BoD Decision-exercise of competencies as Chairman

CURRENT REPORT

In compliance with Law no. 24/2017 regarding Issuers of Financial Instrument and Market Operations and CNVM Regulation no. 1/2006

Report date: May 11, 2017Company name: Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ S.A.

Address: Medias, 4 Constantin I. Motas Square, Sibiu County - Romania, 551130Phone/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 event to be reported:

· Mr. SEBASTIAN GABRIEL TCACIUC will carry out the competencies as Chairman of S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A. Board of Directors as of May 15, 2017.

On May 10, 2017 S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A. Board of Directors decided that, starting with May 15, 2017, the competencies of S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A. Board of Directors Chairman will be carried out by Mr. Sebastian Gabriel Tcaciuc.

Director General,

Virgil - Marius METEA