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  •   Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Meeting
  •   BVB to be Listed on the Regulated Market of the BVB Platform
  •   Bucharest Stock Exchange Presidency Elections
  •   BUCHAREST STOCK EXCHANGE: FUTURE OUTLOOK 2010
  •   Future Outlook

     Official 12 Month Statistics
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      US$ Millions # Shares Millions
    Total Volume Avg. Daily Volume Total Volume Avg. Daily Volume
      Stocks
    9/2009 223.3358 10.1516 1,980.0509 90.0023
    10/2009 174.5877 7.9358 1,129.4498 51.3386
    11/2009 147.4814 7.0229 734.6433 34.9830
    12/2009 187.1953 11.0115 781.7713 45.9865
    1/2010 139.9512 6.9976 652.6496 32.6325
    2/2010 272.6542 13.6327 4,408.8766 220.4438
    3/2010 230.4373 10.0190 2,969.3503 129.1022
    4/2010 176.4980 8.4047 829.2887 39.4899
    5/2010 240.7008 12.0350 1,242.0944 62.1047
    6/2010 146.9320 6.6787 594.7142 27.0325
    7/2010 113.5887 5.1631 510.8202 23.2191
    8/2010 91.8725 4.1760 359.1342 16.3243
    TOTAL 2,145.2350 8.5128 16,192.8434 64.2573
      Bonds
    9/2009 68.1109 3.7839 0.1424 0.0079
    10/2009 125.0670 6.5825 0.3800 0.0200
    11/2009 4.5757 0.2692 0.0173 0.0010
    12/2009 82.2998 5.4867 0.3707 0.0247
    1/2010 118.7366 7.9158 0.0372 0.0025
    2/2010 207.8095 10.9373 0.1265 0.0067
    3/2010 173.5614 8.2648 0.0471 0.0022
    4/2010 154.8860 10.3257 0.0725 0.0048
    5/2010 66.7781 5.5648 1.0192 0.0849
    6/2010 2.5586 0.2559 0.0014 0.0001
    7/2010 5.5509 0.4626 0.0328 0.0027
    8/2010 33.2758 3.6973 0.6794 0.0755
    TOTAL 1,043.2103 5.7319 2.9264 0.0161
      Other
    9/2009 6.8649 0.4038 0.0047 0.0003
    10/2009 1.8068 0.1390 0.0012 0.0001
    11/2009 0.0015 0.0001 2.3445 0.1675
    12/2009 4.2780 0.2852 0.0028 0.0002
    1/2010 1.5889 0.0794 0.0011 0.0001
    2/2010 4.2414 0.2121 0.0030 0.0002
    3/2010 2.4895 0.1132 0.0018 0.0001
    4/2010 2.3391 0.1299 0.0017 0.0001
    5/2010 3.9321 0.2070 0.0031 0.0002
    6/2010 9.8465 0.7033 0.0078 0.0006
    7/2010 3.9105 0.2444 0.0030 0.0002
    8/2010 1.6163 0.0951 0.0012 0.0001
    TOTAL 42.9154 0.2093 2.3760 0.0116
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     5 Year Statistical Comparison
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      2006 2007 2008 2009 YTD 2010
    Number of Companies 100 157 170 175 171
    Market Capitalization (US$*) 28204.04 35326.0414 16272.5628 27455.6818 26490.2903
    Total Vol.-Stocks (US$*) 3468.1427 5560.1722 2780.2357 1697.606 1412.6347
    Total Vol.-Stocks (# Shares*) 14015.0974 13832.4164 11794.0503 14398.556 11566.9281
    Avg. Daily Vol.-Stocks (US$*) 13.9283 22.5108 11.1209 6.7904 8.3096
    Avg. Daily Vol.-Stocks (# Shares*) 56.2855 56.0017 47.1762 57.5942 68.0408
    Total Vol.-Bonds (US$*) 393.2445 332.834 73.5788 1617.6271 763.1568
    Total Vol.-Bonds (# Shares*) 3.5529 6.6944 0.8644 2.8929 2.016
    Avg. Daily Vol.-Bonds (US$*) 1.5793 3.7822 0.5794 7.8909 6.7536
    Avg. Daily Vol.-Bonds (# Shares*) 0.0143 0.0761 0.0068 0.0141 0.0178
    Total Vol.-Other (US$*) 1.8006 0.2018 20.7944 20.5116 29.9643
    Total Vol.-Other(# Shares*) 416.1908 0.0001 1.887 2.3585 0.0229
    Avg. Daily Vol.-Other (US$*) 0.0375 0.0072 0.9902 0.1566 0.2052
    Avg. Daily Vol.-Other (# Shares*) 8.6706 0 0.0899 0.018 0.0002
    Monthly Avg. Turnover Ratio 0.0102 0.0131 0.0142 0.0052 0.0067
    Index 2332 3047.87 2901.1 4690.57 5072.95
    Currency/US$ 2.5673 2.4334 2.8342 2.9361 3.2679
     * in millions
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    Practices & Procedures
     Trading
    Days Monday-Friday
    Hours Spot market:
    Equities: 9:30  16:30
    Bonds: 11:00  15:00
    T-bills: 9:30  16:30
    Fund units: 9:30  16:30
    Wrights/ allotment certificate: 9:30  16:30
    Derivatives market:
    Futures: 9:30  16:30

    BER (Bucharest Electronic Market) 9:30  16:30
    Market segmentation Equities: international tier& domestic tier.
