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CURRENT REPORT
In compliance with Law no. 24/2017 regarding Issuers of Financial Instruments and Market Operations and A.S.F. Regulation no. 5/2018
Report date: March 25, 2022
Company name: Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ S.A.
Address: Medias, 4 Constantin I. Motas Square, Sibiu County - Romania, 551130
Phone/fax no: 004-0374-401020 / 004-0269-846901
Fiscal Code: RO14056826
LEI Code: 2549009R7KJ38D9RW354
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 event to be reported:
· Convening of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. on April 28 (29), 2022, 1:00 PM (Romania time)
In compliance with Company Law no. 31/1990, Law no. 24/2017 on Issuers of Financial Instruments and Market Operations and A.S.F. Regulation no. 5/2018 on Issuers of Financial Instruments and Market Operations, S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. convenes the Company's shareholders at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (OGSM) on April 28 (29), 2022.
The Reference Date for identifying the shareholders entitled to attend and vote in the OGSM is April 18, 2022.
Considering the following:
i) the provisions of art. IV para. (1) of GEO no. 3/2022 to amend and supplement the Government Emergency Ordinance No.118/2021 on establishing a compensation scheme for the consumption of electric power and natural gas for the 2021-2022 cold season, as well as to supplement the Government Ordinance No. 27/1996 on providing incentives to persons domiciled or working in certain localities within the Apuseni Mountains and the "Danube Delta" Biosphere Reserve (GEO no. 3/2022) which states that "by way of derogation from the provisions of art. 1 para. (1) item f) of Government Ordinance no. 64/2001 on profit distribution as regards national companies and companies with full or majority state-owned capital, as well as autonomous regies, […], as subsequently amended and supplemented, for the 2021 financial year as regards companies with full or majority state-owned capital and autonomous regies set up by the state, the distribution of accounting profit after income tax shall be at least 90% as payments to the state budget, as regards autonomous regies, or as dividends, as regards companies with full or majority state-owned capital, under the terms of law";
ii) the provisions of Art. IV par. (2) of GEO no. 3/2022 which states that "in duly justified cases, the Government may approve by decision the allocation to the state budget, in the form of payments to the state budget in the case of autonomous regies or in the form of dividends in the case of companies with full or majority state-owned capital of a share less than 90% of the accounting profit after income tax, but not less than 50% thereof";
iii) the Government Decision draft on approving the allocation to the state budget, for the financial year 2021, in the form of dividends, of a share of 50% of the accounting profit of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. after income tax, included on the agenda of the Romanian Government meeting on March 25, 2022 (link: https://gov.ro/ro/guvernul/sedinte-guvern/informatie-de-presa-privind-proiectele-de-acte-normative-incluse-pe-agenda-edintei-guvernului-romaniei-din-25-martie-2022 ),
depending upon the adoption by the GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA of the Government Decision draft mentioned at letter iii) above, S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. Board of Directors will meet no later than March 28, 2022, to adopt, inter alia, a resolution the proposals to be submitted to OGMS on April 28, 2022 in relation to:
a) the net profit distribution for 2021 financial year;
b) the gross dividend per share distributed from the net profit achieved in 2021
c) the distribution of amounts from retained earnings related to assets financed from the development quota
d) the gross dividend per share distributed from retained earnings
e) the total gross dividend per share distributed from the 2021 net profit and retained earnings
Informational documents related to the OGSM Agenda, including the items mentioned at letters a) - e) above, together with the draft decisions proposed for the adoption in OGMS, will be available starting with March 28, 2022, at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry, as well as on the company's website www.romgaz.ro, at Investors Section - General Meeting of Shareholders.
The Convening Notice of the OGSM was approved by S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. Board of Directors on March 25, 2022. The Convening Notice of the OGSM is to be published in the Official Gazette of Romania Part IV and in at least one widely spread Romanian newspaper.
