No. 53/2007  | 23-08-2007

KPMG Sp. z o.o. has been appointed as a qualified auditor of consolidated and unconsolidated PKN ORLEN financial statements and financial statements of the key companies from PKN OR

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. (“PKN ORLEN”, “Company”) announces that the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board, in accordance with par. 8 item 11 point 5 of the Company’s Articles of Association, at the meeting held on 23 August 2007, has appointed KPMG Audyt Sp. z o.o., headquartered in Warsaw, Chlodna 51 Street, Poland, as a qualified auditor of consolidated and unconsolidated PKN ORLEN financial statements and financial statements of the key companies from PKN ORLEN Capital Group for years 2008 – 2009.

KPMG Audyt Sp. z o.o. is entered under the number 428, onto the list of entities entitled to carry out the audit of financial statements, maintained by the National Council of Statutory Auditors.

KPMG Audyt Sp. z o.o., in accordance with the resolution of the PKN ORLEN Supervisory Board dated 21 January 2005, was appointed as an entity entitled to carry out the audit of financial statements of PKN ORLEN and consolidated financial statements of PKN ORLEN Capital Group for years 2005, 2006 and 2007, as well as to carry out the review of unconsolidated and consolidated quarterly and half-yearly financial statements of the Company and its Capital Group starting from the second quarter 2005 till the fourth quarter 2007.

See also: regulatory announcement no 12/2005 dated 21 January 2005.