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1 press release iti group press release online at and JAROSŁAW KACZYŃSKI TO PUBLICALLY APOLOGIZE TOWARDS THE ITI GROUP Luxembourg, 20 April 2012 ITI Holdings S.A. (the ITI Group ), the leading polish media and entertainment group, informs that the 6th Civil Division of the Court of Appeal in Warsaw approved the settlement between the ITI Group and Jarosław Kaczyński. International Trading and Investments Holdings S.A. Luxembourg and ITI Corporation Sp. z o.o. brought a lawsuit against Jarosław Kaczyński for the protection its personal interests, which were infringed by public statements made by Jarosław Kaczyński. As part of the settlement Jarosław Kaczyński is to publish the following statement on the home page of the Law and Justice party s ( PiS ) website Hereby, I state that at the press conferences held on 2 December 2008 and 2 April 2009 at PiS headquarters in Warsaw and on the TV program hosted by Dorota Gawryluk, broadcast on 5 February 2009 by POLSAT, while publicly criticizing the contribution of PLN 500 million by the government of the capital city of Warsaw to the benefit of the Legia stadium development, my intention was not to make a derogatory assessment of the operations of the companies belonging to the ITI Group. My critical attitude referred only to the rationality of an expenditure of around PLN 375 million net to the modernization of the stadium, which is the property of the capital city of Warsaw, from the perspective of an appropriate conduct of the city authorities. I have never had any reservations about the ITI Groups operations in this regard. At the same time, I correct my statement in which I said that the amount of PLN 500 million represents a donation for ITI from the Civic Platform. As a matter of fact, it was an investment in municipal wealth, which the Football Club Legia Warszawa can use based on a lease agreement. Jarosław Kaczyński In the event Jarosław Kaczyński fails to comply with the settlement conditions the ITI Group may publish the above statement in Gazeta Wyborcza or Rzeczpospolita, at the expense of Jarosław Kaczyński. Press Contacts For further information please contact Emilia Ordon Romano Fanconi ITI Corporation Sp. z o.o. ITI Services Ltd. ul. Wiertnicza 166 Beustweg Warsaw 8032 Zurich Phone Phone Fax Fax emilia.ordon@iti.pl romano.fanconi@itiholdings.com ITI Group Press Release 20 April 2012 Page 1 of 5

2 About ITI GROUP The ITI Group is the leading Polish media and entertainment group, active in television broadcasting, online, multiplex cinema operations, theatrical distribution and football. Television Broadcasting The ITI Group conducts its television broadcast operations primarily through TVN Group, one of Poland s largest commercial television networks. The TVN Group owns and operates ten television channels, was listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE ticker: TVN) in December 2004 and is part of the WIG 20. TVN, our principal free-to-air channel, is recognized in the Polish market as a leading television broadcaster of high quality entertainment and comprehensive independent news. TVN reaches 92% of households in Poland. TVN7 is an entertainment channel that complements TVN s offer by broadcasting feature films and television series. The channel reaches 70% of households in Poland. TVN24 channel is the first 24-hour news and current affairs television channel in Poland, reaching 63% of households in Poland. TVN CNBC is our business news channel launched in cooperation with CNBC Europe. The channel reaches 56% of households in Poland. TVN Meteo is Poland s first dedicated weather channel reaching 61% of households in Poland. TVN Turbo is Poland s first thematic channel aimed at man and at the same time dedicated mainly to motorization. The channel reaches 62% of households in Poland. TVN Style is a thematic channel focused on life styles, health and beauty aimed at women. The channel reaches 62% of households in Poland. ITVN is a television channel that targets viewers of Polish origin living abroad. It is available in Europe, Northern America and Australia. Telezakupy Mango is the only, all day, teleshopping channel in Poland, reaching 62% of households. NTL is a local television channel addressed to residents of Radomsko and surroundings. TVN Group also owns TVN News & Services Agency, broadest media services agency operating in Central and Eastern Europe and the only one in the region to offer full complexity services. Page 2 of 5

