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AGM Information Apr 10, 2017

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Til Aksjonærene i Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS)

Our ref.: PU Oslo, 10. april 2017

PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES ASA ORDINÆRE GENERALFORSAMLING 10. MAI 2017 – KL. 15.00

Vedlagt oversendes:

  • Innkalling
  • Fullmaktsskjema

Årsrapporten for 2016 og de øvrige vedleggene til innkallingen vil bli gjort tilgjengelig på www.pgs.com. Papirutgaven av disse blir ikke automatisk sendt ut til den enkelte aksjonær, men vil imidlertid bli tilsendt ved forespørsel til [email protected]

Med vennlig hilsen for Petroleum Geo-Services ASA

Walter Qvam Styreformann

VEDLEGG

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA Lilleakerveien 4C Tel: +47 6752 6400 P.O. Box 251 Lilleaker Fax: +47 6752 6883 N-0216 Oslo www.pgs.com Norway F.nr/Reg.No: 916235291 VAT

INNKALLING TIL

ORDINÆR GENERALFORSAMLING

Det innkalles herved til ordinær generalforsamling for 2017 i Petroleum Geo-Services ASA ("Selskapet"). Møtet vil bli avholdt i PGS hovedkontor, Lilleakerveien 4C, 0216 Oslo, den

10. mai 2017 kl. 15.00 norsk tid

Vedleggene til innkallingen følger ikke med papirversjonen av innkallingen, men er gjort tilgjengelige på www.pgs.com.

Selskapets styre har bestemt å innkalle til ordinær generalforsamling for å stemme over sakene beskrevet nedenfor.

Generalforsamlingen vil bli åpnet av styreleder, og i henhold til vedtektenes § 9 vil styreleder også lede den ordinære generalforsamlingen.

SAK 1 GODKJENNELSE AV INNKALLING OG AGENDA

SAK 2 VALG AV PERSON TIL Å MEDUNDERTEGNE PROTOKOLLEN

Det foreslås at det velges en person blant de tilstedeværende på generalforsamlingen til å medundertegne protokollen.

SAK 3 GODKJENNELSE AV ÅRSBERETNING OG ÅRSREGNSKAP FOR PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES ASA OG KONSERNET FOR 2016

Årsberetning og årsregnskap for Petroleum Geo-Services ASA og konsernet for 2016 er fremlagt i Vedlegg I.

Forslag til vedtak:

Årsberetning og årsregnskap for 2016 for Petroleum Geo-Services ASA og konsernet godkjennes.

SAK 4 GODKJENNELSE AV REVISJONSHONORAR FOR 2016

Revisjonshonoraret for Petroleum Geo-Services ASA for 2016 er på NOK 1,8 mill. Dette beløpet inkluderer ikke honorar i tilknytning til revisjon av Selskapets datterselskaper, revisjon av Selskapets konsoliderte regnskaper eller for andre utførte tjenester.

Forslag til vedtak:

Generalforsamlingen godkjenner revisjonshonoraret for 2016.

SAK 5 VALG AV STYREMEDLEMMER

Forslagene til valg av styremedlemmer er basert på anbefalinger i Valgkomitéens rapport, se Vedlegg II til innkallingen og selskapets vedtekter § 6 a). Styremedlemmenes tjenesteperiode er det seneste tidspunkt av ett år eller frem til neste ordinære generalforsamling.

Sak 5.1 Walter Qvam

Forslag til vedtak:

Walter Qvam blir gjenvalgt som styreleder for en tjenesteperiode fra og med denne dato.

Sak 5.2 Daniel J. Piette

Forslag til vedtak:

Daniel J. Piette blir gjenvalgt som styremedlem for en tjenesteperiode fra og med denne dato.

Sak 5.3 Holly Van Deursen

Forslag til vedtak:

Holly Van Deursen blir gjenvalgt som styremedlem for en tjenesteperiode fra og med denne dato.

Sak 5.4 Carol Bell

Forslag til vedtak:

Carol Bell blir gjenvalgt som styremedlem for en tjenesteperiode fra og med denne dato.

Sak 5.5 Anne Grethe Dalane

Forslag til vedtak:

Anne Grethe Dalane blir gjenvalgt som styremedlem for en tjenesteperiode fra og med denne dato.

Sak 5.6 Morten Borge

Forslag til vedtak:

Morten Borge blir gjenvalgt som styremedlem for en tjenesteperiode fra og med denne dato.

Sak 5.7 Richard Herbert

Forslag til vedtak:

Richard Herbert blir valgt som styremedlem for en tjenesteperiode fra og med denne dato.

SAK 6 VALGKOMITÉ – VALG AV MEDLEMMER

Forslaget til valg av Valgkomitéen er basert på anbefalinger i Valgkomitéens rapport, se Vedlegg II til innkallingen samt Selskapets vedtekter § 6 b).

Sak 6.1 Harald Norvik (leder)

Forslag til vedtak:

Harald Norvik blir valgt som leder av Valgkomitéen for en tjenesteperiode fra og med denne dato og til og med den ordinære generalforsamlingen i 2018.

Sak 6.2 C. Maury Devine

Forslag til vedtak:

C. Maury Devine blir gjenvalgt som medlem av Valgkomitéen for en tjenesteperiode fra og med denne dato og til og med den ordinære generalforsamlingen i 2018.

Sak 6.3 Terje Valebjørg

Forslag til vedtak:

Terje Valebjørg blir valgt som medlem av Valgkomitéen for en tjenesteperiode fra og med denne dato og til og med den ordinære generalforsamlingen i 2018.

SAK 7 GODKJENNELSE AV HONORARER FOR STYREMEDLEMMER OG MEDLEMMER AV VALGKOMITÉEN

Sak 7.1 Forslag om å godkjenne honorarer for styremedlemmene og medlemmene av Valgkomitéen

I overensstemmelse med vedtektenes § 6 c) fremlegger Valgkomitéen et forslag om å godkjenne honorarene til styremedlemmene og medlemmene av Valgkomitéen, se Vedlegg III.

Honorarene for styremedlemmene og for medlemmene av Valgkomitéen er fastsatt i henhold til de prinsippene som ble vedtatt av den ordinære generalforsamlingen i 2016, se Vedlegg IV.

Forslag til vedtak:

Generalforsamlingen godkjenner honoraret til hvert av styremedlemmene og til hvert av medlemmene i Valgkomitéen.

Sak 7.2 Forslag om å godkjenne prinsippene for fastsettelse av aksjonærvalgte styremedlemmers honorar for perioden 10. mai 2017 til generalforsamlingen 2018

I overensstemmelse med vedtektenes § 6 c), fremmer Valgkomitéen forslag til generalforsamlingen for fastsettelse av prinsippene for de aksjonærvalgte styremedlemmenes honorarer for perioden 10. mai 2017 til generalforsamlingen 2018, se Vedlegg V.

Forslag til vedtak:

Generalforsamlingen godkjenner prinsippene for fastsettelse av aksjonærvalgte styremedlemmers honorar for perioden 10. mai 2017 frem til generalforsamlingen 2018.

Sak 7.3 Forslag om å godkjenne prinsippene for fastsettelse av medlemmene av Valgkomitéen sine honorarer for perioden 10. mai 2017 til generalforsamlingen 2018

I overensstemmelse med vedtektenes § 6 c), fremmer Valgkomitéen forslag til generalforsamlingen for fastsettelse av prinsippene for Valgkomitéens medlemmers honorarer for perioden 10. mai 2017 frem til generalforsamlingen 2018, Vedlegg VI.

Forslag til vedtak:

Generalforsamlingen godkjenner prinsippene for fastsettelse av Valgkomitéens medlemmers honorarer for perioden 10. mai 2017 til generalforsamlingen 2018.

SAK 8 FULLMAKT TIL Å KJØPE EGNE AKSJER

Generalforsamlingen i Selskapet har årlig gitt styret fullmakt til å erverve egne aksjer. Styret foreslår at denne fullmakten fornyes.

Hensikten med en slik tilbakekjøpsfullmakt er å tillate tilpasninger i Selskapets kapitalstruktur. Det er videre styrets oppfatning at en beholdning av egne aksjer vil gi Selskapet fleksibilitet i forhold til oppfyllelse av aksjeinsentivprogrammer for ansatte og til finansiering av mulige oppkjøp og andre mulige transaksjoner foretatt av Selskapet.

Forslag til vedtak:

  • (i) Styret gis fullmakt til å kjøpe aksjer i Selskapet på vegne av Selskapet.
  • (ii) Aksjene må kjøpes til allminnelige markedsbetingelser i et regulert marked hvor aksjene omsettes.
  • (iii) Aksjene skal avhendes enten som en del av oppfyllelsen av insentivprogrammer for ansatte, som en del av vederlaget ved oppkjøp som foretas av Selskapet, som en del av vederlaget i fusjoner, fisjoner eller oppkjøp som involverer Selskapet, ved at deler av eller alle aksjene

slettes, for å innhente midler til spesifikke investeringer, i den hensikt å nedbetale lån (inklusive konvertible lån) eller styrke Selskapets kapitalgrunnlag. Styret står fritt til å velge hensiktsmessige avhendingsmetoder for disse formål.

  • (iv) Den maksimale pålydende verdi av aksjene som totalt kan erverves i henhold til denne fullmakt er NOK 101 573 998. Erverv av egne aksjer må ikke under noen omstendighet finne sted i et slikt omfang at antallet egne aksjer utgjør totalt mer enn 10 prosent av aksjekapitalen. Minste beløp som kan betales for hver aksje som kjøpes i henhold til denne fullmakt er NOK 3, og det maksimale beløp er NOK 150.
  • (v) Denne fullmakten er gyldig fra registrering i Foretaksregisteret og skal være gyldig til 30. juni 2018.
  • (vi) Fullmakten til å erverve egne aksjer, innvilget den 11. mai 2016, tilbakekalles fra det tidspunkt fullmakten i dette punkt 8 trer i kraft.

SAK 9 ERKLÆRING FRA STYRET OM PRINSIPPER FOR FASTSETTELSE AV LØNN OG ANNEN GODTGJØRELSE TIL LEDENDE ANSATTE

I samsvar med allmennaksjeloven § 6-16a har styret avgitt en erklæring om prinsipper for fastsettelse av lønn og annen godtgjørelse til ledende ansatte i Selskapet. Erklæringen følger som Vedlegg VII.

Forslag til vedtak:

Styrets erklæring i samsvar med allmennaksjeloven § 6-16a godkjennes.

SAK 10 GODKJENNELSE AV LANGSIKTIG INSENTIVPROGRAM FOR ANSATTE

Styret foreslår at generalforsamlingen godkjenner et langsiktig insentivprogram («Insentivprogrammet») for ansatte for perioden fra 10. mai 2017. Det vil ikke bli foretatt tildelinger under Insentivprogrammet etter 10. mai 2020. Det foreslåtte Insentivprogrammet er tilsvarende programmet som ble godkjent på 2016 generalforsamlingen med noen endringer.

I henhold til Insentivprogrammet, kan Selskapet gi aksjeenheter («Aksjeenheter») og ytelsesbaserte aksjeenheter («Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenheter») til ansatte.

Enhver tildelt Aksjeenhet vil, forutsatt at deltakeren fortsetter å være ansatt i Selskapet (eller et datterselskap), bli gjort opp tre år etter de er tildelt.

Oppgjør av 75% av de Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenheter vil i tillegg forutsette at Selskapet har oppnådd en gitt aksjeavkastning fra tildelingstidspunktet til oppgjørstidspunktet. Selskapets aksjeavkastning skal måles mot aksjeavkastningen for selskapene i STOXX TMI Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution index («STOXX indeksen») og må være blandt de 25% øverste for at alle de Ytelsesbaserte Aksjenehetene skal bli gjort opp. Dersom Selskapets aksjeavkastning ikke er blandt de øverste 25% skal de Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenhetene gjøres opp i henhold til følgende figur:

Vertikalaksen angir prosentandelen for Ytelsesbaserte Aksjenheter som gjøres opp. Horisontalaksen angir Selskapets aksjeavkastning i forhold til selskapene i STOXX indeksen.

