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Fondul Proprietatea AGM Information 2020

Feb 27, 2020

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AGM Information

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To: Bucharest Stock Exchange Financial Supervisory Authority London Stock Exchange

Current report according to Article 234 para. (1) letter c) of the Financial Supervisory Authority Regulation no. 5/2018 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations, as well as the provisions of Article 99 letter a) of the Code of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, Title II, Issuers and Financial Instruments

Important events to be reported:

Convening notice of the Extraordinary and Ordinary General Meetings of Shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. to be held on 28 April 2020

Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. United Kingdom Bucharest Branch, in its capacity as Investment Manager of Fondul Proprietatea SA ("Fondul Proprietatea" / the "Company"), hereby, publishes the Convening notice of Fondul Proprietatea's Extraordinary ("EGM") and Ordinary General Meetings Of Shareholders ("OGM") to be held on 28 April 2020, approved by Fondul Proprietatea's Board of Nominees on 26 February 2020, and enclosed in the Annex to this report.

Both meetings shall take place at "Radisson Blu" Hotel, 63-81 Calea Victoriei Street, Atlas Room, 1st District, Bucharest, 010065, Romania, commencing 11:00 AM (Romanian time) in case of EGM and 12:00 AM (Romanian time) in case of OGM.

Please note that only the persons registered as shareholders of the Company on 31 March 2020 (considered as the "Reference Date") in the Shareholders' Register kept by Depozitarul Central S.A. have the right to participate and vote at the EGM and OGM.

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

Johan MEYER Legal Representative Report date:

7

27 February 2020

Name of the issuing entity: Fondul Proprietatea S.A.

Registered office: 78-80 Buzesti Street th floor, district 1, Bucharest, 011017 Phone/fax number: Tel.: + 40 21 200 9600 Fax: + 40 21 200 9631 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro Sole Registration Code with the Trade Register Office: 18253260 Order number in the Trade Register: J40/21901/2005 Subscribed share capital: RON 3,959,264,762.44 Paid-up share capital: RON 3,770,082,340.44 Number of shares in issue: 7,613,970,697 Number of paid shares: 7,250,158,347 Regulated market on which the issued securities are traded: Shares on Bucharest Stock Exchange GDRs on London Stock Exchange

CONVENING NOTICE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY AND ORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS OF FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A.

Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée qualifying as an alternative investment fund manager under article 5 of the Luxembourg law of 12 July 2013 on alternative investment fund managers, authorized by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier under no. A00000154/21 November 2013, whose registered office is located at 8a, rue Albert Borschette, L-1246 Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B36.979, registered with the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority under number PJM07.1AFIASMDLUX0037/10 March 2016 (the "Fund Manager" / "Sole Director"), in its capacity as the alternative investment fund manager and sole director of FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A., a jointstock company incorporated under the laws of Romania, qualifying as an alternative investment fund, addressed to retail investors, with its headquarters in Bucharest, 78-80 Buzeşti Street, 7th floor, 1st District, Romania, registered with the Trade Registry under no. J40/21901/2005, Sole Registration Code 18253260, with a subscribed registered share capital of RON 3,959,264,762.44, and a paid-up share capital of RON 3,770,082,340.44 (the "Company"/"Fondul Proprietatea"/"FP"),

Considering

  • The provisions of Articles 12 13 of the Company's in force Constitutive Act;
  • The provisions of Companies' Law no. 31/1990, republished, with its subsequent amendments and supplementations (Companies' Law no. 31/1990);
  • The provisions of Article 21 of CNVM Regulation no. 4/2010 on the registration with CNVM and the operation of the company "Fondul Proprietatea" S.A., as well as on trading the shares issued by this company;
  • The provisions of Emergency Government Ordinance no. 32/2012 on undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and investment management companies, as well as for the amendment and supplementation of Law no. 297/2004;
  • The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 4/2013 regarding depositary receipts (Regulation no. 4/2013);
  • The provisions of Law no. 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations (Issuers' Law);
  • The provisions of Regulation of the Financial Supervisory Authority no. 5/2018 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations (Regulation no. 5/2018);
  • The provisions of Law no. 243/2019 on alternative investment funds and for the amendment and completion of other legislation (Law no. 243/2019),

CONVOKES:

The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. on 28 April 2020, 11:00 o'clock (Romanian time), at "Radisson Blu" Hotel, 63-81 Calea Victoriei Street, Atlas Room, 1st District, Bucharest, 010065, Romania (EGM), and

The Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. on 28 April 2020, 12:00 o'clock (Romanian time), at "Radisson Blu" Hotel, 63-81 Calea Victoriei Street, Atlas Room, 1st District, Bucharest, 010065, Romania (OGM).

Only the persons registered as shareholders of the Company on 31 March 2020 (the Reference Date) in the register of shareholders kept by Depozitarul Central S.A. have the right to participate and vote at the EGM and OGM.

A. The agenda of the EGM is as follows.

1. The approval of the following amendments to the Constitutive Act of Fondul Proprietatea:

(a) The amendment of Article 2, as follows:

"(1) "Fondul Proprietatea" - S.A., hereinafter referred to as Fondul Proprietatea, is a Romanian legal person, set up as a joint-stock company.

(2) Fondul Proprietatea is organized, operates and ceases its activity under the legal provisions in force .

(3) Fondul Proprietatea is set up as an alternative investment fund (F.I.A), addressed to retail investors, constituted as investment company of the closed-end-type".

(b) The amendment of Article 3, as follows:

"(1) The registered office of Fondul Proprietatea is located in Bucharest, 78-80 Buzesti Street, floor 7th, Sector 1; the headquarters may be changed to any other location in Romania, by decision of the asset management company (Alternative Investment Fund Manager), according to article 21 paragraph (4) xii).

(2) The Company may set up secondary headquarters such as branches, representative offices, working points or other units with no legal personality, under the terms provided by law".

(c) The amendment of Article 8 paragraph (2), as follows:

  • "(2) The share capital may be increased, in accordance with the provisions of the law:
    • a) by issuing new shares in exchange for cash contributions;

b) by incorporating reserves, except for the legal reserves and of the reserves created out of the re-evaluation of the patrimony, as well as of the benefits and issuing premiums".

(d) The amendment of Article 12, as follows:

"(1) The general meeting of the shareholders may be ordinary and extraordinary.

