Purchase order for 19,674,300 shares in Rocksource ASA at NOK 6.00 Arctic Securities AS has been engaged by a financial investor to explore the opportunity to buy minimum 20 per cent of the outstanding shares in Rocksource ASA at NOK 6.00 per share. This corresponds to 19,674,300 shares based on 98,371,500 issued shares in the company. The price represents a premium to the share price as of 20 October 2014 at 12:00 CET of approximately 77.5 per cent. The purchase order will commence as of publication of this notice, and will expire on 21 October 2014 at 20:00 CET. The purchase order may be closed earlier or extended at the full discretion of Arctic Securities AS. In the event that sales interest for more than 19,674,300 shares are received, allocation will be made at the sole discretion of Arctic Securities AS and its client. Priority will be given to early orders. If at the expiry of the purchase order the number of shares for which sales interest has been received is higher than 19,674,300, the financial investor reserves the right, at its own discretion, to purchase more shares. Settlement will take place on 28 October 2014 (subject to change). Shareholders who wish to sell shares should: - Return the attached form to: subscription@arcticsec.no - Alternatively, call Arctic Securities AS on +47 21 01 30 40 Sales orders are irrevocable and cannot be withdrawn by the shareholder after receipt by Arctic Securities AS.

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