The Board of Directors
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Nils Kristian Sundling - Chairperson
Nils Sundling, board member Nils Sundling has a background from the bank and financial sector in Norway. He has had a multitude of leading position in banks and financial institutions. Sundling was, at the turn of the millennium, responsible for setting up the first internet bank in Norway, NOR 24. He has been CEO in the British consultancy company C3, which was involved in the establishment of several internet banks in Norway. For the last 15 years, Nils Sundling has been an investor and founder, and has amongst other things, headed the BPO company Runway, and is the founder of the dentist chain “Tannfeen”. He has been a board member of Webhelp Nordic, Scandinavian House, Runway and Tannfeen Norge, and is presently board member Ideco Group.‍‍

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Anne Helene Kjos-Mathisen - Member
Anna Helene Kjos-Mathisen represents the second largest owner of NBX through Nye KM Aviatrix Invest AS, and through personal ownership. She is the managing director of Airwing AS, a Norwegian-based private aviation company. Anna has 12 years of experience in commercial aviation, both as a former pilot and as responsible for the recruitment of crew at Norwegian.

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‍‍Bjørn Kjos - Member
Founder of Norwegian Air Shuttle and CEO from 2002 until 2019 in which period the airline grew from a few airplanes to become Europe’s third and the world's fifth largest low-cost carrier operating around 170 aircrafts. Bjørn Kjos is also co-founder of Bank Norwegian which purpose was to facilitate the airlines loyalty program, the bank is currently worth about 1.8 billion USD. Before becoming the CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle Bjørn Kjos worked as a lawyer admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway.

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‍‍Vahid Toosi - Member
Vahid Toosi is a serial entrepreneur with experience in retail and product development. He has started several companies in the blockchain sector and therefore has first-hand knowledge and understanding of the industry and its potential for society.‍

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‍Vegard Kristiansen - Member
Vegard Kristiansen is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TechHedge Labs, where he leads the company’s strategic direction and oversees its expansion in the technology sector. An early investor in Ethereum since 2015, Vegard recognized the potential of blockchain technology and engaged in private cryptocurrency investments that have proven highly profitable overtime. In TechHedge Labs, he oversees operations that include a 3,000-square-foot facility equipped with around 70 servers. Collaborating with Filecoin developers and system engineers, his team tests new software before its release to the Filecoin network and contributes data and test environments for the Filecoin community.
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Management

Stig A. Kjos-Mathisen - Chief Executive Officer
Stig is an ex-military serving 12 years in the Norwegian Special Forces and the Intelligence Service. Gaining experience ranging from tactical to strategic operational planning and execution and leadership from team to squadron level. Before co-founding NBX Stig was head of the manpower resource planning department for Norwegian Air Shuttle. Stig also holds a Master of Science in Finance from BI Norwegian Business School and HEC Lausanne. Stig is a board member at the Norwegian Computer Society Group for Blockchain.

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‍Trond Pettersen – Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Trond has more than 20 years of experience from the finance industry where he started out as a software developer. He has extensive experience with internal control, risk management and compliance from holding positions like Quality and security manager for VPS and later Chief Compliance Officer for Euronext Securities Oslo. Trond holds a master’s degree in Industrial economics and computer science from NTNU.

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‍Nicolai Lunde - Chief Financial Officer
Nicolai joins NBX from his previous position at Kistefos AS. His extensive experience includes serving as a Board Member at Morrow Bank ASA, where he was part of the Audit and Risk Committee. Prior to joining Kistefos, Nicolai worked as Head of Analysis in Bank Norwegian focusing on Risk Management and Operative improvements. His previous experience includes Consultancy in EY as Internal Auditor for the Financial Services Risk Management division and Analyst & Advisory roles in Nordea. Nicolai holds a Master of Science in Corporate Finance from Cass Business School and a Master of Arts in Business & Finance from Heriot-Watt University.

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Alex Karpov - Chief Technological Officer
‍Alex is a highly skilled software engineer and technology leader with over 15 years of experience in various industries. Before joining NBX, he held positions at Bisnode, Real Audience, and SoftServe, where he led technical teams and implemented projects in digital advertising, data analytics, and healthcare. Also, he holds a Master's degree in Control Automation Systems from Dnipro National University.

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‍Inna Romanenko - Chief AML Officer
Inna has deep knowledge and experience within the AML field. She has worked in a large commercial bank in Latvia, called Rietumu Bank, serving corporate clients and wealthy individuals. She also has MSc in Finance and CAMS certification, which is recognized as the gold standard in AML by institutions, governments and regulators worldwide.

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ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF NORWEGIAN BLOCK EXCHANGE AS
(Adopted at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 3. February 2025)

§ 1- Company name
The company's name is Norwegian Block Exchange AS.

§2 - Business office
The company's business office is in Bærum municipality.

§3 - Business
The company's business is investment, development and dissemination of payment solutions and systems,
including for financial instruments.

§4 - Share Capital
The share capital is NOK 41,112,287.80 divided into 205,561,439 shares, each with a nominal value of NOK 0.20.
The company's shares are registered in Verdipapirsentralen ASA (VPS).

§5 - Board
The company shall have a board from three to seven members, according to the general meeting's further decision.

§6 - Signature and power of attorney
The company may be signed by the board jointly. The board can issue a power of attorney.

§7 - General meeting
At the annual general meeting, the following issues shall be considered and decided:
• Approval of the annual accounts and the annual report, including the distribution of dividends.
• Other matters which according to the law or the articles of association belong to the general meeting.

§ 8 - Free trading of shares
The shares in the company are freely negotiable, including no pre-emptive right or board consent
under the Companies Act or other trading restrictions in the event of a change of ownership of shares.

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