Volare Shipping Ltd.: Private Placement of approx. USD 500 million Successfully Placed

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23 September 2026: Reference is made to the announcement by Volare Shipping Ltd. ("Volare" or the "Company") on 21 September 2026 regarding the terms for a private placement of shares (the "New Shares") in the Company (the "Private Placement") and a subsequent listing of the Company's shares on Euronext Growth Oslo.

The Company is pleased to announce that the Private Placement has been successfully placed, through the allocation of in total 30,698,864 New Shares (as defined below) at subscription price of NOK 154 per Offer Share, raising gross proceeds of the NOK equivalent of USD 500 million. The Private Placement attracted substantial interest from a diversified investor base, including shipping industrials, family offices and institutional investors, and was significantly oversubscribed.

Subject to, among other things, Euronext Oslo Børs' approval of the Company's listing application, expected to be submitted on or about 28 September 2026, the Company's shares are expected to commence trading on Euronext Growth Oslo on or about 5 October 2026 under the ticker "VLCC" (the "Listing").

Alexandre Duff, Chief Executive Officer of Volare Shipping, commented: “We are very pleased with the outcome of the private placement, which was significantly oversubscribed, and grateful for the strong support from a high-quality, diversified investor base. This reflects confidence in our business model, market position and growth prospects.” “We look forward to creating value together with our new shareholders as we execute on our strategy. This begins with our planned listing on Euronext Growth Oslo, which will provide a broader group of investors with the opportunity to participate in Volare Shipping's future growth.”

The Private Placement in summary:

- The Board has conditionally allocated a total of 35,303,693 Offer Shares (as defined below) in the Private Placement at a fixed price of NOK 154 per Offer Share (the "Offer Price"), implying a total transaction size of approx. NOK 5.4 billion and a post-money equity value (assuming full utilisation of the Greenshoe Option (as defined below)) of approx. NOK 11.5 billion.

- The net proceeds to the Company from the Private Placement will be used for (i) funding of the remaining CAPEX commitments relating to the Newbuilding Programme, (ii) debt reductions on outstanding leases and repay the Intercompany Loan, (iii) working capital, (iv) transaction costs and (v) general corporate purposes.

- Volare will issue 30,698,864 new shares in the Private Placement (the "New Shares", excluding any shares issued pursuant to the Greenshoe Option, as defined below), at the Offer Price, raising gross proceeds to the Company of approx. NOK 4.7 billion.

- In addition to the New Shares, the Managers (as defined below) have over-allotted 4,604,829 shares, at the Offer Price (together with the New Shares, the "Offer Shares"), for approx. NOK 709 million, representing 15% of the number of New Shares allocated in the Private Placement. Clarksons Securities AS, in its capacity as stabilisation manager on behalf of the Managers (the "Stabilisation Manager"), has further exercised its option to borrow an equal number of shares in the Company from Trafigura Volare Holdings B.V. ("Volare Holdings") the "Share Lender") to facilitate delivery of the over-allotted shares, pursuant to a share lending agreement between the Share Lender, the Company and the Managers (the "Share Lending Agreement").

- Allocation of Offer Shares and the corresponding amounts to be paid by investors are expected to be communicated to investors on or about 23 September 2026. The Offer Shares allocated in the Private Placement are expected to be settled on a delivery versus payment ("DvP") basis on or about 5 October 2026 following fulfilment of the Conditions (as defined below).

- The Company has granted the Stabilisation Manager, on behalf of the Managers, a right to have issued a number of new shares in the Company equal to the number of over-allotted shares at a price per new share equal to the Offer Price (the "Greenshoe Option"), exercisable, in whole or in part, within a 30-day period commencing at the date of Listing, to cover the potential short position resulting from the over-allotments of shares in the Private Placement, which is not covered through share repurchases by the Stabilisation Manager as part of any stabilisation activities conducted during the 30-day stabilisation period. Any net profit generated from any stabilisation activities shall be for the benefit of the Company. Any exercise of the Greenshoe Option will raise additional proceeds to the Company. Separate disclosures will be made regarding any stabilisation activities during the stabilisation period.

Retail Tranche

As part of the Private Placement, the Company dedicated a separate tranche to retail investors (the "Retail Tranche"), conducted pursuant to available prospectus exemptions in applicable regulations in relevant jurisdictions. The Retail Tranche will be allocated a total of 70,000 Offer Shares. The Retail Tranche will close 23 September 15:00 CEST.

Applicants who have been allocated Offer Shares in the Retail Tranche will be notified of their allocation on or about 24 September 2026, and are required to have sufficient funding on their respective bank accounts on or about 23 September 2026 in order for such bank accounts to be automatically debited on or about 5 October 2026. Subject to due payment having been made, the Offer Shares allocated in the Retail Tranche are expected to be delivered to subscribers' VPS accounts on or about 5 October 2026.

Conditions for completion of the Private Placement

Completion of the Private Placement is conditional upon: (i) all corporate resolutions of the Company required to implement the Private Placement and the Listing being validly made, (ii) the New Shares being validly issued and registered in the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (Euronext Securities Oslo or the "VPS"), (iii) the Share Lending Arrangement being in full force and effect, and (iv) the Oslo Stock Exchange approving the application for Listing and the satisfaction by the Company of any conditions for Listing set by the Oslo Stock Exchange (items (i) – (iv) above are collectively referred to as the "Conditions").

There can be no assurance that these Conditions will be satisfied. If the Conditions are not satisfied, the Private Placement may be revoked or suspended, and the Listing may not take place.

The Company reserves the right, at any time and for any reason, to cancel the Private Placement. Neither the Company nor the Managers will be liable for any losses incurred by applicants if the Private Placement is cancelled, irrespective of the reason.

Shares, share capital and free float

Following the issuance of the New Shares in the Private Placement, the Company will have 70,319,479 issued and outstanding shares, with no par value. If the Greenshoe Option is exercised in full, there will be a total of 74,924,308 shares issued and outstanding in the Company.

At the time of Listing, Volare Holdings will own approx. 53% and the investors in the Private Placement will own approx. 47% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company (assuming full utilisation of the Greenshoe Option).

Lock-up

The Company, Volare Holdings and members of the Company's Board of Directors and executive management will enter into customary lock-up arrangements with the Managers in connection with the Private Placement that will restrict, subject to certain exemptions, their ability to issue, sell or dispose of any shares in the Company, as applicable, without the Managers' prior consent. The lock-up period will be 6 months for the Company, 12 months for Volare Holdings, the chair and executive management and 6 months for the other board members. All of the Company's issued shares prior to the Private Placement will based on the agreements referred to above be subject to lock-up.

Advisors

Clarksons Securities AS and Fearnley Securities AS are acting as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners in the Private Placement. Clarksons Securities AS is acting as Euronext Growth advisor to the Company in connection with the Listing.

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS is acting as Norwegian legal counsel, and Allen & Gledhill LLP is acting as Singapore legal counsel to the Company.

Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS and Ernst & Young AS are acting as legal and financial due diligence advisors, respectively, in connection with the Listing.

First House AS is acting as IR and communications advisor to the Company.

For more information, please contact: Investors investor.relations@volareshipping.com Media media.enquiries@volareshipping.com

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The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this communication speak only as at its date and are subject to change without notice. Each of the Company, the Managers and their respective affiliates expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, review or revise any statement contained in this communication whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. The Managers are acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the Private Placement and the Listing 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.

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The Private Placement may be influenced by a range of circumstances, such as market conditions, and there is no guarantee that the Private Placement will proceed and that the Listing will occur.

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