Disclosure of Simrad Optronics ASA financial figures for 1st Quarter 2010

Due to the voluntary offer of today made by Rheinmetall AG to acquire all issued and outstanding shares in Simrad Optronics ASA, the Board of Directors of Simrad Optronics ASA has decided to precipitate the disclosing procedures for the financial figures for 1st Quarter 2010. Please find attached the profit and loss statement, the balance sheet, the cash flow statement and information about order backlog per end of 1st Quarter 2010, approved by the Board of Directors. The full 1st Quarter 2010 report will be announced through a stock exchange release and presendted on 11th May 2010 at Felix conference centre in Oslo, as previously announced. However, please note that the presentation is rescheduled to 03:00 pm. The presentation will also be covered by web cast. For further information, please contact: Jon Asbjørn Bø, President & CEO, telephone: +47 930 86 932, e-mail: jab@simrad-optronics.no or Tor Ivar Kolpus, CFO, telephone: +47 901 44 507, e-mail: tik@simrad-optronics.no Homepage: www.simrad-optronics.no