Aker ASA: Mandatory notification of trade

Aker Seafoods Holding AS owns 822,888,408 shares in Aker BioMarine ASA, whichamounts to 86.13% of all outstanding shares in the company. Aker ASA controls100% of Aker Seafoods Holding AS.

With reference to the upcoming share issue in Aker BioMarine ASA, Aker SeafoodsHolding AS has, on 28 March 2012, exercised all its subscription rights. Thismeans that Aker Seafoods Holding AS has subscribed to 187,242,497 shares. Thesubscription price is NOK 1.15 per share. Aker Seafoods Holding AS hasunderwritten the rights offering and the number of shares Aker Seafoods HoldingAS will own is thus dependent upon the result of the rights offering. AkerSeafoods Holding AS will minimum own 1,010,130,905 shares upon completion of therights offering.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)

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