12.4.2024 07:00:01 CEST | TECO 2030 ASA | Inside information

(Lysaker, Norway, April 12th, 2024): TECO 2030 ASA (OSE: TECO, OTC: TECFF, ISIN: NO0010887516, "TECO 2030") announces that it has received commitments to convert its outstanding convertible bond from bond holders representing approx. 83% or approx. NOK 79 million of the total outstanding amount of approx. NOK 94 million.

TECO 2030 and the bond holders have agreed to complete the conversion at a price per share NOK 2.00, to be carried out as a private placement of new shares against a contribution in kind of the relevant portions of the bond. The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") has agreed to resolve the private placement pursuant to the authorization granted to the Board by the annual general meeting on May 12th, 2023, and is expected to do so as soon as all formalities have been finalized.

“I am happy to announce that 83% of our convertible bondholders have committed to convert outstanding bonds to equity by issuing new shares. This is an attractive way of increasing our equity and reducing our non-current liabilities, in order to position the company for our strategic growth plans. I am overwhelmed by the trust our bondholders and existing investors have shown through a rough period in the capital markets,” says Tore Enger, Group CEO, TECO 2030.

The conversion of bonds represents a deviation from the shareholders' pre-emptive right to subscribe for and be allocated the new shares. The Board has carefully considered this  in light of the equal treatment obligations under section 3.1 of the Euronext Growth Rule Book Part II and Oslo Børs' Circular no. 2/2014, and is of the opinion that it is in compliance with these requirements and guidelines. The Board has considered whether the conversion and issuance of shares is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders, emphasizing that the Company requires additional financing to fund its operations, fuel cell industrialization and development projects going forward and that the conversion will significantly increase the Company's equity situation, thereby also expected to improve the possibilities of obtaining additional equity financing. Taking into consideration the current equity markets, the Company's need for funding, execution risk and available alternatives, the Board is of the opinion that the waiver of the pre-emption rights inherent in the planned private placement is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders.

The new shares will be listed on Euronext Growth as soon as the share capital increase has been resolved and registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises.

Disclosure regulation

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

Contacts

• Pål Christian Johnsen, CFO, +47 412 76 747, pcj@teco2030.no
• Tore Enger, CEO of TECO 2030 ASA, +4792083800, tore.enger@teco2030.no

About TECO 2030 ASA

TECO 2030 is building up Europe's first Giga production facility of hydrogen PEM fuel cell stacks and modules in Narvik, Norway. The production capacity will be built up through 2024 and 2025, targeting an output capacity of up to 200 MW of fuel cells in 2025, increasing to 3.2 GW in 2030.

TECO 2030 is a Norwegian based clean tech company developing zero-emission technology for the maritime and heavy industry. We are developing PEM hydrogen fuel cell stacks and PEM hydrogen fuel cell modules, that enable ships and other heavy-duty applications to become emissions-free. The company is listed on Euronext Growth on Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker TECO and in New York, OTC under the ticker TECFF. TECO 2030 is a spinoff from TECO Maritime Group, a group that has provided technology and services to the global shipping industry since 1994. For more information, please visit www.teco2030.no.

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