Oslo Børs has taken the decision to place Interoil Exploration and Prod. ASA in
the Penalty Bench, cf. section 2.9.3 (1) of the Euronext Oslo Børs Rule Book II.
Interoil Exploration and Prod. ASA is placed in Penalty Bench with immediate
effect due to failure to comply with Euronext Oslo Børs Rule Book II section
4.3.1 public disclosure of the annual report. Penalty Bench is a special
compartment where the securities of issuers that do not comply with the Rules
are placed. Oslo Børs will remove securities from the Penalty Bench and allocate
the securities to the normal compartment when the issuer has corrected the
violation of the Rules that was the reason for allocating the security to the
Penalty Bench.