Golden Ocean Group

Share Issue/Capital Change • Feb 23, 2016

Oslo Børs - GOGL R - Listing of new shares

Oslo Børs - GOGL R - Listing of new shares

Reference is made to Golden Ocean Group Limited

announcements 19.02.2016 08:30 CET and 23.02.2016

12:01 CET regarding the private placement of new

shares. The new shares will be restricted shares in

the U.S., and will be subject to a six month holding

period during which they cannot be traded in the U.S.

The new shares will therefore be delivered and

registered on a separate ISIN BMG396371145 in the

Norwegian Central Securities Depository (Nw.

Verdipapirsentralen) (the "VPS"). The New Shares will

be assumed for listing only on Oslo Børs under a

separate trading symbol "GOGL R" following publication

of a prospectus (the "Prospectus") approved by the

Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority.

The new shares will be subject to the Oslo Børs Member

and Trading Rules (MTR) 1630 regarding trading in

securities of US issuers issued pursuant to the

offshore safe harbour from registration requirements

available under Category 3 of Regulation S under the

US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and identified

as such on the trading system with the letters "REG

S".

The new shares will be listed from 24.02.2016:

Name: Golden Ocean Group REG S

Ticker: GOGL R

Instrument ID: 1302288

ISIN: BMG396371145

Segment: OBMA

Instrument Type: Share (SH)

Country of register: NO - NORWAY

Trading Currency: NOK

Exchange Market Size (EMS): 2000

Face value: USD 0.01

Number of shares for listing: 343.684.000

Golden Ocean Group Limited is classified as "20303010

- Marine" in GICS (Global Industry Classification

Standard)