No. 12/2005  | 21-01-2005

New auditor - KPMG Audyt

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. (‘PKN ORLEN’), Central Europe’s largest downstream oil company, announces that in compliance with the Company’s Articles of Association, PKN ORLEN's Supervisory Board, following its meetings on 21 January 2005, has appointed KPMG Audyt Sp. z o.o., (”KPMG Audyt”), based in Warsaw, to review PKN ORLEN’s financial statements, and the Capital Group's consolidated financial statements for 2005, 2006 and 2007, according to the International Accounting Standards. In addition, KPMG will review PKN ORLEN and its Capital Group’s unconsolidated and consolidated quarterly and half year financial statements starting from 2Q05 till 4Q07.