Q4 & PRELIMINARY ANNUAL RESULTS 2015

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Q4 & PRELIMINARY ANNUAL RESULTS 2015 Kristian Røkke and Leif Borge Oslo February 17, 2016

Agenda FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS Kristian Røkke CEO FINANCIALS Leif Borge CFO Q & A Kristian Røkke and Leif Borge Slide 2

Highlights EBITDA of NOK 552 million Normalized EBITDA of NOK 231 million Real estate gain of NOK 310 million EBITDA NOK 552 million MHWirth 1 Financial position strengthened Frontica 64 Real estate cash release of NOK 1.2 billion AKOFS 45 Working capital reduced by NOK 0.6 billion Liquidity reserve of NOK 2.6 billion Fjords 60 Significant measures taken in face of challenging market conditions KOP Real Estate and other 52 329 EBITDA NOK 552 million NIBD NOK 4.9 billion Order Backlog NOK 15.6 billion Slide 3

Portfolio highlights Lower activity level among clients affecting revenues, especially within staffing Stable EBITDA margin, lower activity level offset by capacity adjustments Five year contract with Aker Solutions announced in February 2016 Skandi Santos close to full utilization Aker Wayfarer undergoing conversion at a yard in Norway AKOFS Seafarer idle during the fourth quarter Record strong earnings during fourth quarter Growth in service revenue on installed base Challenging market situation in Americas High margins due to improved operational performance and cost efficiency Low order intake as a result of weak market conditions Headcount reductions implemented at Batam facility Other holdings Real estate portfolio sold for NOK 1 243 million in the quarter Slide 4

MHWirth highlights Weak earnings, strong NCOA reduction Normalized EBITDA of NOK 34 million Strong lifecycle services performance Working capital reduction of NOK 682 million Brazil situation remains uncertain Work on the last four Sete units on hold Plant in Macaé, Brazil completed Cost base reduced substantially Headcount reduction of 54% since YE 2014 Cost base reduced by NOK 1.7 billion New and simplified organizational structure Finn Amund Norbye appointed CEO Slide 5

Business environment E&P spending pressure continues E&P spending expected down 20-30% in 2016 Visibility remains low Cost deflation gaining momentum Offshore E&P spending (USDbn) 1 200 150 100-22% -20% Drilling market remains challenging Utilization rates at lowest levels in 20+ years Continued fleet attrition in 2016 and 2017 Offshore well costs significantly down 50 0 2014 2015E 2016E Rig Utilization 2 Areas of opportunity Increased portfolio footprint in the Middle East Increased interest for innovative product offerings to reduce cost M&A opportunities expected to increase (1) DNB Equity Research, January 2016; (2) Clarksons Platou Rig Monthly, December 2015 Slide 6

Akastor as an investment company Satisfactory financial position Secured refinancing commitment Comfortable liquidity position Certain restrictions on dividends, new debt and acquisitions Price-to-book: 0.2x @ 6.00 NOK/share 7.4 Bn Attractive value potential in Akastor portfolio Strong market positions across portfolio Untapped business extension opportunities Earnings headwinds in 2016 Flexible mandate offers unique advantages Flexible ownership time horizon Transaction structure flexibility Book Equity 1.6 Bn Market Capitlization Slide 7

Agenda FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS Kristian Røkke CEO FINANCIALS Leif Borge CFO Q & A Kristian Røkke and Leif Borge Slide 8

Condensed consolidated income statement Fourth Quarter Full Year NOK million 2015 2014 2015 2014 Operating revenues and other income 3 952 5 326 15 869 21 432 Operating expenses (3 400) (5 063) (15 168) (20 052) Operating profit before depreciation, amortization and impairment (EBITDA) 552 262 702 1 380 Depreciation and amortization (279) (258) (1 103) (922) Impairment (615) (107) (1 758) (1 164) Operating profit (loss) (342) (102) (2 159) (706) Net financial items (171) (396) (691) (947) Profit (loss) before tax (513) (498) (2 851) (1 653) Tax income (expense) (124) 23 286 266 Profit (loss) from continuing operations (638) (475) (2 564) (1 387) Net profit from discontinued operations (23) (27) (23) 3 880 Profit (loss) for the period (661) (502) (2 587) 2 493 Slide 9

