Prospectus • Feb 15, 2023
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(Norwegian: registreringsprospekt)

(a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Norway) (registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises with registration number 916 944 748)
Subsequent offering of up to 17,000,000 Offer Shares at an Offer Price of NOK 1 per Offer Share
BioFish Holding AS ("BioFish" or the "Company") is offering up to 17,000,000 new shares in the Company (the "Offer Shares"), each with a par value of NOK 1,00 in connection with a subsequent offering (the "Subsequent Offering") of up to 15,000,000 new shares, and an employee offering (the "Employee Offering") of up to 2,000,000 new shares, raising gross proceeds of maximum NOK 17,000,000.
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The Offer Shares will when issued be registered in the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (the "VPS") in book-entry form. The Company's shares (the "Shares") are, and the Offer Shares will be, admitted to trading on Euronext Growth Oslo, a multilateral trading facility operated by Oslo Børs ASA under the ticker code "BFISH" with ISIN NO0010955198. The Offer Shares will have equal rights and rank pari passu with the Company's existing Shares.
This Prospectus is a national prospectus (Norwegian: registreringsprospekt) and has been registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises in accordance with Section 7-8 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act for reasons of public verifiability, but neither the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Norwegian: Finanstilsynet) (the "Norwegian FSA") nor any other public authority has carried out any form of review, control or approval of the Prospectus. This Prospectus does not constitute an EEA-prospectus.
This prospectus dated 14 February 2023 (the "Prospectus") has been prepared by BioFish Holding AS in connection with the Subsequent Offering. The Prospectus has been prepared to comply with the Norwegian Securities Trading Act of 29 June 2007 no. 75 (the "Norwegian Securities Trading Act") Section 7-5 and related legislation and regulations. The Prospectus has been prepared in the English language. The Prospectus has not been approved by the Norwegian FSA or any other public authority but has been registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises for reasons of public verifiability, pursuant to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act Section 7-8. The Prospectus is not subject to and has not been prepared to comply with the EU Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003) and related legislation.
Prospective investors are expressly advised that an investment in the Offer Shares entails a high degree of financial and legal risks and that they should therefore read this Prospectus in its entirety, including but not limited to Section 3 "Risk Factors", when considering an investment in the Offer Shares. The contents of this Prospectus are not to be construed as legal, financial or tax advice. Each reader should consult his, her or its own legal advisor, independent financial advisor or tax advisor for legal, financial or tax advice.
None of the Company or any of their respective representatives or advisors is making any representation to any offeree, applicant or subscriber of the Offer Shares regarding the legality of an investment in the Offer Shares by such offeree, applicant or subscriber under the laws applicable to such offeree, applicant or subscriber.
Prospective investors should assume that the information appearing in the Prospectus is accurate only as at the date of the Prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of the Prospectus or the Offer Shares. The business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Company could have changed materially since that date. The Company expressly disclaims any duty to update this Prospectus except as required by applicable law. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall under any circumstances imply that there has been no change in the Company's affairs or that the information set forth in this Prospectus is correct as at any date subsequent to the date hereof.
All inquiries relating to this Prospectus must be directed to the Company. No other person is authorized to give information, or to make any representation, in connection with the Subsequent Offering or this Prospectus. If any such information is given or made, it must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company or their advisors.
No action has been, or will be, taken in any jurisdiction other than Norway by the Company that would permit an offering of the Offer Shares, or the possession or distribution of any documents relating thereto, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in any country or jurisdiction where specific action for such purpose is required. Accordingly, this Prospectus may not be used for the purpose of, and does not constitute, an offer to sell or issue, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or apply for, any securities in any jurisdiction in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is not lawful or authorized. Persons into whose possession this Prospectus may come are required by the Company to inform themselves about and to observe such restrictions. The Company shall not be responsible or liable for any violation of such restrictions by prospective investors.
The securities described herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or with any securities authority of any state of the United States. Accordingly, the securities described herein may not be offered, pledged, sold, resold, granted, delivered, allotted, taken up, or otherwise transferred, as applicable, in the United States, except in transactions that are exempt from, or in transactions not subject to, registration under the US Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws.
The Prospectus and the Subsequent Offering are subject to Norwegian Law. Any dispute arising in respect of or in connection with this Prospectus or the Subsequent Offering is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Norwegian courts with Oslo District Court as legal venue in the first instance.
| 1. STATEMENTS | ||
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| 1.1 C Responsibility for the Prospectus | ||
| 1.2 Third party information | ||
| 1.3 | ||
| 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBSEQUENT OFFERING | ||
| 2.1 | ||
| 2.2 | Subscription of Offer Shares | |
| 2.3 | Timetable | |
| 2.4 | Number of Offer Shares to be issued | |
| 2.5 | Application Period | |
| 2.6 | Allocation | |
| 2.7 | Warrants | |
| 2.8 | Payment date for the Offer Shares | |
| 2.9 | VPS registration | |
| 2.10 Delivery of the Offer Shares | ||
| 2.11 Expenses of the Subsequent Offering | ||
| 2.12 Shareholders' rights attached to the Offer Shares | ||
| 2.13 Selling and transfer restrictions | ||
| 2.14 Employee Offering | ||
| 3. RISK FACTORS | ||
| 3.1 | ||
| 3.2 Risks related to laws and regulations | ||
| 3.3 | Risk related to financing and financial situation | |
| 3.4 | ||
| 4. PRESENTATION OF THE COMPANY AND ITS BUSINESS | ||
| 4.1 | ||
| 4.2 Overview of the Company's business | ||
| 4.3 | History and important events | |
| 4.4 | Material contracts | |
| 4.5 | Competition | |
| 4.6 | Planned investments | |
| 4.7 Real property | ||
| 5. SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION | ||
| 5.1 | ||
| 5.2 Statement of comprehensive income | ||
| 5.3 | Statement of financial position | |
| 5.4 Cash flows | ||
| 5.5 | ||
| 6. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYEES AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 23 | ||
| 6.1 |
| 6.2 | The Board of Directors 23 | |
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| 6.3 | Management 28 | |
| 6.4 | Conflicts of interests etc 29 | |
| 7. | CORPORATE INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL 30 | |
| 7.1 | Company corporate information 30 | |
| 7.2 | Legal structure 30 | |
| 7.3 | Share capital and share capital history 31 | |
| 7.4 | Authorisation to carry out subsequent offering and employee offering 31 | |
| 7.5 | Authorisation to issue consideration shares 31 | |
| 7.6 | Other financial instruments 32 | |
| 7.7 | Shareholder rights 32 | |
| 7.8 | The Articles of Association 32 | |
| 8. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 33 | |
| 8.1 | Auditor and advisors 33 | |
| 8.2 | Information sourced from third parties and expert opinions 33 | |
| 8.3 | Documents on display 33 | |
| 9. | DEFINITIONS AND GLOSSARY 34 |
| APPENDIX A | ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION |
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| APPENDIX B | AUDITED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2021 |
| APPENDIX C | UNAUDITED FIRST HALF YEAR REPORT OF 2022 |
| APPENDIX D | SUBSCRIPTION FORM |
This Prospectus has been prepared by the Company in connection with the Subsequent Offering described herein.
