Aker ASA: Successful placement of NOK 2 billion bond issues

Reference is made to the notification sent 22 May 2013 regarding potential new bond issues by Aker ASA.

The two senior unsecured bond issues with maturity date June 2018 and June 2020 are now successfully completed. The five year bond was closed at NOK 1.3 billion and the seven year bond was closed at NOK 700 million.

Settlement date is expected to be 6 June 2013. An application will be made for the bonds to be listed on Oslo Stock Exchange and the net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

Arctic Securities, DNB Markets, Pareto Securities, SEB, and Swedbank First Securities acted as lead arrangers of the bond issues.

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