BUCHAREST - Fondul Proprietatea SA, a Romanian investment fund, has announced a series of resolutions passed during its Extraordinary and Ordinary General Meetings held on Monday. Among the key decisions, shareholders approved the delisting of the fund's global depositary receipts (GDRs) from the London Stock Exchange (LON:LSEG) and a share buy-back program for the 2025 financial year.
The delisting of GDRs, which are certificates representing ownership of shares and trade on exchanges like stocks, is set to simplify the fund's structure and reduce costs. Each GDR represents 50 underlying shares of Fondul Proprietatea. The fund's manager, Franklin Templeton International Services S.À R.L., is authorized to carry out all necessary actions related to the delisting and termination of the GDR program.
In addition, shareholders agreed to a decrease in the fund's subscribed and paid-up share capital by RON 184,934,215.96, following the cancellation of 355,642,723 own shares acquired through a buy-back program in 2024. This will adjust the share capital to RON 1,664,407,948.32, divided into 3,200,784,516 shares.
Furthermore, a new share buy-back program was authorized for the 2025 financial year, allowing the fund to repurchase up to 320,000,000 shares. This initiative aims to decrease the share capital in accordance with Romanian law and will be funded from the fund's own sources.
The Ex-Date and Registration Date for these resolutions have been set for 19 December 2024 and 20 December 2024, respectively.
In the Ordinary General Meeting, shareholders appointed Mr. Nicholas Paris as a member of the Board of Nominees for a three-year term, following the expiration of his previous mandate in April 2024.
Lastly, the fund's 2025 budget was approved, which outlines the financial and operational roadmap for the upcoming year.
These decisions reflect the fund's strategic adjustments and financial planning for the near future. All resolutions were passed with the required majority and will be implemented following the legal formalities, including registration with the Romanian Trade Registry.
The information in this article is based on a press release statement from Fondul Proprietatea SA.
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