REG - OMV Petrom S.A. - Court of the first instance decision

OMV Petrom SAAnnouncement

07/03/2018 07:00

RNS Number : 9401G
OMV Petrom S.A.
07 March 2018
In compliance with Law no. 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations and National Securities Commission Regulation no. 1/2006 on issuers and operations with securities
Date of report: March 6, 2018
Name of issuer: OMV Petrom S.A.
Headquarters: Bucharest, 22 Coralilor Street, District 1, ("Petrom City")
Telephone/fax number: +40 372 160697/ +40 372 868518
Sole registration number at the Trade Register Office: 1590082
Fiscal attribute: RO
Trade Register Number: J 40/8302/1997
Share capital: 5,664,410,833.5 RON
Regulated market on which the issued shares are traded: Bucharest Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange
Significant event to be reported:
Involuntary manslaughter case - court of first instance decision
In the file where OMV Petrom SA was accused of involuntary manslaughter and was sent to trial, the court of first instance - Ploiesti Court found the company guilty for committing the crime of involuntary manslaughter and was convicted to a punishment of a criminal fine amounting to RON 380,000 (200 days of fine, the equivalent of a day of fine being of RON 1,900). On the civil side of the criminal file, the company was obliged to pay moral damages in total amount of EUR 135,000 to the victim's family. The court also applied the complementary sanction of the suspension of activity at the well no. 536 Aricestii Rahtivani for a period of six months since the court decision becomes final. The decision is not final. The company will file an appeal against the decision.
The accusation is referring to an incident which occurred near one of the company's wells located in Aricestii Rahtivani in Prahova County, where the victim was found dead.
Mariana Gheorghe  Stefan Waldner
Chief Executive Officer  Chief Financial Officer
President of the Executive Board Member of the Executive Board

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