The Net Asset Value ("NAV") of Aker ASA and holding companies ("Aker") ended the
fourth quarter at NOK 66.9 billion, compared to NOK 69.0 billion at the end of
the third quarter. Adjusted for dividend, this represented a decrease of 1.5
percent. For the full year, the NAV decreased 1 percent, adjusted for dividend,
from NOK 69.8 billion at year-end 2021. The Board proposes to pay a cash
dividend of NOK 15.0 per share for 2022 and will propose for an authorization to
pay an additional cash dividend in the second half of 2023.
The per-share NAV amounted to NOK 900, as per 31 December 2022, compared to NOK
929 and NOK 939, as per 30 September 2022 and 31 December 2021 respectively. The
Aker share increased 4 percent in the quarter to NOK 719.5, adjusted for
dividend, compared to an 8 percent increase in the Oslo Stock Exchange's
benchmark index ("OSEBX"). For the full year, the Aker share decreased 9
percent, including dividend, compared to a 1 percent decrease in the OSEBX.
"2022 marked one of my most eventful years at the helm of Aker so far," said
Øyvind Eriksen, President and CEO at Aker ASA. "Like our industry peers, we are
forced to make strategic decisions under unprecedented unpredictability. We do
not know what the future holds. At times like these, I turn to three steadfast
pillars: one, Aker's method of work - playing to our strengths and acting
countercyclically for long-term value creation