RNS Number:5181J
Total Fina Elf.
1 April 2003



Letter to RNS


Re:  Notice of Repurchase of Ordinary Shares of TotalFinaElf

Please be advised that in connection with TotalFinaElf's share repurchase 
program, TOTAL FINA ELF S.A. reacquired 6,000,000 of its ordinary shares, 
nominal value 10 euros per share, in March 2003, through trades executed on the
Paris Bourse.


Letter from Total Fina Elf


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