Financials - Special Items NOK million Q4 normal business Hedging Real estate gain Restructuring costs Impairments Sum one-offs Q4 including all one-offs EBITDA 231 53 310 (42) - 321 552 Depreciation & amortization (279) - (279) Impairment - - - (615) (615) (615) EBIT (48) 53 310 (42) (615) (294) (342) Slide 10

The Akastor portfolio NET CAPITAL EMPLOYED OF NOK 12.1 BILLION NOK million KOP Surface Products 555 Fjords Processing 715 Real Estate and Other Holdings 537 Other NCOA 14 2 340 NIBD Frontica 267 MHWirth 4 729 4 918 Intangible assets 3 253 AKOFS 5 284 Fixed assets 6 480 Equity 1) 7 169 NET CAPITAL EMPLOYED REDUCED WITH NOK 2.2 BN in Q4 Real Estate portfolio sold for NOK 1.2 bn Impairment of fixed assets by NOK 0.6 bn 1 641 Decrease in NCOA of NOK 0.6 bn Net Capital Employed Funding Market Cap AKA (as of 16.02.15) 1) Equity excludes cash flow hedge reserve Slide 11

Capital structure Extended existing facilities to 2019 New revolving facility of NOK 362.5 million due in 2017 Terms: NOK 600 million reduction in two years (2019 facilities) Certain restrictions on dividends, new debt and acquisitions Financial Covenants: Gearing: Net Debt/ Equity < 1.0 Minimum liquidity: NOK 750 million Interest coverage ratio: EBITDA/ net interest (see table) Net Debt of NOK 4.9 bn as of Q4: Gross Debt of NOK 5.6 bn Cash of NOK 0.6 bn Interest bearing assets of NOK 0.1 bn Liquidity reserve of NOK 2.6 bn FUNDING TERM LOAN USD 422.5 million REVOLVING NOK 2.0 billion REVOLVING NOK 362.5 million BRAZIL FACILITY BRL 129 million INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO SIZE MATURITY MARGIN July 2019 July 2019 June 2017 2016 2017 December 2021 Q1 0.7 Q1 3.0 Q2 0.7 Q2 4.0 Q3 0.7 Q3 4.0 Q4 1.5 Q4 4.0 1.65%-4.5% 1.65%-4.5% 1.65%-4.5% 6.6% average cost Slide 12

MHWirth Revenues down 37 percent in 2015 compared with 2014, revenues from life-cycle services down 5% EBITDA of NOK 1 million in the quarter including: Restructuring cost of NOK 33 million MPO loss of NOK 42 million Impairment of MPO assets NOK 488 million Order intake of NOK 1 108 million mainly from lifecycle services NCOA down NOK 682 million due to payments from customers BUSINESS SPLIT YTD BASED ON REVENUE INSTALLED BASE (87 UNITS) by type Projects 37% Service 42% Projects; 37% Service; 42% Drillship 17 20 JU 7 43 ---------- Semi Single equipment/ot her; 21% Revenue and EBITDA NOK million 2 711 2 174 1 619 1 422 1 529 by age (years) Fixed platforms >20 18 30 0-5 241 3 3 Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15-184 1 10-20 16 23 5-10 Revenue EBITDA Slide 13

AKOFS Offshore Skandi Santos with close to full utilization Revenue and EBITDA NOK million Aker Wayfarer worked for one month, then started conversion 256 168 186 229 198 AKOFS Seafarer cold stacked in Q4, reducing opex to below USD 10 000 per day 51 51 45 31 Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15-24 Revenue EBITDA VESSEL PROGRAM Vessel unit Contract Status 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Skandi Santos AKOFS Seafarer Aker Wayfarer Contract period Yard stay, transit and acceptance test Slide 14

