Netia Holdings S.A. convenes ordinary shareholders' meeting

WARSAW, Poland - May 20, 2003 - Netia Holdings S.A. (“Netia”) (WSE: NET, NET2), Poland's largest alternative provider of fixed-line telecommunications services, today announced that it will hold an ordinary shareholders‘ meeting in Warsaw on June 12, 2003, to approve (i) the management board‘s report and financial statements for the 2002 financial year, (ii) changes in remuneration of members of the supervisory board and (iii) the amendments to Netia‘s statute.

Netia is proposing to amend its statue to change its name from “Netia Holdings S.A.” to “Netia S.A.” and to reflect in the statute its current registered share capital which includes series H shares registered by the Polish court in connection with Netia‘s financial restructuring.

Participating in the Ordinary Shareholders‘ Meeting on June 12, 2003 (the “Meeting”)

Shareholders holding publicly traded bearer shares and registered shares shall have the right to participate in the Meeting on condition that at least 7 days prior to the date of the Meeting (i.e. by June 5, 2003 at 17.00 hours Warsaw time) they deliver to the Company depository certificates issued by the brokerage house keeping such Shareholder‘s securities account, or by Centralny Dom Maklerski PEKAO SA.

Shareholders who own non-publicly traded bearer shares shall have the right to participate in the Meeting provided that their shares are deposited with the Company at least 7 days prior to the date of the Meeting, i.e. by June 5, 2003 at 17.00 hours Warsaw time.

Proxies of Shareholders who are legal persons must present an up-to-date copy of an extract from an appropriate register stating who is authorized to represent such entities, and respective powers of attorney. The power of attorney authorizing a proxy to participate in the Meeting must be in writing.

The list of Shareholders authorized to participate in the Meeting shall be available for inspection at the Company's offices 3 days prior to the Meeting.


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 and its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 7, 2003 . Netia undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.