PRESS RELEASE

15th of September 2026 at 8.30am EEST

Steady Energy Oy has signed a share exchange agreement to combine with 3North Partners Plc; intended launch of an initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland

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3North Partners Plc (“3NP” or the “Company”), an investment company whose purpose is to combine with a technology company and to support the company in its growth and value creation, and shareholders and option holders of Steady Energy Oy, a developer of heat-only small modular reactor (“SMR”) technology (“Steady Energy” or the “Combination Partner”, and shareholders and option holders of Steady Energy, the “Sellers”) have on 11 September 2026 entered into a share exchange agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) whereby 3NP acquires all outstanding shares in Steady Energy (the “Combination”) by way of a directed share issue consisting of new shares in 3NP to form a combined company (the “Combined Company”). In connection with the Combination, 3NP intends to proceed with an initial public offering (the “IPO” or the “Offering”), and the series A shares will be applied to be listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland (the “First North”) maintained by Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd (the “Listing”).

Transaction highlights

• 3NP has signed the Share Exchange Agreement with the shareholders of Steady Energy and plans the Listing on the First North. 3NP is formed by a group of individuals with significant experience in financing and developing growth companies in the technology sector.
• Steady Energy develops heat-only SMR technology based on well-established nuclear reactor technologies with primary emphasis on district heating markets.
• In order to fund the Combined Company, 3NP has received irrevocable commitments subject to certain conditions to subscribe for shares in an aggregate amount of approximately EUR 69.8 million from Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Fortum Energy Holding B.V., Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Mininvest Oy, Move Energy SMR Holding B.V., Orlen VC sp. z o.o., Finnish Industry Investment Ltd (Tesi), Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Yes VC Select, LP.
• 3NP has also entered into an agreement with the European Investment Bank (“EIB”) for a convertible loan of up to EUR 40 million.
• 3NP aims to raise gross proceeds of up to EUR 5 million by offering preliminarily a maximum of 500,000 new shares in an IPO for private individuals and entities in Finland.
• The subscription price in the Offering is EUR 10 per share. In addition, each investor who has subscribed for the shares will receive, for each fifteen (15) shares allocated to the investor in the Offering one (1) additional new share in 3NP at no additional cost.
• In connection with the Combination, 3NP plans to change its name to Steady Energy Plc.
• The combined net proceeds from the investor commitments and the IPO are intended to be used, among others, to finalise technology development, design and regulatory processes, and prepare for the commencement of construction of the first commercial reactor(s).
• The shareholders of 3NP have unanimously resolved to nominate Pekka Lundmark, Timo Ahopelto, Chirayu Batra, Juha Juntunen, and Petteri Tenhunen as members of the Combined Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of the Closing. Pekka Lundmark will serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Combined Company.

Tommi Nyman, CEO of Steady Energy, comments:

“This is a great day for Steady Energy and our entire world-class team. With this strong funding and listing behind us, we can focus on finalising the LDR-50 technology and on our first customer projects.”

Tuomo Vähäpassi, CEO of 3NP, comments:

“3NP wants to bring together experienced technology investors, institutional investors, private investors and a high-potential technology company. Steady Energy combines the potential for cost-effective nuclear heat, energy security and security of supply, and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. The support of the future shareholders of the Combined Company investing in the transactions, EIB, which as part of the transactions granted its first-ever financing for a small modular reactor technology, and the individuals behind 3NP enable the Combined Company to pursue significant value creation.”

Steady Energy in brief

Steady Energy develops heat-only small modular reactor technology based on well-established nuclear reactor technologies utilising low temperature and low pressure. Steady Energy’s main product is heat generating plants and related services offered through two principal commercial models: an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) model under which turnkey nuclear plants containing one or more (typically up to four) reactors are planned to be delivered directly to clients, and a heat-as-a-service (“HaaS”) model under which Steady Energy owns and operates the asset ultimately through a special purpose vehicle, with licensing, operations, and waste management remaining with Steady Energy, removing any nuclear ownership burden from customers.

