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BioFish Holding AS

Investor Presentation Sep 30, 2021

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Interim Report Q2 2021 - EuroNext

Expansion of post-smolt production – www.BioFish.NO

September 2021

Q2 – 2021 Expansion of post-smolt production

Summary / Highlights

Company Overview

Business Model

Financials

Market Outlook

  • Fully financed to complete facility for 2,200-ton annual production capacity in 2022
  • About NOK 130 million invested to date
  • Holds an aquaculture hatchery license for production of 5 million smolt and discharge license for 2,200 ton
  • Established post-smolt producer, operating and producing smolt since 2016 with enhanced RAS - technology

Summary / Highlights


First half year 2021
Company
Overview

Q2 results effected by building capex and delay in operational
license

Building biomass and inventory for future deliverers
Business
Model
Financials

Key events after balance sheet date

Successfully launched 150.5 million in an IPO and Listed on
EuroNext
Growth Oslo August 2021

Entered into a long-term loan agreement of 60 mNOK

Repaid

Bond loan/ vendors and deleted pledges
Market
Outlook

a lost arbitration
Company
Overview
Income Statement
BioFish Group
Note 2021.06.30 2020.06.30 2020.12.31
Operating revenue 2 unaudited
7 680 990
unaudited
7 659 038
Audited
30 923 355
Business
Model
Operational expenses
Salaries and personnel expenses
Depreciations
Operating expenses
3 5 035 748
2 317 871
211 245
7 564 864
3 829 902
2 086 084
211 245
6 127 231
19 372 696
4 297 085
422 490
24 092 271
Operating profit/ loss 116 126 1 531 807 6 831 084
Financials Net finance 190 237 969 771 1 939 541
Ordinary result before tax 306 363 2 501 578 8 770 625
Tax expenses 5 0 0 -1 956 012
Market Net profit 306 363 2 501 578 6 814 613
Outlook
Company
Overview
Balance
BioFish Group
Note 2021.06.30
unaudited
2020.12.31
audited
Business
Model
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets
Fish licenses etc.
- -
Property, plant and equipment
Non-current assets
6 128 419 158 124 464 121
128 419 158 124 464 121
Current assets
Financials Inventory and biological assets 12 000 000 8 945 000
Short-term receivables
Current assets
4 544 541
16 544 541
8 140 425
17 085 425
Cash and cash equivalents 4 704 914 477 389
Market Total current assets 17 249 456 17 562 814
Outlook Total assets 145 668 614 142 026 935
Company Balance
Overview BioFish Group
Note 2021.06.30
unaudited
2020.12.31
audited
Equity and debt
Share capital and paid in capital 1 8 440 000 8 840 000
Retained earnings 12 432 688 12 126 325
Business Total equity 20 872 688 20 966 325
Model Debt
Deferred tax 3 393 269 3 393 269
Bond loan 50 783 400 50 113 032
Other non -
current debt
9 782 751 -
Financials Total non-current debt 63 959 420 53 506 301
Current debt
Accounts payable 42 810 592 43 239 148
Annen kortsiktig gjeld 18 025 914 24 315 161
Current debt 60 836 506 67 554 309
Market Total debt 124 795 926 121 060 610
Outlook Total equity and debt 145 668 614 142 026 935

Notes to Q2 2021
Company
Overview

The Q2 report have been prepared in accordance with Norwegian
GAAP. For more details, see Prospectus & Annual Financial
statement
Business
Profit and loss –
notes 2,3 & 5
Model
Operating revenue is delivery of Atlantic Smolt to customers where
operational expenses varies with timing of delivery. No tax expenses
are estimated for the first half year
Financials
Balance sheet –
notes 1, 4 & 6

BioFish
improved cash level with successfully IPO after balance
sheet date. CAPEX consist building a complete fish farm with
Market enhanced RAS technology
Outlook
Listed on EuroNext
Growth Oslo August 2021

Summary / Highlights

Company Overview

Business Model

Financials

Market Outlook

  • Currently the Norwegian production of smolt is about 400 million units, whereof about 25% is produced by independent smolt producers
  • The salmon farmers are continuously increasing use of larger smolt (post-smolt), but currently making up only about 16% of the market
    • Most existing facilities are not capable of producing large smolt due technology and lack of waste control/ management and high consumption of both water and electricity
  • Use of larger smolt has the benefit of shorter production cycles in sea, reducing cost and allowing higher utilization of licenses (Maximal Allowed Biomass)

Company Overview

Proven Smolt Farming Technology –Ready to Scale-Up

  • BioFish was established in 2016 after the acquisition of a on-land flow-through smolt farming facility
  • Since the acquisition, BioFish has invested approx. NOK 150m in RAS-technology, biomass and equipment
  • Discharge license for production of up to 2,200 tons smolt
  • Upgraded license to 5 million smolt in 2021
  • The existing RAS facility consists of RAS hatchery, a RAS start feeding facility, 3 RAS growth departments and a vaccination department

Ideally Located Along the Hardangerfjord

Access to both freshwater from nearby lake and saltwater from the fjord

Ideal water temperature of approx. 10-14°C in the Hardangerfjord saves electricity costs of regulating the water temperature and facilitates a high daily growth rate

