The following information is based on a press release from Aker Solutions (AKSO) (NO0010215684) published on June 16, 2011 and may be subject to change.
The Annual General Meeting held on May 6, 2011 resolved upon a distribution of the shares in its subsidiary Kvaerner (KVAER), where one share in AKSO entitles to one share in KVAER.
The Ex-date has been set to July 8, 2011 and trading in the KVAER share at Oslo Stock Exchange will commence on or about July 8, 2011.
NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group will act and adjust AKSO in accordance to the "Rules for the Construction and Maintenance of the NASDAQ OMX and Oslo Børs All-Share, Benchmark, Tradable and Sector Indexes", section 5.7.1 and follow the rule of "Direct Inclusion".
KVAER will be included in the VINX Benchmark Index on the Ex-day July 8, 2011. No adjustment will be made to the AKSO share price. The start price of KVAER will be zero (0.00) and it will then be included in the index until next review.
For further information concerning this notice, please contact Index Operations, telephone +46 8 405 6296, email: index@nasdaqomx.com