Purchase of significant packets of shares

The Management Board of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. announces - based on information dated 12 July 2005 received from Lansdowne Partners Limited, that following purchases of shares on 7 July 2005, Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership, on behalf of client funds that it manages, controlled 10 151 689 shares of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. representing 5.08 % of the share capital of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. and the same number of votes at the General Shareholder Meeting of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership currently controls 10 572 441 shares, which represents 5.29 % of the share capital of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. and the same number of votes at the General Shareholder Meeting of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.

The total number of shares issued by KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. amounts to 200 000 000. All of these shares are ordinary bearer shares. The maximum amount of votes arising from all issued shares is 200 000 000.