The Board of Directors of the Company is responsible for the information contained in this Prospectus. The members of the Board of Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge, the information presented in the Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and the Prospectus makes no omission likely to affect its import.
14 February 2023
Tor Haldorsen Chairperson
Torbjørn Skulstad Board member
Terje Fatnes Board member Morten Harsvik Board member
In certain Sections of this Prospectus information sourced from third parties has been reproduced. To the best knowledge of the Company, such third-party information has been accurately reproduced. As far as the Company is aware and is able to ascertain from information published by the relevant third party, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading.
This Prospectus contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, the business, strategy, the potential benefits of the Company's product, future operations, future progress and timing of development and commercialization activities, future size and characteristics of the markets that could be addressed by the Company's product, expectations related to the use of proceeds from the Subsequent Offering, future financial performance and results, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of the Company and/or the industry in which it operates.
Forward-looking statements concern future circumstances and results and other statements that are not historical facts, sometimes identified by the words "believes", "expects", "intends", "anticipates", "targets", and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus, including assumptions, opinions and views of the Company or cited from third party sources are solely opinions and forecasts which are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events to differ materially from any anticipated development.
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiary undertakings or any such person's officers or employees provide any assurance that the assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements are free from errors nor does any of them accept any responsibility for the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in this Prospectus or the actual occurrence of the forecasted developments. The Company assumes no obligation, except as required by law, to update any forward-looking statements or to conform these forward-looking statements to our actual results.
On 12 January 2023 (the "Announcement Date"), the Board of Directors of the Company resolved to complete a private placement of 55,000,000 new shares at a subscription price per share of NOK 1 (the "Offer Price"), raising gross proceeds of NOK 55,000,000 (the "Private Placement").
On the Announcement Date, the Company also informed that the Company had entered into the following agreements with BioFish Aquafarm AS ("BioFish Aquafarm") (a company affiliated with the Company's director Morten Harsvik, the Company's director and CEO Torbjørn Skulstad and the CEO of the Company's operating subsidiary Ole Fredrik Skulstad): (i) an agreement for the Company's purchase of the land for its existing production facility through the acquisition of the shares in a land-owning entity at a purchase price of NOK 12.75 million, of which NOK 4.2 million will be settled by the issuance of a seller's credit, and NOK 8.55 million will be settled by the issuance of 8,550,000 new shares of the Company at a price per share equal to the Offer Price valuation of NOK 1.00 per share (the "Land Purchase Placement"), and (ii) an agreement to settle a shareholder loan from BioFish Aquafarm to the Company in the amount of NOK 2.5 million by means of the issue of 2,500,000 new shares of the Company at a price per share equal to the Offer Price (the "Shareholder Loan Placement").
The Private Placement, the Land Purchase Placement and the Shareholder Loan Placement, are together referred to as the Placements.
Investors in the Placements will receive one warrant (Norw.: frittstående tegningsrett) for each share allocated in the Private Placement, the Land Purchase Placement, and the Shareholder Loan Placement (as applicable), which will entitle its holder to subscribe for, and be allocated, one share in the Company (the "Placement Warrants").
In order to comply with its equal treatment obligations under the Euronext Growth Rule Book Part II and Oslo Børs' Circular no. 2/2014, the Company has initiated the Subsequent Offering directed towards existing shareholders of the Company as of 12 January 2023 (as registered with the VPS (as defined hereinafter) on 16 January 2023) (the "Record Date") who (i) were not included in the pre-sounding phase of the Private Placement, (ii) were not allocated offer shares in the Private Placement, and (iii) are not resident in a jurisdiction where such offering would be unlawful or, would (in jurisdictions other than Norway) require any prospectus, filing, registration or similar action ("Eligible Shareholders").
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Subsequent Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Each Eligible Shareholder will receive 3 subscription rights (the "Subscription Rights") for each Share held by such Eligible Shareholder as of the Record Date. The Subscription Rights will not be listed and admitted to trading and are not transferable. Each Subscription Right will, subject to applicable securities laws, give the right to subscribe for, and be allocated, one Offer Share, at a price per share equal to the Offer Price, in the Subsequent Offering. Oversubscription is permitted. Subscription without Subscription Rights will not be permitted.
The subscription of the Offer Shares is made on the terms set out in this Prospectus and the Application Form.
The timetable set out below provides key dates for the Subsequent Offering:
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Start of Application Period | 15 February 2023 |
| End of Application Period | 28 February 2023 |
| Allocation of Offer Shares | on or about 1 March 2023 |
| Notification of conditional allocation | on or about 1 March 2023 |
| Payment date for the Offer Shares | on or about 3 March 2023 |
| Registration of share capital increase | on or about 6 March 2023 |
| Delivery of the Offer Shares in VPS | on or about 6 March 2023 |
The above dates are indicative and subject to change.
Up to 15,000,000 Shares will be issued in the Subsequent Offering based on the number of subscriptions received by the Company during the Application Period.
Applicants applying for Offer Shares in the Subsequent Offering will be notified by the Company of the number of Offer Shares to be issued following expiry of the Application Period.
The Application Period commences on 15 February 2023 and expires on 28 February 2023 at 16:30 CET. The Company may at its own discretion extend or shorten the Application Period at any time and for any reason, on short notice. If the Application Period is shortened or extended the other dates referred to herein may be amended accordingly.
