Hafnia completes roughly $300M share offering
The completed share offering involved 35,488,875 ordinary shares and gross proceeds of the NOK equivalent of approximately USD 300 million.
Hafnia Limited announced that it publicly filed a prospectus supplement under its effective shelf registration statement for an offering of 35,488,875 ordinary shares. The offering was completed and priced on September 24, 2026, raising gross proceeds of the NOK equivalent of approximately USD 300 million.
Fearnley Securities and Pareto Securities acted as joint global coordinators; Arctic Securities and Clarksons Securities acted as joint bookrunners. Shook Lin & Bok LLP’s opinion states, subject to its qualifications, that the borrowed shares were duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and that their transfer under the Share Lending Agreement would not constitute an allotment or issuance by Hafnia under Singapore law.
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Filing Explained
For the completed offering, Hafnia’s engagement letter provides for manager transaction fees, permits withholding them from released net proceeds, and makes the incentive fee payable in full upon completion.
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shelf registration statement regulatory
gross proceeds financial
Share Lending Agreement technical
non-assessable regulatory
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HAFNIA LIMITED
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/s/ Petrus Wouter Van Echtelt
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Name:
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Petrus Wouter Van Echtelt,
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Background and parties
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Scope of the Engagement
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Acting as the coordinators for the Transaction and providing general project management, including coordination of other advisors and third parties.
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Advising the Company regarding the structure, size, timing, organisation, marketing activities and overall execution of the Transaction.
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Assisting in selecting a pricing model for the Transaction and setting the price/price range.
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Assisting in the preparation of transaction documents as required under applicable law or otherwise agreed with the Company, including any prospectus/information memorandum, other
third-party presentation material, press releases, stock exchange announcements and similar market information.
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Assisting the Company in its contacts with relevant regulators to the extent directly connected with the Transaction and at the request of the Company, it being understood that the
Company shall have all responsibility to comply with applicable regulations, requests, or requirements from such regulators.
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Engaging, at the expense of the Company, such third-party advisors as are required for the Transaction in accordance with market practice, including Managers’ counsel and/or
diligence advisor(s), it being understood that no such third-party advisors shall be engaged without the prior written consent of the Company.
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Assisting in planning and carrying out market activities and contacts with prospective investors, including road show activities and presentations.
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Acting as bookrunner and subscription office for the Transaction. There shall not be appointed additional bookrunners for the Transaction, but the Company may at its discretion,
and against separate remuneration, decide that additional subscription offices may be appointed.
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Preparing an allocation proposal for the securities subscribed in the Transaction, acting in accordance with the Company’s instruction and the Managers’ respective Pricing, Placing
and Allocation policies as available on their web site or as attached hereto.
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Organizing and executing the settlement of the Transaction.
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Performing currency exchange on behalf of the Client (if required, and pursuant to separate agreement).
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subscribe for any securities in the Transaction.
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guarantee that the Transaction will be fully subscribed.
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establish an underwriting syndicate or guarantee consortium for the Transaction.
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provide any payment guarantee or prepayment arrangement on behalf of the investors subscribing for securities in the Transaction.
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conduct stabilization activities for the securities issued by the Transaction.
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Fees, expenses and payment terms
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A fixed fee (“Fixed Fee”), to be paid upon the successful completion of a Transaction, calculated as 2.50% of the gross proceeds from such Transaction. The Fixed Fee shall be split
among the Managers as follows:
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Fearnley 42.75%
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Pareto 37.25%
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Clarksons 12.50%
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Arctic 7.50%
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An incentive fee (“Incentive Fee”) to be paid, in addition to the Fixed Fee, upon the successful completion of a Transaction, calculated as
follows:
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1.00% of the gross proceeds from such Transaction if the gross proceeds are lower than or equal to USD 150 million; or
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0.75% of the gross proceeds from such Transaction if the gross proceeds are greater than USD 150 million.
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Duration, termination, and survival
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Accrued rights and liabilities, including any rights to payment of fees earned, and reimbursement of expenses incurred, by the Managers at the date of termination;
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The termination/survival, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, right of first refusal, responsibility/liability and indemnification provisions of this Engagement Letter and the
Standard Terms; and
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The representations, warranties, covenants, conditions, indemnification provisions and updating obligations contained in Annex I and Annex II.
