Current report - notification threshold < 10%

CURRENT REPORT

In compliance with the Romanian Capital Market Law no. 297/2004, art.228 (paragraph 3) and CNVM Regulation no. 1/2006

Report date: October 23, 2015Company 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)

Important event to be reported:

· Changes to S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A shareholder structure

Following the transaction on the secondary market on October 21, 2015, S.C. Fondul Proprietatea S.A. no longer holds the significant shareholder position within S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A., because the percentage held in the share capital of the Company fell below the threshold of 10 % .

According to the notification sent by the shareholder, S.C. Fondul Proprietatea S.A. holds 23,827,960 ordinary shares, representing 6.18 % of the company's share capital and of the voting rights at S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A General Meeting of Shareholders.

Director General,

Virgil - Marius Metea