Aker ASA: Mandatory notification of trade

Aker ASA has carried out its second employee share purchase programme for 2014.

Participants in the employee share purchase programme were offered a discount of 20% on the closing share price on 4 December 2014. Hence, each participant paid NOK 119.60 per share. All shares will be locked up for a period of three years from delivery of the shares, during which employees will not be able to sell the shares.

The subscription period for the employee purchase programme ran from 2 December to 4 December 2014.

The following primary insiders have on 4 December purchased shares:
•    Trond Brandsrud, CFO, has through the company Nordbrand Invest AS acquired 2 810 shares in Aker ASA. Mr. Brandsrud’s total shareholding after the acquisition will be 39 736 shares, of which 13 810 shares are held through Nordbrand Invest AS.
•    Atle Kigen, Head of Communications, has acquired 427 shares in Aker ASA. Mr. Kigen’s total shareholding after the acquisition will be 5 276 shares.
•    Arild Støren Frick, General Counsel, has through the company Elichapet AS acquired 1 615 shares in Aker ASA. Mr. Frick’s had no shares in Aker ASA prior to this acquisition.

Aker ASA sold a total of 7 040 own shares in connection with the programme. Following the transaction, Aker ASA holds a total of 28 788 own shares.

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For further information, please contact:
Media:
Atle Kigen, Head of Communications
Phone: +47 24 13 00 08
Mobile: +47 907 84 878

Investors:
Lars Kristian Kildahl, Head of Investor Relations
Phone: +47 24 13 00 61
Mobile: +47 916 30 061