DISCLOSURE OF SHAREHOLDING IN AKER SOLUTIONS ASA

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.