Ideally Located Along the Hardangerfjord

Improved light conditions in fish tanks Improves fish welfare

Ilaks.no

10. September 2021

Value Chain Salmon Farming

Production of Smolt/ Post-smolt

  • A smolt is produced over a period of 6-12 months from fertilization of an egg to a mature smolt weighing 100-250 grams
  • Post-smolt production (250-1,000 grams) has become more common in recent years, accounting for 9.1% of the smolt release in 2019 in terms of individuals
    • The idea behind larger smolt is to shorten the time at sea, thus reducing exposure to sea lice, disease and better growth to harvesting-size for the salmon
  • The total post smolt production cycle takes approximately 10-16 months

Value Chain Salmon Farming

  • In autumn, broodstock are stripped for eggs, and ova inlay takes place between September and March
  • The producer can speed up the growth of the juveniles with light manipulation which accelerates the smoltification process by up to 6 months
  • Production Cycle Spring and autumn are the two main periods to release smolt in Norway. However, there are smolt being released in all twelve months of the year
    • Increased land-based production will keep demand up every day since steering production environment for optimal fish wellfare and daily-growth
  • Harvesting is spread evenly across the year, although most harvesting takes place in the last half of the year with current production regime
  • The seawater production cycle lasts around 12-24 months, giving a total cycle length of on average about 3 years

Strong Development in Use of Large Smolt (>250 grams) New Production Model Post - Smolt

  • From 2012 smolt companies could apply for an exemption to produce smolt up to 1 kg, the previous limit being 175 grams. This changed in June 2016 so that such permits could be granted continuously without compensation. Mr. Ole Fredrik Skulstad, was a pioneer in this quest to change the regulation.
  • In the traditional production model, it is common to put the smolt in the sea when it is 60-100 grams. Further feeding the salmon in the sea to it reaches an ideal harvest weight of approx. 5 kg within 15-20 months. In the new production model, the smolt will have a max weight of 1 kg before being transported into the sea, where the salmon will reach its carcass weight within 8-10 months.
  • By setting post-smolt of significantly larger size in the sea, the producers will have reduced exposure time to lice's and diseases, which is today some of the largest cost drivers in the industry.
  • 2020 figures show about 60 million units over 250 grams, about 16% of the total smolt production and the trend is raising towards lager smolt.
  • Estimate for smolt releases over 250 grams is expected to increase by an additional 5 million units, to a total of 65 million for 2021.

Strong Development in Use of Large Smolt (>250 grams) Release of Smolt above 250 grams of total release

Strong Development in Use of Large Smolt (>250 grams) Development in Average Smolt Size (Norway)

Ljones

The facility in Ljones has an ideal location close to a larger number of salmon farmers

  • The facility is located at the west-coast of Norway. This is the area in the country with the highest farming density and limited possibilities to increase number of licenses.
  • Due to the high farming density and warm water, this is on of the areas in Norway where the sea lice issues are the highest, hence importance of using more robust smolt is also the highest.

Smolt can be transported over large distances

  • Norwegian smolt has previously been transported from the west coast of Norway to Russia. However this is not ideal from the fish health or the transportation cost to transport the smolt over such large distances.
  • From Ljones 30-40% of the Norwegian production is within one day transport (260 km)

Background and Track Record

  • BioFish acquired an on-land fish farming facility in Ljones from Green Salars bankruptcy estate
  • Since the acquisition BioFish transformed the facility to a profitable recirculating aquaculture system (RAS)

  • NOK 12m invested to restore the old facility with new RAS technology
  • Signed land lease contract until 2054 with an option of extension to 2064
  • Granted rights to produce up to 150 tons p.a.
  • Produced volume: 100 tons

  • BioFish raised NOK 50m in bond financing and NOK 10m of paid-in equity from shareholders
  • Signed a five-year delivery contract with Engesund Fiskeoppdrett AS for up to 600,000 smolt p.a. until 2023

Produced volume: 100 tons

  • Finalized a new 2,000m2 production facility and the installation process of four new modern grow-out tanks reached its final stage
  • Total of NOK 130m invested in the facility after the acquisition in 2016

Produced volume: 150 tons

Granted a waste license for up to 2,200-tons pro annum.

Estimated production: 320 tons

  • Finalize the 2,200-tons production facility (mainly completion of the remaining two 18m x 6m tanks) in 2021/ 2022
  • Working capital for building biomass over the next 2-3 years, to reach 2,200-tons p.a. of production
  • New production license achieved from 1.5m to 5m smolt
  • Signed land-lease agreement giving access to land in connection with existing facility, with the company aims to use for further expansion of production up to 10,000 ton pro annum*

and Growth Plans

A Existing 2,000 m2 RAS facility

B Existing hatchery and office space

Investment and Growth Plans

  • 0 Completed growth -out tanks including all water filtering, pumps and technical room for complete facility
  • 1 Use of proceeds: Grow -out tanks under construction, to be completed
  • 2 Use of proceeds: New RAS facility replacing current flow -through tanks
  • X Future opportunity for expansion for facility to up to 10,000 -ton p.a.

Building complete fish farm - individual RAS departments to avoid RISKS

Thank you!

Expansion of post-smolt production

September 2021

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