News Tag: Insider Transaction

Hamilton, Bermuda, June 18, 2026

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement of November 12, 2024. On November 11, 2024, Mr. Bjorn Isaksen entered into a forward purchase agreement with Drew Holdings Ltd. to purchase 200,000 common shares in Himalaya Shipping Ltd. The forward purchase agreement has now expired and has been settled in cash upon expiration.

On June 17, 2026, Mr. Bjorn Isaksen entered into a new forward purchase agreement to purchase 200,000 common shares from Drew Holdings Ltd. for settlement on June 17, 2029, at a price of USD 15.22 per share, to be adjusted by 6% interest less any dividends paid between June 17, 2026 and the settlement date.

Mr. Isaksen is the chairman of Himalaya Shipping Ltd.’s board and thus, as per the Market Abuse Directive, a person discharging managerial responsibilities in Himalaya Shipping Ltd.

Following the above transactions, Mr. Isaksen and his close associates own 300,000 shares. In addition, Mr. Isaksen has a beneficial interest in 200,000 shares pursuant to the forward purchase agreement with Drew Holdings Ltd. referred to above.

Please refer to the attached form of notification of a transaction by a person discharging managerial responsibilities.

This information is disclosed as required by Regulation EU596/2014 (“MAR”), article 19 and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Lars-Christian Svensen, Contracted CEO, has acquired 4,000 shares in the Company at an average price of NOK131.36 per share.

Following the above transaction, Mr. Svensen owns 23,186 shares and 185,000 share options in the Company.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements in Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities
Trading Act.

For further queries, please contact:
Lars-Christian Svensen, Contracted CEO
Telephone +47 476 38 756

About Himalaya Shipping Ltd.:

Himalaya Shipping Ltd. is an independent bulk carrier company, incorporated in Bermuda. Himalaya Shipping has twelve vessels in operation.

Hamilton, Bermuda, May 22, 2026

Reference is made to the announcements by Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (the “Company”) regarding its share option program.

The Company has received exercise notices from the following primary insiders who are participants in the share incentive program:

Mr. Carl Erik Steen, Director, for the exercise of 75,000 share options at a strike price of US$6.49 per share. Following this transaction, Mr. Steen and his close associates will own 277,496 shares in the Company.

Mr. Vidar Hasund, Contracted CFO, for the exercise of 100,000 share options at a strike price of US$6.49 per share. Following this transaction, Mr. Hasund will own 100,000 shares and 20,000 share options in the Company.

The board of directors has consequently resolved to issue 175,000 new shares for delivery to the option holders subject to the option holders’ payment of the strike price of US$6.49 per share and to the Company’s compliance with section 4.8.4.4 of Euronext’s Rule Book II and its relating Notice 4.8.4.4. The Company will make a separate announcement when such conditions are met and the new shares are issued.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements in Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

For further queries, please contact:
Lars-Christian Svensen, Contracted CEO
Telephone +47 476 38 756

About Himalaya Shipping Ltd.:

Himalaya Shipping Ltd. is an independent bulk carrier company, incorporated in Bermuda. Himalaya Shipping has twelve vessels in operation.

Hamilton, Bermuda, April 9, 2026

Reference is made to the announcements by Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (the “Company”) regarding its share option program.

The Company has received an exercise notice from Bjorn Isaksen, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, for the exercise of 150,000 share options at a strike price of US$ 6.70 per share.

Further, Mr. Isaksen has sold 300,000 shares in the Company at an average price of NOK127.96 per share to Drew Holdings Limited, which is wholly owned by Drew Trust, a trust established for the benefit of Mr. Tor Olav Trøim and his immediate family.

Following the above transactions, Mr. Isaksen and his close associates own 300,000 shares. In addition, 200,000 shares are owned by Mr. Isaksen under a forward purchase agreement with Drew Holdings Limited.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements in Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

For further queries, please contact:
Lars-Christian Svensen, Contracted CEO
Telephone +47 476 38 756

About Himalaya Shipping Ltd.:

Himalaya Shipping Ltd. is an independent bulk carrier company, incorporated in Bermuda. Himalaya Shipping has twelve vessels in operation.

Hamilton, Bermuda, April 4, 2025

The Board of Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (“Himalaya” or the “Company”) adopted the framework for a long-term incentive plan for the Company’s directors and other key human resources (the “LTIP”) in September 2021. On April 3, 2025, the Board approved to increase the reserve of the Company’s authorised but unissued share capital by 450,000, which is to be used as settlement upon exercise of the share options granted under the LTIP. Under this amendment, the maximum aggregate number of common shares that may be delivered pursuant to any and all awards under the LTIP was increased from 800,000 to 1,250,000, subject to adjustment due to recapitalization or reorganization as provided under the LTIP. The LTIP provides for the grant of share options and other awards as determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion.

In addition, the Board has now resolved to grant in total 200,000 share options to key management resources of the Company under the LTIP. Each share option gives the holder the right to purchase one share in the Company at an exercise price of US$7.50. The share options will cliff vest three years from the grant date and expire 5 years from the grant date.

Following the grant, the total number of available share options under the LTIP are 250,000 and the total number of outstanding share options in the Company is 1,000,000.  

The following primary insiders were granted share options:

– Lars-Christian Svensen (Contracted CEO) was granted 120,000 share options, following which he holds in total 185,000 share options and 19,186 shares in the Company.

– Vidar Hasund (Contracted CFO) was granted 20,000 share options, following which he holds in total 120,000 share options in the Company.

For further queries, please contact:
Vidar Hasund, Contracted Chief Financial Officer,
Telephone +47 91361726

Please see the attached form of notification and public disclosure by the PDMRs.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements in article 19 of the Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Hamilton, Bermuda, March 20, 2025

Reference is made to Himalaya Shipping Ltd.’s (“Himalaya Shipping“) stock exchange announcement on March 19, 2025, relating to the equity offering of a total of 2,650,000 new common shares (the “Offer Shares“), each at a subscription price of NOK 60.50 per Offer Share (the “Subscription Price“). The following persons discharging managerial responsibilities (“PDMRs“) in Himalaya Shipping have subscribed for and been allocated the following Offer Shares at the Subscription Price:

• Bjørn Isaksen, Chairperson of Himalaya Shipping: 50,000 Offer Shares. After delivery, Mr. Isaksen and Freng Invest AS, a company controlled by Bjørn Isaksen, will own 450,000 shares, 200,000 shares under a forward purchase agreement and 150,000 share options in Himalaya Shipping.

• Capreca AS, close associate of Carl E. Steen, Director of Himalaya Shipping: 75,000 Offer Shares. After delivery, Mr. Steen and his close associates will own 202,496 shares and 75,000 share options in Himalaya Shipping.

• Lars-Christian Svensen, Contracted Chief Commercial Officer of Himalaya Shipping: 10,000 Offer Shares. After delivery, Mr. Svensen will own 19,186 shares and 65,000 share options in Himalaya Shipping.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements in Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

For further queries, please contact:

Herman Billung, Contracted CEO

Telephone +47918 31590