REC Silicon

Report Publication Announcement • Oct 29, 2020

REC Silicon - Third quarter 2020 results

REC Silicon - Third quarter 2020 results

Oslo, Norway - October 29, 2020: REC Silicon ASA (REC Silicon) reported third

quarter 2020 revenues of USD 30.3 million versus USD 31.0 million in second

quarter of 2020 and EBITDA of USD 17.9 million versus USD 2.9 million in the

prior quarter. Third quarter EBITDA included a noncash adjustment of USD 16.0

million due to settlement of the property tax dispute announced on October

14, 2020.

REC Silicon reported a cash balance of USD 35.9 million on September 30, 2020

which is USD 4.3 million higher than June 30, 2020.

Silicon gas sales volumes for the third quarter were 746 MT compared to 831 MT

during the prior quarter. Average silane gas prices increased by 3.4% compared

to the second quarter of 2020.

Polysilicon sales volumes for the quarter were 401 MT and polysilicon

inventories decreased by 163 MT.

Contingent liabilities faced by the Company have been reduced by USD 44.9

million during the third quarter due to the discontinuance of the tax

examination by Norwegian Central Tax Office (USD 27.3 million tax and interest)

and the settlement of the property dispute regarding property valuations from

2012 through 2015 with Grant County, Washington (USD 17.6 million net decrease

in liabilities).

Subsequent to the end of the quarter, REC Silicon entered into business

cooperation agreements to partner with Violet Power to develop a non-Chinese

Solar PV value chain and to partner with Group 14 Technologies to develop a

silicon anode battery materials production facility in Moses Lake.

On October 14, 2020, the REC Silicon raised approximately NOK 1 billion in gross

proceeds through the Private Placement of 92,592,592 new shares, at a price per

share of NOK 10.80. The net proceeds from the Private Placement will be used to

fund expansion investments and activities at the Company's facilities in Butte

and Moses Lake as well as for general corporate purposes. Upon completion of the

Private Placement, REC Silicon will have increased its liquidity and may enable

the Company to prepare for the eventual restart of the Moses Lake plant.

"Once again, the Company has reported consistent financial results for the third

quarter. Butte operations continue to display resilience despite challenges

caused by Covid-19. I am pleased that the path to restart production at the

Moses Lake plant has become clearer with the announcement of agreements signed

with Violet Power and Group 14 Technologies. The successful private placement of

equity completed on October 14, 2020 has provided the Company with financial

security and flexibility and I am confident that we will be able to capitalize

on these opportunities," said Tore Torvund, CEO of REC Silicon.

For more information, please see the attached third quarter 2020 report and

presentation.

The company will host conference call to present the results at 8:00am CET.

Following the presentation, it will be opened for questions from the audience.

The presentation will be in English.

To join the videoconference, use the following link.

https://channel.royalcast.com/hegnarmedia/#!/hegnarmedia/20201029_4

Audiocast participants need to register to post questions.

REC Silicon will also host a conference call later the same day at 3:00 p.m.

(CET). To join the event via audiocast, use one of the following access numbers.

Please make sure to dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

Norway: +47 2100 2610

Sweden: +46 8 5664 2753

United Kingdom: +44 330 336 9125

United States: +1 646 828 8193

Participant code for all countries: 7507290

For further information, please contact:

James A. May II, Chief Financial Officer

Phone: +1 509 989 1023

Email: james.may@recsilicon.com

Nils O. Kjerstad

IR Contact

Phone: +47 9135 6659

Email: nils.kjerstad@crux.no

About REC Silicon

REC Silicon is a leading producer of advanced silicon materials, delivering

high-purity polysilicon and silicon gas to the solar and electronics industries

worldwide. We combine over 30 years of experience and proprietary technology

with the needs of our customers, with annual production capacity of more than

20,000 MT of polysilicon from our two US-based manufacturing plants. Listed on

the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: REC), the Company is headquartered in Lysaker,

Norway.

For more information, go to: www.recsilicon.com

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section

5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.