Minutes from extraordinary general meeting

Stavanger, 13 January 2015: An extraordinary general meeting in Norwegian Energy Company ASA ("Noreco", ticker "NOR") was held today in Noreco's premises in Stavanger.

Minutes from the general meeting are attached, and are also available on www.noreco.com.

The Board of Directors consists of the following members after today’s general meeting:

Silje Augustson
Andreas Greve-Isdahl
John-Kaare Aune
Ariane Foisy

Bård Arve Lærum (employee elected board member)
Lotte Kiørboe (employee elected board member)

The employee elected board members were not subject for new election.

In a subsequent Board meeting, the Board elected Silje Augustson as Chairman of the Board.

New members to the company’s nomination committee were also elected. The nomination committee now consists of the following members:

Morten Garman
Kristian Utkilen
Leif Bryn Petersen

Contact:
Odd Arne Slettebø, CFO. Tel.: +47 992 83 900
Geir Arne Drangeid, IR contact. Tel.: +47 913 10 458
Or email: investorrelations@noreco.com

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section of 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act

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About Norwegian Energy Company ASA

Noreco is an independent Norwegian oil company. The company's focus is to explore, develop and produce oil and gas in the North Sea region. Since incorporation in 2005, the company has grown through licensing rounds, exploration and acquisitions. Noreco operates in Norway, Denmark and United Kingdom, and employs 49 oil and gas professionals. Noreco is listed on the Oslo Børs (ticker NOR). For further information, please visit: www.noreco.com.