(2) The ordinary general meeting of the shareholders has the following competencies, duties and functions:

a) to discuss, approve and amend the annual financial statements after reviewing the reports of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager and financial auditor;

b) to establish the distribution of the net profit and to establish the dividends;

c) to appoint the members of the Board of Nominees ("BoN") and to cancel their appointment;

d) to appoint the Alternative Investment Fund Manager in accordance with the law and to cancel its appointment;

e) to appoint and cancel the appointment of the financial auditor and to set the minimum duration of the financial audit agreement;

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A., an alternative investment fund • Headquarters at: 78-80 Buzesti Street, 7th floor, Bucharest 1st district, postal code 011017, Romania. • Fiscal Identification Code (CIF): 18253260, registered with the Trade Registry under no: J40/21901/2005 • Subscribed share capital RON 3,959,264,762.44, Paid-up Share Capital: RON 3,770,082,340.44 • Tel.: + 40 21 200 9600; Fax: +40 21 200 9631; Email: [email protected]; Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro

f) to set the level of the remuneration of the members of the Board of Nominees, the Alternative Investment Fund Manager and of the financial auditor for financial audit services for the ongoing fiscal year;

g) to rule over the management of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager and to evaluate his/her performances and to discharge him/her from its management,

h) to decide on the action in a court of law against the Alternative Investment Fund Manager or, as the case may be, against the financial audit, for damages caused to Fondul Proprietatea;

i) to approve the strategies and the development policies of Fondul Proprietatea;

j) to establish the annual income and expenditure budget for the following financial year;

k) to decide upon the pledge, lease or the creation of the movable securities or mortgages on the assets of Fondul Proprietatea;

l) to approve significant related parties' transactions, if their value is greater than 5% of the net asset value, at the proposal of the AIFM;

m) to decide on any other aspects regarding Fondul Proprietatea, according to the legal duties.

(3) The extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders is entitled to decide on the following:

a) set-up or closing of some secondary units: branches, agencies, representative offices or other such units with no legal personality;

b) share capital increase;

c) share capital decrease or re-completion thereof by issuing new shares;

d) conversion of shares from one category to another;

e) conversion of a category of bonds to another category or to shares;

f) issue new bonds;

g) approves the admission for trading and nominates the regulated market on which the shares of Fondul Proprietatea will be traded;

h) the execution of contracts for acquiring, selling, exchanging or for creating pledges, having as subject non-current assets of Fondul Proprietatea, whose value exceeds, individually or cumulatively during a financial year, 20% of the total value of the non-current assets of Fondul Proprietatea, less receivables;

i) change of the management system of Fondul Proprietatea;

j) limitation or cancellation of the preference right of the shareholders;

k) approves the Investment Policy Statement;

l) any other amendment of the constitutive act or any other resolution requiring the approval of the extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders, according to applicable law or to this Constitutive Act".

(e) The amendment of Article 14 paragraphs (1), (2) and (7), as follows:

"(1) Upon the first calling, for the validity of the deliberations of the ordinary general meeting of the shareholders it is required that the shareholders representing at least a fourth of the total shares with right to vote to attend. The decisions of the ordinary general meeting of the shareholders are taken with majority of votes held by the shareholders attending or being represented.

(2) In case the ordinary general meeting of the shareholders cannot operate due to lack of quorum under paragraph (1), the meeting that will meet upon a second convocation may deliberate on the items included in the agenda of the first meeting, irrespective of the met quorum, taking decision by majority of votes held by the shareholders attending or being represented.

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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A., an alternative investment fund • Headquarters at: 78-80 Buzesti Street, 7th floor, Bucharest 1st district, postal code 011017, Romania. • Fiscal Identification Code (CIF): 18253260, registered with the Trade Registry under no: J40/21901/2005 • Subscribed share capital RON 3,959,264,762.44, Paid-up Share Capital: RON 3,770,082,340.44 • Tel.: + 40 21 200 9600; Fax: +40 21 200 9631; Email: [email protected]; Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro

(7) On the day and hour established in the convocation, the general meeting of the shareholders shall be opened by the permanent representative of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager or, in its absence, by the one holding its place. A permanent representative of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager or a person appointed by it shall be the chairman of the meeting. The members of the Board of Nominees shall participate at the meetings, as well".

(f) The amendment of Article 15 paragraph (2), as follows:

"(2) Any shareholder will have the right to make proposals on the members of the Board of Nominees. The nomination will be accompanied by the questionnaire regarding the independence of the candidate, completed and signed by the candidate, whose template shall be available in the informative materials, following that, this questionnaire will be brought to the attention of the shareholders. The members of the Board of Nominees may be shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea or other persons designated by the shareholders and they must have the proper experience and knowledge in order to be able to receive the Alternative Investment Fund Manager reports and of the consultants and, based on the information received, judge the merits of the management of Fondul Proprietatea within the limits of the objectives and principles set by the investment policy as well as by the applicable laws and regulations. Also, the members of the Board of Nominees have to be qualified properly in order to decide (if there is need with the support of an independent consultant) if the transactions proposed by the Alternative Investment Fund Manager needing the approval of the Board of Nominees are made to the advantage of the shareholders".

(g) The amendment of Article 17 paragraphs (11) and (21), as follows:

"(11) Monitors the following, based on information and reports received from the Alternative Investment Fund Manager:

  • the list of all portfolio investments and percentage breakdown by each investment type;
  • a list of major transactions occurring in the Fondul Proprietatea portfolio for the period under review;
  • the total profit of the portfolio companies and comparison with the appropriate market benchmark;
  • comparison of the obtained profit with the initial objective;
  • the extent of compliance with the investment policy, including, specifically, the degree to which any performance objectives set out therein are achieved, as well as any variations and actions taken to achieve such objectives and improve investment results;
  • the performance evaluation report.

The Board of Nominees shall draft and present to the general meeting of the shareholders an annual report regarding the monitoring activity performed or a monitoring report for another period agreed by the general meeting of shareholders.

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(21) Is responsible for monitoring the Alternative Investment Fund Manager performance of the Management Agreement".

(h) The amendment of Article 19, as follows:

"(1) Shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea designate the Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) for the purpose of managing it. The AIFM has also the sole director role.

(2) The Alternative Investment Fund Manager is elected by the general meeting of the shareholders, with the observance of the legal provisions and of this constitutive act.

(3) The mandate of the AIFM is for 2 years. The AIFM will call an Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held at least 6 months before the expiry of its mandate and will ensure that the agenda for such meeting will include the renewal of the AIFM's mandate. If such point is rejected, the AIFM or the Board of Nominees will immediately convene an Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders for the appointment of a new AIFM in accordance with the legal provisions in force, with the shareholders being granted the opportunity to propose candidates for such position; the agenda will also include provisions for the authorization of the negotiation and execution of the relevant management agreement and fulfilment of all relevant formalities for the authorization and legal completion of such appointment.

(4) The AIFM must expressly accept such position, by executing the management agreement and must have in place professional liability insurance.

(5) The Management Agreement can be modified or replaced in accordance with articles 12 and 14, with the approval of the shareholders. Any replacement document or addendum of the Management Agreement will be signed on behalf of Fondul Proprietatea by the chairman of the Board of Nominees or by a member of the Board of Nominees empowered by the chairman".

