Information concerning a change of the number of votes held by Polaris Finance B.V. in the total number of votes at the General Meeting of Cyfrowy Polsat S.A., notification on Karswell Limited exceeding...

Date: 
28 Apr 2011

Information concerning a change of the number of votes held by Polaris Finance B.V. in the total number of votes at the General Meeting of Cyfrowy Polsat S.A., notification on Karswell Limited exceeding 10% of the total number of votes at the General Meeting of Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. and a change of the number of votes held by Mr. Zygmunt Solorz-Żak in the total number of votes at the General Meeting of Cyfrowy Polsat S.A.

The Management Board of Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. (the Company) hereby announces that on April 28, 2011 it was informed (i) of a change of the number of votes held by Polaris Finance B.V. (the Polaris) in the total number of votes in the Company, (ii) that Karswell Limited (Karswell) exceeded 10% of the total number of votes at the General Meeting of the Company and (iii) of a change of votes held by Mr. Zygmunt Solorz-Żak in the total number of votes in the Company.

The above change with respect to the number of votes in the Company results from the fact that the entitled persons, including Karswell and Sensor Overseas Limited (Sensor), have taken up 80,027,836 (eighty million twenty seven thousand eight hundred thirty six) Series H ordinary bearer shares  of the Company of the nominal value of PLN 0.04 (four grosz) each share (the Shares), issued by the Company pursuant to a resolution No. 6 (the Resolution No. 6) and a resolution No. 7 of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company of December 17, 2010 (the General Meeting) on the conditional increase of the share capital of the Company by way of the issuance of up to 80,027,836 (eighty million twenty seven thousand eight hundred thirty six) Series H ordinary bearer shares of the nominal value of PLN 0.04 (four grosz) each share (the Shares) with the preemptive right concerning the shares excluded with respect to the current shareholders of the Company, of which adoption the Company announced in its current report No. 36/2010 of December 17, 2010. Karswell took up 53,887,972 (fifty three million eight hundred eighty seven thousand nine hundred seventy two) Shares (the Karswell Shares), while Sensor took up 9,509,648 (nine million five hundred nine thousand six hundred and forty eight) Shares (the Sensor Shares).

As the Company announced in its current report No. 18/2011 of April 21, 2011, the Shares have been taken up due to the execution, of the entitled persons including Karswell and Sensor, of the right to subscribe for the Shares arising from 80,027,836 (eighty million twenty seven thousand eight hundred thirty six) of the subscription warrants issued pursuant to the Resolutions Nos. 8 and 9 of the said General Meeting on the issue of 80,027,836 (eighty million twenty seven thousand eight hundred thirty six) of Series H subscription warrants authorizing their holders to take up the Shares, issued by the Company, under the Resolution No. 6 and exclude the preemptive right of the Shares in question (the Subscription Warrants) of which adoption the Company announced in its current report No. 36/2010 of December 17, 2010. On April 1, 2011 the Company issued the Subscription Warrants for the benefit of individual shareholders, including Karswell and Sensor (the Shareholders of TV Polsat) of Telewizja Polsat S.A (TV Polsat), as the Company announced in its current report No. 12/2011 of April 1, 2011, in order to secure the performance by the Company of the provisions of the agreements on the acquisition, from the Shareholders of TV Polsat, the shares in TV Polsat held by them and to secure the payment by the Company, for the benefit of the Shareholders of TV Polsat, of a part of the price due to them for the shares in TV Polsat being the subject of sale.

The change in the current equity interest of Polaris, Mr. Zygmunt Solorz-Żak and of Karswell's exceeding 10% in the total number of votes in the Company took place on April 20, 2011.

