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Important events to be reported: Shareholders' resolutions (full text) approved by the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meetings of Fondul Proprietatea SA held on 25 September 2023
Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L, as alternative investment fund manager and sole director of Fondul Proprietatea SA ("Fondul Proprietatea / the Company / the Fund"), hereby publishes the Shareholders resolutions (full text) approved by the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea on 25 September 2023.
Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L. in its capacity of alternative investment fund manager and sole director of FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A.
Johan MEYER Permanent Representative | Report date: 26 September 2023
Name of the issuing entity: Fondul Proprietatea S.A.
Registered office: 76-80 Buzesti Street 7th floor, 1st district, Bucharest, 011017
Phone/fax number: Tel.: + 40 21 200 96 00 Fax: +40 31 630 00 48
Email: office@fondulproprietatea.ro
Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro
Sole Registration Code with the Trade Register Office: 18253260
Order number in the Trade Register: J40/21901/2005
Subscribed and paid-up share capital: RON 3,233,269,110.76
Number of shares in issue and paid-up: 6,217,825,213
Regulated market on which the issued securities are traded: Shares on Bucharest Stock Exchange GDRs on London Stock Exchange
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Resolution no. 6 / 25 September 2023
of the Shareholders' Ordinary General Meeting of
FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A.
Headquarters: 76-80 Buzești Street, 7th floor, 1st district, Bucharest, Romania,
Registered with the Trade Registry under number J40/21901/2005, fiscal registration code 18253260
Today, 25 September 2023, 11:00 AM (Romanian time), the shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. (the "Fund" or "Fondul Proprietatea") have met during the Shareholders' Ordinary General Meeting ("OGM") of the Fund, at its first summoning, at "INTERCONTINENTAL ATHÉNÉE PALACE BUCHAREST" Hotel, Le Diplomate Salon, 1-3 Episcopiei Street, 1st District, Bucharest, zip code 010292, Romania, the OGM being opened by its Chairman, namely Mr. Johan MEYER, in his capacity of permanent representative of Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée qualifying as an alternative investment fund manager under article 5 of the Luxembourg law of 12 July 2013 on alternative investment fund managers, authorized by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier under no. A00000154/21 November 2013, whose registered office is located at 8a, rue Albert Borschette, L-1246 Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B36.979, registered with the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority under number PJM07.1AFIASMDLUX0037/10 March 2016, in its capacity of alternative investment fund manager and sole director of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. ("Sole Director").
Whereas:
§ The convening notice of the OGM was published on the Fund's website (www.fondulproprietatea.ro) on 17 August 2023 and in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, number 3705 of 21 August 2023 and in "Adevărul" newspaper number 8993 of 21 August 2023 and republished with supplementations on the Fund's website on September 7, 2023, in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, number 4007 of 8 September 8 2023 and in "Adevărul" newspaper number 629 of September 8-10, 2023;
§ The provisions of Companies' Law no. 31/1990, republished, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Companies' Law no. 31/1990);
§ The provisions of Emergency Government Ordinance no. 32/2012 on undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and investment management companies, as well as for the amendment and supplementation of Law no. 297/2004;
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 4/2013 regarding depositary receipts;
§ The provisions of Law no. 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Issuers' Law);
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 5/2018 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations (Regulation no. 5/2018);
§ The provisions of Law no. 243/2019 on alternative investment funds and for the amendment and completion of other legislation (Law no. 243/2019);
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 7/2020 on the authorization and operation of alternative investment funds (Regulation no. 7/2020);
§ The provisions of COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018 laying down minimum requirements implementing the provisions of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards shareholder identification, the transmission of information and the facilitation of the exercise of shareholders rights (CE Regulation 1212/2018),
it is necessary to have a number of shareholders holding 25% of the total voting shares in order to meet the quorum conditions, in the present OGM, at the opening of the meeting a number of 2,755,522,736 voting rights were registered (i.e. 51.7266% of the total voting rights at the reference date 11 September 2023, i.e. 5,327,087,283; i.e. 44.3165% of the total number of shares in issue at the reference date 11 September 2023, i.e. 6,217,825,213),
there are met the quorum for holding this meeting and the majority for shareholders to decide legally, under the legally required majority (according to art. 112 paragraph (1) of the Companies' Law no. 31/1990 and art. 14 I paragraph (1) of the Fund's Constitutive Act).
Following debates, the Fund's shareholders decide as follows.
I. The appointment of Mr. Ciprian Lăduncă as member of the Board of Nominees following the expiration of the mandate of Mr. Ciprian Lăduncă on 15 November 2023; the mandate of the new member is valid for a period of three (3) years and shall produce its effects starting with 16 November 2023 or the acceptance date for the new mandate, whichever occurs later.
