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Aker Yards ASA (OSL:AKY) Please find attached the presentation material which will be used at today's presenation of Aker Yards' second quarter and first half-year results 2008.

Aker Yards ASA (OSL:AKY) Please find attached the Board statement pursuant to Section 6-16 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act in connection with the mandatory offer by STX Norway AS.

Aker Yards ASA (OSL:AKY) Aker Yards ASA reported an EBITDA result of NOK 72 million for the second quarter of 2008 for the continuing operations, up from NOK -162 million in the same period last year. For the first half of 2008 Aker Yards had an EBITDA result of NOK 282 million. Earnings per share (EPS) were NOK -0.48 for the quarter and NOK -0.10 for the first half of 2008. With the deliveries of another three ferries during the quarter, the execution of the ferry orderbook in Finland is progressing as planned.

Aker Yards ASA (OSL:AKY) Aker Yards and P&O Ferries have signed a contract for building two large car-passenger ferries for the Dover-Calais service. The total contract price for both vessels is approximately EUR 360 million. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2010 and 2011 respectively. The contract includes options on a further two vessels of the same design.

Aker Yards ASA Oslo, 29 July 2008: Aker Yards and FLC West have completed the previously announced transaction in which FLC West comes in as a 70 percent shareholder in three shipyards in Germany and Ukraine. The agreement has been approved by all relevant regulatory authorities. The transaction strengthens Aker Yards' financial capacity and liquidity, and it improves the potential for further development of the three involved yards.

Aker Yards ASA Aker Yards releases its 2nd quarter results for 2008 on Friday 8 August 2008

Aker Yards ASA Oslo, 21 July 2008: FLC West has confirmed to Aker Yards that they have received approval from Ukraine authorities to come in as a 70 percent shareholder in three of Aker Yards' shipyards in Germany and Ukraine. As all approvals from regulatory authorities are now in place, Aker Yards and FLC West will proceed with finalising the transaction within July. The completion of the transaction will affect Aker Yards' third quarter financial results. Further details regarding the final financial effects of the transaction will be presented at Aker Yards' presentation of the second quarter financial results at 8 August.

Aker Yards ASA 2nd quarter results 2008: 8 August 2008 (rescheduled from 15 August 2008)

Aker Yards ASA Oslo, 18 July 2008: Reference is made to the announcement by STX 18 July 2008 concerning the mandatory offer for all issued shares in Aker Yards ASA at a price of NOK 63 per share. Aker Yards' Board of Directors has not been advised of the details of the bid prior to the launch of the offer to the market and the shareholders. The board will now carefully review the offer and in cooperation with its advisors Arctic, JP Morgan and Wikborg Rein evaluate the offer price and details.

Aker Yards ASA Aker Yards has signed a contract with Island Offshore for building of a well intervention unit to Island Offshore. The vessel will be based on the same design as "Island Wellserver", delivered from Aker Yards earlier this year. The vessel is equipped for operations in the North Sea market especially, and world wide generally. The value of the contract is approximately NOK 1.2 billion included equipment supplied by the owners. The well intervention unit is scheduled for delivery in Q3 2011.