Financial Calendar 2012

Farstad Shipping ASA will publish their results for the 4th quarter 2011 and results for 2011 on February 16, 2012. A presentation of the results will take place at Norges Rederiforbund, 7th floor, in Oslo on February 17 at 09.00 am. Annual General Meeting is set to May 15, 2012. Preliminary dates for the Company's quarterly reports are: 1st quarter:    May 15, 2012 2nd quarter:  August 21, 2012 3rd quarter:   November 14, 2012 Farstad Shipping's fleet currently consists of 57 vessels (32 AHTS, 22 PSV and 3 SUBSEA) and 6 PSV and 2 AHTS under construction. The company's operations are managed from Aalesund, Aberdeen, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Macaé and Rio de Janeiro with a total of 1970 employees engaged onshore and offshore. The company's strategy is to be a leading quality provider of large, modern offshore service vessels to the oil industry. The company maintains a long-term charter profile for the fleet. www.farstad.com This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Farstad Shipping ASA via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1568047]