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Client registration and classification
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Representations, warranties, covenants and conditions
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Product governance
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Choice of law and disputes
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Signature and miscellaneous
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/s/ Nicolas Duran
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/s/Petter Skar
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Nicolas Duran
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Petter Skar
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Partner
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Head of ECM
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/s/ Henrik With
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Henrik With
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Senior Partner
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/s/ Espen Lysdahl
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/s/ Christian Fodstad
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Espen Lysdahl
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Christian Fodstad
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Managing Director
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Chief Compliance Officer
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/s/ Lars Bastian Østereng
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/s/ Steffen Rødsjø
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Lars Bastian Østereng
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Steffen Rødsjø
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Project Manager
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Head of Investment Banking
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/s/ Søren Steenberg Jensen
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/s/ Perry Van Echtelt
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Søren Steenberg Jensen
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Perry Van Echtelt
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CEO
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CFO
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(a)
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The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose are pending
before or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission.
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(i) The Registration Statement, when it became effective, did not contain, and any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement filed prior to the Closing Date, if applicable,
will not, as of the date of such post-effective amendment, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the
Registration Statement as of the date hereof does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iii) the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply, and as amended or supplemented prior to the Closing Date, if applicable, will as of the date of such amendment or supplement comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (iv) the Time of Sale Prospectus does not, and at the time of each sale of the Shares in connection with the Offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective
purchasers and at the Closing Date, the Time of Sale Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented by the Company, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (v) each broadly available road show, if any, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (vi) the Prospectus does not contain and, as amended
or supplemented, if applicable, will not as of its date contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, broadly available road show materials or
the Prospectus based upon information relating to the Managers furnished to the Company in writing by the Managers expressly for use therein.
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The Company is not an “ineligible issuer” in connection with the Offering pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Company is
required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complies or will
at the time of such filing comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Except for the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in
Schedule I hereto forming part of the Time of Sale Prospectus, and electronic road shows, if any, each furnished to the Managers before first use, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without the Managers’
prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus. The documents set forth on Schedule I to this Engagement Letter are hereinafter the “Offering Documents.”
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The Company has been duly incorporated under the laws of Bermuda, has been redomiciled to Singapore and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of
Singapore, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and
its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
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Each Subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or under the
laws of the jurisdiction to which it has later been redomiciled, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business
and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would
not have a Material Adverse Effect; all of the issued shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by
the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, except liens, encumbrances, equities or claims that are granted pursuant to loan agreements or sale and leaseback arrangements that are disclosed (including by
incorporation by reference) in the Registration Statement and the related security documents, and except to the extent that such liens, encumbrances, equities or claims would not have a material adverse effect.
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At or prior to the public launch of the Offering, the Engagement Letter, application agreement and completeness statement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company.
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The authorized share capital of the Company conforms as to legal matters in all material respects to the description thereof contained in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus.
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The outstanding ordinary shares of the Company prior to the Offering have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
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The Shares to be placed by the Managers on behalf of the Company will be duly authorized for sale, and, when delivered by or on behalf of the Company to prospective purchasers pursuant
to any applicable application agreement on the Closing Date, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the sale of such Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
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The execution (if and as applicable) and delivery by the Company (if and as applicable) of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, the Engagement Letter and
each of the Offering Documents will not contravene (w) any material provision of applicable law except for such conflicts that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (x) the constitution and
certificate of incorporation of the Company or (y) any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except for such conflicts
that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (z) any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any Subsidiary, except for such
conflicts as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the
Company of its obligations under the Engagement Letter and each of the Offering Documents, except such as may have already been obtained or may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with
the offer and sale of the Shares or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
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There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a known prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the
earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
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There are no legal or governmental proceedings (“Proceedings”) pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or
to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (1) other than Proceedings accurately described in all material respects in the Time of Sale Prospectus, Proceedings that would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, or Proceedings that would not materially and adversely affect the power or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Engagement Letter or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Time of Sale
Prospectus; or (2) that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so described in all material respects; and there are no statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required
to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described in all material respects or filed as required.