(i) The amendment of Article 21 paragraph (4), as follows:

"(4) In excess of the duties provided by the applicable law, the Alternative Investment Fund Manager shall be liable to:

i) establish a reference date for shareholders entitled to vote within the general meeting, under the law, and draft the text of the announcement on the convocation of the general meeting, after obtaining the prior approval of the Board of Nominees and after it added to the agenda the matters requested by the Board of Nominees;

ii) upon the written request of any shareholder submitted before the date of the general meeting of the shareholders, to give responses after obtaining the prior approval of the Board of Nominees, regarding the aspects concerning the business of Fondul Proprietatea;

iii) ensure that, if requested by any of the shareholders, a copy of or extract of the minutes of the general meeting shall be given to them and also, after the announcement of the ordinary annual general meeting of the shareholders is published, make available to the shareholders the financial statements of the company and the reports of the AIFM and of the company's financial auditors;

iv) prepare the annual financial statements, draft the annual activity report, examine the financial auditors' report, present them to the Board of Nominees before submitting such documents to the general meeting of the shareholders and make proposals on the distribution of the profit to the general meeting of the shareholders, after obtaining the prior approval of the Board of Nominees;

v) manages the relationship with the Depozitarul Central SA with regard to its shareholders register functions;

vi) prepare an annual report on the management and the business policy of Fondul Proprietatea, to be presented to the Board of Nominees for approval prior to its submission to the general meeting of the shareholders;

vii) proposes for the prior approval of the Board of Nominees and further, of the general meeting of the shareholders, of the yearly income and expenditure budget and business plan;

viii) approves the outsourcing of certain activities, within the limits of the approved budget, respectively the delegation of the performance of certain activities, subject to the observance of the applicable legislation;

ix) based on the proposal of the Board of Nominees to submit to the approval of the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders the execution of contracts for acquiring, selling, exchanging or for creating pledges, having as subject non-current assets of Fondul Proprietatea, whose value exceeds, individually or cumulatively during a financial year, 20% of the total value of the non-current assets of Fondul Proprietatea, less receivables;

x) execute contracts for acquiring, selling, exchanging or for creating pledges, having as subject non-current assets of Fondul Proprietatea, whose value does not exceed, individually or cumulatively during a financial year, 20% of the total value of the non-current assets of Fondul Proprietatea, less receivables, without the approval of the ordinary or extraordinary general shareholders' meeting;

xi) propose to the ordinary general meeting of the shareholders the conclusion of the financial audit agreement according to the legal provisions in force, upon obtaining the prior approval of the Board of Nominees, as well as approve the procedure of internal audit and the audit plan;

xii) decide the relocation of the registered office, provided that the registered office shall at all times be registered in Romania;

xiii) make available to the Board of Nominees the reports, as well as other necessary documents for exercising the monitoring duties, in accordance with art. 17 paragraph (11);

xiv) inform at once the Board of Nominees of any litigation or infringement of legislation regarding Alternative Investment Fund Manager, any operation which might be an infringement to the investment policy and about the plans/ correction measures for approaching these matters;

xv) ask for the calling of the general meeting which shall decide properly whenever an issue appears on which the Board of Nominees has a disagreement with the Alternative Investment Fund Manager, which cannot be resolved amiably;

xvi) proposes to Board of Nominees the recommendation for the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders for the appointment of the investment firm/investment bank who shall manage a public offer, as well as on its remuneration, when it will become necessary that such a company be appointed related to the admission to trading of Fondul Proprietatea;

xvii) approve any related parties transactions, and, if the related parties transactions' value is greater than 0.25% of the net asset value, to ask for the Board of Nominees' approval, and, if the related parties transactions' value is greater than 5% of the net asset value, to convene the GSM".

(j) The amendment of Article 24 paragraphs (1) and (10), as follows:

"(1) The financial statements of Fondul Proprietatea are subject to financial audit in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. Also, Fondul Proprietatea shall organise its internal audit in accordance with the legal provisions in force.

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(10) The internal audit shall present periodical reports to the Board of Nominees of Fondul Proprietatea and the Alternative Investment Fund Manager regarding the purpose of the internal audit activity, authority, responsibility and performance according to its internal audit plan. The reports shall include also the significant risks and aspects of the control and management, as well as other necessary problems or as requested by the Board of Nominees and the Alternative Investment Fund Manager".

(k) The amendment of Article 27, as follows:

"(1) The accounting is kept in Romanian language and in national currency. (2) Fondul Proprietatea must draft the annual financial statements according to legal provisions in force and to the applicable accounting and financial reporting standards".

(l) The amendment of Article 28, as follows:

"(1) The result of the financial year is determined at the end of the year and represents the final balance of the profit and loss account.

(2) The accounting profit of Fondul Proprietatea as reflected in the audited financial statements shall be distributed by applying the Annual Cash Distribution Policy and according to the decision of the general meeting of the shareholders and to the legal provisions in force.

(3) Fondul Proprietatea must record the legal reserves and any other reserves, pursuant to the law.

(4) The payment of dividends owed to the shareholders is made by Fondul Proprietatea, according to the law.

(5) The dividends are distributed between the shareholders proportional with the number of paid shares held at the relevant registration date.

(6) In case of loss of the net asset, the general meeting of the shareholders shall analyse the causes and decide properly, according to the law".

(m)The amendment of Article 29, as follows:

"Fondul Proprietatea shall maintain, by care of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager, all registries provided by the law. The shareholders registry is kept by Depozitarul Central SA".

(n) The amendment of Article 31 paragraph (1), as follows:

"(1) The dissolution of Fondul Proprietatea shall take place in the following cases:

  • a) impossibility of performing the company's business object;
  • b) declaring the company's nullity;

c) by decision of the extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders, in accordance with article 14 paragraphs (4) and (5);

d) as consequence of losses, if the net asset value, determined as difference between the total asset and company's debts as reflected in the audited financial statements, represents less than half of the value of the subscribed share capital and if, not later than the termination of the financial year subsequent to the one during which the losses have been ascertained, the general meeting of the shareholders fails to decrease the share capital with an amount at least equal with the one of losses which could not be covered from reserves or to reconstitute the company's net asset up to the value at least equal with half of the subscribed share capital;

e) opening of the bankruptcy procedure;

f) the number of shareholders reduces under the legal minimum;

g) other causes provided by the law or by this constitutive act".

(o) The amendment of Article 32, as follows:

"(1) The dissolution of Fondul Proprietatea has as consequence the opening of the liquidation procedure.

(2) Without being set a certain date for liquidation of Fondul Proprietatea, the liquidation of Fondul Proprietatea and distribution of the patrimony are made in accordance with the law".

(p) The amendment of Article 34, as follows:

"(1) The investment policy is established by the Alternative Investment Fund Manager, with the observance of the investment limitation provided by the legal provisions in force and of this Constitutive Act.

(2) Fondul Proprietatea shall be subject to the investment restrictions provided under Law no. 243/2019 on alternative investment funds and for the amendment and completion of other legislation as well as any other applicable law or regulation.

