Aker Solutions to Lease New Office Complex in Aberdeen

12.08.2014  |  Globenewswire Europe

August 12, 2014 - Aker Solutions agreed to lease a new office complex in
Aberdeen for 20 years as part of an expansion in the UK.

The facility is under development and will consist of three interconnected
buildings in the Aberdeen International Business Park on Dyce Drive, the main
route between Aberdeen's city center and international airport. The complex will
total about 31,100 square meters (334,713 square feet) of office space and
related facilities, including a fitness center with squash courts, catering
facilities, a nursery, medical facilities and an auditorium. It constitutes the
first phase of the park's development and is expected to be ready for occupation
in the second quarter of 2015.

"This move is a long-term investment for us and underlines our commitment to
Aberdeen and our customers in the area," said David Currie, Aker Solutions'
regional head in the UK. "The new offices will provide high-quality facilities
and enable us to bring the majority of our employees in Aberdeen together in one
central location."

Aker Solutions is among the largest employers in Aberdeen with operations spread
across six sites in the city. Subsea, the company's largest business area, is
already located in Dyce. The new facility will have the capacity to house about
2,400 employees from different business streams in an area that is expected to
benefit from development in surrounding infrastructure. This includes the
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Road which is set to be completed in 2018.

Aker Solutions will lease the buildings from the property developer Abstract
(Cornwall) Ltd. (ACL) for a total annual rent of GBP 7.74 million over 20 years.
The rent will be adjusted every five years based on changes in the retail price
index. The first 12 months of the lease are rent-free. Aker Solutions also has
options to extend the lease for three five-year periods, with the rent subject
to open market review. ACL is responsible for all aspects of the development.

ACL is a subsidiary of Aker ASA, which indirectly and directly owns 34.5 percent
of Aker Solutions. While the rental agreement does not qualify as a related-
party transaction, Aker ASA's ownership interests in both ACL and Aker Solutions
prompted Aker Solutions and Aker ASA to handle the transaction according to each
company's internal guidelines for related-party transactions.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Media:
Bunny Nooryani, Chief Communications Officer, Aker Solutions. Tel:
+47 67 59 42 71, Mob: +47 480 27 575, E-mail: bunny.nooryani@akersolutions.com

Colin Ross, Regional Communications Manager UK, Aker Solutions. Tel: +44 (0)1224
750550, Mob: +44 (0)7768 035428, E-mail: colin.d.ross@akersolutions.com

Investor relations:
David Phillips, Head of Industry & Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel:
+44 208 811 7111, Mob: +44 7788 338 887, E-mail:
david.phillips@akersolutions.com

Lasse Torkildsen, SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 51 30 39,
Mob: +47 911 37 194, E-mail: lasse.torkildsen@akersolutions.com

Suppliers:
For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts for this
project, please visit www.akersolutions.com/suppliers

Career opportunities:
Visit http://www.akersolutions.com/careers

Aker Solutions is a global provider of products, systems and services to the oil
and gas industry. Our engineering, design and technology bring discoveries into
production and maximize recovery from each petroleum field. We employ
approximately 28,000 people in about 30 countries. Go to www.akersolutions.com
for more information on our business, people and values.

This press release may include forward-looking information or statements and is
subject to our disclaimer, see www.akersolutions.com.

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




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