Statoil's (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) extraordinary general meeting that will consider the proposed merger of Norsk Hydro ASA's petroleum business with Statoil ASA, will be held on Thursday 5 July at 17:00 at the Clarion Hotel in Stavanger.
The merger plan and agenda are attached to this stock exchange announcement. The documents will be sent to all shareholders in Statoil and Hydro together with a prospectus. All documents can also be downloaded from Statoil's website, www.statoil.com/egm.
Further information from:
Investor relations
Lars Troen Sørensen, senior vice president for investor relations, + 47 90 64 91 44 (mobile), +47 51 99 77 90 (office)
Geir Bjørnstad, vice president for investor relations in USA: +1 (203) 978 69 50 (mobile)
Press
Ola Morten Aanestad, vice president for media relations, +47 48 08 02 12 (mobile) +47 51 99 13 77 (office)
Disclaimer:
This press release does not constitute an offer to exchange or sell or an offer to exchange or buy any securities.
An offer of securities in the United States pursuant to a business combination transaction will only be made through a prospectus which is part of an effective registration statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Hydro shareholders who are US persons or are located in the United States are advised to read the registration statement when and if it is declared effective by the US Securities and Exchange Commission because it will contain important information relating to the proposed transaction. You will be able to inspect and copy the registration statement relating to the proposed transaction and documents incorporated by reference at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Statoil's SEC filings are also available to the public at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. In addition Statoil will make the effective registration statement available for free to Hydro shareholders in the United States.
