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Reference is made to the previous announcements by Golden Ocean Group (the "Company") in respect of the subsequent offering of up to 34,368,400 new shares in the Company (the "Subsequent Offering").
The subscription period for the Subsequent Offering will expire today, March 11, 2016 at 16:30 hours (CET). Correctly completed subscription forms must be received by one of the subscription offices, or, in the case of online subscriptions, be registered, within this deadline.
Upon expiry of the subscription period, any subscription rights that have not been exercised will expire and have no value.
For more information, please refer to the prospectus of the Company dated February 23, 2016 (the "Prospectus"). The Prospectus is available at the following websites: www.goldenocean.bm; www.danskebank.no/goldenocean; www.dnb.no/emisjoner; www.arctic.com; http://securities.clarksons.com/emisjoner; and www.nordea.no/gogl.
Danske Bank, DNB Markets, part of DNB Bank ASA, Arctic Securities AS, Clarksons Platou Securities AS and Nordea Markets, part of Nordea Bank Norge ASA have acted as Managers of the Subsequent Offering.
March 11, 2016
Hamilton, Bermuda
Golden Ocean Group Limited
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