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Otello Corporation ASA

M&A Activity Aug 16, 2016

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Opera Software ASA - Update on and amended terms for the Consumer transaction

Opera Software ASA - Update on and amended terms for the Consumer transaction

Oslo, 16 August 2016

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made on 18 July 2016 (the

"Announcement") regarding the share purchase agreement entered into 17 July 2016

(the "Agreement") between Opera Software ASA ("Opera") and Golden Brick Capital

Private Equity Fund I L.P., which is backed by the Consortium (as defined in the

Announcement), under which the Consortium will acquire Opera's consumer business

(the "Transaction").

Update on the Transaction:

On 3 August 2016, the Transaction was approved by the general meeting of the

shareholders of Beijing Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd, whereby the closing condition

related to such approval stipulated in the Agreement has been satisfied.

Opera has also successfully completed the required steps of its corporate

reorganization resulting in the triggering of the second prepayment by the

Consortium of the purchase price of the Transaction amounting to USD 200

million. Of this, USD 180 million has already been transferred into the

designated escrow account, with the balance of USD 20 million in the process of

being transferred into the escrow account.

Amendment to the Agreement:

On 15 August 2016, Opera and the Consortium signed an amendment to the Agreement

whereby it has been agreed that Opera will retain the Skyfire and SurfEasy

businesses in exchange for a reduction of the previously agreed enterprise value

from USD 600 million to USD 575 million. In relation thereto, the parties have

also agreed to continue the cooperation between the consumer business to be

acquired and SurfEasy, and Opera will license related Skyfire compression

technology for use in the consumer apps.

The parties also have agreed that should required regulatory approval not be

obtained by 30 September 2016, and provided that the part of the reorganization

that is to take place prior to closing has been completed by that date, the

Consortium shall make a third prepayment of USD 275 million, thus the escrow

will be funded with the full enterprise value of the Transaction at that time.

These amendments to the Agreement resulted from a joint initiative between Opera

and the Consortium. Closing of the Transaction is still expected to take place

during the second half of 3Q 2016.

Petter Lade, Investor Relations

Tel: +47 2369 2400

About Opera:

Opera Software enables more than 350 million internet consumers worldwide to

connect with the content and services that matter most to them. Opera also helps

publishers monetize their content through advertising and advertisers reach the

audiences that build value for their businesses, capitalizing on a global

consumer audience reach that exceeds 1 billion.

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