Auction applications should be submitted by 6 September The auction will be held on 9 September 2010 at 12:00 noon. The Minister of Treasury

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1 Article archived. Invitation to participate in the auction concerning the purchase of the shares of: Lubuskie Fabryki Mebli SA and Ośrodek Badawczo Rozwojowy Przemysłu Płyt Drewnopochodnych Sp. z o.o. Auction applications should be submitted by 6 September The auction will be held on 9 September 2010 at 12:00 noon. The Minister of Treasury hereby invites to an oral public auction to purchase the shares of the companies: I. Lubuskie Fabryki Mebli SA with registered office in Świebodzin, II. Ośrodek Badawczo Rozwojowy Przemysłu Płyt Drewnopochodnych Sp. z o.o. with registered office in Czarna Woda The Minister of Treasury, ul. Krucza 36/Wspólna 6, Warszawa, acting on behalf of the Treasury, pursuant to Article 31a, in conjunction with Article 33(1)(5) of the Commercialisation and Privatisation Act of 30 August 1996 (Journal of Laws of 2002 No. 171, item 1397, as amended), hereinafter referred to as the Act, and the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of 17 February 2009 on the Detailed Procedure of Selling Treasury Shares (Journal of Laws No. 34, item 264, as amended), hereby invites all interested parties to participate in an auction to purchase: I.

2 114,250 ordinary bearer shares of series B for one buyer, with a nominal value of PLN each, constituting 42.63% of the share capital of Lubuskie Fabryki Mebli SA with registered office in Świebodzin (hereinafter referred to as the Shares ) at ul. Wojska Polskiego 2, Świebodzin, registered under KRS no , VAT reg. no. (NIP) , hereinafter referred to as the Company. The Company s business activity is the manufacture of furniture. The starting price for the stake of 114,250 shares is PLN 10,204, (say: ten million two hundred and four thousand eight hundred and ten zloty). The starting price for one Share is PLN (say: eighty-nine zloty thirty two groszy). The minimum bidding increment for the entire stake of 114,250 shares is PLN 52, (say: fifty-two thousand zloty). The bidders will place their bids orally. If no further bids are placed, subsequent calls of the highest bid shall be made at intervals not longer than 2 minutes. The Share Purchase Agreement will be concluded with the entity which placed the highest bid, within up to 7 days from the date of payment of the full purchase price of the Shares, reduced by the amount of the bid security, by a bank transfer to the account of the Ministry of Treasury, account no , held with the National Bank of Poland (NBP), Branch in Warsaw. Payment must be made in full within 2 (two) weeks from the date of announcing the highest bidder. In the case when the purchase of shares requires: the decision of the Chairman of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) on no impediments to the intended merger of companies; the consent of the Minister of Internal Affairs - the highest bidder should immediately, however not later than within 60 days from announcing the highest bidder, apply to appropriate authorities for issuing the above decisions. In such case, the payment of the full purchase price of the Shares must be made within 2 (two) weeks from the day of submitting the above mentioned decisions to the Minister of Treasury. Payment of the total price of the Shares may also be made by payment of the amount equal to the starting price of the Shares reduced by the paid bid security within 2 (two) weeks from the announcement of the winning bidder, and the payment of the amount constituting the difference between the starting price of the Shares and the total price of the Shares shall be made within 1 (one) month from the day of payment of the amount equal to the starting price of the Shares. In such case the time limit for conclusion of the Share Purchase Agreement starts on the day of

