Framework lease contract on the spaces for the adequate arrangement

CFR NETWORK STATEMENT - 2026 ANNEX 36 FRAMEWORK LEASE CONTRACT ON THE SPACES FOR THE ADEQUATE ARRANGEMENT OF THE TICKETING SERVICES (TICKET VENDING MACHINES) OR OF THE INFORMATION COUNTERS Validity: 14.12.2025 – 12.12.2026 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Content Cap. I. CONTRACTING PARTIES ................................................................................................................... 3 Cap. II. PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT .......................................................................................................... 3 Cap. III. PERFORMANCE OF THE IMPROVEMENT/TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION WORKS AT THE SITES .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Cap. IV. CONTRACT DURATION ...................................................................................................................... 4 Cap. V. LEASE, PAYMENT MODALITIES AND PENALTIES .......................................................................... 5 Cap. VI. LESSOR’S OBLIGATIONS .................................................................................................................. 6 Cap. VII. LESSEE’S OBLIGATIONS ................................................................................................................... 6 Cap. VIII. FORCE MAJEURE................................................................................................................................ 8 Cap. IX. OTHER OBLIGATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 8 Cap. X. SPECIAL CLAUSES ON THE EVICTION AND THE PROHIBITION TO USE THE LEASED ASSET BY THE LESSOR IF THE LESSEE DOES NOT PAY THE LEASE .................................................... 9 Cap. XI. CEASE AND TERMINATION OF CONTRACT .................................................................................... 9 Cap. XII. DISPUTES ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Cap. XIII. COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 10 Cap. XIV. FINAL PROVISIONS ........................................................................................................................... 11 CFR Network Statement / 2026 ANNEX 36 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 2 / 11  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România NR. …….. din ……………….. FRAMEWORK LEASE CONTRACT on the spaces for the adequate arrangement of the ticketing services (ticket vending machines) or of the information counters Cap. I. CONTRACTING PARTIES This Lease Contract was concluded between: Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate ”CFR” – SA, set up by means of the Government Decision no. 581/1998, headquartered in Bucharest, 38 Dinicu Golescu Blvd., 1st district, registered with the National Trade Register Office under no. J40/9774/1998, single registration code 11054529, represented by the Regional Railway Branch ………………………., registered with the National Trade Register Office under no. J/…………………, single registration code ………………..…, headquartered in ………..…………………….……….., …….………………………. Street, no. ………, …………………. district/county, the holder of the bank account no. ………………………………………………, opened with ……………………………………… …………, represented by Mr./Mrs. ………………………….……, holding the position of Director, in its capacity as LESSOR, AND S.C. ………………………………….., headquartered in ……………………………….., ………………………….. county, registered with the National Trade Register Office under no. J ………………………, single registration code …………………………, the holder of the bank account no. ……………………, opened with ………………………………., represented by Mr./Mrs. ……………………………, holding the position of …………………, in its capacity as LESSEE, on the basis of the ………………….. Minutes no. ……………….., of ……………………………... Cap. II. PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT Art.1 The purpose of the contract shall be the use of the space(s) with an area of ............. m2, and/or of the plot/plots of land with an area of ...................... m2, owned by the LESSOR, situated in …....................................................., position no. ..... in the urban planning drawing, according to its (their) destination as follows: .......................................................... ............. . Art.2 The handing-over of the leased property shall be recorded in a report, which shall be an integral part of this Contract, to be concluded within 10 working days from the date of the conclusion of the Contract. If the LESSEE does not come to the headquarters of the LESSOR within the above-mentioned period of time, the Contract shall be terminated ipso jure, and the Performance Bond shall be withheld as damages. CFR Network Statement / 2026 ANNEX 36 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 3 / 11  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Cap. III. PERFORMANCE OF THE IMPROVEMENT/TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION WORKS AT THE SITES Art. 3 The improvements/temporary constructions to be performed by the Lessee ....................................., with an estimated value of RON ................., shall consist of ........................................................... Art. 4 The improvements/temporary constructions shall be performed on the basis of the Detail Design Documents endorsed/prepared by a designer approved by the LESSOR, whereas the expenses shall be borne by the LESSEE. Within 15 days from the date of the handing-over