7. Balance-Sheet Date and the Period Covered by These Consolidated Financial Statements

These consolidated financial statements of the LOTOS Group comprise the balance-sheet data as at December 31st 2008 and the comparable data as at December 31st 2007. The income statement, the cash-flow statement and the statement of changes in the Group’s equity present the data for January 1st – December 31st 2008 along with the comparable data for January 1st – December 31st 2007.

The financial information as at December 31st 2008 and December 31st 2007 and for the twelve months then ended contained in these consolidated financial statements was audited. The financial information as at December 31st 2007 and for the year then ended was audited by an auditor who issued an opinion thereon on May 6th 2008.