Nel ASA - Share Issue/Capital Change 2014

Share capital increase registered

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement by Diagenic ASA

(the "Company" or "Diagenic") on 9 October 2014 regarding the minutes

from the extraordinary general meeting and hereunder the approval of the

acquisition of New NEL Hydrogen Holding AS (the "Acquisition") and the

NOK 35 million share issue (the "Private Placement").

The share capital increase pertaining to the 123,076,923 new shares in

connection with the Acquisition and the 53,846,154 new shares in

connection with the Private Placement completed 10 October 2014 has now

been registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises.

The Company's new registered share capital is NOK 57,016,590,

corresponding to a total of 285,082,950 shares with a nominal value of

NOK 0.20 per share.

The new shares resulting from the Acquisition and the Private Placement

will be issued and listed immediately on Oslo Børs.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to

section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

For further information, please contact:

Lars Christian Stugaard

Acting CEO

+47 23 01 49 06 / +47 47 63 05 22

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