For this item, 3,126,169,507 voting rights were registered, the quorum being 58.6844% of the total voting rights on the reference date, and the item is approved by secret vote with 2,908,581,652 votes, representing 93.0398% of the total votes held by the present or represented shareholders, in accordance with Article 14 (1), second paragraph of the Constitutive Act corroborated with Article 112 (1), second paragraph of Companies' Law no. 31/1990.
The votes were recorded as follows:
- 2,908,581,652 votes "for";
- 48,507,682 votes "against";
- 169,080,173 abstentions;
- no votes "not given";
- 3,179,796 votes annulled from correspondence;
- no votes annulled in the OGM meeting.
II. The approval of:
(a) The date of 12 October 2023 as the Ex - Date, in accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1), computed with the provisions of Article 2 paragraph (2) letter (l) of Regulation no. 5/2018; and of
The date of 13 October 2023 as the Registration Date, in accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018, computed with the provisions of Article 87 paragraph (1) of Issuers' Law.
As they are not applicable to this OGM, the shareholders do not decide on the other aspects provided by Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018 such as date of the guaranteed participation and the payment date.
(b) The empowerment, with authority to sub-delegate, of Johan Meyer to sign the shareholders' resolutions, as well as any other documents in connection therewith, and to carry out all procedures and formalities set out by law for the purpose of implementing the shareholders' resolution, including formalities for publication and registration thereof with the Trade Registry or with any other public institution.
For this item, 3,145,369,260 voting rights were registered, the quorum being 59.0448% of the total voting rights on the reference date, and the item is approved with 3,142,576,847 votes, representing 99.9112% of the total votes held by the present or represented shareholders, in accordance with Article 14 (1), second paragraph of the Constitutive Act corroborated with Article 112 (1), second paragraph of Companies' Law no. 31/1990.
The votes were recorded as follows:
- 3,142,576,847 votes "for";
- 1,975,903 votes "against";
- no abstentions;
- 816,510 votes "not given";
- 3,179,796 votes annulled from correspondence;
- no votes annulled in the OGM meeting.
This OGM Resolution no. 6 is drafted on behalf of the shareholders today, 25 September 2023, in 3 original counterparts by:
________________________
Johan MEYER
Chairman
_______________________
Ionuț IOANCĂ
Meeting secretary
_______________________
Radu ROPOTĂ
Technical secretary
Resolution no. 7 / 25 September 2023
of the Shareholders' Ordinary General Meeting of
FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A.
Headquarters: 76-80 Buzești Street, 7th floor, 1st district, Bucharest, Romania,
Registered with the Trade Registry under number J40/21901/2005, fiscal registration code 18253260
Today, 25 September 2023, 11:00 AM (Romanian time), the shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. (the "Fund" or "Fondul Proprietatea") have met during the Shareholders' Ordinary General Meeting ("OGM") of the Fund, at its first summoning, at "INTERCONTINENTAL ATHÉNÉE PALACE BUCHAREST" Hotel, Le Diplomate Salon, 1-3 Episcopiei Street, 1st District, Bucharest, zip code 010292, Romania, the OGM being opened by its Chairman, namely Mr. Johan MEYER, in his capacity of permanent representative of Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée qualifying as an alternative investment fund manager under article 5 of the Luxembourg law of 12 July 2013 on alternative investment fund managers, authorized by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier under no. A00000154/21 November 2013, whose registered office is located at 8a, rue Albert Borschette, L-1246 Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B36.979, registered with the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority under number PJM07.1AFIASMDLUX0037/10 March 2016, in its capacity of alternative investment fund manager and sole director of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. ("Sole Director").
Whereas:
§ The convening notice of the OGM was published on the Fund's website (www.fondulproprietatea.ro) on 17 August 2023 and in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, number 3705 of 21 August 2023 and in "Adevărul" newspaper number 8993 of 21 August 2023 and republished with supplementations on the Fund's website on September 7, 2023, in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, number 4007 of September 8, 2023 and in "Adevărul" newspaper number 629 of September 8-10, 2023;
§ The provisions of Companies' Law no. 31/1990, republished, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Companies' Law no. 31/1990);
§ The provisions of Emergency Government Ordinance no. 32/2012 on undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and investment management companies, as well as for the amendment and supplementation of Law no. 297/2004;
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 4/2013 regarding depositary receipts;
§ The provisions of Law no. 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Issuers' Law);
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 5/2018 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations (Regulation no. 5/2018);
§ The provisions of Law no. 243/2019 on alternative investment funds and for the amendment and completion of other legislation (Law no. 243/2019);
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 7/2020 on the authorization and operation of alternative investment funds (Regulation no. 7/2020);
§ The provisions of COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018 laying down minimum requirements implementing the provisions of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards shareholder identification, the transmission of information and the facilitation of the exercise of shareholders rights (CE Regulation 1212/2018),
it is necessary to have a number of shareholders holding 25% of the total voting shares in order to meet the quorum conditions, in the present OGM, at the opening of the meeting a number of 2,755,522,736 voting rights were registered (i.e. 51.7266% of the total voting rights at the reference date 11 September 2023, i.e. 5,327,087,283; i.e. 44.3165% of the total number of shares in issue at the reference date 11 September 2023, i.e. 6,217,825,213),
there are met the quorum for holding this meeting and the majority for shareholders to decide legally, under the legally required majority (according to art. 112 paragraph (1) of the Companies' Law no. 31/1990 and art. 14 I paragraph (1) of the Fund's Constitutive Act).