(3) Subject to the terms of this Constitutive Act, of the Management Agreement and the applicable law, all decisions in relation to the acquisition of, disposal of, and exercise of all rights and obligations in relation to the assets of Fondul Proprietatea shall be at the sole discretion of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager.

(4) Prudential rules concerning the investment policy will be approved by the shareholders through Investment Policy Statement".

2. The approval of the decrease of the subscribed share capital of Fondul Proprietatea, as follows.

The approval of the decrease of the subscribed share capital of Fondul Proprietatea from RON 3,959,264,762.44 to RON 3,749,282,292.08 pursuant to the cancellation of 403,812,443 own shares acquired by Fondul Proprietatea during the tenth buy-back programme.

After the share capital decrease, the subscribed share capital of Fondul Proprietatea shall have a value of RON 3,749,282,292.08 being divided in 7,210,158,254 shares, each having a nominal value of RON 0.52 per share.

The first paragraph of Article 7 of the Constitutive Act of Fondul Proprietatea after the share capital decrease will be changed as follows.

"(1) The subscribed share capital of Fondul Proprietatea is in the amount of RON 3,749,282,292.08, divided in 7,210,158,254 ordinary, nominative shares, having a nominal value of RON 0.52 each".

The subscribed share capital decrease will take place on the basis of Article 207 paragraph (1) letter c) of Companies' Law no. 31/1990 and will be effective after all the following conditions are met:

  • (i) this resolution is published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part IV for at least two months;
  • (ii) Financial Supervisory Authority endorses the amendment of Article 7 paragraph (1) of the Constitutive Act of Fondul Proprietatea as approved by shareholders during this meeting, where required by applicable law or regulation;
  • (iii) the shareholders' resolution for approving this share capital decrease is registered with the Trade Registry.
  • 3. The approval of the amended Investment Policy Statement, which shall be in force starting with 23 July 2020, as described in the supporting documentation.
  • 4. In accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018, the approval of 9 June 2020 as the Ex – Date, computed in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 paragraph (2) letter (l) of Regulation no. 5/2018, and 10 June 2020 as the Registration Date, computed in accordance with the provisions of Article 86 paragraph (1) of Issuers' Law.

As they are not applicable to this EGM, the shareholders do not decide on the other aspects provided by Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018 such as date of the guaranteed participation and the payment date.

5. The empowerment, with authority to be substituted, of Johan Meyer to sign the shareholders' resolutions and the amended and restated form of the Constitutive Act, as well as any other documents in connection therewith, and to carry out all procedures and formalities set out by law for

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A., an alternative investment fund • Headquarters at: 78-80 Buzesti Street, 7th floor, Bucharest 1st district, postal code 011017, Romania. • Fiscal Identification Code (CIF): 18253260, registered with the Trade Registry under no: J40/21901/2005 • Subscribed share capital RON 3,959,264,762.44, Paid-up Share Capital: RON 3,770,082,340.44 • Tel.: + 40 21 200 9600; Fax: +40 21 200 9631; Email: [email protected]; Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro

the purpose of implementing the shareholders' resolutions, including formalities for publication and registration thereof with the Trade Registry or with any other public institution.

B. The agenda of the OGM is as follows.

  • 1. The presentation by:
    • (a)The Alternative Investment Fund Manager of the Performance Report for the period 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019; and
    • (b)The Board of Nominees of its annual report for 2019 financial year, including its Review Report in relation to the Performance Report.
  • 2. The approval of the Annual Activity Report of the Sole Director of Fondul Proprietatea for the financial year 2019, including the financial statements for the year ended on 31 December 2019 prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union and applying the Financial Supervisory Authority Norm no. 39/ 28 December 2015, the approval of the auditor's report (all as presented in the supporting documentation), the ratification of all legal acts concluded, adopted or issued on behalf of Fondul Proprietatea, as well as of any management / administration measures adopted, implemented, approved or concluded during 2019 financial year, along with the discharge of the Sole Director's for any liability for its administration during 2019 financial year.
  • 3. The approval to cover the negative reserves incurred in 2019 financial year derived from the cancelation of treasury shares, in accordance with the supporting materials.
  • 4. The approval of the net profit allocation, and the approval of the value of the gross dividend of RON 0.0642 per share corresponding to the 2019 financial year profit, all in accordance with the supporting documentation. If net profit and dividend allocation proposal above-mentioned are approved, the shareholders further approve that the payment of the dividends to start on the Payment Date of this OGM (as defined at point 7 of this OGM) to the persons registered as shareholders of Fondul Proprietatea on the Registration Date (as defined at point 7 of this OGM). Unpaid shares and treasury shares do not constitute dividend entitlement.
  • 5. In accordance with Article 9.7 of the Management Agreement signed on 14 February 2018 between Fondul Proprietatea and Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L. ("Management Agreement"), the shareholders decide on the continuation or not of the mandate of Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L. as Fondul Proprietatea's alternative investment fund manager and sole director, as follows.
    • (a)The approval of the continuation of the current mandate of Franklin Templeton International Services S.à r.l. as the alternative investment fund manager and sole director of Fondul Proprietatea.

(b)In case point 5 letter (a) above is not approved by the shareholders, the approval of:

• the simultaneous termination of the mandate of Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L. as the alternative investment fund manager and sole director of Fondul Proprietatea , and of the Management Agreement, beginning with the earliest of (i) the appointment of a new alternative investment fund manager and sole director of Fondul Proprietatea in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement and (ii) 1 November 2020, and

  • the procedure to be observed for the selection of a new alternative investment fund manager and sole director of Fondul Proprietatea, as described in the supporting materials. (secret vote)
  • 6. The appointment of Deloitte Audit S.R.L. with its headquarters in Bucharest, 1st District, 84-98 and 100-102 Calea Griviței, The Mark Building, 8th and 9th floors, registered with the Trade Registry under no. J40/6775/1995, Sole Registration Number RO7756924, as the financial auditor of Fondul Proprietatea S.A., setting the duration of the financial audit agreement for the period starting with 31 August 2021 and 30 June 2022; setting the scope of work of the financial audit agreement: audit of the financial statements of Fondul Proprietatea SA for 2021 financial year, prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union, including the revision of the financial statements by Deloitte UK and setting the level of its remuneration for the financial audit services described above at a maximum level (without VAT) of EUR 80,000 + GBP 9,800 for auditing the said 2021 financial statements. (secret vote)
  • 7. In accordance with Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018, the approval of:
    • (a)9 June 2020 as the Ex – Date, computed in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 paragraph (2) letter (l) of Regulation no. 5/2018;
    • (b)10 June 2020 as the Registration Date, computed in accordance with the provisions of Article 86 paragraph (1) of Issuers' Law;
    • (c)1 July 2020 as the Payment Date, computed in accordance with the provisions of Article 178 paragraph (2) of Regulation no. 5/2018.

As they are not applicable to this OGM, the shareholders do not decide on the other aspects provided by Article 176 paragraph (1) of Regulation no. 5/2018 such as date of the guaranteed participation.

