Stolt-Nielsen Limited Purchased 10,000 of its Common Shares

On December 13, 2010, Stolt-Nielsen Limited purchased
10,000 of its own Common Shares (SNI) on the Oslo
Stock Exchange at a price of NOK 120 per share. The
shares were purchased in accordance with the buy-back
programme announced on November 19, 2010.

In addition, employees of Stolt-Nielsen Limited
exercised options to acquire a total of 650 Common
Shares of Stolt-Nielsen Limited, which option
exercises were satisfied out of Common Shares held by
Stolt-Nielsen Limited.

After these transactions Stolt-Nielsen Limited holds
4,537,750 own shares, representing 7.08% of the
number of issued Common Shares.