MPC Container Ships ASA: Successfully Completed Private Placement

Oslo, 30 June 2026: Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement by MPC Container Ships ASA (the "Company") published on 30 June 2026 regarding a contemplated private placement of new shares in the Company through an accelerated bookbuilding process (the "Private Placement").

The Company is pleased to announce that the bookbuilding for the Private Placement has been successfully completed, raising gross proceeds to the Company of approximately USD 107 million, through the allocation of 44,370,027 new shares (the “Offer Shares”), each at a subscription price of NOK 24 per Offer Share (the "Offer Price").

The Private Placement attracted strong demand from solid existing shareholders and other large institutional investors, and the book was multiple times oversubscribed.

The net proceeds to the Company from the Private Placement will be used to refinance RCF drawings (if any) and replenish cash used in the announced fleet acquisition, restoring balance sheet flexibility to pursue further accretive transactions opportunistically.

Constantin Baack, CEO of MPC Container Ships ASA, said: We are pleased to announce the completion of a multiple times oversubscribed placement, with strong demand from both new and existing institutional investors. The response underscores confidence in our strategy and our approach to fleet growth and capital allocation, and supports our ability to pursue further accretive transactions as they arise. We are delighted to welcome our new shareholders to the register.

In connection with the Private Placement, the Company, the members of the Company's management and board of directors, MPC CSI GmbH (the Company’s largest shareholder, owning 16.68% of the shares in the Company) and MPCC CSI Ltd (related to the largest shareholder and owning 3.44% of the shares in the Company) have entered into lock-up agreements for a period of six (6) months, subject to customary exemptions.

Settlement of the Private Placement is expected to take place on a delivery versus payment ("DVP") basis on or about 3 July 2026 (the “Settlement Date”), subject to satisfaction of the Conditions (as defined below). The allocated Offer Shares will be delivered to the applicants in the Norwegian Central Securities Depository, Euronext Securities Oslo ("VPS") account on the Settlement Date, subject to the Conditions (as defined below) having been met. Offer Shares will be pre-paid by the Managers (as defined below) pursuant to a pre-payment agreement (the "Pre-Payment Agreement") entered into between the Company and the Managers, in order to facilitate prompt registration of the share capital increase pertaining to the issue of Offer Shares in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises and DVP settlement.

The Offer Shares are not tradable on Euronext Oslo Børs until the share capital increase pertaining to the issuance of the Offer Shares has been validly registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises, which is expected on or about 2 July 2026.

The share capital increase pertaining to the Private Placement and the issuance of the Offer Shares were resolved by the board of directors today, pursuant to the authorisation granted by the Company's annual general meeting held on 7 May 2026 (the "Authorisation"). Notifications of allotment of the Offer Shares and payment instructions are expected to be distributed to the applicants through a notification from the Managers (as defined below) on 1 July 2026 before 09:00 (CEST).

Conditions for completion

Completion of the Private Placement, by delivery of the Offer Shares to the investors allocated Offer Shares, is subject to: (i) all corporate resolutions of the Company required to implement the Private Placement being validly made by the Company, including without limitation the resolution by the board of directors to increase the share capital of the Company and issue the Offer Shares pursuant to the Authorisation, (ii) the Pre-Payment Agreement remaining in full force and effect, (iii) the share capital increase pertaining to the issuance of the Offer Shares being validly registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises, and (iv) the Offer Shares being validly issued and registered in the VPS (jointly referred to as the “Conditions”). None of the Company, the Managers or the Co-Manager (as defined below) will be liable for any losses incurred by the applicants if the Private Placement is cancelled because the Conditions are not fulfilled, irrespective of the reason for such cancellation.

Following registration of the share capital increase pertaining to the Private Placement with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises, the Company will have a share capital of NOK 488,070,306 divided into 488,070,306 shares, each with a nominal value of NOK 1.00.

Equal treatment of shareholders

The Private Placement represents a deviation from the shareholders' preferential right to subscribe for the Offer Shares. The board of directors has carefully considered the structure of the equity raise in light of the equal treatment obligations under the Norwegian Securities Trading Act and the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act, and the board of directors is of the opinion that it is in compliance with these principles. A private placement enables the Company to raise equity efficiently and in a timely manner under the current market conditions, with the pricing to be determined through a bookbuilding, at a lower cost and with significantly reduced completion risk compared to a rights issue. Accordingly, the board of directors is of the view that the Private Placement is in the common interest of the Company and its shareholders and is in compliance with the requirements relating to equal treatment as set out in Section 5-14 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Further, in light of the above and the results of the bookbuilding in the Private Placement, the board of directors has decided to not carry out any subsequent repair offering. In reaching this conclusion, the board of directors has considered, in particular, that the Offer Price in the Private Placement was set on basis of an accelerated bookbuilding, the size of the Private Placement and the current price of the Company's shares.

Advisors

DNB Carnegie, a part of DNB Bank ASA, Fearnley Securities AS and Pareto Securities AS are acting as joint managers and joint bookrunners (collectively, the "Managers") and Clarksons Securities AS is acting as co-manager (the "Co-Manager") in the Private Placement. Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is acting as legal advisor to the Company in the Private Placement.

This information is considered to be inside information pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. The stock exchange announcement was published by Christine Arnesen Karsrud at the time and date stated above in this announcement.

For further information, please contact:

Christine Arnesen Karsrud, Head of Investor Relations
[email protected]

About MPC Container Ships:

MPC Container Ships ASA (ticker code "MPCC") is a leading container tonnage provider focusing on small to mid-size container ships. Its main activity is to own and operate a portfolio of container ships serving intra-regional trade lanes on fixed-rate charters. The Company is registered and has its business office in Oslo, Norway. For more information, please visit www.mpc-container.com.

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