The following primary insiders have on April 1st 2016, acquired Hydro shares under the above mentioned program at NOK 33.11 per share.

A total of 122 150 shares have been sold by Hydro to the participants in the Long Term Incentive program.

Hydro holds 27 288 434 own shares after this transaction and the number of outstanding shares are 2 041 709 842.

In addition, all employees employed by Norsk Hydro in Norway have been offered to purchase shares valued at NOK 12,500, with a 50 percent discount, under a general arrangement offered each year. For employees taking part in this arrangement, the share price is NOK 16.55 per share, for 378 shares, which will be sold from Hydro's position of treasury shares by the start of May 2016.

The following primary insiders have under the scheme each agreed to purchase 378 shares:

- President and CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg
- Executive Vice President and CFO Eivind Kallevik
- Executive Vice President Arvid Moss
- Executive Vice President Hilde Merete Aasheim
- Executive Vice President Anne-Lene Midseim
- Executive Vice President Inger Sethov
- Executive Vice President Hanne Simensen
- Executive Vice President Kjetil Ebbesberg
- Employee representative to the Board of Directors Billy Fredagsvik
- Employee representative to the Board of Directors Ove Ellefsen
- Employee representative to the Board of Directors Sten Roar Martinsen
- Company Secretary Ingeborg Margrethe Liahjell

Certain statements included within this announcement contain forward-looking information, including, without limitation, those relating to (a) forecasts, projections and estimates, (b) statements of management's plans, objectives and strategies for Hydro, such as planned expansions, investments or other projects, (c) targeted production volumes and costs, capacities or rates, start up costs, cost reductions and profit objectives, (d) various expectations about future developments in Hydro's markets, particularly prices, supply and demand and competition, (e) results of operations, (f) margins, (g) growth rates, (h) risk management, as well as (i) statements preceded by "expected", "scheduled", "targeted", "planned", "proposed", "intended" or similar statements.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, these forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and forecasts that, by their nature, involve risk and uncertainty. Various factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in a forward-looking statement or affect the extent to which a particular projection is realized. Factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to: our continued ability to reposition and restructure our upstream and downstream aluminium business; changes in availability and cost of energy and raw materials; global supply and demand for aluminium and aluminium products; world economic growth, including rates of inflation and industrial production; changes in the relative value of currencies and the value of commodity contracts; trends in Hydro's key markets and competition; and legislative, regulatory and political factors.

No assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Hydro disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.