AutoStore disagrees with the Court's decision, especially given that the Technical Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office upheld one of the patents in issue as valid just a few weeks ago.

Contacts

For further queries, please contact:

Hiva Flåskjer, Vice President Investor Relations and Norwegian media:

+47 958 66 790

hiva.flaskjer@autostoresystem.com

Tim Danaher (UK)

+44 (0) 207 404 5959

AutoStore@brunswickgroup.com

AutoStore International media:

Emma Schultz (USA) 

+1 646 644 8095

AutoStore@brunswickgroup.com

About AutoStore

AutoStore™, founded in 1996, is a technology company that develops order-fulfillment solutions to help businesses achieve efficiency gains within the storage and retrieval of goods. The company offers both hardware and software capabilities and the AutoStore technology is interoperable with other third-party solutions. AutoStore is global, with +1,150 Systems in 49 countries. All sales are distributed, designed, installed, and serviced by a network of qualified system integrators referred to as "partners". AutoStore was founded in Nedre Vats, in the west coast of Norway. The company has offices in Norway, the U.S., UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, South Korea, Japan, Australia, and Singapore, as well as a facility in Poland.

For more information about AutoStore, see www.autostoresystem.com.

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