ADDRESS CALEA VICTORIEI 35A ARAD 310158 ROMANIA • TEL +40257 304 438 • FAX +40257 250 165 • EMAIL SIFBC@SIF1.RO • INTERNET WWW.SIF1.RO

CURRENT REPORT according to Regulation no. 5/2018 and Law no. 24/2017 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations

Report date: October 8, 2018

Issuer Societatea de Investiții Financiare Banat-Crișana SA (SIF Banat-Crișana) | Registered office 35A Calea Victoriei, Arad 310158, Romania | Phone +40257 304 438 | Fax +40257 250 165 | Webpage www.sif1.ro | Email sifbc@sif1.ro| Tax Identification Code RO2761040 | Trade Register Number J02 / 1898 / 02.09.1992 | Number In ASF AFIAA Register PJR07.1AFIAA / 020007 / 09.03.2018 | Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) 254900GAQ2XT8DPA7274 | Subscribed and paid-up share capital RON 52,000,000 | Regulated market on which the issued securities are traded: Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Premium category (symbol: SIF1)

Important event to be reported:

Notification - buyback of own shares 02.10 - 04.10.2018

In accordance with the provisions of ASF Regulation no. 5/2018, of art. 2 of the Delegate Regulation (EU) 1052/2016 and Regulation (EU) 596/2014, SIF Banat-Crișana informs upon the buyback of its own shares (symbol SIF1) as per the Resolution of the EGM of 26.04.2018:

Transactions performed during: Intermediary of transactions:

02.10.2018 - 04.10.2018

SSIF Swiss Capital SA

Transactions presented in an aggregated form:

Bogdan-Alexandru DRĂGOI

Chairman and CEO

Compliance Officer, Eugen Cristea

SUBSCRIBED AND PAID-UP SHARE CAPITAL RON 52,000,000 • NUMBER IN TRADE REGISTER J02/1898/1992 • TAX IDENTIFICATION CODE RO2761040

NUMBER IN ASF AFIAA REGISTER PJR07.1AFIAA / 020007 / 09.03.2018 • NUMBER IN ASF SIIRS REGISTER PJR09SIIR / 020002 / 02.02.2006

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER (LEI) 254900GAQ2XT8DPA7274 • BANK ACCOUNT RO77 BTRL 0020 1202 1700 56XX • BANCA TRANSILVANIA ARAD BRANCH