Himalaya Shipping

Share Issue/Capital Change • Mar 27, 2023

Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (HSHIP) - Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering in the United States

Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (HSHIP) - Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering in the United States

Hamilton, Bermuda, March 27, 2023

Himalaya Shipping Ltd. ("Himalaya Shipping" or the "Company"), an independent

bulk carrier company with two dual fueled Newcastlemax vessels in operation and

10 dual fueled Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels under construction at New Times

Shipyard in China expected to be delivered between April 2023 and July 2024,

announced today it has launched the initial public offering (the "Offering") of

$45,000,000 of its common shares. Himalaya Shipping will also grant the

underwriters of the Offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional

$6,750,000 of common shares, solely to cover over-allotments, if any, at the

initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

The initial public offering price will be determined based on a book building

process and is expected to be at or close to the closing price of its shares on

the Euronext Expand in Norway on the most recent trading date prior to the

pricing date of the Offering.

Himalaya Shipping intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering for general

corporate purposes, which may include funding acquisitions of vessels on order

or maintaining liquidity, repayment of indebtedness and funding its working

capital needs.

The Company has applied to list its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange

under the ticker symbol "HSHP." Following the Offering, Himalaya Shipping will

continue to be listed on the Euronext Expand in Norway under the ticker "HSHP".

DNB Markets will act as sole global coordinator, joint bookrunner and

representative of the underwriters; Clarksons Securities will act as qualified

independent underwriter and joint bookrunner; ABG Sundal Collier ASA, Arctic

Securities, BTIG and Fearnley Securities will act as joint bookrunners; and

Cleaves Securities AS will act as co-manager for the Offering.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the

Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These

securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time

the registration statement becomes effective. The Offering will be made only by

means of a preliminary prospectus, copies of which may be obtained, when

available, from: the SEC at www.sec.gov, and from: DNB Markets, Inc., Attn:

Compliance Department, by telephone: 212-681-3800, or by email at:

compliance.marketsinc@dnb.no.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of

an offer to buy these securities in any state or jurisdiction. Any offers,

solicitations or offers to buy, or any sales of securities in the United States

will be made in accordance with the registration requirements of the Securities

Act of 1933 and if made in any other state or jurisdiction will be made in

accordance with the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to subscribe to or a

solicitation of an offer to subscribe to securities in any member state within

the European Economic Area ("EEA") in which such offer or solicitation is

unlawful, unless in reliance upon applicable EEA prospectus exceptions, whereby

no EEA prospectus, registration or similar action would be required within EEA.

The Company's Board has considered the Offering in light of the equal treatment

obligations under the Norwegian Securities Trading Act, the rules on equal

treatment under Oslo Rule Book II for companies listed on the Oslo Stock

Exchange and the Oslo Stock Exchange's Guidelines on the rule of equal

treatment, and deems that the proposed Offering is in compliance with these

obligations. The Company's Board is of the view that it will be in the common

interest of the Company and its shareholders to raise equity through the

Offering, in particularly in light of the current market conditions and the

purpose for which the funds are raised. By structuring the equity raise as an

offering in the United States, the Company believes it will be in a position to

raise equity efficiently and in a timely manner, with a lower discount to the

current trading price, and with a significantly reduced completion risk compared

to a rights issue in the Norwegian market. It has also been taken into

consideration that the Offering is based on a publicly announced bookbuilding

process. As the Offering is structured to ensure that a market-based

subscription price is achieved, it is currently not planned to conduct a

subsequent repair offering directed towards shareholders not participating in

the Offering.

For further queries, please contact:

Herman Billung, Contracted CEO

Telephone +47?918 31?590