Candidates for the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board proposed by Commercial Union PTE BPH CU WBK and ING Nationale-Nederlanden Polska PTE

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. (“PKN ORLEN”, “Company”), Central Europe’s largest downstream oil company, in accordance with rule no 19 of the code of “Best Practices in Public Companies 2005” adopted by the Warsaw Stock Exchange, informs that it has received from Commercial Union Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne BPH CU WBK S.A. (“CU PTE BPH CU WBK”) and ING Nationale-Nederlanden Polska Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. (“ING NN PTE”), notice of their intention to propose candidates for the Supervisory Board of the Company at the Ordinary General Meeting of the Company scheduled for 31 May 2007 (“OGM”).

CU PTE BPH CU WBK intends to propose at the OGM Mr. Raimondo Eggink for the position of independent member of the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board. CU PTE BPH CU WBK, in its substantiation of its support for his candidacy mentioned, among other things, that: “Mr. Raimondo Eggink currently holds the position of independent member of the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board. The terms of office of the members of the Supervisory Board terminate on 31 May 2007. According to the knowledge of Commercial Union Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne BPH CU WBK SA, Mr. Eggink, in his term of office, has fulfilled correctly his supervision duties in the aforementioned position. Taking into account the candidate’s experience as a member of the Company’s Supervisory Board, knowledge of PKN ORLEN operations, as well as his other professional experience, including the position of Supervisory Board member in other public companies, Mr. Raimondo Eggink fulfills the criteria required of candidates for the position of PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board member.”

ING NN PTE intends to propose at the OGM Mr. Andrzej Nartowski for the position of independent member of the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board. ING NN PTE in its substantiation of its support of his candidacy mentioned, among other things, that: “Mr. Andrzej Nartowski is an unquestioned authority in Corporate Governance issues and has many years of experience in the co-management of the work of the Supervisory Boards of many companies. An additional positive factor is his graduation from the training course for candidates for the supervisory boards of State Treasury companies. His professional experience and professionalism allow us to state that he is a candidate who will contribute considerable value-added to PKN ORLEN, and who will correctly fulfill his duties as an independent member of the Supervisory Board.”

ING NN PTE has also informed that that Mr. Andrzej Nartowski has agreed to be a candidate for the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board, and has given a written statement that he fulfills the requirements for an independent member of the Supervisory Board and is committed to following the corporate governance rules of public companies. Detailed information regarding the above mentioned notices, including the curriculum vitae of the candidates, is available on the PKN ORLEN website.

Mr. Andrzej Nartowski

Professional experience:
1991 – 1995 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Modena S.A., Poznan
1992 – 1995 Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Canoe Meat S.A., Lodz
1995 – 2002 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Canoe Meat S.A., Lodz
1996 – 1996 President of the Management Board (temporary delegated from the Supervisory Board) of Canoe Meat S.A., Lodz
1995 – 1996 Member of the Supervisory Board of Intermoda S.A., Wroclaw
1996 – 2002 Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Intermoda S.A., Wroclaw
1997 – 1999 Member of the Supervisory Board of Wafapomp S.A., Warszawa (the company was quoted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange from 1998)
1999 – 2000 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wafapomp S.A., Warszawa (company quoted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange)
2000 – 2002 Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wafapomp S.A., Warszawa (company quoted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange)
1999 – 2002 Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Przedsiebiorstwo Hanka S.A., Legnica
2002 – 2005 Member of the Supervisory Board of WARTA Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A., Warszawa
1992 – 1995 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Centrum Badań Rynku – Fundacja "Twojego Stylu"
1973 – 1973 trainee, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO, Paris 1983 – 1990 Polish Radio Kraków (deputy chief editor);
2003 – 2005 Gazeta Bankowa (publisher, chief editor)
In 2006 Mr Nartowski started his own consulting company, Andrzej S. Nartowski - Doradztwo i Zarządzanie (Andrzej S. Nartowski – Advisory services and Management)
From 1 July 2006 President of Polski Instytut Dyrektorów Foundation (Polish Institute of Directors Foundation)

Education:
1966 – Master of Law, graduated from the Law Faculty at the Jagiellonian University (Krakow, Poland)
1972 – trained in international public law - Academy of International Law, Hague
1973 – trained in international law – international protection of human rights - Institut International des Droits de l'Homme, Strasbourg
1975 – trained in international public law - Institute of International Publi Law, Saloniki
1990 – journalist, reporting on the capital markets and the City of London – BBC World Service, London
1991 – training for supervisory board candidates of companies held by the State Treasury - INSEAD and The International Foundation of Capital Market Development.
1992 - Corporate Governance Program for Central & Eastern Europe - Central European University & CIPE, Prague
Other – Has attended numerous international and Polish conferences focused on various topics, including Corporate Governance
Since 2000 – participation in Corporate Governance conferences III-XXIX (organized by the Polish Forum for Corporate Governance) as a lecturer and a leader
Since 2000 – Lecturer on trainings organised by the Polish Institute of Directors and others, including the Polish Institute of Business Development.

Raimondo Eggink
Member of the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board since 5 August 2004

Raimondo Eggink (34); a Dutch citizen permanently residing in Poland. He graduated in theoretical mathematics at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. He has been a licensed investment advisor since 1995. In 2000 he was awarded the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter by the AIMR. He is a member of the Management Board of the CFA Society of Poland since 2004.

Career:
2002 – to date; running a consultancy and training business, primarily for financial institutions.
1998 – 2001; a member of the Management Board, an investment director, and lately the President of the Management Board of ABN AMRO Asset Management (Polska) SA.
1995 - 1997; Vice-President of the Polish Association of Brokers and Advisors;
1995 – ING Bank N.V, Warsaw branch, where he was engaged in founding Poland’s first asset management company.

Seats on the following Supervisory Boards:
• Warsaw Stock Exchange (2002-present);
• Netia S.A. (2006-present);
• HOOP S.A. (2004-present);
• Stomil Olsztyn S.A ( tyre manufacturing) 2002-2003
• Wilbo S.A. (sea food & fish processing) 2003-2005
• Swarzędz Meble S.A. (furniture company) 2004-2005
• Perla – Browary Lubelskie S.A. ( brewing) 2004-2005
• Mostostal Plock S.A. 2003-2006;