3 payment of the amount constituting the difference between the starting price of the Shares and the total price of the Shares. The Share Purchase Agreement will be concluded at the organisational unit of the Ministry of Treasury (ul. Krucza 36/Wspólna 6, Warszawa) responsible for budget and finance after receipt of the full payment for the shares has been confirmed. The auction shall be closed upon signing the Share Purchase Agreement. The bid security of PLN 1,020, (say: one million twenty thousand four hundred and eighty-one zloty), which constitutes 10% of the starting price for the Shares shall be paid by bank transfer to the account of the Ministry of Treasury held with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego S.A., Branch No. 1 in Warsaw, account no , by 6 September The bid security is not refundable in the event that the highest bidder refuses to sign the Share Purchase Agreement and when an entity decides not to participate in the auction after the date for submitting applications has passed. If an eligible entity fails to attend the auction, it shall also be considered as withdrawal from the auction, similarly as the failure of the auction participants to offer the starting price during the auction. Entities interested in the purchase of shares of Lubuskie Fabryki Mebli SA with registered office in Świebodzin during the public auction may purchase the Company Memorandum. For this purpose they should: approach the Ministry of Treasury, room 569, on business days from 11 August 2010 till 3 September 2010, between 12:00 noon and 2:00 PM, present the Transcript from the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register / Certificate on Entry into the Register of Business Activity, showing the current representation of the entity (certificate must not be older than three months), and if the interested party is a natural person who is not an entrepreneur present an identity document, sign the document Confidentiality Obligation by their duly authorized representatives. The Company Memorandum contains information of the Company s legal, economic and financial standing. The fee for the Company Memorandum is PLN and should be paid to the Cashier (room 372) of the Department of General Accounting and Reporting of the Department of Budget and Finance at the Ministry of Treasury, between PM, or to the account of the Ministry of Treasury held with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego SA, Branch No. 1 in Warsaw, account no

4 The person responsible for releasing the above documentation is: Ms. Anna Wilga, room 569, phone: (022) II. 37,400 shares for one buyer (say: thirty-seven thousand four hundred), with a nominal value of PLN each, constituting 85% of share capital of Ośrodek Badawczo Rozwojowy Przemysłu Płyt Drewnopochodnych Sp. z o.o. with registered office in Czarna Woda (hereinafter referred to as the Shares ) at ul. A. Mickiewicza 10A, Czarna Woda, registered under KRS No , VAT reg. no. (NIP) , hereinafter referred to as the Company. The Company s business activity is research and development in the field of biology and environment. The starting price for the stake of 37,400 shares is PLN 2,998, (say: two million nine hundred and ninety-eight thousand three hundred and fifty-eight zloty). The starting price for one Share is PLN (say: eighty zloty seventeen groszy). The minimum bidding increment for the entire stake of 37,400 shares is PLN 15, (say: fifteen thousand zloty). The bidders will place their bids orally. If no further bids are placed, subsequent calls of the highest bid shall be made at intervals not longer than 2 minutes. The highest bidder shall be obliged to purchase the Shares that will not be acquired by the eligible employees who are entitled to acquire such Shares on a free-of-charge basis in accordance with the Act, under the terms and conditions set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement enclosed to the Invitation, hereinafter referred to as the Share Purchase Agreement. The Share Purchase Agreement will be concluded with the entity which placed the highest bid, within up to 7 days from the date of payment of the full purchase price of the Shares, reduced by the amount of the bid security, by a bank transfer to the account of the Ministry of Treasury, account no , held with the National Bank of Poland (NBP), Branch in Warsaw. Payment must be made in full within 2 (two) weeks from the date of announcing the highest bidder. In the case when the purchase of shares requires: the decision of the Chairman of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) on no impediments to the intended merger of companies; the consent of the Minister of Internal Affairs - the highest bidder should immediately, however not later than within 60 days from