Frontica Business Solutions Fjords Processing Revenue of NOK 1 083 million in the quarter, down 27% compared with 2014 due to lower activity level of key clients EBITDA of NOK 64 million with a margin of 5.9 percent Revenues of NOK 582 million in Q4, down from NOK 690 million in 2014, mainly due to lower activity in North America EBITDA of NOK 60 million in Q4 compared with NOK 9 million in 2014 Order intake of NOK 789 million in Q4 Revenue and EBITDA NOK million Revenue and EBITDA NOK million 1 483 1 431 1 261 1 145 1 083 690 392 475 487 582 74 64 57 74 64 9 10 16 17 60 Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15 Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15 Revenue EBITDA Slide 15

KOP Surface Products Real Estate and other holdings Revenues in NOK decreased by 36 % compared with corresponding quarter last year (50 % down in USD) EBITDA of NOK 52 million gave a margin of 24.3 % in the quarter Order intake of NOK 91 million in Q4 Real Estate portfolio sold for NOK 1 243 million Step Oiltools and First Geo: EBITDA of NOK -12 million Real Estate with EBITDA of NOK 312 million Effect from hedges not qualifying for hedge accounting of NOK 53 million Revenue and EBITDA NOK million Revenue and EBITDA NOK million 335 324 338 46 255 214 65 59 67 52 375 292 58 113 227 558 329 Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15 Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15-25 Q3 15 Q4 15-194 -159 Revenue EBITDA Slide 16

Agenda FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS Kristian Røkke CEO FINANCIALS Leif Borge CFO Q & A Kristian Røkke and Leif Borge Slide 17

Additional information

Condensed consolidated income statement Fourth Quarter Full Year NOK million 2015 2014 2015 2014 Operating revenues and other income 3 952 5 326 15 869 21 432 Operating expenses (3 400) (5 063) (15 168) (20 052) Operating profit before depreciation, amortization and impairment (EBITDA) 552 262 702 1 380 Depreciation and amortization (279) (258) (1 103) (922) Impairment (615) (107) (1 758) (1 164) Operating profit (loss) (342) (102) (2 159) (706) Net financial items (171) (396) (691) (947) Profit (loss) before tax (513) (498) (2 851) (1 653) Tax income (expense) (124) 23 286 266 Profit (loss) from continuing operations (638) (475) (2 564) (1 387) Net profit from discontinued operations (23) (27) (23) 3 880 Profit (loss) for the period (661) (502) (2 587) 2 493 Slide 19

Consolidated balanced sheet NOK million December 31 2015 December 31 2014 Deferred tax assets 468 214 Intangible assets 2 785 3 122 Property, plant and equipment 6 480 6 469 Investment property 0 707 Other non-current operating assets 478 691 Other Investments 437 610 Non-current interest-bearing receivables 84 131 Total non-current assets 10 732 11 946 Current operating assets 9 171 11 204 Current interest-bearing receivables 72 205 Cash and cash equivalents 563 1 075 Total current assets 9 805 12 485 Total assets 20 537 24 430 Equity attributable to equity holders of Akastor ASA 7 386 9 378 Total equity 7 386 9 378 Deferred tax liabilities 51 483 Employee benefit obligations 434 473 Other non-current liabilities 414 285 Non-current borrowings 1 583 4 720 Total non-current liabilities 2 483 5 961 Current operating liabilities 6 613 8 782 Current borrowings 4 054 308 Total current liabilities 10 667 9 090 Total liabilities and equity 20 537 24 430 Slide 20

Key figures AKASTOR GROUP Amounts in NOK million Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15 2014 2015 Operating revenue and other income 5 326 4 546 3 693 3 678 3 952 21 432 15 869 EBITDA 262 177 141 (169) 552 1 380 702 EBIT (103) (98) (143) (1 576) (342) (706) (2 159) CAPEX and R&D capitalization 360 1 127 280 107 146 1 098 1 659 NCOA 2 084 2 956 2 925 2 920 2 340 2 084 2 340 Net capital employed 12 656 14 777 14 710 14 297 12 087 12 656 12 087 Order intake 5 247 3 079 2 289 2 358 2 779 25 254 10 506 Order backlog 21 555 19 998 18 678 17 781 15 616 21 555 15 616 Employees 7 609 7 061 6 585 6 098 5 677 7 609 5 677 Slide 21

