Aker Solutions - Director's Dealing 2016

DISCLOSURE OF SHAREHOLDING IN AKER SOLUTIONS ASA

This joint disclosure is made by Artisan Partners

Limited Partnership ("Artisan") for and on behalf of

itself as well as for and on behalf of Artisan

International Value Fund, in accordance with Section

4-3 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Artisan acts as discretionary investment adviser to

its clients, including but not limited to the Artisan

International Value Fund, and is authorized to

exercise voting rights attached to the shares under

management on a discretionary basis.

On June 8, 2016 (with settle date June 10, 2016),

Artisan sold 2,868,462 shares in Aker Solutions ASA

("AKSO") for and on behalf of the Artisan

International Value Fund. As a result of the

transaction, Artisan International Value Fund crossed

below the 5% threshold of Section 4-3 of the Norwegian

Securities Trading Act on an individual basis.

Following the transaction, Artisan International Value

Fund's aggregate shareholding in AKSO amounts to

11,283,358 shares, equaling 4.15% of the issued shares

and votes in AKSO.

Following the transaction, the aggregate shareholding

in AKSO over which Artisan is authorized to exercise

voting rights on a discretionary basis (including the

shares held by Artisan International Value Fund as

described above) amounts to 16,660,303 shares,

equaling 6.12% of the issued shares and votes in

AKSO. No single client of Artisan holds above 5 % in

Aker Solutions ASA after the disposition.

The above calculations are based on a total number of

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

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