DISCLOSURE OF SHAREHOLDING IN AKER SOLUTIONS ASA
(ticker AKSO_NO ; SEDOL B1VLVW7)
This joint disclosure is made by Artisan Partners
Limited Partnership ("Artisan") for and on behalf of
itself as well as for and on behalf of Artisan
International Value Fund, in accordance with Section
4-3 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Artisan acts as discretionary investment adviser to
its clients, including but not limited to the Artisan
International Value Fund, and is authorized to
exercise voting rights attached to the shares under
management on a discretionary basis.
On September 10, 2014 (with settle date September 15,
2014), Artisan acquired 362,308 shares in Aker
Solutions ASA ("AKSO") for and on behalf of the
Artisan International Value Fund. As a result of the
transaction, Artisan International Value Fund crossed
the 5% threshold of Section 4-3 of the Norwegian
Securities Trading Act on an individual basis.
Following the transaction, Artisan International
Value Fund's aggregate shareholding in AKSO amounts
to 13,914,875 shares, equaling 5.08% of the issued
shares and votes in AKSO.
Following the transaction, the aggregate shareholding
in AKSO over which Artisan is authorized to exercise
voting rights on a discretionary basis (including the
shares held by Artisan International Value Fund as
described above) amounts to 19,377,061 shares,
equaling 7.07% of the issued shares and votes in
AKSO.
The above calculations are based on a total number of
outstanding shares in AKSO of 274,000,000 shares.
No rights to shares in AKSO are held by Artisan
International Value Fund or any other client of
Artisan.
July 16, 2019