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Reference is made to the detailed stock exchange notice published by Kongsberg Gruppen ASA ("KONGSBERG") on 6 July 2018 regarding the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (the "Transaction").
As required by Section 3.5 of the Continuing Obligations of Stock Exchange Listed Companies, an information memorandum related to the Transaction has been prepared by KONGSBERG. The information memorandum was approved by the Oslo Stock Exchange on 16 August 2018.
The Transaction is subject to clearance by regulatory authorities in several jurisdictions. Subject to such regulatory clearances, the Transaction is expected to be completed during the course of the first quarter or early in the second quarter of 2019. For further information see the information memorandum.
The information memorandum is enclosed hereto and is also available on KONGSBERG's webpage, www.kongsberg.com.
For further information, please contact:
Ronny Lie, Group VP Corporate Communication, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, Tel.: (+47) 916 10 798.
Jan Erik Hoff, Group VP Investor Relations, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, Tel.: (+47) 991 11 916.
KONGSBERG (OSE-ticker: KOG) is an international, knowledge-based group delivering high technology systems and solutions to clients within the oil and gas industry, merchant marine, defence and aerospace. KONGSBERG has 7,000 employees located in more than 25 countries and total revenues of NOK 14.5 billion in 2017. Follow us on Twitter: @kongsbergasa.
This information is subject to disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
This announcement and the enclosed information memorandum may not be distributed or sent into the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures. These materials are not an offer for sale of securities in the United States or any other country. The securities referred to herein have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), and may not be sold in the United States absent registration or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act. The Company does not intend to register any portion of the offering of the securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of the securities in the United States.