Directorate Change

CURRENT REPORT

In compliance with the Romanian Capital Market Law No. 297/2004 and

CNVM Regulation No. 1/2006

Report date: February 19, 2016Company 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:

· Change of the composition of the Board of Directors of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A.

Taking in consideration the vacancy in the Board of Directors of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. further to the resignation of Ms. Baciu Sorana Rodica as director in the Board of Directors, pursuant to the provisions of Article 1372 paragraph 1 of the Company Law no.31/1990 and the provisions of Article 23 paragraph 14(a) of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors appoints Mr. Sebastian - Gabriel Tcaciuc as interim Director in the Board of Directors of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A., until the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on March 25, 2016.

Mr. Sebastian- Gabriel Tcaciuc's mandate as interim Director of S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ S.A. will be effective starting with February 23, 2016.

Director General,

Virgil - Marius METEA