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Cash Contribution to the Share Capital of LOTOS Paliwa Sp. z o.o., a Subsidiary
Report no. 96/20052005-11-08

The Executive Board of Grupa LOTOS SA hereby reports that on November 7th 2005 Grupa LOTOS SA received a notice from LOTOS Paliwa Sp. z o.o. (wholly-owned subsidiary of Grupa LOTOS SA) requesting a contribution to the company’s equity in the amount of PLN 142,600 thousand to be made on November 14th 2005, on the basis of resolutions of the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of LOTOS Paliwa Sp. z o.o. Of this amount, PLN 65,000 thousand will be financed with the proceeds from the issue of Series B shares, as described in the Issue Prospectus of Grupa LOTOS S.A. The balance will be covered with internally generated funds of Grupa LOTOS SA. The contributions to LOTOS Paliwa Sp. z o.o.’s equity are to be made in connection with the implementation of the PROSTA Programme (development of the service stations network), and will be applied towards capital expenditure related to the Programme, including the recent purchase of ESSO stations from ExxonMobil Poland Sp. z o.o., and the Polish stations of Slovnaft (for more information on the transactions, see: Grupa LOTOS SA’s Current Reports No. 68 of August 24th 2005 and No. 76 of September 28th 2005). Another reason for the contribution is that the company wants to accelerate implementation of the Programme while maintaining correct funding structure. Legal basis for the publication of this report: Art. 56.1.1 of the Public Offering Act.