INDEPENDENT STATEMENT ON MANDATORY OFFER

In connection with the mandatory offer by Zono Holding AS to acquire the remaining shares of Techstep ASA, Arctic Securities has performed an independent valuation of the offer in accordance with Section 6-16 of the Securities Trading Act. The full text of the statement issued by Arctic Securities is provided as an attachment (link) in this announcement. techstep-arctic-independent-statement

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