Atea — Director's Dealing 2010

Feb 4, 2010

Mandatory notice of trade - ATEA

Claus Hougesen, CEO in Atea ASA, has through his

company SALM Holding ApS, through exercise of

options, purchased 240.000 shares at a price of NOK

28,40 each on February 3, 2010. Further he has, at

the same date and through the same company sold

360.000 shares at an average share price of NOK

48,60. Equity holdings for Claus Hougesen after the

transactions are 411 490 shares.

Hougesen har owned the shares for over 8 years and

still holds a significant amount of shares in Atea.

For more information, please contact:

Rune Falstad, CFO Atea ASA Mobile +47 906 14 482