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Austevoll Seafood ASA

Investor Presentation Feb 19, 2021

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Q4 2020 financial presentation

Arne Møgster – CEO Britt Kathrine Drivenes – CFO

Highlights

All figures in MNOK Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019
Revenue 5 746 5 931 22 447 23 342
EBITDA* 859 997 3 675 4 261
EBIT* 464 652 2 159 2 924
Pre-tax profit** 552 715 2 037 3 081
EPS (NOK)* 1,30 1,36 4,55 6,89
Total assets 39 741 39 831
Net interesting bearing debt *** 4 651 4 074
Equity ratio 58 % 59 %
Group EBITDA incl. 50% of Pelagia
EBITDA Salmon/whitefish
EBITDA Pelagic incl. proportional Pelagia
994
750
244
1 129
1 031
98
4 002
3 109
894
4 696
3 746
950

The Board will recommend to the annual general meeting in 2021 a dividend of NOK 3.50 per share (NOK 2.50 per share in 2020)

* Before fair value adjustments related to biological assets

** In pre-tax profit the effect from fair value adjustments related to biological assets is excluded (both for subsidiaries and associated companies)

*** Ex. right-of-use assets liabilities

Operation overview

PERU CHILE NORTH
ATLANTIC
AUSTEVOLL SEAFOOD
GROUP
PELAGIC FISHING 7%
20
of
Anchovy
quota
Fishing vessels
Centre-north
3
8.4%
of
Fishing vessels
Pelagic
fishing
quota
3
Fishing
vessels
400,000 -
500,000
MT
of pelagic fish
caught
annually (26
vessels)
PELAGIC
PROCESSING
7
Processing plants
4
Processing plants
27
Processing plants*
1.6 –
2.0
Million
MT
of raw material annually
38
Processing plants
WHITEFISH 11%
Whitefish quota (NO)
10
Fishing vessels
8
Processing
plants
100,000 -
120,000
MT of whitefish
(10
vessels)
8
Processing plants
SALMON Norway:
Salmon licenses

Incl. salmon operation
UK*
190,000 -
220,000
MT
of salmon
SALES Integrated sales
organisation
Integrated sales
organisation
Integrated sales
organisation
Wholesale with global sales
&
distribution

*Associated Companies

Pelagic

Austral Group S.A.A Foodcorp Chile S.A Pelagia Holding AS (associated)

Biomass and quota evolution

Peruvian anchoveta

  • Quota set at 2.78 million MT (88% caught) vs. 2.79 million MT same season in 2019 (36% caught).
  • Peruvian quota for 2020 was 5.2 million MT vs. 4.9 million MT in 2019

Operation in Peru

Austral Group S.A.A

Fishmeal/fish oil

2nd season 2020

Centre/North

  • o Austral catch 166,620 MT compared to 2019 of 50,811 MT.
  • o Raw material purchases in 2020 were 43,199 MT compared to 30,992 MT in 2019.
  • o Combined Fishmeal/oil yield 29.5% 2020 vs. 27.3% in 2019 due to higher oil yield
  • o Total fishmeal production quality was: Super/prime 83% 2020 vs. 76% 2019.

Direct Human Consumption

o 2021 DHC quota : 65,410 MT (70,000 MT 2019) jack mackerel and 68,081 MT (75,000 MT 2019) mackerel

Volume '000 MT Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019 2021E
Own catch
Anchoveta 125 50 289 224 343
Jackmackerel 13 14 12
Mackerel - 1 6 4 5
Purchase
Anchoveta 40 31 82 108 143
Mackerel/others - - 1 - 2
Total ('000 MT) 165 83 391 351 505

