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WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A PROSPECTUS AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
A PUBLIC OFFER OF ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

16 February 2024: Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published on 15
February regarding a potential sale of existing shares in SATS ASA (the
"Company") by TG Nordic Invest ApS ("TryghedsGruppen"), an entity owned by
TryghedsGruppen, AF III Holdco AS, controlled by Altor Fund III ("Altor"), HFN
Group AS ("HFN"), HFN is company owned by TG, Altor and former employees of the
Company ("HFN" together with Tryghedsgruppen and Altor the "Vendors").

The Vendors have today sold 20,600,000 shares in the Company through an
accelerated bookbuilding (the "Placing"), representing approximately 10% of the
share capital and votes in the Company, at a price of NOK 17.00 per share.

TryghedsGruppen has sold 9,746,097 shares in the Placing, and will subsequently
hold 46,347,035 shares in the Company, representing a decrease from
approximately 27.4% to approximately 22.6% of the share capital and votes in the
Company. 

Altor has sold 9,746,097 shares in the Placing, and will subsequently hold
39,242,358 shares in the Company, representing a decrease from approximately
23.9% to approximately 19.2% of the share capital and votes in the Company. 

HFN has sold 1,107,806 shares in the Placing, and will subsequently hold 0
shares in the Company. HFN is a controlled entity of Altor pursuant to the
Norwegian Securities Trading Act, and following their abovementioned disposals,
Altor and HFN have reduced their aggregate shareholding in the Company from
50,096,261 shares to 39,242,358 shares, equal to a reduction from approximately
24.4% to approximately 19.2% of the share capital and votes in the Company. 

The above mentioned companies have no other rights to shares issued by the
Company.

ABG Sundal Collier ASA and Carnegie AS acted as joint bookrunners in connection
with the Placing (jointly the "Managers").

This announcement is made in accordance with Section 4-2 of the Norwegian
Securities Trading Act.

Important notices: 
This announcement is not and does not form a part of a prospectus or any offer
to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities of the
Company. No action has been taken that would permit an offering of the
securities or possession or distribution of this announcement in any
jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The distribution of this
announcement and other information may be restricted by law in the United States
of America, Australia, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, South Africa or in certain
jurisdictions. 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. Accordingly, this
announcement is not for public release, publication or distribution, directly or
indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and
possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia),
except to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the
U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Persons into
whose possession this announcement or such other information should come are
required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.

The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act, and accordingly may not be offered or sold
in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and in accordance with
applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Company does not intend to register
any part of the offering or its securities in the United States or to conduct a
public offering of securities in the United States. 

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 the United Kingdom that are "qualified investors" within the meaning of the
Prospectus Regulation as amended by The Prospectus (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2019, and which forms part of UK law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018, and 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"), (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 to
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.

None of the Vendors, the Managers or any of their respective directors,
officers, employees, advisers or agents accepts any responsibility or liability
whatsoever for or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as
to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this release (or
whether any information has been omitted from the release) or any other
information relating to the Company, whether written, oral or in a visual or
electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available, or for any loss
howsoever arising from any use of this release or its contents or otherwise
arising in connection therewith. 

The Managers are acting on behalf of the Vendors and no one else in connection
with the Placing and will not be responsible to any other person for providing
the protections afforded to clients of the Managers or for providing advice in
relation to the Placing. 

This announcement is for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon
in substitution for the exercise of independent judgement. 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 in the Company.

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