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Philly Shipyard AGM Information 2017

Apr 7, 2017

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

MINUTES OF

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN

PHILL Y SHIPYARD ASA

On Friday April 7, 2017 at 12:00 the Annual General Meeting in Philly Shipyard ASA was held at Advokatfirmaet BA-HR DA, Tjuvholmen alle 16,0252 Oslo.

The following items were on the agenda:

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

The Annual General Meeting was opened and chaired by Arild Støren Frick, appointed by the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Board to open and chair the General Meeting. Audun Stensvold, Deputy Chairman, was present.

The Company's auditor, the auditing firm KPMG, represented by state-authorized public accountant Gunnar Sotnakk, and DNB Verdipapirservice were also present.

The record of attending shareholders showed that 9,297,258 shares, corresponding to 73.94% of the issued shares, were represented. The list of attending shareholders is set out on page 6. The voting result for each respective item is set out on pages 7-8.

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

Associate Ole Petter K. Schmedling was elected to co-sign the minutes along with the meeting chair.

3. PRESENTATION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

Audun Stensvold gave a presentation of the business activities, the important occurrences in the Group in 2016 and the main figures from the 2016 annual accounts.

After the presentation, the meeting chair opened for questions and comments.

4. APPROVAL OF THE 2016 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS OF PHILLY SHIPYARD ASA, GROUP CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' REPORT

The annual accounts and the Board of Directors' report were reviewed.

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

The General Meeting approves the annual accounts for 2016 for Philly Shipyard ASA, the group consolidated accounts and the Board of Directors' Report.

5. CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' DECLARATION REGARDING STIPULATION OF SALARY AND OTHER REMUNERATION TO THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

The General Meeting supports the Board of Directors' statement regarding establishment of salary and other benefits for the executive management pursuant to the Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 6-16a.

6. CONSIDERATION OF THE STATEMENT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The General Meeting considered the Board of Directors' statement of Corporate Governance.

7. STIPULATION OF REMUNERATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

In accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee, the General Meeting approves that the remuneration rates for members of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee for the period from the 2016 Annual General Meeting up to the 2017 Annual General Meeting shall be as follows:

  • NOK 330,000 to the Chairperson of the board.
  • NOK 220,000 to each of the other board members.
  • NOK 46,000 to the Chairperson of the audit committee.
  • NOK 36,000 to each of the remaining audit committee members.

8. STIPULATION OF REMUNERATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

In accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee, the General Meeting approves that the remuneration rate for members of the Nomination Committee for the period from the 2016 Annual General Meeting up to the 2017 Annual General Meeting shall be NOK 34,000 for each member.

9. APPROVAL OF REMUNERATION TO THE AUDITOR FOR 2016

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

The remuneration to the auditor of USD 30,739 ex. VAT for the audit of the Company's 2016 annual accounts is approved. In addition, the Group has paid fees to KPMG of USD 36,748 ex. VAT for services other than audit.

10. ELECTION OF MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

In accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee, Elin Karfjell is re-elected as member of the Board for a period of two years.

The Board of Directors of Philly Shipyard ASA will then consist of the following members:

  • Jim Miller (Chairman)
  • Audun Stensvold (Deputy Chairman)
  • Elin Karfjell
  • Amy E. Humphreys

11. ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

In accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee, Leif-Arne Langøy, Gerhard Heiberg and Arild Støren Frick are re-elected as members of the Nomination Committee for a period of two years.

The Nomination Committee of Philly Shipyard ASA will then consist of the following members:

Leif-Arne Langøy (Chair)

Gerhard Heiberg

Arild Støren Frick

12. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

The General Meeting grants the Board of Directors authorization to resolve payment of dividends based on the Company's annual accounts for 2016. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2018.

13. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PURCHASE OWN SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH ACQUISITIONS, MERGERS, DE-MERGERS OR OTHER TRANSACTIONS

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

1. The Board of Directors is authorized to acquire and pledge own shares with a total nominal value of NOK 12,574,766.

  • 2. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2018, but no longer than June 30, 2018.
  • 3. Own shares shall be acquired for a consideration of minimum NOK 1 and maximum NOK 600 per share.
  • 4. The Board of Directors is free to decide the method of acquisition and disposal of own shares. The authorization can be used in situations as described in the Securities Trading Act section 6-17.
  • 5. The authorization can only be used for the purpose of utilising the company's shares as transaction currency in acquisitions, mergers, de-mergers or other transactions.

14. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PURCHASE OWN SHARES FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTMENT OR SUBSEQUENT SALE OR DELETION OF SUCH SHARES

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

  • 1. The Board of Directors is authorized to acquire and pledge own shares with a total nominal value of NOK 12,574,766.
  • 2. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2018, but no longer than June 30, 2018.
  • 3. Own shares shall be acquired for a consideration of minimum NOK 1 and maximum NOK 600 per share.
  • 4. The Board of Directors is free to decide the method of acquisition and disposal of own shares. The authorization can be used in situations as described on the Securities Trading Act section 6-17.
  • 5. The authorization can only be used for the purpose of investment or subsequent sale or deletion of such shares.

15. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL FOR NEW SHIPBUILDING PROJECTS OR OTHER FUTURE INVESTMENTS WITHIN THE COMPANY'S SCOPE OF OPERATIONS

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

  • 1. The Board of Directors is authorized to increase the share capital by up to NOK 12,574,766.
  • 2. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2018, but no longer than June 30, 2018.
  • 3. The pre-emptive rights of the existing shareholders pursuant to section 10-4 of the Public Limited Liability Company's 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 detnerger, cf. the Public Limited Liability Company's 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 to raise equity capital for new shipbuilding projects or other future investments within the Company's scope of operations.

