Exercise of employee share options in Kongsberg Automotive ASA ("the Company").

Filing to the stock exchange 1. Kongsberg Automotive ASA
1. Employees in Kongsberg Automotive Group have exercised 746,636 options. Each
share option corresponds to one share. The underlying shares have been provided
by sale of the Company's holding of treasury shares. Subsequent to the
transaction Kongsberg Automotive ASA holds 779,212 own shares. There will be no
share capital increase due to the exercise of share options.

2. Options exercised by primary insiders 16 November 2017:

The primary insiders mentioned below have exercised the following number of
options in the Company, each option corresponding to one share, at the indicated
strike price:

Issued in  2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009 2008
Strike price, NOK 6.20 5.90 5.80 1.50 2.00 4.50 3.00 20.00
Expiry year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2019 2018

Lovisa Söderholm 83,333
Jon Munthe 33,334 15,000

3. Transfer of rights

On 16 November 2017, the primary insiders mentioned below transferred their
rights to receive shares resulting from the exercise of options to a third
party.

The sales amount will be finally determined on the basis of the price
subsequently obtained by the third party when selling the shares in the market.
Still, primary insiders cannot be held liable for losses incurred by the third
party if the shares are later sold below the strike price. Final compensation
for the transferred rights will be reported to Oslo Børs when known.

Lovisa Söderholm

          Jon Munthe

4. New holding

After exercising options, the primary insiders mentioned in paragraph 2 hold the
following number of unexercised options in the Company, each option
corresponding to one share, at the indicated strike price:

Issued in  2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009 2008
Strike price, NOK 6.20 5.90 5.80 1.50 2.00 4.50 3.00 20.00
Expiry year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2019 2018

Lovisa Söderholm  125,000 41,667
Jon Munthe 50,000 50,000 0 0

After completion of the above mentioned transactions, the primary insiders hold
the following number of shares in the Company:

Lovisa Söderholm                37,500

Jon Munthe                         24,582
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About Kongsberg Automotive:

Kongsberg Automotive provides world class products to the global vehicle
industry. Our products enhance the driving experience, making it safer, more
comfortable and sustainable. With revenues of around EUR 1.0 billion and 10.000
employees in 19 countries, Kongsberg Automotive is truly a global supplier. The
company is headquartered in Switzerland and has 30 production facilities
worldwide. The product portfolio includes seat comfort systems, driver and
motion control systems, fluid assemblies, and industrial driver interface
products developed for global vehicle manufacturers. Find more information at
www.kongsbergautomotive.com