of the leased property, the economic operator shall send to the headquarters of the Regional Railway Branch the Detail Design Documents for the improvements/temporary constructions, accompanied by a Bill of Quantities and an estimate of the period of time for the work performance. The approvals required by the laws in force for the performance of the improvements/temporary constructions shall be obtained by the LESSEE. If the improvements/temporary constructions are to be performed in locations situated in buildings classified as historic monuments/in their protection area, the Designer shall comply with the laws in force on designing/performing works in this category of buildings. Art. 5 The improvements/temporary constructions shall be performed within 90 days from the date of the endorsement/the preparation of the design by an authorized designer, agreed upon by the LESSOR, but not later than ......................., whereas their distribution per successive periods of performance shall not exceed the above-mentioned deadline. The failure to completely or partly perform the improvements/temporary constructions within the set-down period of time shall lead to the termination of this Contract, and the improvements/temporary constructions having been performed by the time of the termination shall be the property of the LESSOR without any damages. The temporary constructions performed by the Lessees shall be removed upon the expiry of the duration of the Contract, at their own expense. Art. 6 The improvements/temporary constructions performed by the LESSEE with respect to the asset covered by the Lease Contract shall be written off during its validity period. Upon the completion of the amenity works, there shall be prepared an acceptance report to be signed by both Parties, and the value of the improvements shall be determined on the basis of the documents-in-proof for the works on the leased real estate, in terms of quantity and value, in accordance with the approved design. Art. 7. Upon the termination of the Lease Contract (for whatever reason), the improvements/temporary constructions performed for the leased real estate shall become the property of the LESSOR without any obligation for the payment of their equivalent value. Cap. IV. CONTRACT DURATION Art.8 The space/plot of land shall be leased for a period of ….... months/years from the conclusion date of the handing-over report of the real estate .........., until the date of ................... If this Lease contract expires during the period of time between two consecutive tenders, an addendum may be concluded for extending validity the period of this Contract, until the date of the first tender organised after the expiry of the Contract. CFR Network Statement / 2026 ANNEX 36 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 4 / 11  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România Cap. V. LEASE, PAYMENT MODALITIES AND PENALTIES Art. 9. The lease shall be .............. RON/sqm/month plus VAT. The total amount of the lease monthly owed by the LESSEE shall be ............. RON/month plus VAT calculated in accordance with the legal provisions. During the performance of the improvement works, the LESSEE shall pay only the equivalent value of the utilities used over a period of time established in accordance with Article 5 Chapter III. The payment of the lease set down under the Contract shall not be conditioned by the obtaining of the necessary permits for the carrying-out of the LESSEE’s activities, which is its task. The lease shall not include the payment for the utilities or for the other services at the leased site. For the utilities and services, this Contract shall grant the right of access to utilities (depending on the existing capacity reserves), but there shall be concluded separate contracts with the service suppliers in the area of the Regional Railway Branch. Art. 10. The fiscal invoice representing the equivalent value of the first lease shall be issued at the date of the site handing-over report and shall be paid within 15 calendar days from its issuance date. Art. 11. The fiscal invoice representing the equivalent value of the lease, starting with the second month of the lease, shall be issued by the LESSOR between the 20th – 25th day of each month for the next month, and shall be paid until the due date, until the 15th day of the month which the invoice refers to. If the 15th day of the month and the due date of the invoice is not a working day, the invoice shall be issued and, respectively, shall have to be paid on the first working day following that date. The account to which the invoice has to be paid shall be communicated by means of an annex to the invoice. If the Lessee wants to make the payment in cash, it shall be made at the cash desk of the unit closest to its place of residence/headquarters (indicated in the same document attached to the invoice). Art.12 The invoices shall be personally taken over by a delegate appointed by LESSEE from the LESSOR’s headquarters or, in the case of failure to show until the 1st (first) day of each month, they shall be sent by mail with an acknowledgment of receipt, whereas the mail charges shall be borne by the LESSEE. Art. 13. The non-payment of the lease shall trigger the payment of penalties of 0.10% per day calculated on the amount due until the date of the full payment of the outstanding amount. The penalties shall be calculated from the day following the due date. The total penalties for the late payment may