Mandatory notification of trade by close associates

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement on 28 June 2022 regarding proposals to the general meetings of Viking Venture 7 AS, Viking Venture 7b AS and Viking Venture 8 AS (collectively the "VV Investment Vehicles") to distribute shares in House of Control Group AS (the "Company") to its shareholders. The general meetings of the VV Investment Vehicles have on 5 July 2022 resolved to distribute 13 986 932 shares in the Company to its shareholders (the "Distributions"). Viking Venture 7 AS, Viking Venture 7b AS and Viking Venture 8 AS have resolved to distribute 10 353 937, 1 390 954 and 2 242 041 shares respectively. Following such Distributions, the VV Investment Vehicles will hold in aggregate 34 668 shares in the Company. Viking Venture AS will pursuant to the Distributions receive 2 298 870 shares in the Company. Viking Venture AS will in addition acquire all of the shares in the VV Investment Vehicles, and thereby indirectly acquire 32 716 shares in the Company which the VV Investment Vehicles will hold following the Distributions, in exchange for 32 716 shares in the Company. Following the Distributions and the acquisition of the VV Investment Vehicles, Viking Venture AS will, together with existing shares held by Viking Venture AS, hold directly or indirectly 2 535 570 shares in the Company, representing approximately 4% of the shares in the Company. Viking Venture AS and the VV Investment Vehicles are close associates of Erik Fjellvær Hagen, board member of the Company. Viking Venture AS is a close associate of Jostein Vik, chairman of the Company. This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Regulation EU 596/2014 (MAR) article 19 and the Norwegian Securities Trading Act section 5-12. Please see attached notification forms in accordance with MAR article 19.