Disclosure of large shareholding - NRC Group ASA

Urbex Invest AS, a company owned indirectly by Middelborg AS, has on 18 May 2017 purchased 1 675 000 shares in NRC Group ASA according to two forward contracts entered into in November 2016. Simultaneously Urbex Invest has sold 975 000
shares to two counterparties in two new forward contracts. After the purchase and sale, Urbex Invest AS holds 4 407 033 shares in NRC Group ASA, corresponding to 11.1% of the shares and votes in the company. I addition Urbex Invest AS holds forward contracts to purchase further 975 000 shares in NRC Group ASA.

This information is made public according to Section 4-3 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.