Threshold notification over 5%

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: October 15, 2019

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:

·; Notification of major holdings (over 5% of the voting rights of S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A.)

In compliance to art. 72 paragraph 6 from Law no 24/2017 regarding Issuers of Financial Instruments and Market Operations, S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A. informs its shareholders that on October 14, 2019, the Company received the Notification of major holdings from NN Group N.V. on exceeding the threshold of 5% of the voting rights, according to the attached form.

According to the notification, starting with October 10, 2019, NN Group N.V. exceeded the threshold of 5%, respectively has reached a holding of 5.02% of the voting rights of S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A.

Attached: Threshold notification over 5% of the voting rights - NN Group N.V.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9126P_1-2019-10-15.pdf

Chief Executive Officer,

Constantin Adrian VOLINTIRU