Change in the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board

Regulatory announcement no 73/2005 dated December 2nd ,2005

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. (“PKN ORLEN”), Central Europe’s largest downstream oil company, announces that on 2nd December 2005 it was informed by The Minister of State Treasury that in connection with the resignation of Mr. Michal Stepniewski, The Minister of State Treasury appointed on behalf of a shareholder, i. e. The State Treasury, Mr. Adam Maciej Pawlowicz to the position of the Member of the Supervisory Board of PKN ORLEN, with effect from 1st December 2005.

Mr. Adam Maciej Pawlowicz, 43 years old, graduated from the Faculty of Polish Studies of Jagiellonian University and MBA at University Calgary.

Professional career:

2002 – up until now
White&Case Law Firm, Marketing and Business Development Director;

1999 – 2001
CEO of Polish Foreign Investment Agency

1989 – 1999
Press and TV journalist
Courses & Trainings:
Scholarship of German Marshall Fund and Duke University North Caroline

Supervisory Boards Member:

2003 – up until now
Telewizja Polska S.A. (Polish Television S.A.)

1998 – 2002
Polska Agencja Prasowa (Polish Press Agency)

Newly elected Member of the Supervisory Board is not involved in any activity competitive with PKN ORLEN and is not a partner of any competitive company. He is not member of any board of a competitive capital company and is not on The List of Insolvent Debtors kept on record on the National Court Register Act.

(see also: regulatory announcement no 70/2005 dated November 15th, 2005)