Netia announces proposed resolution for the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on October 30, 2003

WARSAW, Poland - October 22, 2003 - Netia S.A. (“Netia” or the “Company”) (WSE: NET), Poland‘s largest alternative provider of fixed-line telecommunications services today announced the proposed resolution to be presented for the shareholders‘ vote at the Netia‘s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on October 30, 2003.
The proposed resolution includes an approval of Netia‘s merger with the following Netia‘s wholly-owned subsidiaries, in connection with the ongoing process of internal consolidation of the Netia group companies: Netia Telekom S.A., Netia South Sp. z o.o., Netia Telekom Mazowsze S.A., Netia Telekom Warszawa S.A., Netia Telekom Modlin S.A., Netia Telekom Lublin S.A., Netia Telekom Ostrowiec S.A., Netia Telekom Swidnik S.A., Netia Telekom Torun S.A., Netia Telekom Wloclawek S.A., Netia Telekom Kalisz S.A., Netia Telekom Pila Sp. z o.o., Netia Telekom Silesia S.A., Netia Telekom Telmedia S.A., Optimus Inwest S.A., Netia Network S.A., Telekom Building Sp. z o.o., Netia 1 Sp. z o.o., and Telko Sp. z o.o.

The full text of the proposed resolution along with the terms of the merger announced on July 22, 2003 and the rationale for the merger announced on September 15, 2003, are available at Netia‘s website at www.investor.netia.pl.


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