The Eligible Shareholders' applications for Offer Shares should primarily be made through the VPS online subscription system ("VPS Investor Services"). Eligible Shareholders who are not able to use VPS Investor Services, may subscribe for shares by correctly completing and signing an application form (the "Application Form"), attached hereto as Appendix 1, and delivering the same to Fearnley Securities AS, [email protected].
The applicant is responsible for the correctness of the information contained in the Application Form. Application Forms received after the end of the Application Period and/or incomplete or incorrectly completed Application Forms may be disregarded at the sole discretion of the Company. The Company shall not be held responsible for unavailable internet lines or servers or other logistical or technical problems that may result in applications not being received in time or at all by the Company.
Subject to acceleration or extension of the timetable by the Company, the Subscription Rights must be used to subscribe for Offer Shares before the expiry of the Application Period. Subscription Rights that are not exercised before the expiry of the Application Period will have no value and will lapse without compensation to the holder. Holders of Subscription Rights should note that subscriptions for Offer Shares must be made in accordance with the procedures set out in this Prospectus and that the holding of Subscription Rights does not in itself constitute a subscription of Offer Shares.
Allocation of the Offer Shares will be made at the sole discretion of the Board. In the event of oversubscription, the Board reserves the right at its own discretion, to reject and/or reduce any orders, in whole or in part, however so that Eligible Shareholders are given preferred right to be allocated a portion of the Subsequent Offering pro-rata according to their existing shareholding.
Allocation of the Offer Shares is expected to take place on or about 1 March 2023.
Eligible Shareholders will receive one warrant (Norw.: "frittstående tegningsrett") (the "Warrants") for each share allocated in the Subsequent Offering, which will entitle its holder to subscribe for, and be allocated, one share in the Company.
The Warrants may be exercised at the conditions, and during the exercise periods, described below:
Any Warrants not exercised within the end of the Year 3 Exercise Periods will lapse without value. The Warrants will be detached from the Offer Shares and will be credited to its holder's VPS account under a separate ISIN. No market will be arranged for the trading in the Warrants.
In the event the number of shares in the Company is changed by way of a stock split or stock consolidation in the period between issuance and exercise of the Warrants, the Year 1 Exercise Price, the Year 2 Exercise Price, the Year 3 Exercise Price and the number of shares for which the investors shall be entitled to subscribe shall be adjusted accordingly so as to maintain the economic value of the Warrants.
In the event of a capital decrease with repayment to the shareholders, the Year 1 Exercise Price, the Year 2 Exercise Price, and the Year 3 Exercise Price shall be reduced by such amount as is required to maintain the economic value of the Warrants.
In the event of a demerger of BioFish, the demerged entity shall issue to the warrant holders as soon as reasonably practicable (and, in any event within 20 business days) following completion of the demerger, warrants in the demerged entity, in so far as required to maintain the aggregate economic value and material terms of the Warrants.
The total application amount (i.e. the allocated Offer Shares multiplied with the Offer Price) in the Subsequent Offering, shall be paid by the applicant on the date set forth in the allocation letter.
The Offer Shares will when issued be registered in the VPS in book-entry form. The Company's register of shareholders in VPS is administrated by DNB Bank ASA, Dronning Eufemias gate 30, 0191 Oslo, Norway, telephone number +47 915 04800 (the "VPS Registrar").
The Shares are, and the Offer Shares will be, admitted to trading on Euronext Growth Oslo, a multilateral trading facility operated by Oslo Børs ASA under the ticker code "BFISH" with ISIN NO0010955198.
The allocated Offer Shares will be delivered to the applicant`s VPS account on or about the same date as the registration of the share capital increase with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises, which is expected to be on or about 6 March 2023. Upon registration of the share capital increase, the allocated Offer Shares will be registered with the same ISIN as the existing shares of the Company.
The Company estimates that expenses in connection with the Subsequent Offering, which will be paid by the Company, will amount to approximately NOK 1 million. Accordingly, the net proceeds to the Company will be approximately NOK 14 million.
The Offer Shares will be ordinary Shares in the Company, each having a par value of NOK 1. The rights attached to the Offer Shares will be the same as those attached to the Company`s existing Shares and will rank pari passu with existing Shares in all respects from such time as the share capital increase in connection with the Subsequent Offering is registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises.
The holders of the Offer Shares will have a right to dividend from the time the share capital increase is registered in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises.
After the completion of the registration of the Offer Shares in the VPS, there are no general selling or transfer restrictions related to the Offer Shares.
However, no action has or will be taken in any jurisdiction (other than Norway) that would permit the possession or distribution of any documents relating to the Offer Shares or Subsequent Offering, or, to permit a public offer of the Company`s Shares where specific action for that purpose is required.
In connection with the Subsequent Offering, the Company has further resolved to initiate the Employee Offering directed against employees in the Group. The Employee Offering will consist of up to 2,000,000 new shares in the Company at a price per share equal to the Offer Price. The key dates for the Subsequent Offering, set out in Section 2.3 above, applies correspondingly to the Employee Offering.
Similar to Eligible Shareholders in the Subsequent Offering, employees of the Group will receive one warrant (Norw.: frittstående tegningsret) for each share allocated in the Employee Offering (the "Employee Warrants"), which will entitle its holder to subscribe for, and be allocated, one share in the Company. The terms for the exercise of the Warrants, set out in Section 2.7 above, will apply correspondingly to the Employee Warrants.
An investment in the Company's Shares, including the Offer Shares, should be considered as a high-risk investment. Below is a summary of certain risk factors relating to the Company and the Subsequent Offering which the Company deems most significant as at the date of this Prospectus. The risks discussed below are not the only ones facing the Company. Additional risks not presently known to the Company or which the Company currently deem immaterial may also adversely affect the Company. If any of the risks facing the Company should actually occur, individually or together with other circumstances, the Company's business, prospects, financial position, and operating results could be materially and adversely affected, which may cause a decline in the value of the Shares that could result in a loss of all or part of any investment in the Shares.
Prospective investors should carefully consider the risks relating to the Company, and should consult his or her own expert advisors as to the suitability of an investment in the Offer Share. The order in which the risks are presented below is not intended to provide an indication of the likelihood of their occurrence nor of their severity or significance. These risks should also be considered in connection with the cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements set forth in Section 1.3 "Forward-looking information" above.
Certain parts of the information below are related to the land-based aquaculture sector. A potential investor should make note that other specific risk factors will apply to applications that could be developed for other sectors at a later stage.
