Opera

Commitment to Sound Corporate Governance

Opera strongly believes that strong shareholder rights create higher firm value, higher profits, higher sales growth, and contributes to lower capital expenditures. As such, Corporate Governance is not just an empty phrase at Opera Software ASA, but a real tool used in bridging the gap between management and shareholders, ensuring good corporate ethical behavior.

Opera Software is committed to maintaining high standards of corporate governance. The Board of Directors of Opera Software has defined a set of Principles of Corporate Governance. These principles have been developed in light of the provisional Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance. They are published in Opera's Annual Reports.

Opera Software views the development of high standards of corporate governance as a continuous process and will continue to focus on improving the level of corporate governance.

Opera is hardwired to a set of values, that guides the way we develop our products, as well as interact with our customers, partners, and investors.

A key concept in Opera Software's approach to corporate governance is the equal treatment of shareholders. All shares in the company carry equal voting rights and are freely transferable. The shareholders exercise the highest authority in the company through the General Meeting. All shareholders are entitled to submit items to the agenda, meet, speak, and vote at the General Meeting.

In order to clearly define the tasks and responsibilities of its Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, Opera Software has recently adopted Rules of Procedure for its Board of Directors and written Instructions for its Chief Executive Officer.