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Based on Decision no. 1 of the General Assembly of Shareholders, held on April 21st, 2008, TRANSGAZ – headquartered in Medias, no. 1, C.I. Motas Sq., Sibiu County, Commercial Registration no. J32/301/2000, CIF RO 13068733, notifies shareholders registered on May 9th, 2008, that gross dividends related to the financial year 2007, of Lei 9.66/share, in gross amount of Lei 113,735,333.04, i.e. 50.77% of the net profit, shall be paid by BRD GROUP SOCIETE GENERALE, as of June 16th, 2008.

TRANSGAZ notifies all those concerned that the interconnection of the “Gas pipeline supplying Giurgiu” with the National Gas Transmission System was completed. The above-mentioned gas pipeline ensures the gas supply to Giurgiu and to the towns located on the pipeline’s routte, i.e. Crevedia Mare, Bucsani, Clejani, Letca Noua, Ghimpati, Schitu, Stoienesti, Fratesti. The technical details of such pipeline are as follows: diameter – 500 mm, maximum working pressure – 40 bar, length – 67.61 km, installed flow rate – 50,000 Scm/h. 
Value of pipeline building works amounted to approx. EURO 13 million. The works thereof were completed in 2007 and the interconnection of the pipeline with the National Gas Transmission System was currently accomplished. 
The opportunity of such investment is supported by the fact that the supply of gas to new regions both revitalizes and fosters the region’s economic activities and improves the population’s degree of comfort.

Under Law no. 297/2004 on the capital market and amended Regulation no. 1/2006 of the National Romanian Securities Commission, TRANSGAZ notifies shareholders and investors that the REPORT for the first trimester 2008 shall be made public, as follows:
*    In soft copy – on TRANSGAZ website at www.transgaz.ro as of May 14th, 2008;
*    In hard copy – at the company’s headquarters, Medias, no. 1, C.I. Motas Sq., Sibiu County as of May 14th, 2008;
Such REPORT for the first trimester 2008 is drwn up according to Annex 30B to the above-mentioned Regulation and consists of non-audited financial data.

STRANSGAZ SA notifies all those concerned that, according to the financial communication calendar with Bucharest Stock Exchange, the meeting between the company’s management and analysts representatives of various financial and banking institutions was held at HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL, Bucharest, COLORADO hall.

The National Gas Transmission Company, TRANSGAZ SA, Medias, notifies investors of the changing of the date set within the financial communication calendar, i.e. February 15th, 2008, for the publishing of the Annual Preliminary Financial Results for 2007, drawn up according to RAS, to February 5th, 2008.

Under Law no. 297/2004 on the capital market and amended Regulation no. 1/2006 of the National Romanian Securities Commission, TRANSGAZ notifies shareholders and investors that the ANNUAL REPORT for 2007 shall be made public, as follows:

*    In soft copy – on TRANSGAZ website at www.transgaz.ro as of April 23rd, 2008;
*    In hard copy – at the company’s headquarters, Medias, no. 1, C.I. Motas Sq., Sibiu County as of April 23rd, 2008;
Such REPORT consists of:
*    Annual individual audited financial statements for the financial year ended on December 31st, 2007;
*    Annual Report of TRANSGAZ Management for 2007;
*    Independent Auditors’ Report on the financial statements for 2007;
*    Statement of the company’s management on the financial statements drawn up for the financial year ended on December 31st, 2007.

The Ordinary General Assembly of TRANSGAZ Shareholders, of April 21st, 2008 was held in accordance with the legal provisions and the conditions stipulated in the convening paper. The annual audited individual financial statements for the financial year ended on December 21st, 2007 were approved under item 1 of the agenda, as follows:

  • Total revenues    Lei 1,064,237 thousand
  • Net turnover    Lei 1,038,867 thousand
  • Total expenses    Lei 794,907 thousand
  • Gross profit    Lei 269,330 thousand
  • Tax on profit    Lei 45,324 thousand
  • Net profit Lei 224,006 thousand

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT FOR THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY

The following were approved within the meeting of the Board of Administration held on April 4th, 2008, to be submitted for approval to the General Assembly of the Shareholders within the meeting on April 21st, 2008:

  1. The annual individual audited statements for the financial year ended on December 31st, 2007 drawn up according to Order no. 1752/2005 of the Ministry of Public Finance, amended by Order no. 2374/2007 of the Ministry of Public Finance;
  2. Proposal for apportionment of the net profit for the financial year 2007;
  3. Annual TRANSGAZ Management Report - individual audited statements for the financial year ended on December 31st, 2007;
  4. Proposal for approval of the gross dividend per share and of the payment terms thereof and of the payment agent selection;
  5. Notification on the statement of performance criteria and objective achievement on December 31st, 2007;
  6. Independent auditors’ report to TRANSGAZ shareholders.

The above-mentioned documents related to item 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, on the agenda of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Shareholders, spread on March 21st, 2008, by convening, are available both on the company’s website: http://www.transgaz.ro and at the company’s headquarters – Medias, no. 1, C.I. Motas Sq., Sibiu County.