NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN AUSTRALIA, SWITZERLAND OR THE UNITED STATES

Oslo, 23 July 2015

Reference is made to the previous stock exchange notices from Spectrum ASA
(the "Company" or "Spectrum", ticker "SPU") concerning the subsequent offering of up to NOK 48,000,000 (the "Subsequent Offering").

As previously announced, the subscription period for the Subsequent Offering will expire at 16:30 (CET) today. Subscription rights not used to subscribe for shares in the Subsequent Offering before the end of the subscription period will lapse without compensation to the holder, and consequently be of no value. Over-subscription and subscription without subscription rights is allowed.

The subscription price per Offer Share is NOK 32, equal to the subscription price in the NOK 320 million private placement completed on 1 June 2015.

For further information on the Subsequent Offering, reference is made to the prospectus dated 3 July 2015 which (together with the subscription form) is available at spectrumgeo.com, abgsc.no and danskebank.no.

Any questions or request for assistance concerning the offering should be directed to the joint managers and joint-bookrunners: ABG Sundal Collier ASA and Danske Bank, Norwegian Branch.

Contact:

Henning Olset
; CFO
Henning.Olset
@Spectrumgeo.com
Mobile phone: +47 92 26 69 48
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Important information about thisdisclosure

This disclosure does not constitute an offer of solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures.

The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration as provided in the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Spectrum does not intend to register any portion of the offering of the securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of the securities in the United States. Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into Australia, Switzerland or the United States.

Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by words such as "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "intends", "may", "should", "will" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although Spectrum believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond its control. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this release by such forward-looking statements. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date, and are subject to change without notice.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act)

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