Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by American Shipping
Company ASA ("AMSC") on 3 September 2021 regarding the acquisition of shares in
AMSC made by Vilja AS, a company controlled by Peter D. Knudsen, board member in
AMSC. Please see the attached notification for persons discharging managerial
responsibilities in AMSC in accordance with Regulation EU 596/2014 (MAR) article
19.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5
-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.