Oppgjør av de øvrige 25% av de Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenhetene vil være avhengig av om selskapet når en forhåndsbestemt angitt fri kontantstrøm etter investeringer (CAPEX) i de tre foregående hele år. Dette målet vil bli bestemt for de Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenhetene tildeles og bli satt som et intervall. Dersom selskapets frie kontantstrøm etter CAPEX er under intervallet vil ingen av disse Ytelsesbasertet Aksjeenhetene bli gjort opp. Ved oppnålese over målintervallet vil alle disse Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenhetene blir gjort opp og for oppnåelse i intervallet vil det være delvis oppgjør.

Dette målet for 25% av de Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenhetene er nytt i Insentivprogrammet i 2017.

En mer detaljert beskrivelse av vilkårene for oppgjør av de Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenhetene er gitt i det fullstendige dokumentet for Incentivprogrammet inkludert i Vedlegg VIII.

Ved oppgjøret vil deltakeren motta et antall aksjer i Selskapet som tilsvarer antall tildelte og oppgjorte Aksjeenheter og Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenheter. De Ytelsesbaserte Aksjenehetene som ikke blir gjort opp bortfaller. Overlevering av aksjer vil skje fra Selskapets beholdning av egne aksjer eller, hvis det ikke finnes nok egne aksjer, ved en kontantutbetaling av samme verdi. Dette vil derfor ikke innebære noen utvanningseffekt overfor Selskapets aksjonærer.

I henhold til det foreslåtte Insentivprogrammet, skal styret foreslå det maksimale antall Aksjeenheter og Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenheter som kan utstedes. Styret foreslår at det maksimale antall Aksjeenheter og Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenheter

som kan utstedes under Insentivprogrammet er 1 500 000. Følgelig er det maksimale antall aksjer som kan tildeles deltakerne 1 500 000 aksjer. For CEO og ledergruppen skal minst 80% av tildelingen være Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenheter. Ingen deltagere i incentivprogrammet (inkludert CEO) kan motta mer enn 7% av det totale antall aksjer tildelt under Insentivprogrammet.

Hovedelementene i kompensasjonen til ledergruppen og andre sentrale ansatte i Selskapet består normalt sett av grunnlønn, en årlig prestasjonsbasert bonusutbetaling og et aksjeinsentivprogram. For 2016 og 2017 har styret besluttet at det ikke skal utbetales årlig prestasjonsbonus pga det utfordrende markedet Selskapet opplever.

Styret er av den oppfatning at et insentivprogram for nøkkelpersoner hvor Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenheter kun gjøres opp der Selskapet over tid har levert en god aksjeavkastning i forhold til en indeks bestående av sammenlignbare selskaper er i samsvar med interessene til Selskapet og aksjonærene. Videre vil programmet ha en retensjonseffekt ved at Aksjeenhetsdelen av tildelingen alltid vil ha en verdi for deltakerne.

De fullstendige vilkår og vilkår for Insentivprogrammet fremgår av Vedlegg VIII.

Den 6. juni 2017, vil totalt 624 850 aksjeenheter tildelt under 2014 insentivprogrammet bli gjort opp. Etter godkjennelse av det foreslåtte Insentivprogrammet og oppgjør av det ovennevnte 2014 insentivprogrammet, vil totalt antall utestående Aksjeenheter og Ytelsesbaserte Aksjeenheter tildelt ansatte være 4 316 900, som tilsvarer 1,28% av Selskapets totale aksjekapital.

Generalforsamlingen oppfordres til å godkjenne Insentivprogrammet.

Forslag til vedtak:

Det langsiktige insentivprogrammet for 2017 godkjennes.

SAK 11 FORSLAG OM Å GI STYRET FULLMAKT TIL Å FORHØYE SELSKAPETS AKSJEKAPITAL

Generalforsamlingen i Selskapet har årlig tildelt styret fullmakt til å utstede nye aksjer. Styret foreslår at fullmakten som ble gitt i 2016 fornyes.

Styret er av den oppfatning at den begrensede, generelle fullmakten er nødvendig for å gi fleksibilitet i tilfelle av mulige oppkjøp og andre transaksjoner og for oppgjør av slike, og at en slik fullmakt derfor vil være i Selskapets interesse. Videre foreslås det at styret gis fullmakt til å fravike eksisterende aksjonærers fortrinnsrett for å kunne tilrettelegge for at nye aksjonærer tegner seg for aksjer.

Videre, har styret foreslått å begrense den generelle fullmakten i sak 11, slik at antall aksjer som kan utstedes i henhold til denne fullmakten og fullmakten i sak 12 til å utstede konvertible lån, samlet ikke kan overstige 10% av Selskapets aksjekapital.

Forslag til vedtak:

Generalforsamlingen vedtar herved følgende styrefullmakt:

  • (i) Styret gis fullmakt til å forhøye aksjekapitalen i Selskapet med totalt NOK 101 573 998 gjennom én eller flere forhøyelser av aksjekapitalen. Imidlertid er fullmakten begrenset slik at antall aksjer som kan utstedes ved denne fullmakten og fullmakten til å utstede konvertible obligasjoner, som angitt i sak 12 i protokollen fra ordinær generalforsamling avholdt 10. mai 2017, samlet ikke kan overstige 10% av Selskapets aksjekapital på tidspunktet for beslutningen om å utstede nye aksjer. Styret har videre fullmakt til å fastsette prisen og vilkårene for slike tilbud og tegninger, inkludert, men ikke begrenset til, hvorvidt dette skal skje i det norske og/eller internasjonale marked, hvorvidt rettet mot bestemte investorer eller gjøres offentlig, og hvorvidt fulltegnet eller ikke.
  • (ii) Fullmakten omfatter retten til å forhøye Selskapets aksjekapital ved å tillate tingsinnskudd, og retten til å pådra Selskapet særlige forpliktelser.
  • (iii) Fullmakten skal anvendes i forbindelse med mulige oppkjøp av selskaper eller virksomhet innenfor olje- og energisektoren, inkludert oljeservicesektoren, oppgjør for forpliktelser (inkludert konvertible lån), finansiering av vesentlige investeringer, tilbakekjøp eller nedbetaling av gjeld eller til å innhente midler for å styrke Selskapets kapitalbase.
  • (iv) Styret har videre fullmakt til å sette til side aksjeeiernes fortrinnsrett etter allmennaksjeloven § 10-4. Bakgrunnen for slik beslutning må begrunnes konkret av styret, og må være basert på hva som er i Selskapets beste interesse grunnet strategiske fordeler eller behov for kapitalinnskudd.
  • (v) Fullmakten omfatter vedtak om å fusjonere, jfr. allmennaksjeloven § 13-5.
  • (vi) Fullmakten skal gjelde fra og med den dag den blir registrert i Foretaksregisteret, og skal være gyldig til 30. juni 2018.
  • (vii) Fullmakten til å utstede nye aksjer som ble innvilget på generalforsamlingen 11. mai 2016 tilbakekalles med virkning fra det tidspunkt fullmakten gitt i dette punkt 11 trer i kraft.

SAK 12 FORSLAG OM Å GI STYRET FULLMAKT TIL Å UTSTEDE KONVERTIBLE LÅN

Selskapets generalforsamling har tidligere tildelt Styret en årlig fullmakt til å utstede konvertible lån. Styret overveier kontinuerlig muligheter for å videreutvikle Selskapet i samsvar med Selskapets strategi. En sentral del av dette er å identifisere og tilrettelegge for den riktige finansielle strukturen for Selskapet. For fortsatt å gi styret tilstrekkelig fleksibilitet til å kunne implementere en kostnadseffektiv og fleksibel finansiell struktur er det ønskelig at styret gis ny fullmakt til å beslutte og å oppta konvertible lån. Videre foreslås det at styret gis fullmakt til å fravike eksisterende aksjonærers fortrinnsrett for å kunne tilrettelegge for at nye investorer tegner seg for lånet. Styret har imidlertid foreslått å begrense fullmakten slik at antall aksjer som utstedes i henhold til konvertible lån under fullmakten og fullmakten i pkt. 11 til å utstede aksjer, ikke samlet kan overstige 10 % av Selskapets aksjekapital.

Forslag til vedtak:

Generalforsamlingen vedtar herved følgende styrefullmakt:

  • (i) Selskapet kan oppta nye konvertible lån på til sammen opptil NOK 3 500 000 000 (eller tilsvarende i annen valuta). Styret gis fullmakt til å fremforhandle og inngå konvertible låneavtaler innenfor begrensningene og i samsvar med betingelsene i denne fullmakten.
  • (ii) Selskapets aksjekapital kan forhøyes med totalt opptil NOK 101 573 998 som en følge av at lån nevnt i underpunkt (i) over konverteres til egenkapital. Fullmakten er imidlertid begrenset slik at antall aksjer som kan utstedes under denne fullmakten og den generelle fullmakten til å utstede aksjer, slik som det fremgår av pkt. 11 i protokollen fra ordinær generalforsamling avholdt 10. mai 2017, samlet ikke kan overstige 10 % av Selskapets aksjekapital på tidspunktet for beslutning om å utstede konvertible obligasjoner.
  • (iii) Aksjeeiernes fortrinnsrett til å tegne seg for lånet kan settes til side. Slik beslutning må begrunnes konkret av styret, og må være basert på å være i Selskapets interesse grunnet strategiske fordeler eller behov for kapitalinnskudd.
  • (iv) Fullmakten til å utstede nye konvertible lån skal gjelde fra og med den dag den blir registrert i Foretaksregisteret, og skal være gyldig til 30. juni 2018. Fullmakten til å forhøye aksjekapitalen i samsvar med underpunkt (ii) er gyldig så lenge Selskapet er forpliktet til slik konvertering etter låneavtalene.
  • (v) Fullmakten til å utstede konvertible lån som ble innvilget den 11. mai 2016, tilbakekalles når fullmakten gitt i dette punkt 12 trer i kraft.

SAK 13 ENDRING I SELSKAPETS VEDTEKTER

Styret foreslår visse endringer til selskapets vedtekter, se Vedlegg IX. Endringene er hovedsaklig gjennomført for å gjenspeile bestemmelsene i Almennaksjeloven og et ønske om å rette vedtektene etter disse.

I henhold til §5-10 (2) jf. §5-11b nr. 1 i allmennaksjeloven skal innkallingsfristen til generalforsamling for selskaper notert på regulert marked være minst 21 dager hvis ikke selskapets vedtekter stipulerer en lengre frist. Styret finner at selskapets vedtekter bør endres slik at dette reflekteres.

Forslag til vedtak:

Følgende paragraf skal erstatte nåværende §7, første ledd i vedtektene:

Innkalling til generalforsamling skal foretas senest 4 uker før generalforsamling. Innkalling til ekstraordinær generalforsamling skal sendes minst 3 uker før generalforsamlingen.

SAK 14 SKADESLØSHOLDELSE AV STYREMEDLEMMENE OG ADMINISTRERENDE DIREKTØR

Det har vært Selskapets praksis at den ordinære generalforsamlingen treffer et vedtak om at styremedlemmene og daglig leder holdes skadesløse i forhold til ansvar og krav rettet mot dem som følge av deres arbeid for Selskapet. På Selskapets ekstraordinære generalforsamling avholdt den 13. desember 2006, ble en generell skadesløsholdelsesavtale for styret godkjent.

Forslag til vedtak:

Generalforsamlingen godkjenner skadesløsholdelse for styremedlemmene og administrerende direktør i perioden fra 11. mai 2016 til 10. mai 2017.

SAK 15 UTTALELSE OM GOD EIERSTYRING OG SELSKAPSLEDELSE

Uttalelse om god eierstyring og selskapsledelse skal være et eget punkt på agendaen for ordinær generalforsamling. Uttalelsen er også referert til i styrets redegjørelse for 2016, og tatt inn i årsberetningen hvor også årsregnskapet inngår, samt vedlagt separat til denne innkallingen som Vedlegg X.

