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AMSC ASA AGM Information 2022

Oct 6, 2022

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Unauthorized translation. In the event of any discrepancy between the Norwegian and English text, the Norwegian takes precedence.

MINUTES OF

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING IN

AMERICAN SHIPPING COMPANY ASA

On 6 October 2022 at 10:00 (CET) an Extraordinary General Meeting in American Shipping Company ASA, reg. no. 988 228 397, was held digitally via Lumi AGM webcast.

The following items were on the agenda:

1. OPENING OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, INCLUDING APPROVAL OF THE NOTICE AND AGENDA

The Extraordinary General Meeting was opened and chaired by Annette Malm Justad, Chair of the Board.

The record of attending shareholders showed that 28,416,896 shares, corresponding to 42,62% of the total share capital, were represented. The list of attending shareholders and the voting results for each matter are enclosed to these minutes.

No objections were made to the notice and the agenda, and the General Meeting was declared duly constituted.

2. ELECTION OF A PERSON TO CO-SIGN THE MINUTES ALONG WITH THE MEETING CHAIR

Kristin Lødrup Parnemann was elected to co-sign the minutes of the General Meeting together with the meeting chair.

3. SHARE CAPITAL INCREASE IN CONNECTION WITH PRIVATE PLACEMENT

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

  • 1. The share capital is increased by NOK 5,185,683 by the issuance of 5,185,683 shares, each of the nominal value of NOK 1.
  • 2. The subscribers shall pay NOK 36 per shares, so that the total of the consideration for the shares is NOK 186,684,588.
  • 3. The shareholders' pre-emption rights are set aside. The new shares shall be subscribed for by Clarksons Platou AS, DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA and/or Pareto Securities AS for and on behalf of the following in accordance with the allocations below:
  • Aker Capital AS – 2,144,394 shares
  • DNB Bank ASA – 1,284,482 shares
  • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB – 1,703,807 shares
  • Homlungen AS – a company owned by Chair of the Board Annette Malm Justad – 8,000 shares

  • Vilja AS - a company partly owned by board member Peter Knudsen - 15,000 shares

  • Pål Lothe Magnussen, CEO – 30,000 shares
  • 4. Subscription of the new shares shall take place on a separate subscription document within 14 October 2022.
  • 5. The consideration for the shares shall be settled by cash payment to a separate bank account within 14 October 2022.
  • 6. The new shares give shareholder rights in the Company, including right to dividends, from the time the capital increase has been registered in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises.
  • 7. The articles of association § 4 shall be amended to read as follows:

"The Company's share capital is NOK 71,863,838, divided into 71,863,838 shares, each with a nominal value of NOK 1. The Company's shares shall be registered with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (Nw. Verdipapirsentralen)."

8. The estimated cost of the capital increase is NOK 5 million.

4. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL IN CONNECTION WITH FUTURE INVESTMENTS ETC.

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

  • 1. The Board of Directors is authorized to increase the share capital by up to NOK 6,061,650.
  • 2. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2023, but no longer than June 30, 2023.
  • 3. The pre-emptive rights of the existing shareholders pursuant to section 10-4 of the Public Limited Liability Companies Act may be derogated from.
  • 4. The authorization includes share capital increase against non-cash contributions, rights to assume special obligations on behalf of the Company in addition to resolution of merger and demerger, cf. the Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 13-5 and 14-6 (2). The authorization can be used in situations as described in the Securities Trading Act section 6-17.
  • 5. The authorization can only be used in connection with strengthening of the Company's equity capital, or to raise equity capital for future investments within the Company's scope of operations.
  • 6. This authorization replaces the authorization to increase capital which is registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises.

5. CHANGE IN COMPANY NAME

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

  • 1. The name of the Company is changed from "American Shipping Company ASA" to "AMSC ASA".
  • 2. The following text shall replace the heading of the Articles of Association: "Articles of Association of AMSC ASA".
  • 3. The articles of association § 1 shall be amended to read as follows:

"The Company is a public limited liability company. The name of the Company is AMSC ASA."

* * *

There were no further items on the agenda. The Chair of the meeting thanked the participants for their attendance, and the General Meeting was thereafter adjourned.

