No. 140/2011 | 01-09-2011
PKN ORLEN has signed an agreement with STASCO for crude oil deliveries to ORLEN Lietuva
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. ("PKN ORLEN") informs that on 1 September 2011 it signed a spot agreement with Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited, London, Great Britain („STASCO”), for crude oil deliveries to AB ORLEN Lietuva (“ORLEN Lietuva”). The estimated net value of the agreement amounts to approximately USD 80 million (i.e. approximately PLN 231 million, based on the average PLN/USD exchange rate as of 1 September 2011, as stated by the National Bank of Poland).
The total estimated value of agreements signed between PKN ORLEN and STASCO in the period from 25 June 2011 to 1 September 2011 amounts to approximately USD 815 million (i.e. approximately PLN 2 297 million, based on the average PLN/USD exchange rates as of the dates of signing the agreements, as stated by the National Bank of Poland).
Agreement dated 27 July 2011 is the agreement with the highest amount from among all agreements concluded between PKN ORLEN and STASCO in the period from 25 June 2011 to 1 September 2011. The estimated value of the agreement amounts to approximately USD 84 million (i.e. approximately PLN 233 million, based on the average PLN/USD exchange rate as of 27 July 2011, as stated by the National Bank of Poland). The agreement was concluded for crude oil deliveries to ORLEN Lietuva.
PKN ORLEN S.A. owns 100% of ORLEN Lietuva shares.
In accordance with the “Regulation of the Minister of Finance dated 19 February 2009 on current and periodic information to be published by issuers of securities and on the conditions under which such information may be recognized as being equivalent to information required by the regulations of law of a state which is not a member state” the abovementioned agreements constitute a “significant agreement” due to the fact that their total value exceeds 10% of PKN ORLEN’s equity.