BlueNord: Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting – Approval of the Merger Plan with Vår Energi

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Oslo, 23 July 2026: Reference  is made to the joint announcement on 21 July 2026 by BlueNord ASA (OSE: BNOR, "BlueNord" or the "Company") and Vår Energi ASA (OSE: VAR, "Vår Energi”) regarding the proposed statutory merger between BlueNord as the transferor company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Vår Energi as the surviving company, with consideration to shareholders in BlueNord in the form of shares in Vår Energi and cash as further described therein.

 
On 23 July 2026, the merger plan was registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises.

The board of directors of BlueNord calls for an extraordinary general meeting in BlueNord (the "EGM") to be held on 24 August 2026 at 10:00 Oslo time. The purpose of the EGM is to approve the merger plan in accordance with section 13-3 (2) of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act.

The calling notice for the EGM is attached hereto. The merger plan and related documents will be made available on the Company's website at www.bluenord.com.

The EGM will be held as a digital meeting only, with no physical attendance for shareholders. Information about log-in details for the EGM are set out in the attached Calling Notice. The merger plan and other documents to be processed at the EGM, are available on the Company's website www.bluenord.com.

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

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Contact:
Cathrine Torgersen, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Phone: +47 915 28 501
Email: cathrine.torgersen@bluenord.com

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The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"). The securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act or in a transaction not subject to the US Securities Act. Any decision with respect to the proposed merger should be made solely on the basis of information contained in the actual calling notices to the extraordinary general meetings of the relevant companies, and the merger plan (with pertaining documents) related to the merger. You should perform an independent analysis of such information when making any investment decision.

 
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