Changes to the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. ("PKN ORLEN"), Central Europe’s largest downstream oil company, announces that on 11 September 2006 it was informed by The Minister of State for the Treasury about the appointment of Mr. Marek Drac-Taton to the position of Member of the Supervisory Board of PKN ORLEN, on behalf of a shareholder, i. e. The State Treasury, on the basis of par. 8 section 2 subsection 1 of the Articles of Association of PKN ORLEN.

Mr.Marek Drac-Taton holds an economics Doctorate of the University of Szczecin. He possesses the title of Statutory Auditor. Since 6 April 2006 he has held the position of President of Nafta Polska S.A. From 2003 till April 2006 he was a director of a financial insurance office in the Polish Insurance Company (PTU S.A.). Between 2001-2003 he was responsible for financial advisory and reviewing financial statements in the Office of Statutory Auditors CDP Sp. z .o.o. From 1998 till 2000 he held the position of President of the Polish Investment Corporation Sp. z o.o. Other areas of work include his Membership of the Management Board of ZPJ Silwana S.A., and his work for the consulting company Ernst & Young. He trained in corporate finance management, international accountancy standards (in accordance with ISA, US GAAP and UK GAAP standards), controlling, modern tools and sources of financing.

As a newly elected member of the Supervisory Board Mr. Marek Drac-Taton is not involved in any activity in competition with PKN ORLEN and is not a partner of any competing company. He is not a member of any board of a competing capital company and is not on the list of insolvent debtors kept on record on the National Court Register Act.