Attached:
OGSM Convening Notice on April 28 (29), 2022
Resolution of the Board of Directors no. 19 from March 25, 2022
Chief Executive Officer,
Aristotel Marius JUDE
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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 April 28, 2022, at 1:00 pm (Romania Time at the SNGN ROMGAZ SA working point located in Bucharest, Sector 1, 59 Grigore Alexandrescu Street, 5th floor, having the following:
AGENDA
Item 1 Consolidated Board of Directors' Report on the activity performed in 2021
Item 2 Report of the Independent Auditor Ernst & Young Assurance Services S.R.L. on the Annual Individual Financial Statements of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. for the year ended on December 31, 2021
Item 3 Report of the Independent Auditor Ernst & Young Assurance Services S.R.L. on the Consolidated Financial Statements of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. Group for the year ended on December 31, 2021
Item 4 Approve the Annual Individual Financial Statements of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. for the year ended on December 31, 2021 prepared in compliance with the Order of the Ministry for Public Finances no. 2844/2016
Item 5 Approve the Consolidated Financial Statements of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. Group for the year ended on December 31, 2021 prepared in compliance with the Order of the Ministry for Public Finances no. 2844/2016
Item 6 Approve the net profit distribution for 2021
Item 7 Approve the gross dividend per share distributed from the net profit achieved in 2021
Item 8 Approve distribution of amounts from retained earnings related to assets financed from the development quota
Item 9 Approve the gross dividend per share distributed from retained earnings
Item 10 Approve the total gross dividend per share distributed from the 2021 net profit and retained earnings
Item 11 Establish July 27, 2022 as payment day, for payment of dividends due to shareholders
Item 12 Approve the employees' participation to profit, in accordance with the provisions of Government Ordinance no. 64/2001
Item 13 Annual Report of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee on remuneration and other benefits granted to directors and managers during the financial year 2021
Item 14 Approve the budgetary discharge of the BoD members for financial year 2021
Item 15 Report on payments made to governments in 2021
Item 16 Approve the Updated Remuneration Policy of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. directors and managers
Item 17 Approval of the procurement of legal services for consultancy, assistance and/or external representation of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A., required in case of signing the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Limited and/or closing the transaction covered by such Agreement
Item 18 Approval of the procurement of legal services for consultancy, assistance and/or external representation of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A in the activity of natural gas supply
Item 19 Establish July 6, 2022 as the Record Date, namely the date for identifying the shareholders that benefit from dividends or other rights and who are affected by Resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Item 20 Establish July 5, 2022 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 21 Mandate the Chairman 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 April 18, 2022 (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, the draft of resolutions proposed to be adopted by OGMS will be available as from March 28, 2022, 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 (https://www.romgaz.ro/en/shareholder-meetings). 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:
a) the insertion of additional items on the agenda of the OGMS;
b) approval of draft OGMS resolutions for the items included on the agenda of the OGMS or for new items proposed to be included on the agenda.
The request to add new items on the agenda of the OGMS shall be made in writing and it will fulfil cumulatively the following conditions:
a) it will include the last and first name, identity card type, serial number and number of the identity card, permanent residence or residence, as the case may be, and citizenship of the shareholder/shareholders, if the request is filed by one or more shareholders acting as natural person, and/or the name, registered office address, the shareholder/shareholders registration number and the name of the institution/authority where the shareholder, legal person, has applied to obtain the legal status, if the request is filed by one or more shareholders acting as legal persons;
b) it will include, as the case may be, the last name, first name, personal identification number and citizenship of the legal representative/representatives who file the request on behalf of the shareholder/shareholders;
c) it will include, as the case may be, the last name, first name, personal identification number and citizenship of the conventional representative/representatives, natural persons, and/or name, registration number of the shareholder/shareholders and the name of the institution/authority where the shareholder, legal entity, has applied to obtain the legal status, and the last name and first name of the legal representative of the conventional representative/representatives of the shareholder/shareholders, legal persons, who file the request on behalf and on account of the shareholder/shareholders;
d) it will include the request to add new items on the agenda of the OGMS;
e) it will include the request to submit for approval to OGMS the draft resolutions for the new items included in the request to add new items on the agenda;
f) it will include the shareholder's, legal representative's or the conventional representative's signature, as the case may be,
g) it will have as annex the draft resolution/resolutions submitted for approval of OGMS, and, as the case may be, the power of attorney mandating the conventional representative to request new items on the agenda of OGMS, on behalf and on the account of the shareholder/shareholders;
h) it will be sent to and registered at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry, in Romanian or English, 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 secretariat.aga@romgaz.ro by April 13, 2022, 3:30 pm (Romania Time). Both means of transmission shall be clearly marked with capital letters "FOR THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF APRIL 28, 2022".