    The equities domestic tier is divided into three categories:
    Category I (min Euro 30 mil capital; 25% free float, min 2,000 shareholders);
    Category II (min Euro 2 million shareholders equity),
    Category III (min Euro 1 mil).

    Bonds: Corporate bonds/ Municipal bonds/ Government bonds/ Mortgage bonds/ International bonds/ Other debt instruments category.
    Corporate bonds sector is divided into three categories:
    Category I (min Euro 200,000 bonds issue) and min 1,000 bond holders;
    Category II (min Euro 200,000 value of bonds issue and min 100 bond holders);
    Category III (min Euro 200,000, but no liquidity requirements).

    Funds sector: fund units category and shares category.
    System Equities: electronic systems integrated in real time (trading system, clearing-settlement and registry system)
    Bonds: electronic integrated trading platform designed and implemented in-house (trading system, clearing-settlement and registry system)
    Mechanisms Common shares: Single price auction, Multiple price auction, Order driven, Dealing
    Corporate bonds: Multiple price auction, quote driven, dealing
    Municipal bonds: Order driven, quote driven, dealing
    Market-maker/ Specialists Market maker allowed on the derivatives markets ensuring liquidity for the currency futures contracts
    Instruments Equities: common shares
    Wrights/ Allotment certificates
    Debt instruments: Government & municipal bonds, corporate bonds, Government Treasury Bills
    Derivatives market: Index Futures, Single Stock Futures, Currency Futures
    Currency Local  Romanian Lei (RON/ ROL)
    Real time information Equities and bonds: market depth and basic data (volumes, prices, indexes) + 15 min delay
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     Clearing & Settlement
    Central Depository Central Security Depository set up in January 2007, responsible for the clearing& settlement and registry of the transactions
    Period T+3 (common shares & municipal bonds); Today, tomorrow, spot and forward (government securities)
    Registered All instruments are dematerialized and registered with the CSD
    Settlement Settlement is made according to BIS 2 model (net settlement for money & gross settlement for securities) using delivery versus payment principles. National Bank is the final settlement bank, using ReGIS system.
    Clearing Multilateral netting
    DVP DVS implemented from the beginning for the entire market
    Clearing Institution Performed by the newly set up Central Securities Depository.
    Risk Sharing To cover the risk , participants deposit financial guarantees with the Margins & Guarantees Fund managed by the CSD to cover any default payment. Contributions can go up to 3% of the investment firms capital, but no more than Euro 10,000. In June 2005 was set up the Investors Compensation Fund
    Margin/Lending Not yet possible
    Custodians Commercial banks
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     Taxes
    Cash Dividends Natural persons: Residents: 10%
    Non-residents: If double taxation agreement exist it prevails; if not 5%
    Legal persons: Residents: 10% / Non-residents: If double taxation agreement exists it prevails, if not 10%
    Interest Income Natural persons: Resident: 0% and Non-residents: 0
    Legal persons: Residents: 16% and non-residents: If double taxation agreement exists it prevails; if not 16%
    Legal persons: Residents: 1% and non-residents: If double taxation agreement exists it prevails; if not 10%
    Capital Gains Natural persons: Residents: 1% (for holding longer than 12 months) or 16 % (for less than 1 year) and non-residents: If double taxation agreement exists it prevails; if not 1% or 16%
    Legal persons: Residents: 16% of total net profit and Non-residents: If double taxation agreement exists it prevails; if not 16 % of the net capital gain of the portfolio per brokerage house.
