Oslo, 9 May 2014 - DNO International ASA ("DNO") announces that on 9 May 2014 the following primary insiders have acquired synthetic shares in DNO under the Employee Share Saving Scheme at a price of NOK 17.04 per synthetic share based on the closing price on 8 May 2014:
| Name | Position | Synthetic shares purchased | Total holding of synthetic shares |
| Anita Hjerkinn Aarnæs | Director Human Resources | 1 141 | 9 026 |
| Nicholas Atencio | VP Corporate Controls and Chief Risk Officer | 2 021 | 7278 |
| Christian Dalby | Senior Legal Counsel & Corporate Secretary | 953 | 2042 |
| Bjørn Dale | President and Managing Director | 2 017 | 10 237 |
| Daljit Gill | General Manager Kurdistan | 2 244 | 13 245 |
| David Grassick | General Manager Oman | 1 342 | 12 567 |
| Ståle Monstad | Director Subsurface | 1 120 | 5541 |
| Trond Myrseth | VP Operations | 1 300 | 10 547 |
| Scott North | General Manager Yemen | 1 448 | 8 436 |
| Michel Pick | General Manager Tunisia | 750 | 10 627 |
| Haakon Sandborg | VP Chief Financial Officer | 586 | 5031 |
| Per Øyvind Stene | Corporate Financial Controller | 278 | 4 117 |
Oslo, 9 May 2014
DNO International ASA
Corporate Communications
This information is subject to disclosure pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.