1 figures from Q4 2020evoll Seafood ASA

Operation in Chile

Foodcorp Chile S.A

Own catch: Jack mackerel

  • Healthy biomass
  • o 15% quota increase 2020 vs. 2019
  • o 2020 own quota set at 34,600 MT
  • o Additional purchase 28,500 MT
  • 15% quota increase suggested for 2021 by SPRFMO
  • Own quota 2021 39,850 MT
  • Additional purchase 2021 24,000 MT
Volume '000 MT Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019 2021E
Own catch:
Mackerel and other species - 4 63 54 66
Purchase:
Sardine/anchovy 5 3 27 27 26
Giant squid/mackerel - 1 2 4 3
Total ('000 MT) 5 8 92 85 97

Focus in securing raw material from third parties & providing a coronavirus-safe environment for workers and suppliers

North Atlantic pelagic quotas

(2011-2021E)

ICES recommendation for 2021


Increased quota for:
NVG herringt
o
Icelandic capelin
o
+21%
127K MT

Decrease in quota for
North Sea herring
o
-5%
Mackerel
o
-9%
Blue whitingt
o
-20%

• No quota for Barents Sea capelin

Source: Norges Sildesalgslag, Havforskningsinstituttet. Estimates are based on data from the above sources, ICES recommendation and t TAC

* incl. horse-mackerel, sand eel, Norway pout, and boar fish

Pelagia Holding AS

Fishmeal and fish oil (FMO)

('000 MT) Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019 2021E
Raw Material:
Fishmeal and fish oil 122 116 691 604 551
Protein concentrate/oil 80 63 288 265 326
Total ('000 MT) 202 179 979 869 877
  • Raw material Q4 2020
  • o Mostly trimmings in the quarter
  • Higher sales in Q4 2020 compared to Q4 2019
  • o Still some pressure on prices
  • o Strong season in Peru, high consumption in China
  • Brexit
  • o Uncertainty around access to fishing zones and distribution agreement between participating nations

Pelagia Holding AS

Direct Human Consumption

Volume ('000 MT) Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019 2021E
Raw material intake 200 175 388 335 380
  • Acceptable level of raw material intake for Q4
  • o Good production of mackerel
  • o Good production of winter herring
  • Expecting good activity in Q1
  • o Mackerel production in January
  • o Winter herring throughout the quarter
  • o Iceland capelin for the first time since 2018
  • Market
  • o Strong sales in the quarter and limited unsold stocks

Pelagia Holding AS

(100% figures)

(MNOK) Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019
*
Revenue 3,136 2,442 8,814 6,986
EBITDA 271 265 655 871
EBIT 208 206 408 650
Sales volumes (tonnes):
Frozen 123,200 115,400 314,300 269,300
FM/FPC/Oil 55,500 35,200 180,800 174,900

FY2019 figures includes gain of sales of MNOK 105

Associated company, AUSS share = 50%

Salmon / Whitefish

Lerøy Seafood Group ASA

Lerøy Seafood Group ASA

Q4 2020

  • EBIT before FV adj. NOK 441 million (Q4/19: NOK 769 million)
  • o Lerøy Havfisk & LNWS EBIT NOK -10 million (Q4/19: NOK 42 million)
  • Harvest volume salmon and trout 48,349 GWT (Q4/19: 42,823 GWT)
  • Spot prices down 23% y-o-y
  • EBIT/kg all incl. (excl. EBIT Lerøy Havfisk & LNWS) of NOK 9.3 (Q4/19: NOK 17.0)
  • Contract share of 32% (Q4/19: 38%)
  • NIBD NOK 3,521 million at end of Q4/20 (Q4/19: NOK 2,641 million)

Lerøy Seafood Group ASA

Salmon/trout farming volumes

2015
GWT
2016
GWT
2017
GWT
2018
GWT
2019
GWT
2020
GWT
2021E
GWT
Lerøy Aurora AS* 29 200 30 000 39 200 36 800 32 800 ~35 000 ~47 000
Lerøy Midt
AS
71 400 52 200 64 500 66 500 64 800 ~67 900 ~70 000
Lerøy Sjøtroll 57 100 68 000 54 000 58 800 60 600 ~68 000 ~75 000
Total Norway 157 700 150 200 157 800 162 000 158 200 ~170 900 ~192 000
Norskott
Havbruk
(UK)*
13 500 14 000 15 500 13 700 12 900 ~12 000 ~18 000
Total 171 200 164 200 173 300 175 800 171 100 ~182 900 ~210 000

