Sandvika, July 23, 2009. The share capital increase in connection 
with REC's rights issue has now been registered, and the new shares 
will be tradable on Oslo Børs from today. 
 
Reference is made to the notice published by REC on July 17, 2009. 
The share capital increase in connection with REC's rights issue has 
now been registered with the Norwegian Register of Business 
Enterprises. Following the registration of the share capital 
increase, the Company's share capital is NOK 664,768,079 divided into 
664,768,079 shares, each with a nominal value of NOK 1. 
 
The new shares will from and including today, July 23, 2009, be 
tradable on Oslo Børs. It is expected that the new shares will be 
delivered to the subscribers' VPS accounts, subject to full payment 
of the new shares by the subscriber, on or about July 24, 2009. 
 
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to 
Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act (vphl.). 
 
 
About REC 
REC is the leading vertically  integrated player in the solar  energy 
industry. REC Silicon  and REC  Wafer are among  the world's  largest 
producers of polysilicon and wafers  for solar applications, and  REC 
Solar is a rapidly growing  manufacturer of solar cells and  modules. 
REC Group had revenues of NOK  8,191 million and an operating  profit 
of NOK 2,529  million in 2008.  About 2,500 employees  work in  REC's 
worldwide organization. Please also see www.recgroup.com. 
 
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                           UNITED STATES: 
 
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solicitation to purchase  or subscribe for  securities in the  United 
States. The securities referred to herein may not be offered or  sold 
in the  United  States  absent  registration  or  an  exemption  from 
registration as  provided in  the  U.S. Securities  Act of  1933,  as 
amended. The Company does not intend  to register any portion of  the 
offering of  the securities  in the  United States  or to  conduct  a 
public offering of  the securities  in the United  States. Copies  of 
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