Th e N e w Z e a la n d

R E F I N I N G C O M P A N Y L T D

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR – 21st June 2011

The Directors of the New Zealand Refining Company Limited make the following announcement:

Following the resignation of Mr Grant Warner as a Director, the Directors of The New Zealand Refinery Company Limited have appointed Mr Tim Wall to fill that vacancy. Mr Wall is the Operations Manager at BP's Bulwer Island Refinery in Queensland and represents the interests of BP Oil New Zealand Limited.

D.M. Jensen

Chief Financial Officer / Company Secretary

22nd June 2011

“Fuelling New Zealand’s Future”

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