PRESIDENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE
                      REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
                                
                          ANNOUNCEMENT
ON  RESTORING THE VALIDITY OF ITEMS 1 AND 2 OF RESOLUTION OF  THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA NO. 22 "ON ASSENTING TO A
DRAFT AGREEMENT ON PURCHASE AND SALE OF 34 PERCENT OF THE  SHARES
(WHICH  BELONG TO THE STATE BY RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP) OF THE  JOINT-
STOCK  COMPANY  'LIETUVOS DUJOS', ANNEXES TO THIS AGREEMENT,   AS
WELL  AS TO A DRAFT AGREEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS" OF 9 JANUARY  2004
AND RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA NO.
292 "ON A DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONG-TERM GAS SUPPLY  AGREEMENT
BETWEEN  THE JOINT-STOCK COMPANY 'LIETUVOS DUJOS' AND THE  PUBLIC
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY 'GAZPROM'" OF 18 MARCH 2004
                         26 February 2010
                             Vilnius

     On  19  May 2009, the official gazette  "Valstybės   žinios"
(2009, No. 58-2252) officially published the announcement of  the
President  of  the  Constitutional  Court  of  the  Republic   of
Lithuania that until publishing of a Constitutional Court  ruling
in this case, the validity of Items 1 and 2 of Resolution of  the
Government of the Republic of Lithuania No. 22 "On Assenting to a
Draft Agreement on Purchase and Sale of 34 Percent of the  Shares
(Which  Belong to the State by Right of Ownership) of the  Joint-
Stock  Company  'Lietuvos dujos', Annexes to this Agreement,   as
well  as to a Draft Agreement of Shareholders" of 9 January  2004
and Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No.
292 "On a Draft Supplement to the Long-Term Gas Supply  Agreement
Between  the Joint-Stock Company 'Lietuvos dujos' and the  Public
Joint-Stock  Company  'Gazprom'"  of  18  March  2004  shall   be
suspended.
     On  26 February 2010, the Constitutional Court adopted   the
Ruling  "On the compliance of Items 1 And 2 of Resolution of  the
Government of the Republic of Lithuania No. 22 'On Assenting to a
Draft Agreement on Purchase and Sale of 34 Percent of the  Shares
(Which  Belong to the State by Right of Ownership) of the  Joint-
stock  Company  "Lietuvos Dujos", Annexes to This Agreement,   as
well as to a Draft Agreement of Shareholders' of 9 January  2004,
Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No. 292
'On  a  Draft Supplement to the Long-term Gas  Supply   Agreement
Between  the Joint-stock Company "Lietuvos Dujos" and the  Public
Joint-stock  Company  "Gazprom"'  of  18  March  2004  with   the
Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania" in which it was ruled:
     1.  To  recognise that Items 1 and 2 of Resolution  of   the
Government of the Republic of Lithuania No. 22 "On Assenting to a
Draft Agreement on Purchase and Sale of 34 Percent of the  Shares
(Which  Belong to the State by Right of Ownership) of the  Joint-
Stock  Company  'Lietuvos dujos', Annexes to this Agreement,   as
well  as to a Draft Agreement of Shareholders" of 9 January  2004
(Official  Gazette  Valstybės  žinios, 2004, No. 8-185)  to   the
extent that the Government of the Republic of Lithuania  assented
to selling 34 percent of the shares (which belonged to the  state
by  right  of  ownership) of the joint-stock  company   "Lietuvos
dujos" to the public joint-stock company "Gazprom" and  empowered
the Director General of the state enterprise State Property  Fund
to  sign,  on  behalf  of  the Government  of  the  Republic   of
Lithuania,  the Agreement on Purchase and Sale of the Shares  and
annexes  to this agreement are not in conflict with  Constitution
of the Republic of Lithuania.
     2.  To  recognise that Resolution of the Government of   the
Republic of Lithuania No. 292 "On a Draft Supplement to the Long-
Term  Gas  Supply  Agreement Between the  Joint-Stock  Company  '
Lietuvos dujos' and the Public Joint-Stock Company 'Gazprom'"  of
18  March 2004 (Official Gazette Valstybės žinios, 2004, No.  42-
1386) is not in conflict with the Constitution of the Republic of
Lithuania.
     Conforming  to Paragraph 3 of Article 26 of the Law on   the
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania,
     I hereby announce that, from the day of official  publishing
of the Constitutional Court Ruling "On the compliance of Items  1
And  2  of  Resolution  of the Government  of  the  Republic   of
Lithuania  No. 22 'On Assenting to a Draft Agreement on  Purchase
and  Sale of 34 Percent of the Shares (Which Belong to the  State
by  Right  of  Ownership) of the Joint-stock  Company   "Lietuvos
Dujos",  Annexes  to  This  Agreement, as well  as  to  a   Draft
Agreement  of Shareholders' of 9 January 2004, Resolution of  the
Government  of  the  Republic of Lithuania No. 292 'On  a   Draft
Supplement  to  the Long-term Gas Supply Agreement  Between   the
Joint-stock  Company "Lietuvos Dujos" and the Public  Joint-stock
Company "Gazprom"' of 18 March 2004 with the Constitution of  the
Republic of Lithuania" of 26 February 2010, the validity of Items
1  and  2  of Resolution of the Government of  the  Republic   of
Lithuania  No. 22 "On Assenting to a Draft Agreement on  Purchase
and  Sale of 34 Percent of the Shares (Which Belong to the  State
by  Right  of  Ownership) of the Joint-Stock  Company   'Lietuvos
dujos',  Annexes  to  this  Agreement, as well  as  to  a   Draft
Agreement  of Shareholders" of 9 January 2004 and Resolution   of
the  Government of the Republic of Lithuania No. 292 "On a  Draft
Supplement  to  the Long-Term Gas Supply Agreement  Between   the
Joint-Stock  Company 'Lietuvos dujos' and the Public  Joint-Stock
Company 'Gazprom'" of 18 March 2004 shall be restored.
     
President 
                                                         Kęstutis
Lapinskas