BlueNord: Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting - Approval of the Merger Plan with Vår Energi

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Oslo, 23 July 2026: Reference  is made to the joint announcement on 21 July 2026
by BlueNord ASA (OSE: BNOR, "BlueNord" or the "Company") and Vår Energi ASA
(OSE: VAR, "Vår Energi") regarding the proposed statutory merger between
BlueNord as the transferor company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Vår Energi
as the surviving company, with consideration to shareholders in BlueNord in the
form of shares in Vår Energi and cash as further described therein.


On 23 July 2026, the merger plan was registered with the Norwegian Register of
Business Enterprises.

The board of directors of BlueNord calls for an extraordinary general meeting in
BlueNord (the "EGM") to be held on 24 August 2026 at 10:00 Oslo time. The
purpose of the EGM is to approve the merger plan in accordance with section 13-3
(2) of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act.

The calling notice for the EGM is attached hereto. The merger plan and related
documents will be made available on the Company's website at www.bluenord.com.

The EGM will be held as a digital meeting only, with no physical attendance for
shareholders. Information about log-in details for the EGM are set out in the
attached Calling Notice. The merger plan and other documents to be processed at
the EGM, are available on the Company's website www.bluenord.com.

This information is subject to disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12
of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.


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Contact:
Cathrine Torgersen, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Phone: +47 915 28 501
Email: cathrine.torgersen@bluenord.com

This announcement is issued for information purposes only and does not
constitute a calling notice to a general meeting or a merger plan, nor does it
form a part of any offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any
securities in any jurisdiction. This announcement is bot for publication,
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constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.


The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act").
The securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant
to an exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act or
in a transaction not subject to the US Securities Act. Any decision with respect
to the proposed merger should be made solely on the basis of information
contained in the actual calling notices to the extraordinary general meetings of
the relevant companies, and the merger plan (with pertaining documents) related
to the merger. You should perform an independent analysis of such information
when making any investment decision.


Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical
facts and may be identified by words such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate",
"strategy", "intends", "estimate", "will", "may", "continue", "should" and
similar expressions.  By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk
and uncertainty because they reflect the Company's current expectations and
assumptions as to future events and circumstances that may not prove accurate. A
number of material factors could cause actual results and developments to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
No assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been
correct. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in
this announcement speak only as at its date and are subject to change without
notice.

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