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28 July 2006

Information on acquisition of Netia's shares


WARSAW, Poland – July 28, 2006 – Netia SA (“Netia”) (WSE: NET), Poland’s largest alternative provider of fixed-line telecommunications services, announced that it received today a notification filed on behalf of Third Avenue International Value Fund (the “Fund”) that ownership of Netia’s shares held by the Fund has increased above the threshold of 5% of the total number of votes at Netia’s general meeting of shareholders.
 
According to the notification, as a result of the settlement on July 24, 2006 of a purchase of Netia shares effected on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the Fund holds 19,594,034 Netia shares, representing 5.03% of Netia’s share capital and entitling the holder thereof to exercise 19,594,034 votes, which represents 5.03% of the total number of votes at Netia’s general meeting of shareholders.
 
Prior to this transaction, the Fund held 19,346,630 Netia shares, which represented 4.97% of Netia’s share capital, and was entitled to 19,346,630 votes, representing 4.97% of the total number of votes, at Netia’s general shareholders’ meeting.