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April, 1st 2004

Press Release

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (B.V.B) herewith informs that Wednesday, April 7th, 2004, trading shall begin via the market’s electronic system of the shares issued by S.C ROMPETROL RAFINARE S.A Constanta, which have been admitted to the IInd Category of the Stock Exchange.

General Information on S.C ROMPETROL RAFINARE S.A Constanta:

q  Name: S. C ROMPETROL RAFINARE S.A;

q  Headquarters:Constanţa, DJ 226, Km. 23, Constanţa county;

q  Phone: + (40) 241 50.60.00; + (40) 241 50.61.00;

q  Fax: + (40) 241 50.69.30;

q  Sole Registration Code: 186 07 12 (R);

q  Trade Registry Index: J40/534/05.02.1991;

q  Share capital (ROL thousands): 17.463.507.667;

q  e-mail: ;

q  http://www.rompetrol.com;

q  Main object of activity: Processing oil products (cod CAEN 2320).

Main features of stock issued by S.C ROMPETROL RAFINARE S.A Constanta:

q  Symbol: RRC;

q  Number of shares: 17.463.507.667;

q  Face value: 1.000 lei;

q  Shareholding value:

Nr. shares %

·  THE ROMPETROL GROUP NV 11.251.440.978 64,4283%

·  S.C. ROMPETROL S.A. 3.285.266.796 18,8122%

·  SIF TRANSILVANIA 1.683.335.556 9,6392%

·  Other shareholders 1.243.464.337 7,1203%

PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT