06/06/96
STAMENT FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 

Further to the meeting held today, the Repsol Board of Directors, wishes to make the following statemet:

- Repsol's Chairman, Mr. Oscar Fanjul, has decided to present his resignation after the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting to be held on June 7th, next.

- Mr. Alfonso Cortina has been appointed Member of the company�s Board of Directors and will become the new Chairman of Repsol.

- Mr. Miguel Angel Rodr�guez, Secretary of State for Communications, has also been appointed Board Member.

- The Board of Directors wishes to express its deep appreciation to Mr. Oscar Fanjul, Cairman and Founder of the company, for the important work he has carried out during his Chairmanship. The creation of Repsol transformed an initial group of oil and chemical companies and assets into a solid well-structured business corporation, which is now among the top European companies.

- Since its foundation, Repsol has multiplied its profit six-fold, obtaining a net income of 117,715 million pesetas in 1995, and made high retum investments of 1.6 trillion pesetas. The company has achieved high international prestige and is excellently placed to confort this change and future challenges.

- The Board of Directors, on proposal by Mr. Alfonso Cortina, has agreed to appoint Mr. Oscar Fanjul Honourable Chairman of Repsol.

- Mr. Oscar Fanjul has expressed to this Board of Directors his conviction that the company has a promising future, stating that he has already collaborated with the future Chairman to make and efficient transition and wishes him the greatest success in his new responsibility.

- Mr. Alfonso Cortina de Alcocer is currently Chairman of Portland Valderrivas, S.A. and Cementos Protland, S.A., and Board Member of BBV and FCC. He has been Director of Bancaya Inmobiliaria, Managing Director and Vice-president of Hispano Hipotecario, and Board Member of Banco Zaragoza and Banco Central. His also President of Produsa and Vice-president and Member of the Delegate Commission of Grucycsa.