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RNS Number : 0732Q

Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning AS

12 October 2011

Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning AS

11. OCTOBER 2011

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
      (a) Identity of the person whose       Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning 
       positions/dealings are being           AS 
       disclosed: 
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      (b) Owner or controller of interests 
       and short positions disclosed, 
       if different from 1(a): 
       The naming of nominee or vehicle 
       companies is insufficient 
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      (c) Name of offeror/offeree            Axis-Shield Plc 
       in relation to whose relevant 
       securities this form relates: 
       Use a separate form for each 
       offeror/offeree 
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      (d) If an exempt fund manager 
       connected with an offeror/offeree, 
       state this and specify identity 
       of offeror/offeree: 
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      (e) Date position held/dealing         11 Oct. 2011 
       undertaken: 
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      (f) Has the discloser previously       NO 
       disclosed, or are they today 
       disclosing, under the Code in 
       respect of any other party to 
       this offer? 
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2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 
 Class of relevant          35p 
  security:              ordinary 
---------------------  ------------ 
                               Interests              Short positions 
---------------------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
                          Number          %          Number           % 
---------------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------------- 
      (1) Relevant 
       securities 
       owned and/or 
       controlled:       1 595 063       3,2 
---------------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------------- 
      (2) Derivatives 
       (other than 
       options): 
---------------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------------- 
      (3) Options and 
      agreements to 
      purchase/sell: 
---------------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------------- 
      TOTAL:             1 595 063       3,2% 
---------------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  --------------- 
 
 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)

 
 Class of relevant security in 
  relation to which subscription 
  right exists: 
----------------------------------- 
 Details, including nature of 
  the rights concerned and relevant 
  percentages: 
----------------------------------- 
 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

 
 Class of relevant   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
      security 
------------------  --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 Ordinary shares     sale            100000                 41,80 kr 
------------------  --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
   Class of         Product       Nature of dealing     Number of    Price per 
   relevant       description           e.g.            reference       unit 
   security        e.g. CFD       opening/closing a     securities 
                                     long/short 
                                      position, 
                                 increasing/reducing 
                                    a long/short 
                                      position 
--------------  --------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 
 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
 Class of     Product      Writing,     Number of    Exercise   Type e.g.   Expiry    Option 
 relevant   description   purchasing,   securities    price     American,    date     money 
 security    e.g. call     selling,      to which      per      European              paid/ 
              option        varying       option       unit       etc.               received 
                             etc.        relates                                       per 
                                                                                       unit 
---------  ------------  ------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 
 

(ii) Exercising

 
 Class of relevant   Product description       Number of        Exercise price 
      security         e.g. call option        securities          per unit 
------------------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------- 
 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
 Class of relevant    Nature of dealing    Details    Price per unit 
      security        e.g. subscription,              (if applicable) 
                          conversion 
------------------  --------------------  --------  ----------------- 
 
 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement 
  or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant 
  securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain 
  from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure 
  and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert 
  with a party to the offer: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
  state "none" 
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 None. 
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 
      Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, 
       formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure 
       and any other person relating to: 
       (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any 
       option; or 
       (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal 
       of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: 
       If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
       state "none" 
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 None. 
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(c) Attachments

 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open   No 
  Positions) attached? 
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 Date of disclosure:    11. October 2011 
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 Contact name:          Andreas B Lorentzen 
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 Telephone number:      (+47) 22489512 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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