Engie - Completion of the sale

Fondul Proprietatea S.A.

20 February 2024

 

To:          Bucharest Stock Exchange                 Financial Supervisory Authority                London Stock Exchange Current report according to Article 234 para. (1) 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 s) of the Code of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, Title II, Issuers and Financial Instruments. Important events to be reported: Completion of the sale of Fondul Proprietatea's minority shareholding in Engie Romania S.A. Further to the current reports published on 11 December 2023 and 27 December 2023, Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L., in its capacity as alternative investment fund manager and sole director ("AIFM / Fund Manager") of Fondul Proprietatea S.A. (the "Fund"), would like to inform shareholders about the completion of the sale of the Fund's entire holding in Engie Romania S.A. (the "Transaction"). Following the Transaction, the Fund received gross proceeds of RON 432,616,167.75. The proceeds will be used in accordance with the discount management techniques set out in Fondul Proprietatea's Investment Policy Statement, published here: Investment Policy Statement (fondulproprietatea.ro). When proposing any Discount Control Mechanism ("DCM") measures, the Fund Manager will also observe the current and potential cash requirements for the foreseeable future, in line with the current size and risk profile of the Fund. We remind shareholders that the Transaction was concluded following the closing of an share purchase and sale agreement between the Fund, as seller, and GDF International SAS, as purchaser, for the sale of the entire shareholding held by the Fund in Engie Romania S.A. Furthermore, the completion of the Transaction was conditioned upon the Fund's shareholders approval, which was granted during the 13 February 2024 Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting. Following the Transaction, the Fund no longer holds any shares in Engie Romania S.A. Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L, in its capacity of alternative investment fund manager and sole director of FONDUL PROPRIETATEA S.A. Johan MEYER Permanent Representative

Report date: 20 February 2024 Name of the issuing entity: Fondul Proprietatea S.A. Registered office: 76-80 Buzesti Street 7th floor, district 1, Bucharest, 011017 Phone/fax number: Tel.: + 40 21 200 96 00 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Internet: www.fondulproprietatea.ro Sole Registration Code with the Trade Register Office: 18253260 Order number in the Trade Register: J40/21901/2005 Subscribed and paid-up share capital: RON 2,947,779,186.56 Number of shares in issue and paid-up: 5,668,806,128 Regulated market on which the issued securities are traded: Shares on Bucharest Stock Exchange GDRs on London Stock Exchange

 

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