exceed the total amount on which they are calculated. When the payment of the lease is delayed by more than 30 days, the Contract may be terminated by the LESSOR. In case of termination, the right to use the site shall cease and the provisions of Chapter X of this Contract shall apply. The annual renegotiation of the lease shall be performed by the ex-officio indexing, by increasing, of the lease with the inflation index corresponding to the group of the activities specific to the Contract and communicated by the National Institute of Statistics. The lease set down in the object awarding document shall be yearly indexed, by increasing, with the inflation index corresponding to the group of the activities specific to the Contract and communicated by the National Institute of Statistics. The indexing shall be ex-officio performed, without any addendum to the Contract, and shall be applied to the lease for the month following the completion of one year from the conclusion date of the Lease Contract, for the entire duration of the Lease Contract. The Lessee shall notify the Lessee with regard to the lease increase. CFR Network Statement / 2026 ANNEX 36 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 5 / 11  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România If, during the duration of the Lease Contract, there are registered on the real estate market significant increases in leases that are not covered by the increase in the lease by applying the inflation index communicated by the National Institute of Statistics, the new lease shall be established by an assessor authorized by ANEVAR (The National Association of Assessors in Romania). Cap. VI. LESSOR’S OBLIGATIONS Art.14 The LESSOR shall: a) give over on the basis of a handing-over report the site mentioned at Chapter II Article 1 of this Contract, within 15 days from the conclusion date of the contract; b) carry out the repairing works to be performed by it in accordance with the law; c) provide - against payment, according to the technical possibilities, on the basis of a contract - the supply of the utilities to the LESSEE, only during the validity period of the Lease Contract; d) monitor the progress of the Contract and verify the modality in which the Contract clauses are complied with by the LESSEE; e) refrain from anything which would have as a consequence the disturbance of the utilization by the LESSEE of the asset to which the contract relates as long as the LESSEE complies with its obligations under the Contract; f) fully return to the LESSEE, at the end of the Contract duration, the Performance Bond set up in accordance with Article 15(n), if there are no debts unpaid by the LESSEE. In case of the existence of outstanding debts, the LESSOR shall retain the relevant amount from the Performance Bond. g) return the Performance Bond in the event that the Lessee cannot get from the local authorities the building permit required for placing some temporary constructions or fences on the plot of land due to the fact that CFR does not hold for the leased real estate a certificate attesting the ownership title, a land register excerpt, but only evidence attesting the property (expropriations/official gazettes, etc.). h) notify the LESSEE, by 30 days before releasing the site, when the interests for operating or modernising the buildings or premises of the Lessor require their release. i) Identify, in the case of modernisation works, the possibility of relocating the premises/plots of land under the lease contracts in force to other premises or plots of land during the duration of the relevant works with the same destination within the relevant stations, according to the availability of the surfaces that are free and unaffected by the works on the basis of the economic criteria which have led to the conclusion of the initial contracts, for the natural or legal persons having no debts to the Regional Railway Branch. The identification shall be performed on the basis of the proposal of the division that initiated the contract, endorsed by the Legal Office and the Deputy Economic Director, by complying with the charges, surfaces and the validity period of the Contract and with all the clauses of the Contract. Cap. VII. LESSEE’S OBLIGATIONS Art.15 The LESSEE shall: a) use the leased asset in accordance with its destination set down in the Contract, on the basis of the permits and authorizations necessary for the carrying-out of the activity, whereas they shall be obtained by the LESSEE; b) carry out on time and under good conditions the maintenance and current repairing works, whereas the LESSEE shall be liable for all the damages to the leased asset and the losses caused to the LESSOR during the validity period of the Contract. He shall ensure the cleanliness inside and around the leased asset; CFR Network Statement / 2026 ANNEX 36 Version: 15.0.0 Update: 15.12.2024 Pag: 6 / 11  Compania Naţională de Căi Ferate “CFR” S.A. România c) ensure the guarding of the asset, comply with and be liable for the application of the legal provisions in force regarding work safety, fire protection and environmental protection. Any fines or penalties imposed by the competent authorities with regard to the leased premises/plots of land, for the non-compliance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, shall be borne by the LESSEE. d) not block the access ways intended for passenger flow; e) pay the financial obligations under the terms set down in the Contract; f) Upon the expiry of the period for w