7 June 2011 - Aker Solutions ASA has on 6 June 2011, in connection with the company's share purchase programme for employees, purchased 41 780 own shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange at an average price of NOK 113.81 per share.

On 6 June 2011, Aker Solutions ASA sold 41 780 own shares at a price of NOK 114.61 in relation with the company's share purchase programme for employees.

Following the transactions, Aker Solutions ASA holds a total of 5 000 000 own shares.

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For further information, please contact:

Investor relations:

Astrid Thommesen Sæbø, VP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 22 94 63 37, Mob: +47 481 70 035

Media:

Geir Arne Drangeid, EVP Corporate Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 51 30 36, Mob: +47 913 10 458

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Aker Solutions ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Solutions"), is a leading global oil services company that provides engineering and construction services, technologies, product solutions and field-life solutions for the oil and gas industry. The Aker Solutions group is organised in a number of separate legal entities. Aker Solutions is used as the common brand/trademark for most of these entities.

Aker Solutions' parent company is Aker Solutions ASA.  Aker Solutions has aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 47 billion and employs approximately 20 000 people in about 26 countries. These figures include Aker Solutions' wholly owned subsidiary Kvaerner, which will be de-merged and listed on Oslo Stock Exchange in July 2011.

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