Eidesvik Offshore — Share Issue/Capital Change 2018

Jan 8, 2018

Eidesvik Offshore ASA - Start of application period in contemplated private placement

Eidesvik Offshore ASA - Start of application period in contemplated private placement

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Eidesvik Offshore ASA - Start of application period in contemplated private placement

Bømlo, 8 January 2018

Eidesvik Offshore ASA (the "Company") refers to the Company's stock exchange announcement dated 5 January 2018 regarding financial restructuring, amendments to existing loan agreements and contemplated private placement, subsequent offering and conversion of shareholder loan.

The application period for the contemplated private placement (the "Private Placement") commences today, 8 January 2018, at 09:00 hours CET, and closes on the same day at 17:00 hours CET. The Company may, however, at any time resolve to close or extend the application period at its own discretion, for any reason and without further notice.

The minimum application and allocation amount in the Private Placement has been set to the NOK equivalent of EUR 100,000 per investor. The Company intends to propose to carry out a subsequent offering for eligible shareholders as defined in the stock exchange announcement dated 5 January.

For further details regarding the terms for the contemplated Private Placement, the Company's financial restructuring, as well as the contemplated subsequent offering and conversion of shareholder loan, reference is made to the Company's stock exchange announcement dated 5 January 2018. Shareholders/investors wishing to subscribe can contact their broker at Pareto Securities AS, or call (+47) 22 87 87 50 for information.

For further information, please contact:

Chairman of the Board Kolbein Rege (+47 992 57 452)

CFO Thor Krukhaug (+47 952 05 960)

Important Notice

The contents of this announcement have been prepared by, and are the sole responsibility of, the Company. The Company's financial advisor is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else, and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its respective clients, or for advice in relation to the Private Placement, the contents of this announcement or any of the matters referred to herein. The Private Placement and the distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with the Private Placement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. The Company assumes no responsibility in the event there is a violation by any person of such restrictions. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other information should come are required to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions. This announcement may not be used for, or in connection with, and does not constitute, any offer of securities for sale in the United States or in any other jurisdiction.

The Private Placement has not been made in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly in or into any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make any such offer or solicitation to such person or where prior registration or approval is required for that purpose. No steps have been taken or will be taken relating to the Private Placement in any jurisdiction in which such steps would be required. Neither the publication and/or delivery of this announcement shall under any circumstances imply that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company or that the information contained herein is correct as of any date subsequent to the earlier of the date hereof and any earlier specified date with respect to such information.

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia). This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. The shares to be issued in the Private Placement have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act") or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account of, U.S. persons (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act), except pursuant to an effective registration statement under, or an exemption from the registration requirements of, the US Securities Act. All offers and sales outside the United States will be made in reliance on Regulation S under the US Securities Act. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States.

This announcement does not constitute an offering circular or prospectus in connection with an offering of securities of the Company. Investors must neither accept any offer for, nor acquire, any securities to which this document refers, unless they do so on the basis of the information contained in the investor material made available by the Company only to qualified persons in certain jurisdictions where an offer may be made (if an offer is made). This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities and cannot be relied on for any investment contract or decision.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.