OKEA ASA

Regulatory Filings • Jun 6, 2019

OKEA ASA - Extension of bookbuilding and application period

OKEA ASA - Extension of bookbuilding and application period

OKEA ASA has decided to extend the application period and bookbuilding period to

13 June 2019 at, respectively, 12:00 hours and 15:00 hours (CET)

OKEA ASA - Extension of bookbuilding and application period

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION INTO OR IN THE UNITED STATES,

CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO

SUBSCRIBE OR PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

Trondheim, 6 June 2019. Reference is made to the announcement of the terms for

OKEA ASA's ("OKEA" or the "Company") contemplated initial public offering (the

"Offering" or the "IPO") published on 24 May 2019 and to the announcement of the

commencement of the bookbuilding and application period published on 28 May

Since 24 May 2019, OKEA's management has carried out an extensive roadshow,

meeting with institutional and private investors. While OKEA's strategy and

solid position on the NCS has been widely endorsed by the investor community,

the bookbuilding period has coincided with severe volatility and a strong

downward spike in the oil price.

Despite the recent volatility in the oil price, OKEA has received good

subscriptions for shares within the indicative price range in the Offering,

however not sufficient to complete the Offering. In addition, OKEA has received

substantial indications of interest below the indicative price range from large

institutional anchor investors.

On the basis of the above, OKEA will explore the potential to complete the

Offering on revised terms, including a potentially lower price range, and has

decided to extend the application period and bookbuilding period to 13 June 2019

at, respectively, 12:00 hours and 15:00 hours (CET) (subject to shortening or

extension as set out in the Prospectus). The other dates for payment, delivery

and first day of trading will be adjusted accordingly. Further details will be

provided in due course, pursuant to the procedures set out in the Prospectus.

No secondary sale of shares

The Selling Shareholders have confirmed to the Company and the Managers that

they will not sell any Sale Shares in the Offering.

Additional insider application for shares

· Erik Haugane (co-founder and CEO) has applied for 200,000 Offer Shares.

· Anton Tronstad (co-founder and SVP Projects and Technology) has applied for

200,000 Offer Shares.

· Knut Evensen (co-founder and SVP Finance and IR) has applied for Offer

Shares for an amount of NOK 150,000.

· Ola Borten Moe (co-founder and SVP Business Development) has applied for

Offer Shares for an amount of NOK 150,000.

· Finn Haugan (board member) has applied for Offer Shares for an amount of NOK

300,000.

· Frank Stensland (board member, employee representative) has increased his

application of Offer Shares to an amount of NOK 200,000.

The applications have been made in accordance with the terms and conditions for

the Offering described in the prospectus for the Offering dated 27 May 2019 (the

"Prospectus").

Capitalised terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meaning set forth

in the Prospectus. The Prospectus is, subject to regulatory restrictions in

certain jurisdictions, available at www.okea.no/investor/ipo, www.paretosec.com,

www.seb.no and www.sb1markets.no. Hard copies of the Prospectus may also be

obtained by contacting the Company or one of the Managers.

For further media queries, please contact:

Erik Haugane, CEO +47 90 72 16 55 Jan Petter Stiff, Crux Advisers (media) +47 99

51 38 91

About OKEA ASA

OKEA is a fast-growing oil and gas producer operating on the Norwegian

Continental Shelf (NCS) aiming to bring undeveloped discoveries with less than

100 million boe in reserves into production. We are a trusted partner on a

local, regional and national level with a clear ambition to create value for

owners, employees and society as a whole.

Our overall vision is to be the leading company on the NCS in terms of

delivering safe and cost-effective field developments and operational

excellence, while maintaining a competent organization with direct management

engagement in all of our projects.

OKEA was established in June 2015 and founded with capital contributions from

the active E&P manager Seacrest Capital Group, and the four founding members of

management.

OKEA consists of a strong management team coupled with a tier-one operator

organization of more than 200 employees ensuring operational excellence. The NOK

4.5 billion acquisition of interests in Draugen and Gjøa in 2018 transformed

OKEA from an E&P start-up to an established player.

Our head office is based in Trondheim and includes most of our management

functions. Our offshore operational center for existing and future OKEA-operated

fields is based in Kristiansund.

Important Notice

The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only

and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any

purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy,

fairness or completeness. None of the Managers or any of their respective

affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisors

or agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any

representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or

completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information

has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the

Company, its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a

visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available, or for

any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or

otherwise arising in connection therewith.

Neither this announcement nor the information contained herein is for

publication, distribution or release, in whole or in part, directly or

indirectly, in or into or from the United States (including its territories and

possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia),

Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so would

constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. The

publication, distribution or release of this announcement may be restricted by

law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or

other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and

observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may

constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer to sell or a

solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for any securities referred to in

this announcement to any person in any jurisdiction, including the United

States, Australia, Canada or Japan or any jurisdiction to whom or in which such

offer or solicitation is unlawful. The securities referred to in this

announcement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities

Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), and may not be offered or

sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from, or in a

transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities

Act and in accordance with applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Company

does not intend to register any securities referred to herein in the United

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

Any offering of the securities referred to in this announcement will be made by

means of a prospectus. This announcement is not a prospectus for the purposes of

Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any applicable implementing measures in any

Member State, the "Prospectus Directive"). Investors should not subscribe for

any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of

information contained in the aforementioned prospectus. Copies of any such

prospectus will, following publication, be available from the Company's

registered office and the Managers, and, subject to certain exceptions, on the

websites of the Company and the Managers.

In any EEA Member State other than Norway that has implemented the Prospectus

Directive, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at

qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus

Directive, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without an approved

prospectus in such 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 to

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 Managers and their affiliates are acting exclusively for the Company in

connection with the Offering. They will not regard any other person as their

respective clients in relation to the Offering and will not be responsible to

anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their

respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Offering, the

contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter

referred to herein.

In connection with the Offering, Managers and any of their affiliates, acting as

investors for their own accounts, may subscribe for or purchase shares and in

that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for

their own accounts in such shares and other securities of the Company or related

investments in connection with the Offering or otherwise. Accordingly,

references in any prospectus, if published, to the shares being issued, offered,

subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including

any issue or offer to, or subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by, such

Managers and any of their affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts.

The Managers do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or

transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory

obligations to do so.

Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking

statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical

facts and may be identified by words such as "believe", "aims", "expect",

"anticipate", "intends", "estimate", "will", "may", "continue", "should" and

similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are based

upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further

assumptions. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were

reasonable when made, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant

known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important

factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond its control.

Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause

actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in

this release by such forward-looking statements.

The Offering may be influenced by a range of circumstances, such as market

conditions, and there is no guarantee that the Offering will proceed and that

the listing will occur.

Certain figures contained in this document, including financial information,

have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, in certain instances,

the sum or percentage change of the numbers contained in this document may not

conform exactly with the total figure given.

The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this

announcement speak only as at its date, and are subject to change without

notice.