Dette er et punkt som det ikke skal stemmes over ettersom uttalelsen om god eierstyring og selskapsledelse kun er gjenstand for diskusjon og ikke separat godkjennelse fra aksjonærenes side.

* * *

På Selskapets ordinære generalforsamling har hver aksje én stemme. Det er i alt 338 579 996 aksjer i Selskapet. En aksjonær med aksjer registrert gjennom en forvalter har stemmerett tilsvarende det antall aksjer som er omfattet av forvaltningsoppdraget, forutsatt at eieren av aksjen innen to dager før den ordinære generalforsamlingen oppgir til Selskapet sitt navn og adresse sammen med en bekreftelse fra forvalteren om at han er den reelle eier av aksjene som oppbevares av forvalteren.

Aksjonærer som ønsker å ta del i den ordinære generalforsamlingen må gi varsel om dette ikke senere enn 8. mai 2017, innen 12.00 (norsk tid). Påmelding foretas elektronisk via selskapets hjemmeside www.pgs.com eller via Investortjenester. Forhåndsstemme kan kun foretas elektronisk via selskapets hjemmeside www.pgs.com samt via VPS Investortjenester. For å få tilgang til elektronisk påmelding og forhåndsstemming via selskapets hjemmeside, må pinkode og referansenummer oppgis. Varsel kan alternativt sendes på e-post: [email protected] Postadresse: DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, postboks 1600 Sentrum, 0021 Oslo.

___________________ Walter Qvam Styreleder

Oversikt over vedlegg til denne innkallingen som er gjort tilgjengelige på www.pgs.com:

  • Årsregnskap og årsberetning, Vedlegg I
  • Valgkomitéens rapport, Vedlegg II
  • Honorarer for styremedlemmer og Valgkomitémedlemmer frem til 10. mai 2017, Vedlegg III
  • Prinsipper for fastsettelse av styremedlemmenes og Valgkomitémedlemmenes honorar frem til 10. mai 2017, Vedlegg IV
  • Prinsipper for fastsettelse av styremedlemmers honorarer frem til generalforsamlingen 2018, Vedlegg V
  • Prinsipper for fastsettelse av Valgkomitémedlemmenes honorarer frem til generalforsamlingen 2018, Vedlegg VI
  • Erklæring om fastsettelse av lønn og annen godtgjørelse, Vedlegg VII
  • Langsiktig insentivprogram, Vedlegg VIII
  • Endrede vedtekter, Vedlegg IX
  • Uttalelse om god eierstyring og selskapsledelse, Vedlegg X

For det tilfelle De ikke kan være tilstede på den ordinære generalforsamlingen kan fullmakt gis til styreleder Walter Qvam, eller administrerende direktør Jon Erik Reinhardsen.

Walter Qvam Jon Erik Reinhardsen

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA Petroleum Geo-Services ASA P.O. Box 251 Lilleaker P.O. Box 251 Lilleaker 0216 Oslo 0216 Oslo

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Referansenr.: Pinkode:

Innkalling til ordinær generalforsamling

Ordinær generalforsamling i Petroleum Geo-Services ASA avholdes 10. mai 2017 kl 15.00 på PGS hovedkontor, Lilleakerveien 4c, 0216 Oslo

Dersom ovennevnte aksjeeier er et foretak, oppgi navnet på personen som representerer foretaket: __________________________________________________

Navn på person som representerer foretaket (Ved fullmakt benyttes blanketten under)

Møteseddel/forhåndsstemmer

Undertegnede vil delta på generalforsamling den 10. mai 2017 og avgi stemme for:

[XX] antall egne aksjer andre aksjer i henhold til vedlagte fullmakt(er) I alt for aksjer

Denne påmelding må være DNB Bank ASA i hende senest 8. mai 2017 kl. 12.00.

Påmelding foretas elektronisk via selskapets hjemmeside www.pgs.com eller via Investortjenester.

Forhåndsstemme kan kun foretas elektronisk via selskapets hjemmeside www.pgs.com samt via VPS Investortjenester. For å få tilgang til elektronisk påmelding og forhåndsstemming via selskapets hjemmeside, må ovennevnte pinkode og referansenummer oppgis. Alternativt: e-post: [email protected] Postadresse: DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, postboks 1600 Sentrum, 0021 Oslo.

____________________
Sted Dato Aksjeeiers underskrift
(Undertegnes kun ved eget oppmøte. Ved fullmakt benyttes delen nedenfor)

Fullmakt uten stemmeinstruks Referansenr.: Pinkode:

Denne fullmaktseddelen gjelder fullmakt uten stemmeinstruks. Dersom De ønsker å avgi stemmeinstrukser, vennligst gå til side 2.

Dersom De selv ikke kan møte på ordinær generalforsamling, kan denne fullmakt benyttes av den De bemyndiger, eller De kan sende fullmakten uten å påføre navn på fullmektigen. I så fall vil fullmakten anses gitt styrets leder, eller den han bemyndiger.

Fullmakten må være DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, i hende senest 8. mai 2017 kl. 12.00. Elektronisk innsendelse av fullmakt via selskapets hjemmeside www.pgs.com eller via Investortjenester. Alternativt: e-post: [email protected]. Postadresse: DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, Postboks 1600 Sentrum, 0021 Oslo.

Undertegnede: __________________________________ gir herved (sett kryss):

Styrets leder (eller den han bemyndiger), eller

__________________________________ (Fullmektigens navn med blokkbokstaver)

fullmakt til å møte og avgi stemme i Petroleum Geo-Services ASAs ordinære generalforsamling 10. mai 2017 for mine/våre aksjer.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sted Dato Aksjeeiers underskrift (Undertegnes kun ved fullmakt)

Angående møte- og stemmerett vises til allmennaksjeloven, især lovens kapittel 5. Det gjøres spesielt oppmerksom på at ved avgivelse av fullmakt skal det legges frem skriftlig og datert fullmakt fra aksjepostens reelle eier. Dersom aksjeeier er et selskap, skal firmaattest vedlegges fullmakten.

Fullmakt med stemmeinstruks Referansenr.: Pinkode:

Denne fullmaktsseddelen gjelder fullmakt med stemmeinstruks. Dersom De ikke selv kan møte på ordinær generalforsamling, kan De benytte dette fullmaktsskjema for å gi stemmeinstruks til en fullmektig. De kan gi fullmakt med stemmeinstruks til den De bemyndiger, eller De kan sende fullmakten uten å påføre navn på fullmektigen. I så fall vil fullmakten anses gitt til styrets leder eller den han bemyndiger. Fullmakten må være datert og signert.

Fullmakten må være DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, i hende senest 8. mai 2017 kl. 12.00. E-post: [email protected] (skannet blankett) Postadresse: DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, 0021 Oslo.

Undertegnede: __________________________________ gir herved (sett kryss på én):

Styrets leder (eller den han bemyndiger), eller

__________________________________ (Fullmektigens navn med blokkbokstaver)

fullmakt til å møte og avgi stemme i Petroleum Geo-Services ASAs ordinære generalforsamling 10. mai 2017 for mine/våre aksjer.

Stemmegivningen skal skje i henhold til instruksjonene nedenfor. Dersom det ikke krysses av i rubrikken nedenfor, vil dette anses som en instruks om å stemme "for" forslaget i innkallingen. Dersom det blir fremmet forslag i tillegg til, eller som erstatning for forslaget i innkallingen, avgjør fullmektigen stemmegivningen. Fullmektigen vil i så fall legge en for fullmektigen rimelig forståelse til grunn. Det samme gjelder dersom det er tvil om forståelsen av instruksen. Dersom en slik tolkning ikke er mulig, vil fullmektigen kunne avstå fra å stemme.

Agenda ordinær generalforsamling 2017 For Mot Avstå
1. GODKJENNELSE AV INNKALLING OG AGENDA
2. VALG AV PERSON TIL Å MEDUNDERTEGNE PROTOKOLLEN
3. GODKJENNELSE AV ÅRSBERETNING OG ÅRSREGNSKAP FOR PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES
ASA OG KONSERNET FOR 2016
4. GODKJENNELSE AV REVISJONSHONORAR FOR 2016
5. VALG AV STYREMEDLEMMER
5.1. Walter Qvam
5.2. Daniel J. Piette
5.3. Holly Van Deursen
5.4. Carol Bell
5.5. Anne Grethe Dalane
5.6. Morten Borge
5.7. Richard Herbert
6. VALGKOMITÉ – VALG AV MEDLEMMER
6.1. Harald Norvik (Leder)
6.2. C. Maury Devine
6.3. Terje Valebjørg
7. GODKJENNELSE AV HONORARER FOR STYREMEDLEMMER OG MEDLEMMER AV
VALGKOMITÉEN
7.1. Forslag om å godkjenne honorarer for styremedlemmene og medlemmene av Valgkomitéen
7.2. Forslag om å godkjenne prinsippene for fastsettelse av aksjonærvalgte styremedlemmers honorar fra
10.mai 2017 til generalforsamlingen 2018
7.3. Forslag om å godkjenne prinsippene for fastsettelse av medlemmene av Valgkomitéen sine honorarer
fra 10.mai 2017 til generalforsamlingen 2018
8. FULLMAKT TIL Å KJØPE EGNE AKSJER
9. ERKLÆRING FRA STYRET OM PRINSIPPER FOR FASTSETTELSE AV LØNN OG ANNEN
GODTGJØRELSE TIL LEDENDE ANSATTE
10. GODKJENNELSE AV LANGSIKTIG INSENTIVPROGRAM FOR ANSATTE
11. FORSLAG OM Å GI STYRET FULLMAKT TIL Å FORHØYE SELSKAPETS AKSJEKAPITAL
12. FORSLAG OM Å GI STYRET FULLMAKT TIL Å UTSTEDE KONVERTIBLE LÅN
13. ENDRING I SELSKAPETS VEDTEKTER
14. SKADESLØSHOLDELSE AV STYREMEDLEMMENE OG ADM. DIREKTØR
15. UTTALELSE OM GOD EIERSTYRING OG SELSKAPSLEDELSE

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Sted Dato Aksjeeiers underskrift (Undertegnes kun ved fullmakt)

Angående møte- og stemmerett vises til allmennaksjeloven, især lovens kapittel 5. Dersom aksjeeier er et selskap, skal firmaattest vedlegges fullmakten.

Nomination Committee Report to 2017 AGM

Introduction

The Nomination Committee in PGS was established at the Annual General Meeting June 8th 2005. The current committee consists of Roger O'Neil (Chairperson), C. Maury Devine and Terje Valebjørg. None of the members of the Nomination Committee are employees of PGS or members of the Board of Directors of PGS.

The Nomination Committee had six meetings in 2016.

The main duties of the Nomination Committee are to propose nominees for election as members and chairperson to the Board of Directors and the Nomination Committee, and to propose the fees to be paid to the members of the Board and the Nomination Committee. The duties of the Nomination Committee are further regulated in the Nomination Committee Mandate and Charter (the "Charter"). The Nomination Committee has reviewed the Charter and found no reason to amend it this year. The Charter is available on www.pgs.com.

Nominees for the Board of Directors

The Nomination Committee has in preparation of its work on proposing nominees for election as members and chairperson to the Board of Directors interviewed existing members of the Board of Directors and the CEO and met with large shareholders to solicit their input. For the Annual General Meeting (AGM) May 10 2017, the Nomination Committee emphasizes the importance of PGS' need for a balance of experience and expertise among the members to the Board of Directors, which will provide knowledge of the strategic, international, financial and technological and management issues which face PGS and PGS' management.

PGS currently meets the requirements for both male and female directors of the Public Limited Companies Act Section 6-11 a (1). The same will apply if the Board proposed by the Nomination Committee is adopted by the AGM.

The proposal is to re-elect for a one year term the Chairperson Walter Qvam and the Directors Daniel J. Piette, Holly Van Deursen, Carol Bell, Morten Borge and Anne Grethe Dalane.

