Aker Solutions — Director's Dealing 2016

Dec 14, 2016

DISCLOSURE OF SHAREHOLDING IN AKER SOLUTIONS ASA (ticker AKSO_NO; SEDOL BQN1C50)

DISCLOSURE OF SHAREHOLDING IN AKER SOLUTIONS ASA (ticker AKSO_NO; SEDOL BQN1C50)

This disclosure is made by Artisan Partners Limited

Partnership ("Artisan") in accordance with Section 4-3

of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

On December 13, 2016 (with settle date December 15,

2016), Artisan sold 1,220,123 shares in Aker Solutions

ASA ("AKSO") for and on behalf of several clients.

Artisan acts as discretionary investment adviser to

its clients, and is authorized to exercise voting

rights attached to the shares under management on a

discretionary basis.

Following the transaction, the aggregate shareholding

in AKSO over which Artisan is authorized to exercise

voting rights on a discretionary basis amounts to

13,575,376 shares, equaling 4.99% of the issued shares

and votes in AKSO. No single client of Artisan held

above 5.00% in Aker Solutions ASA before or after the

disposition.

The above calculations are based on a total number of

outstanding shares in AKSO of 272,044,389 shares.