Aker’s course charted towards long-term industrial development remains firm, albeit with greater focus; concentrated on fewer and bigger portfolio companies, prioritizing investments that provide current returns and upstream cash. Not only does it increase our ability to seize investment opportunities, but also ensures continued reliable dividends for shareholders in the years to come.

Dear fellow shareholders, Aker demonstrated progress across several key metrics in the final three months of 2023 and delivered positive value to shareholders through both share price appreciation and dividends. Thus, we ended the year with positive momentum for growth, despite ongoing macroeconomic challenges and a fractured geopolitical landscape.

We are approaching the end of a year where both markets and companies have veered between optimism for the future and more pessimistic recalibrations of strategy and outlook. At Aker, we are continuing into the final months of the year executing on growth projects, driving progress towards higher and even more sustainable energy production, leveraging new and existing partnerships, and continuously finding ways to develop and deploy innovative digital solutions and technologies.