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CURRENT REPORT
In compliance with Law no. 24/2017 regarding Issuers of Financial Instruments and Market Operations and CNVM Regulation no. 1/2006
Report date: September 15, 2017
Company name: Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ S.A.
Address: Medias, 4 Constantin I. Motas Square, Sibiu County - Romania, 551130
Phone/fax no: 004-0269-201020 / 004-0269-846901
Fiscal Code: RO14056826
Trade Register registration number: J32/392/2001
Subscribed and paid in share capital: 385,422,400 RON
Regulated market where the issued securities are traded: Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), London Stock Exchange (LSE)
Significant events to be reported:
· Convening of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. on October 20 (23), 2017, 1:00 PM (Romania time)
· Proposal to distribute additional gross dividends from S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A. rezerves, reprezenting own sources of finance of the company.
In compliance with Company Law no.31/1990, Issuers of Financial Instrument and Market Operations Law no.24/2017 and CNVM Regulation no. 1/2006 on issuers and operations with securities, S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. convenes the Company's shareholders at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (OGMS) on October 20 (23), 2017.
The Reference Date for identifying the shareholders entitled to attend and vote in the OGMS is October 10, 2017.
Informational documents related to the OGMS Agenda will be available as from September 19, 2017, at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry, as well as on the company's website www.romgaz.ro, Investor Relations Section - General Meeting of Shareholder.
The Convening Notice of OGMS was approved by ROMGAZ Board of Directors on September 14, 2017. The Convening Notice of the OGMS is to be published in the Official Gazette of Romania Part IV and in at least one widely-spread Romanian newspaper.
Attached:
Convening Notice of OGMS on October 20 (23), 2017
Resolution of the Board of Directors no. 25 from September 14, 2017
Director General
Virgil - Marius METEA
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C O N V E N I N G N O T I C E
The Board of Directors of S.N.G.N. "ROMGAZ" - S.A., a company managed in an one-tier system, incorporated and operating under the laws of Romania, registered with the Trade Register Office of Sibiu Court under number J32/392/2001, fiscal code RO 14056826, having its headquarters at Medias, 4 Constantin Motas Square, Sibiu County, with a subscribed and paid up share capital of RON 385,422,400 (hereinafter referred to as "ROMGAZ" or the "Company"),
CONVENES
the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (OGMS) on October 20, 2017, at 1:00 PM (Romania Time) at the headquarters of S.N.G.N. "ROMGAZ" - S.A., located in Medias, 4 Constantin Motas Square, Sibiu County, in the conference room, having the following:
AGENDA
Item 1 Approve de distribution of the additional gross dividend per share in amount of RON 1.94/share resulting from the distribution of a total amount of RON 747,719,456 in form of additional gross dividends based on Articles II and III of EGO no. 29/2017 to the company's shareholders proportionately with their participation to the company's share capital. The additional gross dividends shall be allocated from the company's reserves representing own sources of finance
Item 2 Establishing November 29, 2017 as payment date, namely the calendar day when the distribution of revenue in connection with securities, consisting of cash or securities, becomes certain
Item 3 The payment of additional dividends shall be made in RON, the shareholders benefitting from these amounts are those registered in the Shareholders' Register on the Record Date established by the general meeting of shareholders. The additional dividend payment modality shall be brought to the attention of shareholders prior to the actual payment date. Expenses in connection with the payment of additional dividends shall be borne by the company
Item 4 Establishing November 8, 2017 as Record Date, namely the date for identifying the shareholders who will receive additional dividends or other entitlements and who are affected by the Resolutions of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Item 5 Establishing November 7, 2017 as "ex date" representing the date falling one settlement cycle minus one business day before the Record Date, as of which the financial instruments provided under the corporate bodies' resolutions are traded without the rights resulting from such resolution
Item 6 Authorizing the Chairperson and the Secretary of the meeting to sign the resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Only shareholders who are registered as S.N.G.N. "ROMGAZ" S.A. shareholders on October 10, 2017 (the "Reference Date") in the Company's Register of Shareholders kept and issued by Depozitarul Central S.A. (Central Depositary) may attend and cast their votes in OGMS.