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Each preliminary prospectus in respect of the Offering filed as part of the registration statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424
under the Securities Act, complied when so filed in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
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The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus will not be, required to
register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940.
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The Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable international, foreign, federal, state and local laws, regulations, conventions and treaties
(including those promulgated by the International Maritime Organization) relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, including petroleum,
petroleum products or other hydrocarbons (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses, certificates or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses,
and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license, certificate or approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses, certificates or other
approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses, certificates or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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There are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up or remediation of
releases, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license, certificate or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or
in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the
Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company by reason of the registration of the Shelf Shares or to require the Company to include such securities in the Offering, other than registration rights that have been satisfied,
waived or complied with.
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Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any director or executive officer, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any employee, agent or representative of the Company or of any
of its subsidiaries, has taken any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or giving of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any
“government official” (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the
foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office) to corruptly influence official action or secure an improper advantage; and the Company and its subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in
compliance in all material respects with applicable anti-corruption laws and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws in all material respects.
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The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are conducted in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the
Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (“USA PATRIOT Act”), and the applicable anti-money
laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any
governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its
subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
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The Company represents that neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Entity”) or any director or executive officer, or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any employee, agent, or representative of the Entity, is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is:
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the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union (“EU”),
His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor
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located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, any country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive
Sanctions at the relevant time, including Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, and Sudan).
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The Company represents and covenants that it will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any
Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:
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to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions in
violation of applicable Sanctions law; or
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in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions laws by any Person (including any Person participating in the Offering, whether as advisor, investor or otherwise), to
the extent that it is in the control of the Company.
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Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (i) the Company and its
subsidiaries have not incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or contingent, nor entered into any material transaction; (ii) the Company has not purchased any of its outstanding capital stock, nor declared, paid or otherwise
made any dividend or distribution of any kind on its capital stock other than ordinary and customary dividends; and (iii) there has not been any material change in the capital stock, short term debt or long term debt of the Company and
its subsidiaries, except in each case as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, respectively. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has sustained, since the respective dates of
the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, any loss or interference with its business from the actual or constructive loss of or damage to any material asset (including any vessel), the requisition of
title to any vessel, fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not insured, or from any labor dispute, court action or governmental action, order or decree, which has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a
Material Adverse Effect.
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The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material
to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Time of Sale Prospectus or such as do not materially affect the value of such
property, do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries or as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, all material patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade
secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names currently employed by them in connection with the business now operated by them,
except where the failure to own, possess or acquire any of the foregoing would not reasonably be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any written notice of
infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing which, singly or in the aggregate, would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company or its subsidiaries exists, except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, or, to the knowledge of the Company, is
imminent.
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The Company and its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the
businesses in which they are engaged, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar
coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect, except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
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The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to
conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such licenses, certificates, authorizations and permits would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, would reasonably be likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect, except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
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The Company and its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting that is sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as
issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability
for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent
audited fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to comply with the requirements of the
Exchange Act applicable to the Company; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive
officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities.
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The financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly in all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the consolidated statements of profit or loss, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries
for the periods specified; said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with IFRS applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved except as disclosed therein and for any normal year-end adjustments in the
Company’s unaudited interim financial statements and the exclusion of footnotes. The summary financial information and other financial data included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus present
fairly the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements or supporting
schedules are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. All disclosures contained in the Registration
Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus regarding “non-IFRS financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply, in all material respects, with Regulation G of the Exchange
Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable.
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Except as described in the Registration Statement or Time of Sale Prospectus, the Company has not sold, issued or distributed any shares during the six-month period preceding the date
hereof, including any sales pursuant to Rule 144A, Regulation D or Regulation S under the Securities Act, other than shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, qualified stock option plans or other employee compensation plans or
pursuant to outstanding options, rights or warrants.
