Prosafe SE : Safe Hibernia contract award

Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Cotemar Group ("charterer") for a contract extension for Safe Hibernia to be used at Pemex' Cantarell field in Mexico. The Safe Hibernia bareboat contract is extended by 744 days, through to end- December 2013. The value of the extension is about USD 39.4 million. Prosafe is the world's leading owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation/service rigs. Operating profit reached USD 221.1 million in 2010. The company operates globally, employs 500 people and is headquartered in Larnaca, Cyprus. Prosafe is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with ticker code PRS. For more information, please refer towww.prosafe.com. Larnaca, 13 December 2011 Georgina Georgiou, General Manager Prosafe SE For further information, please contact: Karl Ronny Klungtvedt, Chief Executive Officer Prosafe Management AS Phone: +47 51 64 25 81 Sven Børre Larsen, Chief Financial Officer Prosafe Management AS Phone: +47 909 43 673 Cecilie Helland Ouff, Finance and IR Manager Prosafe AS Phone: +47 51 64 25 20 / +47 991 09 467 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: Prosafe SE via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1570864]