In addition the Nomination Committee proposes the following new member to the Board for election for a one year term;

Richard Herbert

Mr. Herbert was Head of Exploration for BP plc until 2016. In this role he was a member of the executive team of upstream business and headed global exploration function on

behalf of BP. Prior to this was an Executive Vice President for Exploration in Talisman Energy Inc. Before joining Talisman he held various executive and management positions in BP's operations around the world. He holds a BS, Hons Geology from the University of Bristol in the UK.

The Nomination Committee is of the opinion that the proposed Board will have the competence necessary to establish an Audit Committee in accordance with competency requirements of the Public Companies Act § 6-42.

Details of existing Board members experience and expertise can be found on www.pgs.com.

The Nomination Committee has put considerable effort in assessing the needs of PGS' Board of Directors. The Nomination Committee believes that the existing Board of Directors – taking into consideration both shareholder elected and employee elected directors – will provide the necessary industry knowledge, technical competence and corporate experience needed for PGS' corporate governance.

Nominees for the Nomination Committee

The Nomination Committee has carefully considered whether to propose new members to the Nomination Committee on the 2017 Annual General Meeting. In this work, the Nomination Committee has specifically evaluated PGS' need for a Nomination Committee which has knowledge of the strategic, international, financial and technological and management issues which face PGS in order to identify qualified and suitable nominees to the Board of Directors. The Nomination Committee also emphasize the importance of both male and female members and both Norwegian and international members.

The Chairperson Mr. O'Neil has informed the Nomination Committee that he will not stand for re-election. The Nomination Committee thanks Mr. O'Neil for his significant contribution since being elected on to the committee in 2005.

On this basis, the Nomination Committee proposes that Nomination Committee members C. Maury Devine and Terje Valebjørg be re-elected for a one year term.

In addition the Nomination Committee proposes that Mr. Harald Norvik is elected Chairperson for a one year term.

Harald Norvik

Mr. Norvik has during his career held various executive positions in the oil and gas industry. He served as CEO and President of Statoil ASA between 1988 and 1999. Since then he has had a number of Board positions in large industrial companies and he still serves on the Boards of ConocoPhillips Inc., Umoe AS, Imatis AS, EnergyNest AS and

Arundo Analytics AS. He is further Chairperson of the Nomination Committee at Veidekke ASA. Mr. Norvik also runs his own advisory consulting company.

Remuneration of the shareholder elected Board of Directors

The Nomination Committee has reviewed remuneration practice for Directors in both international and Norwegian peer companies in order to establish a recommendation to the AGM. Given the difficult industry environment the Nomination Committee has concluded that it is not appropriate to increase the compensation for the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or for the other Directors. Therefore current compensation levels are proposed to remain unchanged. The remuneration scheme thus proposed for the period between the 2017 AGM and the 2018 AGM is seen in Appendix V to the calling notice for the 2017 AGM.

The remuneration payable to the Directors for the previous period between the 2016 AGM and the 2017 AGM is set forth in Appendix III to the calling notice. This remuneration is calculated in accordance with the principles for Director remuneration that were adopted by the 2016 AGM, see Appendix IV to the 2017 AGM calling notice.

Remuneration of the Nomination Committee

The principles for and levels of Nomination Committee member fees for the period between the 2017 AGM to the 2018 AGM proposed by the Nomination Committee are seen in Appendix VI to the calling notice for the 2017 AGM. Given the difficult industry environment the proposal is to keep the remuneration on the same level as it has been in the period between the 2016 AGM and the 2017 AGM.

The fees payable to the Nomination Committee members for the period between the 2016 AGM and the 2017 AGM are set forth in Appendix III to the calling notice. These numbers are calculated on basis of the principles for remuneration that were adapted by the 2016 AGM, see Appendix IV to the 2017 AGM calling notice.

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Shareholders who wish to propose new board members to PGS could do so by sending an e-mail to the Chairperson of the Nomination Committee at [email protected]. Such proposals should be sent to the Nomination Committee at least two months prior to the Company's AGM.

FEES FOR BOARD MEMBERS and NOMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS 13 May 2015 - 11 May 2016

Appendix III
2Q 2016 3Q 2016 4Q 2016 1Q 2017 TOTAL
Qvam, Walter Chairperson USD 18 888 31 250 27 750 27 750 105 638
Piette, Daniel J. Vice Chairperson + Member Audit Committee USD 25 444 20 000 30 750 30 750 106 944
Bell, Carol Director + Member Audit Committee USD 23 250 23 250 26 500 22 500 95 500
Van Deursen, Holly A. Director + Chairman Remuneration Committee USD 24 000 21 000 28 750 29 000 102 750
Dalane, Anne Grethe Director + Chairman Audit Committee USD 20 750 24 500 21 750 21 750 88 750
Borge, Morten Director + Member Remuneration Committee USD 18 625 21 625 18 875 19 125 78 250
Gugen, Francis R. USD 16 611 0 0 0
Norvik, Harald USD 6 941 0 0 0
154 509 141 625 154 375 150 875 472 194
2Q 2016 3Q 2016 4Q 2016 1Q 2017 TOTAL
O'Neil, Roger Chair Person Nomination Committee USD 2 625 5 875 6 875 2 625 18 000
2Q 2016 3Q 2016 4Q 2016 1Q 2017 TOTAL
Chair Person Nomination Committee USD 2 625 5 875 6 875 2 625 18 000
Member Nomination Committee USD 2 000 6 750 12 250 2 000 23 000
Member Nomination Committee USD 694 2 250 6 250 2 000
Member Nomination Committee USD 1 306 0 0 0 1 306
6 625 14 875 25 375 6 625 42 306

PRINCIPLES FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS' FEES 1) For the period from 11 May 2016 to the annual general meeting 2017

Board
Member
Fee
Audit
Committee
Fee
Remuneration
Committee
Fee
Participation
Fee for each
Meeting
Participation
By phone
Travel Time
Allowance
for each
meeting
All Members \$ 50,000 \$ 9,000 \$ 7,500 \$ 1,000
(AC
Meeting fee;
\$ 1,500)
\$ 750 -
Intercontinental
travel:
\$ 4,500.
-
Regional travel
(e.g. within US or
Europe):
\$
3,000.

Travel within
same nation/state
(e.g. within
Norway or Texas):
\$ 500
-
Travel within
same city: \$ 0
Committee
Chairperson
Additional
\$5,000
Additional
\$3,500
Chairperson \$ 100,000 \$ 1,000 \$ 750 As
for
other
members
Deputy
Chairperson
\$ 5,000
extra

Further, any costs incurred by the Board Members in relation to their participation as a member of Board or any of the committees, will be reimbursed by the Company.

All fees and costs will be paid on a quarterly basis in arrears.

*****

1) Directors who are employee representatives shall not be covered by these principles.

PRINCIPLES FOR THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' FEES For the period 11 May 2016 to the annual general meeting 2017

Nomination Participation Participation Travel Time
Committee
Fee
Fee for each Meeting By phone Allowance for each meeting
All Members \$ 5,000 \$ 1,000 \$ 750 -
Intercontinental travel: \$
4,500.
-
Regional travel (e.g. within
US or Europe): \$ 3,000. –
Travel within same nation/state
(e.g. within Norway or Texas):
\$ 500
-
Travel within same city: \$ 0
Committee Additional
Chairperson \$ 2,500

Further, any costs incurred by the Nomination Committee Members in relation to their participation as a member of the Nomination Committee or any of the committees, will be reimbursed by the Company.

All fees and costs will be paid on a quarterly basis in arrears.

*****

PRINCIPLES FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS' FEES 1) For the period from 10 May 2017 to the annual general meeting 2018

Board
Member
Fee
Audit
Committee
Fee
Remuneration
Committee
Fee
Participation
Fee for each
Meeting
Participation
By phone
Travel Time
Allowance
for each
meeting
All
Members
\$ 50,000 \$ 9,000 \$ 7,500 \$ 1,000
(AC
Meeting fee;
\$ 1,500)
\$ 750 -
Intercontinental
travel:
\$ 4,500.
-
Regional travel
(e.g. within US or
Europe):
\$
3,000.

Travel within
same nation/state
(e.g. within
Norway or Texas):
\$ 500
-
Travel within
same city: \$ 0
Committee
Chairperson
Additional
\$5,000
Additional
\$3,500
Chairperson \$ 100,000 \$ 1,000 \$ 750 As
for
other
members
Deputy
Chairperson
Additional
\$ 5,000

Further, any costs incurred by the Board Members in relation to their participation as a member of Board or any of the committees, will be reimbursed by the Company.

All fees and costs will be paid on a quarterly basis in arrears.

*****

1) Directors who are employee representatives shall not be covered by these principles, and separate principles for employee representatives have been decided by the Company.

PRINCIPLES FOR THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' FEES For the period 10 May 2017 to the annual general meeting 2018

Nomination Participation Participation Travel Time
Committee Fee for each Meeting By phone Allowance for each meeting
Fee
All Members \$ 5,000 \$ 1,000 \$ 750 -
Intercontinental travel: \$
4,500.
-
Regional travel (e.g. within
US or Europe): \$ 3,000. –
Travel within same nation/state
(e.g. within Norway or Texas):
\$ 500
-
Travel within same city: \$ 0
Committee Additional
Chairperson \$ 2,500

Further, any costs incurred by the Nomination Committee Members in relation to their participation as a member of the Nomination Committee or any of the committees, will be reimbursed by the Company.

All fees and costs will be paid on a quarterly basis in arrears.

*****

Board of Directors' statement on remuneration to the CEO and the Executive Officers

In accordance with §6-16a of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act, the Board of Directors has prepared a statement related to the determination of salary and other benefits for our CEO and other executive officers. The guidelines set out below for our CEO and other executive officers salary and other benefits, for the coming fiscal year, will be presented to the shareholders for their advisory vote at the May 2017 Annual General Meeting.

PGS is an international company operating in the global geophysical industry. Our operations are conducted world-wide and our employment base is and needs to be largely international. The total compensation package for our CEO and other executive officers shall therefore be competitive both within the Norwegian labor market and internationally. Both the level of total compensation and the structure of the compensation package for our CEO and other executive officers shall be such that it may attract and retain highly qualified international leaders. This will require the use of several different instruments and measures also meant to provide incentives for enhanced performance and to ensure common goals and interest between the shareholders and management.

The current remuneration package for our CEO and other executive officers includes fixed elements and variable elements. The fixed elements consist of a base salary and other benefits. Other benefits include car allowance, newspaper subscription, mobile phone, internet and similar benefits. The fixed elements also include a defined contribution pension scheme.

The CEO and two executive officers have an early retirement plan allowing for termination of employment without cause when the CEO or the executive officers reach the age of 62. Provided that the CEO or executive officers have been employed as a CEO or an executive officer for 10 years (or in some cases longer) the CEO or the executive officers are entitled to a yearly payment of up to 60% of the last base salary beginning in the year of retirement until the CEO or the executive officers reach the age of 67.

The variable elements today consist of a performance bonus scheme and participation in performance based restricted stock unit programs.

Participation in the performance bonus scheme and the target levels and the maximum levels of the annual performance bonus scheme are determined annually. Normally payment under the performance bonus scheme is based partly on achievements of agreed financial key performance indicators ("KPIs") for the group and partly on achievements of agreed operational, financial and organizational KPIs included in a personal performance contract. However, due to the extraordinary challenging market conditions the Board has decided to cancel all 2017 bonus programs, including to the CEO and the executive officers which was also the case in 2015 and 2016. Should 2017 turn out to be materially better than anticipated the Board may elect to give the CEO, the executive officers and other employees a bonus at the Board's discretion. Such bonus will in any case be substantially lower than what would have followed from the normal performance bonus scheme. The Board expects that it will reinstate the regular annual bonus programs in 2018.

The Annual General Meetings in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 authorized a performance based restricted stock unit program in order to ensure continued long term incentives which are linked to the development of the Company's share price. The Board of Directors will propose to the 2017 Annual General Meeting a Long Term Incentive program similar to the 2016 Long Term Incentive Program. The 2017 Long Term Incentive Program will for the CEO and executive officers consist of 80% Performance based Restricted Stock Units ("PRSU") and 20% Restricted Stock Units ("RSU").