The Group is in an ongoing expansion process, under which it will expand its Recirculating Aquaculture System ("RAS") at its facility in Kvam to accommodate for a production of up to 2,200 ton annually. The Group has limited operating history, with RAS experience limited to three years, and that implementation of its strategy will require the Group's Management to make complex judgments. Hence, no assurance can be given that the Group will achieve its objectives or other anticipated benefits. Further, risks relating to the successful implementation of the Group's strategies may be increased by external factors, such as downturn in salmon prices, increased competition, unexpected changes in applicable regulations or the materialisation of any of the risk factors mentioned herein, which may require the Management's focus and resources, and which could in turn imply failure or delay in the successful adoption of the Group's business strategy. Failure to implement the Company's business strategy could have a material adverse effect on the Group's results, financial condition, cash flow and prospects.
3.1.2 Production using Recirculating Aquaculture System ("RAS") involves an inherent risk of technical failures, faults in production, operations, maintenance
Risks regarding production using RAS at the Group's facility in Kvam include biological risks such as (but not limited to);
with the RAS-technology provider. The Group has not experienced any severe failures at its RAS facility until now, but it cannot be ruled out that such risks will materialise in the future. Materialisation of any of these risks may cause reduced production and increased mortality in the Group's post-smolt production, which could have an adverse effect on the Group's business, revenue, profit and financial condition.
3.1.3 As design and engineering of a RAS-facility is complex and involves several uncertainties, the Group is exposed to risk of miscalculations or mistakes during design and engineering that cannot be remedied in full
BioFish has designed and engineered a RAS facility in Kvam, which is scheduled for finalisation during first half 2023. The design and engineering of such facility is complex and involves several uncertainties pertaining to inter alia the design of the fish tanks and piping and the key design for circulation (oxygen) and handling of solids. Mistakes during design and engineering may increase the risks described in section 3.1.2 above. Although, mistakes in the design and engineering may be remedied, for example with installation of additional CO2 strippers (to lower CO2 levels) and/or application of feed specialized for RAS production (in the case of suspended solids), there can be no assurance that miscalculations or mistakes during design and engineering can be remedied in full, which again may have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow of the Company.
The Group's planned expansion is based on existing working and functional technology. The Group's 18 meters RAS tanks has served more than 10 generations of post-smolt production with successful results.
3.1.4 The Group will be dependent on regularity and quality delivered by its suppliers to maintain the production plan
The Group's operations require several critical input factors for its production, including among others sea water from the Hardangerfjord, fresh water from from Eidesvatnet, electricity, fish eggs and fish feed. The Group will be dependent on regularity and quality delivered by its suppliers to maintain the production plan. In particular, the Group's operations depend on obtaining and maintaining access to a steady supply of clean water, and be able to properly handle discharge water, and the quality and availability of fish eggs. Other operations risks may also lead to interruptions in the operation of the facility, inability to comply with obligations towards customers, third party liability or loss of biomass. If any of these risks should materialise, they could have an adverse effect on the Group's business, revenue, profit and financial condition.
The Group's operations at its RAS facility at Kvam are subject to several biological risks which could have a negative impact on future profitability and cash flows. Biological risks include for instance oxygen depletion, diseases, viruses, bacteria, parasites, algae blooms and other contaminants, which may have adverse effects on fish survival, health, growth and welfare and result in reduced smolt weight and losses, downgrading of products and claims from customers. An outbreak of a significant or severe disease represents a cost for the Group through e.g. direct loss of fish, loss of biomass growth, and poorer quality on the smolt, but may also be followed by a subsequent period of reduced production capacity and loss of income. The most severe diseases may require culling and disposal of the entire stock, disinfection of the farm and a short subsequent fallow period as preventative measures to stop the disease from spreading. Continued disease problems may also attract negative media attention and public concerns. The Group has not experienced any severe biological issues until now, but it cannot be ruled out that such risks will materialise in the future. Epidemic outbreaks of diseases may have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow of the Group.
3.1.6 Risks arising from the Group's contractual relationships with suppliers and transporters, processors and vendors of fish products
In connection with development of the Group's RAS facility at Kvam and, upon commencement of transportation and sale of smolt, the Group must within a significant extent rely upon its counterparties, and their contracting parties, to fulfil their contractual obligations towards the Group. Should any supplier, transporter or other third-parties, fail to deliver according to contract, the Group may be at risk of suffering significant reputational damage, which may lead to impaired relationships with buyers and other important business connections. Furthermore, breach of contract by counterparties may i.e. also expose the Group to risk of disputes and legal proceedings arising from contractual liability, as well as a reduction of revenues.
As the aquaculture industry has intensified production levels, the biological limits for how fast fish can grow have also been challenged. As with all other forms of intensive food production, a number of productionrelated disorders may arise, i.e. disorders caused by intensive farming methods. As a rule, such disorders appear infrequently, are multi factorial, and with variable severity. The Group has not experienced any severe production-related disorders at its RAS facility at Kvam, but it cannot be ruled out that such risks will materialise in the future.
The most important production-related disorders relate to physical deformities and cataracts, which may lead to financial loss in the form of reduced growth and fish health, reduced quality on harvesting, and damage to the overall reputation of the industry, which in turn may have a material adverse effect on the Group's results, financial condition, cash flow and prospects.
Feed costs accounts for a significant portion of the Group's total production costs, and an increase in feed prices could thus have a major impact on the Group's future profitability. Feed prices are directly linked to the global markets for fishmeal, vegetable meal, animal proteins and fish/ vegetable/ animal oils which are the main ingredients in fish feed. Increases in the prices of these raw materials will accordingly result in an increase in feed prices. The Group's current customer agreements do not enable the Group to pass on increased feed costs to its customers, and there can be no assurance that the Group will be able to include such right in its future customer agreements. As the main feed suppliers normally enter into fixed contracts and adapt their production volumes to prevailing supply commitments, there is limited excess of fish feed available in the market. If one or more of the feed contracts the Group may enter into in the future were to be terminated on short notice prior to their respective expiration dates, the Group could not be able to find alternative suppliers in the market. Shortage in feed supply may lead to starving fish, accelerated harvesting, loss of biomass and reduced income.