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Except as provided in the credit, loan, financing, lease or other material agreements described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus, and/or as limited by applicable laws and regulations, no Subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying dividends or making other distributions to the Company, or from repaying to the
Company any loans or advances made by the Company to such Subsidiary. All dividends and other distributions declared and payable on the shares or other equity interests of the Company may, under applicable laws and regulations of
Singapore, be paid in United States dollars and may be freely transferred outside Singapore, subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations. To the knowledge of the Company, no withholding or similar taxes are payable in
Singapore in respect of such dividends or distributions, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.
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Assuming that none of the equity interests of the Company is owned, directly or indirectly, by any sovereign authority, the Company does not have any immunity from the jurisdiction of
any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution or otherwise) in any jurisdiction in which it may otherwise be subject.
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The Company is a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
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All of the vessels described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, with the exception of those newbuilding vessels which have not been acquired,
are owned, leased or chartered-in directly by subsidiaries of the Company; each of the vessels described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus as owned by one of the Company’s subsidiaries has been
duly registered in the name of the relevant entity that owns it under the laws and regulations and the flag of the nation of its registration, in each case as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
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Each of the Operative Documents listed in Schedule II hereto (each, an “Operative Document”) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and, assuming that
the counterparties have or will execute each such Operative Document, such Operative Document, to the knowledge of the Company, is a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has sent or received any written communication regarding termination of any Operative Document and no such termination has been threatened in writing by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company
or, to the Company’s knowledge, by any third party.
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Except as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, there is no broker, finder or other party that is entitled to receive from the Company any brokerage or
finder’s fee or other fee or commission as a result of any transactions contemplated by the Engagement Letter.
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Subsequent to the execution and delivery of the Engagement Letter and prior to the Allocation, there shall not have occurred any change, or any development involving a prospective
change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus as of the date of the Engagement Letter
that, in the Managers’ judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in the Managers’ judgment, impracticable to market the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
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Prior to the Allocation, all corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form and validity of the Engagement Letter and the Offering Documents shall be
reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for the Managers.
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Prior to the Allocation, the Managers shall have received such certificates of good standing and certificates of ownership and encumbrances relating to the Company, its subsidiaries and
vessels, in each case as the Managers may reasonably request and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Managers.
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Prior to the Allocation, the Managers shall have received confirmation that the New York Stock Exchange has approved the listing of the Shares to be issued in the Offering, subject only
to customary closing conditions.
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Prior to the Allocation, the Managers shall have received such waivers of registration rights, pre-emptive rights or similar rights as may be necessary for the consummation of the
Offering, or evidence satisfactory to the Managers that no such waivers are required.
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At the time of the Allocation, the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Annex I shall be true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of the
date of the Allocation, and the Managers shall have received a certificate to such effect from the Company.
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The Managers shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of the Company, in a form previously agreed by the parties.
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The Managers shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company in a form previously agreed by the
parties.
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The Managers shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the Secretary of the Company in a form previously agreed by the parties.
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The Managers shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Singapore counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, in a form previously agreed by the
parties. Such opinion shall be rendered to the Managers at the request of the Company and shall so state therein.
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The Managers shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Vedder Price P.C., United States counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, in a form previously agreed by the
parties. Such opinion shall be rendered to the Managers at the request of the Company and shall so state therein.
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The Managers shall have received, on each of the date of the Engagement Letter and the Closing Date, a letter dated the date of the Engagement Letter or the Closing Date, as the case
may be, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Managers, from KPMG LLP, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to the Managers with respect to the financial
statements and certain financial information relating to the financial statements and financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; provided that
the letters delivered on the date hereof and the Closing Date shall use a “cut off date” not earlier than three days prior to the date of such respective letter.
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To furnish to the Managers, without charge and upon request, a signed copy of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and
to furnish to the Managers in New York City, without charge, prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the business day next succeeding the date of the Engagement Letter and during the period mentioned in Section 3(e) or 3(f) below, as
many copies of the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as the Managers may reasonably request.
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Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, to furnish to the Managers a copy of each such proposed amendment or
supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Managers reasonably object, and to file with the Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act any prospectus
required to be filed pursuant to such Rule.
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To furnish to the Managers a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and not to use or refer to any
proposed free writing prospectus to which the Managers reasonably object.