Settlement of 75% of the PRSUs and subsequent transfer of shares to the eligible employee will take place three years later subject to achieving a satisfactory Total Shareholder Return compared to a the companies in STOXX TMI Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution index adjusted for dividends and further employment by the Company. Settlement of 25% of the PRSUs and subsequent transfer of shares to the eligible employee will take place three years later subject to the Company achieving a set goal on cash flow after capex for the three preceding financial years. The Board of Directors will set the cash flow after capex target prior to award of the PRSUs. Settlement of the RSUs and subsequent transfer to the eligible employee of shares in the Company will take place three years later subject principally to further employment by the Company.

The Board of Directors will propose for approval by the Annual General Meeting a pool of PRSUs and RSUs which will be granted to eligible employees in 2017. The full Long Term Incentive Plan including all targets, terms and conditions will be presented to the Annual General Meeting in May 2017 for approval. The Board of Directors will not distribute any other share based incentives than the Long Term Incentive Plan to the CEO or any executive officer during 2017.

This statement deals primarily with the remuneration of our CEO and other executive officers. However, the above described remuneration policy is to a large extent applicable to a broad group of key employees within the Company. Enhanced performance by the management groups is not achieved by our CEO and other executive officers alone but rather is dependent on a large number of managers and key employees throughout the Company. Therefore, a large number of managers and key employees are normally included in performance based remuneration schemes, which contain all or some of the above mentioned elements (not applicable for 2017). In addition, all other employees may traditionally receive up to a maximum of one month salary in annual bonus (not applicable for 2017).

Remuneration of the CEO and other executive officers are evaluated regularly by the Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors. The Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee annually reviews the total compensation level, the mix between fixed and performance related compensation and the mix between short, medium and long term compensation. The Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee has developed an annual schedule in order to ensure and facilitate a structured approach to the annual review of executive compensation. The committee normally engages an external advisor for this work.

A specific peer group of comparable companies and an executive remuneration philosophy has been adopted. The peer group currently consists of nineteen companies from Norway, Europe and the Americas. All companies are of comparable size and with international operations within the oil service sector. The external advisor collects and combines relevant information on the companies in the peer group. This is used by the Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors for benchmarking of executive remuneration. The executive remuneration philosophy document includes certain targets and guidelines on how the Company's CEO and executive officers should compare to the peer group. These tools amongst others are used by the Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors to decide on an appropriate remuneration structure and to set appropriate total remuneration for the CEO and executive officers.

Since the Annual General Meeting in May 2016 the Board of Directors have followed the guidelines then approved by the Annual General Meeting with respect to remuneration of the CEO and the other executive officers.

10 May, 2017

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan

  1. Plan. The Petroleum Geo-Services ASA 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") was adopted by Petroleum Geo-Services ASA to reward certain corporate officers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries by enabling them to receive Shares of the Company.

  2. Objectives. The purpose of the Plan is to further align the interests of the Company, its Subsidiaries and its shareholders by providing long term incentives in the form of Awards to employees who can contribute materially to the success and profitability of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Such Awards will recognize and reward outstanding performances and individual contributions and give Participants in the Plan an interest in the Company parallel to that of the shareholders, thus enhancing the proprietary and personal interest of such Participants in the Company's continued success and long term progress. This Plan will also enable the Company and its Subsidiaries to attract and retain such employees.

  3. Definitions. As used herein, the terms set forth below shall have the following respective meanings:

"Award" means the grant of PRSUs and/or RSUs to an Employee pursuant to such applicable terms, conditions, and limitations as may be established in order to fulfill the objectives of the Plan.

"Award Agreement" means one or more agreements between the Company and an Employee setting forth the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to an Award.

"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

"Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if: (a) a tender offer is made and consummated for the ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company; (b) a company, person or group of companies or persons otherwise comes into control of more than 25% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company; (b) the Company is merged or consolidated with another corporation and as a result of such merger or consolidation less than 51% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation are owned in the aggregate by the persons or entities who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation; or (c) the Company sells substantially all of its assets to another corporation, partnership or other entity that is not a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

"Committee" means the committee of the Board designated by the Board to administer certain portions of the Plan or, if no such committee is designated, the Board. The Committee may consist of Directors of the Board and/or of the personnel from the Company management.

"Company" means Petroleum Geo-Services ASA.

"Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

"Employee" means (1) an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (2) an individual who has agreed to become an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and is expected to become such an employee within six months following the applicable Grant Date.

"Fair Market Value" of a Share means, as of a particular date, (i) if the Company at that point is listed on Oslo Børs (Oslo Stock Exchange), the average trading price of the Shares on Oslo Børs that particular date, (ii) if the Company at that point is not listed on Oslo Børs, but is listed on another stock exchange, the average trading price of the Shares on such other stock exchange that particular date, or (iii) if the Shares are not publicly traded, the most recent value determined by an independent appraiser appointed by the Company for such purpose.

"Good Leaver" is defined in Paragraph 9(a)(iii).

"Grant Date" means the date an Award is granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan.

"Participant" means an Employee to whom an Award has been granted under this Plan.

"Plan" is defined in Paragraph 1.

"PRSU" means a performance related restricted stock unit, each of which entitles the Participant to receive one Share, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement.

"RSU" means a restricted stock unit, each of which entitles the Participant to receive one Share, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement.

"Settlement Date" means, subject to Paragraph 19, the third anniversary of the Grant Date, and if the applicable Settlement Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in Norway, the Settlement Date shall be the first day thereafter where banks in Norway are generally open for business.

"Shares" means the ordinary shares of the Company.

"Subsidiary" means (i) in the case of a corporation, any corporation of which the Company directly or indirectly owns shares representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the shares of all classes or series of share capital of such corporation which have the right to vote generally on matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of such corporation, (ii) in the case of a partnership or other business entity not organized as a corporation, any such business entity of which the Company directly or indirectly owns 50% or more of the voting, capital or profits interests (whether in the form of partnership interests, membership interests or otherwise), (iii) any other corporation, partnership or other entity that is a "subsidiary" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended and (iv) any other corporation, partnership or other entity that is a "subsidiary" of the Company within the meaning of the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act Section 1-3 second paragraph.

"TSR" means total shareholder return (share price differential and dividend) from the Grant Date until the Settlement date.

"LTI Comparative Group" means the average TSR of the companies included in the STOXX TMI Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution index at the Settlement date.

"Securities Account" means an account registered in the name of the Participant with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository, Verdipapirsentralen ASA.

  1. Eligibility. All Employees who are management or key personnel are eligible for the grant of Awards under this Plan at the discretion of the Committee.

5. Shares Available for Awards.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 16 hereof, no Award shall be granted if it shall result in the aggregate number of Shares to be received by Participants under the Plan plus the number of Shares covered by or subject to Awards then outstanding under this Plan (after giving effect to the grant of the Award in question) exceeding 1,500,000.

(b) The number of Shares that are the subject of Awards under this Plan that are forfeited or terminated shall again immediately become available for Awards hereunder. The Committee may from time to time adopt and observe such rules and procedures concerning the counting of Shares against the Plan maximum or any sublimit as it may deem appropriate, including rules more restrictive than those set forth above to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of any national stock exchange on which the Shares are listed, any applicable regulatory requirement or any tax qualification requirement. The Board and the appropriate officers of the Company are authorized to take from time to time whatever actions are necessary, and to file any required documents with governmental authorities, stock exchanges and transaction reporting systems to ensure that Shares are available for delivery pursuant to Awards.

(c) The rights provided for by an Award Agreement, the grant and settlement of the RSUs and PRSUs, the PRSUs and the RSUs themselves are at all times conditional on (i) the Board having the necessary authorization to fulfill the delivery of the Shares under the PRSUs and the RSUs and (ii) the Company holding a sufficient number of Shares as treasury shares at the relevant Settlement Date. In the event these conditions are not met, any PRSUs and RSUs awarded and settled under the Plan shall be settled by a cash bonus payment equal to the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of settlement multiplied by the number of Shares subject to the Award.

herein. (a) This Plan shall be administered by the Committee, except as otherwise provided

(b) Subject to the provisions hereof, the Committee shall have full and exclusive power and authority to administer this Plan and to take all actions that are specifically contemplated hereby or are necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration hereof. The Committee shall also have full and exclusive power to adopt such rules, regulations

6. Administration.

and guidelines for carrying out this Plan as it may deem necessary or proper and which are either (i) not materially adverse to the Participant to whom such Award was granted, (ii) consented to by such Participant, or (iii) made pursuant to the adjustment provisions in Paragraph 16. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan or in any Award in the manner and to the extent the Committee deems necessary or desirable to further the Plan purposes.

(c) No member of the Committee or officer of the Company to whom the Committee has delegated authority in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 7 of this Plan shall be liable for anything done or omitted to be done by him or her, by any member of the Committee or by any officer of the Company in connection with the performance of any duties under this Plan, except for his or her own willful misconduct or as expressly provided by statute.

  1. Delegation of Authority. The Board or the Committee may authorize a committee of one or more members of the Board to grant individual Awards pursuant to this Plan. The Committee may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer or to other employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries its administrative duties under this Plan (excluding its granting authority) pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish. The Committee may engage or authorize the engagement of a third-party administrator to carry out administrative functions under the Plan. The Board shall itself determine any Award to the Chief Executive Officer and shall not delegate this or any authority under this Plan related to the Award to the Chief Executive Officer.

8. Awards.

(a) The Committee (or other committee to whom such authority is delegated under Paragraph 7) shall designate from time to time the Employees who are to be the Participants. Any Award shall be granted in the Committee's discretion based on amongst other considerations the position in the Company and a review on the individual Participant's performance prior to award.

(b) The Committee shall decide how many RSUs and PRSUs each Participant shall receive. The Award to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Executive Officer's direct reports at the time of Award, shall include at least 80% PRSUs and no more than 20% RSUs.

(c) Each Award may, in the discretion of the Committee, be embodied in an Award Agreement, which shall contain such terms, conditions, and limitations as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and, if required by the Committee, shall be signed by the Participant to whom the Award is granted and signed for and on behalf of the Company. Awards may be granted singly, in combination or in tandem. Awards may also be granted in combination or in tandem with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to, grants or rights under this Plan or any other employee plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including the plan of any acquired entity. All or part of an Award may be subject to conditions established by the Committee.

9. PRSU and RSU Terms

(a) An Award shall be in the form of PRSUs and/or RSUs, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee or this Paragraph 9 the following terms shall apply to all PRSUs and RSUs:

(i) Settlement of RSUs: Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and the Award Agreement, and further subject to Paragraph 19, all RSUs will automatically be settled at the applicable Settlement Date. Following settlement, and subject to Paragraph 5, last sub-paragraph and the further terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, a number of Shares equal to the number of RSUs settled will be delivered by the Company to the Participant's Securities Account as soon as practicable. Any delivery of Shares is conditional upon the Participant having registered a Securities Account and notified the Committee of the account details. Until the date that Shares are registered with a Participant's Securities Account, the Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder pursuant to the Plan or any Award Agreement. From the date when the Shares are registered with the Participant's Securities Account, the Participant will have the right to receive dividends thereafter declared with respect to such Shares and to exercise other shareholder rights.

(ii) Settlement of 75% of awarded PRSUs: Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and the Award Agreement, and further subject to Paragraph 19, 75% of the PRSUs will automatically be settled at the applicable Settlement Date as follows: all of the 75% of the PRSUs will automatically settle if the Company has delivered a TSR in the upper quartile of the LTI Comparator Group. None of the 75% of the PRSUs will settle if the Company has delivered a TSR in the lower quartile of the LTI Comparator Group. Half of 75% of the PRSUs will settle if the Company has delivered a TSR at the Median of the LTI Comparator Group. For Company TSR performance between the lower and the upper quartile of the LTI Comparator Group 75% of the PRSUs will settle in accordance with this chart:

Settlement of 25% of awarded PRSUs: Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and the Award Agreement, and further subject to Paragraph 19, 25% of the PRSUs awarded will automatically be settled at the applicable Settlement Date subject to the Company's achievement of free cash flow after capex in the three full financial years prior to Settlement Date, compared with a free cash flow goal after capex for the said period. The Committee will prior to the Award Date determine a range of free cash flow for the three full financial years prior to the Settlement Date where achievements below the range will result in no settlement of 25% of awarded PRSUs while achievement above the range will result in 100% settlement of 25% of awarded PRSUs. Achievement within the range will lead to an award between 0-100% as determined by the Committee.

