Employee share programme - mandatory notification of trades

Cermaq ASA has today sold 600 own shares at NOK 58.58 per share as part of a yearly share programme for all employees of the Cermaq group. The share programme allows the employees to purchase up to 200 CEQ shares at a 20 percent discount, calculated based on the closing price on the stock exchange the three last days of the offer period. Cermaq ASA's new holding of own shares is 4 356 shares. As part of the share programme, primary insiders have purchased shares at NOK 46.87 per share. The primary insiders' share purchase and new holding of CEQ shares are displayed in the attachment. This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act) [HUG#1430025] Primary Insiders List 2010: http://hugin.info/134455/R/1430025/376941.pdf This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. All reproduction for further distribution is prohibited. Source: Cermaq ASA via Thomson Reuters ONE