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Not to take any action that would result in a Manager or the Company being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing
prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Managers that the Managers otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder, without the consent of the Managers.
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If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Shares at a time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur
or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if, in
the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Managers, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the
Managers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made when the Time of Sale Prospectus is delivered to a prospective purchaser, be misleading, or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
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If, during such period after the first date of the placement of the Shares, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Managers, the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred
to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by the Managers or a dealer, and any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the
Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a
purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Managers, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own
expense, to the Managers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when
the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
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To endeavour, if required, to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Managers shall reasonably request, provided,
however, that nothing contained herein shall require the Company to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction, to execute a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction or to subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction in
which it is not otherwise subject.
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To make generally available to the Company’s security holders and to the Managers as soon as practicable an earnings statement of the Company complying with the provisions of Section
11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
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If reasonably requested by a Manager, to prepare a final term sheet relating to the Offering, containing only information that describes the final terms of the Offering in a form
consented to by the Managers, and to file such final term sheet within the period required by Rule 433(d)(5)(ii) under the Securities Act following the date the final terms have been established for the Offering.
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424(b)(5) Preliminary Prospectus Supplement filed by the Company with the Commission.
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The public offering price of $[__] per share (NOK [ ] per share) and the number of new Shares sold in the Offering ([________] Shares).
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Final Term Sheet filed as a Free Writing Prospectus with the Commission under Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act.
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Any other Free Writing Prospectus that the Company or a Manager utilizes in connection with the Offering, if any, that is filed by the Company with the Commission under Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act.
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Schedule III
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Introduction
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Financing alternatives and associated fees
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Pricing of an offering
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Investor selection
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Individuals involved in the provision of corporate finance advice on the price and allotment of financial instruments
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Arrangements to prevent or manage conflicts of interest
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Placing of offerings and allocation principles
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Client preference for specific investors.
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Existing ownership in the client (minimum pro-rata in primary deals is the base case).
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Desired investor types, categories and quality (e.g. long-only, hedge funds, providers of liquidity, geographical locations of investors, investor’s anticipated holding time horizon).
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The level of participation by the investor in the marketing of the transaction (e.g. involvement in market sounding, roadshow meetings etc.).
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The quality of investor feedback during marketing of the transaction (to the client’s management or Pareto Securities).
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The investor’s interest in, and past transactions in, issuances generally or other securities of the issuer and / or sector.
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The timing of the investor’s interest, especially if interest is expressed at a late stage.
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The size of the investor’s order (absolutely and relative to the investor’s portfolio).
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Price aggressiveness and leadership in the bookbuilding period of the transaction.
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The client’s aftermarket objectives (e.g. select a mix of investors to aid secondary market liquidity).
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Where relevant, any “free float” or similar requirements of the relevant listing, trading or indexation regime.
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Concentration (i.e. preferences as to size and number of large holdings, medium and / or smaller ones).
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Any conditions to commitment, e.g., minimum / maximum amount, structural requirements etc.
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Other considerations as appropriate.
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allocations made to incentivise the payment of disproportionately high fees for unrelated services provided by Pareto Securities (“laddering”), such as disproportionately high fees or commissions paid by an investor, or
disproportionately high volumes of business at normal levels of commission provided by an investor as a compensation for receiving an allocation of the issue;
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allocations made to a senior executive or a corporate officer of an existing or potential issuer client, in consideration for the future or past award of Investment Banking business (“spinning”);
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allocations that are expressly or implicitly conditional on the receipt of future orders or the purchase of any other service from Pareto Securities by an investor, or any entity of which the investor is a corporate officer.
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Writer’s Name:
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Teo Mae Shaan
Lim Ziwei
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+65 6439 4850
+65 6439 4815
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Our ref:
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2262431
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E-Mail:
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maeshaan.teo@shooklin.com
ziwei.lim@shooklin.com
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Your ref:
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By Email
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| 1. |
INTRODUCTION
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At your request, we have examined the preliminary prospectus supplement dated 23 September 2026 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”) and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the final prospectus supplement dated 24 September
2026 to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (the “Final Prospectus Supplement”, and together with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the “Prospectus Supplement”), to the base prospectus dated 29 May 2025 included in the Registration Statement of the Company on Form F-3 filed with the Commission on 29 May 2025 (Registration No. 333-287637)
(the “Registration Statement”) at the time it originally became effective (the “Base Prospectus”) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act
of the offer and sale of up to 35,488,875 ordinary shares of the Company (“Shares”), in accordance with the Base Prospectus, the Registration Statement and as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement
(the “Transaction”).
