JSC Ventspils nafta convenes an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders


The Management Board for the joint stock company Ventspils nafta on the basis of
a claim of its shareholder, the joint stock company Latvijas naftas tranzīts,   
informs that an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of JSC Ventspils  
nafta will be held on July 20, 2007 at 10 a.m. at the Ventspils Business Centre,
23 Ostas iela in Ventspils. Taking into consideration the claim of JSC Latvijas 
naftas tranzīts that defined as a necessity to re-elect the Supervisory Board   
for JSC Ventspils nafta, the following two issues are put on the agenda of the  
meeting:  recall of the Supervisory Board for JSC Ventspils nafta and election  
of members of the Supervisory Board for JSC Ventspils nafta.                    

Taking into account provisions of the Riga Stock Exchange concerning disclosure 
of information and basic principles of good practice for public joint stock     
companies defined by it, the Management Board for JSC Ventspils nafta has asked 
in written JSC Latvijas naftas tranzīts, as the initiator of the meeting, to    
submit in due time draft decisions of the meeting and a list of its nominees for
members of the Supervisory Board for JSC Ventspils nafta about which JSC        
Ventspils nafta would then inform its investors through the RSE. Under          
regulations of the RSE, information about professional experience of nominees   
for members of the Supervisory Board of last three years shall be obligatory    
published.                                                                      

Shareholders' registration will be open from 9.00 till 9.45 a.m. on the day of  
meeting - July 20, 2007 - at the venue of the meeting. Shareholders have rights 
to participate in the meeting individually or by their authorized               
representatives or attorneys. Shareholders having a financial instruments       
account (securities account) with a credit institution or an investment         
brokerage company shall present, upon registration, a passport or other personal
identification document and a receipt confirming blocking of shares on the      
account.                                                                        

Shareholders having their securities deposited at the Initial Register shall    
present, upon registration, a passport or other personal identification         
document. Representatives and attorneys shall present a personal identification 
document and a written power of attorney (the form of the power of attorney is  
available on the website of the joint stock company Ventspils nafta,            
www.vnafta.lv, on the Internet) or authorized representatives shall present a   
document certifying authority, but if the represented shareholder has a         
financial instruments account (securities account) with a credit institution or 
an investment brokerage company, a receipt issued by the holder of the financial
instruments account (securities account) confirming blocking of shares shall    
also be presented.                                                              

Shareholders of JSC Ventspils nafta shall apply for blocking of shares on their 
financial instruments accounts (securities accounts) not later than by 10 July  
2007 (by the end of the business day).                                          

Draft decisions on the agenda of the meeting are available upon a request of    
shareholders of JSC Ventspils nafta starting from 6 July 2007 till 19 July 2007 
at the premises of JSC Ventspils nafta, 23 Ostas iela, Ventspils, Latvia every  
business day from 2 pm till 5 pm and on the meeting day - at the venue of       
registration, 23 Ostas iela, Ventspils.                                         

The total number of voting shares of JSC Ventspils nafta is 104, 479, 519.      




JSC Ventspils nafta                                                             
For further information,                                                        
please contact Gundega Vārpa                                                    
calling 7229793                                                                 
or e-mailing to: gundega.varpa@vnafta.lv.