The request for OGMS approval of draft resolutions for the items included on the agenda of OGMS shall be in writing, and, it will fulfil cumulatively the following conditions:
a) it will include the last and first name, the identity card type, serial number and number, permanent residence or residence, as the case may be, and citizenship of the shareholder, if the request is filed by a shareholder, natural person, or the name, registered office address, the shareholder registration number and the institution/public authority where the shareholder, legal entity, has applied to obtain the legal status, if the request is filed by a shareholder acting as legal entity;
b) it will include, as the case may be, the last name, first name, personal identification number and citizenship of the legal representative who files the request on behalf of the shareholder;
c) as the case may be, to include the last and first name, personal identification number, address and citizenship of the conventional representative natural person, or the name, registration number of the shareholder and the name of the public institution/authority where the legal person shareholder recorded to obtain legal personality, as well as the last and first name of the conventional representative's legal representative, legal person making the request on behalf and on account of the shareholder;
d) to include the request to submit for OGMS approval of one or more resolution drafts for the items on the agenda;
e) the signature of the shareholder, legal representative or as the case may be of the conventional representative;
f) to attach the resolution draft/drafts requested to be submitted for approval of the OGMS and as the case may be, the power of attorney based on which the conventional representative expresses the request to submit for OGMS approval one or more resolution drafts for the items on the agenda, for and on behalf of the shareholder/shareholders;
g) it will be sent to and registered at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry, in Romanian or English, 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 secretariat.aga@romgaz.ro by April 13, 2022, 3:30 pm (Romania Time). Both means of transmission shall be clearly marked with capital letters "FOR THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF APRIL 28, 2022".
Starting with April 15, 2022 the requests to add one or more additional items on the OGMS agenda, as well as the requests to submit for approval of the OGMS resolution drafts for the items included on the OGMS agenda may be reviewed at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry or at (https://www.romgaz.ro/en/shareholder-meetings).
Company shareholders may address questions and request an answer to such questions related to items on the OGMS agenda.
The application requesting an answer to the addressed questions related to the items of the OGMS agenda, shall be made in writing and it will fulfil cumulatively the following conditions:
a) the last and first name, type of identity document, series and number of the identity document, address and, as the case may be, residence and citizenship of the shareholder if the application is made by a shareholder natural person, or the name, address of the registered office, registration number of the shareholder and the name of the public institution/authority where the legal person shareholder is registered to obtain legal personality, if the application is made by a legal person shareholder;
b) as the case may be, to include the first and last name, personal identification number and citizenship of the legal representative that makes the request on behalf and on account of the shareholder;
c) as the case may be, to include the last and first name, personal identification number, address and citizenship of the conventional representative natural person, or the name, registration number of the shareholder and the name of the public institution/authority where the legal person shareholder recorded to obtain legal personality, as well as the last and first name of the conventional representative's legal representative, legal person making the request on behalf and on account of the shareholder;
d) to include the request to receive an answer to the addressed questions related to the items on the OGMS agenda by indicating such questions;
e) the signature of the shareholder, of the legal representative or a the case may be of the conventional representative;
f) as the case may be, to attach the power of attorney based on which the conventional representative files the application to receive an answer to the questions related to the OGMS agenda, on behalf and on account of the shareholders;
g) it will be sent to and registered at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry, in Romanian or English, 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 secretariat.aga@romgaz.ro by April 20, 2022, 3:30 pm (Romania Time). Both means of transmission shall be clearly marked with capital letters "FOR THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF APRIL 28, 2022".
Shareholders registered on the Reference Date in the Company's Register of Shareholders kept and issued by Depozitarul Central S.A. may attend the OGMS 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) will be available, in Romanian and English, as from March 28, 2022 at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry and on the Company's web page (https://www.romgaz.ro/en/shareholder-meetings);
b) will 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) will be updated by the Company if new items are added on the agenda of the OGMS;
d) will be filled in and signed 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 20 of Law No. 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations, or to an attorney-at-law.
