Ad-hoc Report - The Court decision of the Bucharest Court of Law no. 47958/3/2005: the rejection of the request of Mr. Dan Paul to annul the decisions of EGMS of Petrom/November 22, 2005

In compliance with Law nr. 297/2004 and Regulation no. 1/2006 of CNVM

Date of report : April 12, 2006
Name of issuer : PETROM S.A.
Headquarters : Bucharest, Calea Dorobantilor nr. 239 sector 1
Telephone/fax number : 021 4060101/021 4060436
Sole registration number at the Trade Register Office: 1590082
Fiscal attribute : R
Trade Register Number: J 40/8302/1997
Share capital: 5,600,050,607.8 RON
Regulated market on which the issued shares are traded : Bucharest Stock Exchange

Significant event to be reported:

The Court decision of the Bucharest Court of Law no. 47958/3/2005: the rejection of the request of Mr. Dan Paul to annul the decisions of EGMS of Petrom/November 22, 2005

According to the Court decision issued on April 11, 2006, the Bucharest Court of Law, Section VI Commercial, rejected the request of Mr. Dan Paul Viorel, shareholder of Petrom S.A, whereby the plaintiff requested the annulment of the Decisions no. 2, 3 and 4 of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Petrom S.A., dated November 22, 2005.