3 Online The ITI Group conducts its online activities through Grupa Onet S.A. operating - Poland s leading portal. Grupa Onet S.A. is the operator of some of Poland s most popular internet destinations, such as Sympatia.pl - Poland s leading internet dating service, Onet Blog - Poland s No. 1 Blog site, Onet Video and zumi.pl - Poland s first web based location service. Grupa Onet S.A. is a wholly owned subsidiary of TVN S.A. TVN Group owns Onet.pl, which is the largest and the most popular internet medium in Poland. Onet.pl is the internet leader in Poland in core content: business, finance, law,news,socio-political journalism; media; sport; touristic. Onet s services are also leaders in their categories: OnetBlog the biggest blog service in Polish internet. Sympatia.pl the most popular dating service in Poland. Zumi is a new tool, not existing before on the Polish market, bringing together the features of map services, online directory and yellow pages. plejada.pl - an interactive multimedia site dedicated to show business. It is the first project on the Polish market available immediately on launch via three platforms Internet, mobile phones and n platform. tvn24.pl - the first news portal in Poland, which combines text, voice and video. The web site contains extensive video content related to the most important events in Poland and all over the world. The portal features paid access to the on-line broadcast of the TVN24 channel as well as information and materials that haven t been broadcast on television. tvnwarszawa.pl - a media project dedicated to Warsaw and its residents. TVN Warszawa focuses on life in Poland's capital, providing high quality news and entertainment programming. Available on: and Page 3 of 5

4 Digital Platform In October 2006 the ITI Group launched n Poland s state of the art digital platform. It is the first satellite platform in Poland and central-eastern Europe to offer HD channels, Personal Video Recorder (PVR) and Video on Demand (VOD) in one. As the first platform in Poland, has launched a 3D service - nshow3d to guarantee the "third dimension of entertainment." Pay-tv platform n offer gives the largest selection of programs among all digital platforms in Poland. It includes 27 HD channels as well as some own-produced channels. Pay-tv platform n is an unchallenged leader in the most up-to-date TV technologies available in the Polish market. Along with riche program offer, pay-tv platform n is also about some innovative services, including: set-top-box equipped with 500 GB disc, nportal six theme information services available after connecting your recorder to internet; nradio and nradio HD featuring 5.1 sound; and the most advanced EPG offering some unique and easy to operate features. Pay-tv platform n is available in nationwide points of sale, an online shop and through a call center. For further details on the offering refer to n production channels nsport - available in HD and Dolby Digital - is a high end quality sport channel providing an unique information journalistic profile. Wojna i Pokoj is dedicated to Russia s big cinema movies, country - classics and current movies, series and documentaries. Religia.tv is a channel dedicated to religion and ethics. Page 4 of 5

5 Entertainment and Publishing The ITI Group operates in its entertainment group Multikino and ITI Cinema showing the latest movies and bringing a new cinema experience. Legia is Poland s most reknown football club having a longstanding history. Multikino is one of Poland s leading multiplex cinema operators. With prime locations and a wide offering of feature films, Multikino currently operates twenty four multiplex cinemas with 208 screens in Poland, an 8 screen cinema in Riga, Latvia and a 7 screen cinema in Vilnius, Lithuania. ITI Cinema is part of Multikino active exclusively in theatrical distribution. ITI Cinema is a leading distributor of Polish movies complemented by international productions from a number of independent studios. ITI Cinema not only distributes Polish feature films but has become active in their production and has frequently been a co-producer. Legia, founded in 1916 represents Poland s most recognized soccer club both domestically and abroad. Legia is the all time league leader having won the Polish Championship 8 times, the Polish Cup 14 times and winning other trophies. Pascal is Poland s major publisher of travel guides and well recognized supplier of travel literature and lifestyle fiction. *** Visit the ITI Group main website: and Further ITI Group websites: *** END OF PRESS RELEASE 5 PAGES Page 5 of 5