Oslo Børs has approved a guarantee in accordance 
with the Securities Trading Act Section 6-22 third 
paragraph no. 3, in connection with the compulsory 
acquisition of the shares of Simrad Optronics ASA to 
Rheinmetall AG without a prior mandatory bid having 
been made.

Oslo Børs has furthermore verified that the 
conditions for compulsory acquisition without a 
prior mandatory bid as set out in the Securities 
Trading Act Section 6-22 third paragraph are met. 
Rheinmetall AG has decided to perform a
compulsory acquisition of the shares of 
Simrad Optronics ASA.