Kosmos Energy fundamentally disagrees with the Norwegian Council on Ethics' assessment of our activities offshore Western Sahara and its divestment recommendation. The Council's decision is disappointing coming as it does after several years of engagement between Kosmos and the Council. We are dedicated to operating ethically, transparently and in a manner consistent with international law...We believe the Council's decision is flawed in several ways:

1. The Council has failed to explain its ethical case for divestment...

2. The decision to divest is based on an outdated geopolitical and local understanding...

3. The Council has made a fundamental error in its legal interpretation...

Correspondence between Kosmos Energy and the Council on Ethics [provided].