Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by American Shipping Company ASA ("AMSC") on 3 September 2021 regarding the acquisition of shares in AMSC made by Vilja AS, a company controlled by Peter D. Knudsen, board member in AMSC.  Please see the attached notification for persons discharging managerial responsibilities in AMSC in accordance with Regulation EU 596/2014 (MAR) article 19.

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

https://news.cision.com/american-shipping-company-asa/r/reporting-of-transactions-made-by-persons-discharging-managerial-responsibilities-and-persons-closel,c3415132

https://mb.cision.com/Main/18433/3415132/1468241.pdf

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