Food safety issues and perceived health concerns may in the future have a negative impact on demand for the products of the Group. It will be of critical importance to the Group that its future products are perceived as safe and healthy in all relevant markets. The food industry in general experiences increased customer awareness with respect to food safety and product quality, information, and traceability. The Group has a vision of zero (or close to zero) emissions in its supply chain, has a strong sustainability focus in its production, and has not experienced any severe issues regarding food safety. However, if the Group should fail to meet new and existing market or governmental requirements, this may reduce the demand for its products which, in turn, may have a material adverse effect on the Group.
3.1.10 Change in smolt prices could have an adverse impact on the Company's business and its financial position
The Group's financial position and future prospect are dependent on the price of smolt. The Smolt price has historically been much more stable than the price for large salmon for human consumption. In a normal Smolt market, the price per unit is strongly linked to the size of the fish (NOK/ per gram). The Group assumes that the market price will continue to be linked to the smolt size but will always be subject to the balance between total supply and demand.
No assurance can be given that the demand for smolt will not decrease in the future. The entrants of new producing geographical areas or the issuance of new production licenses could result in a general overproduction in the industry. Short term or long-term decreases in the price of smolt may have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, prospects, results of operations of the Group.
The Group's smolt production at its RAS facility at Kvam is subject to extensive regulations relating to environmental protection, food safety, hygiene, and animal welfare (among other Global GAP certification). Further, smolt farming is strictly regulated by licenses and permits granted by the authorities. Future changes in the laws and regulations applicable to the Group can be unpredictable and are beyond the control of the Group. Such changes could imply the need to materially alter the Group's operations and setup and may prompt the need to apply for further permits, which could in turn have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects, or cash flow of the Group. For example, the authorities may introduce further regulations for the operations of the Group's facilities, e.g. regarding standards for production facilities, capacity requirements, feed quotas, fish density, site allocation conditions or other parameters for production, which may negatively impact the Group. Further, any changes in applicable tax laws and regulations could negatively affect the Group. For example, changes that result in a materially higher effective tax rate on earnings could have material adverse effects on the Group's financial results.
The Group is to a significant extent dependent on maintaining its current licenses (also known as concessions) to operate its RAS facility and to sustain and expand its revenues and business in accordance with its expansion plans. There are strict requirements relating to the granting of such licenses. Once a license is granted, the Group is from that point subject to strict regulations when it comes to the operation of its licensed smolt farms. The Group has not experienced any rejections of its license applications, or withdrawal of issued licenses. However, there can be no assurances that the Group will maintain its current licenses or be granted the necessary future licenses to sustain or expand its operations in the future. Any failure of maintaining current licenses or being issued necessary future licenses may have a material adverse impact on the Group's business, financial conditions, results of operation and liquidity.
The Group's operations at its RAS facility at Kvam are subject to environmental requirements which govern, among other matters, wastewater discharges, solid and hazardous waste management, and the use, composition, handling, distribution, and transportation of hazardous materials. Many of these laws and regulations are becoming increasingly stringent, and the cost of compliance, including penalties if the Group fails to comply with these requirements, can be expected to increase over time. Breach of environmental requirements may lead to fines or, in the event of serious and protracted breaches, revocation of a production license. The Group is dependent on obtaining and keeping its production licenses. Thus, a breach of appliable environmental requirements may have a material adverse impact on the Group's business, financial conditions, results of operation and liquidity.
3.3.1 Funding may not be available on favourable terms in the future, or at all
The Group's business and future is capital intensive and, to the extent the Group does not generate sufficient cash from operations in the long term, the Group may need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financing to execute the Group's growth strategy and to fund capital expenditures. Adequate sources of capital funding might not be available when needed or may only be available on unfavourable terms, or not available at all. If funding is insufficient at any time in the future, the Group may be unable to fund maintenance requirements and acquisitions, take advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could adversely impact the Group's results, financial condition, cash flow and prospects.
The Group is funded with a long-term bullet loan from Collector Bank AB where there are non-financial performance covenants connecting to the Group's financial performance. The Group achieved a waiver for an extension of 1m NOK million instalment due 31st December 2022 which was paid ending January 2023 in accordance with the approved waiver. The Group may not be able to comply with existing or additional covenants. Such non-compliance could lead to the lender's acceleration of the outstanding amounts under the Term Loan, which may have a material adverse effect on the Group's results, financial condition, cash flow and prospects.
The trading volume and price of the Shares could fluctuate significantly. Some of the factors that could negatively affect the Share price or result in fluctuations in the price or trading volume of the Shares include, for example, changes in the Company's actual or projected results of operations or those of its competitors, changes in earnings projections or failure to meet investors' and analysts' earnings expectations, investors' evaluations of the success and effects of the Company's strategy, as well as the evaluation of the related risks, changes in general economic conditions or the equities markets generally, changes in the industry in which the Company operates, changes in shareholders and other factors. This volatility has had a significant impact on the market price of securities issued by many companies. Those changes may occur without regard to the operating performance of these companies. The price of the Shares may therefore fluctuate due to factors that have little or nothing to do with the Company, and such fluctuations may materially affect the price of the Shares. Further, major sales and/ or trades of Shares by major shareholders could also negatively affect the market price of the Shares. As a result, investors may lose all or part of their investment in the Shares.
No assurances can be made that there will continue to be a liquid market for the Shares. If such market fails to be sustained, it would have a negative impact on the price of the Shares. Investors would not be in a position to sell their Shares quickly, at the market price or at all if there is no active trading in the Shares.
It is possible that the Company will decide to offer new Shares or other securities in order to finance new capital-intensive investments in the future, in connection with unanticipated liabilities or expenses, or for any other purposes. While holders of Shares are generally entitled to full pre-emptive rights unless these rights are limited or excluded either by virtue of Norwegian law, or a resolution of the General Meeting (or in some cases the Supervisory Board) in accordance with the Articles of Association, any such offering would reduce the proportionate ownership and voting interests of holders of Shares (if they do not participate in such offering in full) as well as reduce the earnings per Share and the net asset value per Share of the Company. Further, any offering by the Company could have a material adverse effect on the market price of the Shares. As a result, investors may lose all or part of their investment in the Shares.
The Company may limit or exclude shareholders' pre-emptive right. In addition, securities laws in certain jurisdictions may prevent shareholders in such jurisdictions from participating in such securities offerings
The Company is a private limited company organized and existing under the laws of Norway pursuant to the Norwegian Private Limited Companies Act, with its registered office at Leirvikveien 34A, 5179 Godvik, Norway and organization number in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises 916 944 748. The Company's LEI code is 549300BU24YQIH7G3038. The Company's main telephone number at its registered office is +47 483 81 546. The Company's website can be found at www.BioFish.no.
