On  January  10,  2002  in  an  article  "Jāglābj,  ko  vēl var" in the

newspaper  "Lauku  Avīze"  Normunds Lakučs said: "It was Ukrainians who

got  Kaija".  The  quotation  suggests a sale of the company to foreign

investors.

JSC  "Kaija" is a public company and listed on the Riga Stock Exchange.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Law "On Securities", as well as Rules

and  Regulations  of  the Riga Stock Exchange, investors are obliged to

advise  the  Financial and Capital Market Commission and the Riga Stock

Exchange  on  any  transactions  exceeding  10%  of the total number of

shares   outstanding.  For  the  time  being,  I  do  not  possess  any

information  about  sale  of  control  interest  in  the Company to any

foreign investor. Nor have I consented to sell my holding to anybody.



Imants Kalniņš,

Control interest holder in JSC "Kaija",

JSC "Kaija" Chairman of the Board and General Director