On February 16th 2010 ABG Sundal Collier announced 
that an annual partner share incentive programme for 
new and existing partners of the firm would be 
carried out in March 2010. Under the programme, new 
and certain existing partners are given the 
opportunity to acquire restricted partner shares at a 
15% discount (reflecting the restrictions imposed on 
partner shares). The programme for 2010 has been 
allocated at 19,524,786 shares at a price as 
announced on March 1st 2010 of NOK 6.33 per share, 
alternatively forward contracts for settlement on 1st 
June 2013 at a forward price of NOK 7.11 per share. 
New shares on the cash alternative will be adjusted 
for the 2009 payment to shareholders proposed at NOK 
0.75 per share so that the shares will be issued 
after the AGM to be held on April 29th 2010. 
7,373,286 of the allocated shares will be on the cash 
alternative, while 12,151,500 shares will be on 
forward contracts. Attached at www.newsweb.no you 
will further information about the final allocation.