8. The empowerment, with authority to be substituted, of Johan Meyer to sign the shareholders' resolutions, as well as any other documents in connection therewith, and to carry out all procedures and formalities set out by law for the purpose of implementing the shareholders' resolution, including formalities for publication and registration thereof with the Trade Registry or with any other public institution.

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GENERAL INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE EGM & OGM

The right to include new items on the agenda. The right to present drafts of resolutions for the items included on the agenda or for the items proposed for inclusion on the agenda.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 1171 , paragraph (1) of Companies' Law no. 31/1990, Article 92 paragraph (3) of Issuers' Law, Article 189 of Regulation no. 5/2018 and the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (5) of the Company's Constitutive Act, one or several shareholders representing individually or jointly at least 5% of the Company's share capital may request the Sole Administrator of the Company the introduction of additional items on the agenda of the EGM/OGM and/or the presentation of draft resolutions for the items included or proposed to be included on the agenda of the EGM/OGM.

These requests must comply, cumulatively, with the following requirements:

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A., an alternative investment fund • Headquarters at: 78-80 Buzesti Street, 7th floor, Bucharest 1st district, postal code 011017, Romania. • Fiscal Identification Code (CIF): 18253260, registered with the Trade Registry under no: J40/21901/2005 • Subscribed share capital RON 3,959,264,762.44, Paid-up Share Capital: RON 3,770,082,340.44 • Tel.: + 40 21 200 9600; Fax: +40 21 200 9631; Email: [email protected]; Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro

  • a) in the case of natural person shareholders, they must be accompanied by copies of the shareholders' identity documents (the identity documents presented by the shareholders must allow their identification in Company's registry of shareholders kept by Depozitarul Central SA), and in the case of legal entity shareholders, they must be accompanied by:
    • the original or a true copy of the findings certificate issued by the Trade Registry (in Romanian "certificat constatator") or any other document, in original or true copy, issued by a competent authority of the state where the shareholder is duly incorporated, all being no older than 12 months as from the date of the EGM/OGM convening notice publication, allowing for the identification thereof in the Company's registry of shareholders kept by Depozitarul Central SA;
    • the capacity of shareholder's legal representative shall be taken from the Shareholders' Registry issued by Depozitarul Central SA; however, if the shareholder did not inform in a timely manner Depozitarul Central SA of its legal representative (so that the shareholders' registry at the Reference Date reflect that), then the findings certificate/similar documents mentioned above must comprise the capacity of legal representative of the shareholder;
    • the documents attesting the legal representative capacity drafted in a foreign language other than English shall be accompanied by their translation into Romanian or English performed by a certified translator. The Company shall not request that the documents attesting the shareholder's legal representative capacity be notarised or apostilled. The same identification requirements mentioned above shall also be applicable to the legal representative of the shareholders addressing questions regarding the items on the agenda of EGM/OGM.
  • b) they must be accompanied by a justification and/or a draft resolution proposed for passing, and
  • c) they must be sent to and registered at the Company's headquarters in Bucharest, 78-80 Buzești Street, 7th floor, 1st district, postal code 011017, Romania by any type of courier service with proof of delivery (bearing the signature of the shareholders or, as the case may be, their legal representatives) or by e-mail with incorporated extended electronic signature in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature at [email protected] by 18 March 2020, 6:00 PM (Romanian time).

In order to identify and prove the shareholder capacity of a person making proposals to supplement the agenda (or addressing questions according to Article 1172 paragraph (3) of Companies' Law and with Article 198 of Regulation no. 5/2018), the Company may request such person to provide a statement indicating the shareholder capacity and the number of shares held.

Information materials and questions related to the agenda

Each shareholder, irrespective of how many shares he/she/it owns from the Company's share capital, has the right to ask questions regarding the issues on the agenda of the general meeting. The questions shall be sent to the Company's headquarters in Bucharest, 78-80 Buzeşti Street, 7th floor, 1st District, postal code 011017 or to [email protected], so that they are received by the Company by 24 April 2020, 11:00 o'clock (Romanian time), for the purpose of good process and preparation of the general meeting. Shareholders which did not submit the questions until 24 April 2020, 11:00 o'clock (Romanian time), can address the questions during the general meeting. The Company shall answer the questions asked by the shareholders during the meetings; the questions may be answered as well on the Q&A section of the website of the Company: www.fondulproprietatea.ro.

The identification requirements mentioned above in the section on supplementing the agenda are also applicable to a natural person shareholder and/or the legal representative of a legal entity addressing questions regarding the items on the agenda of the EGM/OGM.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A., an alternative investment fund • Headquarters at: 78-80 Buzesti Street, 7th floor, Bucharest 1st district, postal code 011017, Romania. • Fiscal Identification Code (CIF): 18253260, registered with the Trade Registry under no: J40/21901/2005 • Subscribed share capital RON 3,959,264,762.44, Paid-up Share Capital: RON 3,770,082,340.44 • Tel.: + 40 21 200 9600; Fax: +40 21 200 9631; Email: [email protected]; Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro

Commencing with 2 March 2020, the general procedure for organizing general meetings (including the procedure for voting through a representative with a special/general power of attorney, the procedure which allows voting by correspondence, the procedure regarding secret vote), the drafts of special and general proxy to be used for voting by representative by special/general proxy, and the drafts to be used for voting by correspondence shall be available on working days at the Company's headquarters in Bucharest, 78-80 Buzeşti St., 7th floor, 1st District, postal code 011017, Romania, from 09:00 to 17:00 (Romanian time), as well as on the official website of the Company: www.fondulproprietatea.ro.

Commencing with 27 March 2020, all the other information materials regarding the items included on the agenda of the EGM/OGM, including the draft resolutions proposed to be passed within the meeting, shall be available at the same coordinates above-mentioned. The shareholders of the Company may receive, upon request, copies of the documents related to the issues on the agenda of the EGM/OGM.

The attendance and voting to the General Meetings

Global Depositary Receipts Holders

In accordance with Regulation no. 4/2013, the persons holding Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) (issued based on the shares issued by FP) at the Reference Date can vote within EGM/OGM through the means of the Issuer of the GDRs (i.e. The Bank of New York Mellon – Issuer of the GDRs) which will have the quality of shareholder within the meaning and for the application of the provisions of Regulation no. 5/2018 and Issuers' Law.

The Issuer of the GDRs is fully responsible for the correct, complete and on time information of the GDR holders, with the observance of the provisions comprised in the GDR issuance documents, with respect to the documents and supporting materials correspondent to the EGM/OGM made available by FP.

The Issuer of the GDRs will vote in the EGM/OGM in accordance and within the limits of the instructions of the GDR holders (having this quality at the Reference Date), as well as with the observance of the provisions comprised in the GDR issuance documents.