If the representative of the shareholder/shareholders is a credit institution providing custodial services, it may participate and vote in the GMS if it gives an affidavit, signed by the credit institution's legal representative, stating:
a) clearly, the name of the shareholders on whose behalf the credit institution participates and votes in the GMS;
b) that the credit institution provides custodial services for that respective shareholder.
The special powers of attorney, the general powers of attorney and the affidavits of the credit institutions providing custodial services for one or more shareholders shall be transmitted/submitted in original copy, in Romanian or English the shareholder or by the credit institution, as the case may be, to ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry by any form of courier service with proof of delivery no later than April 26, 2022, 11:00 am (Romania Time), in sealed envelope, clearly marked with capital letters "FOR THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF APRIL 28, 2022".
The special powers of attorney, the general powers of attorney and the affidavits of the credit institutions providing custodial services for one or more shareholders, may be also sent by e-mail to the company at: secretariat.aga@romgaz.ro having attached an incorporated extended electronic signature in accordance with Law No. 455/2001 on electronic signature, no later than April 26, 2022, 11:00 am (Romania Time).
The capacity as legal representative may be also 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), in original or certified true copy, in case the shareholder did not provide, for whatever reason, appropriate information on his or her legal representative, to Depozitarul Central SA/participant, within 3 months from the date of his or her appointment/replacement.
Documents proving the capacity as legal representative, prepared in a foreign language other than English, will 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) will be available, in Romanian and English, as from March 28, 2022 at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry and on the Company's web page (https://www.romgaz.ro/en/shareholder-meetings);
b) will provide the shareholder's identification method, the number of owned shares and the voting options "for" or "against" or "abstain" for each issue to be voted upon;
c) will be updated by the Company if new items are added on the agenda of the OGMS;
The Voting Ballots shall be transmitted as original copies, in Romanian or English, to ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry, by any form of courier service with proof of delivery, or by e-mail at: secretariat.aga@romgaz.ro, having attached an incorporated extended electronic signature in accordance with Law No. 455/2001 on electronic signature, no later April 26, 2022, 11:00 am (Romania Time), clearly marked with capital letters "FOR THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF APRIL 28, 2022".
If new items are added on the Agenda, after publishing the Convening Notice, the templates of the special power of attorney and Voting Ballot will be available at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry and on the Company web page (https://www.romgaz.ro/en/shareholder-meetings), as from April 15, 2022.
The Voting Ballots/ special or general powers of attorney which are not received at ROMGAZ Correspondence Entry or by e-mail until April 26, 2022, 11:00 am (Romania Time) shall not be counted towards the quorum and the votes validly cast in the OGMS.
If the agenda is supplemented/ updated and the shareholders do not submit their updated power of attorney and/or Voting Ballots, the special power of attorney and the Voting Ballots submitted prior to supplementation/update of the agenda shall be taken into account, only for the items included in the initial agenda, also included in the supplemented/updated agenda, for which they were issued.
Shareholders access in the meeting room, 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 representative of the shareholder, legal person - based on the identity document or of documents certifying the quality as legal representative of the shareholder legal person;
c) in case of a conventional representative, the documents provided at letters a) or b) above, together with the special or general power of attorney.
Should the statutory quorum for convening the OGMS not be met on the first date, namely April 28, 2022 the OGMS shall be convened on April 29, 2022 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 April 18, 2022.
The rules established in this convening notice for organizing the OGMS meeting on April 28, 2022, shall be supplemented by legal provisions applicable to public companies whose shares are traded on the securities market.
In case of conflict between the rules established in this convening notice and the legal provisions, the legal provisions applicable to public companies whose shares are traded on the securities market shall be applied.
Personal data collected by the Company directly from shareholders and/or their representatives, and indirectly from Depozitarul Central S.A. for the OGMS meeting on April 28, 2022, are processed to identify the persons entitled to exercise their rights as shareholders as regards the meeting and for establishing the resolutions adopted by the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2022.
Additional information on processing personal data of shareholders and shareholder's representatives, natural persons, may be found by reviewing the Information Notice on processing of personal data, on the Company's webpage (https://www.romgaz.ro/en/shareholder-meetings) for the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2022.
