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Energy SpA Share Issue/Capital Change 2020

Feb 19, 2020

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BW ENERGY LIMITED - Stabilisation and over-allotment notice

BW ENERGY LIMITED - Stabilisation and over-allotment notice

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) (THE "UNITED STATES"), AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR JAPAN, OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.

19 February 2020

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Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published on 17 February 2020 by BW Energy Limited (the "Company" or “BWE”) regarding successful completion of the initial public offering of the Company's shares (the "IPO" or the "Offering") as further described in the prospectus dated 29 January 2020 (the "Prospectus") and the supplemental prospectus dated 13 February 2020 (the “Supplemental Prospectus”).

Pareto Securities AS (the "Stabilisation Manager") may, on behalf of the Managers (as defined below), engage in stabilisation activities of the shares of the Company (the “Shares”) from today 19 February 2020, to and including 19 March 2020 (the "Stabilisation Period").

In connection with the Offering, the Managers have over-allotted 7,035,630 shares to the applicants in the Offering, which equals approximately 15% of the number of shares sold in the Offering prior to the over-allotments. In order to permit delivery in respect of over-allotments made, the Stabilisation Manager, on behalf of the Managers, has borrowed a number of shares equal to the number of over-allotted shares from BW Offshore Limited (“BWO”).

Further, the Company has granted the Stabilisation Manager an option (the "Greenshoe Option"), which may be exercised on behalf of the Managers, to purchase a number of shares up to the number of over-allotted shares, at a price per share equal to the offer price (NOK 24.40 per share) in the Offering (the "Offer Price"). The Greenshoe Option may be exercised at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, during the Stabilisation Period. The Stabilisation Manager can use the Greenshoe Option to cover short positions resulting from over-allotments made in connection with the Offering.

The Stabilisation Manager may effect transactions with a view to support the market price of the Shares at a level higher than what might otherwise prevail, by buying shares in the open market at prices equal to or lower than (but not above) the Offer Price. However, there is no obligation on the Stabilisation Manager to do so. Moreover, there is no assurance that the Stabilisation Manager will undertake stabilisation activities. If stabilisation activities are undertaken, they may be discontinued at any time, and must be brought to an end upon or before the expiry of the Stabilisation Period.

Within one week after the end of the Stabilisation Period, the Stabilisation Manager will publish a statement through the information system of the Oslo Stock Exchange under the Company's ticker with information as to whether any stabilisation activities have been undertaken, including the total amount of shares sold and purchased, the date stabilisation begun, the date at which stabilisation last occurred, and the price range within which stabilisation was carried out for each of the dates during which stabilisation transactions were carried out.

Any profit resulting from stabilisation activities conducted by the Stabilisation Manager will be for the benefit of the Company.

Any stabilisation activities will be conducted in accordance with Section 3-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003 implementing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for buy-back programmes and stabilisation of financial instruments.

Reference is made to the Prospectus and the Supplemental Prospectus issued in connection with the Offering for further details.

DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA and Pareto Securities AS are acting as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners in the Offering (the "Joint Global Coordinators"). Arctic Securities AS, Danske Bank (Norwegian Branch), Nordea Bank Abp (filial i Norge) and Swedbank AB (publ) (in cooperation with Kepler Cheuvreux) are acting as co-managers (the "Co-Managers", and together with the Joint Global Coordinators, the "Managers").

Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is acting as Norwegian legal counsel to the Company and Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited is acting as special Bermuda legal counsel to the Company. Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS is acting as Norwegian legal counsel to the Managers.

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Important notice

Not for distribution in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China or Japan.

These materials do not constitute or form a part of any offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities of the Company in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The securities of the Company may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"). The securities of the Company have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act. Any sale in the United States of the securities mentioned in this communication will be made solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act. No public offering of the securities will be made in the United States.

In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the EU Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State. The expression "EU Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State).

In the United Kingdom, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at Qualified Investors who (i) are 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) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) (all such persons together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). These materials are directed only at Relevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement 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 Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Transaction.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in,

or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Company's shares.

Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own Target Market Assessment in respect of the Company's shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.

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 "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "intends", "may", "should", "will" 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 information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date, and are subject to change without notice.

The Managers are 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 their respective clients, or for advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any of the matters referred to herein.

Neither the Managers nor any of their respective affiliates makes any representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this announcement and none of them accepts any responsibility for the contents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein.

This announcement is for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon in substitution for the exercise of independent judgment. It is not intended as investment advice and under no circumstances is it to be used or considered as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities of the Company. Neither the Managers nor any of their respective affiliates accepts any liability arising from the use of this announcement.

The Managers and their respective affiliates expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, review or revise any statement contained in this announcement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

The distribution of this announcement and other information may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other information should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.