Investor Presentation

November 2005

Reliance Industries Limited

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Coverage

Reliance Industries - OverviewReliance Industries - Overview

Business ReviewBusiness Review

SummarySummary

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Journey of Phenomenal Growth

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Trevira acquisition

Fortune Global 500

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Consistently Accelerating Growth

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Reliance - Robust Growth

(in US$ Million) FY 2000 FY 2005 CARG % (5 Years)

Revenues 3,633 16,725 35.71

Net Profit 551 1,731 25.73

Cash Profit 857 2,763 26.38

Total Assets 6,733 18,422 22.30

Market Cap 7,644 24,055 25.77

India’s first and only private sector company to feature in the Fortune Global 500 listQ-on-Q growth for almost 60 quarters

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Current Capacities

(in MT) FY 2000 FY 2005 FY 2006-9 (P)

PP 360,000 1,430,000 1,710,000

PE 320,000 1,055,000 1,055,000

PVC 270,000 625,000 625,000

POY 270,000 550,000 870,000

PSF 315,000 570,000 800,000

PET 80,000 290,000 290,000

PTA 975,000 1,350,000 1,980,000

MEG 300,000 830,000 830,000

PX 246,000 1,646,000 1,956,000 Petrochemicals, incl others 8,900,000 12,500,000 15,000,000

Refining - 33,000,000 60,000,000

E & P - Gas MMSCMD 8 11 51

Planned expansion across the value chain

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Changes in Global Rankings

Global leadership in Polyester

FY 2000 FY 2005

POY / PSF 4 1

PP 6 7

PTA 6 6

MEG - 5

PX 3 4

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Dominant market share in India

Domestic Leadership & Global Rankings

Leading Global PositionLeading Market Shares in India

Significant position in the global petrochemical and energy business

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Purified Trephthalic Acid

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Amongst top 10 global players in all its core businesses

(1) At any single location

Polyester 55%

Fibre Intermediates 78%

Polymers 65%

Refining 28% 7 Polypropylene

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ROE & ROCE Trend

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Coverage

Reliance Industries - OverviewReliance Industries - Overview

Business ReviewBusiness Review

SummarySummary

Exploration & Production (E&P)Exploration & Production (E&P)

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E&P Portfolio

Producing Assets - Panna-

Mukta & Tapti

Exploration Blocks - 34

blocks in India and one each

in Yemen and Oman

Exploration Acreage - about

340,000 sq.km.

Coal Bed Methane - 5 blocks

(4,000 sq.km.)

A diversified and balanced portfolio of offshore and onshore blocks

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NELP-IShallow Water Blocks : 8Deep water Blocks : 3

NELP-IIShallow Water Blocks : 1Deep Water Blocks : 2On-land Blocks : 1

NELP-IIIShallow Water Blocks : 2Deep Water Blocks : 7

NELP-IVDeep Water Blocks : 1

NELP-V (not shown in the Map)Deep Water Blocks : 4On-land Block : 1

PRE-NELP Shallow Water Blocks : 2

Tullow : 2Total : 34*

Deep Water Acreage : 245,000 sq kmShallow Water Acreage : 82,000 sq kmOnland Acreage : 13,000 sq kmTotal : 340,000 sq km

Exploration Acreage

GK-OSJ-3

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Highlights

Carried out exploration program

with acquisition of 45, 000 LKM

of 2D & 35,000 sq km of 3D

Drilled 32 wells within a time

span of less than 4 years.

Drilled 19 core holes and 10 test

wells in the CBM Blocks

additionally

RIL now invests US$ 400-500 million annually towards exploration

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Reserves

World class gas discovery in Krishna-Godavari basin (14 TCF

OGIP) – further potential upside under exploration

Discovery in NEC-25- puts Mahanadi offshore to petroliferous

map of India (1-1.2 TCF OGIP)

Discovered CBM Gas – puts Coal Bed Methane in the map of

India (3.65 TCF OGIP)

2008-09 will be a watershed change with E&P contributions to overall

revenue increasing significantly

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Natural Gas is going to be the fuel of the 21st Century

Environment friendly

Lower price volatility

More ‘efficient’ fuel

Efficient and eco friendly transportation through pipelines

Unfortunately, natural gas consumption in India has been

constrained by availability

Recent developments in the natural gas sector could result in

share of natural gas in Indian energy basket increasing from 8%

towards the global average of > 25%

Future of Gas in India

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Status – KG D6 Development

Peripheral Bund construction at onshore terminal nearing completion

FEED optimization studies being carried out

First Development well spudded with D534 rig and drilling in progress

Contract for development to be awarded in calendar Q1-06

Commercial production expected in 2008

100% of permission for ROU for East West Pipeline obtained

Further exploration is on to assess upside in this block

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Status – Coal Bed Methane

GIP estimates of 3.65 TCF concurred by DGH for Sohagpur East

and West Blocks

Work program and budget for Phase II activity at Sohagpur East

and West Blocks approved by DGH

Exploration activity is currently in progress for Sonhat and

Rajasthan Blocks

Development Plan is being conceptualized for production in 2009-10

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Status – NEC 25

Met ocean Studies being carried out

600 sq. km. 3D seismic data acquired pre-monsoon 2005, another

1100 sq. km. data is being acquired currently

Commerciality report for the discoveries in the block under

preparation

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Overseas Assets

Yemen:

