report date: 
  Financial Supervisory Authority                                                           6 October 
  London Stock Exchange                                                                     2015 
                                                                                            Name of the 
                                                                                            issuing entity: 
  Current report according to Article                                                       Fondul Proprietatea 
  99 letter (s) of the Rule book of the                                                     S.A. 
  Bucharest Stock Exchange Market Operator,                                                 Registered 
  Title II, Issuers and Financial Instruments                                               office: 
  Important events to be reported:                                                          78-80 Buzesti 
  Supporting materials and voting recommendations                                           St., 
  related to the 29 October 2015 Extraordinary                                              7(th) floor, 
  and Ordinary General Shareholders'                                                        district 
  Meetings                                                                                  1, 
  Franklin Templeton Investment Management                                                  Bucharest, 
  Ltd. United Kingdom Bucharest Branch                                                      postal code 
  (the "Fund Manager/ FTIML"), in its                                                       011017 
  capacity as Sole Director and Fund                                                        Phone/fax 
  Manager of Fondul Proprietatea SA (the                                                    number: 
  "Fund"), would like to remind shareholders                                                Tel.: + 40 
  that the Fund Manager has summoned                                                        21 200 9600 
  the Fund's Extraordinary ("EGM") and                                                      Fax: + 40 
  Ordinary ("OGM") General Shareholders'                                                    21 200 9631 
  Meetings for 29 October 2015 at "Radisson                                                 Sole Registration 
  Blu" Hotel, "Atlas" Room, 63 - 81 Calea                                                   Code with 
  Victoriei Street, District 1, Bucharest,                                                  the Trade 
  starting at 13:00 hours (Romanian time)                                                   Register 
  in case of EGM and 14:00 hours (Romanian                                                  Office: 
  time) in case of OGM.                                                                     18253260 
  The entire supporting documentation                                                       Order number 
  (including the convening notice, the                                                      in the 
  procedure for organizing the shareholders'                                                Trade Register: 
  meetings, the forms of the general                                                        J40/21901/2005 
  power of attorneys, the special power                                                     Subscribed 
  of attorneys and correspondence vote                                                      share capital: 
  ballots) are available for shareholders'                                                  RON 10,074,080,745.90 
  reference on the Fund's webpage at:                                                       Paid-up share 
  http://www.fondulproprietatea.ro/investor-relations/gsm-information/gsm-documentation.    capital: 
  The Fund Manager recommends that shareholders                                             RON 9,746,649,630.90 
  vote in favour of all the points on                                                       Number of 
  the EGM's and OGM's agenda, except                                                        shares in 
  for point 5.2 of the OGM agenda (i.e.                                                     issue: 
  the simultaneous termination of FTIML's                                                   11,193,423,051 
  mandate as Fund Manager and Sole Director 
  of the Fund, and of the Investment                                                        Number of 
  Management Agreement signed between                                                       paid shares: 
  FTIML and the Fund), for which we recommend                                               10,829,610,701 
  voting "against". 
  Our recommendation for a vote against                                                     Regulated 
  this point of the agenda is based on                                                      market on 
  the fact that the Fund Manager has                                                        which the 
  taken all reasonable actions within                                                       issued securities 
  its powers to narrow the trading discount,                                                are traded: 
  but the evolution of the trading discount                                                 Shares on 
  is independent from the Fund Manager.                                                     Bucharest 
  For details regarding the measures                                                        Stock Exchange 
  taken to reduce the discount, as well                                                     GDRs on London 
  as the significant challenges encountered,                                                Stock Exchange 
  please refer to the Performance Report, 
  which is available on the Fund's webpage 
  above-mentioned as part of the supporting 
  documentation for the OGM. 
  The Fund Manager's voting recommendations 
  are not binding in any way and should 
  not be deemed under any circumstances 
  as supporting documentation or argumentation 
  for substantiating one's vote, shareholders 
  being free to decide on the manner 
  they vote for each item on the agenda. 
  The Fund Manager will implement and 
  will comply with all the decisions 
  taken by the shareholders, irrespective 
  of its recommendations herein, subject 
  to compliance with law and regulation. 
 
  Franklin Templeton Investment Management 
  Ltd United Kingdom Bucharest Branch, 
  acting as Sole Administrator on behalf 
  of FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A. 
 
  Grzegorz Konieczny 
  Legal Representative 
 

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