Referring to UNIPETROL's press release dated [ ] December 2005 (which is attached for ease of reference), the UNIPETROL's Board of Directors informs as follows: On 14 December 2005,, UNIPETROL, a.s. commenced court proceedings in Ostrava, claiming invalidity of the agreements related to shares in AGROBOHEMIE, a.s. and ALIACHEM, a.s., respectively. On 26 January 2006, DEZA commenced separate court proceedings in Prague, claiming contractual penalties under the above mentioned agreements on the basis that these agreements are valid and had been breached by UNIPETROL, a.s. On 24 March 2006, the court in Ostrava rejected UNIPETROL's application for invalidity of the agreements on the basis that, since DEZA now claims contractual penalties in separate court proceedings, it is no longer necessary for the court in Ostrava to determine whether or not the agreements are invalid. Thus the question of invalidity will be decided in the Prague court proceedings as a preliminary decision before the court can decide on DEZA's claim for contractual penalties. UNIPETROL, a.s. will decide which particular steps it will take only once it receives the written decision of the Ostrava court with the full justification of such decision. Regardless of what such steps will be, however, UNIPETROL, a.s. will continue with its claim that the above mentioned agreements are invalid and that, therefore, DEZA's claim for contractual penalties should be rejected.These information are just preliminary for the time being and could be specified after judgment in writing from the authorized court.