– Development Plan approved by Yemen Government

– Approval to produce up to 10,000 bbls of oil per day

– Approval to drill further exploratory wells - Hiswah 7,8,9 &10 received

– Installation of early production system in progress

– Plan to commence production by March 2006

Oman:

– Contract for 2D data reprocessing and EIA study being awarded

Refining & Marketing (R&M)Refining & Marketing (R&M)

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Refining Capacity

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Global Capacity Demand

Demand (vs supply) and growth rates higher in Asia

Capacity in ‘000 bpdSource: PEL, OPEC, BP statistical review, Research Reports

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Asia Capacity Demand

World Asia

2004 – 2007 (CAGR)Demand 2.31 %Capacity 0.71 %

2004 – 2007 (CAGR)Demand 3.18 %Capacity 1.62 %

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Refining Capacity

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China Capacity Demand

Demand in China and India is expected to grow twice the average of world demand growth

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Capacity in ‘000 bpdSource: PEL, BP statistical review, Research Reports

China India

2004 – 2007 (CAGR)Demand 4.10 %Capacity 4.92 %

2004 – 2007 (CAGR)Demand 4.20 %Capacity 2.40 %

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World’s Largest Refineries

Reliance is world’s 3rd largest refinery at any single location and at 1.2 million bpd, it will be the single largest refinery. Expansion aimed at benefiting from the global supply gap opportunity

Refining Capacity (bpd)

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Exxon Mobile, USA

Hovensa LLC, Virgin Islands

S-oil Corp, South Korea

Exxon Mobile, USA

Exxon Mobile, Singapore

LG -Caltex, South Korea

Reliance Industries, India

SK Corp, South Korea

Paraguana Refining, Venezuela

1.2 million bpdin FY 2008/09

Source: Oil and Gas Journal

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Reliance Refinery

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• Benchmarked, in the top quartile, in all performance parameters,by Solomon Associates, in 2003

• Adjudged to be the most energy efficient refinery by Shell Global Solutions in 2004

• Reliance becomes the first Asian company to be awarded the International Refiner of the Year-2005

Source: NEXANT/Solomon

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Operational Excellence - GRMs

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US Gulf Coast Rotterdam Mediterranean Singapore Complex Reliance

Consistently recording superior margins over Singapore complex margins – GRM of US$ 10.4 / barrel in Q2 FY06

Source: Reuters

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Refinery Expansion - Key Factors

Under - investment in energy infrastructure since 1990

Shortage in refining capacity exacerbated by strong demand growth

Important structural changes

Widening light-heavy differential

Widening diesel-fuel oil differential

New refining capacity unlikely to be created in the US / Europe due to stringent laws, regulation & public sentiments

Global refinery system likely to witness demand supply

mismatch on account of lack of capacity creation

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Opportunity for Reliance Expansion

Robust demand growth outpacing refining capacity addition

globally

Economic growth continues to fuel demand – 2% globally

and at 4-5% in Asia

Positive outlook for crack margins, particularly for

transportation fuels

Extensive synergies with existing assets

Reliance to increase its refinery capacity from 33 MT to 60

MT by 2008/09 with a capex of US$ 5.7 billion

PetrochemicalsPetrochemicals

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90% of new global ethylene capacity planned in East of Suez

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High operating rates and demand outstrips supply in EOS

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2004 – 2009 (CAGR)Demand 4.7%Capacity 4.5%

2004 – 2009 (CAGR)Demand 5.6%Capacity 6.8%

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Reliance benefits from its geographical and low-cost advantages

Asia becomes the Growth Driver

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No Large Additions in ME Capacity till 2008-09

Middle East ethylene capacities can create short-term demand-supply mismatch starting 2008 onwards but is likely to follow international pricing

Countries 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010(in '000 MT)Iran* 1,000 2,320 820 2,200 3,100 KSA 5,200 2,600 1,300 Qatar 1,300 Kuwait 850 Abu Dhabhi 1,400 Oman 1,000 Total 1,000 2,320 8,170 7,200 4,400

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* Iranian capacity excludes 520 KTA Amir KabirComplex which has gone on stream in July'05

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Global Industry Outlook

Ethylene– New investments in “feedstock-advantage” ME centers– ME Cap share likely at <20% (2009)

PE– Supply tightness to continue till 2007– New ME capacity could soften markets beyond 2008– Assets to come in demand heavy or low-cost centers

(feedstock benefits)

PP– PP consumption to touch 54 MMTA from 39 MMTA– Growth forecast at 4.7%(CARG) -Capacity addition is 4.5% – Prices likely to remain firm

