11 October 2011 - On 10 October 2011, Aker Solutions ASA sold 73,666 own shares at a price of NOK 54.99 per share in relation with the company's share purchase programme for employees. Following the transactions, Aker Solutions ASA holds a total of 4,332,088 own shares.

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Aker Solutions ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Solutions"), is a leading global oil services company that provides engineering 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 35 billion and employs approximately 17 000 people in about 30 countries.
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