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Oslo, 1 November 2023. Reference is made to the stock exchange notice from Desert Control AS ("Desert Control" or the "Company") on 28 September 2023 with key information in relation to a subsequent offering (the "Subsequent Offering") of up to 2,222,222 new shares (the "Offer Shares") at a subscription price of NOK 6.75 per share (the "Offer Price"). The Offer Price is similar to the offer price in the private placement of new shares that was successfully placed on 28 September 2023 (the "Private Placement").

The Company has resolved to proceed with the Subsequent Offering, which may raise total gross proceeds of up to approx. NOK 15 million. The Subsequent Offering will be directed towards existing shareholders in the Company as of the end of trading on 28 September 2023, as registered in the Norwegian Central Securities Depositary ("Verdipapirsentralen" or "VPS") on 2 October 2023 (the "Record Date"), who (i) were not included in the wall-crossing phase of the Private Placement, (ii) were not allocated offer shares in the Private Placement, and (iii) are not resident in a jurisdiction where such offering would be unlawful, or for jurisdictions other than Norway, would require any filing, registration or similar action (the "Eligible Shareholders").

Each Eligible Shareholder will be granted 0.092566 non-transferable subscription rights for each existing share registered as held by such Eligible Shareholder as of the Record Date. The number of subscription rights granted to each Eligible Shareholder will be rounded down to the nearest whole subscription right. Each subscription right will give the right to subscribe for, and be allocated, one (1) share in the Subsequent Offering. Over-subscription is permitted, but the Subsequent Offering is limited to 2,222,222 Offer Shares and there can be no assurance that shares will be allocated for such subscriptions. Subscription without subscription rights is not permitted. Subscription rights that are not used to subscribe for Offer Shares before the expiry of the Subscription Period will have no value and will lapse without compensation to the holder.

The subscription period for the Subsequent Offering commences on 2 November 2023 09:00 CET and ends on 16 November 2023 at 16:30 CET (the "Subscription Period").

The Company, in consultation with the Managers (as defined below), reserves the right to extend the Subscription Period for the Subsequent Offering at any time and without any prior written notice and at its sole discretion. The terms and conditions for the Subsequent Offering are set out in a national prospectus prepared by the Company in accordance with the rules in the Securities Trading Act chapter 7 (the "Prospectus"). The Prospectus has been registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises today and is available at the Managers' websites (www.arctic.com/offerings and www.paretosec.com/transactions). The Prospectus is a national prospectus (Nw. nasjonalt prospekt) and neither the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Nw. Finanstilsynet) nor any other public authority has carried out any form of review, control or approval of the Prospectus.

The due date for payment of the Offer Shares is expected to be on 21 November 2023. The Offer Shares will, after registration of the share capital increase in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises pertaining to the Offer Shares, be registered in the VPS in book-entry form and are expected to be delivered to the applicant's VPS account on or about 28 November 2023. The Offer Shares will have equal rights and rank pari passu with the Company's other shares. Completion of the Subsequent Offering is subject to (i) all necessary corporate resolutions being validly made by the Company, including the board of directors resolving to consummate the Subsequent Offering and issue and allocate the Offer Shares based on the authorization granted by the extraordinary general meeting of the Company held on 13 October 2023, and (ii) registration of the share capital increase pertaining to the Subsequent Offering with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises and delivery of the Offer Shares to the subscribers in the VPS.

Arctic Securities AS and Pareto Securities AS are acting as managers for the Subsequent Offering (the "Managers"). Advokatfirmaet Selmer AS is acting as legal counsel to the Company, and Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is acting as legal advisor to the Managers.

For more information, please contact:

Ole Kristian Sivertsen, CEO Desert Control

Email: oks@desertcontrol.com

Mobile: +47 95 77 77 77

Leonard Chaparian, CFO Desert Control

Email: leonard.chaparian@desertcontrol.com

Mobile: +47 90 66 55 40

About Desert Control

Desert Control specializes in climate-smart AgTech solutions to combat desertification, soil degradation, and water scarcity. Its patented Liquid Natural Clay (LNC) restores and enhances soil ecosystems to reduce water usage and improve the efficiency of fertilizers and natural resources for agriculture, forests, and green landscapes. LNC enables sandy and arid soil to retain water and nutrients, thus increasing crop yields, plant health, and ecosystem resilience while preserving water and natural resources by up to 50%.

For more information, visit https://www.desertcontrol.com

Important notice:

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

The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy, fairness or completeness. Neither the Managers nor any of its respective affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisors or agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company, its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available, or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith. This announcement has been prepared by and is the sole responsibility of the Company.

This announcement is not an offer for sale of securities. The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and in accordance with applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Company does not intend to register any securities referred to herein in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States.

Any offering of the securities referred to in this announcement will be made by means of a set of subscription materials provided to potential investors. Investors should not subscribe for any securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information contained in the aforementioned subscription material.

Neither this announcement nor the information contained herein is for publication, distribution or release, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into or from the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, South Africa or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. The publication, distribution or release of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons in the United Kingdom that are (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order") or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom this announcement may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This communication must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only for relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Persons distributing this communication must satisfy themselves that it is lawful to do so.

Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by words such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "strategy", "intends", "estimate", "will", "may", "continue", "should" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although the Company believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond their control. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies, and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this release by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. The Company, the Managers and their respective affiliates expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, review or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this announcement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date and are subject to change without notice.

The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date, and are subject to change without notice. The Company does not undertake any obligation to review, update, confirm, or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that arise in relation to the content of this announcement.

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