Announcement on a crossing of the 5% threshold in the total number ofvotes

The Management Board of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. ("Company") announcesthat the Company received information from Nationale - NederlandenPowszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. dated 18 August 2016, sent incompliance with art. 69 together with art. 87 sec. 1 point 3 letter b ofthe Act dated 29 July 2005 on public offerings and conditions governingthe introduction of financial instruments to organised trading, and onpublic companies.

According to the information received, as a result of the purchase ofthe Company's shares in transactions on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, whichwere settled on 11 August 2016, the fund Nationale - Nederlanden OtwartyFundusz Emerytalny (hereafter "OFE"), which is managed by Nationale -Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A., became the holder ofshares of the Company in an amount ensuring more than 5% of the votes atthe Company's General Meeting.

Prior to the settlement of these transactions, i.e. on 10 August 2016,OFE held 9 854 188 of the Company's shares, representing 4.93 % of theCompany's share capital and granting the right to 9 854 188 of the votesat the Company's General Meeting, amounting to 4.93% of the total numberof votes.

Following the settlement of these transactions, on 11 August 2016, 10104 354 of the Company's shares were registered on the brokerage accountof OFE, representing 5.05% of the Company's share capital. These sharesgrant the right to 10 104 354 of the votes at the Company's GeneralMeeting, amounting to 5.05% of the total number of votes.

Legal basis: art. 70 point 1 of the Act dated 29 July 2005 on publicofferings and conditions governing the introduction of financialinstruments to organised trading, and on public companies (unified text:Journal of Laws 2013.1382)