Completion of financial restructuring; expected date for start of trading on a consolidated basis (100:1) and delivery of new shares

Reference is made to previous public announcements in 
respect of the financial restructuring 
(the "Restructuring") of Blom ASA (the "Company"), 
including the announcements on 27 February 2012, 29 
February 2012, 9 March 2012, 21 March 2012 and 3 
April 2012.

The Restructuring was resolved at the Company's 
extraordinary general meeting held on 25 April 2012, 
and entails inter alia a conversion into equity of 
almost all the Company's debt under the bond loan 
with ISIN NO 001 053847.3 (the "Bond Loan"). The 
Restructuring, which has been registered with the 
Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises today, 
comprises the following resolutions:

- Share capital increase through issuance of 1 new 
share at a subscription price of NOK 0.10;

- Consolidation of 100 shares into 1 new share with 
par value of NOK 10;

- Share capital decrease through a reduction in the 
nominal value of the shares in the Company from NOK 
10 to NOK 0.50;

- Share capital increase of NOK 15,575,626.50 through 
the issue of 31,151,253 new shares (the "New Shares") 
by conversion of bonds in the Bond Loan; and

- Issuance of a subordinated convertible bond loan in 
the amount of NOK 10,729,876.

There is no creditor notice period for the share 
capital reduction as the reduction amount will be 
used to cover losses which cannot otherwise be 
covered.

The Company's shares will trade on a consolidated 
basis (100:1) and with a nominal value of NOK 0.50 
per share from and including 24 May 2012 and the new 
nominal value and consolidation of shares will be 
reflected in VPS before start of trading on Oslo Børs 
on 30 May 2012. 

Due to processing procedures in VPS with respect to 
the consolidation of shares and the subsequent share 
capital increase, the New Shares are expected to be 
delivered to the subscribers' VPS accounts before 
start of trading on Oslo Børs on 30 May 2012 and, 
subject to prior approval and publication of a 
listing prospectus for the listing of the New Shares 
on Oslo Børs, the New Shares will be tradable on Oslo 
Børs as of start of trading on the same date.

For further information please contact CEO Dirk 
Blaauw, on tel. +47 22 13 19 20 or CFO Lars Bakklund, 
tel. +47 22 13 19 34.

This information is subject of the disclosure 
requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the 
Norwegian Securities Trading Act.