Additional information may be obtained from the Secretariat Office of the General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors, phone 0040 374 401643, and on the Company's web page (https://www.romgaz.ro/en/shareholder-meetings).
CHAIRMAN OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DAN DRAGOS DRAGAN
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
R E S O L U T I O N NO. 19/ 2022
of the Board of Directors of Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale
"ROMGAZ" - S.A. Medias,
taken at the meeting of March 25, 2022
The Board of Directors of Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale "ROMGAZ" - S.A issues the following:
R E S O L U T I O N:
Article 1
In accordance with provisions of Article 117 (1) of Company Law NO 31/1990, republished, as subsequently amended and supplemented and of Article 13 (1) of Articles of Incorporation of Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale "ROMGAZ"-S.A., updated, the Board of Directors decides upon the following:
a) Approve the convening of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale "ROMGAZ" S.A. (OGMS) on April 28, 2022, 1:00 pm, at the S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. working point located in Bucharest, Sector 1, 59 Grigore Alexandrescu Street, 5th floor
b) Establish April 29, 2022, 1:00 pm (Romania time) for the second Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale "ROMGAZ" S.A., if the validity conditions for the OGMS of April 28, 2022, 1:00 pm, are not met
c) Establish April 18, 2022 as the "Reference Date", namely the identification date of the shareholders entitled to participate in the OGMS of of April 28, 2022 and to cast their votes during such meeting
d) Propose July 6, 2022 as "The Record Date", namely the identification date of shareholders who benefit from dividends or other rights and who are affected by the Resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
e) Propose July 5, 2022 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) Propose July 27, 2022 as "Payment Date" for payment of dividends due to shareholders
g) Approve the following OGMS Agenda of April 28, 2022:
"Item 1 Consolidated Board of Directors' Report on the activity performed in 2021
Item 2 Report of the Independent Auditor Ernst & Young Assurance Services S.R.L. on the Annual Individual Financial Statements of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. for the year ended on December 31, 2021
Item 3 Report of the Independent Auditor Ernst & Young Assurance Services S.R.L. on the Consolidated Financial Statements of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. Group for the year ended on December 31, 2021
Item 4 Approve the Annual Individual Financial Statements of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. for the year ended on December 31, 2021 prepared in compliance with the Order of the Ministry for Public Finances no. 2844/2016
Item 5 Approve the Consolidated Financial Statements of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. Group for the year ended on December 31, 2021 prepared in compliance with the Order of the Ministry for Public Finances no. 2844/2016
Item 6 Approve the net profit distribution for 2021
Item 7 Approve the gross dividend per share distributed from the net profit achieved in 2021
Item 8 Approve distribution of amounts from retained earnings related to assets financed from the development quota
Item 9 Approve the gross dividend per share distributed from retained earnings
Item 10 Approve the total gross dividend per share distributed from the 2021 net profit and retained earnings
Item 11 Establish July 27, 2022 as payment day, for payment of dividends due to shareholders
Item 12 Approve the employees' participation to profit, in accordance with the provisions of Government Ordinance no. 64/2001
Item 13 Annual Report of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee on remuneration and other benefits granted to directors and managers during the financial year 2021
Item 14 Approve the budgetary discharge of the BoD members for financial year 2021
Item 15 Report on payments made to governments in 2021
Item 16 Approve the Updated Remuneration Policy of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. directors and managers
Item 17 Approval of the procurement of legal services for consultancy, assistance and/or external representation of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A., required in case of signing the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Limited and/or closing the transaction covered by such Agreement
Item 18 Approval of the procurement of legal services for consultancy, assistance and/or external representation of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A in the activity of natural gas supply
Item 19 Establish July 6, 2022 as the Record Date, namely the date for identifying the shareholders that benefit from dividends or other rights and who are affected by Resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Item 20 Establish July 5, 2022 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 21 Mandate the Chairman and the Secretary of the meeting to sign the Resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders"
h) Authorise Mr. Dan Dragos Dragan as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale "ROMGAZ" S.A. to sign the Convening Notice of the OGMS which will be held on April 28, 2022.
CHAIRMAN OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DAN DRAGOS DRAGAN