*) LSG's share, not consolidated

Lerøy Seafood Group ASA - Wild catch

Q4 2020: Wild catch

Catch volume
Q4/20
Catch volume
Q4/19
2020 2019
Cod
7 022 7 215 23 594 22 516
Saithe
2 089 1 595 14 547 11 527
Haddock
994 1907 7402 8696
Shrimps
16 0 6 348 9 917
Other 2 498 2 232 16 528 9 841
Total
12 619 12 949 68 419 62 497
  • A challenging quarter, significantly impacted by Covid-19, and lower price realisation. Since price top in Q1, pre-Covid, the prices for cod is down 18% and haddock 17%
  • Catch volume at 12,619 MT. In line with 2019, but lower catches of haddock
  • EBIT 2020 of NOK 205m compared to NOK 293m in 2019
  • Framework conditions continue to be challenging for the processing industry, with no signs of improvement

Financials

Q4 2020

Catch, purchase and farming

(100% volumes)

Figures in 1,000 tonnes Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019 2021 E
Group companies:
Norway (whitefish) 13 13 68 63 73
Norway (pelagic) 12 9 32 31 28
Chile own catch - 4 63 54 66
Chile purchase 5 3 29 31 29
Peru own catch 126 52 308 243 360
Peru purchase 42 31 83 108 145
Total Group companies 197 112 584 528 701
Joint ventures:
Europe purchase (HC) 200 175 388 335 380
Europe purchase (FM/FPC/Oil) 202 179 979 869 877
Totalt Joint venture: 403 354 1,368 1,204 1,257
Total wildcatch 600 466 1,952 1,732 1,958
Salmon/trout (GWT)* 54 48 190 178 217
Total Group 654 514 2,141 1,911 2,175

* Incl. 50% of the Scottish Sea Farms volumes

Key financial figures Q4 2020

(MNOK) Q4 2020 Q4 2019 Δ% Q4 2020 a) Q4 2019
a)
Δ%
Revenue 5,746 5,931 -3.1 % 7,314 7,151 2.3 %
EBITDA* 859 997 -13.9 % 994 1,129 -12.0 %
Depreciation/impairment 395 344 427 374
EBIT* 464 652 -29.0 % 567 756 -24.9 %
Income from associates* 148 130
Net finance -60 -68
Pre-tax** 552 715 -22.8 %
Net profit -108 802
EPS (NOK) -0.16 1.98
EPS (NOK)* 1.30 1.36

* Before fair value adjustments related to biological assets

** In pre-tax profit the effect from fair value adjustments related to biological assets is excluded. This effect is also excluded for biological assets in associated companies.

a) AUSS incl. proportional 50% of Pelagia AS

Q4 2020 Q4 2019
Biomass adj group company -704 246
Biomass adj group associated companies -8 43

Key financial figures 2020

(MNOK) 2020 2019 (audited) Δ% 2020 a) 2019 (audited)
a)
Δ%
Revenue 22,447 23,342 -3.8 % 26,854 26,835 0.1 %
EBITDA* 3,675 4,261 -13.7 % 4,002 4,696 -14.8 %
Depreciation/impairment 1,516 1,337 1,639 1,447
EBIT* 2,159 2,924 -26.2 % 2,363 3,249 -27.3 %
Income from associates* 306 469
Net finance -427 -312
Pre-tax** 2,037 3,081 -33.9 %
Net profit 823 2,197
EPS (NOK) 2.45 6.22
EPS (NOK)* 4.55 6.89

* Before fair value adjustments related to biological assets

** In pre-tax profit the effect from fair value adjustments related to biological assets is excluded. This effect is also excluded for biological assets in associated companies.

