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Current report:

Announcement of the sale of a major package of the Issuer’s shares

Report number: 37/2008 day: 2008-10-07

Legal basis

Art. 70 pt 1 of the Bidding Act – Acquisition or sale of a major package of shares

Contents of the report:

On the basis of art. 70 pt 1 of the Act of July 29th 2005 regarding public bidding, conditions for introducing financial instruments into organised circulation and public companies (Journal of Laws from 2005, no. 184 entry 1539) the management of Barlinek SA hereby announces that on October 6th 2008 it received a letter from ING Investment Funds Society SA, which reads as follows:

"In accordance with art. 69 par. 1 pt 2 and in relation to art. 87 par. 1 pt 2 a) of the Act regarding public bidding, conditions for introducing financial instruments into organised circulation, ING Investment Funds Society SA, acting on behalf of ING Small and Medium Firms Open Investment Fund, ING Open Share Investment Fund, ING Balanced Open Investment Fund, ING Open Stable Growth Investment Fund, ING Open Share Investment Specialist Fund 2 and ING Parasol Specialist Open Investment Fund, hereby announces that, as a result of a sale of Barlinek SA shares, the total number of votes at the General Shareholders’ Meeting of said company owned by all the investment funds managed by ING Investment Funds Society SA has fallen below the threshold of 5% of the total number of votes.

The reason for this change in the share of total votes at Barlinek SA’s GM was the sale of shares in this company on October 3rd 2008.

Before the change in the share, investment funds managed by ING Investment Funds Society SA owned a total of 4,961,046 shares in Barlinek SA, which constituted 5.13% of the company’s initial capital.

Before the change in the share, the stock owned by investment funds managed by ING Investment Funds Society SA owned a total of 4,961,046 shares in Barlinek SA, gave 5.13% of the total number of votes at the General Meeting of this company.

According to the situation on October 3rd 2008, and on the day the present announcement was drawn up, investment funds managed by ING Investment Funds Society SA own a total of 4,576,776 shares in Barlinek S.A., constituting 4.73 % of the company’s initial capital.

According to the situation on October 3rd 2008, and on the day the present announcement was drawn up, shares owned by investment funds managed by ING Investment Funds Society SA give a total of 4,576,776 votes at the General Meeting of Barlinek SA, which constitutes 4.73% of the total number of votes at the General Meeting of this company."