Steady Energy was founded in 2023 as a spin-off from the Technical Research Centre of Finland (“VTT”), established to commercialise a low-temperature nuclear heating reactor (the “LDR-50”) developed since 2019 and under the leadership of CEO Tommi Nyman since 2020. Steady Energy was established with the objective of translating advanced nuclear research into deployable infrastructure that delivers measurable climate and societal benefits. Steady Energy currently employs a team of approximately 75 nuclear professionals, representing more than 450 years of combined experience from the nuclear energy sector, including new build projects in Finland.

Steady Energy’s primary target market consists of European district heating companies, operating district heating networks primarily in Finland, Sweden, Poland and Czech Republic (the “Priority Markets”) and elsewhere in Europe that are large enough to support at least one reactor (the “Primary Target Market”). This translates to a delivery potential of more than 15 GW by 2050 in the Priority Markets, equivalent to some 230–300 LDR-50 reactors across approximately 150–200 suitable networks.

Key strengths

Steady Energy’s management believes that the following factors in particular are its key strengths and represent its competitive advantages:

1. Underlying technology concept based on proven technologies, with proprietary key innovations providing competitive differentiation, enabling deployment, inter alia, at existing heat production sites and infrastructure;
2. An approximately EUR 30 billion target market in the Priority Markets supported by stable district heating demand, with significant additional potential in broader European and global markets;
3. A leading position in the emerging SMR heat-only market with levelized cost of heat, security of supply, and emissions profile the key sources of competitive advantage over competing baseload technologies;
4. A clear, actionable, and scalable business model;
5. Significant growth and profitability potential supported by scalable operations; and
6. A highly experienced nuclear sector team with technological, regulatory, and commercial competence.

Strategy

Steady Energy’s strategic vision is structured around delivering clean, reliable heat through an application-specific reactor design, the LDR-50, optimised for heat production, with an emphasis on simplified design, passive safety, and economic competitiveness for district heating. Steady Energy focuses exclusively on heat-only SMR technology. European district heating companies constitute Steady Energy’s Primary Target Market, with industrial heat users and other heat-producing or heat-consuming organisations representing longer-term opportunities beyond district heating. Steady Energy positions district heating as the core initial market, with additional potential in district cooling, industrial heat and desalination. New industrial application segments are explored in order to provide Steady Energy with multiple footholds across diversified markets.

Steady Energy’s approach is to reduce the complexity associated with conventional nuclear power plants by eliminating electricity generation equipment and lowering operating temperature and pressure, supporting a potential to faster build and licensing pathway. This further improves competitiveness in heat markets relative to baseload heat production technologies. Central to Steady Energy’s strategy is a commitment to deliver a technology that is cost-competitive compared to baseload heat production technologies from the first commercial plant, and that is deployable across a broad range of European and international markets through a scalable and replicable delivery model.

In Steady Energy’s dual business model, EPC delivery targets larger utilities, whilst HaaS targets smaller utilities and other customers who are unable or unwilling to own or operate nuclear assets, thereby expanding the addressable customer base.

Long-term financial targets and operative targets

Steady Energy has set the following long-term financial targets that will apply to the Combined Company as of the completion of the Combination (the “Closing”) (the “Long-Term Financial Targets”):

• Revenue exceeding EUR 500 million by 2035 and EUR 1,000 million by 2040; and
• EBIT margin (adjusted for goodwill amortisations under FAS) of 25–30 per cent by 2035 and 35–40 per cent by 2040, with positive EBIT margin development expected to continue after 2040 supported by growing HaaS revenues.

The key assumptions of the Long-Term Financial Targets include: (i) Steady Energy’s management scenario pipeline of 70 reactors with potential delivery in 2033–2045 develops materially on target, (ii) approximately two thirds of the 70 reactors included in Steady Energy’s management scenario are delivered as EPC and approximately one third as HaaS, and (iii) the targeted revenue to be predominantly from EPC reactor deliveries, with HaaS revenues developing from a minor share towards approximately 50 per cent of revenues by 2045.

