Sale of shares in two maintenance and services companies

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. (“PKN ORLEN”) Central Europe’s largest downstream oil company, announces that on 7 April 2005, on the basis of share transfer agreements, the Company sold shares in 2 maintenance and service companies for a total of PLN 1,980,000:

(1) 6,974 shares in Serwis Mazowsze Sp. z o.o. with a par value of PLN 100 each, representing 88.50% of the initial capital of Serwis Mazowsze and the same number of votes at its shareholders’ meeting, for a total price of PLN 700,000.00 to ORLEN Centrum Serwisowe Sp. z o.o.;

(2) 12,608 shares in Serwis Nowa Wies Wielka Sp. z o.o. with a par value of PLN 100 each, representing 99.32% of the initial capital of Serwis Nowa Wies Wielka and the same number of votes at its shareholders’ meeting, for a total price of PLN 1,280,000.00 to ORLEN Centrum Serwisowe Sp. z o.o.

Following the above transactions PKN ORLEN will not have any holding in any of the companies. Moreover, PKN ORLEN holds 99.94% of the initial capital of ORLEN Centrum Serwisowe Sp. z o.o.

The above transaction represents a further step in the process of selling PKN ORLEN’s non-core businesses. As of the date of the transaction the companies employed 89 people.

Except in respect to the execution of the share transfer agreements referred to in the above, no other relationship exists between the issuer and the issuer’s managing or supervising persons, and the sellers of the shares.