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

* * *

Oslo, April 7, 2017

(sign. ) Arild Støren Frick, Chairman

(sign. ) Ole Petter K. Schmedling, co-signer

Total Represented

ISIN: N00010395577 PHILLY SHIPYARD ASA
General meeting date: 07/04/2017 12.00
Today: 07.04.2017

Number of persons with voting rights represented/ attended: 3

Number of shares % se
Total shares 12,574,766
- own shares of the company 466,865
Total shares with voting rights 12,107,901
Represented by own shares 1,136 0.01 %
Represented by advance vote 7,238,781 59.79 %
Sum own shares 7,239,917 59.80 %
Represented by proxy 191 0.00 %
Represented by voting instruction 2,057,150 16.99 %
Sum proxy shares 2,057,341 16.99 %
Total represented with voting rights 9,297,258 76.79 %
Total represented by share capital 9,297,258 73.94 o/o
Registrar for the company:
DNB Bank ASA

Signature company: PHILL y SHIPYARD ASA

Protocol for general meeting PHILLY SHIPYARD ASA

ISIN: N00010395577 PHILLY SHIPYARD ASA
General meeting date: 07/04/2017 12.00
Today: 07.04.2017
Shares class FOR Against Poll in Abstain Poll not registered Represented shares
with voting rights
Agenda item 1 Opening of the annual general meeting, including approval of the notice and agenda
Ordinær 9,297,258 o 9,297,258 9,297,258
votes cast in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
representation of se in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
total se in % 73.94 % 0.00 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total 9,297,258 O 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
Agenda item 2 Election of a person to co-sign meeting minutes along with meeting chair
Ordinær 9,297,258 o 9,297,258 9,297,258
votes cast in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
representation of se in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
total se in % 73.94 % 0.00 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total 9,297,258 O 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
Agenda item 4 Approval of the 2016 annual accounts of Philly Shipyard ASA, group consolidated accounts
and the Board of Directors' report
Ordinær 9,297,258 9,297,258 o 9,297,258
votes east in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
representation of se in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
total se in % 73.94 % 0.00 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total 9,297,258 O 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
Agenda item 5 Consideration of the Board of Directors' declaration regarding stipulation of salary and
other remuneration to the executive management
Ordinær 9,297,258 o 9,297,258 o o 9,297,258
votes cast in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
representation of se in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
total se in % 73.94 % 0.00 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total 9,297,258 O 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
Agenda item 7 Stipulation of remuneration to the members of the Board of Directors and the Audit
Committee
Ordinær 9,297,258 o 9,297,258 o 9,297,258
votes east in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
representation of se in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
total se in % 73.94 % 0.00 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
I Total 9,297,258 O 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
Agenda item 8 Stipulation of remuneration to the members of the Nomination Committee
Ordinær 9,297,258 o 9,297,258 9,297,258
votes cast in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
representation of se in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
total se in % 73.94 % 0.00 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total 9,297,258 O 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
Agenda item 9 Approval of remuneration to the auditor for 2016
Ordinær 9,297,258 9,297,258 o 9,297,258
votes cast in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
representation of se in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
total se in % 73.94 % 0.00 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total 9,297,258 O 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
Agenda item 10 Election of member to the Board of Directors
Ordinær 9,297,258 9,297,258 o o 9,297,258
votes cast in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
representation of se in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
total se in % 73.94 % 0.00 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total 9,297,258 O 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
Agenda item 11 Election of members to the Nomination Committee
Ordinær 9,297,258 9,2.97,258 o 9,297,258
votes cast in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
representation of se in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
total se in % 73.94 % 0.00 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total 9,297,258 O 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
Agenda item 12 Authorization to the Board of Directors for payment of dividends
Ordinær 9,297,258 9,297,258 o 9,297,258
Shares class FOR Against Poll in Abstain Poll not registered Represented shares
with voting rights
votes cast in % I 100.00 % I 0.00 % I 0.00 % l
representation of se in % 100.00 % 0.00 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 % I
total se in % 73.94 % 0.00 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total 9,297,258 O 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
Agenda item 13 Authorization to the Board of Directors to purchase own shares in connection with
acquisitions, mergers, de-mergers or other transactions
Ordinær 9,253,334 43,924 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
votes east j n % 99.53 % 0.47 % 0.00 %
of se in %
representation
99.53 % 0.47 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
total se in % 73.59 % 0.35 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total 9,253,334 43,924 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
Agenda item 14 Authorization to the Board of Directors to purchase own shares for the purpose of
investment or subsequent sale or deletion of such shares
Ordinær 9,253,334 43,924 9,297,258 9,297,258
votes east i n % 99.53 % 0.47 % 0.00 %
of se in %
representation
99.53 % 0.47 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
total se in % 73.59 % 0.35 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total 9,253,334 43,924 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
Agenda item 15 Authorization to the Board of Directors to increase the share capital for new shipbuilding
projects or other future investments within t
Ordinær 9,153,339 143,919 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258
votes east in % 98.45 % 1.55 % 0.00 %
I representation of se in % 98.45 % 1.55 % 100.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
total se in % 72.79 % 1.15 % 73.94 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
I Total 9,153,339 143,919 9,297,258 O O 9,297,258

Registrar for the company: Signature company:

DNB Bank ASA PHILLY SHIPYARD ASA

Share information

IName Total number of shares Nominal value Share capital Voting rights Ordinær Sum: 12,574,766 10.00 125,747,660.00 Yes

§ 5-17 Generally majority requirement requires majority of the given votes

§ 5-18 Amendment to resolution

Requires two-thirds majority of the given votes like the issued share capital represented/attended on the general meeting