For computing the quorum of EGM/OGM, it will be taken into account only those supporting shares for which the Issuer of the GDRs cast a vote (including "abstention" votes) in accordance with the instructions of the GDR holders above-mentioned. The Issuer of the GDRs will inform FP about the percentage of the voting rights corresponding to the supporting shares for which it will cast votes until 24 April 2020, 11:00 o'clock (Romanian time) for documents regarding the EGM and 12:00 o'clock (Romanian time) for documents regarding the OGM.

The GDR holder will send to the entity where he/she/it has opened with the GDR account his/her/its voting instructions with respect to the agenda points of EGM/OGM, so that this information may be send to the Issuer of the GDRs. The above-mentioned documents may be sent by e-mail with incorporated extended electronic signature in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature at [email protected].

The Issuer of the GDRs is fully responsible for taking all necessary measures so that the entity keeping record of the GDR holders, intermediaries involved in custodian services for the GDR holders and/or any entities involved in the evidence of the GDR holders, to report the voting instructions of the GDR holders with respect to the points of the EGM/OGM.

Shareholders

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A., an alternative investment fund • Headquarters at: 78-80 Buzesti Street, 7th floor, Bucharest 1st district, postal code 011017, Romania. • Fiscal Identification Code (CIF): 18253260, registered with the Trade Registry under no: J40/21901/2005 • Subscribed share capital RON 3,959,264,762.44, Paid-up Share Capital: RON 3,770,082,340.44 • Tel.: + 40 21 200 9600; Fax: +40 21 200 9631; Email: [email protected]; Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro

The shareholders registered in the register of shareholders on the Reference Date may attend the EGM/OGM and vote as follows.

  • a) in person, within EGM/OGM direct vote;
  • b) through a representative with a special or general power of attorney; or
  • c) by correspondence.

Direct vote

Shareholders may exercise the direct (personal) vote after proving their identity:

  • a) in the case of natural persons who are sole shareholders by presenting the identity card; identity cards submitted by shareholders must allow for their identification on the list of Company's shareholders as at the Reference Date issued by Depozitarul Central SA;
  • b) in the case of natural persons who are collective shareholders by observing the provisions described by the Procedure regarding the organization and holding of General Meetings of Shareholders, available starting with 2 March 2020 on the Company's website (Special conditions regarding collective natural person shareholders);
  • c) in the case of legal entity shareholders, by presenting:
    • an original or a true copy of the findings certificate issued by the Trade Registry (in Romanian "certificat constatator") or any other document, in original or true copy, issued by the competent authority of the state where the shareholder is duly incorporated, all being no older than 12 months as from the date when the general meeting convening notice was published, allowing for identification thereof on the list of Company's shareholders on the Reference Date issued by Depozitarul Central SA;
    • the capacity of shareholder's legal representative shall be taken from the Shareholders' Registry issued by Depozitarul Central SA at the Reference Date; however, if the shareholder did not inform in a timely manner Depozitarul Central SA of its legal representative (so that the shareholders' registry at the Reference Date reflect that), then the findings certificate/similar documents mentioned above must comprise the capacity of legal representative; for the Ministry of Public Finance the capacity of legal representative shall be proven by the appointment decree issued by the President of Romania – to this purpose, a copy of the Official Gazette in which the appointment decree was published or an excerpt of the law programme shall be provided;
    • the identity card or passport of the legal representative (identity document or identity card for Romanian citizens or passport for foreign citizens).

For all above-mentioned cases, documents presented in a foreign language (except for identity cards valid on the territory of Romania, in Latin characters) will be accompanied by their translation into Romanian or English, save for documents attesting the legal representative's capacity drafted in a foreign language other than English which shall be accompanied by their translation into Romanian or English performed by a certified translator. The Company shall not request that the documents attesting the shareholder's legal representative capacity be notarised or apostilled. The above-mentioned documents may be sent by e-mail with incorporated extended electronic signature in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature at [email protected].

Power of attorney

Shareholders may delegate other persons, except for the Fund Manager, the Investment Manager or their employees, Board of Nominees members, to represent them and vote in EGM/OGM based on a special or a general power of attorney described below as follows. For more details, please refer to the

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A., an alternative investment fund • Headquarters at: 78-80 Buzesti Street, 7th floor, Bucharest 1st district, postal code 011017, Romania. • Fiscal Identification Code (CIF): 18253260, registered with the Trade Registry under no: J40/21901/2005 • Subscribed share capital RON 3,959,264,762.44, Paid-up Share Capital: RON 3,770,082,340.44 • Tel.: + 40 21 200 9600; Fax: +40 21 200 9631; Email: [email protected]; Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro

Procedure regarding the organization and holding of General Meetings of Shareholders, available starting with 2 March 2020 on the Company's website.

In case a shareholder is represented by a credit institution rendering custodian services, the latter may vote in the general shareholders' meeting based on and within the limits of the voting instructions received by electronic means, without being necessary that a special or general power of attorney to be drafted, provided that the said custodian credit institution submits to the Company a self-liability statement, signed by the bank's legal representative(s), stating (i) the name of the shareholder, written clearly, for which the credit institution votes in the EGM/OGM, and (ii) the fact that the credit institution renders custodian services for that respective shareholder. The said declaration will have to be submitted in original with the Company or by e-mail with incorporated extended electronic signature in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature at [email protected] until 24 April 2020, 11:00 o'clock (Romanian time) for documents regarding the EGM and 12:00 o'clock (Romanian time) for documents regarding the OGM.

Vote by representative holding a special power of attorney

A special power of attorney may be given for a single shareholders' meeting, as this EGM/OGM and shall contain specific voting instructions for this particular meeting. The representation of shareholders in the EGM/OGM may be conducted by representatives by duly filling in and signing the form for the special power of attorney. The representation may be conducted both by other shareholders and by third parties. Shareholders lacking exercise capacity or with limited exercise capacity may provide other persons with a special power of attorney.

The special power of attorney shall be sent either (i) in original, to the Company's headquarters in Bucharest, 78-80 Buzeşti Street, 7th floor, 1st District, postal code 011017, Romania, or (ii) by e-mail with extended electronic signature incorporated in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature at: [email protected], so that it is received by the Company by 24 April 2020, 11:00 o'clock (Romanian time) for documents regarding the EGM and 12:00 o'clock (Romanian time) for documents regarding the OGM.

