OREANDA-NEWS. May 21, 2010. The Management Board of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba” (unified reg. No.: 40003021108, legal address: 1 Elizabetes Street, Riga, Latvia, LV-1807) based on the request of the shareholder joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” in accordance with Section 270 Paragraph 1 of the Commercial Law, announces that the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba” will take place on December 17, 2010 at 10.00 a.m. at the hotel “Monika Centrum Hotels”, 21 Elizabetes Street, Riga, LV-1010.

Agenda:

Approval of annual reports for the year 2009.

Distribution of the profit for the year 2009.

Election of the auditor for the audit of the annual reports for the year 2010.

Shareholders’ registration will be open from 09.45 a.m. until 10.00 a.m. on the day of meeting – December 17, 2010 – at the venue of the meeting.

The record date for participation at the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba” is December 09, 2010. Only those persons who are shareholders on the record date with the amount of the shares they own on the record date have rights to participate at the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba” to be held on December 17, 2010.

Shareholders have rights to participate in the meeting in person or by mediation of their legal representatives or authorised persons:

upon registration, shareholders shall present a passport or other personal identification document.

upon registration, representatives and authorised persons of shareholders shall present a passport or other personal identification document, and shall submit written power of attorney of the represented shareholder (form of a written power of attorney is also available on website of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba” - www.lk.lv), or legal representatives shall present a document certifying the authorisation.

Shareholders of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba” shall inform the Management Board of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba” about the representatives and authorised persons of shareholders who shall participate in the meeting, by submitting copies of the power of attorneys or the documents certifying the authorisation at least 5 (five) days before the day of shareholders’ meeting. Shareholders shall submit the aforementioned information and copies of the documents to premises of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba”, at 1 Elizabetes Street, Riga, by notifying on the previous day by phone number +371 67020100.

Rights of shareholders in accordance with the procedure and scope established in Section 274 Paragraph 2 and Section 264 Paragraph 3 of the Commercial Law, Section 542 Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Financial Instruments Market Law may be exercised within seven days after the distribution of this notification and on the day of shareholders’ meeting, whereas rights in accordance with the procedure and scope established in Section 276 Paragraph 4 and Section 283 Paragraph 1 can be exercised at least seven days before shareholders’ meeting and on the day of shareholders’ meeting. Detailed information on the abovementioned shareholders’ rights is available on website of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba” - www.lk.lv.

Shareholders of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba” can familiarize with draft resolutions of issues to be addressed at the meeting starting from December 03, 2010 until December 16, 2010 at the premises of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba”, at 1 Elizabetes Street, Riga, Latvia on business days from 10.00 until 16.00, by notifying on the previous day by phone number +371 67020100, and on the day of shareholders’ meeting - at place of registration, as well as they will be available on website of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba” - www.lk.lv.

The total amount of the shares and the total amount of the shares with voting rights of joint stock company “Latvijas kugnieciba” is 200,000,000.