Asker,19 March 2024 . Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published byArgeo AS ("Argeo" or the "Company") on19 March 2024 announcing the completion of a private placement of 18,181,818 new shares in the Company, at a subscription price ofNOK 2.75 per share (the "Offer Price "), raising gross proceeds ofNOK 50 million (the "Private Placement"). The board of directors (the "Board") has today resolved to conduct a subsequent offering (the "Subsequent Offering") with gross proceeds of up toNOK 30,250,000 million by issuing up to 11,000,000 new shares. Please find key information relating to the Subsequent Offering below: o Date on which the terms and conditions of the Subsequent Offering were announced:19 March 2024 o Last day including right:19 March 2024 o Ex-date:20 March 2024 o Record date:21 March 2024 o Date of approval:19 March 2024 (conditions for completion of the Subsequent Offering are set out below) o Maximum number of new shares: 11,000,000 o Subscription price:NOK 2.75 per share Other important information concerning the Subsequent Offering: To mitigate the dilution of existing shareholders not participating in the Private Placement, the Board has resolved to undertake a subsequent offering (the "Subsequent Offering") of up to 11,000,000 new shares directed towards the Company's shareholders as of close of trading 19 MarchMarch 2024 , as recorded in theNorwegian Central Securities Depository (Euronext Securities Oslo) on21 March 2024 , who (i) were not included in the "wall-crossing" phase of the Private Placement, (ii) were not allocatedOffer Shares in the Private Placement and (iii) are not resident in a jurisdiction where such offering would be unlawful and (in jurisdictions other thanNorway ) would require any prospectus, filing, registration or similar action (the "Eligible Shareholders"). The subscription price in the Subsequent Offering will be equal to the Offer Price. The Eligible Shareholders will receive non-transferrable subscription rights in the Subsequent Offering. Over-subscription will be permitted for Eligible Shareholders. Subscription without subscription rights will not be permitted in the Subsequent Offering. The Subsequent Offering is subject to i) the EGM authorising the Board to issue shares in the Subsequent Offering, ii) the publication of an offering prospectus pertaining to the Subsequent Offering and iii) the prevailing market price of the Company's shares following the Private Placement. The Board may decide that the Subsequent Offering will not be carried out in the event that the Company's shares trade at or below the subscription price (i.e. the Offer Price) in the Subsequent Offering at meaningful volumes. Advisors:Pareto Securities AS andSpareBank 1 Markets AS are acting as global coordinators and bookrunners. Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS is acting as legal counsel to the Company. *** This information is subject to a duty of disclosure pursuant to the Company's continuing obligations as a company listed on Euronext Growth Oslo. This information was issued as inside information pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation, and was published by Odd Erik Rudshaug, Chief Financial Officer, atArgeo AS on the date and time provided. For more information, please contact:Trond Figenschou Crantz , CEO Email: trond.crantz@argeo.no Phone: +47 976 37 273 About Argeo Argeo is an Offshore Service company with a mission to transform the ocean surveying and inspection industry by utilising autonomous surface and underwater robotics solutions. Equipped with unique sensors and advanced digital imaging technology, the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV's) will significantly increase efficiency and imaging quality in addition to contributing to significant reduction in CO2 emissions from operations for the global industry in which the Company operates. The Company's highly accurate digital models and digital twin solutions are based on geophysical, hydrographic, and geological methods from shallow waters to the deepest oceans for the market segments Oil & Gas, Renewables, Marine Minerals and Offshore Installations. Argeo was established in 2017 and has offices in Asker (Oslo ), Tromsø,Stockholm ,Houston , andSingapore . Since its incorporation, Argeo has carried out complex projects for some ofNorway's largest companies in the field. The company is listed on Euronext Growth Oslo under the ticker: ARGEO. Please visit www.argeo.no for more information. Important notice: This announcement is not and does not form a part of any offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities of the Company. Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures. The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under theU.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and accordingly may not be offered or sold inthe United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in accordance with applicableU.S. state securities laws. The Company does not intend to register any part of the offering inthe United States or to conduct a public offering of securities inthe United States . Any sale inthe United States of the securities mentioned in this announcement will be made solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act. In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State. The expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as amended (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State. This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons in theUnited Kingdom that are (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order") or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom this announcement may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This communication must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only for relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Persons distributing this communication must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so. Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by words such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "strategy", "intends", "estimate", "will", "may", "continue", "should" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although the Company believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond their control. Actual events may differ significantly from any anticipated development due to a number of factors, including without limitation, changes in public sector investment levels, changes in the general economic, political and market conditions in the markets in which the Company operates, the Company's ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, changes in the Company's ability to engage in commercially acceptable acquisitions and strategic investments, and changes in laws and regulation and the potential impact of legal proceedings and actions. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this release by such forward-looking statements. The Company does not make any guarantee that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this announcement are free from errors nor does it accept any responsibility for the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in this announcement or any obligation to update or revise the statements in this announcement to reflect subsequent events. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this announcement. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date and are subject to change without notice. The Company does not undertake any obligation to review, update, confirm, or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that arise in relation to the content of this announcement. Neither the Manager nor any of its 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. This announcement is for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon in substitution for the exercise of independent judgment. It is not intended as investment advice and under no circumstances is it to be used or considered as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities of the Company. Neither the Manager nor any of its affiliates accepts any liability arising from the use of this announcement. The distribution of this announcement and other information may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. 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