a) AUSS incl. proportional 50% of Pelagia AS

2020 2019 (audited)
Biomass adj group company -954 -306
Biomass adj group associated companies -56 -19

Lerøy Seafood Group ASA

(MNOK) Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019
Revenue 5,171 5,256 19,966 20,454
EBITDA* 750 1,031 3,109 3,746
EBIT* 441 769 1,950 2,734
Harvested volume (GWT) 48,349 42,823 170,849 158,178
EBIT/kg* ex. Wild Catch (NOK 9.3 17.0 10.2 15.5
Havfisk catch volume (MT) 12,619 12,949 68,419 62,496
EBIT Wild Catch (MNOK) -10 42 205 293

* Before fair value adjustments related to biological assets

Price achievement

  • o Spot prices -23%
  • NSI Q4/20 NOK 43.4 (Q4/19: NOK 56.1)
  • Down NOK 4/kg q-o-q and down NOK 13/kg y-o-y
  • o Price realisation on contract higher than spot
  • Contract share of 32%
  • o Impact from Covid-19 restriction on demand still significant
  • Cost (RFS)
  • o Down from Q3/20 and Q4/19
  • Wild catch
  • o Whitefish market demand is significantly impacted by Covid-19
  • o Prices for cod and haddock down 13% and 17% compared with same quarter 2019. Prices for saithe up 5% compared to same quarter 2019

NIBD Q4/20 MNOK 3,521 (Q4/19 MNOK 2,641)

Austral Group S.A.A

(MNOK) Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019
Revenue 259 395 1,241 1,700
EBITDA 115 -35 338 305
EBIT 70 -86 134 109
Raw material (MT): 167,879 83,238 391,286 350,329
Sales volumes:
Fishmeal (MT) 6,403 25,669 60,705 98,982
Fish oil (MT) 4,726 1,119 8,793 13,654
Frozen/fresh JM/M(MT) 570 2,178 17,222 15,386
  • Raw material intake
  • o Seasonal high activity
  • Sales
  • o Lower sales volumes y-o-y
    • Due to lower inventory going into Q4/20
    • Higher prices for both fishmeal and fish oil vs. same quarter in 2019

Inventory by end Q4/20:

  • o Fishmeal 30,400 MT (Q4/19: 14,700 MT)
  • o Fish oil 7,700 MT (Q4/19: 2,700 MT)

NIBD Q4/20 MNOK 809 (Q4/19 MNOK 944)

Foodcorp Chile S.A

(MNOK) Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019
Revenue 69 93 638 555
EBITDA -41 -41 138 47
EBIT -49 -49 101 12
Raw material intake 5,055 6,577 92,369 84,499
Sales volumes:
Fishmeal (MT)
Fish oil (MT)
3,018
138
4,193
720
13,411
4,311
13,288
4,014
Frozen (MT) 533 3,038 36,987 36,038

o As normal seasonal low activity

Sales

  • o Higher prices for frozen horse mackerel vs. Q4/19
  • Inventory by end Q4/20
  • o Frozen 80 MT (Q4/19: 190 MT)

NIBD Q4/20 MNOK -163, cash positive (Q4/19 MNOK -40, cash positive)

Br. Birkeland Farming AS

(AUSS owns 55.2%)

(MNOK) Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019
Revenue 110 129 306 392
EBITDA* -33 13 -30 78
EBIT* -49 6 -80 50
Harvested volume (GWT) 2,568 2,492 6,790 7,318
EBIT/kg* all incl. (NOK) -19.1 -11.8 6.8
2.4

* Before fair value adjustments related to biological assets

  • Harvested volume (GWT)
  • o Up 3% y-o-y
  • Price achievement
  • o NSI Q4/20 NOK 43.4 (Q4/19: NOK 56.1)
    • o Down NOK 4/kg q-o-q and down NOK 13/kg y-o-y

Cost (RFS)

