Circa Group AS

Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • May 3, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Notice of annual general meeting

Oslo, Norway – 3 May 2023 – Circa Group AS will be holding the annual general meeting on 25 May 2023 at 09:00 CET as a virtual meeting at https://dnb.lumiagm.com/101469390. The notice, weblink and voting form for the annual general meeting are available at www.circa-group.com. The notice and voting form for the annual general meeting will be sent to all shareholders with known address today.

To participate in the general meeting, please log in to: https://web.lumiagm.com either on your smartphone, tablet or PC. Enter Meeting ID: 101-469-390 and join the meeting. You must then identify yourself with the reference number and PIN code from VPS for the general meeting, which you will find in VPS Investor Services (Corporate Actions – General Meeting – ISIN). Shareholders who have not elected electronic notices in VPS will receive the reference number and PIN code on the forms enclosed to the notice distributed by post. Shareholders can log in to the general meeting up to one hour before the meeting starts, i.e. from 08:00 CET. Shareholders must be logged in before the general meeting starts to be able to vote. Shareholders are welcome to contact DNB Registrars Department on phone + 47 23 26 80 20 (between 08:00-15:30 CET) or send an e-mail to genf@dnb.no if they need their reference number and PIN code or if they have technical questions.

The board of Circa Group AS has approved the final agenda for the company's annual general meeting:

• 1. Opening of the general meeting
• 1. Election of a person to chair the general meeting
• 1. Election of a person to co-sign the minutes
• 1. Approval of the notice and agenda
• 1. Approval of the annual accounts and the board of directors report for Circa Group AS and the group for the financial year 2022
• 1. Approval of the auditor's fee for the financial year 2022
• 1. Election of members to the board of directors, including new chairperson
• 1. Election of new auditor
• 1. Proposal of board authorisation for share capital increases
• 1. Amendments to the articles of association

With regards to item 7 on the agenda, the board of directors recommend to the annual general meeting that the directors that are up for election are re-elected for a period up to 2025. The board furthermore propose a rotation for the role as chairperson so that Mr Martin Laudenbach steps up as chairperson of the board of directors. Mr Laudenbach has served as director of Circa for one year and will widen out his engagement with Circa in the chairman role and will be an independent chairperson.

Mr Laudenbach has extensive experience in the international chemical industry from serving in senior positions at BASF and Solvay. Mr Laudenbach currently works as a professional advisor and holds various director positions, including in the Polish chemical group CIECH S.A., a company listed on the Warsaw and Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHAREHOLDERS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE AT THE VIRTUAL GENERAL MEETING MAY CHOOSE TO VOTE IN ADVANCE OR BY PROXY, AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE FOR THE GENERAL MEETING.

Deadline for registration of advance votes and proxies is 23 May 2023 at 16:00 CET.

All documents to be processed in the meeting are also available on our web site www.circagroup.com/investors/reports-presentations.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

About Circa

Established in 2006, Circa Group converts sustainable, non-food biomass into advanced biobased chemicals with its proprietary Furacell™ process. Its developing product portfolio includes flavours, biopolymers, and bio-solvents including Cyrene™, an alternative to traditional polar aprotic solvents. By creating renewable chemicals from cellulose, Circa is extracting value from non-food, biomass and addressing a gap in the market by providing biobased alternatives contributing to a more circular economy.

www.circa-group.com

Investor Contact Circa Group

Tone Leivestad, Chief Financial Officer Circa Group AS tone.leivestad@circa-group.com Tel: +47 406 39 455