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14 March 2011

Issuance of Netia’s series K shares and acquisition of shares by the Company’s Management Board members and managers (15/2011)


WARSAW, Poland – March 14, 2011 – Netia SA (“Netia” or the “Company”) (WSE: NET), Poland’s largest alternative provider of fixed-line telecommunications services, announced that on March 14, 2011 it was notified about the settlement of a transaction by Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych SA (National Depository of Securities) (“KDPW”), as a result of which the Company issued from its authorized capital on March 9, 2011 and March 10, 2011, respectively, 862,285 ordinary bearer series K shares with a nominal value of PLN 1 each (“Series K Shares”), which give the right to 862,285 votes at Netia’s general meeting of shareholders, and 53,096 Series K Shares, which give the right to 53,096 votes at Netia’s general meeting of shareholders.

The Series K Shares were issued due to the exercise of stock options by two Management Board members and five persons who hold managerial positions (but not management board members). These stock options were granted under the performance stock option plan adopted by Netia’s Supervisory Board on June 28, 2002, as amended. By resolution No. 218/03 of May 14, 2003, the Management Board of KDPW assigned the Series K Shares with the PLNETIA00097 code.

Netia’s issued and outstanding share capital, following this issuance is PLN 390,374,610 and represents 390,374,610 shares, PLN 1 par value per share, each share giving the right to one vote at Netia’s general meeting of shareholders.

The Series K Shares were issued due to the exercise of rights attached to 915,381 ordinary bearer Series III notes, authorizing their holders to subscribe for the Series K Shares prior to the Company’s shareholders, having a nominal value of 1 grosz (PLN 0.01) each (“Series III Notes”). In connection with the exercise of rights from the Series III Notes, the Company bought and redeemed 915,381 Series III Notes.

Pursuant to the above, Netia received the following notifications regarding the subscription of newly issued Series K Shares of the Company for the issue price of PLN 1 per share, in compliance with the prospectus for the Company shares and bonds dated 17 April 2002, as amended, following the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Plan:

NameFunctionNumber of exercised optionsDate of subscribing the Series K SharesNumber of Series K Shares subscribed following the exersice of options
 Mirosław Godlewski Chief Executive Officer and President of the Management Board 1,134,000 March 9, 2011 383,716
 Jon Eastick Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Management Board 866,500 March 9, 2011 293,201
  A person who holds managerial position in the organisational structure of the Company, having permanent access to inside information related, wheather direclty or indirectly, to the Company and authorised to make decisions concerning the Company's development and economic prospects 157,500 March 10, 2011 53,096
  A person who holds managerial position in the organisational structure of the Company, having permanent access to inside information related, wheather direclty or indirectly, to the Company and authorised to make decisions concerning the Company's development and economic prospects 157,500 March 9, 2011 52,299
  A person who holds managerial position in the organisational structure of the Company, having permanent access to inside information related, wheather direclty or indirectly, to the Company and authorised to make decisions concerning the Company's development and economic prospects 131,250 March 9, 2011 44,411
  A person who holds managerial position in the organisational structure of the Company, having permanent access to inside information related, wheather direclty or indirectly, to the Company and authorised to make decisions concerning the Company's development and economic prospects 131,250 March 9, 2011 44,411
  A person who holds managerial position in the organisational structure of the Company, having permanent access to inside information related, wheather direclty or indirectly, to the Company and authorised to make decisions concerning the Company's development and economic prospects 131,250 March 9, 2011 44,247