Independent Report of the financial auditor

To: Bucharest Stock Exchange

Financial Supervisory Authority

London Stock Exchange

Current report according to the provisions of Article 144 point B para. (1) - (3) of FSA Regulation no. 5/2018

Important events to be reported:

Publication of the Independent Report of limited assurance of the financial auditor over the transactions with related parties included in the current reports published within Semester II 2020 in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 24 /2017 and Regulation no. 5/2018

Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L, as alternative investment fund manager and sole director of Fondul Proprietatea SA (the "Fund"), hereby informs shareholders and investors of the publication of the Independent Report of limited assurance over the information included in the current reports issued by Fondul Proprietatea SA in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 24 /2017 and Regulation no. 5/2018.

We mention that although starting with August 2020, art. 82 of Law no. 24/2017 was repealed, the provisions of art. 144 lit. B para. 4 of the F.S.A. Regulation no. 5/2018 (regarding current reports on related parties transactions) are still in force, thus the Fund decided to contract the financial auditor for the preparation of the attached independent limited assurance report.

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

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6235N_1-2021-2-1.pdf

Report date:

1 February 2021

Name of the issuing entity:

Fondul Proprietatea S.A.

Registered office:

78-80 Buzesti Street

7th 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 3,749,282,292.08

Paid-up share capital:

RON 3,560,099,870.08

Number of shares in issue:

7,210,158,254

Number of paid shares:

6,846,345,904

Regulated market on which the issued securities are traded:

Shares on Bucharest Stock Exchange 

GDRs on London Stock Exchange