No. 163/2012  | 30-08-2012

KPMG Audyt has been appointed as a qualified auditor of unconsolidated PKN ORLEN financial statements and consolidated financial statements of ORLEN Capital Group for years 2013 and 2014

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 30 August 2012, has appointed KPMG Audyt Sp. z o.o., headquartered in Warsaw, Chlodna 51 Street, Poland (“KPMG Audyt”), as a qualified auditor of unconsolidated PKN ORLEN financial statements and consolidated financial statements of ORLEN Capital Group for years 2013 and 2014.

KPMG Audyt 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 audited and reviewed unconsolidated PKN ORLEN financial statements and consolidated financial statements of ORLEN Capital Group for years 2005-2012. KPMG Audyt in the same period audited and reviewed financial statements of some companies from ORLEN Capital Group. Moreover, in this period of time, KPMG Audyt provided additional services to PKN ORLEN and to some of ORLEN Capital Group companies within the scope which did not limited the level of impartiality and independence of auditor.

See also: regulatory announcement no 168/2010 dated 8 October 2010, no 181/2009 dated 9 December 2009, regulatory announcement no 53/2007 dated 23 August 2007 and no 12/2005 dated 21 January 2005.