  • o Finalised harvesting from V19G with high cost
  • Biomass at sea
  • o End Q4/20 at 5,693 LWT (Q4/19: 5,033 LWT)

NIBD Q4/20 MNOK 268 (Q4/19: MNOK 129)

Br. Birkeland AS

(AUSS owns 42.9%)

(MNOK) Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019
Revenue 126 83 249 230
EBITDA 69 32 103 73
EBIT 58 21 59 28

Pelagic

  • Main season for the pelagic fishing vessels
  • Mackerel and NVG-herring

NIBD Q4/20 MNOK -249, cash positive (Q4/19 MNOK -200, cash positive)

Statement of financial position

(Group)

(MNOK) 31-Dec-20 31-Dec-19
Intangible assets 11,526 11,487
Tangible fixed assets 8,379 8,020
Right-of-use assets 3,106 2,935
Financial non-current assets 2,732 2,531
Total non-current assets 25,743 24,972
Biological assets at cost 4,859 4,623
Fair value adjustment of biomass 307 1,287
Other inventory 1,569 1,379
Receivables 2,800 3,319
Cash and cash equivalents 4,463 4,251
Total current assets 13,998 14,859
Total assets 39,741 39,831
NIBD ex. right-of-use assets liabilities
NIBD incl. right-of-use assets liabilities
4,651
5,942
4,074
5,354
Equity 22,991 23,331
Equity ratio 58% 59%

USD/NOK:

• 31.12.2020: 8.53

• 31.12.2019: 8.78

Pelagia Holding AS is an associated company which is included in the line Financial non-current assets of the Group balance sheet

o As such the Group balance sheet does not include proportional consolidation of Pelagia Holding AS (50%)

Cash flow

(MNOK) Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019 (audited)
Pre tax profit -160 1,003 1,027 2,756
Biomass adjustment 704 -246 954 306
Paid tax -16 -50 -494 -882
Depreciaton and impairments 395 344 1,516 1,337
Associated companies -140 -173 -250 -451
Interest (net) 67 62 295 258
Working capital -143 -128 -104 -153
Cash from operating activities 706 813 2,944 3,172
Net investment in capex -294 -553 -1,529 -1,545
Acquisitions and divestments -35 5 -19 11
Dividend received 3 50 130 391
Others 17 45 16 83
Cash from investing activities -308 -453 -1,403 -1,059
Change in long term loans -258 -153 -113 -947
Change in short term loans 335 -410 144 399
Dividends - - -983 -1,416
Others -170 -107 -373 -291
Cash from financing activities -93 -670 -1,326 -2,256
Cash at the beginning of the period 4,173 4,566 4,251 4,393
Net change in cash (incl.exchange gain/losses 290 -315 212 -142
Cash at the end of the period 4,463 4,251 4,463 4,251

The Board will recommend to the annual general meeting in 2021 a dividend of NOK 3.50 per share

(NOK 2.50 per share in 2020)

Outlook

Fishmeal

Fish meal production - week 53 (cumulative)1

Regions 2020 2019 Change %
Chile# 329,991 353,575 -6.7 %
Peru 1,066,586 799,126 33.5 %
Danmark/Norway 283,911 250,259 13.4 %
Iceland/North Atlantic* 185,578 186,834 -0.7 %
Total 1,866,066 1,589,794 17.4 %

Source: IFFO All numbers are preliminary and subject to revision # Includes salmon-derived meal *Includes U.K., Ireland and Faroe Islands

Weekly average Peruvian fishmeal FOB prices (US\$/MT) 2

  • Production IFFO Fishmeal production increased 17.4% week 53 vs. same period 2019
  • Peru reached 88% of the anchovy quota completing a successful season considering the large size of the quota (2.78 mm MT)
  • USD 1,460/MT for Standard (65%) 2

Prices (FOB Peru)

  • USD 1,660/MT for Super Prime (68%) 2
  • Demand Feed producers and end-users building stocks for the start of aqua peak season (Q2-Q3, 2021)
  • Supply Forward sales for next season started in Peru