Following debates, the Fund's shareholders decide as follows.
I. The appointment of Mrs. Ilinca von Derenthall as member of the Board of Nominees following the expiration of the mandate of Mrs. Ilinca von Derenthall on 25 November 2023; the mandate of the new member is valid for a period of three (3) years starting with 26 November 2023 or the acceptance date for the new mandate, whichever occurs later.
For this item, 3,145,359,550 voting rights were registered, the quorum being 59.0446% of the total voting rights on the reference date, and the item is approved by secret vote with 2,325,027,394 votes, representing 73.9193% of the total votes held by the present or represented shareholders, in accordance with Article 14 (1), second paragraph of the Constitutive Act corroborated with Article 112 (1), second paragraph of Companies' Law no. 31/1990.
The votes were recorded as follows:
- 2,325,027,394 votes "for";
- 650,488,707 votes "against";
- 168,867,393 abstentions;
- 842,095 votes "not given";
- 3,179,796 votes annulled from correspondence;
- 133,961 votes annulled in the OGM meeting.
II. The approval of:
(a) The date of 12 October 2023 as the Ex - Date, in accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1), computed with the provisions of Article 2 paragraph (2) letter (l) of Regulation no. 5/2018; and of
The date of 13 October 2023 as the Registration Date, in accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018, computed with the provisions of Article 87 paragraph (1) of Issuers' Law.
As they are not applicable to this OGM, the shareholders do not decide on the other aspects provided by Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018 such as date of the guaranteed participation and the payment date.
(b) The empowerment, with authority to sub-delegate, of Johan Meyer to sign the shareholders' resolutions, as well as any other documents in connection therewith, and to carry out all procedures and formalities set out by law for the purpose of implementing the shareholders' resolution, including formalities for publication and registration thereof with the Trade Registry or with any other public institution.
For this item, 3,145,369,260 voting rights were registered, the quorum being 59.0448% of the total voting rights on the reference date, and the item is approved with 3,142,576,847 votes, representing 99.9112% of the total votes held by the present or represented shareholders, in accordance with Article 14 (1), second paragraph of the Constitutive Act corroborated with Article 112 (1), second paragraph of Companies' Law no. 31/1990.
The votes were recorded as follows:
- 3,142,576,847 votes "for";
- 1,975,903 votes "against";
- no abstentions;
- 816,510 votes "not given";
- 3,179,796 votes annulled from correspondence;
- no votes annulled in the OGM meeting.
This OGM Resolution no.7 is drafted on behalf of the shareholders today, 25 September 2023, in 3 original counterparts by:
________________________
Johan MEYER
Chairman
_______________________
Ionuț IOANCĂ
Meeting secretary
_______________________
Radu ROPOTĂ
Technical secretary
Resolution no. 8 / 25 September 2023
of the Shareholders' Ordinary General Meeting of
FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A.
Headquarters: 76-80 Buzești Street, 7th floor, 1st district, Bucharest, Romania,
Registered with the Trade Registry under number J40/21901/2005, fiscal registration code 18253260
Today, 25 September 2023, 11:00 AM (Romanian time), the shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. (the "Fund" or "Fondul Proprietatea") have met during the Shareholders' Ordinary General Meeting ("OGM") of the Fund, at its first summoning, at "INTERCONTINENTAL ATHÉNÉE PALACE BUCHAREST" Hotel, Le Diplomate Salon, 1-3 Episcopiei Street, 1st District, Bucharest, zip code 010292, Romania, the OGM being opened by its Chairman, namely Mr. Johan MEYER, in his capacity of permanent representative of Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée qualifying as an alternative investment fund manager under article 5 of the Luxembourg law of 12 July 2013 on alternative investment fund managers, authorized by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier under no. A00000154/21 November 2013, whose registered office is located at 8a, rue Albert Borschette, L-1246 Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B36.979, registered with the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority under number PJM07.1AFIASMDLUX0037/10 March 2016, in its capacity of alternative investment fund manager and sole director of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. ("Sole Director").
