The recommendation shall be prepared well in time prior to the general meeting so that it is possible to inform the shareholders. Preferably, the recommendation shall be enclosed to convening notice for the general meeting, alternatively by a separate letter or press release. The chairman of the committee, or another member of the committee authorised by the chairman, shall present the recommendation to the general meeting.

In accordance with the instruction to the nomination committee section 4.1.4, shareholders may propose candidates to the board of directors and the nomination committee by 14 March 2008. Proposals shall be submitted to the administration by e-mail to investor.relations@bwgas.com including the following information:

Proposed candidate:	Full name
Justification:	In order to be considered, the justification must include information relating to the candidate’s relevant experience, professional qualifications and other offices held.
Proposal submitted by:	Full name and e-mail address.
Shareholding in BW Gas ASA:	If the shares are administrated by an account manager, please state their name, address and VPS account. BW Gas reserves the right to reject proposals if the information is not in accordance with BW Gas’ share register.

Members of the board of directors are elected for a term of two years. The next election of members of the board of directors will take place at the annual general meeting on 13 May 2008.

If it is necessary to replace members between elections, new candidates will be assessed at the time. Proposed candidates will be submitted to the chair of the nomination committee prior to the election in question. BW Gas reserves the right to reject proposals without stating the reason.