All prices and figures shown are only for statistical purposes and should not be taken as a reference Source: IFFO, week 531, 2020 and IFFO, week 42, 2021

Fishmeal

Main market – China

  • Stock in China at ports according JCI:
  • o 61,020 MT1, 57% vs. same period 2020
  • o Off takes: 2,850 MT/day (-28% vs. same period 2020)
  • Chinese stock prices currently higher than Peruvian FOB prices:
  • o Quoted at RMB 11,700/MT (USD 1,750MT) equivalent super prime (68%) vs. USD 1,660/MT FOB Peru2
  • Chinese currency has kept appreciating against US dollars, helping to lower China´s import cost2
  • o Yuan exchange rate: 6.46 RMB/US\$. (-5% vs. Oct. 2020)
  • Soybean ratio (Shanghai): 2.72, favorable for FM consumption.

Fish oil

Fish oil production - week 53 (cumulative)1

Regions 2020
2019
Change %
Chile# 141,556 134,483 5.3 %
Peru 172,427 126,254 36.6 %
Danmark/Norway 80,768 72,826 10.9 %
Iceland/North Atlantic* 48,207 43,349 11.2 %
Total 442,958 376,912 17.5 %

source: IFFO All numbers are preliminary and subject to revision # Includes salmon-derived oil *Includes U.K., Ireland and Faroe Islands

Weekly average Peruvian fish oil FOB prices (US\$/MT) 2

Production • IFFO Fish oil production increased 17.5% week 53 vs. same period 2019

• Peru is up 37% vs. same period 2019 due to a recovery in production and good yields in the second fishing season

Prices (FOB Peru)

  • Feed grade: USD 1,740/MT2
  • Omega-3 grade: USD 2,100/MT2
  • Supply Limited stock available in Peru

Atlantic salmon supply

(in tonnes WFE )

Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Region Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change
Europe 1 495 400 1.8% 1 429 700 $-4.4%$ 493 900 4.5 % 505 100 0.7% 650 500 9.7% 1677000 1.6% 818 600
1
8.4 %
Norway 1 234 200 2.9 % 171 100 $-5.1%$ 207 800 3.1% 253 400 3.8% 333 400 6.4 % 369 200 2.7% 466 300 7.1%
United Kingdom 166 300 $-2.5%$ 157 400 $-5.4%$ 177 200 12.6 % 152 100 $-14.2%$ 190 500 25.2 % 181 200 $-4.9%$ 203 500 12.3 %
Faroe Islands 75 600 $-8.6%$ 77 300 2.2% 80 300 3.9% 71700 $-10.7%$ 86 600 20.8 % 80 800 $-6.7%$ 97 800 21.0 %
Iceland 3 600 $-18.2%$ 8 100 125.0 % 11 600 43.2 % 13 600 17.2 % 24 500 80.1% 30 000 22.4 % 37 000 23.3 %
Ireland 15700 27.6 % 15 800 0.6% 17 000 7.6% 14 300 $-15.9%$ 15 500 8.4 % 15 800 1.9% 14 000 $-11.4%$
Americas 823 600 8.3% 732 900 $-11.0%$ 797 200 8.8% 899 100 12.8 % 931 500 3.6% 1 037 710 11.4% 962 300 $-7.3%$
Chile 598 200 2.6% 504 400 $-15.7%$ 564 200 11.9 % 660 100 17.0 % 690 300 4.6 % 778 400 12.8% 682 100 $-12.4%$
Canada 135 200 42.3 % 146 000 8.0 % 137 000 $-6.2%$ 146 400 6.9% 138 000 $-5.7%$ 141 000 2.2% 140 500 $-0.4%$
Australia 54 400 29.5 % 50 900 $-6.4%$ 61 200 20.2% 62 600 2.3% 64 000 2.2% 77 800 21.6% 84 500 8.6 %
USA 20 200 $-15.8%$ 22 500 11.4% 21 700 $-3.6%$ 19 000 $-12.4%$ 20 800 9.5% 20 400 $-1.9%$ 18 000 $-11.8%$
Others 15 600 $-6.6%$ 9 100 $-41.7%$ 13 100 44.0 % 11 000 $-16.0%$ 18 400 67.3 % 20 110 9.3% 37 200 85.0 %
Total 2 319 000 4.0% 2 162 600 $-6.7%$ 2 291 100 5.9% 2 404 200 4.9 % 2 582 000 7.4% 2 714 710 5.1 % 2 780 900 2.4%

