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Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by REC Silicon ASA ("REC " or the "Company") on 9 February 2026 regarding the fully underwritten rights issue to raise gross proceeds of NOK 972.6 million (the "Rights Issue").
The Company hereby calls for an extraordinary general meeting to be held on 12 March 2026 at 13:00 hours (CET) to resolve on (i) a share capital reduction by reduction of the nominal value of the shares from NOK 1 to NOK 0.1, (ii) the Rights Issue, and (iii) providing the board of directors with an authorization to issue new shares as settlement of commission to the underwriter of the Rights Issue. While detailed proposals are pending, changes to the board is also on the agenda.
The notice and agenda of the extraordinary general meeting is attached to this stock exchange announcement, and will also be made available on the Company's website recsilicon.com.
Further information about digital attendance to the meeting is included in the notice.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities of the Company in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Copies of this document may not be sent to jurisdictions, or distributed in or sent from jurisdictions, in which such action is barred or prohibited by law. The securities of the Company may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"). The securities of the Company have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act. Any sale in the United States of the securities mentioned in this communication will be made solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act. No public offering of the securities will be made in the United States.