Whereas:
§ The convening notice of the OGM was published on the Fund's website (www.fondulproprietatea.ro) on 17 August 2023 and in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, number 3705 of 21 August 2023 and in "Adevărul" newspaper number 8993 of 21 August 2023 and republished with supplementations on the Fund's website on September 7, 2023, in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, number 4007 of September 8, 2023 and in "Adevărul" newspaper number 629 of September 8-10, 2023;
§ The provisions of Companies' Law no. 31/1990, republished, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Companies' Law no. 31/1990);
§ The provisions of Emergency Government Ordinance no. 32/2012 on undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and investment management companies, as well as for the amendment and supplementation of Law no. 297/2004;
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 4/2013 regarding depositary receipts;
§ The provisions of Law no. 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Issuers' Law);
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 5/2018 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations (Regulation no. 5/2018);
§ The provisions of Law no. 243/2019 on alternative investment funds and for the amendment and completion of other legislation (Law no. 243/2019);
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 7/2020 on the authorization and operation of alternative investment funds (Regulation no. 7/2020);
§ The provisions of COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018 laying down minimum requirements implementing the provisions of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards shareholder identification, the transmission of information and the facilitation of the exercise of shareholders rights (CE Regulation 1212/2018),
it is necessary to have a number of shareholders holding 25% of the total voting shares in order to meet the quorum conditions, in the present OGM, at the opening of the meeting a number of 2,755,522,736 voting rights were registered (i.e. 51.7266% of the total voting rights at the reference date 11 September 2023, i.e. 5,327,087,283; i.e. 44.3165% of the total number of shares in issue at the reference date 11 September 2023, i.e. 6,217,825,213),
there are met the quorum for holding this meeting and the majority for shareholders to decide legally, under the legally required majority (according to art. 112 paragraph (1) of the Companies' Law no. 31/1990 and art. 14 I paragraph (1) of the Fund's Constitutive Act).
Following debates, the Fund's shareholders decide as follows:
I. The approval of mandate renewal of Franklin Templeton International Services S.a.r.l., a société à responsabilité limitée whose registered office is located at 8A rue Albert Borschette, L-1246 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B 36.979, as sole director of Fondul Proprietatea that acts also as the alternative investment fund manager of Fondul Proprietatea, for a period of 1 (one) year, starting on 1 April 2024 and ending on 31 March 2025.
(Item added on the agenda at the request of the shareholder Ministry of Finance)
For this item, 3,145,369,260 voting rights were registered, the quorum being 59.0448% of the total voting rights on the reference date, and the item is approved by secret vote with 2,557,700,568 votes, representing 81.3164% of the total votes held by the present or represented shareholders, in accordance with Article 14 (1), second paragraph of the Constitutive Act corroborated with Article 112 (1), second paragraph of Companies' Law no. 31/1990.
The votes were recorded as follows:
- 2,557,700,568 votes "for";
- 575,047,240 votes "against";
- 1,889,815 abstentions;
- 10,731,637 votes "not given";
- 3,179,796 votes annulled from correspondence;
- no votes annulled in the OGM meeting.
II. The approval of:
(a) The date of 12 October 2023 as the Ex - Date, in accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1), computed with the provisions of Article 2 paragraph (2) letter (l) of Regulation no. 5/2018; and of
The date of 13 October 2023 as the Registration Date, in accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018, computed with the provisions of Article 87 paragraph (1) of Issuers' Law.
As they are not applicable to this OGM, the shareholders do not decide on the other aspects provided by Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018 such as date of the guaranteed participation and the payment date.
(b) The empowerment, with authority to sub-delegate, of Johan Meyer to sign the shareholders' resolutions, as well as any other documents in connection therewith, and to carry out all procedures and formalities set out by law for the purpose of implementing the shareholders' resolution, including formalities for publication and registration thereof with the Trade Registry or with any other public institution.
For this item, 3,145,369,260 voting rights were registered, the quorum being 59.0448% of the total voting rights on the reference date, and the item is approved with 3,142,576,847 votes, representing 99.9112% of the total votes held by the present or represented shareholders, in accordance with Article 14 (1), second paragraph of the Constitutive Act corroborated with Article 112 (1), second paragraph of Companies' Law no. 31/1990.
The votes were recorded as follows:
- 3,142,576,847 votes "for";
- 1,975,903 votes "against";
- no abstentions;
- 816,510 votes "not given";
- 3,179,796 votes annulled from correspondence;
- no votes annulled in the OGM meeting.
