Orlen Deutschland AG has received corporate approvals for the purchase of petrol stations

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. ("PKN ORLEN"), Central Europe’s largest downstream oil company hereby informs that on 19 December 2006, Orlen Deutschland AG (“Orlen Deutschland”) - a subsidiary of PKN ORLEN, received all corporate approvals for the purchase from Deutsche BP AG (“Deutsche BP”) of 58 retail petrol stations situated in Northern Germany. The total price for the purchased petrol stations amounts to EUR 7.6 million (i.e. approximately PLN 28.9 million based on average EUR/PLN exchange rates as of 19 December 2006, as stated by the National Bank of Poland). It will be paid for by Orlen Deutschland from its own financial resources and supported by existing credit lines.

The purchase of the petrol stations by Orlen Deutschland from Deutsche BP will be executed on the date of Orlen Deutschland receiving approval from the German Antimonopoly Authority to realize this transaction. PKN ORLEN holds 100% of the total number of votes at the General Meeting of Shareholders of Orlen Deutschland.

This announcement has been prepared pursuant to Article 56 section 1 point 1 of the Act on Public Offering, Conditions Governing the Introduction of Financial Instruments to Organized Trading, and Public Companies dated 29 July 2005 (Journal of Laws No. 184, item 1539).