Share purchase programme for employees
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - These written materials are not for distribution in the United States or to USpersons, and the information contained herein does not constitute an offer ofsecurities for sale in the United States.20 January 2010 - Aker Solutions is offering approximately 17 200 of itsemployees the opportunity to buy Aker Solutions ASA shares with a market valueof approximately NOK 15 000 per employee including a discount of NOK 1 500. Theduration of the programme will be 12 months, from March 2010 through to March2011, and employees who participate in the programme will purchase shares once amonth in this period. The programme is binding for the 12 month purchase period.The per-share purchase price will be equal to the average (volume-weighted)share price of Aker Solutions ASA shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange on the lasttrading day before the shares are distributed. Thus, the number of sharespurchased by each employee may vary, dependant on this average price, but willbe limited to a value of NOK 1 250 each month.Employees who keep their shares until 3 September 2012 and who are continuouslyemployed by Aker Solutions throughout the period for which they hold theirshares will be entitled to a bonus share award, free of charge, of one bonusshare for every two Aker Solutions ASA shares held under the programme. If AkerSolutions at the time of bonus share distribution does not hold treasury sharesor is prevented from acquiring shares to distribute to its employees, thecompany will pay a cash amount to employee shareholders corresponding to thevalue of the bonus shares.The purpose of the programme is to:- Encourage employees to own shares in the company and to share in any long-termgrowth in the development of Aker Solutions' share value-Reinforce employees' interest, commitment and long-term employment in AkerSolutionsThe programme will be introduced in 2010 in Norway, the United Kingdom, theNetherlands, Canada, Chile and the US.The order period runs from 20 January through 18 February 2010 at 15:00 GMT.A comprehensive information package has been sent to the homes of employeeseligible for the programme in the UK, the Netherlands and Norway, anddistributed by email to employees in the US, Canada and Chile, as well as beingavailable on Aker Solutions' intranet 'eNet'. It is also available on requestfrom Aker Solutions.For further information, please contact:Investor relations: Ingrid Aarsnes, VP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel:+47 22 94 63 37, Mob: +47 950 38 364Media: Jannik Lindb? SVP Corporate Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel: +4767 51 30 36, Mob: +47 977 55 622Career opportunities: visit http://www.akersolutions.com/CareerCentreAker Solutions ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Solutions"),is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services,technology products and integrated solutions. Aker Solutions' business servesseveral industries, including oil & gas, refining & chemicals, mining & metalsand power generation. The Aker Solutions group is organised in a number ofseparate legal entities. Aker Solutions is used as the common brand/trademarkfor most of these entities.Aker Solutions' parent company is Aker Solutions ASA. Aker Solutions hasaggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 58 billion and has approximately22 500 employees and 9 500 contract staff in about 30 countries.Aker Solutions is part of Aker (www.akerasa.com
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