5 announcing the highest bidder, apply to appropriate authorities for issuing the above decisions. In such case, the payment of the full purchase price of the Shares must be made within 2 (two) weeks from the day of submitting the above mentioned decisions to the Minister of Treasury. Payment of the total price of the Shares may also be made by payment of the amount equal to the starting price of the Shares reduced by the paid bid security within 2 (two) weeks from the announcement of the winning bidder, and the payment of the amount constituting the difference between the starting price of the Shares and the total price of the Shares shall be made within 1 (one) month from the day of payment of the amount equal to the starting price of the Shares. In such case the time limit for conclusion of the Share Purchase Agreement starts on the day of payment of the amount constituting the difference between the starting price of the Shares and the total price of the Shares. The Share Purchase Agreement will be concluded at the organisational unit of the Ministry of Treasury (ul. Krucza 36/Wspólna 6, Warszawa) responsible for budget and finance after receipt of the full payment for the shares has been confirmed. The auction shall be closed upon signing the Share Purchase Agreement. The bid security of PLN 299, (say: two hundred and ninety-nine thousand eight hundred and thirty-five zloty eighty groszy), which corresponds to 10% of the starting price for the Shares shall be paid by bank transfer to the account of the Ministry of Treasury held with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego S.A., Branch No. 1 in Warsaw, account no , by 6 September The bid security is not refundable in the event that the highest bidder refuses to sign the Share Purchase Agreement and when an entity decides not to participate in the auction after the date for submitting applications has passed. If an eligible entity fails to attend the auction, it shall also be considered as withdrawal from the auction, similarly as the failure of the auction participants to offer the starting price during the auction. Entities interested in the purchase of shares of Ośrodek Badawczo Rozwojowy Przemysłu Płyt Drewnopochodnych Sp. z o.o. with registered office in Czarna Woda during the public auction may purchase the Company Memorandum. For this purpose they should: approach the Ministry of Treasury, room 569, on business days from 11 August 2010 till 3 September 2010, between 12:00 noon and 2:00 PM, present the Transcript from the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register / Certificate on Entry into the Register of Business Activity, showing the current representation of

6 the entity (certificate must not be older than three months), and if the interested party is a natural person who is not an entrepreneur present an identity document, sign the document Confidentiality Obligation by their duly authorized representatives. The Company Memorandum contains information of the Company s legal, economic and financial standing. The fee for the Company Memorandum is PLN and should be paid to the Cashier (room 372) of the Department of General Accounting and Reporting of the Department of Budget and Finance at the Ministry of Treasury, between PM, or to the account of the Ministry of Treasury held with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego SA, Branch No. 1 in Warsaw, account no The person responsible for releasing the above documentation is: Ms. Agnieszka Januszewska-Wójcik, room 569 phone: (022) An entity interested in purchasing the Shares of Ośrodek Badawczo Rozwojowy Przemysłu Płyt Drewnopochodnych Sp. z o.o. with registered office in Czarna Woda may be allowed to examine the documents of the Company. For this purpose the entity should: submit by 24 August 2010 a Request for Examining the Company to the Department of Ownership Supervision and Privatisation IV, room 553, fax no. (22) , along with a statement from a bank or a savings and credit union (issued after 31 December 2009) where the entity holds an account, confirming that the entity has financial resources equal to the amount of the bid security or has creditworthiness to that amount. sign the Confidentiality Obligation. After 24 August 2010, the Minister of Treasury can grant the right to examine the documents of the Company to the entity which has submitted the required documents. Auction applications should be made in the Polish language and should contain: 1. name, surname and address or name and registered office of the entity interested in participating in the auction; 2. Regon No.; 3. NIP No.; 4. ; 5. address for correspondence; 6. telephone number; 7. fax number; 8. attached proof of payment of the bid security, along with an indication of the bank account to which the bid security should be refunded; 9. If the entity interested in participating in the auction is a natural person:

7 a) a photocopy of an identity document confirming the identity of such person, certified by a notary public to be a true copy of the original, b) if the natural person is engaged in a business activity a valid certificate confirming entry in the Register of Business Activity, if separate provisions of law require the entity to be entered in the Register of Business Activity, submitted in original or as a certified copy made by a notary public, c) information on the method of financing of the share purchase transaction; 10. If the entity interested in participating in the auction is a legal person: a) a valid extract from the relevant register, b) details of the person(s) entitled to participate in the auction, along with a power of attorney, c) details of the person(s) entitled to represent the entity in signing the agreement, along with a duly executed power of attorney, in the event that the identity of the signee is different than the identity of the person specified in item 10(b), d) information on the method of financing of the share purchase transaction; 11. declaration that the entity interested in participation in the auction: a) is not in default with payment of any taxes, or a declaration that the entity obtained, in accordance with the law, the required exemption, deferral, division of overdue amounts into instalments or a stay of execution (in full) of the decision of a relevant authority, b) is not in default with payment of fees or premiums for social or medical insurance, or a declaration that the entity obtained, in accordance with the law, the required exemption, deferral, division of overdue amounts into instalments or a stay of execution (in full) of the decision of a relevant authority, c) is not in breach of any other privatisation agreements concluded to date and that the entity is not a party to any court disputes in this regard, d) is not in breach of any other agreements concluded with the Treasury, and that the entity is not a party to any court disputes in this regard, e) is not a subject of liquidation proceedings and that no bankruptcy was announced, apart from entities which upon announcement of bankruptcy made an arrangement approved under a valid court decision, provided that such arrangement does not provide for satisfaction of

