Oslo, Norway 2 September
Øystein Stray Spetalen has 1 September transferred all his shares in Ferncliff
Holding AS, which indirectly controls 462,015,048 shares in the S.D. Standard
ETC Plc (SDSD) (the Company) (corresponding to 88.090% of the shares and voting
rights), through (a) Ferncliff Listed DAI AS (100% owned by Ferncliff TIH AS,
which again is 100% owned by Ferncliff Holding AS), which owns 155,918,109
shares in the Company (corresponding to 29.728% of the shares and voting
rights), and (b) Saga Pure ASA, which is (i) 35.870% owned by Tycoon Industrier
AS (which again is 100% owned by Ferncliff TIH AS, which again is 100% owned by
Ferncliff Holding AS), and (ii) (up to today) 30.066% owned by Øystein Stray
Spetalen