This OGM Resolution no. 8 is drafted on behalf of the shareholders today, 25 September 2023, in 3 original counterparts by:
________________________
Johan MEYER
Chairman
_______________________
Ionuț IOANCĂ
Meeting secretary
_______________________
Radu ROPOTĂ
Technical secretary
Resolution no. 9 / 25 September 2023
of the Shareholders' Ordinary General Meeting of
FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A.
Headquarters: 76-80 Buzești Street, 7th floor, 1st district, Bucharest, Romania,
Registered with the Trade Registry under number J40/21901/2005, fiscal registration code 18253260
Today, 25 September 2023, 11:00 AM (Romanian time), the shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. (the "Fund" or "Fondul Proprietatea") have met during the Shareholders' Ordinary General Meeting ("OGM") of the Fund, at its first summoning, at "INTERCONTINENTAL ATHÉNÉE PALACE BUCHAREST" Hotel, Le Diplomate Salon, 1-3 Episcopiei Street, 1st District, Bucharest, zip code 010292, Romania, the OGM being opened by its Chairman, namely Mr. Johan MEYER, in his capacity of permanent representative of Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée qualifying as an alternative investment fund manager under article 5 of the Luxembourg law of 12 July 2013 on alternative investment fund managers, authorized by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier under no. A00000154/21 November 2013, whose registered office is located at 8a, rue Albert Borschette, L-1246 Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B36.979, registered with the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority under number PJM07.1AFIASMDLUX0037/10 March 2016, in its capacity of alternative investment fund manager and sole director of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. ("Sole Director").
Whereas:
§ The convening notice of the OGM was published on the Fund's website (www.fondulproprietatea.ro) on 17 August 2023 and in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, number 3705 of 21 August 2023 and in "Adevărul" newspaper number 8993 of 21 August 2023 and republished with supplementations on the Fund's website on September 7, 2023, in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, number 4007 of September 8, 2023 and in "Adevărul" newspaper number 629 of September 8-10, 2023;
§ The provisions of Companies' Law no. 31/1990, republished, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Companies' Law no. 31/1990);
§ The provisions of Emergency Government Ordinance no. 32/2012 on undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and investment management companies, as well as for the amendment and supplementation of Law no. 297/2004;
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 4/2013 regarding depositary receipts;
§ The provisions of Law no. 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Issuers' Law);
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 5/2018 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations (Regulation no. 5/2018);
§ The provisions of Law no. 243/2019 on alternative investment funds and for the amendment and completion of other legislation (Law no. 243/2019);
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 7/2020 on the authorization and operation of alternative investment funds (Regulation no. 7/2020);
§ The provisions of COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018 laying down minimum requirements implementing the provisions of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards shareholder identification, the transmission of information and the facilitation of the exercise of shareholders rights (CE Regulation 1212/2018),
it is necessary to have a number of shareholders holding 25% of the total voting shares in order to meet the quorum conditions, in the present OGM, at the opening of the meeting a number of 2,755,522,736 voting rights were registered (i.e. 51.7266% of the total voting rights at the reference date 11 September 2023, i.e. 5,327,087,283; i.e. 44.3165% of the total number of shares in issue at the reference date 11 September 2023, i.e. 6,217,825,213),
there are met the quorum for holding this meeting and the majority for shareholders to decide legally, under the legally required majority (according to art. 112 paragraph (1) of the Companies' Law no. 31/1990 and art. 14 I paragraph (1) of the Fund's Constitutive Act).
Following debates, the Fund's shareholders decide as follows:
I. The approval of launching a transparent and competitive selection procedure for the appointment of a new director based on investment expertise and experience for a mandate not exceeding four (4) years from 1 April 2024, in accordance with the legal provisions in force.
The Board of Nominees is empowered to initiate, organize the transparent selection procedure for a new Fund Manager and to establish new objectives, performance criteria and remuneration conditions realigned with these objectives and present them for approval by the GSM.
(Item added on the agenda at the request of the shareholder Ministry of Finance)
For this item, 3,145,369,260 voting rights were registered, the quorum being 59.0448% of the total voting rights on the reference date, and the item is approved by secret vote with 2,024,114,985 votes, representing 64.3522% of the total votes held by the present or represented shareholders, in accordance with Article 14 (1), second paragraph of the Constitutive Act corroborated with Article 112 (1), second paragraph of Companies' Law no. 31/1990.
The votes were recorded as follows:
- 2,024,114,985 votes "for";
- 1,063,714,459 votes "against";
- 56,735,016 abstentions;
- 804,800 votes "not given";
- 3,179,796 votes annulled from correspondence;
- no votes annulled in the OGM meeting.
