Interview with CEO Ombudstvedt

This morning, the news agency Thomson Reuters published an interview with the

President and CEO of Norske Skog, Sven Ombudstvedt. The article from Thomson

Reuters states that "Ombudstvedt said that business performance had been

somewhat better than he expected during the third quarter of 2010." The

formulation in the article must be due to a misunderstanding, since comments

regarding the quarterly financial statements were not given in the interview.

However, it was said that market development was somewhat better.

The results in the third quarter will continue to be weak, as it was guided in

connection with the presentation of the financial statements for the second

quarter. Norske Skog will publish the ordinary pre-quarterly release for the

third quarter in Week 42.

Norske Skog has unsuccessfully tried to get Thomson Reuters to send out a

corrected version of the interview.

Oxenøen, Oct 11, 2010

Norske Skog

Communications and public affairs

For further information:

Media: The financial market:

Vice president corporate affairs Vice president investor relations

Carsten Dybevig Jarle Langfjæran

Mob: +47 917 63 117 Mob: +47 909 78 434

?This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl

(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)

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