Reference is made to the previous stock exchange announcements by Norwegian Air
Shuttle ASA (the "Company") regarding the conversion of debt to equity. As
described inter alia in the Company's prospectus dated 5 May 2020 and stock
exchange notice 20 May 2020, the Company has been working with vendors for
conversion of overdue payables into equity and to reduce the overall claims. The
Company has through constructive dialogue with vendors achieved further
conversion of debt to equity whereby a total of approximately NOK 417 million
(out of the NOK 1.715 million overdue payables as per 31 March 2020) in
outstanding payables will be converted into 98,035,584 new shares at the
conversion price of NOK 4.24919, to be issued to the converting vendors. Of
these conversion shares, 54,744,394 shares are subject to lock-up, whereby 1/3
of the conversion shares shall be released from lock-up on each of the 9 August
2020, 9 October 2020 and 9 December 2020. The remaining 43,291,190 conversion
shares are not subject to lock-up.

The conversion is part of the debt restructuring program to address the
outstanding debt. Norwegian is continuing the work with vendor repayment plans
and possible further conversion of debt to equity.

Reference is further made to the Company's convertible bond with ISIN NO
0010868284 in the aggregate amount of USD 15,245,000 (the remaining part of the
original USD 150 million convertible bond issued in Q4 2019). The Company has
received conversion notices from convertible bondholders representing USD
4,390,000 in this bond issue, which pursuant to standard terms set out in the
bond terms are convertible into 10,902,496 new shares. These shares are not
subject to any lock-up. After the conversion, the remaining principal
outstanding under the convertible bond amounts to USD 10,855,000.

The combined 108,938,080 new shares to be issued following the conversion of
vendor debt and convertible bonds as per above are expected to be issued today,
17 June 2020, subject to timely registration of the share capital increases in
the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises (Nw.: Foretaksregisteret).

The Company has also reached an agreement with one of its operating lessors to
convert approximately USD 16.6 million of lease debt into 40,164,731 new shares
at a conversion price of NOK 4.24919, all such conversion shares to be subject
to lock-up, whereby 1/3 of such shares shall be released on each of 9 August
2020, 9 October 2020 and 9 December 2020. The issuance of such shares is
expected on or about 25 June 2020, subject to satisfaction of documentary
conditions precedent.

The conversion of vendor and lease debt as set out above is part of the debt
restructuring program to address outstanding debt of the Company. The Company is
continuing to work with repayment plans and possible further conversions of debt
to shares.

For further information, please contact: 
Tore Østby, EVP Strategic Development, phone: +47 995 464 00



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