Documents accompanying the special power of attorney:

  • a) for natural person shareholders copy of the shareholder's identity card, allowing for identification thereof on the list of the Company's shareholders on the Reference Date issued by Depozitarul Central SA and a copy of the identity card of the representative (identity document or identity card for Romanian citizens or passport for foreign citizens);
  • b) in case of collective natural person shareholders, by observing the provisions described by the Procedure regarding the organization and holding of General Meetings of Shareholders, available starting with 2 March 2020 on the Company's website (Special conditions regarding collective natural person shareholders);
  • c) for legal entity shareholders:
    • original or true copy of the findings certificate issued by the Trade Registry (in Romanian "certificat constatator") or any other document, in original or true copy, issued by a competent authority of the state where the shareholder is duly incorporated, all being no older than 12 months as from the date when the general meeting convening notice was

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A., an alternative investment fund • Headquarters at: 78-80 Buzesti Street, 7th floor, Bucharest 1st district, postal code 011017, Romania. • Fiscal Identification Code (CIF): 18253260, registered with the Trade Registry under no: J40/21901/2005 • Subscribed share capital RON 3,959,264,762.44, Paid-up Share Capital: RON 3,770,082,340.44 • Tel.: + 40 21 200 9600; Fax: +40 21 200 9631; Email: [email protected]; Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro

published and allowing identification thereof on the Company's shareholders list on the Reference Date issued by Depozitarul Central SA;

  • the capacity of shareholder's legal representative shall be taken from the Shareholders' Registry issued by Depozitarul Central SA at the Reference Date; however, if the shareholder did not inform in a timely manner Depozitarul Central SA of its legal representative (so that the shareholders' registry at the Reference Date reflect that), then the findings certificate/similar documents mentioned above must comprise the capacity of legal representative; for the Ministry of Public Finance the capacity of legal representative shall be proven by the appointment decree issued by the President of Romania – to this purpose, a copy of the Official Gazette in which the appointment decree was published or an excerpt of the law programme shall be provided; and
  • copy of the identity card of the representative (the person especially delegated) (identity document or identity card for Romanian citizens or passport for foreign citizens).

Documents drafted in a foreign language (except for identity cards valid on the territory of Romania, in Latin characters) will be accompanied by their translation into Romanian or English, save for the documents attesting the legal representative capacity drafted in a foreign language other than English which shall be accompanied by their translation into Romanian or English performed by a certified translator. The Company shall not request that the documents attesting the shareholder's legal representative capacity be legalized or apostilled. The above-mentioned documents may be sent by email with incorporated extended electronic signature in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature at [email protected].

A special power of attorney form:

  • a) shall be made available to the shareholders by the Company starting with 2 March 2020 at the same coordinates and under the same conditions as the information materials;
  • b) shall be updated by the Company if new items are added to the EGM/OGM agenda and shall be published on the Company's website in its updated form;
  • c) shall be filled in by the shareholder in three counterparts: one for the shareholder, one for the representative, and one for the Company.

If during the general meeting of shareholders certain items which were not included on the published convening notice are being discussed, in accordance with the legal provisions, the representative may vote on these items according to the interest of the represented shareholder.

Generally speaking, a shareholder may mandate only one proxy to represent him/her/it at the EGM/OGM. However, the special power of attorney may nominate other person(s) as substitutes empowered to represent the shareholder in case the said main proxy would be in impossibility to attend the EGM/OGM. The special power of attorney must provide the order under which the said substitutes vote in case the proxy does not attend the EGM/OGM.

Vote by representative holding a general power of attorney

In opposition with the special one, the general power of attorney allows the proxy to vote on behalf of the shareholder in any aspect on the agenda of one or more companies identified in the power of attorney, including disposal acts. The duration of this general mandate cannot exceed 3 years.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A., an alternative investment fund • Headquarters at: 78-80 Buzesti Street, 7th floor, Bucharest 1st district, postal code 011017, Romania. • Fiscal Identification Code (CIF): 18253260, registered with the Trade Registry under no: J40/21901/2005 • Subscribed share capital RON 3,959,264,762.44, Paid-up Share Capital: RON 3,770,082,340.44 • Tel.: + 40 21 200 9600; Fax: +40 21 200 9631; Email: [email protected]; Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro

For the mandate's validity, the proxy must be either an intermediary (in accordance with Article 2 para. (1) point (20) of Issuer's Law) or an attorney at law for whom the shareholder is a client. Also, the proxy should not be in a conflict of interest situation, such as:

  • a) It is a majority shareholder of FP, or of another entity, controlled by that respective shareholder;
  • b) It is a member of an administration, management or supervisory body of FP, of a majority shareholder or of another entity, controlled by that respective shareholder;
  • c) Is an employee or auditor of FP or of a majority shareholder or of another entity, controlled by that respective shareholder;
  • d) Is a spouse or relative (up to, and including, fourth degree filiation) of one of the individuals mentioned above.

The proxy cannot be replaced by another person. If the proxy is a legal entity, then the latter may carry out the general mandate through any of member of its administration/management body or of one of its employees.

In view of the EGM/OGM, and before their first use, the general power of attorneys are to be sent to the Company's headquarters in Bucharest, 78-80 Buzeşti Street, 7th floor, 1st District, postal code 011017 so that it is received by the Company by 24 April 2020, 11:00 o'clock (Romanian time) for documents regarding the EGM and 12:00 o'clock (Romanian time) for documents regarding the OGM, in copy, certified as being the same with the original by the proxy. The said copies are retained by FP, and a mention of this is inserted in the minutes of the general shareholders' meeting.

Documents accompanying the general power of attorney:

  • a) proof that the proxy is an intermediary in accordance with Article 2 para. (1) point (20) of Issuer's Law or an attorney at law, and that the shareholder is the proxy's client;
  • b) for natural person shareholders copy of the shareholder's identity card, allowing for identification thereof on the list of FP shareholders issued by Depozitarul Central SA and a copy of the identity card of the representative (identity document or identity card for Romanian citizens or passport for foreign citizens);
  • c) in case of collective natural person shareholders, by observing the provisions described by the Procedure regarding the organization and holding of General Meetings of Shareholders, available starting with 2 March 2020 on the Company's website (Special conditions regarding collective natural person shareholders);
  • d) for legal entity shareholders:
    • original or true copy of the findings certificate issued by the Trade Registry (in Romanian "certificat constatator") or any other document, in original or true copy, issued by a competent authority of the state where the shareholder is duly incorporated, all being no older than 12 months as from the date when the general meeting convening notice was published and allowing identification thereof on the FP shareholders list issued by Depozitarul Central SA;
    • the capacity of shareholder's legal representative shall be taken from the Shareholders' Registry issued by Depozitarul Central SA; however, if the shareholder did not inform timely Depozitarul Central SA of its legal representative (so that the shareholders' registry at the reference date reflect that), then the findings certificate/similar documents mentioned above must comprise the capacity of legal representative; for the Ministry of Public Finances the capacity of legal representative shall be proven by the appointment decree issued by the President of Romania – to this purpose, a copy of the Official Gazette in which the appointment decree was published or an excerpt of the law programme shall be provided; and
    • copy of the identity card of the representative (the proxy) (identity document or identity card for Romanian citizens or passport for foreign citizens).

