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Akastor Earnings Release 2018

Feb 13, 2019

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Earnings Release

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Akastor ASA: Fourth Quarter Results 2018

Akastor ASA: Fourth Quarter Results 2018

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY Q4 2018

·         Total revenues were NOK 1 090 million, up 22% compared with the

same quarter previous year

·         EBITDA was NOK 63 million, at the same level as EBITDA in Q4 2017

adjusted for several special items

·         Net interest-bearing debt was NOK 146 million, increased by NOK 70

million in the quarter

·         Refinancing of NOK 2.5 billion credit facility (maturing in

December 2021) in place with a consortium of 5 banks

·         Loss from discontinued operations includes provision of USD 23

million as a result of negative arbitration outcome of legacy matter related to

former Akastor owned company, Managed Pressure Operations Ltd (MPO)

·         First Geo and AGR combine to create leading provider of well

management, reservoir services and software provider - transaction expected to

close in first half of 2019

·         Pete Miller appointed new executive chairman of MHWirth, and Eirik

Bergsvik appointed new CEO of MHWirth

KEY FIGURES AKASTOR GROUP

+------------------------------------+----------+--------+

| |   |   |

| NOK million | Q4 18 | Q4 17 |

+------------------------------------+----------+--------+

| Operating revenue and other income |    1 090 |  895 |

+------------------------------------+----------+--------+

| EBITDA |  63 |  96 |

+------------------------------------+----------+--------+

| EBIT |  21 |  23 |

+------------------------------------+----------+--------+

| CAPEX and R&D capitalization |  37 |  35 |

+------------------------------------+----------+--------+

| NCOA |  375 |  857 |

+------------------------------------+----------+--------+

| Net capital employed |  4 556 |  7 566 |

+------------------------------------+----------+--------+

| Order intake |  980 |  1 291 |

+------------------------------------+----------+--------+

| Order backlog |  2 692 |  1 948 |

+------------------------------------+----------+--------+

| Net interest-bearing debt |  146 | 2 363  |

+------------------------------------+----------+--------+

| Employees |  1 775 |  2 015 |

+------------------------------------+----------+--------+

Financial Calendar

Annual Report 2018: March 19, 2019

First Quarter Results 2019: May 2, 2019

Media Contact

Leif Borge

Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +47 917 86 291

E-mail: [email protected]

Akastor is a Norway-based oil-services investment company with a portfolio of

industrial holdings and other investments. The company has a flexible mandate

for active ownership and long-term value creation.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section

5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.