Informational documents related to the items of the OGMS agenda, will be available as from September 19, 2017, on working days, at the registry desk of the Company located in Medias, 4 Constantin Motas Square, Sibiu County, Romania, postal code 551130 ("ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry") as well as on the website of the Company (www.romgaz.ro). ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry is open between hours 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM (Romania Time), except for non-business days and public holidays. The shareholders of the Company may obtain, upon request, copies of the documents related to the items included on the OGMS agenda.
One or more shareholders representing, individually or jointly, at least 5% of the share capital of the Company may demand, through a request submitted to the Board of Directors of the Company, the insertion of additional items on the agenda of the OGMS ("proposals to add new items on the agenda") and submit draft resolutions for the items included on the agenda of the OGMS ("draft resolutions for the items included or proposed to be included on the agenda").
Proposals to add new items on the agenda shall be accompanied by a justification and/or a draft resolution proposed to be adopted.
Proposals to add new items on the agenda and justification and/or draft resolutions for the items included or proposed to be included on the agenda shall be:
a) sent to and registered at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry by any type of courier service with proof of delivery, or by e-mail with incorporated extended electronic signature, in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature, at investor.relations@romgaz.ro by October 5, 2017, 3:30 PM (Romania Time). Both means of transmission shall be clearly marked with capital letters "FOR THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF OCTOBER 20, 2017".
b) in case of shareholders being natural persons, accompanied by copies of the identity documents of the shareholders (the identity documents shall enable the identification of the shareholders in the Company's Register of Shareholders kept and issued by Depozitarul Central S.A.) and in case of shareholders being legal persons, accompanied by the copy of the identity document of the legal representative together with the original or a true copy of the excerpt issued by the Trade Register or any other document, original or true copy, issued by a competent authority of the country where the shareholder is legally registered, proving the capacity as legal representative, issued no more than 3 months prior to the publishing date of the OGMS convening notice; documents proving the capacity as legal representative, prepared in a foreign language other than English, shall be accompanied by their certified translation into Romanian or English.
The supporting documents of the proposals to add new items on the agenda and/or draft resolutions related to the items included or proposed to be included on the agenda will be available as from October 9, 2017 at the registry desk of the Company located in Medias, 4 Constantin Motas Square, Sibiu County, Romania, postal code 551130 ("ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry") as well as on the website of the Company (www.romgaz.ro). ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry is open between hours 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM (Romania Time), except for non-business days and public holidays. The shareholders of the Company may obtain, upon request, copies of the documents related to the items included on the agenda of the OGMS.
The shareholders of the Company may submit questions in writing, in Romanian or English language, related to the items of the OGMS agenda. The written questions related to the items of the OGMS agenda shall be sent and registered at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry by any type of courier service with proof of delivery, or by e-mail with incorporated extended electronic signature, in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature, at investor.relations@romgaz.ro by October 16, 2017, 3:30 PM (Romania Time), clearly marked with capital letters "FOR THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF OCTOBER 20, 2017".
The shareholders of the Company may send written questions related to the items of the OGMS agenda; in case of shareholders being natural persons, accompanied by copies of the identity documents of the shareholders (the identity documents shall enable the identification of the shareholders in the Company's Register of Shareholders kept and issued by Depozitarul Central S.A.), and in case of shareholders being legal persons, accompanied by the copy of the identity document of the legal representative together with the original or a true copy of the excerpt issued by the Trade Register or any other document, original or true copy, issued by a competent authority of the country where the shareholder is legally registered, proving the capacity as legal representative, issued no more than 3 months prior to the publishing date of the OGMS convening notice; documents proving the capacity as legal representative prepared in a foreign language other than English, shall be accompanied by their certified translation into Romanian or English.
Shareholders registered at the Reference Date in the Company's Register of Shareholders kept and issued by Depozitarul Central S.A. may attend the EGMS and may vote:
i) in person - direct vote;
ii) through a representative with a special or general power of attorney;
iii) by correspondence.
The special power of attorney form:
a) shall be available, in Romanian and English language, as from September 19, 2017 at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry and on the Company web page (www.romgaz.ro);
b) shall include the shareholder identification method, the number of owned shares, as well as the voting options "for" or "against" or "abstain" for every issue to be voted upon;
c) shall be filled in by the shareholder in three counterparts: one for the shareholder, one for the representative, and one for the Company.
