Oslo Stock Exchange Approves Listing of Aker Solutions Holding ASA (to be renamed Aker Solutions ASA)

September 24, 2014 - The board of directors of the Oslo Stock Exchange has
approved the listing of shares in Aker Solutions Holding ASA, to be renamed Aker
Solutions ASA on completion of the demerger of Aker Solutions, and granted
permission for trading in the shares to begin on September 29.

Aker Solutions Holding ASA was created to facilitate the demerger of Aker
Solutions into two independent companies. It will be renamed Aker Solutions ASA
on completion of the separation announced April 30 this year. The existing Aker
Solutions will be renamed Akastor ASA, an oil-services investment company
created by the separation.

The creditor notice period applicable to the demerger expired at 24:00 hours CET
on September 23.

All conditions for consummating the demerger have been satisfied and the
consummation will be registered with the Norwegian Registry of Business
Enterprises after the close of trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange on Friday,
September 26.

Below are key dates related to the consummation of the demerger and listing of
the shares of the new Aker Solutions on the Oslo Stock Exchange:

* Last day of trading in existing Aker Solutions shares inclusive of right to
receive new Aker Solutions shares as demerger consideration: September
26, 2014*
* Registration of the completion of the demerger: September 26, 2014 (after
close of trading)
* First day of trading in shares in Akastor ASA exclusive of right to receive
new Aker Solutions shares as demerger consideration: September 29, 2014
* First day of trading in new Aker Solutions shares on the Oslo Stock
Exchange, as well as effective date for new company names and new tickers:
September 29, 2014
* Record date: October 1, 2014*
* Delivery of new Aker Solutions shares to eligible shareholders' accounts at
the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (VPS): October 2, 2014

* Shareholders of the existing Aker Solutions as of the expiry of the September
26, 2014 cut-off date and as they appear in the Aker Solutions shareholders
register with the VPS as of expiry of October 1, 2014 (record date), will
receive one consideration share in the new Aker Solutions for each share they
own in the existing Aker Solutions as of expiry of the cut-off date as recorded
with the VPS.

Trading in new Aker Solutions shares will begin before delivery of the shares to
eligible shareholders' VPS accounts. No account-to-account transactions and no
transactions with settlement before October 2, 2014, will be allowed in this
period.

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

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

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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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