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A., an alternative investment fund • Headquarters at: 78-80 Buzesti Street, 7th floor, Bucharest 1st district, postal code 011017, Romania. • Fiscal Identification Code (CIF): 18253260, registered with the Trade Registry under no: J40/21901/2005 • Subscribed share capital RON 3,959,264,762.44, Paid-up Share Capital: RON 3,770,082,340.44 • Tel.: + 40 21 200 9600; Fax: +40 21 200 9631; Email: [email protected]; Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro

Documents drafted in a foreign language (except for identity cards valid on the territory of Romania, in Latin characters) will be accompanied by their translation into Romanian or English, save for the documents attesting the legal representative capacity drafted in a foreign language other than English which shall be accompanied by their translation into Romanian or English performed by a certified translator. FP shall not request that the documents attesting the shareholder's legal representative capacity be legalized or apostilled. The above-mentioned documents may be sent by e-mail with incorporated extended electronic signature in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature at [email protected].

The documents with respect to the quality of the shareholder above-mentioned will not be necessary, if the general power of attorney is signed by that respective shareholder, and the proxy (intermediary/attorney at law) issues a declaration confirming that:

  • a) the shareholder is a client of the proxy;
  • b) the general power of attorney is signed by that respective shareholder (ink signed or through an extended electronic signature, as the case may be).

The said declaration must be submitted in original at FP or by e-mail with incorporated extended electronic signature in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature at [email protected] (in the same time with the general power of attorney and at the same coordinates as indicated in this convening notice) signed by the intermediary/attorney at law (without other criteria being necessary as pertaining with its form).

A form of the general power of attorney for EGM/OGM shall be made available to the shareholders by the Company starting from 2 March 2020 at the same coordinates and under the same conditions as the information materials. The Company does not impose the use of the said forms.

Vote by correspondence using the forms for voting by correspondence

The vote of the shareholders at the EGM /OGM can also be expressed by correspondence, by duly filling in and signing the forms for the vote by correspondence.

The ballots by correspondence will be sent either (i) in original, personally, by representative or by any form of courier service with proof of delivery, to the Company's headquarters in Bucharest, 78-80 Buzeşti St., 7th floor, 1st District, postal code 011017, Romania or (ii) by e-mail with the extended electronic signature incorporated in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature at [email protected], so that they are received by the Company by 24 April 2020, 11:00 o'clock (Romanian time) for documents regarding the EGM and 12:00 o'clock (Romanian time) for documents regarding the OGM.

Documents accompanying ballot papers:

  • a) for natural person shareholders copy of identity card, allowing for identification thereof in the list of Company's shareholders on the Reference Date issued by Depozitarul Central SA and, if such be the case, a copy of the identity card of the legal representative (in the case of natural persons lacking exercise capacity or with limited exercise capacity) (identity document or identity card for Romanian citizens or passport for foreign citizens) along with the proof of legal representative capacity;
  • b) in case of collective natural person shareholders by observing the provisions described by the Procedure regarding the organization and holding of General Meetings of Shareholders, available

starting with 2 March 2020 on the Company's website (Special conditions regarding collective natural person shareholders);

c) for legal entity shareholders:

  • original or true copy of the findings certificate issued by the Trade Registry (in Romanian "certificat constatator") or any other document, in original or true copy, issued by a competent authority of the state where the shareholder is duly incorporated, all being no older than 12 months as from the date of the general meeting convening notice, allowing for the identification thereof in the Company's list of shareholders on the Reference Date issued by Depozitarul Central SA;
  • the capacity of shareholder's legal representative shall be taken from the Shareholders' Registry issued by Depozitarul Central SA at the Reference Date; however, if the shareholder did not inform in a timely manner Depozitarul Central SA of its legal representative (so that the shareholders' registry at the Reference Date reflect that), then the findings certificate/similar documents mentioned above must comprise the capacity of legal representative; for the Ministry of Public Finance the capacity of legal representative shall be proven by the appointment decree issued by the President of Romania – to this purpose, a copy of the Official Gazette in which the appointment decree was published or an excerpt of the law programme shall be provided.

Documents in a foreign language (except for identity cards valid on the territory of Romania, in Latin characters) will be accompanied by their translation into Romanian or English, save for the documents attesting the legal representative drafted in a language other than English which shall be accompanied by their translation into Romanian or English performed by a certified translator. FP shall not request that the documents attesting the shareholder's legal representative capacity be legalized or apostilled. The above-mentioned documents may be sent by e-mail with incorporated extended electronic signature in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature at [email protected].

A ballot form for voting by correspondence:

  • a) shall be made available to the shareholders by the Company starting with 2 March 2020 at the same coordinates and under the same conditions as the information materials and the forms for the special powers of attorney;
  • b) shall be updated by the Company if new items are added to the EGM/OGM agenda and shall be published on the Company's website in its updated form.

If a shareholder voted by sending a ballot paper by correspondence, but then attends the EGM/OGM either personally or through a proxy (provided a special/general power of attorney has been submitted under the conditions above-mentioned), the correspondence vote shall be annulled and only the direct or the vote expressed through the proxy shall be taken into consideration. If the person representing the shareholder at the general shareholders' meeting is other than the person who expressed the correspondence vote, then for its validity, the proxy must present at the general meeting a written revocation of the correspondence vote, signed by the shareholder or by the representative who expressed the correspondence vote. This will not be applicable if the shareholder or its legal representative is present at the general meeting.

The general procedure for the organisation of general meetings (which shall be available at the same coordinates and in the same conditions as the information materials) details the procedure allowing both the vote by representative with special/general power of attorney, vote through a custodian bank and the vote by correspondence, and the shareholders must comply with the said procedure. Special/General powers of attorney and ballots for voting by correspondence must be signed by all the natural person collective shareholders or their legal representatives (in the case of natural persons lacking exercise capacity or with limited exercise capacity), who shall assume both their capacity (proven by means of

evidentiary documents attached to the special/general power of attorney/ballot) and the signature authenticity.

The checking and validation of the special/general powers of attorney submitted, as well as the centralization, checking, validation, and records of the votes by correspondence shall be performed by a commission established within the Company, whose members shall safely keep these documents, as well as the confidentiality of the votes thus expressed. Powers of attorney shall also be checked by the EGM/OGM secretary. In the event that the agenda is supplemented, and the shareholders fail to send the updated special powers of attorney and/or ballots for voting by correspondence, the special powers of attorney and ballots sent prior to the supplementation of the agenda shall be considered only with reference to the items therein which are also found on the supplemented agenda. All discussions held during the EGM/OGM are audio recorded. If participants want to obtain a copy of the recordings, they will be available at the FP registered office, in exchange for a fee (the cost will not exceed the value of expenses incurred by FP in relation to transferring the audio recording to material support), within 15 days after the EGM/OGM date. Additional information may be obtained from the Department for Shareholders' Relations at the telephone number + 40 21 200 96 28 (or through reception at + 40 21 200 9600; fax: +40 21 200 9631; e-mail: [email protected]) and on the Company's website: www.fondulproprietatea.ro.

SOLE DIRECTOR

Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L.

By: ___________

Johan Meyer, Permanent Representative