The Company was incorporated in Norway as a private limited company on 17 March 2016. On 3 August 2021, the Company was admitted to trading on Euronext Growth Oslo, a multilateral trading facility operated by Oslo Børs ASA under the ticker code "BFISH" with ISIN NO0010955198.
The Company's register of shareholders in VPS is administrated by DNB Bank ASA, Dronning Eufemias gate 30, 0191 Oslo, Norway, telephone number +47 915 04800.
4.2 Overview of the Company's business
BioFish is a Norwegian independent producer of post-smolt – juvenile fish destined for aquaculture facilities, based in Kvam on the Norwegian west coast. The Company consists of a land-based production facility with a hatchery, feeding station, on-growing and vaccination stations, producing smolt and post-smolt in closed-containment systems (CCS). The facility uses a combination of fresh- and sea- water. BioFish produces smolt and post-smolt, which is currently being sold to Norwegian salmon farming companies.
The Group's customers are typically salmon farming companies on the west coast of Norway, but BioFish also deliver smolt to salmon farms along the entire Norwegian coast line and may deliver its products to customers across Northern Europe.
Biofish has since 2016 delivered more than 7 million smolt, and post-smolt, with batches up to 550 grams in average weight, to several different customers. The Group's production mainly consists of post-smolt, which provides for a better utilization of the Group's maximum allowed biomass (MAB).
The Company's production facilities consist of a land-based production facility with a hatchery, feeding station, on-growing and vaccination stations, producing smolt and post-smolt in closed-containment systems (CCS). The facility uses a combination of fresh- and sea- water. BioFish produces smolt and postsmolt, which is currently being sold to Norwegian salmon farming companies. BioFish is planning for expansion of its production – from 150 to up to 2,200 ton annually – by fully utilizing current facilities as well as expanding current facilities.
The production facility uses a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS), which recycles at least 99% of the water used. Wastewater (from fresh sources) is treated, and the waste is used as fertilizer on the local farms or can be used in waste-to-energy facilities, a prototype of which the Group is currently developing. In addition to mechanical filters there is also UV-radiation, Ozon in place to treat the production-water. This reduces the risks of production considerably compared to producing at sea where the sea farmers cannot control what comes in the production waters.
BioFish is building its company on a philosophy of circular economy, whereby materials are processed and re-used as much as possible. It has a vision of zero (or close to zero) emissions in its supply chain. BioFish acquired its production facility in 2016 and upgraded it from a flow-through to a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS). RAS allows the Group to reduce water usage significantly compared to conventional systems. Producing bigger post-smolt makes the smolt more resilient when it is transported into sea-pens and the fish will perform better. In addition, the production time at sea will be significantly reduced.
The Group is currently in the completion phase of an expansion of its production facility which will allow the Company to increase its production from 150 to 2,200 ton on an annual basis. Completion of the expansion project is estimated to first half 2023, while full production volume is estimated to around 500 - 750 tons for the full year of 2023.

BioFish has been certified through the Global G.A.P. Aquaculture Standard since 2016, which is a globally recognised standard for production of farmed fish with focus on securing safe and traceable seafood to consumers, and a responsible production with regards to animal welfare, environment, employees and the society.
The Company's operations are subject to numerous laws and regulations, which are special for aquaculture operations, including salmon hatcheries.
BioFish holds all the required permits and licenses with regard to its current production facility.
Aquaculture production in Norway require various licenses and permits. BioFish is dependent on licenses in order to conduct its business. BioFish currently holds a non-time limited aquaculture licence to produce up to 5 million smolt on an annual basis. The maximum yearly feed consumption under the license is 2.200 tons.
BioFish was granted a perpetual freshwater license from the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate to withdraw the necessary water for such extended production capacity in 2020. BioFish is in the process of regulating more land for land-based aquaculture production, and the municipality has started the regulation process which is estimated to be finalised in 2023. The Group's strategy is to produce postsmolt, but BioFish has in addition applied for food-fish license.
From time to time, the Company may become involved in litigation, disputes and other legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business, principally personal injury, property casualty and cargo claims. The Company expects that these claims would be covered by insurance, subject to customary deductibles. Such claims, even if lacking merit, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources.
Neither the Company nor any other company in the Group is or has been involved in any legal, governmental or arbitration proceedings which may have or have had significant effects on the Company's and/ or the Group's financial position or profitability. The Company is not aware of any such proceedings that are pending or threatening.
The table below provides an overview of key events in the history of the Group:
| Year | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | • | Granted perpetual freshwater license from the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate |
| • | Granted a permit from the county governor to produce up to 2,200 tons p.a. |
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| 2021 | • | Entered into an addendum to the ground lease agreement for the land area of its current facilities, granting the Group rights to additional land area for a potential extension of its production facilities, which may allow for a total production of up to 10,000 tons p.a. |
| 2021 | • | On 3 August 2021, the Company was admitted to trading on Euronext Growth Oslo, a multilateral trading facility operated by Oslo Børs ASA under the ticker code "BFISH" with ISIN NO0010955198. |
| 2022 | • | Company secured a production license for up to 5 million smolt |
| 2023 | • | The Company completed a private placement, raising NOK 55 million by issuing 55,000,000 new shares in the Company |
The company has at least two suppliers for fish eggs where there are long-term delivery obligations.
The Group has entered into the following material customer agreements for the delivery of smolt to salmon farming companies:
(iv) BioFish is working also in the spot market and is working on securing more long-term contracts as long with increasing production.
No company in the Group has entered into any material contract outside the ordinary course of business. Further, the Group has not entered into any other contract outside the ordinary course of business that contains any provision under which any member of the Group has any obligation or entitlement that is material to the Group as of the date of this Prospectus.
Norwegian authorities have granted approx. 190 smolt production licenses, and there are currently approx. 165 active locations or facilities in Norway producing smolt for use in harvest size fish production of salmon and/ or trout. The various locations are run by different companies, where size, ownership structure and affiliation vary from companies that own and operate one single smolt production facility, to fully integrated companies producing smolt for their own salmon farms, with the largest player holding permits and operations of 27 different smolt production sites.
