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RNS Number : 2831B

Fondul Proprietatea S.A.

05 October 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 28 September - 2 October 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:                                                    6,916,755 
 
        *    current number of shares bought back                  4,492,105 
                                                                   2,424,650 (representing 
        *    equivalent shares of current number of GDRs bought     48,493 GDRs) 
             back 
 
 g) Total value of the 
  transactions performed 
  in the reporting period 
  (RON), out of which:                                             5,470,544.03 
 
        *    value of the shares acquisition (RON)                 3,538,095.03 
 
        *    value of the equivalent shares of GDRs (RON)          1,932,449 
 
 h) Total number of shares 
  and equivalent shares 
  of GDRs repurchased since 
  the start of the buy-back 
  program                                                          24,486,141 
 
        *    number of shares bought back                          15,973,041 
                                                                   8,513,100 (representing 
        *    equivalent shares of current number of GDRs bought     170,262 GDRs) 
             back 
 
 i) Total value of the 
  shares repurchased since 
  the start of the buy-back 
  program (RON)                                                    19,460,256.61 
 
        *    value of the shares acquisition (RON)                 12,675,749.21 
 
        *    value of the equivalent shares of GDRs (RON)          6,784,507.40 
 
 j) Number of shares left 
  to be repurchased                                                867,283,914 
 

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) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
   28 September           BVB         0.7942 RON       864,202 shares       686,349.23 
       2015                                                                     RON 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
                          LSE           10.1942          8,642 GDRs         88,098.28 
                                          USD            (equivalent            USD 
                                                         to 432,100 
                                                           shares) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
   29 September           BVB         0.7865 RON       903,127 shares       710,309.39 
       2015                                                                     RON 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
                          LSE           10.1223          9,031 GDRs         91,414.49 
                                          USD            (equivalent            USD 
                                                         to 451,550 
                                                           shares) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
   30 September           BVB         0.7819 RON       960,040 shares       750,655.28 
       2015                                                                     RON 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
                          LSE         10.024 USD         9,600 GDRs         96,230.40 
                                                         (equivalent            USD 
                                                         to 480,000 
                                                           shares) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
    1 October             BVB         0.7904 RON         1,011,736          799,676.13 
       2015                                                shares               RON 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
                          LSE          10.05 USD        10,117 GDRs         101,675.85 
                                                         (equivalent            USD 
                                                         to 505,850 
                                                           shares) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
    2 October             BVB          0.785 RON       753,000 shares       591,105.00 
       2015                                                                     RON 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
                          LSE          10.1 USD         11,103 GDRs         112,140.30 
                                                         (equivalent            USD 
                                                         to 555,150 
                                                           shares) 
-----------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------- 
 

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

Oana Valentina TRU A

Legal Representative

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