II. The approval of:
(a) The date of 12 October 2023 as the Ex - Date, in accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1), computed with the provisions of Article 2 paragraph (2) letter (l) of Regulation no. 5/2018; and of
The date of 13 October 2023 as the Registration Date, in accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018, computed with the provisions of Article 87 paragraph (1) of Issuers' Law.
As they are not applicable to this OGM, the shareholders do not decide on the other aspects provided by Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018 such as date of the guaranteed participation and the payment date.
(b) The empowerment, with authority to sub-delegate, of Johan Meyer to sign the shareholders' resolutions, as well as any other documents in connection therewith, and to carry out all procedures and formalities set out by law for the purpose of implementing the shareholders' resolution, including formalities for publication and registration thereof with the Trade Registry or with any other public institution.
For this item, 3,145,369,260 voting rights were registered, the quorum being 59.0448% of the total voting rights on the reference date, and the item is approved with 3,142,576,847 votes, representing 99.9112% of the total votes held by the present or represented shareholders, in accordance with Article 14 (1), second paragraph of the Constitutive Act corroborated with Article 112 (1), second paragraph of Companies' Law no. 31/1990.
The votes were recorded as follows:
- 3,142,576,847 votes "for";
- 1,975,903 votes "against";
- no abstentions;
- 816,510 votes "not given";
- 3,179,796 votes annulled from correspondence;
- no votes annulled in the OGM meeting.
This OGM Resolution no. 9 is drafted on behalf of the shareholders today, 25 September 2023, in 3 original counterparts by:
________________________
Johan MEYER
Chairman
_______________________
Ionuț IOANCĂ
Meeting secretary
_______________________
Radu ROPOTĂ
Technical secretary
Resolution no. 10 / 25 September 2023
of the Shareholders' Ordinary General Meeting of
FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A.
Headquarters: 76-80 Buzești Street, 7th floor, 1st district, Bucharest, Romania,
Registered with the Trade Registry under number J40/21901/2005, fiscal registration code 18253260
Today, 25 September 2023, 11:00 AM (Romanian time), the shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. (the "Fund" or "Fondul Proprietatea") have met during the Shareholders' Ordinary General Meeting ("OGM") of the Fund, at its first summoning, at "INTERCONTINENTAL ATHÉNÉE PALACE BUCHAREST" Hotel, Le Diplomate Salon, 1-3 Episcopiei Street, 1st District, Bucharest, zip code 010292, Romania, the OGM being opened by its Chairman, namely Mr. Johan MEYER, in his capacity of permanent representative of Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée qualifying as an alternative investment fund manager under article 5 of the Luxembourg law of 12 July 2013 on alternative investment fund managers, authorized by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier under no. A00000154/21 November 2013, whose registered office is located at 8a, rue Albert Borschette, L-1246 Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B36.979, registered with the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority under number PJM07.1AFIASMDLUX0037/10 March 2016, in its capacity of alternative investment fund manager and sole director of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. ("Sole Director").
Whereas:
§ The convening notice of the OGM was published on the Fund's website (www.fondulproprietatea.ro) on 17 August 2023 and in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, number 3705 of 21 August 2023 and in "Adevărul" newspaper number 8993 of 21 August 2023 and republished with supplementations on the Fund's website on September 7, 2023, in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, number 4007 of September 8, 2023 and in "Adevărul" newspaper number 629 of September 8-10, 2023;
§ The provisions of Companies' Law no. 31/1990, republished, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Companies' Law no. 31/1990);
§ The provisions of Emergency Government Ordinance no. 32/2012 on undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and investment management companies, as well as for the amendment and supplementation of Law no. 297/2004;
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 4/2013 regarding depositary receipts;
§ The provisions of Law no. 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Issuers' Law);
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 5/2018 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations (Regulation no. 5/2018);
§ The provisions of Law no. 243/2019 on alternative investment funds and for the amendment and completion of other legislation (Law no. 243/2019);
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 7/2020 on the authorization and operation of alternative investment funds (Regulation no. 7/2020);
§ The provisions of COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018 laying down minimum requirements implementing the provisions of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards shareholder identification, the transmission of information and the facilitation of the exercise of shareholders rights (CE Regulation 1212/2018),
it is necessary to have a number of shareholders holding 25% of the total voting shares in order to meet the quorum conditions, in the present OGM, at the opening of the meeting a number of 2,755,522,736 voting rights were registered (i.e. 51.7266% of the total voting rights at the reference date 11 September 2023, i.e. 5,327,087,283; i.e. 44.3165% of the total number of shares in issue at the reference date 11 September 2023, i.e. 6,217,825,213),
there are met the quorum for holding this meeting and the majority for shareholders to decide legally, under the legally required majority (according to art. 112 paragraph (1) of the Companies' Law no. 31/1990 and art. 14 I paragraph (1) of the Fund's Constitutive Act).
