Notice of Annual General Meeting 2004

Notice is given to the shareholders of Opera Software of the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday 17 June , 2004 at 8.30 a.m. at Felix Konferansesenter, Bryggetorget 3, 0250 Oslo, Norway.

The following matters will be on the agenda of the Meeting:

  1. Opening of the meeting by the Chairman of the Board and summary of shareholders present
  2. Election of a Chairman for the meeting and two individuals to countersign the minutes
  3. Approval of the Notice and Agenda
  4. Approval of the annual accounts for 2003 for Opera Software ASA and the Opera Group and the annual report of the board of directors
  5. Election of one new board member. The Board of Opera Software ASA propose that Nils Rydbeck is elected as member of the board in Opera Software ASA. Dr. Rydbeck, MSEE, PhD, PhD h.c., served as CTO and Senior Vice President R&D of Ericsson Mobile Phones between 1985-2001. Since 2002 he has combined being Professor of Communication Systems at Lund University, Sweden, with independent Executive Consultation. Dr. Rybeck is a Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences; a recipient of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences Gold Medal (1997) as well as the Telecom City Grand prize (1999). Blekinge Institute of Technology awarded him a Honorary Doctorate degree (Ph.D. honoris causa) in 2000.
  6. Approval of the auditor's remuneration
  7. Approval of the Board's remuneration
  8. Management's status report

Shareholders wishing to attend the general meeting, either in person or by proxy, must complete and return the attendance slip, specifying any proxies by 4.00 p.m. (CET) Tuesday 15 June, 2004.

The directors' report and the annual accounts, together with the auditor's report for 2003, are contained in the annual report which has been sent to all shareholders. Opera Software's annual report for 2003 (English version) is available on the Company's web site: www.opera.com/company/investors/finance.

Oslo, 6 May 2004
Christian H. Thommessen
Chairman of the board