STAVANGER, Norway, Dec. 11, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On behalf of Statoil (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO), DNB has on 10 December 2014 purchased 748,450 shares for use in the group's Share saving plan.
The shares have been acquired at a price of NOK 122.52 per share. Before distribution to the employees, the Share saving plan has 10,564,576 shares.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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