Steady Energy has set the following operative targets that will apply to the Combined Company as of the Closing (the “Operative Targets”):

i) The signing of the first key milestone agreements pursuant to which appointment as the exclusive or first-priority provider of a reactor or HaaS delivery happens, provided that such agreement is subject only to a final investment decision or a final heat purchase agreement before becoming fully effective (“TSC”) as follows:

• First TSC signed in 2027–2028;
• TSCs for 4–8 reactors signed in 2027–2030; and
• TSCs for 8–18 reactors signed in 2031–2035.

ii) Other Operative Targets include

• Commencement of the pilot plant testing programme in 2027;
• Obtaining a political Decision-in-Principle from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in 2027–2028 for the first commercial plant;
• Submission of a construction license application in 2028–2029; and
• Commencement of construction of the first commercial plant by 2029–2030.

Transaction details

• After examining a large amount of potential opportunities, 3NP has selected Steady Energy as the Combination Partner in accordance with its investment process.
• The fixed purchase price in the Combination will be paid with 25,737,145 new series A shares in 3NP (the “Consideration Shares”). In addition, all outstanding option rights in Steady Energy will be cancelled, effective at the Closing, and 3NP will issue 1,054,760 new option rights entitling to series A shares of 3NP without consideration to the holders of Steady Energy’s option rights in connection with the Closing (the “Consideration Options”).
• 3NP and the Sellers have also agreed on an additional purchase price of 4,999,991 new series A shares in the Combined Company to be issued to the Sellers if the Combined Company’s volume-weighted average share price exceeds EUR 15.00 for any ten trading days in any period of 30 trading days within the four years from the Closing, and an additional purchase price of 4,999,991 new series A shares in the Combined Company to be issued to the Sellers if the Combined Company’s volume-weighted average share price exceeds EUR 25.00 for any ten trading days in any period of 30 trading days within five years from the Closing.
• In connection with the Combination, the Sellers have committed to customary restrictions, subject to certain exceptions, on transferring, without the prior written consent of the Sole Global Coordinator, the Consideration Shares, the Consideration Options and any series A shares subscribed for with the Consideration Options, or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for such securities. These transfer restrictions will remain in force for 36 months from the Closing with respect to Tommi Nyman, Hannes Haapalahti and Petteri Tenhunen (each separately, a “Steady Energy Founder” and together, the “Steady Energy Founders”), and for 180 days with respect to the rest of the Sellers. In connection with the Closing, 3NP will purchase existing shares in Steady Energy from the Steady Energy Founders for an aggregate number of shares that corresponds to EUR 850,000 per Steady Energy Founder. The lock-up restrictions shall not prohibit each of the Steady Energy Founders from selling series A shares in the Combined Company on the First North for a total gross consideration of up to EUR 750,000 after (x) the completion of the Listing and (y) the date on which Steady Energy has signed and publicly announced its first commercial binding agreement pursuant to which it has been appointed as the exclusive or first-priority provider of a reactor or HaaS delivery, provided that such agreement is subject only to a final investment decision or a final heat purchase agreement before becoming fully effective.
• 3NP has raised working capital through subscriptions of series B shares and warrants prior to the Combination. Shareholders of 3NP are Timo Ahopelto (TA Ventures Ltd), Olli Eklund (Deciding Point Oy), Juha Hulkko (Jtel Oy), Juha Lindfors (Långdal Ventures Oy), Pekka Lundmark (Vilomark Oy Ab), Tero Ojanperä (Rando Labs Oy), Ilkka Paananen (Illusian Oy), Risto Virkkala (Tech Consulting Group TCG Oy) as well as 3NP’s management Tuomo Vähäpassi (TSOEH Oy) and Carl Bruun (Seabee Invest Oy) (the “B-Shareholders” and each separately, a “B-Shareholder”). The B-Shareholders have invested capital in 3NP and are to support the Combined Company by making their extensive experience and networks in financing and developing growth companies available to it, as separately agreed from time to time, for the benefit