Frequently Asked Questions

How can I buy or sell SIF 1 shares?
What is the ”reference date”?
What is the ”record date”?
How do I receive the due dividends?
I have SIF1 shares but I did not receive the dividends. What do I need to do?
Who makes the changes in SIF Banat-Crisana’s shareholders register?
How do I update my personal identity data recorded in the shareholder register?

Should you need further information, please send your inquiry by:
e-mail: registru@banat-crisana.com 
mail: SIF Banat-Crişana, Calea Victoriei 35 A, Arad, 310158, Romania
phone: 0040257 255.046
fax: 0040257 255.046

Every investor, Romanian or foreign, can buy or sell SIF 1 shares on the Bucharest Stock Exchange through a Brokerage Firm authorized by the Romanian National Securities Commission. The first step would be to choose and contact a Brokerage Firm that will intermediate for you the share trading on the stock exchange.

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It is the date set by the Board of Directors to identify the shareholders who are entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting. The reference date is announced in the notice for the Annual General Meeting.

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It is the date set by the Annual General Meeting to identify the shareholders eligible to receive dividends or other rights and who will be affected by the resolutions of the Annual General Meeting. The record date is subsequent to the Annual General Meeting with at least 10 days.

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The payment of due dividends for 2006 financial year has started on June 2007, being performed as follows:
by postal order, sent to the shareholder’s name and address in Romania as recorded in the shareholders register as of the record date (May 16, 2007) for the individuals, owners of 200 to 5,000 shares;
in cash, at the cashier desks at the headquarters or company branches for the shareholders, owners of less than 200 shares;
by bank transfer in a RON bank account, opened at a bank in Romania for the shareholders: individuals, legal persons owners of more than 5,000 shares, legal persons regardless of the number of shares held and that requested the bank transfer.
Dividend distribution expenses (postal taxes, bank commissions) are deducted from shareholders’ due dividends.
Should you need further information regarding dividend payment, please don’t hesitate to contact either the Shareholders Relation Office at the company headquarters, tel/fax 0040 257 255 046, e-mail registru@banat-crisana.com or any of SIF Banat-Crisana branches.

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Please contact the Shareholders Relation Office at company headquarters, tel/fax 0040 257 255 046 or by e-mail: registru@banat-crisana.com

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Who makes the changes in SIF Banat-Crisana’s shareholders register?

SIF Banat-Crisana’s shareholders register is maintained by Depozitarul Central S.A. Bucharest, the registrar company. You can obtain information on the operations performed by the central registrar, the documents requested to shareholders, their successors and the persons empowered by the shareholders and the taxes charged for different operations if you contact Depozitarul Central.

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How do I update my personal identity data recorded in the shareholder register?

The changes in the individual's personal data (e.g. changes of name, address, personal identity number) are performed only by the registrar company, namely Depozitarul Central. This means that you have to contact and request the changes in your personal data to the Depozitarul Central. It is very important that the latest personal data to be recorded in the shareholders register. In accordance with the legal provisions, the information in this register represent the basis for the identification of the shareholders who are entitled to attend the Annual General Meetings or who are eligible to receive dividends. Further information about the procedure to change the identification data in the shareholders registry, the necessary documents, the taxes charged, and so on are available on www.DepozitarulCentral.ro.

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