On an annual basis, the total number of smolt produced in Norway is about 355 million units of Atlantic Salmon smolt and 22 million units of Trout smolt, with an increased demand for post-smolt. For further information on the Norwegian smolt marked, please refer to the website of the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries (Nw: Fiskeridirektoratet): https://www.fiskeridir.no/Tall-og-analyse/Statistikkbanken.
As freight of smolt is expensive and involves an increased mortality risk, the geographical location of a smolt production facility is important for a producer's competitive strength. As the Group's production facility is located in close proximity to several salmon farming facilities with an increased demand for smolt and post smolt, and there are no other comparable smolt-/ post-smolt producers in the area, the Group regards its competitive position to be very good.
The Group plans to invest NOK 30 - 50 million in finalizing its current RAS facility in 2023. The investment will increase the Group's annual production capacity of post-smolt up to 2,200 tons.
The Group currently leases the grounds for its production facility, registered with cadastral unit number 95 and property unit number 78, and with cadastral unit number 95 and property unit number 49, both in Kvam municipality (the "Property") under a ground lease agreement entered into with BioFish Aquafarm AS ("BioFish Aquafarm"), a company owned and controlled by Morten Harsvik (board member of the Company) and Torbjørn Skulstad (CEO and board member of the Company), dated 1 May 2021 (the "Ground Lease Agreement"). The annual fee payable by the Company under the Ground Lease Agreement amounts to NOK 2 million. All buildings and offices forming part of the production facility are owned and leased by BioFish AS, a 100 percent subsidiary of the Company.
The Company has entered into an agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with BioFish Aquafarm AS for the Company's purchase of the Property through the purchase of 100% of the shares in land-owning entity, currently under incorporation, being the owner of the Property (the "Real Estate Company"), for a purchase price in the amount of NOK 12,750,000 (the "Transaction"). The Purchase Agreement is expected to be completed and the Property is expected to be transferred to the Company within the second quarter of 2023.
The following selected financial information has been extracted from the Groups' consolidated audited financial statements as of and for the year ended 31 December 2021, and from the Company's unaudited first half- year report of 2022 (the "Financial Statements").
The selected financial information included herein should be read in connection with and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Financial Statements. The official versions of the Financial Statements, which are prepared in Norwegian, are available on the Company's website; https://biofish.no/.
The table below sets out selected data from the Group's audited statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2021 and the Company's unaudited half- year report 2022.
In NOK
| Selected statement of comprehensive income and other comprehensive income information Operational income Other income Total income |
Half-yearly report 30 June 2022 (unaudited) 3 950 675 |
Year ended 31 December 2021 (audited) 18 329 596 0 18 329 596 |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory expenses | 11 400 405 | |
| Salary expenses | 1 397 265 | 2 122 646 |
| Depreciation on fixed assets | 1 200 000 | 400 000 |
| Other operational expenses | 12 279 146 | |
| Total operating expenses | 17 793 408 | 26 202 197 |
| Operating profit (loss) | - 13 842 733 | - 7 872 602 |
| Finance interests | 88 453 | |
| Other financial income | 0 | |
| Financial expenses | 0 | |
| Other financial expenses | - 125 967 | |
| Net finance | - 207 388 | - 37 514 |
| Ordinary result before taxes | - 14 050 121 | - 7 910 116 |
| Tax | 0 | 2 123 011 |
| Net result for the year | - 14 050 121 | - 5 787 105 |
The table below sets out selected data from the Group's audited statement of financial position as of the year ended 31 December 2021 and the Company's unaudited first half- year report of 2022.
| Selected statement of financial position information |
Half-yearly report 30 June 2022 (unaudited) |
Year ended 31 December 2021 (audited) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||||||
| Fixed assets | |||||||
| Land, buildings, and other property | 0 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 173 175 360 | 148 749 891 | |||||
| Total fixed assets | 173 175 360 | 148 749 891 | |||||
| Financial fixed assets | |||||||
| Investments in associates | 0 | ||||||
| Other non-current receivables | 0 | ||||||
| Total financial fixed assets | 0 | ||||||
| Sum fixed assets | 148 749 891 | ||||||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Inventory Receivables |
17 855 587 | 15 182 177 | |||||
| Customer receivables | 5 085 921 | ||||||
| Other receivables | 3 437 258 | ||||||
| Total receivables | 4 789 949 | 8 523 179 | |||||
| Bank, cash and other cash items | 12 656 468 | 49 558 927 | |||||
| Total current assets | 35 302 004 | 73 264 283 | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 208 477 364 | 222 014 174 | |||||
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Equity Share capital Other paid in capital Sum equity |
151 340 000 | 13 400 000 137 940 000 151 340 000 |
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| Retained earnings Other equity Total retained earnings |
- 7 028 357 | 7 024 764 7 024 764 |
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| Total equity | 144 311 643 | 158 364 764 | |||||
| Debt | |||||||
| Accrual for liabilities Deferred tax |
1 587 789 | 1 587 789 | |||||
| Sum accrual for liabilities Bond loan Debt to financial institutions |
57 000 000 | 1 587 789 0 59 000 000 |
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| Sum non-current debt | 58 587 789 | 60 587 789 | |||||
| Current debt | |||||||
| Debt to financial institutions | 1 240 | ||||||
| Vendors | 8 545 221 | 1 221 776 | |||||
| Payable tax Public fee and taxes |
0 641 516 |
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| Other current debt | - 2 967 286 | 1 197 089 | |||||
| Sum current debt | 5 577 935 | 3 061 624 | |||||
| Total debt 64 165 724 63 649 410 |
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| Total equity and total debt | 208 477 364 | 222 014 174 |
The table below sets out selected data from the Company's audited cash flow statements for the financial year ending 31 December 2021, as well as the Company's unaudited first half- year report of 2022.