of the Combined Company. The B-Shareholders have a total of 1,870,750 series B shares that entitle the holder to convert them into series A shares if certain price limits for series A shares are met. Furthermore, 3NP has issued 2,120,183 warrants to 3NP’s B-Shareholders, each warrant entitling its holder to subscribe for one series A share for a subscription price of EUR 12.00 per share. The B-Shareholders, including 3NP’s management, have committed to customary restrictions, subject to certain exceptions, on transferring, without the prior written consent of the Sole Global Coordinator, shares in 3NP and any options or other special rights entitling to shares in 3NP. These restrictions are not limited to Shares, options or other special rights held by a B-Shareholder on the date of the relevant lock-up undertaking, but cover any and all such securities that the relevant B-Shareholder may hold during the applicable lock-up period. These transfer restrictions will remain in force for 24 months after the Closing.
• In order to fund the Combined Company, 3NP has received irrevocable commitments to subscribe for new series A shares with the aggregate amount of approximately EUR 69.8 million (the “Investor Commitments”), such direct issue of new series A shares being carried out pursuant to the exemptions to publish a prospectus under Article 1(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC, as amended, the (“Prospectus Regulation”) (“Private Placement”). 3NP shall, after the Closing, issue, free of charge, to investors in Private Placement one (1) investor option for every three (3) series A shares subscribed for by such investor (“Investor Options”) that entitle the holder to subscribe for one (1) series A share at the exercise price of EUR 11.50 per series A share under certain conditions.
• 3NP has entered into a finance contract with EIB for a convertible loan of up to EUR 40 million, structured in two tranches of up to EUR 30 million and up to EUR 10 million (the “EIB Finance Contract”), to finance the development of Steady Energy’s technology (the “EIB Loan”). Pursuant to the EIB Finance Contract, EIB has the right to convert amounts outstanding under the EIB Loan into series A shares of the Combined Company. Steady Energy acts as guarantor under the EIB Finance Contract. The EIB Loan carries an interest of zero (0) per cent and has a maturity of 20 years from the date of the EIB Finance Contract, unless earlier repaid or converted. The EIB Loan is intended to finance part of the costs of Steady Energy’s research and development project relating to the design and development of the LDR-50 technology. The EIB Loan represents the first financing provided by EIB for an SMR project.
• 3NP further aims to raise gross proceeds of up to EUR 5 million by offering preliminarily a maximum of 500,000 new series A shares in 3NP (the “Offer Shares”) for subscription for a subscription price of EUR 10 per share for private individuals and entities in Finland. In addition, each investor who has subscribed for the Offer Shares in the Offering, will receive, for each fifteen (15) Offer Shares allocated to the investor in the Offering, one (1) additional new series A share from 3NP (a “Bonus Share”) at no additional cost.
• The Combination, the Private Placement, the EIB Loan, the IPO and the Listing are herein jointly referred to as the “Transactions”.
• The combined net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement are intended to be used to finalise technology development, design and regulatory processes, and to build up the organisation to aim to sign the first TSC(s) and prepare for the commencement of construction of the first commercial reactor(s). It also strengthens the financial position of the Combined Company and provides certain financial flexibility.
• The aggregate number of the series A shares in 3NP, immediately following the closing of the Transactions, is expected to be 33,253,478, of which Consideration Shares represent approximately 77 per cent and shares issued in the Private Placement and the IPO approximately 23 per cent.

Information on the contemplated IPO

The contemplated Offering is expected to consist of a share issue in which 3NP would issue new series A shares. The Offering consists of a public offering to private individuals and entities in Finland. In addition, each investor who has subscribed for the Offer Shares in the Offering, will receive, for each fifteen (15) Offer Shares allocated to the investor in the Offering, one (1) Bonus Share at no additional cost.

