Bulletin
Distribution of termination notice under Netia Holdings S.A. ADR facility
WARSAW, Poland – July 2, 2003 – Netia Holdings S.A. (“Netia”) (WSE: NET), Poland's largest alternative provider of fixed-line telecommunications services, today announced that in accordance with Netia’s request, The Bank of New York (the “Depositary”) distributed a termination notice (the “Termination Notice”) to holders of Netia’s American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) under the Deposit Agreement dated August 3, 1999, as subsequently amended, (the “Deposit Agreement”), between Netia, the Depositary and the owners and beneficial owners of ADRs issued thereunder. The Deposit Agreement will terminate in accordance with its terms and pursuant to the Termination Notice on September 29, 2003. Pursuant to the Deposit Agreement, holders of Netia’s ADR will be able to submit their ADRs to the Depositary in order to exchange such ADRs for deposited shares until Friday, March 26, 2004. Commencing Monday, March 29, 2004, the Depositary will be able to sell all remaining deposited shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and hold the net proceeds of such sales for the benefit of ADR holders. After completion of such sales, the Depositary will distribute the net proceeds of such sales to ADR holders who did not submit their ADRs for exchange for deposited shares.
Some of the information contained in this news release contains forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. For a more detailed description of these risks and factors, please see Netia's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Commission on March 28, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on April 3, 2002, its Current Reports on Forms 6-K filed with the Commission on May 6, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 7, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 20, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 24, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on June 28, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on July 2, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on July 31, 2002, and its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on August 2 2002, its Current Reports on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on August 6, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on August 9, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on August 15, 2002 its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on August 16, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on August 28, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on August 30, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on September 16, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on September 20, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on September 24, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on October 1, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on October 15, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on October 17, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on October 22, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on October 25, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on November 5, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on November 5, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on November 6, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on November 18, 2002 , its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on November 21, 2002, its Current Reports on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on December 3, 2002, its Current Reports on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on December 10, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on December 23, 2002, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on January 8, 2003, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on January 16, 2003, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on January 29, 2003, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on February 3, 2003, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on February 13, 2003, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on February 14, 2003, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on February 25, 2003, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2003, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on March 18, 2003, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on April 8, 2003, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on April 24, 2003, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 7, 2003, its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 7, 2003 and its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 29, 2003. Netia undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.