Registration of new shares in rights offering (12.04.12)

Reference is made to previous announcements in respect of the final result of the offering of new shares in Aker BioMarine ASA (the "Rights Offering"). The share capital increase pertaining to the new shares issued through the Rights Offering was today registered with the Norwegian Registry of Business Enterprises (Nw. Foretaksregisteret). After the registration, the registered share capital of Aker BioMarine ASA is NOK 1,172,776,152 comprising of 1,172,776,152 shares each with a par value of NOK 1.00.

For further information, please contact:
Fredrik Nygaard, CFO and IR contact, Aker BioMarine, tel +47 24 13 00 00

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