VARD HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Registration No. 201012504K) INCORPORATION OF SUBSIDIARY, VARD ELECTRO ITALY SRL The Board of Directors of Vard Holdings Limited (the "Company") wishes to announce the incorporation of a new subsidiary, Vard Electro Italy Srl, in Italy. Vard Electro Italy Srl is owned 100% by Vard Electro AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vard Group AS which is 100% held by the Company. The main business of the new subsidiary will be to deliver turn-key electrical solutions to other parts of the Fincantieri Group. The paid-up capital of the said company is EUR 200,000. The above investment is funded by internal resources and is not expected to have any material impact on the earnings per share or the net tangible assets per share of the Company for the current financial year. None of the Directors and the controlling shareholders of the Company have any interest, direct or indirect, in the above transaction. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD Submitted by Roy Reite, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, on 21 July 2015 to the SGX.