Shareholders with known addresses are notified by mail, and the meeting is advertised in Oslo daily Aftenposten and on the company’s website at least 14 days prior to the event.

With effect from 2008, notice of the meeting as well as relevant documentation will be published on the company’s website 21 days prior to the meeting.

Shareholders wishing to attend  » the general meeting must notify the company at least two working days before it takes place. Shareholders can appoint a proxy to vote for their shares. The board chair attends the general meeting, and chairs it as specified in the » Articles of association . All shareholders have the right to submit motions to and to speak at the general meeting, but only A shares carry voting rights. The company is not aware of any shareholder agreements.