PKN ORLEN calls for selling shares
On 25 January 2007 PKN ORLEN submitted to the Vilnius Stock Exchange a purchase order with respect to all shares in AB Mazeikiu Nafta owned by the minority shareholders. The Company has also signed a cooperation agreement with the Government of Lithuania with regards to the compulsory purchase of shares from minority shareholders of Mazeikiu Nafta.
The official order to purchase shares from minority shareholders has been filed at the Vilnius Stock Exchange (code: 1664 51720). PKN ORLEN set the price at LTL 10.25 per share. This is equal to the price offered in the mandatory tender offer initiated on 2 January and completed 15 January. PKN ORLEN’s purchase order will remain open until the Company commences the compulsory purchase and enables the remaining minority shareholders to sell their shares.
Today, PKN ORLEN signed an agreement with the Government of the Republic of Lithuania regarding the Government’s cooperation with respect to the mandatory purchase of shares from minority shareholders of Mazeikiu Nafta. The agreement stipulates the buyout procedure for the remaining shares owned by minority shareholders. Under the agreement, PKN ORLEN, acting in concert with the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, will acquire all the remaining shares in Mazeikiu Nafta in a mandatory procedure to be executed in accordance with Lithuanian Law. Unlike the previous procedures the mandatory sale is compulsory and will result in PKN ORLEN acquiring all the remaining shares in the refinery, with the exception of shares owned by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
The detailed information regarding the actual procedure will be published in compliance with the requirements of Lithuanian law. As of today PKN ORLEN owns a total of 632,713,599 ordinary shares of Mazeikiu Nafta, of LTL 1.00 nominal value each, which constitute 89.26% of all the shares in the refinery and entitle PKN ORLEN to 89.26% of votes at the shareholders meeting.