The general power of attorney will be awarded by the shareholder, acting as client, only to an agent as it is defined under Art. 2, Par. 1, point 14 of the Law No. 297/2004 on the capital market, or to an attorney-at-law.
The original copy of the special and general powers of attorney, in Romanian or English language, shall be transmitted to ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry by any form of courier service with proof of delivery no later than October 19, 2017, at 11:00 AM (Romania Time), in sealed envelope, clearly marked with capital letters "FOR THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF OCTOBER 20, 2017", along with the copy of the shareholder's identity document (in case of shareholders being natural persons - copy of the identity document, and in case of shareholders being legal persons - copy of the legal representative identity document) as the case may be, along with the original or the certified true copy of the excerpt issued by the Trade Register or the original or the certified true copy of any other document issued by a competent authority of the country where the shareholder is duly incorporated, proving the capacity as legal representative, issued no more than 3 months prior to the publishing date of the OGMS convening notice.
If the representative is a credit institution providing custodian services and it submits a special power of attorney, such power of attorney shall be prepared in accordance with Regulation 6/2009 of CNVM and CNVM Executive Order No. 26/20 December 2012, signed by such shareholder and, mandatorily accompanied by a sworn statement issued by the credit institution which has received the special power of attorney for representation and stating that:
a) the credit institution provides custodian services for that respective shareholder;
b) the instructions of the special power of attorney are identical to those comprised in the SWIFT message received by the credit institution with a view to voting on behalf of the respective shareholder;
c) the special power of attorney is signed by the shareholder.
The special and general powers of attorney may be also sent by e-mail at the address: investor.relations@romgaz.ro, having attached an extended electronic signature in accordance with Law No. 455/2001on electronic signature, no later than October 19, 2017, at 11:00 AM (Romania Time).
Access of shareholders authorized to attend the OGMS is allowed based on simple proof of identity, as follows:
a) in case of shareholders being natural persons - based on the identity document;
b) in case of legal persons - based on the copy of the excerpt or equivalent and the legal representative's identity document, or the documents proving the capacity as legal representative of the legal person (in case the OGMS is not attended by the legal representative of the institutional investor), as the case may be;
c) in case of a conventional representative, the documents provided at letter a) or b) above along with the special or general power of attorney.
The capacity as legal representative shall be proved by providing an excerpt issued by the Trade Register (or by another institution of similar authority of the resident country of the shareholder being a foreign legal person), as original or certified true copy, issued no more than 3 months prior to the publishing date of the OGMS convening notice. Documents proving the capacity as legal representative, prepared in a foreign language other than English, shall be accompanied by their certified translation into Romanian or English.
The shareholders of the Company may vote by correspondence, prior to OGMS, by using the voting ballot form for the vote by correspondence (the "Voting Ballot").
The Voting Ballot:
a) shall be available, in the Romanian and English language, as from September 19, 2017, at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry and on the Company web page (www.romgaz.ro);
b) shall provide the shareholder identification method, the number of owned shares and the voting options "for" or "against" or "abstain" for every issue to be voted upon.
The Voting Ballots shall be transmitted as original copies, in Romanian or English language, to ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry, by any form of courier service with proof of delivery, or by e-mail at the address: investor.relations@romgaz.ro, having attached an extended electronic signature in accordance with Law No. 455/2001 on electronic signature, no later October 19, 2017, at 11:00 AM (Romania Time), clearly marked with capital letters "FOR THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF OCTOBER 20, 2017".
The filled in and signed Voting Ballots shall be accompanied by copies of the shareholders' identification documents (the identity document in case of natural persons, and the identity document of the legal representative in case of legal persons, respectively), as the case may be, along with the excerpt, as original or certified true copy, issued by the Trade Register or any other document, as original or certified true copy, issued by a competent authority of the state where the shareholder is duly incorporated, in proof of the capacity of the legal representative, issued no more than 3 months prior to the publishing date of the OGMS convening notice.
The Voting Ballots/ special or general powers of attorney which are not received at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry or by e-mail until October 19, 2017, at 11:00 AM (Romania Time) shall not be counted towards the quorum and majority in the OGMS.