In the Offering, 3NP aims to collect gross proceeds of up to EUR 5 million. The combined net proceeds from the Offering and the Private Placement will be released to the Combined Company and are intended to be used to finalise technology development, design and regulatory processes, and to build up the organisation to aim to sign the first TSC(s) and prepare for the commencement of construction of the first commercial reactor(s). It also strengthens the financial position of the Combined Company and provides certain financial flexibility. Additional potential other uses include accelerated entry to new markets and applications, and resources, inter alia, for possible acquisitions to secure and de-risk the supply chain.

Full terms and conditions for the contemplated Offering will be included in the company description that will be prepared by 3NP and Steady Energy in connection with the contemplated Offering.

The company description will be made available on the website of 3NP at www.3north.fi/en and on the website of Steady Energy at investors.steadyenergy.com/en/ipo.

Advisers

Nordea Bank Abp (“Nordea”) is acting as 3NP’s financial advisor and as the sole global coordinator and sole bookrunner in relation to the Offering and as the receiving agent in relation to the Private Placement. Borenius Attorneys Ltd is acting as legal advisor of 3NP in relation to the Transactions. Krogerus Attorneys Ltd is acting as legal advisor of 3NP’s financial advisor. Roschier, Attorneys Ltd. is acting as legal advisor of Steady Energy in relation to the Combination. Burson Finland Oy is acting as communications advisor to Steady Energy and 3NP. Aktia Alexander Corporate Finance Oy will act as the Combined Company’s certified advisor.

Briefing

3NP and Steady Energy will hold a briefing for the media and investors today on 15 September 2026 at 11:00 EEST at Itämerentori 2, FI-00180 Helsinki, Flik, studio Stage. The briefing will cover the Transactions and the contemplated Listing.

The event can be followed live via https://steadyenergy.events.inderes.com/tiedotustilaisuus

The event will be held in Finnish.

Further inquiries

3NP’s CEO Tuomo Vähäpassi, tel. +358 40 736 0676

Steady Energy’s CEO Tommi Nyman, tel. +358 50 360 7823

About Steady Energy

Steady Energy is a Finnish nuclear technology company developing a new generation of small modular reactors (SMRs) especially suited for district heating. Its LDR-50 reactor is designed to provide cities and utilities with a reliable, scalable and low-carbon alternative to combustion-based heat production. The reactor concept is based on proven light-water reactor technology, combined with a simplified design focused exclusively on producing heat. Steady Energy aims to make nuclear energy more cost-effective to deploy and to establish its technology as a scalable solution for decarbonising district heating globally. Steady Energy was founded in 2023 as a spin-off from the Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT and has approximately 75 full-time employees.

About 3NP

3NP is an investment company whose purpose is to bring together technology investors, entrepreneurs and executives, identify and analyse technology companies as potential combination partners, combine with one such company, and support the combined company in its growth and value creation.

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The Sole Global Coordinator is acting exclusively for 3NP and for no-one else in connection with any transaction mentioned in this release and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this release) as a client in relation to any such transaction and will not be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to its clients, or for advising any such person on the contents of this release or in connection with any transaction referred to in this release.

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Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (as amended, “MiFID II”); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of the Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the “MiFID II Product Governance Requirements”), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any “manufacturer” (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Offer Shares and the Bonus Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that the Offer Shares and the Bonus Shares are: (i)  compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II (the “Positive Target Market Assessment”); and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II. Distributors should note that: the price of the Offer Shares and the Bonus Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the Offer Shares and the Bonus Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the Offer Shares and the Bonus Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection and who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. Conversely, an investment in the Offer Shares and the Bonus Shares is not compatible with investors looking for full capital protection or full repayment of the amount invested or having no risk tolerance, or investors requiring a fully guaranteed income or fully predictable return profile (the “Negative Target Market” and, together with the Positive Target Market, the “Target Market Assessment”). The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements in any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Offering.

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