Aker BP ASA

Aker BP's private placement of 22,376,438 new shares in Aker BP. Aker Capital AS, a subsidiary of Aker ASA, subscribed for and was allocated 8,950,799 new shares in the private placement. Aker has entered into a share lending agreement with Nordea Bank AB, whereby Aker has agreed to lend 6,713,491 shares in Aker BP to Nordea. Following the return of the borrowed shares to Aker and upon completion of the share capital increase under the private placement, Aker will own 144,049,005 shares in Aker BP, corresponding to 40% of the outstanding shares in the company.