UNIPETROL, a.s. - Unplanned steam cracker shutdown

UNIPETROL, a.s. ("Unipetrol") informs that UNIPETROL RPA, s.r.o., 100% owned subsidiary of Unipetrol, decided, due to unexpected technical difficulties, to shut down operation of its petrochemical steam cracker unit at Chempark Záluží in Litvínov starting from Thursday, 22 May 2014.

UNIPETROL RPA, s.r.o. estimates that the steam cracker unit operation will be restarted till Sunday, 25 May 2014. Operation of other Unipetrol's production units should not be affected.

Total negative impact on Unipetrol Group full-year 2014 EBITDA is preliminarily estimated at approximately CZK 40 million.

In Prague, 23 May 2014

UNIPETROL, a.s.

Regulatory announcement No. 13/2014