Rompetrol Rafinare S.A. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2020

Apr 15, 2020

ROMPETROL RAFINARE S.A. Bulevardul Navodari, nr. 215, Pavilion Administrativ, Navodari, Judetul Constanta, ROMANIA

Nr. 2855/15.04.2020

CĂTRE: AUTORITATEA DE SUPRAVEGHERE FINANCIARĂ BURSA DE VALORI BUCUREŞTI

Raport curent conform Regulamentului ASF nr.5/2018

Data raportului: 15 aprilie 2020

ROMPETROL RAFINARE S.A.

Sediul social: Năvodari, Bulevardul Năvodari nr. 215 (Pavilion Administrativ), judeţul Constanţa Numărul de telefon: 0241/506100; 506553 Numărul de fax: 0241/506930; 506901 Număr de ordine în Registrului Comerţului: J13/534/1991

Cod Unic de Înregistrare: 1860712

Capital subscris şi vărsat: 4.410.920.572,60 lei

Piaţa reglementată pe care se tranzacţionează valorile mobiliare: Bursa de Valori BUCUREŞTI (simbol de piaţă RRC)

Evenimente importante de raportat: Recomandări privind AGAO şi AGAE convocată pentru data de 29/30.04.2020 în contextul generat de pandemia COVID-19

Având în vedere Decretele Președintelui Romaniei nr. 195/2020 si 240/2020 privind instituirea stării de urgenţă pe teritoriul României, în contextul restricţiilor impuse de autorităţile competente ale statului pentru gestionarea situaţiei generate de COVID-19, Ordonanţele militare privind măsuri de prevenire a răspandirii COVID-19, măsurile de prevenţie luate de autorităţile din România, precum limitările privind adunările de persoane şi restricţiile de deplasare, în conformitate cu prevederile Regulamentului ASF nr. 5/2020, Rompetrol Rafinare S.A. ("Societatea" sau "RRC") recomandă în mod expres acţionarilor săi să utilizeze cu precădere mijloacele electronice/de interacţiune la distanţă, inclusiv votarea prin corespondenţă, cu privire la Adunarea Generală Ordinară a Acţionarilor ("AGOA") şi, respectiv, Adunarea Generală Extrardinară a Acţionarilor ("AGEA") convocate pentru data de 29/30.04.2020.

În acest scop, RRC recomandă tuturor acţionarilor Societăţii următoarele măsuri de protecţie/prevenţie:

Să acceseze materialele informative pentru şedinţa AGOA şi AGEA în format electronic, disponibile pe site-ul Societăţii www.rompetrol-rafinare.ro, Secţiunea Relaţii cu Investitorii, subsecţiunea

ROMPETROL RAFINARE S.A. Bulevardul Navodari, nr. 215. Payllion Administrativ. Navodari, Judetul Constanta. ROMANIA

phone: + (40) 241 50 60 00 $+(40)$ 241 50 61 50 fax: + (40) 241 50 69 30 office.rafinare@rompetrol.com www.rompetrol-rafinare.ro www.rompetrol.com

Meeting of Shareholders / General Meeting of Shareholders current year subsection, avoiding, to the extent to which it is possible, sending the materials on hard copy, by post, courier services or personal pick up from the RRC headquarters;

To vote by correspondence and, preferably, by e-mail, using the extended electronic signature Law 455/2001 regarding the electronic signature, incorporated, according to no. at Investor.Relations.RRC@rompetrol.com, by sending the ballot by correspondence, accompanied by the documents mentioned in the convocation, avoiding, to the extent to which it is possible, sending them on hard copy by mail, courier services or personal deposit at the issuer's registry office; in the absence of the extended electronic signature, the aforementioned documents will be sent on hard copy by post, courier service or personal deposit at the issuer's registry office;

To use, as a means of communication with the Company, the electronic communication channels $\bullet$ made available by the Company, including the email address Investor. Relations. RRC@rompetrol.com, using the electronic signature, for any documents sent to the company in relation to OGMS and EGMS, avoiding, to the extent to which it is possible, sending them on hard copy by mail, courier services or personal deposit at the Company registry office;

Please find below the description of the correspondence voting method, which can also be found in the general meeting of shareholders convocation available on the Company's website www.rompetrolrafinare.ro, Investor Relations Section, General Shareholders Meeting / General Shareholders Meeting current year subsection.

Correspondence ballots

Correspondence ballots must follow the format provided by the Company and contain specific instructions for each item on the agenda (vote "for", vote "against", mention "abstention").

