Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (NAS) - Norwegian aims to strengthen its balance sheet
by converting debt to equity to meet the requirements of the Norwegian state
guarantee program and create a sustainable platform taking into account current
shareholders and creditors alike.

Fornebu, Norway - 8 April 2020

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The Board of Directors of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA ("Norwegian" or the
"Company") is proposing actions and implementations that aim to fulfill the
requirements of the second and third tranches of the Norwegian government state
guarantee program that will release NOK 3 billion in total funding. Please see
the addendum that explains the State Aid Package in detail. The Company's
proposal aims to convert debt to equity by key stakeholders including aircraft
lessors, bond holders, convertible bond holders, and suppliers through the
following steps:

a)parts of the Norwegian group's liabilities towards lessors, banks and other
creditors to be converted to shares in the Company;
b)the use of other financial instruments to convert any relevant debt to equity
or equity-like instruments;
c)all or part of its bonds to be converted to shares in the Company;
d)a subsequent private placement against cash consideration with potential
preferential treatment for the Company's current shareholders.

The debt conversions as well as the new equity, which again will release
liquidity provided under the government guarantee program, ensure that the
Company can sustain the current Covid-19 environment and prepare for Norwegian
to gradually re-open its route network and bring back furloughed employees. The
Company looks forward to yet again flying and serving its dedicated and loyal
customers.

"The proposed measures are necessary in securing the next tranches of the
Norwegian government state guarantee program that will release NOK 3 billion.
They are also necessary for the future of the Company by strengthening the
Company's balance sheet," said CEO Jacob Schram of Norwegian.

"We will over the next weeks engage in dialogue with the bond holders, lessors
and other creditors, with the intent of converting substantial debt to equity.
This will create a platform which will enable Norwegian to return to the skies
as an even better and stronger company to the benefit of the travelling public,
our dedicated colleagues and current shareholders. We have already started
working on building the future «New Norwegian» and that work will continue with
full force the coming weeks," said Schram. 

 
Background

The Company reported on 13 February 2020 that it was targeting a positive net
profit for 2020 after taking significant actions in 2019 to optimize the route
network, cut costs and create financial headroom. The guidance was withdrawn in
a stock market notice on 6 March due to the drop in demand and
government-imposed restrictions on travel following the Covid-19 outbreak.
Norwegian has already enacted a number of measures to mitigate the substantial
drop in revenues, including grounding the majority of the fleet temporarily.


Extraordinary General Meeting

The Board of Directors proposes that the abovementioned actions be resolved by
an extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held 08:30 (CET) on May
4th, 2020 at the Company's headquarters at Oksenøyveien 3, 1366 Lysaker. The
full notice and agenda are attached and available on www.norwegian.com.


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Addendum:
The State Aid Package directed at the Company is divided into three tranches as
follows:

(a)The first tranche is in the amount of up to NOK 300 million ("Tranche 1"),
where the only required condition is that there is 10 percent risk participation
by external commercial lenders (such as banks or financial institutions) or the
Issuer obtains a corresponding amount of new finance through a capital increase
(such participation or capital increase being referred to as the "Private Sector
Involvement");

(b)The second tranche is in the amount of up to NOK 1.2 billion ("Tranche 2"),
and will be available if the loans guaranteed thereunder are accompanied by the
Private Sector Involvement and the existing creditors of the Company agree to a
moratorium being put in place which involves a waiver of interest payments and a
deferral of principal payments for a period of three (3) months, commencing on
disbursement of the guaranteed loans (the "Moratorium"); and

(c)In respect of the third tranche ("Tranche 3" and together with Tranche 1 and
Tranche 2, the "Tranches"), the remaining NOK 1.5 billion, or NOK 2.7 billion if
Tranche 2 has not been drawn, will be available if the loans guaranteed
thereunder are accompanied by Private Sector Involvement and the Company meets
the requirement that its equity ratio was at least 8 percent at the end of the
last quarterly period before the outbreak of Covid-19. Alternatively, if the
Company is unable to comply with this equity requirement then it must during the
three-month Moratorium make improvements to its balance sheet such that the
Company's equity ratio as of 31 December 2019 (being the last the quarter date
before the outbreak of Covid-19) adjusted pro forma reflect new equity
contributions in cash or conversion of debt to equity is at least 8 percent.
Since the Company's equity ratio as of 31 December 2019 was 4.8 percent, the
Company must rely on the latter alternative in order to unlock Tranche 3.

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