Awilco Drilling Plc: Key information relating to the Subsequent Offering

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Aberdeen, 22 December 2022

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published by Awilco Drilling Plc (the “Company“) on 21 December 2022 regarding the completion a private placement of 3,922,880 new Sponsored Norwegian Depository Receipts by the Company raising gross proceeds of the NOK equivalent of USD 8 million (the “Private Placement“)

As announced by the Company on 21 December 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board“) intends to carry out a potential subsequent offering of new Sponsored Norwegian Depository Receipts raising gross proceeds of the NOK equivalent of up to USD 2 million (the “Subsequent Offering“). The subscription price per new Sponsored Norwegian Depository Receipts in the Subsequent Offering will be NOK 20, which is equal to the subscription price per new Sponsored Norwegian Depository Receipts in the Private Placement.

Date on which the terms and conditions of the subsequent offering were announced: 21 December 2022

Last day including right: 21 December 2022

Ex-date: 22 December 2022

Record date: 23 December 2022

Date of approval: 21 December 2022

Maximum number of new Sponsored Norwegian Depository Receipts: 980,720

Subscription price: NOK 20

Other information: The Subsequent Offering is conditional upon, inter alia, completion of the Private Placement and approval by the Board, and the Board may at its discretion decide not to proceed with or cancel the Subsequent Offering. The Subsequent Offering will not be available for shareholders resident in a jurisdiction where such offering would be unlawful or would (in jurisdictions other than Norway) require any prospectus, filing, registration or similar action.

Launch of the Subsequent Offering is also contingent on the Company preparing a prospectus. Further description of the Subsequent Offering and the terms and other circumstances that must be taken into consideration when subscribing for shares will be included in the prospectus.

For further information please contact:

Erik Jacobs, CEO of Awilco Drilling; Tel: +44 1224 737900
Cathrine Haavind, Investor Relations of Awilco Drilling; Tel: +47 93 42 84 64, ch@awilcodrilling.com

This information is published in accordance with the requirements of the Continuing Obligations.

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