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Atlantic Sapphire

Investor Presentation Oct 5, 2021

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Monthly Update – September 2021 October 5, 2021

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This presentation (the "Presentation") has been produced by Atlantic Sapphire ASA (the "Company") exclusively for information purposes. This Presentation has not been approved, reviewed or registered with any public authority or stock exchange. This Presentation is not a prospectus and does not contain the same level of information as a prospectus. This Presentation is strictly confidential and may not be disclosed, in whole or in part, or summarized or otherwise reproduced, distributed or referred to, in whole or in part, without prior written consent of the Company. To the best of the knowledge of the Company and its Board of Directors, the information contained in this Presentation is in all material respect in accordance with the facts as of the date hereof, and contains no material omissions likely to affect its import.

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Monthly Update – Sep '21

1 Biomass gain: Estimated net change in standing biomass in the period, adjusted for actual harvest volumes. Includes any culling or mortality.

Monthly Update – Sep '21

Focus Is On The New Batches Initial batches continue to have mixed performance ▪ First batches have in periods been exposed to suboptimal conditions, which has negative trickle-down effects later in the life cycle ▪ Current biomass in the ongrowing systems is being optimized to ensure consistent supply to customers US batches introduced from mid-2020 have had stable conditions and will raise the bar on biological performance ▪ Phase 1 conditions now stable after a long period of commissioning efforts and construction challenges Biomass gain of initial batches vs. new batches 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 9 10 11 12 13 Grams Month Initial #1 Initial #2 Initial #3 B I

Monthly Update – Sep '21

US standing biomass overview1
as of September 30, 2021
Sep 30, 2021 Number Average
Weight
(grams)
Standing
Biomass
(kg)
Quarter
introduced
in start-feed
Comment
Initial batches2 660k 2,700 1,782,000 Groups exposed to uneven and suboptimal
conditions (chiller plant breakdown, key water
treatment tools missing)
B I 425k 281 119,000 Q4 '20 Stable conditions in line with plan
B II 500k 162 81,000 Q1 '21 Stable conditions in line with plan
B III 400k 75 30,000 Q2 '22 Stable conditions in line with plan
Freshwater3 1,800k 7 12,000 Stable conditions in line with plan
Total 3,875k 522 2,024,000

The New Batches Will Contribute Increasingly To Total Biomass Gain

1 The biomass overview is based on management estimates, and may change based on counting and weight sampling

2 Remaining batches introduced before mid-2020, that have not had stable conditions and therefore have mixed biological performance. To be harvested out by Q2 2022. 3 Excludes eggs in the hatchery

US Biological Performance – JEA Index

Comments

▪ JEA Index1

JEA Index To Increase With Growing Biomass

1 Johan E. Andreassen (JEA) Index on operational performance: kg RLW biomass gain per m3 per day

Price Achievement and Footprint

Monthly Update – Sep '21

1 Bluehouse Salmon store locator is updated 'live' at bluehousesalmon.com/where-to-buy/

2 Aug '21 and Sep '21 average price achievement reflects ~50% of harvest volumes, the remaining ~50% is currently in inventory for new frozen and smoked programs and existing fresh programs, all expected to be sold at premium prices. The Aug '21 and Sep '21 average price achievement includes all early harvested fish from the 'LOX shortage harvest' that was sold at non-premium prices.

3 Atlantic Sapphire 'Bluehouse premium' is superior, 3kg+ salmon on Return To Farm basis (excluding freight costs). Fishpool index price converted to USD using Norges Bank fx rates

Capex status as of August 31, 2021

  • Phase 2 construction capex and speed remains solely at the Company's discretion until capex is committed
  • \$225 million total budget
  • \$51 million committed, of which
    • \$17 million invested
    • \$34 million forecasted
  • \$174 million currently uncommitted

Schedule of Estimated Project Completion

  • Phase 2 expected to be ready for fish YE '22
  • Forecasted amounts are based on expected cash flows from future bid packages

17,000 5,000 11,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 4,000 8,000 31,000 10,000 30,000 73,000 30,000 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 Invested as of August 31, 2021 Q3 '21 Q4 '21 Q1 '22 Q2 '22 Q3 '22 Q4 '22 Q1 '23 Q2 '23 Committed Uncommitted

Monthly capex spending and commitments (USD 1,000)

Capex Spending May Be Adjusted To Secure Group Liquidity

Phase 2 Construction Photos

Monthly Update – Sep '21

Phase 2 Will Bring Total Annual Harvest Volume Capacity To 25,000t HOG

Other Updates

Monthly Update – Sep '21

Denmark fire

  • Investigation on the cause of the fire is currently ongoing
  • Danish facility is insured for the full book value of approximately USD33m

US offtake

▪ Largest promotion and weekly sales of Bluehouse Salmon ever with this week's 1,280-store promotion in Publix

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