Exercise of employee share options in Kongsberg Automotive ASA

Filing to the stock exchange 1. Kongsberg Automotive ASA

1. Out of a total of 10.930.184 exercisable options, employees in Kongsberg Automotive Group have exercised 2.364.482 options. Each share option corresponds to one share. The underlying shares have been provided by sale of the Company’s holding of treasury shares. Subsequent to the transaction Kongsberg Automotive ASA holds 4.821.460 own shares. There will be no share capital increase due to the exercise of share options.

2. Options exercised by primary insiders 18 May 2015

The primary insiders mentioned below have exercised the following number of options in the Company, each option corresponding to one share, at the indicated strike price:

Issued in 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Strike price, NOK 5,90 5,80 1,50 2,00 4,50 5,00 3,00 20,00
Expiry year 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2015 2019 2018
Anders Nyström 122.000
Joachim Magnusson 115.000
Scott Paquette 115.000
Jarle Nymoen 38.333 115.000

3. Transfer of rights

On 18 May 2015, the primary insiders mentioned below transferred their rights to receive shares resulting from the exercise of options to a third party.

The sales amount will be finally determined on the basis of the price subsequently obtained by the third party when selling the shares in the market. Still, primary insiders cannot be held liable for losses incurred by the third party if the shares are later sold below the strike price. Final compensation for the transferred rights will be reported to Oslo Børs when known.

Anders Nyström 

Joachim Magnusson

Scott Paquette

Jarle Nymoen

4. New holding

After exercising options, the primary insiders mentioned in paragraph 2 hold the following number of unexercised options in the Company, each option corresponding to one share, at the indicated strike price:

Issued in 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Strike price, NOK 5,90 5,80 1,50 2,00 4,50 5,00 3,00 20,00
Expiry year 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2015 2019 2018
Anders Nyström 125.000 125.000 125.000 0
Joachim Magnusson 125.000 125.000 125.000 122.000 117.000 0 17.971
Scott Paquette 125.000 125.000 125.000 122.000 117.000 0 102.029 13.012
Jarle Nymoen 125.000 125.000 76.667 122.000 117.000 0 102.029 48.795

After completion of the above mentioned transactions, the primary insiders hold the following number of shares in the Company:

Anders Nyström                   52.000

Joachim Magnusson            123.693

Scott Paquette                     90.800

Jarle Nymoen                    102.985

Media:

Trond Stabekk, CFO

Phone: +47 32 86 86 18; Mobile: +47 982 14 054

Investors / analysts:

Philippe Toth, SVP Business Development & IR

Phone: +47 32 77 05 03; Mobile: +47 982 14 021

About Kongsberg Automotive:

Kongsberg Automotive provides world class products to the global vehicle industry. Our products enhance the driving experience, making it safer, more comfortable and sustainable. With revenues of close to EUR 1.0 billion and approximately 10.000 employees in 20 countries, Kongsberg Automotive is truly a global supplier. The company is headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway and has 32 production facilities worldwide. The product portfolio includes seat comfort systems, driver and motion control systems, fluid assemblies, and industrial driver interface products developed for global vehicle manufacturers. Find more information at www.kongsbergautomotive.com.



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