Correspondence vote may be expressed though the correspondence ballot by the shareholder's representative only if:

• The representative received a special/general power of attorney from the shareholder he represents, that has to be submitted to the Company in the form provided by legal regulations and within the deadline provided for in the convocation, or
• The representative is a credit institution providing custody services, in which case voting is limited to the instructions received from their clients acting as shareholders at the Reference Date.

In case of OGMS, the correspondence ballot provided by the Company will be used for all items on the agenda.

ROMPETROL RAFINARE S.A. Bulevardul Navodari, nr. 215. Pavilion Administrativ, Navadari, Judetul Constanta, ROMANIA

In case of EGMS, the correspondence ballot provided by the Company will be used for all items on the agenda.

In case of OGMS, the correspondence ballot and the related documents will be sent to be registered with the company's registry office no later than April 27, 2020, 11:00 a.m. (Romania time) clearly mentioning on the envelope "For the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on April 29/30, 2020".

In case of EGMS, the correspondence ballot and the related documents will be sent to be registered with the company's registry office no later than April 27, 2020, 13:00 a.m. (Romania time) clearly mentioning on the envelope "For the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on April 29/30, 2020".

Correspondence ballots can be sent by e-mail with extended electronic signature, according to Law no. 455/2001 regarding the electronic signature, republished, and according to ASF regulations, to Investor.Relations.RRC@rompetrol.com, as follows:

• In case of OGMS, the correspondence ballot, filled in by shareholders or, if the case may be, by the representatives of shareholders, with their respective options (vote "for", vote "against", mention "abstention"), signed, with the extended electronic signature attached. accompanied by the related documents, will be sent by e-mail, with the subject "CORRESPONDENCE BALLOT - FOR THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ON APRIL 29/30, 2020", to be registered as received with the Company's registry office no later than April 27, 2020, 11:00 a.m. (Romania time);
• In case of EGMS, the correspondence ballot, filled in by shareholders or, if the case may be, by the representatives of shareholders, with their respective options (vote "for", vote "against", mention "abstention"), signed, with the extended electronic signature attached, accompanied by the related documents, will be sent by e-mail, with the subject "CORRESPONDENCE BALLOT - FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ON APRIL 29/30, 2020", to be registered as received with the Company's registry office no later than April 27, 2020, 13:00 a.m. (Romania time).

Correspondence ballots that are not registered with the Company's registry office before the above-mentioned deadlines will not be taken into consideration when determining attendance and vote quorum in OGMS and EGMS.

Depending on the evolution of the situation caused by COVID-19, between the moment of the present report and the date of holding the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on April 29, 2020, 11:00 a.m. and respectively, the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on April 29, 2020, 01:00p.m., Rompetrol Rafinare SA shall adopt the appropriate measures, required or imposed by the authorities, while appropriately informing the shareholders of the Company.

ROMPETROL RAFINARE S.A. Bulevardul Navodari, nr. 215. Pavilion Administrativ. Navodari, Judetul Constanta, ROMANIA

phone: + (40) 241 50 60 00 $+(40)$ 241 50 61 50 $+(40)$ 241 30 69 30
fax: + (40) 241 50 69 30 office.rafinare@rompetrol.com www.rompetrol-rafinare.ro www.rompetrol.com

We also inform you that, if the current restrictions regarding the number of participants to events held in confined spaces will be maintained, Rompetrol Rafinare is obliged to apply additional measures to comply with these legal requirements.

At the same time, we would like to draw the attention that the physical participation in public events / meetings in closed spaces (although it is carried out in compliance with the conditions and within the limits imposed by the authorities at that time) may expose the participants to a possible contamination with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, and Rompetrol Rafinare SA and / or the management and / or administrators of Rompetrol Rafinare S.A. they cannot be held responsible for such risk.

Should the shareholders expressly wish to attend, directly or through the proxy, general meetings, they are requested to notify the company until April 21, 2020, by 10:00 am, at the e-mail addresses: Investor.Relations. RRC@rompetrol.com or carmen.chitu@rompetrol.com to allow the Company to take all the protective measures that are required in the given context, but not limited to them, such as: disinfection of the meeting room, requisition of a declaration regarding the health status, measures in the view of protecting the Company's personnel involved in conducting general meetings, including but not limited to requesting the necessary authorizations from the public authorities that are competent in this matter.

General Director

Felix Crudu-Tesloveanu

• June