No. 8/2006  | 25-01-2006

Copy of citation from the Arbitration Court regarding the agreement penalty

Regulatory announcement no 8/2006 dated January 25th , 2006

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. („PKN ORLEN”), Central Europe’s largest downstream oil company, announces that on 25th January 2006 it has received from the Arbitration Court at the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic in Prague a copy of the citation regarding the payment of the agreement penalty, submitted by Agrofert Holding a.s. headquartered in Prague. The value of the object of the dispute amounts to 77.266.500 Euro with the interests.

(see also: regulatory announcement no 85/2003 dated 20 November 2003 and regulatory announcement no 41/2004 dated 4 June 2004).