Following settlement, and subject to Paragraph 5, last sub-paragraph and the further terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, a number of Shares equal to the number of PRSUs settled will be delivered by the Company to the Participant's Securities Account as soon as practicable. Any delivery of Shares is conditional upon the Participant having registered a Securities Account and notified the Committee of the account details. Until the date that Shares are registered with a Participant's Securities Account, the Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder pursuant to the Plan or any Award Agreement. From the date when the Shares are registered with the Participant's Securities Account, the Participant will have the right to receive dividends thereafter declared with respect to such Shares and to exercise other shareholder rights. PRSUs which does not settle a the Settlement Date are terminated and become null and void.

(iii) Termination of Employment: A "Good Leaver" is someone who leaves due to retirement at the normal retirement age or early retirement with Company (or a Subsidiary) consent, incapacity, serious ill health or death or someone determined a Good Leaver by the Committee. For a Good Leaver, all PRSUs and all RSUs continue with full effect and will automatically be settled at the applicable Settlement Date pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement. In the event of the death of the Employee, all PRSUs and RSUs shall be settled in cash as full and final settlement of all PRSUs and RSUs within 60 days after the time of death. If more than one heir (whether by will, statute or otherwise) of the Employee claims the cash payment, the Committee can require as a condition for making the cash payment that the heirs within 30 days from written notice from the Committee agree among themselves who shall have the right to the cash payment, and if no such confirmation has been received in writing by the Committee within the 30 day deadline, the PRSUs and RSUs will terminate without any cash payment taking place and without any further liability or obligations for the Company (or any Subsidiary). For an Employee who is not a Good Leaver, all PRSUs and all RSUs outstanding at the time the Employee resigns, gives or receives a notice of termination with the Company (or a Subsidiary) will terminate immediately without any further liability or obligations for the Company (or a Subsidiary). For the avoidance of doubt, a transfer of employment between the Company and a Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries shall not be considered a termination of employment for purposes of this Plan.

  1. Change of Control. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, including Paragraphs 7 and 8 hereof, unless otherwise expressly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of the occurrence of a Change of Control, each RSU and PRSU granted under this Plan to the Participant shall be immediately settled in full; provided, however, that with respect to a Participant subject to United States taxation, no Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred unless such event also constitutes an event specified in Code Section 409A(2)(A)(v) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. For the avoidance of doubt settlement of all granted PRSUs shall follow Article 9 (i) and not Article 9 (ii) in the event of a Change of Control.

  2. Participants in Different Jurisdictions. The Committee may grant awards to persons in a particular country under such terms and conditions as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or advisable to comply with the laws of the applicable foreign jurisdictions and, to that end, may establish sub-plans, modified RSU and/or PRSU settlement procedures and other terms and procedures. Notwithstanding the above, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate any securities law, any governing statute, or any other applicable law.

12. Securities Law regulations.

(a) As the Company is a public company and is listed on Oslo Børs, there are certain laws, rules and regulations that apply for subscription, sale and purchase of the Company's securities (including Shares and other financial instruments in the Company), including but not limited to insider trading rules and notification obligations. Each Participant is obliged, and is personally responsible, to make him or her self familiar with such rules and to abide by the same.

(b) Furthermore, the Company has rules (which might be amended from time to time in the Company's sole discretion) for its employees and employees of its Subsidiaries trading in its securities, and each Participant is also obliged, and is personally responsible, to make him or her self familiar with such Company rules and to abide by the same.

(c) The Committee may adopt additional rules and procedures regarding the settlement of RSUs and/or PRSUs from time to time, provided that such rules and procedures are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan.

  1. Taxes. The Participant shall be fully liable for any and all tax liabilities imposed upon the Participant pursuant to an Award and any and all rights conferred to the Participant under an Award Agreement, including but not limited to, taxes imposed by the settlement of RSUs and/or PRSUs and delivery of Shares or payment of cash. The Company will declare any Award and any delivery of Shares or payment of cash on the basis of an Award Agreement to the Norwegian and/or other relevant tax authorities in accordance with applicable laws at all times. The Company or its designated third-party administrator shall have the right to deduct applicable taxes (including withholding taxes) from any Award payment and withhold, at the time of delivery of cash or Shares under this Plan, an appropriate amount of cash or number of Shares or a combination thereof for payment of taxes (including withholding taxes) or other amounts required by law or to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for withholding of such taxes.

  2. Amendment, Modification, Suspension, or Termination of the Plan. The Board may amend, modify, suspend, or terminate this Plan for the purpose of meeting or addressing any changes in legal requirements or for any other purpose permitted by law, except that (i) no amendment or alteration that would adversely affect in any material respect the rights of any Participant under any Award previously granted to such Participant shall be made without the consent of such Participant and (ii) no amendment or alteration shall be effective prior to its approval by the shareholders of the Company to the extent such approval is required by applicable legal requirements or the applicable requirements of the securities exchange on which the Shares are listed.

  3. Assignability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the Award Agreement or the terms of the Award, no Award or any other benefit under this Plan shall be assignable or otherwise transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee may prescribe and include in applicable Award Agreements or the terms of the Award other restrictions on transfer. Any attempted assignment of an Award or any other benefit under this Plan in violation of this Paragraph 14 shall be null and void.

16. Adjustments.

(a) The existence of outstanding Awards shall not affect in any manner the right or power of the Company or its shareholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other changes in the share capital of the Company or its business or any merger, demerger or consolidation of the Company, or any issue of Shares, bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock (whether or not such issue is prior to, on a parity with or junior to the existing Shares) or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding of any kind, whether or not of a character similar to that of the acts or proceedings enumerated above.

(b) In the event of any subdivision or consolidation of outstanding Shares or a Share split, any other recapitalization or capital reorganization of the Company, any consolidation, merger or demerger of the Company with another corporation or entity (which do not qualify as a Change of Control), the adoption by the Company of any plan of exchange affecting the Shares, then the number of RSUs and/or PRSUs covered by the Awards shall be proportionately adjusted by the Company as appropriate to reflect such transaction; provided that such adjustments shall only be such as are necessary to maintain the proportionate interest of the holders of the RSUs and/or PRSUs and to preserve, without increasing, the value of such RSUs and/or PRSUs.

  1. Restrictions. No Shares or other form of payment shall be delivered with respect to any Award unless the Company shall be satisfied based on the advice of its counsel that such delivery will be in compliance with applicable law. Shares delivered under this Plan may be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the applicable securities regulatory authority, any securities exchange or transaction reporting system upon which the Shares are then listed or to which it is admitted for quotation and any applicable law. The Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed or coded upon the Shares to make appropriate reference to any such restrictions.

  2. Right to Employment. Nothing in this Plan or any Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate any Participant's employment or other service relationship at any time, or confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the capacity in which he or she is employed or otherwise serves the Company or its Subsidiaries.

  3. Postponement of the Settlement Date. If, due to securities law restrictions, the Committee in its discretion finds it appropriate, the Committee may elect to postpone the applicable Settlement Date. The Settlement Date may, however, only be postponed for as long as the securities law restrictions apply.

  4. Governing Law and Disputes. This Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Kingdom of Norway. Any disputes arising out of or in connection with this Plan and any Award shall be settled by the ordinary courts in Norway with Asker og Bærum tingrett as the legal venue.

21. Section 409A.

(a) Awards made under this Plan are intended to comply with or be exempt from Code Section 409A, and ambiguous provisions hereof, if any, shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with such intent. No payment, benefit or consideration shall be substituted for an Award if such action would result in the imposition of taxes under Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, if any Plan provision or Award under this Plan would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Code Section 409A, that Plan provision or Award shall be reformed, to the extent permissible under Code Section 409A, to avoid imposition of the additional tax, and no such action shall be deemed to adversely affect the Participant's rights to an Award.

(b) If the Participant is identified by the Company as a "specified employee" within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) on the date on which the Participant has a "separation from service" (other than due to death) within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h), any Award payable or settled on account of a separation from service that is deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A shall be paid or settled on the earliest of (1) the first business day following the expiration of six months from the Participant's separation from service, (2) the date of the Participant's death, or (3) such earlier date as complies with the requirements of Code Section 409A.

  1. Effectiveness and Term. The Plan is effective as of 10 May, 2017. No Award shall be made under the Plan after 10 May, 2020.

Articles of Association

for

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA

(Changed in Annual General Meeting 10.05. 2017)

  • §1 The Company's registered name is Petroleum Geo-Services ASA. The Company is a public limited liability company.
  • §2 The business of the Company is to provide services to and participate and invest in energy related businesses.
  • §3 The share capital of the Company shall be NOK 1,015,739,988 divided into 338,579,996 shares, each with a par value of NOK 3.

The shares shall be registered with the Norwegian Registry of Securities (Verdipapirsentralen).

  • §4 The Company's domicile shall be in the Municipality of Oslo.
  • §5 The Board of Directors of the Company shall have from three to 13 directors. Any two directors jointly, or the chief executive officer and one director jointly, may sign for the Company.

The period of service for members of the Board of Directors shall be one year.

§6 The Nomination Committee shall consist of three members. The service shall be two years unless the General Meeting determines that the period shall be shorter.

The Nomination Committee shall prepare a motion for the General Meeting relating to:

a) Election of members of the Board of Directors and the chairperson of the Board of Directors b) Election of the members of the Nomination Committee and the chairperson of the Committee

c) The remuneration of the directors and the members of the Nomination Committee

d) Any amendments to the Nomination Committee's mandate and charter

Sections 6-7 and 6-8 of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act apply correspondingly in relation to the members of the Nomination Committee.

§7 Notice of the Annual General Meeting shall be given at least four weeks before the meeting. The notice convening an Extraordinary General Meeting shall be given at least three weeks before the meeting.

In the Company's General Meeting each share has one vote. An owner with shares registered through a custodian approved pursuant to Section 4-10 of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act has voting rights equivalent to the number of shares which are covered by the custodian arrangement provided that the owner of the shares shall within two working days before the General Meeting provide the Company with his name and address together with a confirmation from the custodian to the effect that he is the beneficial owner of the shares held in custody, and provided further the Board of Directors shall not disapprove such beneficial ownership after receipt of such notification in accordance with the rules set out in this §7.

Shareowners who wish to take part in the General Meeting, must give notice to the Company by the date stated in the calling notice, which date must be at least two working days before the General Meeting.

Documents that shall be considered at the General Meeting may be published on the Company's website. The same applies to documents that due to statutory requirements must be attached to or included in the calling notice to the General Meeting. If the documents are published in such manner, the statutory requirements for distribution to the shareholders shall not apply. A shareholder may still request to be sent documents that shall be considered by the General Meeting.

Written and/or electronic voting in accordance with the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act Section 5-8 b) shall be allowed for meetings where such method of voting is arranged by the Board of Directors.

§8 The Annual General Meeting shall be held by the end of the month of June each year.

The General Meeting shall deal with the following:

a) Approval to the Annual Accounts and Annual Report including distribution of dividend b) Election of Board members and the Chairperson of the Board c) Election of the members and the chairperson of the Nomination Committee and amendments to the Nomination Committee's Mandate and Charter d) Such other matters as, according to law or the Articles of Association, fall within the duties of the General Meeting.

  • §9 The General Meeting shall be chaired by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
  • §10 In other respects, the stipulations of valid Norwegian Public Limited Companies legislation shall be applied.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Petroleum Geo-Services is committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance. We believe that effective corporate governance is essential to our Company's success and establishes the framework by which we conduct ourselves in delivering services to our customers and creating value for our shareholders.

