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Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published on18 December 2020 regarding potential stabilization activities in respect of the shares inSkitude Holding AS (the "Company") in the period from18 December 2020 to and including15 January 2021 (the "Stabilization Period") in connection with a private placement of shares (the "Private Placement") in the Company and an admission to trading of the Company's shares on Euronext Growth Oslo as further set out in the Company's stock exchange announcement published on8 December 2020 .Pareto Securities AS (the "Stabilization Manager") hereby gives notice that stabilization activities have been undertaken in relation to the shares in the Company and that a total of 1,526,761 shares were purchased at an average price ofNOK 6.59 per share during the Stabilization Period. For each of the dates during which stabilization activities were carried out, the price range for the stabilization activities was as follows: Date Price (min) Price (max)18 Dec 2020 6.30 6.6016 Jan 2021 6.70 6.7015 Jan 2021 6.70 6.70 The Stabilization Manager will redeliver the shares purchased through stabilization activities toCanica AS in accordance with the terms in the share lending agreement between the parties. Furthermore, the Stabilization Manager has exercised the option to subscribe for a total of 3,736,386 new shares to be issued by the Company at the price in the Private Placement (NOK 6.70 per share), which will be used to satisfy the redelivery obligation under the share lending agreement withCanica AS which has not been covered by delivery of the shares purchased during the Stabilisation Period. The Company will, as such, receive approximatelyNOK 25 million in additional net proceeds from the Private Placement. For further queries, please contact:Pareto Securities AS Martin Øberg Sjøstedt Tel: +47 22 87 87 14 Important Notice These materials do not constitute or form a part of any offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities of Skitude inthe United States or any other jurisdiction. The securities of the Company may not be offered or sold inthe United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under theU.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"). The securities of the Company have not been, and will not be, registered under theU.S. Securities Act. Any sale inthe United States of the securities mentioned in this communication will be made solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under theU.S. Securities Act. No public offering of the securities will be made inthe United States . In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the EU Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State. The expression "EU Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council of14 June 2017 (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State). In theUnited Kingdom , this communication is only addressed to and is only directed atQualified Investors who (i) are investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) (all such persons together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). These materials are directed only at Relevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. Persons distributing this communication must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so. This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in Section 21E of theU.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events, including possible issuance of equity securities of the Company. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by words such as "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "intends", "may", "should", "will" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond its control. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors, , include, but are not limited to, the possibility that we will determine not to, or be unable to, issue any equity securities, and could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this release by such forward-looking statements. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date, and are subject to change without notice. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements. We make no prediction or statement about the performance of any such securities. This announcement is made by and, and is the responsibility of, the Company. The Managers are acting exclusively for the Company and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, or for advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any of the matters referred to herein. Neither the Managers nor any of their respective affiliates makes any representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this announcement and none of them accepts any responsibility for the contents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein. This announcement is for information purposes only. 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 of the Company. Neither the Managers nor any of their respective affiliates accepts any liability arising from the use of this announcement. Each of the Company, the Managers and their respective affiliates expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, review or revise any statement contained in this announcement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Certain figures contained in this document, including financial information, may have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, in certain instances, the sum or percentage change of the numbers contained in this document may not conform exactly with the total figure given. 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