The Management Board of Grupa Azoty S.A. (the "Company") announces that on April 24th 2015 it received a notification from Opansa Enterprises Limited of Nicosia, Cyprus (the "Notifying Party"), prepared pursuant to Art. 69.1.1 of the Act on Public Offering, Conditions Governing the Introduction of Financial Instruments to Organised Trading, and Public Companies, dated July 29th 2005 (the "Public Offering Act").

In the notification, the Company was informed that on 23 April 2015 as a result of an in-kind contribution to cover an increase in the share capital of the Notifying Party made by the sole shareholder of the Notifying Party, i.e. Norica Holding S.à r.l. of Luxembourg ("Norica"), which holds 100% of the share capital of the Notifying Party, in the form of shares of Grupa Azoty S.A. (the "Transaction"), the Notifying Party acquired 9,450,000 shares of the Company, representing approximately 9.527% of the total number of shares of the Company, which entitled to exercise 9,450,000 votes at the Company's General Meeting, constituting approximately 9.527% of total number of votes at the Company's General Meeting and, as a result of the Transaction, the Notifying Party has crossed the threshold of 5% of total amount of votes at the Company's General Meeting.

Prior to the Transaction, the Notifying Party did not hold, directly or indirectly, any shares of the Company.

After the Transaction, the Notifying Party directly holds 9,450,000 shares of the Company, representing approximately 9.527% of the total number of shares of the Company, which entitle to exercise 9,450,000 votes at the Company's General Meeting, constituting approximately 9.527% of total number of votes at the Company's General Meeting.

The Notifying Party informed the Company that its controlled entities do not hold any shares of the Company.

Further, the Notifying Party informed the Company that there are no persons such as those referred to in Art. 87.1.3.c of the Public Offering Act.

Legal basis: Art. 70.1 of the Act on Public Offering, Conditions Governing the Introduction of Financial Instruments to Organised Trading, and Public Companies, dated July 29th 2005 (consolidated text: Dz.U. of 2013, item 1382).

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