TIDMFP.

RNS Number : 7161Z

Fondul Proprietatea S.A.

21 September 2015

 
 To:     FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY 
         BUCHAREST STOCK EXCHANGE 
         LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE 
 Re:     Notification regarding the transactions 
          performed within the buy-back programme 
 From:   FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A. 
 

The undersigned, FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A. ("FP / The Fund"), duly represented by Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. United Kingdom Bucharest Branch, acting in its capacity as Sole Director and Fund Manager, hereby inform you in its capacity of issuer on the following information regarding the transactions concluded during 14 - 18 September 2015, according to Article 150 of the NSC's Regulation no. 1/2006 regarding issuers and operations with securities:

 
 a) Issuer's name (buyer)                                          FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A. 
                                                                    Bucharest Stock Exchange 
                                                                    Symbol: FP 
                                                                    London Stock Exchange Symbol: 
                                                                    FP. 
 b) Broker's name                                                  WOOD & COMPANY FINANCIAL 
                                                                    SERVICES A.S. (as buy-back 
                                                                    agent in relation to the 
                                                                    purchase of shares), and 
                                                                    GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL 
                                                                    (as buy-back agent in relation 
                                                                    to the purchase of GDRs) 
 
 c) Description of the                                             Ordinary shares issued by 
  acquired financial instruments                                    the Fund (ISIN ROFPTAACNOR5) 
                                                                    listed on the Bucharest 
                                                                    Stock Exchange ("BVB"), 
                                                                    and 
                                                                    Global Depositary Receipts 
                                                                    ("GDRs") corresponding to 
                                                                    the Fund's shares listed 
                                                                    on the London Stock Exchange 
                                                                    ("LSE") 
 d) Transaction's type                                             Buy-back 
 e) Details with respect                                           Within the trading session 
  to the execution of the 
  buy-back market orders 
 f) Total number of shares 
  and equivalent shares 
  of GDRs bought-back in 
  the reporting period, 
  out of which:                                                    7,256,832 
 
        *    current number of shares bought back                  4,842,582 
                                                                   2,414,250 (representing 
        *    equivalent shares of current number of GDRs bought     48,285 GDRs) 
             back 
 
 g) Total value of the 
  transactions performed 
  in the reporting period 
  (RON), out of which:                                             5,786,987.67 
 
        *    value of the shares acquisition (RON)                 3,862,250.12 
 
        *    value of the equivalent shares of GDRs (RON)          1,924,737.55 
 
 h) Total number of shares 
  and equivalent shares 
  of GDRs repurchased since 
  the start of the buy-back 
  program                                                          11,168,832 
 
        *    number of shares bought back                          7,214,582 
                                                                   3,954,250 (representing 
        *    equivalent shares of current number of GDRs bought     79,085 GDRs) 
             back 
 
 i) Total value of the 
  shares repurchased since 
  the start of the buy-back 
  program (RON)                                                    8,919,374.70 
 
        *    value of the shares acquisition (RON)                 5,759,524.99 
 
        *    value of the equivalent shares of GDRs (RON)          3,159,849.71 
 
 j) Number of shares left 
  to be repurchased                                                880,601,223 
 

The details of the transactions carried out during the reporting period with respect to the shares and GDRs issued by Fondul Proprietatea SA for the purpose of the buy-back are described further below:

 
     Date of            Market          Average          Volume of         Value of the 
  the transaction       on which       price per       the transaction      transaction 
                     the securities     security     (no. of securities)    (currency) 
                      were traded      (currency) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
   14 September           BVB         0.7984 RON       914,000 shares       729,737.60 
       2015                                                                     RON 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
                          LSE          10.15 USD         9,000 GDRs         91,350.00 
                                                         (equivalent            USD 
                                                         to 450,000 
                                                           shares) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
   15 September           BVB         0.7985 RON       960,000 shares       766,560.00 
       2015                                                                     RON 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
                          LSE          10.20 USD         9,600 GDRs         97,920.00 
                                                         (equivalent            USD 
                                                         to 480,000 
                                                           shares) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
   16 September           BVB         0.7976 RON       976,000 shares       778,457.60 
       2015                                                                     RON 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
                          LSE          10.20 USD         9,760 GDRs         99,552.00 
                                                         (equivalent            USD 
                                                         to 488,000 
                                                           shares) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
   17 September           BVB         0.7989 RON       950,000 shares       758,955.00 
       2015                                                                     RON 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
                          LSE           10.1763          9,500 GDRs         96,674.85 
                                          USD            (equivalent            USD 
                                                         to 475,000 
                                                           shares) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
   18 September           BVB         0.7947 RON         1,042,582          828,539.92 
       2015                                                shares               RON 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
                          LSE           10.1928         10,425 GDRs         106,259.94 
                                          USD            (equivalent            USD 
                                                         to 521,250 
                                                           shares) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
 

Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. United Kingdom Bucharest Branch, in its capacity as Sole Director of FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A.

Oana TRU A

Legal Representative

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