Oslo, 6 October 2022

(sign.) (sign.)

Annette Malm Justad, Chair Kristin Lødrup Parnemann, co-signer

Attendance Summary Report American Shipping Company ASA EGM 6 October 2022

Registered Attendees: 4
Total Votes Represented: 28 416 896
Total Accounts Represented: 30
Total Voting Capital: 66 678 155
% Total Voting Capital Represented: 42,62 %
Sub Total: 4 0 28 416 896
Capacity Registered Attendees Registered Non-Voting Attendees Registered Votes Accounts
Shareholder (web) 1 0 3 815 1
Chair of the Board with Proxy 1 0 2 095 311 9
Chair of the Board with Instructions 1 0 10 874 563 11
Advance votes 1 0 15 443 207 9

Freddy Hermansen DNB Bank ASA Issuer Services

AMERICAN SHIPPING COMPANY ASA EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING 6 OCTOBER 2022

As scrutineer appointed for the purpose of the Poll taken at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Company held on 6 October 2022, I HEREBY CERTIFY that the result of the Poll is correctly set out as follows:-

Issued voting shares:
66 678 155
VOTES
FOR / FOR
% VOTES
MOT /
AGAINST
% VOTES
AVSTÅR /
ABSTAIN
VOTES
TOTAL
% ISSUED
VOTING
SHARES
VOTED
NO VOTES
IN
MEETING
1 28 416 896 100,00 0 0,00 0 28 416 896 42,62 % 0
2 28 416 731 100,00 0 0,00 165 28 416 896 42,62 % 0
3 28 400 057 99,97 9 554 0,03 7 285 28 416 896 42,62 % 0
4 28 095 670 98,89 313 941 1,11 7 285 28 416 896 42,62 % 0
5 28 416 361 100,00 370 0,00 165 28 416 896 42,62 % 0

Freddy Hermansen DNB Bank ASA Issuer Services

Attendance Details

Meeting: American Shipping Company ASA, EGM torsdag 6. oktober 2022

Attendees Votes
Shareholder
Chair of the Board with Proxy 1 3 815
1 2 095 311
Chair of the Board with Instructions
Advance votes 1 10 874 563
1 15 443 207
Total 4 28 416 896
Shareholder 1 3 815
Votes Representing / Accompanying
ANDERSEN, HENNING 3 815 ANDERSEN, HENNING
Chair of the Board with Proxy 1 2 095 311
Votes Representing / Accompanying
Chair of the Board with Proxy 38 000 BJORDAL, TORE
31 300 LARSEN, OLE ODDVAR
200 GIÆVER, RAYMOND
200 KVAALE, MICHAELA
100 FALLETH, ROLF SVERRE
80 HEFTE, ARVID
25 000 ANDERSEN, HÅKON CHRISTIAN
320 SANNES, LEIF VIKTOR
2 000 111 TRETHOM AS
2 095 311
Chair of the Board with Instructions 1 10 874 563
Votes Representing / Accompanying
Chair of the Board with Instructions 9 945 094 DNB Markets Aksjehandel/-analyse
27 608 Mark Lynch
26 000 LITHIUM INVESTMENTS LLC
960 SPDR PORTFOLIO EUR ETF
4 362 MARYLAND STATE RET + PEN SYS
80 600 SCHOOL EMP RET SYS OF OHIO
12 899 VOYA MULTI-MAN INT SMALL CAP FD
7 120 CHARLES
9 354 CHALLENGE FUNDS - CHALLENGE EUROPE
555 000 GRAND SLAM ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
205 566 VERDIPAPIRFONDET STOREBRAND INDEKS
10 874 563
Advance votes 1 15 443 207
Votes Representing / Accompanying
ADVANCE VOTE 30 000 MOEN, MAGNAR
450 Bakke, Lars Arne
370 REE, KNUT CHRISTIAN HANNESTAD
200 GRAN, MARTIN SANDLAND
165 SØFTELAND, FREDRIK ALEXANDER
11 557 022 AKER CAPITAL AS
100 000 MB CAPITAL AS
5 000 HAUGEN, ESPEN
3 750 000 B.O. STEEN SHIPPING AS
15 443 207