I. Change in equity interest of Polaris

Prior to the transaction, Polaris held directly 175,025,000 (one hundred seventy five million twenty five thousand) shares of the Company which constituted 65.23 % of the share capital of the Company, representing 341,967,501 (three hundred forty one million nine hundred sixty seven thousand five hundred one) votes at the General Meeting of the Company, i.e. 76.38% of the total number of votes in the Company. This block of shares comprised:
a) 166,942,501 registered preferred shares representing 62.22% of the share capital, carrying 333,885,002 votes at the General Meeting of the Company, representing 74.57% of the total number of votes at the General Meeting of the Company; and
b) 8,082,499 dematerialized shares representing 3.01% of the share capital, carrying 8,082,499 votes at the General Meeting of the Company, representing 1.81% of the total number of votes at the General Meeting of the Company.
Currently, Polaris holds 175,025,000 (one hundred seventy five million twenty five thousand) shares of the Company which constitute 50.24 % of the share capital of the Company, representing 341,967,501 (three hundred forty one million nine hundred sixty seven thousand five hundred one) votes at the General Meeting of the Company, i.e. 64.79 % of the total number of votes in the Company.
This block of shares comprises:
a) 166,942,501 registered preferred shares representing 47.92% of the share capital, carrying 333,885,002 votes at the General Meeting of the Company, representing 63.26% of the total number of votes at the General Meeting of the Company; and
b) 8,082,499 dematerialized shares representing 2.32% of the share capital, carrying 8,082,499 votes at the General Meeting of the Company, representing 1.53% of the total number of votes at the General Meeting of the Company.
There are no subsidiaries of Polaris which hold shares in the Company, and Polaris is not a party to any agreements on the transfer of  any rights to execute voting rights from the Company's shares.
Mr. Zygmunt Solorz-Żak holds 85% share in the share capital of Polaris.

II. Change in equity interest of Karswell

Prior to the transaction, Karswell did not hold, directly or indirectly, any shares of the Company.
Currently, Karswell holds directly 53,887,972 (fifty three million eight hundred eighty seven thousand nine hundred seventy two) shares of the Company, which constitute 15.47% of the share capital of the Company, representing 53,887,972 (fifty three million eight hundred eighty seven thousand nine hundred seventy two) votes at the General Meeting of the Company, i.e. 10.21% of the total number of votes in the Company.
There are no subsidiaries of Karswell which hold shares in the Company, and Karswell is not a party to any agreements on the transfer of  any rights to execute voting rights from the Company's shares.
Within a period of 12 months following the notification, Karswell does not intend to increase its share of the number of votes at the General Meeting of the Company.
Mr. Zygmunt Solorz-Żak holds 100% share in the share capital of Karswell.

III. Change in equity interest of Mr. Zygmunt Solorz-Żak

Prior the transaction, Mr. Zygmunt Solorz-Żak held (directly and indirectly through Polaris) 185,628,750 (one hundred eighty five million six hundred twenty eight thousand and seven hundred fifty) shares of the Company which jointly constituted 69.23% of the share capital of the Company, jointly representing 363,175,001 (tree hundred sixty three million one hundred seventy five thousand and one) votes at the General Meeting of the Company, i.e. 81.08% of the total number of votes in the Company.
Currently, Mr. Zygmunt Solorz-Żak holds (directly and indirectly through Karswell and Polaris) 239,516,722 (two hundred thirty nine million five hundred sixteen thousand and seven hundred twenty two) shares of the Company jointly representing 68.75% of the share capital of the Company, jointly representing 417,062,973 (four hundred seventeen million sixty two thousand nine hundred seventy three) votes at the General Meeting of the Company, i.e. 79.02% of the total number of votes in the Company.

IV. Change in equity interest of Sensor

Prior the transaction, Sensor did not hold, directly or indirectly, any shares of the Company.
Currently, Sensor holds directly 9,509,648 (nine million five hundred nine thousand six hundred and forty eight) shares of the Company representing 2.73% of the share capital of the Company, representing 9,509,648 nine million five hundred nine thousand six hundred and forty eight) votes at the General Meeting of the Company, i.e. 1.80% of the total number of votes in the Company.
Mr. Heronim Ruta holds 100% share in the share capital of Sensor.

Mr. Zygmunt Solorz-Żak and Mr. Heronim Ruta are members of the Company's Supervisory Board.

Legal basis: Article 70 Section 1 of the Act of July 29, 2005 on public offering and the conditions of introducing financial instruments to an organized system of trading and on public companies.

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22/2011
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