UNIPETROL, a.s. hereby informs that on 23 May 2012 its subsidiary - UNIPETROL RPA, s.r.o., having its registered office at Záluží 1, 436 70, Litvínov, Business ID no.: 27597075, received a petition from the District Court Ostrava, file no. 30 C 66/2010.

Claimant – I.P. - 95, s.r.o., having its registered office at Těšínská 202/225, 716 00 Ostrava-Radvanice, Business ID no.: 64085694 is claiming compensation of damages in total of CZK 1,788,558,707.53.

Claimant – I.P. – 95, s.r.o. claims that it incurred damages as a result of unjustified insolvency filing against I.P. – 95, s.r.o. made by UNIPETROL RPA, s.r.o. on 24 November 2009. I.P. – 95, s.r.o. assigned part of the respective receivable of CZK 1,741,768,087.88 to NESTARMO TRADING LIMITED, having its registered office at Diagorou 4, Fermia Building, 6th floor, office no. 601, 1097 Nicosia, Cyprus, Company ID no.: HE 246733; following the assignment, I.P. – 95, s.r.o. filed a motion regarding NESTARMO TRADING LIMITED joining the proceedings as a claimant.

UNIPETROL RPA, s.r.o. is one of eight respondents the petition was filed against.

UNIPETROL RPA, s.r.o. does not recognize the alleged claim and considers the claim as unjustified and unfounded. UNIPETROL RPA, s.r.o. will take, without any delay, all legal actions to defend itself against this claim.

In Prague, 24 May 2012
UNIPETROL, a.s.

Reg. Announc. No. 8/2012