If the agenda is supplemented/ updated and the shareholders do not submit their updated powers of attorney and updated Voting Ballots, the special powers of attorney and the Voting Ballots submitted prior to agenda supplementation/update shall not be taken into account, except for the items included in the supplemented/updated agenda.
Should the statutory quorum for convening the OGMS not be met on the first date, namely October 20, 2017, the OGMS shall be convened on October 23, 2017, at 1:00 PM (Romania Time), at the same venue and with the same agenda. In the event of a new convening, the Reference Date for identifying the shareholders entitled to attend and vote in the OGMS is the same, namely October 10, 2017.
Additional information may be obtained from the Secretary Department of the General Shareholders Meeting and the Board of Directors, phone number 0040 269 201643, and on the Company web page (www.romgaz.ro).
CHAIRPERSON OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GHEORGHE GABRIEL GHEORGHE
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
R E S O L U T I O N NO. 25/2017
of the Board of Directors of Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale
"ROMGAZ" - S.A. Medias meeting of September 14, 2017
The Board of Directors of Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale "ROMGAZ" joined in the meeting of September 14, 2017, 11:00 a.m. (Romania time) at Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale "ROMGAZ" - S.A. work location in Bucharest, Sector 1, str. Grigore Alexandrescu no. 59, 4th floor, issues the following:
RESOLUTION
Sole Article:
According to the provisions of Article 117(1) of Company Law No. 31/1990, as revised and amended from time to time and of Article 13(1) of the updated Articles of Incorporation of S.N.G.N. "ROMGAZ" - S.A., the Board of Directors decides as follows:
a) Approves the convening of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (OGMS) of S.N.G.N. "ROMGAZ" - S.A. on October 20, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at SNGN Romgaz S.A. headquarters located in Medias, 4 Constantin Motas square, Sibiu County, the Conference Room.
b) Establishes October 23, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. as the date of the second convening of the S.N.G.N. "ROMGAZ" - S.A. OGMS in case the OGMS cannot be held on October 20, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.
c) Establishes October 10, 2017 as the "Reference Date" for the identification of shareholders entitled to participate to the OGMS of September 19, 2017 and to cast votes.
d) Proposes November 8, 2017 as "Record Date", namely the date for the identification of shareholders affected by the OGSM Resolution.
e) Proposes November 7, 2017 as "ex date" representing the date falling one settlement cycle minus one business day before the Record Date, as of which the financial instruments provided under the corporate bodies' resolutions are traded without the rights resulting from such resolution
f) Approves the Agenda of the OGMS of October 20/2017, namely:
" Item 1 Approve de distribution of the additional gross dividend per share in amount of RON 1.94/share resulting from the distribution of a total amount of RON 747,719,456 in form of additional gross dividends based on Articles II and III of EGO no. 29/2017 to the company's shareholders proportionately with their participation to the company's share capital. The additional gross dividends shall be allocated from the company's reserves representing own sources of finance
Item 2 Establishing November 29, 2017 as payment date, namely the calendar day when the distribution of revenue in connection with securities, consisting of cash or securities, becomes certain
Item 3 The payment of additional dividends shall be made in RON, the shareholders benefitting from these amounts are those registered in the Shareholders' Register on the Record Date established by the general meeting of shareholders. The additional dividend payment modality shall be brought to the attention of shareholders prior to the actual payment date. Expenses in connection with the payment of additional dividends shall be borne by the company
Item 4 Establishing November 8, 2017 as Record Date, namely the date for identifying the shareholders who will receive additional dividends or other entitlements and who are affected by the Resolutions of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Item 5 Establishing November 7, 2017 as "ex date" representing the date falling one settlement cycle minus one business day before the Record Date, as of which the financial instruments provided under the corporate bodies' resolutions are traded without the rights resulting from such resolution
Item 6 Authorizing the Chairperson and the Secretary of the meeting to sign the resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders"
g) Authorizing Mr. Gheorghe Gabriel Gheorghe, as Chairman of S.N.G.N. "ROMGAZ" - S.A. Board of Directors, to sign the Convening Notice for the OGMS to be held on October 20, 2017.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GHEORGHE GABRIEL GHEORGHE