Fondul Proprietatea

M&A Activity • Feb 28, 2018

To: Bucharest Stock Exchange Financial Supervisory Authority London Stock Exchange

Current report according to Article 99 (s) of the Code of the Bucharest Stock Exchange Market Operator, Title II, Issuers and Financial Instruments

Important events to be reported:

Settlement/payment of the transactions related to the public tender offer

Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. United Kingdom Bucharest Branch, in its capacity as Investment Manager (the "Investment Manager") of Fondul Proprietatea S.A., would like to inform shareholders that the GDRs accepted for purchase and the transactions for shares under the public tender offer launched in relation to the ninth buy-back programme have been paid/settled as per the confirmations of GDR Tender Agent/custodian.

The Investment Manager also announces herein that the daily buy-backs of shares on the Bucharest Stock Exchange and GDRs on the London Stock Exchange will be resumed on 7 March 2018.

Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. United Kingdom Bucharest Branch acting as Investment Manager of FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A.

Johan Meyer Legal Representative

Report date:

28 February 2018 Name of the issuing entity: Fondul Proprietatea S.A. Registered office: 78-80 Buzesti Street 7 th floor, district 1, Bucharest, 011017 Phone/fax number: Tel.: + 40 21 200 9600 Fax: + 40 21 200 9631 Email: office@fondulproprietatea.ro Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro Sole Registration Code with the Trade Register Office: 18253260 Order number in the Trade Register: J40/21901/2005 Register on Data Protection Notification Register under number: 18668 Subscribed share capital: RON 4,854,034,784.56 Paid-up share capital: RON 4,664,852,362.56 Number of shares in issue: 9,334,682,278 Number of paid shares: 8,970,869,928 Regulated market on which the issued securities are traded: Shares on Bucharest Stock Exchange GDRs on London Stock Exchange