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA is registered in Norway as a public limited liability company, and our corporate governance model is based on Norwegian corporate law and the Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance (the NUES Recommendations). To the extent practicable, PGS adheres to requirements applicable to registrants of foreign securities in the United States, where our American Depositary Shares ("ADS") are publicly traded. We have also implemented corporate governance guidelines particularly suited to our Company and the industry in which we operate.

The Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 5-6 (4) requires that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") approves the statement of Corporate Governance. Consequently, this report will be presented to the General Meeting on May 10, 2017.

Our corporate governance principles, which have been adopted by our Board of Directors, are summarized below. Our website provides full versions of our basic corporate governance documents and an overview of our governance structure. These items include the Company's Articles of Association, the Board of Directors' Rules of Procedure, and the charters for the Company's Audit Committee, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee, and Nomination Committee. The documents can be downloaded from our website: www.pgs.com.

In accordance with the Norwegian Accounting Act section 3-3b, PGS is required to give a statement of our corporate governance in the Board of Directors report. In the Board of Directors report we refer to this document.

1. Code of Conduct, Core Values and Corporate Responsibility

We have adopted a Code of Conduct that reflects our commitment to our shareholders, customers, and employees to carry out our business with the utmost integrity. Our Code of Conduct and Core Values are available in full on our website: www.pgs.com.

At the heart of our Core Values is also a principled approach to Corporate Responsibility. We have built our framework for Corporate Responsibility around four key areas: People, Environment, Conduct, and Stakeholders. For a further description, see our Corporate Responsibility Report, which is available at www.pgs.com.

2. Business

PGS is a focused marine geophysical company that provides a broad range of seismic and reservoir services, including acquisition, imaging, interpretation, and field evaluation. The Company's MultiClient data library is among the largest in the seismic industry. The Company operates on a worldwide basis with headquarters in Oslo, Norway.

Our business purpose, as presented in the Company's Articles of Association, is as follows:

"The business of the Company is to provide services to and participate and invest in energy related businesses."

Our business operations and the goals and strategies for our business areas are presented in greater detail on pages 15–21 and 37-46 of the annual report.

3. Equity and Dividends

The shareholders' equity as of December 31, 2016 was \$1 359.4 million, corresponding to 48% of total assets.

The Board of Directors believes that the Company's Net Interest-Bearing Debt should be at moderate levels. The current guideline is to plan for a Net Interest-Bearing Debt not to exceed two times annual EBITDA in the weak part of a business cycle and not to exceed one times annual EBITDA in a strong market. As a result of the weak market the current Net Interest-Bearing Debt of \$1 029.7 million is above this guideline. In a situation where Net Interest-Bearing Debt exceeds the targeted level, actions to come back inside may be gradual and take place over a period of time. The Board continually monitors the adequacy of the Company's equity in light of its objectives, strategy, and risk profile.

As part of this process the Board of Directors decided to initiate a refinancing exercise during 2016. On 14 December 2016, an Extraordinary General Meeting resolved to approve a private placement of new shares, each with a par value of NOK 3.00, for gross proceeds of a NOK amount equivalent to approximately \$225 million (the "Private Placement"). PGS also offered new shares, each with a par value of NOK 3.00, for gross proceeds of up to a NOK amount equivalent to \$35 million, directed towards existing shareholders of PGS that were not allocated new shares in the Private Placement (the "Subsequent Offering"). This Subsequent Offering was more than fully subscribed on 6 January 2017. A portion of the gross proceeds from the Private Placement was used to fund the exchange of the Company's 7.375% senior notes due December 2018 (the "Old Notes") for new 7.375% senior exchange notes due December 2020 and a cash payment (the "Exchange Offer") to which a required number of holders of the Old Notes consented to on 23 December 2016. In relation to this refinancing, the Company also received consent from required lenders under its combined Revolving Credit and Term Loan B facility, to an extension of the maturity date of the Revolving Credit to September 2020 and a reduction of the revolving commitments thereunder to \$400 million, with a further reduction to \$350 million in September 2018.

Following the refinancing process the Company's funding and equity positions are considered satisfactory by the Board of Directors.

The Company has used above the alternative performance measures being "EBITDA" and "Net Interest Bearing Debt". These terms are defined in the annual report.

The Board of Directors has adopted a dividend policy whereby it is the intention to distribute 25 to 50 percent of annual net income as dividends. The Board of Directors has no general authorization to distribute dividends. Any year's dividend is decided by the AGM after a proposal from the Board of Directors.

The Company is restricted in its combined Revolving Credit and Term Loan B facility from proposing a dividend for 2016 and while the facility remains in place it provides certain requirements to be in place before the Company can propose a dividend.

The Board of Directors is authorized to buy back up to 10 percent of the Company's share capital (treasury shares). The current authorization expires on June 30, 2017. However, a new authorization will, in line with past practice, be proposed at the next AGM. Purchase of treasury shares are subject to restrictions in the Revolving Credit and Term Loan B facility identical to those applicable for distribution of dividends.

It has been an ongoing practice of PGS shareholders to grant authorizations to the Board of Directors permitting it to increase the Company's share capital or issue convertible loans for up to 10 percent of the Company's share capital for certain defined purposes. The current authorizations expire on June 30, 2017. New authorization in line with past practice will be proposed at the next AGM.

Separate General Meeting votes are held for (a) authorizations to increase the share capital related to employee stock option programs, (b) authorizations to increase the share capital for other purposes, (c) authorization to issue convertible loans and (d) authorization to acquire treasury shares. When a proposed resolution encompasses share capital increases and/or the issuance of convertible loans and/or acquisition of treasury shares for various purposes, the Company does not find it practical to hold separate votes on each element of proposals. This is a deviation from the NUES Recommendation (identified below) No. 3 where it is recommended that when the General Meeting is to consider mandates to the board of directors for the issue of shares for different purposes, each mandate should be considered separately by the meeting

4. Equal Treatment of Shareholders and Transactions with Close Associates

PGS has a single share class and all shares carry the same rights. At our General Meetings, each share carries one vote. Our Board of Directors is committed to equal treatment of shareholders in all respects.

When applicable, transactions involving the Company's own shares are carried out through a stock exchange, or at prevailing stock-exchange prices if carried out in an alternative manner.

Transactions between the Company and shareholders, a shareholder's parent company, members of the Board of Directors, executive officers, or close associates of any such party (referred to as "Close Associates") shall be conducted at arm's length and at market terms. Material transactions with Close Associates will be subject to independent valuation by third parties. According to PGS' Code of Conduct, our employees shall not have any personal or financial interest that might conflict with those of PGS nor influence, or appear to influence judgments or actions in carrying out their responsibilities on behalf of the Company. According to our Rules of Procedure, a member of our Board of Directors may not participate in discussions or decision-making as to issues in which the director or any person closely associated with the director has a material personal or financial interest. The Code of Conduct and Rules of Procedure are available on our website: www.pgs.com.

5. Freely Transferable Shares

The Company's shares are freely transferable.

6. General Meetings

Through participation in General Meetings, our shareholders exercise ultimate authority over the Company and elect the members of its Board of Directors and the chairperson of the Board of Directors.

Pursuant to the Company's Articles of Association, the notice of an AGM is distributed at least four weeks in advance of the meeting to shareholders or their depository banks. For ADS holders, the record date for notice-distribution purposes is set at approximately five weeks prior to the AGM. A copy of the call notice with appendices will be posted on our website: www.pgs.com.

Notices convening Extraordinary General Meetings ("EGM") must be distributed at least three weeks ahead of the meeting. The Board of Directors is to call shareholders to an EGM upon a written demand by the Company's independent auditor or shareholders representing at least five percent of the share capital, or for other purposes.

Shareholders who wish to attend a General Meeting must notify the Company's registrar or PGS by the deadline stated in the meeting notice, which must be at least two working days before the General Meeting.

According to the Company's Articles of Association, documents to be considered at the General Meeting may be published on our website. The same applies to documents that, due to statutory requirements must be attached to, or included in the notice calling the General Meeting. If the documents are published in such a manner, the statutory requirements for distribution shall not apply. Nevertheless, shareholders are entitled to request that documents to be considered by the General Meeting be sent to them via regular mail.

To vote at General Meetings, in person or by proxy, a shareholder must be registered with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository ("VPS"). Holders of American Depositary Shares ("ADS") may vote according to the underlying shares by: (a) having the underlying shares transferred to an account with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository in the name of the holder, (b) attending the meeting as a shareholder by providing their name and address and a confirmation from Deutsche Bank, depositary for the ADS, to the effect that they are the beneficial owner of the underlying shares, or (c) authorizing Deutsche Bank to vote the ADS on their behalf in accordance with specific guidelines.

An owner with shares registered through a custodian has voting rights equivalent to the number of shares covered by the custodial arrangement, provided that the owner of the shares, within two working days ahead of the General Meeting, provides PGS with his or her name and address together with written confirmation from the custodian to the effect that he or she is the beneficial owner of the shares held in custody.

Written and/or electronic voting in accordance with the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act, section 5-8b, shall be allowed for meetings where such method of voting is arranged by the Board of Directors.

All directors generally attend the AGM together with the chairperson of the Nomination Committee and the auditor. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, the chairperson of the Board of Directors chairs General Meetings. This is a deviation from the NUES Recommendation (identified below) No. 6 for making arrangements to ensure an independent chairperson for the General Meetings. The reason for this deviation is that the Company has found this more practical and that PGS wishes to ensure that General Meetings are chaired by a competent person having proper insight into PGS' overall operations.

7. Nomination Committee

According to our Articles of Association, the Company has a Nomination Committee comprised of three members to be elected by our shareholders at the AGM. The majority of Nomination Committee members shall qualify as independent parties, pursuant to the Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance. The term of service shall be two years unless the General Meeting determines that the period shall be shorter.

The Nomination Committee's main responsibilities, which are set out in its charter, are to propose nominees for election as members and chairperson of the Board of Directors and the Nomination Committee. Further, the Committee proposes remuneration to be paid to members of the Board of Directors and Nomination Committee. Remuneration is approved by the General Meeting. Annually, the Nomination Committee produces a written report containing its nominations and proposals, which is distributed in advance of each AGM.

Once a year, the Nomination Committee meets with each director individually and discusses how the Board and its committees function and whether there is a need for changes to the Board. The Nomination Committee also keeps contact with shareholders and the Chief Executive Officer as part of its work.

Nomination Committee Members

The Nomination Committee comprises Roger O'Neil (chairperson), C. Maury Devine, and Terje Valebjørg. The two first were re-elected, whilst the latter was a first time electee, at the AGM held May 11, 2016 for a service period ending with the 2017 AGM.

Shareholders who wish to propose new Board members or new members of the Nomination Committee may do so by submitting a candidate's name to PGS' investor relations staff via the Company's website: www.pgs.com by following the link, "Nominate a Board Member." The deadline for submissions each year is the end of February. Alternatively, candidates can be proposed by letter to PGS or via email to: [email protected]. PGS does not employ any Nomination Committee members and none is a member of the Board of Directors.

In 2016, the Nomination Committee held six meetings and conference calls. The Nomination Committee's report on its work and recommendations will be distributed with the notice of the 2017 AGM.

8. Board of Directors — Composition and Independence

According to the Company's Articles of Association, our Board of Directors shall have from three to thirteen directors. The period of service for members of the Board of Directors shall be one year.

The Board has adopted its own Rules of Procedure that establish in more detail its roles and responsibilities, including:

  • Directors' qualifications
  • Requirement that a majority of the Board, a majority of the members of the Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee, and all members of the Audit Committee are considered to be independent directors
  • Annual review and determination of the independence of each director.

The composition of the Board of Directors is a reflection of the Company's commitment to protect the common interests of all shareholders and the Company's need for expertise, capacity, and diversity.

