19 March 2013 - Attached is the notice of Annual General Meeting of Kværner ASA including notice of attendance/Proxy and the Annual Report for 2012. The General Meeting will be held Wednesday 10 April 2013 at 09:00 CET at Drammensveien 260, 0283 Oslo, Norway (the Hydro building) by the premises of Kværner ASA.A hard copy version of the notice will be posted to the shareholders today.

The Nomination Committee`s work has not yet been concluded. Their recommendation will be published at the Oslo Stock Exchange and the company`s website www.kvaerner.com as soon as it is available.

The notice of meeting and supporting documents including the Articles of Association, are available at www.kvaerner.com 

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Investor relations:

Ingrid Aarsnes, SVP Investor Relations, Kvaerner, Tel: +47 67 59 50 46, Mob: +47 950 38 364

Media:

Mariken Holter, SVP Communications, Kværner, Tel: +47 67 52 74 35, Mob: +47 917 87 358

About Kvaerner:

With more than 3 000 HSE-focused and experienced employees, Kvaerner is a specialised provider of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for offshore platforms and onshore plants. Kværner ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Kvaerner"), is an international contractor that plans and realises some of the world's most demanding projects as a preferred partner for upstream and downstream oil and gas operators, industrial companies and other engineering and fabrication contractors.