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The Shares to be offered and sold to investors in the Transaction will be existing Shares (the “Borrowed Shares”) borrowed by Fearnley Securities AS (the “Settlement
Agent”) from BW Group Limited (the “Share Lender”), and the Company shall issue an equal number of new Shares to the Settlement Agent, for the account of the Share Lender, in repayment of the
Borrowed Shares loaned from the Share Lender.
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In connection with the Transaction, the Company has entered into (a) an engagement letter engaging Fearnley Securities AS, Pareto Securities AS, Clarksons Securities AS and Arctic Securities AS (collectively, the “Managers”) as the placement agents in connection with the Transaction and (b) a share lending agreement with the Managers and the Share Lender dated 22 September 2026 (the “Share Lending Agreement”).
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We have taken instructions solely from the Company and this opinion is being rendered solely to the Company in connection with the filing of the Prospectus Supplement.
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SCOPE OF THIS OPINION
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Save for the documents set out in paragraph 3.1 of this opinion, we have not sighted or examined any contracts, instruments or documents entered into by or affecting the Company, or any of the Company’s corporate records. The documents
set out in paragraph 3.1 of this opinion are the only documents and/or records we have examined for the purpose of this opinion.
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This opinion is given on the condition that it will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Singapore and that any action or proceeding based on this opinion will be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of Singapore. We have made no investigation of, and do not express or imply any views on, the laws of any country other than the Republic of Singapore.
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This opinion is given on the basis of the assumptions and is subject to the qualifications respectively set out in paragraphs 4, 6 and 7 of this opinion.
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DOCUMENTS
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For the purposes of this opinion, we have examined and relied upon the following documents:
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a copy of the certificate confirming registration by transfer of the Company dated 1 October 2024 issued by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore;
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a copy of the constitution of the Company (the “Constitution”);
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an electronic copy (in Adobe Acrobat form) of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated 23 September 2026 (with an electronic copy of the Base Prospectus exhibited thereto);
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an electronic copy (in Adobe Acrobat form) of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission on 29 May 2025;
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an electronic copy (in Adobe Acrobat form) of the Final Prospectus Supplement dated 24 September 2026;
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an electronic copy (in Adobe Acrobat form) of the Share Lending Agreement; and
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such other documents as we have considered necessary to the rendering of this opinion,
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We have not examined any documents other than those set out in paragraph 3.1 of this opinion. Save as expressly provided in paragraph 5 of this opinion, we express no opinion whatsoever with respect to any agreement or document,
including the Documents.
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ASSUMPTIONS
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the genuineness of all signatures and seals on the Documents, the completeness and the conformity to original documents of all copies submitted to us and the authenticity of the originals of such copies;
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that the copies of the Documents submitted to us for examination are true, complete and up-to-date copies and remain accurate and, as the case may be, fully in force and not revoked, as at the date of this opinion;
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that where a copy of any Document has been provided to us in draft form, such Document will be executed in that form and will be effectively executed and will not be amended, rescinded, revoked, modified or replaced by any subsequent
agreement or arrangement;
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the truthfulness of each statement as to all factual matters contained in any Document;
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that the sale of the Borrowed Shares will comply in all respects with the terms, conditions and restrictions in the Documents and all the instruments and other documents relating thereto or executed in connection therewith (where
applicable) and the applicable restrictions and regulations under the Securities Act;
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that each of the Documents was duly and validly authorised by the parties thereto (other than the Company), and executed and delivered by the parties thereto;
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the validity and enforceability of the Documents against the parties thereto (other than pursuant to Singapore law); and
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that the Company was duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Bermuda prior to 1 October 2024 and all the ordinary shares of the Company issued on or prior to 1 October 2024 were validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and by virtue of Part 10A of the Companies Act 1967 of Singapore, are ordinary shares of the Company that are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable with effect from 1 October 2024. For the purposes of this opinion, we
have assumed that the term "non-assessable" in relation to Shares means under Singapore law that holders of such Shares, having fully paid up all amounts due on such Shares including as to the issue price thereon, are under no further
personal liability to contribute to the assets or liabilities of the Company in their capacities purely as holders of such Shares.
