Second quarter 2008

HIGHLIGHTS

• Revenue growth of 27 percent
  • NOK 2,121 million versus NOK 1,673 million in the second quarter 2007
• EBITDA growth of 10 percent
  • NOK 889 million versus NOK 812 million in the second quarter 2007
  • EBITDA margin of 42 percent versus 49 percent in the second quarter 2007
  • Expansion cost of NOK 93 million versus NOK 25 million in the second quarter 2007
• EBIT growth of six percent
  • NOK 716 million versus NOK 679 million in the second quarter 2007
• Singapore investment (Phase I) approved
• Long term contract portfolio of NOK 49 billion
  • Signed NOK 8.5 billion in long-term wafer contracts
  • Signed NOK 5 billion in long-term silane gas contracts in July
• Acquired 20 percent of US downstream player