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Operating rates and margins expected to remain firm till 2008

Middle East projected start ups to lead to softening of margins, however this will need to be monitored

“Responsible” pricing regime by ME producers likely to provide a stable margin environment given that overall capacity, post expansion will still be < 20%

Brazil’s RioPol and Iran’s Amir Kabir crackers are on stream – healthy margins continue

Reliance’s business development initiatives in the domestic markets will focus towards expanding the non-commodity based product usage

Global Industry Outlook…con’t

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Asian Business Dynamics

Asian Demand supply situation has resulted in sustained up-cycle

Rising Feedstock Prices have dampened margins partially

North American Gas based Petrochemical producers are under pressure from high Gas prices ($ 14 / MMBTU)

Hurricanes have resulted in temporary outages which have helped sellers offset some of these costs by increase in product prices

This reverse arbitrage has caused many chemicals and polymer cargoes have moved from Asia to North America

Delay in Middle East projects is likely to result in petrochemical up-cycle sustaining for longer than originally envisaged

PolyesterPolyester

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Demand growth is expected to be faster than capacity addition in Asia

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Fibres: Polyester Dominance

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Investment in PTA/ MEG

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Reliance decision to enter into high-growth Polyester at the right time

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Advantage Reliance

Reliance’s strength lies in integration, low cost operations and value

creation in entire chain - will mitigate risk in individual products

Organic and acquisition of MEG – capacity now at 830,000 MT

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Reliance - Polyester opportunities

Current operating rate in China around 70%, Taiwan and Korea

at 60% and India at over 90%

India stands to benefit from growing consumption and removal of

quotas – market expected to grow by 8-10%

Opportunities in non-apparel applications to fuel growth –

Reliance’s acquisition of Trevira allows access to over 150 IPs

Reliance among few fully integrated producers including PTA,

MEG and PX – provides stable margins across the chain – post

expansion in 2005-06, total capacity at 2 million tons

Reliance benefits from its integrated and low cost

operations

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Global Industry Outlook

Polyester manufacturing is moving towards Asia and is aligned to

the textile industry

India and China are the future manufacturing bases with 80% of

capacity presently located in Asia

Indian textile exports to US has moved up by 30%, second only to

China

Low per capita consumption and low manufacturing cost will

make India a polyester manufacturing hub in the days to come

Asia to dominate world supply of polyester

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Coverage

Reliance Industries - OverviewReliance Industries - Overview

Business ReviewBusiness Review

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Reliance: Superior Stock Performance

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Indexed 2005 YTD price performance

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Strong Fundamentals

Strong Cash flows Existing businesses generating cash flows of US$ 2.8 billion perannum

Solid Balance SheetTotal Assets have grown from US$ 3.6 billion to US$ 18.4 billion over the last 10 years

Conservative GearingDebt to Equity ratio of 0.37, Net Gearing at 16%

Top end Credit ratingsBaa3+Stable Outlook by Moody’sBBB+Stable Outlook by S&P (above Sovereign Rating)AAA by CRISIL (S&P-India) for the past 11 years

Demonstrated capability to execute multi-billion dollar projects on the strength of own cash flows with marginal recourse to external borrowings

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Reliance: Capture Growth Opportunities

Substantial investments in E & P (US$ 4 billion)

Creation of petroleum retail network (US$ 1.5 billion)

Expansion of petroleum refinery (US$ 5.7 billion)

Increase in petrochemicals capacities (US$ 1.6 billion)

Investments of over US$ 12 billion in next five years

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Market Conditions going forward

Petrochemicals operating rates and margins expected to remain firm till 2008

Middle East projected start ups to lead to softening of margins,however this will need to be monitored

Robust demand growth outpacing refining capacity addition globally

Economic growth continues to fuel demand – 2% globally and at 4-5% in Asia

Domestic gas market shortfall currently at 60 MMSCMD – gap to increase with economic development

Business prospects are very positive

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Larger Strides Going Ahead

Doubling Refining capacity to 60 million tonnes to maximiserevenue opportunity

Petrochemical capacity of over 15 million tonnes with stable margins

Gas assets of over 18 TCF to capture local demand supply mismatch

Allocation of capital to high potential, higher margin E & P business. E&P targeted to contribute 15-20% of revenues by 2010

Conservative financial framework to deliver volume and sustained earning growth

What took us 30 years is being targeted to be replicated in the next 5 years

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Demerger Update

RIL board approves the scheme of demerger on 05 Aug 05

Scheme details - on a 1:1 ratio, all shareholders of RIL to receive shares of

Reliance Communications Ventures LimitedReliance Energy Ventures LimitedReliance Capital Ventures LimitedGlobal Fuel Management Services Limited

RIL Corporate Governance committee ensures protection of interest of minority shareholders. Scheme also unlocks value in a transparent manner

Stock exchanges (BSE/NSE) approves scheme

Positive outcome witnessed at the Court convened EGM held on 21 Oct 05 from equity shareholders and creditors alike

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