Split per company MHWIRTH Amounts in NOK million Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15 2014 2015 Operating revenue and other income 2 711 2 174 1 619 1 422 1 529 10 681 6 743 EBITDA 241 3 3 (184) 1 941 (176) EBIT 102 (107) (103) (351) (642) 526 (1 204) CAPEX and R&D capitalization 253 107 152 69 56 762 385 NCOA 2 298 2 839 2 887 2 934 2 252 2 298 2 252 Net capital employed 5 328 5 863 6 021 6 100 4 729 5 328 4 729 Order intake 1 569 788 932 692 1 108 6 941 3 521 Order backlog 9 566 7 659 7 110 6 410 5 750 9 566 5 750 Employees 4 237 3 990 3 694 3 334 3 005 4 237 3 005 FRONTICA Amounts in NOK million Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15 2014 2015 Operating revenue and other income 1 483 1 431 1 261 1 145 1 083 5 753 4 919 EBITDA 74 64 57 74 64 315 260 EBIT 49 38 31 45 33 218 147 CAPEX and R&D capitalization 56 17 8 5 13 110 43 NCOA (237) (119) (298) (426) (303) (237) (303) Net capital employed 374 493 300 187 267 374 267 Order intake 1 658 1 495 804 1 088 997 8 196 4 384 Order backlog 2 620 2 698 2 260 2 235 1 754 2 620 1 754 Employees 1 356 1 135 1 065 1 029 983 1 356 983 Slide 22

Split per company AKOFS OFFSHORE Amounts in NOK million Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15 2014 2015 Operating revenue and other income 256 168 186 229 198 1 542 781 EBITDA 51 (24) 31 51 45 175 104 EBIT (21) (109) (56) (1 082) (41) (1 117) (1 288) CAPEX and R&D capitalization 3 967 61 13 17 5 1 057 NCOA 63 31 99 45 69 63 69 Net capital employed 4 374 5 563 5 567 5 171 5 284 4 374 5 284 Order intake 142 120 66 107 12 6 140 305 Order backlog 6 186 6 371 6 194 6 395 6 430 6 186 6 430 Employees 115 98 102 102 91 115 91 FJORDS PROCESSING Amounts in NOK million Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15 2014 2015 Operating revenue and other income 690 392 475 487 582 2 322 1 936 EBITDA 9 10 16 17 60 52 104 EBIT 1 2 7 7 51 25 67 CAPEX and R&D capitalization 36 8 13 9 15 62 44 NCOA (131) (97) (70) (4) 117 (131) 117 Net capital employed 463 515 532 618 715 463 715 Order intake 505 435 500 391 789 2 197 2 116 Order backlog 1 190 1 228 1 245 1 148 1 398 1 190 1 398 Employees 617 583 572 542 545 617 545 Slide 23

Split per company KOP SURFACE PRODUCTS Amounts in NOK million Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15 2014 2015 Operating revenue and other income 335 324 255 338 214 1 119 1 131 EBITDA 46 65 59 67 52 156 242 EBIT 24 51 45 53 28 109 177 CAPEX and R&D capitalization 5 4 3 8 16 32 31 NCOA 375 420 410 442 240 375 240 Net capital employed 674 718 700 744 555 674 555 Order intake 330 216 138 108 91 1 052 553 Order backlog 659 590 466 264 149 659 149 Employees 854 848 736 693 682 854 682 REAL ESTATE AND OTHER HOLDINGS Amounts in NOK million Q4 14 Q1 15 Q2 15 Q3 15 Q4 15 2014 2015 Operating revenue and other income 375 292 113 227 558 975 1 190 EBITDA (159) 58 (25) (194) 329 (260) 168 EBIT (258) 27 (66) (249) 229 (469) (59) CAPEX and R&D capitalization 7 23 42 4 30 128 99 NCOA (284) (117) (103) (70) (34) (284) (34) Net capital employed 1 443 1 625 1 590 1 478 537 1 443 537 Order intake 1 653 210 46 105 319 2 097 679 Order backlog 1 658 1 728 1 660 1 545 412 1 658 412 Employees 430 407 416 398 372 430 372 Slide 24

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