Contemplated private placement
MPC Container Ships AS ("MPCC" or the "Company") has retained DNB Markets, part of DNB Bank ASA, and Fearnley Securities AS (the "Managers") to assist the Company with a private placement of new shares with gross proceeds of USD 150-200 million (the "Private Placement"). NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. OTHER RESTRICTIONS ARE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THE PRESS RELEASE. 22