2018 Annual General Meeting Of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA

The Annual General Meeting of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA held on Tuesday 15 May 2018 approved the annual report and accounts for 2017. The meeting resolved to pay a dividend of NOK 4.20 per share.

A dividend of NOK 4.20 per share will be distributed to the holders of shares in Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA on 15 May 2018. The company expects to pay the dividend on 30 May.

The company's shares will be traded ex dividend from and including Wednesday 16 May 2018.

All members of the board were re-elected for a period of one year. Following the Annual General Meeting, the shareholder-elected members of the Board of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA are as follows:

- Catharina Hellerud (chair)
- Ottar Ertzeid
- Roy Myklebust
- Silvija Seres
- Øyvind G. Schanke

In addition, the employees have two board members, see www.osloborsvps.no for further information.

The Board of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA was granted two mandates to carry out buy-backs of the company's own shares. One mandate for buying up to 1% of the company's own shares. This mandate was approved because the Board wishes to have the opportunity to operate a share purchase program for employees of the Oslo Børs VPS group.

The second mandate concerns buying up to five percent of own shares with subsequent cancellation. The Board of Directors aims at providing the shareholders with good returns on their investment over time. Repurchase of own shares with subsequent cancellation will be a means of optimising the company's capital structure.

To facilitate distribution of dividends on more than one occation during the year, the Board of Directors was authorized to approve the distribution of dividends based on the company's annual financial accounts for 2017.