Share options issued

Sandvika, July 22, 2010: According to the resolution adopted by the Annual
General Meeting on May 19, 2010, share options for executive management and key
personnel have been issued today. The share options have an exercise price of
NOK 20.61 and a life of six years, and may be exercised in the last three years.

The following primary insiders have received a total of 2,367,993 share options:



+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Name                    |Share options allocated    |Total number of share    |
|                        |July 22, 2010              |options                  |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Ole Enger               |          420,184          |         559,146         |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|John Andersen, Jr       |          271,763          |         395,503         |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Tore Torvund            |          355,711          |         444,241         |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Einar Kilde             |          258,365          |         375,332         |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Bjørn Brenna            |          258,365          |         382,380         |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Kristine Ryssdal        |          207,143          |         306,575         |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Erik Sauar              |          229,320          |         334,756         |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Svanaug Bergland        |          158,410          |         234,449         |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Matthew Shippey         |          86,708           |         138,427         |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Mikkel Tørud            |          69,070           |         94,949          |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|Kjell Christian Bjørnsen|          52,954           |         52,954          |
+------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+



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is also engaged in project development activities in selected PV segments.
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This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl
(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)


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