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Petrol AD

13 September 2011

PETROL AD ANNOUNCES AN INVITATION FOR OFFERS TO SELL NOTES AND SOLICITATION OF CONSENTS IN RELATION TO NOTES

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ANY UNITED STATES PERSON OR TO ANY PERSON RESIDENT AND/OR LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES

13 September 2011

Petrol AD ("Petrol") hereby announces that it is inviting holders to offer to sell for cash to Petrol up to EUR10,000,000 of the outstanding EUR100,000,000 8.375 per cent. Guaranteed Notes due 2011 (the "Notes") (ISIN: XS0271812447 and Common Code: 027181244) issued by Petrol and guaranteed by Naftex Petrol EOOD (the "Invitation") and to consent to the proposals (the "Proposals") which include amending the terms and conditions of the Notes to extend the maturity date of the Notes (not purchased pursuant to the Invitation) to 26 January 2012 and to make the interest payment due on the 26 October 2011 on 26 January 2012, together with further accrued interest to such date.

The Invitation is made on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the invitation memorandum dated 13 September 2011 (the "Invitation Memorandum"). Capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meanings ascribed to them in the Invitation Memorandum.

 
                                                              Purchase Price 
  Description of        Outstanding                            per EUR1,000 
     the Notes       Principal Amount    ISIN/Common Code    principal amount 
------------------  ------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 
  EUR100,000,000 
  8.375 per cent. 
  Guaranteed Notes                         XS0271812447/ 
      due 2011         EUR98,817,000         027181244            EUR850 
 

Rationale for the Invitation

Petrol is, among other objectives, currently seeking to optimise its liability portfolio. To support these objectives, Petrol wishes to use available cash to reduce the amount of its outstanding debt and to extend the maturity date of the Notes.

Cash to be Received for the Notes

Noteholders whose offers to sell are accepted by Petrol will receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Invitation Memorandum EUR850 per EUR1,000 principal amount of the Notes (the "Purchase Price") plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes from (and including) the last interest payment date prior to the Settlement Date to (but not including) the Settlement Date ("Accrued Interest").

The invitation to Noteholders to offer to sell Notes is not conditional on the passing of the Extraordinary Resolution.

Meeting of Noteholders

In conjunction with the Invitation, a Meeting of Noteholders has been convened to consider and, if thought fit, pass the Extraordinary Resolution which, subject to certain conditions set out therein, will allow Petrol to extend the maturity date of the outstanding Notes which have not been purchased by Petrol pursuant to the Invitation and to make the interest payment due on the 26 October 2011 on 26 January 2012, together with further accrued interest to such date. The form of the notice of Noteholders' meeting and the form of the Extraordinary Resolution are set out in the Invitation Memorandum.

Participating in the Invitation

To tender Notes pursuant to the Invitation, a Noteholder should deliver, or arrange to have delivered on its behalf, through the relevant Clearing System and in accordance with the requirements of such Clearing System, a valid Electronic Tender Instruction, which shall include an automatic instruction to vote in favour of the Extraordinary Resolution, to be received by the Tender and Tabulation Agent prior to the Expiration Time.

Noteholders are advised to check with any broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee through which they hold Notes whether such entity must receive instructions to participate in the Invitation before the deadlines specified in the timeline below.

Expected Transaction Timeline

 
         Date                            Event 
----------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 13 September            Commencement of Invitation 
  2011                    and distribution of this Invitation 
                          Memorandum. 
                          Publication of Notice of Meeting 
                          through Euroclear and Clearstream, 
                          Luxembourg. 
 10:00 a.m., London      The Invitation expires unless 
  time,                   Petrol extends it or terminates 
  4 October 2011          it earlier in its sole discretion. 
  ("Expiration            Last date to submit an Electronic 
  Time")                  Tender Instruction or an Electronic 
                          Consent Instruction or otherwise 
                          arrange for the appointment 
                          of a proxy to attend the Meeting 
                          and vote in favour of or against 
                          the Extraordinary Resolution 
                          in accordance with the Trust 
                          Deed (subject to any earlier 
                          applicable deadlines set by 
                          Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, 
                          as the case may be). After 
                          this time, an Electronic Tender 
                          Instruction, an Electronic 
                          Consent Instruction or other 
                          instruction in connection with 
                          the Meeting may only be withdrawn 
                          in the limited circumstances 
                          set out in the Invitation Memorandum. 
 10:00 a.m., 5           Date and time of Meeting. Notice 
  October 2011            of outcome of Meeting will 
                          be given to Noteholders as 
                          soon as possible thereafter 
                          via the Clearing Systems. 
 5 October 2011(*)       Announcement of whether Petrol 
  after the conclusion    accepts offers to sell in respect 
  of the Meeting          of the Notes and if so, the 
                          aggregate principal amount 
                          of Notes accepted for purchase 
                          and, if applicable, delivery 
                          of the Acceptance of Offers 
                          to Sell Notice by Petrol. 
 12 October 2011(*)      Expected Settlement Date if 
  ("Settlement            adjourned Meeting is not required. 
  Date")                  Any adjourned Meeting (if required) 
                          will take place no less than 
                          14 days after the date of the 
                          first Meeting. 
 20 October 2011         Date and time of any adjourned 
                          Meeting (if required). Notice 
                          of outcome of Meeting will 
                          be given to Noteholders as 
                          soon as possible thereafter 
                          via the Clearing Systems. 
 25 October 2011         Expected Settlement Date if 
                          adjourned Meeting is required. 
 25 October 2011         The latest possible Settlement 
  ("Long Stop Date")      Date. 
 