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     Structure & Regulations
    Legal Special statutes within the law
    Regulation Self-regulated institution
    Securities market regulations BVB Code and National Securities Commission (NSC) regulations harmonized with EU legislation
    Trading rules Trading rules existing in the BVB Code
    Surveillance BVB Code and NSCs regulations harmonized with the EU legislation
    Corporate actions According to the BVB Code & EU Regulations
    Trading halts regulations According to the BVB Code
    Investor protection According to BVB Code & EU Regulations
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     Foreign Participation
    Foreign investors No restrictions for participation of foreign capital on the domestic stock market
    Investment limitations No limitations
    Repatriation No restrictions on capital gain repatriation
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     Minimum Listing Requirements
      Category I Category II Category III
    Minimum Paid-In Capital EUR 30,000,000 EUR 2,000,000 EUR 1,000,000
    Years of Business Activity 3 3 3 or less (in special circumstances)
    Capitalization of Issue EUR 30,000,000 EUR 2,000,000 No
    Free Float n/a No No
    Free Float Ratio 25% 25% 25%
    Minimum # of Shareholders 2,000 shareholders No No
    Minimum Years of Positive Financial Results 2 No No
    # Prior Years Audited Financial Accounts 3 3 3
    # Times Dividends Distributed in Last 3 Years No No No
    Whole Class of Securities to be Issued ordinary shares ordinary shares ordinary shares
    Listing Agreement with Central Depository Yes Yes Yes
    Prospectus The company must have made a public offer; shares to be registered with the National Securities Commission Registration System; the securities must be freely transferable and dematerialized; the company has to comply with the disclosure requirements of the Exchange; the issuer has to conclude a contract in this respect with the Exchange. The company has to have made a public offer of its securities through a prospectus; the securities have to be registered with the National Securities Commission Registration System; the securities have to be freely transferable and dematerialized; the company has to comply with the disclosure requirements of the Exchange; the issuing company has to conclude a contract in this respect with the Exchange. The company has to have made a public offer of its securities through a prospectus; the securities have to be registered with the National Securities Commission Registration System; the securities have to be freely transferable and dematerialized; the company has to comply with the disclosure requirements of the Exchange; the issuing company has to conclude a contract in this respect with the Exchange.
    Special Requirements Business Plan for the next three years No No
    Additional Special Requirements n/a N/A N/A
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  •  Contact Information
    Director Ms. Anca Dumitru, CEO
    bvb@bvb.ro
    Address 34-36 Carol I Boulevard, 14th Floor, Sector 2, Bucharest, 020922, Romania
    Telephone 40 21 307 9502
    Fax 40 21 307 9519
    Email bvb@bvb.ro
    Contact Person Daniela Dimcica
    Daniela.Dimcica@bvb.ro
    40 21 307 95 02
    40 21 307 95 19
    Liliana Alexandru
    secretariat@bvb.ro
    40 21 307 9502
    40 21 307 9519
    Website http://www.bvb.ro
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     Calendar of Holidays
    2010 Public Holidays for Romania
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     Market Capitalization & Index
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      Market Capitalization US$ Millions Index
    9/2009 28,104.6210 4,397.4000
    10/2009 26,539.8846 4,469.0600
    11/2009 29,430.5540 4,841.5800
    12/2009 27,455.6818 4,690.5700
    1/2010 29,320.9399 5,065.4300
    2/2010 28,388.2507 5,328.4500
    3/2010 32,149.9299 5,965.3500
    4/2010 32,576.6720 5,727.8500
    5/2010 25,838.1707 4,935.0500
    6/2010 23,202.0660 4,743.8600
    7/2010 28,156.5703 5,074.0700
    8/2010 26,490.2903 5,072.9500
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