OSLO, NORWAY -- (Marketwire) -- 10/04/12 -- Hydro's third quarter results 2012 will be released at 07:00 CET (01:00 AM EST, 06:00 UK time), on Tuesday October 23, 2012. The quarterly report and presentation slides will be available on www.hydro.com at the same time.

Presentation in Oslo

Hydro will host a combined analyst and press conference at its corporate headquarters at Drammensveien 260, Oslo at 08:30 CET the same day. The presentation will be held by President and CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg and CFO Jørgen C. Arentz Rostrup and can also be seen on web TV.

There will be no presentation in London for this quarter.

Web presentation and Conference Call

There will be a web presentation and Conference Call at 15:00 UK Time (16:00 CET, 10:00 AM EST,) the same day. The presentation will be held by President and CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg and CFO Jørgen C. Arentz Rostrup.

The presentation will be streamed live on www.hydro.com. There will be an opportunity to ask questions via the web and on the telephone.

To participate in the web presentation, please log in via www.hydro.com where all details will be posted.

Dial-in numbers for the Conference Call:

+47 2350 0486                        Norway Toll
+44 (0)20 7136 2056                  UK Toll
+1  212 444 0481                     USA Toll
Confirmation Code:                   2617844

The web presentation will be available for two months on www.hydro.com.

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Source: Norsk Hydro via Thomson Reuters ONE

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