Awilco Drilling PLC

Share Issue/Capital Change • Dec 22, 2022

Awilco Drilling Plc: Key information relating to the Subsequent Offering

Awilco Drilling Plc: Key information relating to the Subsequent Offering

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DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

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 (mailto:ch@awilcodrilling.com)

This information is published in accordance with the requirements of the

Continuing Obligations.

Important information

The release is not for publication or distribution, in whole or in part directly

or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Japan Hong Kong or the United

States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United

States and the District of Columbia). It is issued for information purposes only

and does not constitute or form part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or

subscribe for securities, in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. The

securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the

United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"). The

securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an

exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act. Awilco

Drilling does not intend to register any portion of any offering of the

securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of the

securities in the United States. Copies of this announcement are not being made

and may not be distributed or sent into Australia, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong or

the United States.

In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only

directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the

Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without

an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State. The expression "Prospectus

Regulation" means (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council,

of 14 June 2017, as amended Regulation, on the prospectus to be published when

securities are offered to the public (together with any applicable implementing

measures in any EEA Member State.

This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons

in the United Kingdom that are (i) investment professionals falling within

Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial

Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order") or (ii) high net worth entities,

and other persons to whom this announcement may lawfully be communicated,

falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together

being referred to as "relevant persons"). This communication must not be acted

on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or

investment activity to which this communication relates is available only for

relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Persons

distributing this communication must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do

so.

The issue, subscription or purchase of securities in Awilco Drilling is subject

to specific legal or regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. Awilco

Drilling assumes any responsibility in the event there is a violation by any

person of such restrictions. The distribution of this release may in certain

jurisdictions be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this release

comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any

failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the

securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

Forward-looking statements: This release and any materials distributed in

connection with this release may contain certain forward-looking statements. By

their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because

they reflect Awilco Drilling's current expectations and assumptions as to future

events and circumstances that may not prove accurate. A number of material

factors could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from

those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.