Saga Pure — M&A Activity 2015

May 20, 2015

SAGA TANKERS ASA: PURCHASE OF SHARES IN SDSD AND MANDATORY OFFER OBLIGATION

SAGA TANKERS ASA: PURCHASE OF SHARES IN SDSD AND MANDATORY OFFER OBLIGATION

Saga Tankers ASA ("Saga" or the "Company") has today purchased 78,338,000 shares

in S.D Standard Drilling Plc ("SDSD") at a price of NOK 1.35 per share (the

"Acquisition"), corresponding to a total purchase price of NOK 105,756,300.

Following the Acquisition, Saga and associated companies have a total holding of

140,078,869 shares in SDSD, corresponding to 53.5 % of the total outstanding

shares in SDSD. The Acquisition thereby implies that Saga Tankers ASA triggers a

mandatory offer obligation for purchase of the remaining shares in SDSD.

Saga intends to make a mandatory offer for the remaining shares in SDSD without

undue delay and at the latest within four weeks after the date of this stock

exchange notice. The Company will publish an offer document, pursuant to the

Norwegian Securities Trading Act section 6-13.

The Company will also publish a detailed stock exchange announcement pursuant to

section 3.4 in the Continuing Obligations for companies listed on Oslo Axess.

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For further information, please contact:

CEO Espen Lundaas

+47 92 43 14 17

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

(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)

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