The Resource Group TRG AS has transferred ownership of Aker ASA shares to TRG
Holding AS.

The Resource Group TRG AS ("TRG"), a company controlled by Kjell Inge Røkke, has
today transferred 887 942 shares in Aker ASA to its subsidiary TRG Holding AS.
The transfer is executed in order to consolidate the ownership interest in Aker
ASA in one company and constitutes no change in TRGs total ownership interest in
Aker ASA.

The transaction is executed at the closing price per Aker ASA share as of
Thursday 19[th] of December on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

After the transaction TRG Holding AS owns 50 673 577 shares in Aker ASA, equal
to an ownership share of 68.18 per cent.

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For further information, please contact:

Investors:
Torbjørn Kjus, Chief Economist & Head of Investor Relations
Phone: +47 94 14 77 30

Media:
Atle Kigen, Head of Corporate Communications
Phone: +47 90 78 48 78

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