Following debates, the Fund's shareholders decide as follows:
I. Approve the amendment of the Fund Manager's evaluation and remuneration conditions in line with the new objectives and in accordance with international best practices.
The Board of Nominees is empowered to establish new terms and conditions for the evaluation and remuneration of the manager of the Fund corresponding to the new objectives, in line with international best practices and present them for approval by the GSM.
(Item added on the agenda at the request of the shareholder Ministry of Finance)
For this item, 3,145,369,260 voting rights were registered, the quorum being 59.0448% of the total voting rights on the reference date, and the item is approved by secret vote with 1,780,467,993 votes, representing 56.6060% of the total votes held by the present or represented shareholders, in accordance with Article 14 (1), second paragraph of the Constitutive Act corroborated with Article 112 (1), second paragraph of Companies' Law no. 31/1990.
The votes were recorded as follows:
- 1,780,467,993 votes "for";
- 1,335,347,563 votes "against";
- 28,748,904 abstentions;
- 804,800 votes "not given";
- 3,179,796 votes annulled from correspondence;
- no votes annulled in the OGM meeting.
II. The approval of:
(a) The date of 12 October 2023 as the Ex - Date, in accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1), computed with the provisions of Article 2 paragraph (2) letter (l) of Regulation no. 5/2018; and of
The date of 13 October 2023 as the Registration Date, in accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018, computed with the provisions of Article 87 paragraph (1) of Issuers' Law.
As they are not applicable to this OGM, the shareholders do not decide on the other aspects provided by Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018 such as date of the guaranteed participation and the payment date.
(b) The empowerment, with authority to sub-delegate, of Johan Meyer to sign the shareholders' resolutions, as well as any other documents in connection therewith, and to carry out all procedures and formalities set out by law for the purpose of implementing the shareholders' resolution, including formalities for publication and registration thereof with the Trade Registry or with any other public institution.
For this item, 3,145,369,260 voting rights were registered, the quorum being 59.0448% of the total voting rights on the reference date, and the item is approved with 3,142,576,847 votes, representing 99.9112% of the total votes held by the present or represented shareholders, in accordance with Article 14 (1), second paragraph of the Constitutive Act corroborated with Article 112 (1), second paragraph of Companies' Law no. 31/1990.
The votes were recorded as follows:
- 3,142,576,847 votes "for";
- 1,975,903 votes "against";
- no abstentions;
- 816,510 votes "not given";
- 3,179,796 votes annulled from correspondence;
- no votes annulled in the OGM meeting.
This OGM Resolution no. 10 is drafted on behalf of the shareholders today, 25 September 2023, in 3 original counterparts by:
________________________
Johan MEYER
Chairman
_______________________
Ionuț IOANCĂ
Meeting secretary
_______________________
Radu ROPOTĂ
Technical secretary
Resolution no. 4 / 25 September 2023
of the Shareholders' Extraordinary General Meeting of
FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A.
Headquarters: 76-80 Buzești Street, 7th floor, 1st district, Bucharest, Romania,
Registered with the Trade Registry under number J40/21901/2005, fiscal registration code 18253260
Today, 25 September 2023, 12:00 PM (Romanian time), the shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. (the "Fund" or "Fondul Proprietatea") have met during the Shareholders' Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of the Fund, at its first summoning, at "INTERCONTINENTAL ATHÉNÉE PALACE BUCHAREST" Hotel, Le Diplomate Salon, 1-3 Episcopiei Street, 1st District, Bucharest, zip code 010292, Romania, the EGM being opened by its Chairman, namely Mr. Johan MEYER, in his capacity of permanent representative of Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée qualifying as an alternative investment fund manager under article 5 of the Luxembourg law of 12 July 2013 on alternative investment fund managers, authorized by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier under no. A00000154/21 November 2013, whose registered office is located at 8a, rue Albert Borschette, L-1246 Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B36.979, registered with the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority under number PJM07.1AFIASMDLUX0037/10 March 2016, in its capacity of alternative investment fund manager and sole director of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. ("Sole Director").
