Result of Meeting

Total S.A.
19 February 2004

Highlights from February 18, 2004 Total Board Meeting

Paris, February 19, 2004 - The Board of Directors of Total, chaired by CEO
Thierry Desmarest, met on February 18, 2004. The Board examined a proposed
reorganization of Total's Chemicals branch and the launching of a major
investment at Total's Normandy refinery, reviewed the 2003 fourth quarter
results and approved the 2003 consolidated accounts and parent company accounts,
and the dividend proposal to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting.

These items are covered by three press releases being issued separately today.

The Board also decided to propose to the shareholders at the May 14, 2004 Annual
General Meeting the re-election of Messrs. Thierry Desmarest, Thierry de Rudder
and Serge Tchuruk as directors for three-year terms, and the appointment of an
employee-shareholder and of Sir Howard Davies, Director General of the London
School of Economics and Political Science, as directors for three-year terms.  

Total is the fourth largest oil and gas company in the world with operations in
more than 130 countries. Total's activities cover the whole energy chain of the
petroleum industry: exploration, oil and gas production, refining and marketing,
trading and power generation. The Group is also a major player in chemicals
through its chemicals branch, Atofina. Total has 121,500 employees worldwide.
More information can be found on the company's website: www.total.com



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