* If a meeting is adjourned, the relevant indicative date may be adjusted accordingly.

For further information:

A complete description of the terms and conditions of the Invitation is set out in the Invitation Memorandum. Further details about the transaction can be obtained from:

The Dealer Manager:

Adamant Capital Partners AD

Attn: Tatyana Stanoykova

Tel: +359 2 422 5970

Email: tstanoykova@acp.bg

Questions and requests for assistance in relation to the submission of Electronic Tender Instructions or Electronic Consent Instructions may be directed to:

The Tender and Tabulation Agent:

The Bank of New York Mellon

Tel: +44 (0)20 7964 4958 Email: debtrestructuring@bnymellon.com

A copy of the Invitation Memorandum is available to eligible persons upon request from the Tender and Tabulation Agent and the Dealer Manager.

The Dealer Manager does not take responsibility for the contents of this announcement and none of Petrol, Naftex Petrol EOOD, the Dealer Manager, the Tender and Tabulation Agent, the Trustee or any of their respective directors, employees or affiliates makes any representation or recommendation whatsoever regarding the Invitation, or any recommendation as to whether Noteholders should tender Notes in the Invitation. This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Invitation Memorandum. No Invitation to acquire any Notes is being made pursuant to this notice. Any such Invitation is only being made in the Invitation Memorandum and any such acquisition or acceptance of Offers should be made solely on the basis of information contained in the Invitation Memorandum. This announcement and the Invitation Memorandum contain important information, which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Invitation. If any Noteholder is in any doubt as to the action it should take, it is recommended to seek its own advice, including as to any tax consequences, from its stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent adviser.

Jurisdictional Restrictions

The Invitation Memorandum does not constitute an offer to purchase Notes. The Invitation Memorandum does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to sell Notes in any jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer is unlawful, and offers to sell will not be accepted from Noteholders located or resident in any jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities or other laws require the Invitation to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, any actions in connection with the Invitation shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Petrol by the Dealer Manager or one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.

The distribution of the Invitation Memorandum in certain jurisdictions is restricted by law. Persons into whose possession the Invitation Memorandum comes are required by Petrol, Naftex Petrol EOOD, the Dealer Manager, the Tender and Tabulation Agent and the Trustee to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.

Noteholders with any questions on the Invitation or Proposals should contact the Dealer Manager for further information.

United States

The Invitation is not being made and will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile transmission, telex, telephone, email and other forms of electronic transmission) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facility of a national securities exchange of, the United States, and no offer to sell Notes may be made by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility from or within the United States, or to U.S. persons or by persons located or resident in the United States. Accordingly, copies of the Invitation Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Invitation are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise transmitted, distributed or forwarded in or into the United States, or to U.S. persons or to persons located or resident in the United States. Any purported offer to sell Notes resulting directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions will be invalid and offers to sell Notes made by a person located or resident in the United States or any agent, fiduciary or other intermediary acting on a non-discretionary basis for a principal located or resident in the United States will not be accepted. For the purposes of this paragraph, United States means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia.

United Kingdom

The communication of this announcement and any other documents or materials relating to the Invitation (including the Invitation Memorandum) is not being made and such documents and/or materials have not been approved by an authorised person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom, and are only for circulation to persons outside the United Kingdom or to persons within the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order")) or within Article 43(2) of the Order, or to other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated in accordance with the Order.

France

Neither this announcement, the Invitation Memorandum, nor any other offering material or information relating to the Invitation has been or will be submitted to the clearance of the Autorite des Marches Financiers and they may not be released, issued, or distributed or caused to be released, issued, or distributed, directly or indirectly, to the public in the French Republic, except to (i) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifies), as defined in Articles L. 411-2, D. 411-1, D. 411-2, D. 734-1, D. 744-1, D. 754-1 and D. 764-1 of the Code monetaire et financier or (ii) other persons referred to in Articles L.341-2 1 and D.341-1 of the Code monetaire et financier.

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