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Current report:

Announcement concerning the change in the number of shares owned by the Issuer

Report number: 43/2008 day: 2008-12-08

Legal basis

Article 70, item 1 of the Bidding Act - acquisition or disposal of a major share package

Contents of the report:

Pursuant to Article 70, item 1 of the Public Tendering/Conditions for Introducing Financial Instruments into Organised Trading Systems/Public Companies Act of July 29th 2005 (Journal of Laws No 184/2005, item 1539), the management Board of Barlinek S.A. hereby announces that on December 8th, 2008 it received from Mr Michał Sołowow the following letter:

"Acting pursuant to Article 69, paragraph 2, item 2 of the Public Tendering / Conditions for Introducing Financial Instruments into Organised Trading Systems / Public Companies Act of July 29th 2005, I hereby announce that I have increased my assets by at least 1% of the voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting of Barlinek S.A., which resulted from an entry on my securities account reflecting the acquisition of shares of Barlinek S.A. At the date of this letter I own:

- directly - 50,843,504 shares of Barlinek S.A., which constitute 52.535% of the company's share capital and entitle to 50,843,504 voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting, which constitute 52.535% of the total number of the voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting of Barlinek S.A.

- indirectly - through subsidiaries - 16,132,128 shares of Barlinek S.A., which constitute 16.669% of the company's share capital and entitle to 16,132,128 voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting, which constitute 16.669% of the total number of the voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting of Barlinek S.A.

Both directly and indirectly I own 66,975,632 shares of Barlinek S.A., which constitute 69.204% of the company's share capital and entitle to 66 975 632 voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting, which constitute 69.204% of the total number of the voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting of Barlinek S.A. According to the most recent public announcement my assets were: - directly - 49,820,000 shares of Barlinek S.A., which constituted 51.478% of the company's share capital and entitled to 49,820,000 voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting, which constituted 51.478% of the total number of the voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting of Barlinek S.A. - indirectly - through subsidiaries - 16,000,000 shares of Barlinek S.A., which constituted 16.532% of the company's share capital and entitled to 16,000,000 voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting, which constituted 16.532% of the total number of the voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting of Barlinek S.A. Both directly and indirectly I owned 65,820,000 shares of Barlinek S.A., which constituted 68.010% of the company's share capital and entitled to 65,820,000 voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting, which constituted 68.010% of the total number of the voting rights at the General Shareholders' Meeting of Barlinek S.A.

Legal basis:

Article 70, item 1 of the Bidding Act - acquisition or disposal of a major share package