Oslo, Norway ,17 January 2024 : Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement on14 December 2021 whereNorsk Titanium AS ("Norsk Titanium" or the "Company") announced that the general meeting of the Company had resolved to implement a long term incentive program (the "LTIP"). In connection with the LTIP, the board of directors was authorised to administrate the LTIP and to increase the Company's share capital in order to execute the LTIP. Participants in the Company's LTIP have on17 January 2024 exercised a total of 864,606 Restricted Share Units ("RSU's"). Each RSU gives a right to acquire one share in the Company at a subscription price equal to the nominal value of the shares, beingNOK 0.08 . The RSUs are described in note 4.7 in Norsk Titanium's annual financial statements for 2022. The Company has resolved to settle 211,368 RSUs with cash consideration to allow the beneficiaries to settle taxes. The remaining 653,238 RSUs exercised will be settled by issuance of new shares in the Company. Following the exercise, the Board of Directors, pursuant to authorisation granted by the Company's Annual General Meeting, has decided to increase the Company's share capital byNOK 52,259.04 by issuing 653,238new shares, of par valueNOK 0.08 . Subsequent to the transaction, Norsk Titanium's share capital will beNOK 21,653,711.36 divided into 270,671,392 shares, each share having a par value ofNOK 0.0.8 and carrying one vote in the Company's general meeting. The following RSUs are exercised by primary insiders: o 42,831 RSUs are exercised by primary insider of the CompanyCarl Johnson , Chief Executive Officer and President o 32,570 RSUs are exercised by primary insider of the CompanyAshar Ashary , Chief Financial Officer o 37,194 RSUs are exercised by primary insider of the CompanyGail Balcerzak , Chief Legal and People Officer o 48,371 RSUs are exercised by primary insider of the CompanyNicholas Mayer , Vice President, Commercial o 16,848 RSUs are exercised by primary insider of the CompanyOdd Terje Lium , Vice President, Engineering o 21,747 RSUs are exercised by primary insider of the CompanySteve Eaton , Vice President, Operations o 41,674 RSUs are exercised by primary insider of the Company Khazeem Adesokan, Vice President, Quality o 8,101 RSUs are exercised by primary insider of the CompanyAnne Lene Gullen Bråten , Director Finance In addition, according to the authorisation the board of directors resolved to make a new total grant of 2,568,197RSUs in accordance with the LTIP. The total number of RSUs granted by the board of directors equals 0.95% of total shares issued in the Company. The granted RSUs are subject to a time-based vesting. Of the total granted, 100% will vest rateably on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. RSUs are automatically exercised at vesting with an exercise price corresponding to the par value of the shares beingNOK 0.08 . Of the total grant the following was granted to primary insiders: oCarl Johnson was granted 235,422 RSUs oAshar A. Ashary was granted 170,725RSUs oGail A. Balcerzak was granted 184,546 RSUs oNicholas Mayer was granted 160,925 RSUs oOdd Terje Lium was granted 121,757 RSUs oStephen Eaton was granted 147,251 RSUs o Khazeem Adesokan was granted 132,027 RSUs oAnne Lene Gullen Bråten was granted 47,045 RSUs Primary insider notifications pursuant to the market abuse regulation article 19 are attached. For more information, please contact:John Andersen , Chairman ofNorsk Titanium AS Email: John.Andersen@scatec.no Tel: +47 90 17 40 80Carl Johnson , President and CEO of Norsk Titanium Email: Carl.Johnson@norsktitanium.com Tel: +1 518 324 4010Ashar Ashary , CFO Norsk Titanium AS Email: Ashar.Ashary@norsktitanium.com Tel: +1 518 556 8966 About Norsk Titanium: Norsk Titanium is a global leader in metal 3D printing, innovating the future of metal manufacturing by enabling a paradigm shift to a clean and sustainable manufacturing process. With its proprietary Rapid Plasma Deposition® (RPD®) technology and700 MT of production capacity, Norsk Titanium offers cost-efficient 3D printing of value-added metal parts to a large addressable market. RPD® technology uses significantly less raw material, energy, and time than traditional energy-intensive forming methods, presenting customers with an opportunity to better manage input costs, logistics, and environmental impact. RPD® printed parts are already flying on commercial aircraft, and Norsk Titanium has gained significant traction with large defense and industrial customers. For the latest news, go to www.norsktitanium.com or follow us on LinkedIn. This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to the market abuse regulation article 19 and 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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