As of December 31, 2016, the Board of Directors comprised six shareholder representatives and three directors elected among the employees. Current board members are presented on the Company's website: www.pgs.com and in this annual report.

All shareholder elected Directors are independent of the Company's management. All Directors are also per December 31, 2016, independent of our major business relations. All Directors except for Morten Borge are independent of our major shareholders. Mr. Borge is an Investment Director in Ferd AS. Ferd AS owns ~11% of the shares in the Company. No shareholder elected member of our Board of Directors may be an executive of PGS. Directors are not permitted to perform paid consultancy work for PGS. Six board members, directly or indirectly, own PGS shares.

Shareholders and other interested parties may communicate directly with our shareholder elected Directors by written correspondence addressed to Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, Board of Directors (shareholder elected members), Secretary of the Board of Directors or to the Company's EVP & General Counsel Rune Olav Pedersen, PO Box 251, NO-0216 Oslo, Norway. Further, our website: www.pgs.com invites shareholders wishing to discuss corporate governance or corporate responsibility matters to contact Mr. Pedersen by phone or arrange a meeting with him.

9. The work of the Board of Directors

In accordance with Norwegian corporate law, our Board of Directors has overall responsibility for management of the Company, while the Company's Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") is responsible for day-to-day management.

The Board of Directors provides oversight of the CEO's day-to-day management and company activities in general. The Board of Directors is also responsible for ensuring that appropriate management, guidelines, and control systems are in place and are followed. The CEO, as agreed with the chairperson of the Board of Directors, annually submits a schedule of the meetings of the Board of Directors in the upcoming calendar year. The schedule is subject to Board approval. In 2016, the Board of Directors held twelve meetings including conference calls. During 2016, all the current shareholder elected directors participated in all meetings and conference calls, with the exception of one director who missed one conference call and one director who missed two conference calls.

Key elements of the Rules of Procedure cover the Board of Directors' responsibilities to determine the Company's financial targets, set strategies along with the CEO and executive committees, and approve business plans, budgets, and budgetary and risk frameworks. In its supervision of the Company's business activities, the Board of Directors will seek to ensure that satisfactory procedures are in place for monitoring and follow-up of Board-approved corporate principles and guidelines covering areas such as ethical conduct; adherence to laws, rules, and regulations; health, safety and environment; and corporate social responsibility.

The Rules of Procedure also require an annual self-evaluation to determine whether the Board of Directors and its committees are functioning effectively. The annual self-evaluation is prepared and facilitated by the Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee. An anonymous survey is carried out and the findings are discussed by the Board of Directors. The survey's findings are made available to the Nomination Committee. The Chairperson of the Nomination Committee also shares with the Board relevant information for improvement of Board processes that may come up in their annual interviews with individual directors.

Each scheduled Board of Directors meeting includes a separate session at which issues may be discussed without the presence of management.

The tasks and duties of the CEO vis-à-vis the Company's Board of Directors are also outlined in the Rules of Procedure, along with the tasks and duties of the chairperson of the Board of Directors. The CEO participates in all board meetings other than closed sessions. The Board of Directors elects a vice chairperson to chair board meetings in the chairperson's absence. The full text of the Board of Directors' Rules of Procedure is available at: www.pgs.com.

Our governance structure is organized as described below.

Our Board of Directors is responsible for the supervision of our business activities. The Board has established an Audit Committee and a Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee to assist in organizing and carrying out its responsibilities.

Board responsibilities include:

  • The Board of Directors appoints the Company's CEO
  • The Board of Directors, along with the CEO, is committed to operating PGS in an effective and ethical manner in order to create value for the Company's shareholders. Our Code of Conduct requires management to maintain an awareness of the risks involved in carrying out our business strategies. Personal interests must not override or conflict with the interests of PGS.

The responsibilities of the CEO include:

  • Day-to-day management of company activities
  • Organizing PGS' Executive Committees and the Disclosure Committee to further assist the CEO
  • The CEO, under the guidance and supervision of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee, is responsible for ensuring that the Company's financial statements in all material respects, fairly present the Company's financial condition and the results of its operations. Timely disclosure of issues to the Board of Directors is also essential to the assessment of the Company's financial condition, business performance and risks.

Board of Directors Committees

Our Audit Committee comprises board members Anne Grethe Dalane (chairperson), Carol Bell, Daniel J. Piette, Anette Valbø and Berit Osnes. All shareholder elected members of the committee are considered independent of the Company. The committee's functions are to assist the Board of Directors in its supervision of the integrity of PGS' financial statements; to monitor the independent auditor's qualifications, independence and performance; to monitor the performance of the internal audit function; and to promote and review compliance with laws and regulatory requirements.

PGS' Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee comprises board members Holly Van Deursen (chairperson), Morten Borge, and Espen Grimstad. The function of the committee is to assist in matters relating to compensation, benefits, and perquisites of the CEO and other senior executives. Review and modification of the Company's guidelines for good corporate governance are also committee responsibilities.

10. Risk Management and Internal Control

The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that appropriate guidelines, monitoring, and internal control systems are in place. These are to include embedding risk management, designating risk ownership, and implementing risk responses and controls.

The Board of Directors has systems in place to assess that the CEO exercises appropriate and effective management. The Board of Directors' Audit Committee assesses the integrity of PGS' accounts. It also inquiries into, on behalf of the Board of Directors, issues related to financial review and external audit of PGS' accounts. Further, the Board of Directors and

the Audit Committee supervise and verify that effective internal control systems are in place, including systems for risk management and financial reporting.

The Board of Directors and the Audit Committee take steps to ensure that the Company's internal control functions are working as intended and that necessary measures are taken to reduce extraordinary risk exposure. Furthermore, the Board of Directors makes certain that there are satisfactory routines for follow-up of principles and guidelines adopted by the Board of Directors governing ethical conduct; compliance with laws, rules and regulations; health, safety and working environment; and corporate social responsibility.

The Company's anti-corruption program includes a policy, a management statement, and procedures as to several ethical issues, periodic training, high risk area assessment and monitoring, compulsory contract wording, etc. The policy and procedures are available at www.pgs.com. The program is evaluated on a regular basis by the Audit Committee.

Management maintains and regularly reviews a risk matrix setting out the main risks for the Company. These risk factors and the Company's risk mitigating activities are subject to discussion in the Board of Directors at least once a year.

Management conducts day-to-day follow-up of financial management and reporting. Management has established a structured process to ensure that Internal Control over Financial Reporting is effective. The process includes identification and assessment of all material financial reporting risks, identifying and documenting relevant controls to address these risks, and monitoring that controls are implemented and performed. For controls that are not operationally effective at year-end, their potential financial exposure and impact on the consolidated financial statements are evaluated.

Internal Audit Department

PGS has an Internal Audit Department reporting directly to the Audit Committee on its audit planning and audit reports. The purpose of the Internal Audit Department is to perform independent, objective assurance and consulting activities that add value and improve the Company's initiatives in financial, operational and compliance areas.

The scope of work for the Internal Audit Department includes determining whether the Company's risk management, control, and governance processes, as designed and represented by management, are adequate and well-functioning. The department has established a process for monitoring that adequate internal control-related activities are integrated into significant PGS business operations worldwide and that focus is directed towards areas of perceived high risk. Any nonconformance is systematically followed up and corrective measures are implemented and their effects monitored.

11. Remuneration of the Board of Directors and Executive Management

Remuneration of board members is not linked to performance but is based on participation in meetings and is subject to annual approval by the General Meeting. Board members shall not solicit or accept specific assignments for PGS beyond their role as Board members. Board members do not hold any PGS share options.

For details on compensation to individual board members, please see Note 28 to the financial statement of PGS.

Remuneration payable to board members will be proposed by the Nomination Committee according to its charter, and submitted to the AGM for approval.

Executive remuneration is one of the primary tasks of the Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee. The committee annually reviews the total compensation level, the mix between fixed and performance related compensation and the mix between short, medium and long-term compensation. The Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee has developed an annual schedule in order to ensure and facilitate a structured approach to the annual review of executive compensation. The committee normally also engages an external advisor for this work.

A specific peer group of comparable companies and an executive remuneration philosophy have been adopted. The peer group currently consists of nineteen companies from Norway, Europe, and the Americas. All companies are of comparable size and have international operations in the oil service sector. The external advisor collects and compiles relevant information on peer group companies. This information is used by the Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee for benchmarking executive remuneration. The executive remuneration policy document includes certain targets and guidelines on how the Company's executives should compare to the peer group. These tools, amongst others, are used by the Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee to decide on an appropriate remuneration structure and to set appropriate total remuneration.

Compensation for the CEO adheres to the same process as that used for other executives, but is also subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

PGS currently has a compensation structure for executive managers that include a base salary, benefits such as newspaper and mobile phone subscriptions, cash bonuses, pension plans, and stock-based long-term incentive programs. Features of these programs include an absolute ceiling on performance-related remuneration. For further details on the compensation structure and total compensation to executive team members, see Note 28 to the financial statement of PGS.

12. Information and Communications

The Board of Directors is committed to reporting financial results and other relevant information based on openness and the requirement of equal treatment of all shareholders and securities market participants. The Company complies with relevant disclosure rules and regulations. Announcements are released through the Nasdaq OMX reporting channel and posted on the Oslo Stock Exchange's news service: www.newsweb.no. In addition, all announcements are available on the Company's website: www.pgs.com. The Company's policy of accessibility for shareholders is also presented on the Company's website.

The Company has an investor relations function to ensure that requests for information from shareholders, analysts and other interested parties are satisfied. The Company has an active investor communication program which includes senior management roadshows in connection with reporting of financial results, presentations at relevant investor conferences, and availability for one-on-one meetings. The Company hosts a Capital Markets Day presentation once a year.

The Board of Directors and the Nomination Committee send a letter to the largest shareholders once a year inviting them to join in a dialog on corporate governance and corporate responsibility matters. The letter is also posted on www.pgs.com and any shareholder may initiate communication with the Company on these matters. During 2016, several meetings and phone conferences were conducted with shareholders under this initiative.

13. Takeover Bids

The Board of Directors has established guiding principles for how it will act in the event of a takeover bid. The Board of Directors will ensure that all shareholders are treated equally and seek to prevent disruptions to, or interference with, Company operations to the extent possible. In the event of a takeover bid, the Board of Directors will, in accordance with its overall responsibilities and good corporate governance, act in the best interest of shareholders and ensure that they are given sufficient information in the matter. If a takeover bid is made, the Board of Directors will issue a statement containing a recommendation as to whether the shareholders should accept or reject the offer, including an independent valuation of the offer. The Company's Articles of Association do not contain any restrictions, limitations, or defense mechanisms against acquisition of its shares.

14. Auditor

The Audit Committee shall support the Board of Directors in the administration and exercise of its responsibility for supervision of the work of the independent auditor, who shall keep the Board of Directors informed of all aspects of its work for PGS. This duty includes submission of an annual plan for the audit of PGS. The auditor attends all Audit Committee meetings and, at least twice a year, meets with the Audit Committee without the presence of management. Inhouse policies govern the use of the auditor's services. Use of the auditor for services other than the audit of PGS requires pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

The independent auditor meets with the full Board of Directors at least once a year in connection with the preparation of the annual financial statements and, at least once a year, presents a review of PGS' financial reporting and internal control procedures for financial reporting. At least once a year, the independent auditor meets with the Board of Directors without the presence of any member of the executive management.

Remuneration paid to the auditor for mandatory and other audit services will be reported to the AGM for approval.

15. Compliance with Laws, Rules, Regulations and Recommendations

As part of PGS' Business Practice outlined on www.pgs.com, PGS is inter alia committed to comply with relevant laws, rules, and regulations. In addition, PGS complies with the current recommendations set forth in the NUES Recommendations, subject only to deviations identified and justified in this report. The NUES Recommendations are available at www.nues.no.

The Board of Directors further conducts periodic reviews of PGS' corporate governance policies and procedures, including the Board of Directors' Rules of Procedure. This process is conducted annually and managed by the Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee. Any changes to policies or procedures are presented to the Board of Directors for approval.

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