GOGL – Publication of Prospectus and start of Subscription Period in Subsequent Offering NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN, OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN. 15 April 2021, Hamilton, Bermuda Reference is made to the announcement by Golden Ocean Group Limited (the " Company”) on 14 April 2021 regarding the approval of a prospectus by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (the " Prospectus") covering (i) the listing on Oslo Børs of 54,207,547 new ordinary shares in the Company (the "