Whereas:
§ The convening notice of the EGM was published on the Fund's website (www.fondulproprietatea.ro) on 17 August 2023 and in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, number 3705 of 21 August 2023 and in "Adevărul" newspaper number 8993 of 21 August 2023 and republished with a supplementation on the Fund's website on September 7, 2023, in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV, number 4007 of September 8, 2023 and in "Adevărul" newspaper number 629 of September 8-10, 2023;
§ The provisions of Companies' Law no. 31/1990, republished, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Companies' Law no. 31/1990);
§ The provisions of Emergency Government Ordinance no. 32/2012 on undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and investment management companies, as well as for the amendment and supplementation of Law no. 297/2004;
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 4/2013 regarding depositary receipts, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations;
§ The provisions of Law no. 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations, republished (Issuers' Law);
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 5/2018 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Regulation no. 5/2018);
§ The provisions of Law no. 243/2019 on alternative investment funds and for the amendment and completion of other legislation, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Law no. 243/2019);
§ The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 7/2020 on the authorization and operation of alternative investment funds, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Regulation no. 7/2020);
§ The provisions of COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018 laying down minimum requirements implementing the provisions of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards shareholder identification, the transmission of information and the facilitation of the exercise of shareholders rights (CE Regulation 1212/2018),
it is necessary to have a number of shareholders holding 25% of the total voting shares in order to meet the quorum conditions, in the present EGM, at the opening of the meeting a number of 3,148,413,260 voting rights were registered (i.e. 59.1020% of the total voting rights at the reference date 11 September 2023, i.e. 5,327,087,283; i.e. 50.6353% of the total number of shares in issue at the reference date 11 September 2023, i.e. 6,217,825,213),
there are met the quorum for holding this meeting and the majority for shareholders to decide legally, under the legally required majority (according to art. 115 paragraphs (1)-(2) of the Companies' Law no. 31/1990 and art. 14 I paragraph (3) letter (a) of the Fund's Constitutive Act).
Following debates, the Fund's shareholders decide as follows.
I. The approval of the amendment of Article 19 paragraph (3) of the Constitutive Act of Fondul Proprietatea, which shall be read as follows:
"(3) The mandate of the AIFM shall not exceed 2 years, with the possibility of re-election. The AIFM will call an Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held at least 6 months before the expiry of the mandate of AIFM and will ensure that the agenda of the ordinary general shareholders meeting will include points granting the options to (i) approve the renewal of the AIFM's mandate, (ii) appoint a new AIFM in accordance with the legal provisions in force, with the shareholders being granted the opportunity to propose candidates for such position; the agenda will also include provisions for the authorization of the negotiation and execution of the relevant investment management agreement and fulfilment of all relevant formalities for the authorization and legal completion of such appointment."
(Item added on the agenda at the request of the shareholder Ministry of Finance)
For this item, 3,148,413,260 voting rights were registered, the quorum being 59.1020% of the total voting rights on the reference date, and the item is approved with 2,534,683,911 votes, representing 80.5067% of the total votes held by the present or represented shareholders, in accordance with Article 14 (3) letter (a), second paragraph of the Constitutive Act corroborated with Article 115 (2), first paragraph of Companies' Law no. 31/1990.
The votes were recorded as follows:
- 2,534,683,911 votes "for";
- 566,625,368 votes "against";
- 42,863,646 abstentions;
- 4,240,335 votes "not given";
- 3,179,796 votes annulled from correspondence;
- no votes annulled in the EGSM meeting.
II. The approval of:
(a) The date of 12 October 2023 as the Ex - Date, in accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1), computed with the provisions of Article 2 paragraph (2) letter (l) of Regulation no. 5/2018; and of
The date of 13 October 2023 as the Registration Date, in accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018, computed with the provisions of Article 87 paragraph (1) of Issuers' Law.
As they are not applicable to this EGM, the shareholders do not decide on the other aspects provided by Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018 such as date of the guaranteed participation and the payment date.
(b) The empowerment, with authority to sub-delegate, of Johan Meyer to sign the shareholders' resolutions and the amended, renumbered and restated form of the Constitutive Act, if the case may be, as well as any other documents in connection therewith, and to carry out all procedures and formalities set out by law for the purpose of implementing the shareholders' resolutions, including formalities for publication and registration thereof with the Trade Registry or with any other public institution.
For this item, 3,148,413,260 voting rights were registered, the quorum being 59.1020% of the total voting rights on the reference date, and the item is approved with 3,144,587,925 votes, representing 99.8785% of the total votes held by the present or represented shareholders, in accordance with Article 14 (3) letter (a), second paragraph of the Constitutive Act corroborated with Article 115 (2), first paragraph of Companies' Law no. 31/1990.
The votes were recorded as follows:
- 3,144,587,925 votes "for";
- no votes "against";
- no abstentions;
- 3,825.335 votes "not given";
- 3,179,796 votes annulled from correspondence;
- no votes annulled in the EGSM meeting.
This EGM Resolution no. 4 is drafted on behalf of the shareholders today, 25 September 2023, in 3 original counterparts by:
________________________
Johan MEYER
Chairman
_______________________
Ionuț IOANCĂ
Meeting secretary
_______________________
Radu ROPOTĂ
Technical secretary