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TGS ASA Director's Dealing 2021

May 31, 2021

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Director's Dealing

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SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS LLP

Time & Life Building 1 Bruton Street London W1J 6TL Telephone (020) 7518 7100 Facsimile (020) 7491 7495

31 May 2021

Silchester International Investors LLP ("Silchester") has been appointed as the fully discretionary investment manager for a number of commingled funds and, from time to time, various separately managed accounts (each a "Client"). These currently are:

  • · Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust
  • · Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Group Trust
  • · Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free International Equity Trust
  • · Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Taxable Trust
  • · The Calleva Trust

In acting for the Clients, Silchester are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered to vote on their behalf. Silchester does not act as a custodian and therefore the shares owned by the Clients are not held in Silchester's name. Rather, all of the Clients' shares are held by The Northern Trust Company, as custodian, via its various nominees and sub-custodians.

On 31 May 2021, during normal trading hours, Silchester purchased 93,847 shares of TGS-NOPEC on behalf of our Clients. In doing so, Silchester exceeded the 5% stock exchange disclosure threshold.

Our records show that TGS-NOPEC have shares with 116,958,298 voting rights outstanding (e.g., 117,303,398 issued shares less 345,100 shares without voting rights that are held by TGS-NOPEC in treasury). As a result of the transactions on 31 May 2021, Silchester has control over the following shares and voting rights:

Total number of shares held: 5,868,688
Total number of voting rights held: 5,868,688
% of issued share capital held 5.0%
% of voting rights held 5.0%

The breakdown by Client can be found on the next page.

This disclosure is made pursuant to Section 4-3 of the Securities Trading Act.

If you require further information on the number of shares owned by each Client and/or if you have any other questions on this disclosure, please contact [email protected].

Sincerely,

Silchester International Investors LLP

Registered Office: Time & Life Building, 1 Bruton Street, London W1J 6TL Partnership Registration No: OC355490

FUND LEVEL HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE

Company:

TGS-NOPEC

Share Class:

(SEDOL: B15SLC4, ISIN: NO0003078800)

Voting Rights:

116,958,298

SII Ownership:

5,868,688

% of Voting Rights

5.018%

SII Account Nominee Silchester Voting Current % Holding at
Authority Shareholding Fund Level
Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Taxable Trust Northern Trust Co YES 818,117 0.70%
c/o Silchester International Investors, Inc.
780 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor
New York, New York, 10017
Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Group Trust Northern Trust Co YES 1,343,733 1,15%
c/o Silchester International Investors, Inc.
780 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor
New York, New York, 10017
Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free International Value Equity Trust Northern Trust Co YES 558,097 0.48%
c/o Silchester International Investors, Inc.
780 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor
New York, New York, 10017
Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust Northern Trust Co yısıs 2,565,902 2.19%
c/o Silchester International Investors, Inc.
780 Third Avenue, 42nd Floor
New York, New York, 10017
The Calleva Trust Northern Trust Co VES 582,839 0.50%
c/o Northern Trust Fiduciary Services (Ireland) Limited
George's Court
54-62 Townsend Street
Dublin 2, Ireland
TOTAL 5,868,688

31-May-21