27 May 2025 - HydrogenPro ASA (OSE: HYPRO): Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by HydrogenPro ASA ("HydrogenPro" or the "Company") on 19 May 2025 where it was announced that LONGi Hydrogen Technology (Xi'an) Co., Ltd. ("LONGi Hydrogen") had obtained a necessary regulatory approval to carry out its NOK 70 million equity investment in the Company (the "Private Placement").

The Private Placement entails issuance of 12,703,209 new shares in the Company at a subscription price of NOK 5.50 per share, representing approx. 13.3 per cent of the shares outstanding in HydrogenPro post issuance of the new shares, raising gross proceeds of approx. NOK 70 million.

In connection with the Private Placement, the board of directors of HydrogenPro has today resolved to increase the share capital of the Company with NOK 254,064.18 by the issuance of 12,703,209 new shares, each with a nominal value of NOK 0.02, pursuant to an authorisation granted by the annual general meeting held on 30 April 2025. The new shares will be subscribed by a wholly-owned subsidiary of LONGI Hydrogen.

The net proceeds from the Private Placement will be used for general corporate purposes. LONGi Hydrogen has agreed to a 6-month lock-up for its shareholding (subject to customary exemptions).

As resolved by the annual general meeting held on 30 April 2025, the election of Haimeng Zhang as a board member will take effect once the share capital increase pertaining to the Private Placement has been registered with the Norwegian Register for Business Enterprises.