REDMOND, Wash. and OSLO, Norway - April 21, 2008 - 
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: `MSFT`) is pleased to 
announce that the conditions for the completion of 
its voluntary cash tender offer (the `Offer`) for 
all outstanding shares of Fast Search & Transfer 
ASA (OSE: `FAST`) have been satisfied, and that 
Microsoft will proceed with consummation of the 
Offer. Settlement for the shares tendered to the 
Offer is expected to take place on April 24, 2008. 

In accordance with section 2.9 of the offer 
document, Microsoft Corp. has determined that the 
tendered shares shall be acquired by its wholly 
owned subsidiary, MACS Holdings Limited, a company 
incorporated under the laws of Bermuda. 

Further information on the settlement of the Offer 
can be obtained from: 

SEB Enskilda AS
Tel: +47 21 00 85 00
Fax: +47 21 00 89 00 

Goldman Sachs International
Tel: +44 20 7774 9873
Fax: +44 20 7774 4477 

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The offer is not being made and will not be made, 
directly or indirectly, in or into the United 
States, Canada, Australia or Japan. Any and all 
materials related to the offer should not be sent 
or otherwise distributed in or into the United 
States, Canada, Australia or Japan, whether by use 
of the United States mail or by any means or 
instrumentality of United States, Canadian, 
Australian or Japanese commerce (including, but 
without limitation, the mail, facsimile 
transmission, telex, telephone and the Internet) 
or any facility of a United States, Canadian, 
Australian or Japanese national securities 
exchange, and the offer cannot be accepted by any 
such use, means or instrumentality, in or from 
within the United States, Canada, Australia or 
Japan. Accordingly, no materials related to the 
offer will be, and must not be, sent or otherwise 
distributed in or into or from the United States, 
Canada, Australia or Japan or, in their capacities 
as such, to custodians, trustees or nominees 
holding shares of FAST for United States, 
Canadian, Australian or Japanese persons, and 
persons receiving any such documents (including 
custodians, nominees and trustees) must not 
distribute or send them in, into or from the 
United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. Any 
purported acceptance of the offer resulting 
directly or indirectly from a violation of these 
restrictions will be invalid. No shares of FAST 
are being solicited from a resident of the United 
States, Canada, Australia or Japan and, if sent in 
response by a resident of the United States, 
Canada, Australia or Japan, will not be accepted.