BW Offshore: Updated Information Relating to Contemplated Dividend Payment

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UPDATED INFORMATION RELATING TO CONTEMPLATED DIVIDEND PAYMENT

14 February 2020

Reference is made to the announcements on 29 January 2020, whereby BW Offshore Limited ("BW Offshore", OSE ticker "BWO") and BW Energy Limited ("BW Energy", OSE ticker code "BWE") announced the launch of the initial public offering of BW Energy's shares (the "IPO" or the "Offering") and the subsequent listing of the shares in BW Energy on the Oslo Stock Exchange (the "Listing") and on 4 February setting out information regarding BW Offshore's contemplated dividend payment.

In order to facilitate the free float of Shares required for the Listing, BW Offshore will, as announced, distribute a number of shares in BW Energy as dividend in kind to its shareholders (the "BW Offshore Dividend Distribution"). In connection with the extension of the bookbuilding and application period in the IPO and as described in the supplemental prospectus published by BW Energy on 14 February 2020, certain key information in relation to the BW Offshore Dividend Distribution has also been adjusted. Below is updated key information regarding the BW Offshore Dividend Distribution and expected dates (subject to changes):

  • Type of dividend: Shares in BW Energy, which will be delivered to the VPS account on which the respective eligible BW Offshore shareholders hold their shares in BW Offshore.
  • Dividend amount: To be announced on 17 February or before the market opens on 18 February 2020.
  • Number of shares to be distributed: To be announced on 17 February or before the market opens on 18 February 2020. It is expected that the total value of the dividend distribution will be in the range of USD 65 million (equivalent to approximately 24.4 million shares in BW Energy at the IPO offer price) to USD 100 million (equivalent to approximately 37.5 million shares in BW Energy at the IPO offer price).
  • Last day of trading including rights: 17 February 2020
  • Ex-date: 18 February 2020
  • Record date: 19 February 2020
  • Delivery of Dividend Shares: 20 February 2020

BW Offshore will determine the amount of the dividend distribution and the number of shares to be distributed (the "Dividend Shares") upon allocation of the offer shares in the IPO (expected to be on 17 February 2020).

The BW Offshore Dividend Distribution is conditional upon satisfaction of the conditions for completion of the IPO set out in BW Offshore's announcement on 29 January 2020. BW Energy has reserved the right to shorten or extend the bookbuilding period in the institutional tranche of the Offering (the "Bookbuilding Period") and/or the application period in the retail tranche of the Offering (the "Application Period"). In the event of a shortening or an extension of the Bookbuilding Period and/or the Application Period, the above dates relating to the BW Offshore Dividend Distribution may be changed accordingly. However, the Listing and commencement of trading in the Dividend Shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange may not necessarily be changed.

This information is published in accordance with the requirements of the continuing obligations of companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

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

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For further information, please contact:

Ståle Andreassen, CFO, +65 97 27 86 47
Anders S. Platou, Head of Corporate Finance, +47 99 50 47 40

About BW Offshore

BW Offshore is a leading provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry. The company also participates in developing proven offshore hydrocarbon reservoirs. BW Offshore is represented in all major oil and gas regions world-wide with a fleet of 15 owned FPSOs. The company has more than 30 years of production track record, having executed 40 FPSO and FSO projects. BW Offshore is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

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These materials do not constitute or form a part of any 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. 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.

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For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Company's shares.

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