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WARSAW, Poland – April 1, 2004 – Netia SA (“Netia” or the “Company”) (WSE: NET), Poland’s largest alternative provider of fixed-line telecommunications services, today announced that on March 31, 2004 the Company issued, within its authorised capital, 480,732 ordinary bearer series K shares with a nominal value of PLN 1 each (“Series K Shares”) which give the right to 480,732 votes at Netia’s general meeting of shareholders, due to the exercise by certain persons authorized thereto of their rights arising from 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 Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie SA (National Depository of Securities) assigned the Series K Shares with the PLNETIA00097 code. The Series K shares were issued due to the exercise of rights attached to 480,732 ordinary bearer Series III notes, authorising 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 480,732 Series III Notes.

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