INTEGRATED WIND SOLUTIONS Integrated Wind Solutions ASA ("IWS") has published its first Green Financing Framework to highlight the Group's sustainability strategy to lenders and investors. IWS is committing to a sustainable future by investing in state-of-the-art Commissioning Service Operation Vessels ("CSOVs") with class-leading energy efficiency and high operability. The Group's vessels provide essential services to the offshore wind energy industry, which helps facilitate the transition to a low-carbon future. The Framework is based on IWS's strategy of providing an integrated service offering across the value chain of offshore wind and has been developed to align with the 2021 ICMA Green Bond Principles and the LMA/LSTA/APLMA, 2023 Green Loan Principles. IWS already has a Green Senior Secured Credit Facility of up toEUR 118.65 million classified as Green under the banks' green financing frameworks. In order to increase the consistency and transparency of the Group's financing activities, IWS has developed the Green Financing Framework and obtained an independent second party opinion. The framework has been reviewed and rated "Medium Green" byS&P Global Ratings , a leading independent expert on research-based assessments of Green Finance Frameworks.Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB ("SEB") acted as sustainability structuring advisor on the establishment of the Green Financing Framework. Marius Magelie, CFO of IWS, commented: "Our first Green Financing Framework highlights the environmental benefits of the Group's activities to support the offshore wind energy industry, and we are pleased that the second party opinion byS&P Global Ratings has assessed the framework medium green". IWS's Green Financing Framework and the Second Party Opinion fromS&P Global Ratings are available on the Company's website www.integratedwind.com. For further information please contact: Lars-Henrik Røren CEOIntegrated Wind Solutions Phone: +47 98 22 85 06 E-mail: lhr@integratedwind.com Marius Magelie CFOIntegrated Wind Solutions Phone: +47 920 27 419 E-mail: mm@integratedwind.com AboutIntegrated Wind Solutions ASA offers a fleet of state-of-the-art service vessels to the offshore wind industry combined with a suite of adhering services to reduce the levelised cost of energy ("LCOE") for offshore wind. The Company has six Commissioning Service Operation Vessels ("CSOVs") under construction with delivery in 2023, 2024 and 2025 in addition to options for two additional vessels. Furthermore, IWS owns the offshore wind supply-chain service company, IWS Services AS and has a 30% ownership in the independent advisor, consultancy, data intelligence and wind farm operator firmPEAK Wind Group . This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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