8 creditors by liquidation of the assets of the bankrupt entity, f) is not entered in the Register of Insolvent Debtors, g) is not registered in the Credit Information Bureau as an unreliable borrower. The documents specified in the Invitation must be submitted in hard copy, in original or as a certified copy made by a notary public. Documents made in a foreign language must be submitted together with their translations into the Polish language, made by a certified translator. Official documents within the meaning of the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 (Journal of Laws of 2005 No. 112, item 938) waiving the requirement of legalisation of foreign official documents made under the applicable laws of the state being the signatory to the Convention, must by supported by an apostille. Official documents (within the meaning of the Convention waiving the requirement of legalisation of foreign official documents) made under the applicable laws of the state not being the signatory to the Convention, must by submitted after their prior legalisation. Legalisation or issuance an apostille shall not be required within the scope in which the bilateral or multilateral agreement signed by Poland waived or simplified the process of legalisation or waived the requirement to legalise documents in matters covered by the scope of these agreements. Auction applications should be submitted in one copy, in a sealed envelope, to the Ministry of Treasury, Warszawa, ul. Krucza 36/Wspólna 6, to the front office of the Ministry of Treasury or the front office of the Department of Treasury Property, room 447, on business days, during office hours 8.15 AM 4.15 PM by 6 September The envelopes should be marked, respectively: I. Zgłoszenie do udziału w aukcji dotyczącej nabycia akcji spółki Lubuskie Fabryki Mebli SA z siedzibą w Świebodzinie Nie otwierać (Application to participate in the auction for the purchase of shares of the company Lubuskie Fabryki Mebli SA with registered office in Świebodzin Do not open.) II. Zgłoszenie do udziału w aukcji dotyczącej nabycia udziałów spółki Ośrodek Badawczo Rozwojowy Przemysłu Płyt Drewnopochodnych Sp. z o.o. z siedzibą w Czarnej Wodzie Nie otwierać

9 (Application to participate in the auction for the purchase of shares of the company Ośrodek Badawczo Rozwojowy Przemysłu Płyt Drewnopochodnych Sp. z o.o. with registered office in Czarna Woda Do not open.) Zgłoszenie przekazać do sekretariatu Departamentu Mienia Skarbu Państwa w Ministerstwie Skarbu Państwa (Submit to the Department of Treasury Property at the Ministry of Treasury ) Applications to participate in the auction will not be accepted after the expiry of the stipulated date and/or if the envelopes are not marked as indicated above. The auction will commence on 9 September 2010 at 12:00 noon in room 116 at the Ministry of Treasury, Warsaw, ul. Krucza 36/Wspólna 6. The auction invitation and the terms and conditions of the auction are subject to change or withdrawal by the Minister of Treasury. The Minister of Treasury would like to invite all interested parties to learn more about the privatisation, in particular about the 4-Year Privatisation Plan. Please visit our website: Texts of the Share Purchase Agreements: Text attachments Lubuskie Fabryki Mebli SA with registered office in Świebodzin (pdf, KB) Ośrodek Badawczo Rozwojowy Przemysłu Płyt Drewnopochodnych Sp. z o.o. with registered office in Czarna Woda (pdf, KB) Published by: Marzena Feldy Author: Department of Ownership Supervision and Privatisation IV Last change: Marzena Feldy Register of changes