Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting of Hafslund ASA Wednesday 30 August 2006 at 5.00 pm Hotel Continental, Stortingsgaten 24/26, Oslo

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1 Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting of Hafslund ASA Wednesday 30 August 2006 at 5.00 pm Hotel Continental, Stortingsgaten 24/26, Oslo AGENDA: 1. Opening of the meeting and appointment of chairperson The general meeting will be opened by the chairman of the board of directors. In accordance with section 7 of the Articles of Association the general meeting shall be chaired by the chairman of the board of directors or another person appointed by the general meeting. 2. Registering of participating shareholders 3. Approval of notice and agenda 4. Appointment of two shareholders to co-sign the minutes together with the chairperson 5. Approval of share purchase agreement between Hafslund ASA and City of Oslo (Oslo kommune) In accordance with section 3-8 in the Public Limited Liability Companies Act, the board of directors proposes that the general meeting approves a share purchase agreement between Hafslund ASA and City of Oslo concerning the purchase of the shares in Viken Fjernvarme AS owned by City of Oslo. The share purchase agreement is attached as Exhibit 1 to this notice. In accordance with sections 3-8, cf. 2-6 in the Public Limited Liability Companies Act an expert review has been prepared and is enclosed as Exhibit 2. As Exhibit 3 is enclosed an opinion from Fondsfinans ASA regarding the transaction. 6. Proposal of power of attorney to the board of directors regarding acquisition of the company s own shares The board of directors wishes to put forward an offer to those of the shareholders of the company who owns a number of A and/or B shares which is less than a tradable round lot (a round lot consists of 100 shares) to purchase their shares. To implement the offer, the board of directors proposes that the general meeting authorise the board of directors to purchase the company s own shares. The board of directors proposes that the general meeting adopt the following resolution: The board of directors is, in accordance with the Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 9-4, cf. sections 9-2 and 9-3, authorised on behalf of Hafslund ASA to acquire the company s own A and B shares. The authorisation shall be used in connection with the offer to purchase shares from those of the company s shareholders who own a number of A or B shares which is less than a tradable round lot. The highest nominal value of shares which can be acquired pursuant to the authorisation is NOK 250,000, corresponding to 0.13% of the company s share capital The minimum consideration to be paid per A share shall be NOK 10, and the minimum consideration to be paid per B share shall be NOK 10. The maximum consideration to be paid per A share shall be NOK 300, and the maximum consideration to be paid per B share shall be NOK 300. The board of directors decides how the acquisition shall be done and whether, how and on which terms, the company s own shares shall be disposed of. The authorisation shall remain in force until the ordinary general meeting in 2007.

2 A. According to the company s Articles of Association, section 5, the class B shares do not carry voting rights at the general meeting unless otherwise provided in the Public Limited Liability Companies Act. B. Shareholders who wish to participate at the general meeting must, in accordance with section 7, first sentence, of the Articles of Association, notify the company within the time specified in this notice. Enrolment may be done via the company s homepage, electronically via Investor services or by returning the attached form no later than Monday 28 August, 16:00 hours to: DnB NOR Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, att. Ms. Grethe Nes, Stranden 21, 0021 Oslo, Norway, fax: For further information regarding the general meeting please contact Ms. Gunhild Nedal, Hafslund ASA, tel: , gunhild.nedal@hafslund.no. C. Shareholders have the right to be represented by an attorney. The attorney must present a written and dated power of attorney. Shareholders may, if they wish, authorise the chairman of the board of directors, Mr. Christian Brinch, to act as their attorney. Oslo, 17 July 2006 The Board of Directors of Hafslund ASA

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

To the shareholders of Norwegian Property ASA NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting of Norwegian Property ASA will be held at: Hotel Continental Stortingsgaten 24/26, Oslo, Norway