Norwegian Code of Practise:

• The company's business should be clearly defined in its articles of association.
• The company should have clear objectives and strategies for its business within the scope of the definition of its business in its articles of association.
• The annual report should include the business activities clause from the articles of association and describe the company's objectives and principal strategies.

"The object of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA is to engage in technological and industrial activities in the maritime, defence and related sectors. The Company may participate in and own other companies." These sentences appear in §3 of KONGSBERG's Articles of Association. The Group's Articles of Association may be found on page 95 of the Annual and Sustainability Report (find links to the report on the right hand side) and on our website (find link on the right hand side).

The Group's objectives and main strategies are discussed on pages 10-15 of the 2008 Annual and Sustainability Report (find links to the report on the right hand side) and on our website under the Vision (find link on left hand side).