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Acquisition of shares in LOTOS Park Technologiczny Sp. z o.o. by LOTOS Czechowice SA
Report no. 96/20052006-01-03

The Executive Board of Grupa LOTOS SA hereby reports that on January 2nd 2006 LOTOS Czechowice SA (former Rafineria Czechowice SA) acquired, in exchange for a contribution in kind, 8,920 shares in the increased share capital of LOTOS Park Technologiczny Sp. z o.o. for the aggregate amount of PLN 4,460 thousand. As a result of the transaction, LOTOS Czechowice SA became the owner of 55.24% of shares in LOTOS Park Technologiczny Sp. z o.o. with a par value of PLN 500 per share. Following the transaction, LOTOS Czechowice SA holds 60.58% of shares in LOTOS Park Technologiczny Sp. z o.o. Prior to the execution of the transaction, Grupa LOTOS SA and LOTOS Czechowice SA held 12.5% and 11.93%, respectively, of shares in LOTOS Park Technologiczny Sp. z o.o. Additionally, Grupa LOTOS SA owns an 80.04% equity interest in LOTOS Czechowice SA. The abovementioned transaction is part of a programme intended to rearrange the structure of the LOTOS Group and a programme aimed at restructuring the Southern Refineries. The financial assets acquired in the transaction are deemed significant as they represent over 20% of the share capital of LOTOS Park Technologiczny Sp. z o.o. Legal basis for the publication of this report: Par. 5.1.1 of the Minister of Finance’s Regulation on current and periodic information to be published by issuers of securities, dated October 19th 2005.