Figures as per 27.01.2021 - Source: Kontali

SPOT prices fresh Atlantic salmon cross-section, FCA Oslo (Superior quality) as of week 03-2021

Atlantic salmon consumption

2020 - FY

Conclusion

Salmon / Whitefish

The full effect of Covid-19 remains unpredictable, and has a significant impact on market development and thus earnings short term

Salmon

  • Long term: demand scenario remains sound for seafood
  • Expect significant growth in harvest volume and lower costs from the investments in smolt facilities
  • Harvest guidance for salmon and trout including associates
  • o 205,000 210,000 GWT for 2021

Whitefish

  • Significant potential in whitefish
  • o Expected quotas for the company in 2021: Up 14% for cod, up 6% for haddock, up 16% for saithe north of 62 degrees and down 26% in the North Sea

Conclusion

Pelagic

South America

  • Seasonal high activity in Peru
  • Second season 2020 set at 2.78 million MT, same level as second season 2019
  • o By the end of season January 25th 2021 88% of the total quota for Peru was caught (2nd season 2019 36% caught)
  • o High inventory of fishmeal and fish oil going into 2021
  • Seasonal low activity in Q4 in Chile
  • Increase jack mackerel quota by 15% for 2021

North Atlantic (Pelagia Holding AS, an associated company)

  • Seasonal high activity in Q4 (main season for production of frozen products)
  • ICES quota recommendation for 2021 to increase NVG herring by 21%, and reduce mackerel by 9%, North Sea herring by 5% and blue whiting by 20%.

Disclaimer

  • This Presentation has been produced by Austevoll Seafood ASA (the "Company" or "Austevoll") solely for use at the presentation to the market held in connection with the announcement of fourth quarter results for 2020.
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  • Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialise, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this presentation. the company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update or correct the information included in this presentation.

  • No representation or warranty (express or implied) is made as to, and no reliance should be placed on, any information, including projections, estimates, targets and opinions, contained herein, and no liability whatsoever is accepted as to any errors, omissions or misstatements contained herein, and, accordingly, none of the Company or any of their group companies or any such person's officers or employees accepts any liability whatsoever arising directly or indirectly from the use of this document.
  • By attending the quarterly presentation or upon reading the Presentation you acknowledge that you will be solely responsible for your own assessment of the market and the market position of the Company and that you will conduct your own analysis and be solely responsible for forming your own view of the potential future performance of the Company's business.
  • This Presentation is dated 19.02.2021. Neither the delivery of this Presentation nor any further discussions of the Company with any of the recipients shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since such date.

Appendix

Associated companies

Pelagia Holding AS (100% figures)

AUSS`s share = 50%

Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019
6 986
271 265 655 871
208 206 408 650
3 477 3 014
3 136 2 442 8 814

FY 2019 figures includes gain of sales of MNOK 105

Associated companies

Norskott Havbruk AS (100% figures)

LSG's share = 50%

(MNOK) Q4 2020 Q4 2019 2020 2019
Revenue 427 392 1 699 1 834
EBITDA 110 77 435 386
EBIT* 76 49 308 292
Volumes (gwt) 6 389 5 317 23 968 25 866
EBIT/kg* (NOK) 11,9 9,3 12,9 11,3
Net interest bearing debt 1 079 1 021

* Before biomass adj.

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