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OPINION
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QUALIFICATIONS
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we express no opinion as to matters of fact;
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we hold ourselves out as only having legal expertise, and our statements in this opinion are made only to the extent that a law firm practising Singapore law in Singapore having our role in connection with the Transaction, would
reasonably be expected to have become aware of relevant facts and/or to have identified the implications of those facts. We do not hold ourselves out as having any skills or expertise in any other capacity, financial, business, accounting,
audit, taxation or technological or otherwise, nor do we render any advice on any foreign law or regulation;
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we have made no investigation of, and do not express or imply any views or opinion on, the laws of any jurisdiction outside Singapore, and in particular, we give no advice regarding the application or content of the federal law of the
United States or the laws of any state within the United States. In respect of the Documents, we have assumed due compliance with all matters concerning the laws of all other jurisdictions other than Singapore (in respect of the matters
which we have opined on in this opinion);
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we express no opinion as to, and have not investigated or verified the validity, accuracy or completeness of, the facts and information, including any statements of foreign law, or the reasonableness of any assumptions, statements of
opinion or intention, contained in the Documents nor have we attempted to determine whether any material fact has been omitted from such Documents or whether particular events have in fact occurred. With respect to matters of fact material
to this opinion, we have relied on the statements of the responsible officers of the Company;
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this opinion is strictly limited to matters stated herein and is not to be read or construed as extending (by implication or otherwise) to any other matter or document, regardless of whether such matter or document is in connection with,
or referred to, contemplated by or incorporated by reference in, the Prospectus Supplement and/or the Documents;
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we have only been provided with the Documents described in paragraph 3.1 of this opinion and have neither reviewed nor been provided with any other information. Accordingly, no opinion is expressed on any document or matter which is not
apparent on the face of such Documents, including, without limitation, any documents or provisions incorporated by reference in the Documents. In particular, no opinion is expressed on the power, capacity and authority of any party to the
Documents to assume any obligation, perform any act or be party to any matter that is not apparent on the face of the Documents (without reference to any other document or matter);
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we express no opinion on the accuracy or completeness of any statements as to matters of fact or to any representation contained in the Documents nor upon the commercial terms of the transactions contemplated by the Documents;
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in respect of policies and procedures, our opinion herein is based on a face value reading of documentation provided to us and comparison with relevant legal requirements, and we do not express any opinion as to the effectiveness of
their implementation; and
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this opinion is given on the basis that there will be no amendment to, or termination or replacement of, the Documents or of the authorisations and approvals referred to in this opinion, and on the basis of the laws of Singapore in force
as at the date of this opinion.
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GENERAL
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| 7.1 |
Subject to the assumptions and qualifications in this opinion, we consent to the use of our opinion as herein set forth as an exhibit to the Prospectus Supplement and further consent to all references to us, if any, in the Prospectus
Supplement and any amendments or supplements thereto. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules or regulations
promulgated thereunder. Further, save for the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Prospectus Supplement, this opinion is not to be circulated to, or relied upon by, any other person (other than persons entitled to rely on it pursuant
to the provisions of the Securities Act) or quoted or referred to in any public document or filed with any governmental body or agency, without our prior written consent.
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This opinion is limited to the laws of Singapore in force as at the date of this opinion and is given on the basis that it will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore. We undertake no responsibility to
update this opinion to reflect, or notify any addressee of this opinion or any other person of, any legal or legislative developments or other changes to law or fact arising after the date of this opinion or from the discovery subsequent to
the date of this opinion of information not previously known to us pertaining to the events occurring on or prior to the date of this opinion. Our opinion is given only with respect to matters of law and we necessarily do not opine on
matters of fact.
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