REC Silicon — Capital/Financing Update 2010

Mar 31, 2010

REC replaces existing syndicated credit facilities and issues new equity

Sandvika, March 31, 2010; Renewable Energy Corporation ASA ("REC") replaces

existing syndicated bank credit and guarantee facilities and issues new equity

to strengthen the company's capital structure. The funding requirement to

complete the ongoing investment program is unchanged, however the new financing

will:

* Improve the financial covenants to fit the ongoing investment program

* Better align the installment profile to expected cash flows

* Reduce the number of banks in the syndicated credit facilities

REC's existing credit lines of approximately NOK 15.5 billion will be replaced

by a new, fully underwritten credit and guarantee facilities of NOK 10 billion,

and a NOK 4 billion fully underwritten equity rights issue. The total NOK 14

billion of financing fully reflects REC's funding need to complete the ongoing

investment program.

"REC is in the final stages of a NOK 25 billion investment program that will

enable us to maintain a leading position in the solar industry. It is crucial

for all our stakeholders that we keep the momentum in the ramp-up of new plants

and cost reductions across all business segments. We have now achieved a more

robust and flexible financing structure that provides a solid basis for the

future development of the company," says CEO Ole Enger.

REC has earlier announced that it is likely that certain financial ratios would

fall outside agreed limits under the company's existing credit facilities. The

new facility contains improved financial covenants reflecting the expected cash

flows with comfortable headroom compared with the company's business plan.

"Finding a good financing solution has required the continued backing from both

owners and lenders, and we are very pleased to see that our main shareholders

and our close Nordic banking relations offer strong support in a challenging

market. The existing financing structure proved to be inflexible, and with a new

financing solution secured, the organization can now direct all its attention to

develop REC as a leading supplier of solar energy solutions," says Enger.

The new bank debt structure includes a multicurrency revolving credit facility

of up to NOK 6,675 million and a guarantee facility of up to NOK 3,325 million

(SGD 792 million). This will enable prepayment of the two existing credit

facilities and the existing guarantee facility which in total involve 19 banks.

REC has signed a committed term sheet concerning the new underwritten credit and

guarantee facilities with DnB NOR, Nordea and SEB.

The proposed issuance of new shares will generate gross proceeds of

approximately NOK 4 billion and will be conducted as a fully underwritten rights

issue, in order to ensure equal treatment of REC's more than 30,000

shareholders. The rights issue is, subject to certain conditions, fully

underwritten by REC's main shareholders Orkla, Folketrygdfondet and a bank

syndicate consisting of DnB NOR Markets, Nordea and SEB. DnB NOR Markets, Nordea

Markets and SEB Enskilda have been retained as Joint Global Coordinators and

Joint Bookrunners for the rights issue. Arctic Securities is acting as financial

adviser to the company.

Freely tradable subscription rights will be applied for listing on the Oslo

Stock Exchange. Terms of the rights issue, including the subscription price and

the number of shares to be issued, will be proposed by the Board of Directors

and are expected to be announced on or about April 29, 2010.

REC will call for an extraordinary general meeting ("EGM") to be held on or

about April 29, 2010 to resolve the rights issue. According to the current

timetable, and subject to approval by the EGM, the subscription period for the

rights issue is expected to commence on or about May 6, 2010 and end on or about

May 20, 2010. REC's shares are expected to be traded exclusive of subscription

rights from on or about April 30, 2010.

REC will prepare and publish a prospectus for the rights issue, which will be

subject to approval by the prospectus authority prior to publication.

All dates and other figures with respect to the rights issue included herein

remain tentative and subject to change. Any changes will be announced at the

extraordinary general meeting or through stock exchange announcements.

Analysts and press conference at 9.30 CET

REC will host a press conference and a conference call for questions from

analysts and the media today at 09.30 CET.

Analysts and press can join the press conference and meet REC's management

either at

i) REC's head office ii) via and audiocast or  iii) via a conference call.

i) Press conference at REC's head office at Kjørboveien 29, 1337 Sandvika

ii) Audiocast available on www.recgroup.com/new_financing

. A replay of the audiocast will be made

available immediately after the press conference.

iii) Conference call

For the conference call, please make sure to dial in at least 5 minutes ahead of

time to finalize your registration:

Norway free call: 800 80 119

International dial in: +47 23 18 45 01

Immediately after the call, a replay of the analyst conference call will be made

available.

To access replay of the conference call, please dial +47 23 18 45 02 and then

use the following procedure:

Enter account no: 1524 followed by # (pound-sign) and press 1.

Continue by entering conference no: 524 followed by # (pound-sign) and press 1

to play.

Analysts and press conference at 14.00 CET

Another conference call will be hosted today at 14.00 CET.

For the conference call, please make sure to dial in at least 5 minutes ahead of

time to finalize your registration:

Norway free call: 800 80 119

International dial in: +47 23 18 45 01

Immediately after the call, a replay of the analyst conference call will be made

available.

To access replay of the conference call, please dial +47 23 18 45 02 and then

use the following procedure:

Enter account no: 1683 followed by # (pound-sign) and press 1.

Continue by entering conference no: 683 followed by # (pound-sign) and press 1

to play.

For more information, please contact;

Bjørn Brenna, EVP & CFO, +47 900 43 186

Mikkel Tørud, VP & IRO, +47 976 99 144

For press & media:

Kristin Nordal, Corporate Communications Manager, +47 900 15 550

About REC

REC is a leading vertically integrated player in the solar energy industry. REC

is among the world's largest producers of polysilicon and wafers for solar

applications, and a rapidly growing manufacturer of solar cells and modules. REC

is also engaged in project development activities in selected PV segments.

Founded in Norway, REC is an international solar company, employing more than

3,000 people worldwide. REC had revenues in excess of NOK 9 billion in 2009.

Please visitwww.recgroup.com to learn more about REC.

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referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States absent

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Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company does not intend to register any

portion of the offering of the securities in the United States or to conduct a

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announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into the

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(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)

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