Hydro's 2008 annual reporting contains three separate documents with different levels of detail.

“We must do everything we can to accommodate ourselves to a reality that has been turned upside down – while keeping an eye on the goal of where we want to be when the crisis is past.” Reiten and Brandtzaeg say in their letter to shareholders.
 
Hydro’s main report for 2008 is "Annual Report – 2008" and includes detailed information about Hydro's businesses, operational performance, financial performance, viability performance, corporate governance and financial statements.

In addition, two reporting documents have been prepared specifically for distribution to shareholders: "Financial Statements and Board of Directors' Report – 2008", and "2008 – in brief". The first report fulfills the Norwegian statutory requirements to annual reporting, while the latter is a short summary of Hydro's results and performance in 2008.

At www.hydro.com/reporting2008 the full content of the three reports are presented together with some supplementary information. Hard copies of all reports can be ordered from this website, and all parts of the reports can be downloaded and printed in PDF-format on demand.

Hydro's main reporting on viability performance is included in the "Annual Report – 2008", with additional details on www.hydro.com/reporting2008.

Shareholders registered directly in the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (VPS) will automatically receive hard copies of "Financial Statements and Board of Directors' Report - 2008" and "2008 - in brief". Other shareholders and stakeholders may request a hard copy of any of Hydro's 2008 reports at www.hydro.com/reporting2008 free of charge. Distribution of the hard copies will start on April 1.