| Half-yearly report 30 June 2022 (unaudited) |
Year ended 31 December 2021 (audited) |
|
|---|---|---|
| In NOK | ||
| Profit/(loss) before taxation Tax for the period |
- 14 050 121 | - 7 910 116 0 |
| Ordinary depreciation and amortization | 1 200 000 | 400 000 |
| Changes in account receivables, account payables |
1 059 820 | - 820754 |
| Changes in other current receivables/liabilities |
113 311 | - 64 791 888 |
| Net cash flow from operating activities | - 11 676 990 | - 72 384 758 |
| Purchases of fixed assets and intangibles | - 23 225 469 | - 28 433 701 |
| Net cash flow from investment activities | - 23 225 469 | - 28 433 701 |
| Borrowings, non-current liabilities | 59 400 000 | |
| Borrowings, current liabilities Repayment of liabilities Net change in bank overdraft Change in equity Net financial items |
- 52 000 000 | |
| Costs initial public offering | - 8 000 000 | |
| Paid-up capital from initial public offering | 150 500 000 | |
| Net cash flow from financing activities | - 2 000 000 | 149 900 000 |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at start of the period |
- 36 902 459 49 558 927 |
49 081 541 477 389 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period |
12 656 468 | 49 558 927 |
The Company's auditor is Ernst & Young AS with registration number 976 389 387, with its registered address at Dronning Eufemias gate 6A, 01091 Oslo, Norway ("EY"). The partners of EY are members of Den Norske Revisorforening (The Norwegian Institute of Public Accountants). EY has been the Company's auditor since 2021.
The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 has been audited by EY, and the auditor's report is included together with the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 and the unaudited first half- year report of 2022 in Appendix B and C.
The General Meeting is the highest authority of the Company. All shareholders in the Company are entitled to attend and vote at General Meetings of the Company and to table draft resolutions for items to be included on the agenda for a General Meeting.
The overall management of the Company is vested in the Company's Board of Directors and the Company's Management. In accordance with Norwegian law, the Board of Directors is responsible for, among other things, supervising the general and day-to-day management of the Company's business ensuring proper organization, preparing plans and budgets for its activities ensuring that the Company's activities, accounts and assets management are subject to adequate controls and undertaking investigations necessary to perform its duties.
The Management is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Company's operations in accordance with Norwegian law and instructions set out by the Board of Directors. Among other responsibilities, the Company's managing director, is responsible for keeping the Company's accounts in accordance with existing Norwegian legislation and regulations and for managing the Company's assets in a responsible manner. In addition, the managing director must according to Norwegian law, brief the Board of Directors about the Company's activities, financial position, and operating results at a minimum of one time per month.
The current Board of Directors consist of 4 Board Members, as listed in the table in section 6.2.2 below.
Over time, the Company plans to ensure that the composition of the Board of Directors are in compliance with the independence requirements of the Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance last updated 17 October 2018 (the "Corporate Governance Code"), meaning that (i) the majority of the shareholder-elected members of the Board of Directors are independent from the Company's executive management and material business connections, (ii) at least two of the shareholder-elected members of the Board of Directors are independent of the Company's main shareholders (shareholders holding 10% or more of the shares in the Company), and (iii) no member of the Company's executive management serve on the board of directors.
As at the date of this Prospectus, none of the members of the Board of Directors hold any options or other rights to acquire Shares.
The Company's registered business address, Leirvikveien 34A, 5179 Godvik, Norway, serves as business address for the members of the Board of Directors in relation to their directorship in the Company. The names and positions of the current Board Members are set out in the table below.
| Name | Position | Served since | Term expires |
Shares | Options | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tor Haldorsen | Chairperson | 3 August 2021 | N/A | See comment section |
0 | Haldorsen holds 13,950 shares in the Company personally. In addition, Haldorsen holds 210,697 shares in the Company through his holding company Toha Shipping AS. |
| Morten Harsvik |
Board Member |
22 June 2017 | N/A | See comment section |
0 | Harsvik is an indirect shareholder in the Company through his holding company Yme Fish AS/ Yme Holding AS, which holds 3.200.000/ 1.000.000 shares in the Company. Yme Fish AS further holds 40% of the shares in BioFish Aquafarm, which holds 2.527.410 shares in the Company. |
| Torbjørn Skulstad |
Board Member |
17 March 2016 | N/A | See comment section |
0 | Skulstad is an indirect shareholder in the Company through Monaco Invest AS, which holds 3,200.000 shares in the Company. Monaco Invest AS further holds 60% of the shares in BioFish Aquafarm, which holds 2.527.410 shares in the Company. Skulstad is also the Manging Director of the Company. |
| Terje Christian Fatnes |
Board Member |
27 January 2022 |
N/A | See comment section |
Fatnes holds 200.000 in the Company through his fully owned holding company, TEF Invest AS. Fatnes further represents Awilco AS on the board of directors. Awilco AS holds 11,419,769 shares in the Company. |
In a board meeting held 10 February 2023, the Board of Directors resolved to propose that a new Board of Directors is elected and called for an extraordinary general meeting in the Company to be held 17 February 2023. If the Board of Director's proposal is approved by the extraordinary general meeting, the Company's Board of Directors will be as follows:
| Name | Position | Served since | Term expires |
Shares | Options | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torbjørn Gjelsvik |
Chairperson | - | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| Tor Haldorsen | Board Member |
3 August 2021 | N/A | See comment section in the overview of the current Board of Directors |
0 | |
| Torbjørn Skulstad |
Board Member |
17 March 2016 | N/A | See comment section in the overview of the current Board of Directors |
0 | |
| Jens-Julius Nygaard |
Board Member |
- | N/A | See comment section | 0 | Nygaard holds 151,000 shares in the Company. Nygaard represents Awilco AS on the board of directors. Awilco AS holds 11,419,769 shares in the Company. |
| Bent-Are Brunes Ratvik |
Board member |
- | N/A | See comment section | 0 | Ratvik represents Stoksund AS on the board of directors. Stoksund AS holds 8,500,000 shares in the Company. |
Set out below are brief biographies of the current Board Members, Mr. Gjelsvik, Mr. Nygaard, and Mr. Ratvik, including their relevant management expertise and experience, an indication of any significant principal activities performed by them outside the Company and names of companies and partnerships of which a Board Member is or has been a member of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies or partner the previous five years.
Mr. Haldorsen has extensive experience with corporate finance and financing from leading roles in DNB Bank ASA, and as a director in First Securities/ Swedbank and as CEO in Norne Securities AS. Haldorsen is currently the managing partner of Coast Corporate AS which provides financial consultancy services to mid-size businesses, mainly on the Norwegian west coast. Haldorsen has an MBA in finance from NHH Norwegian School of Economics and is an accredited financial analyst (AFA).
| Current positions |
directorships | and | senior | management | Coast Corporate AS (CEO and chairman of the board), Toha Shipping AS (chairman of the board) ESSB AS (board member) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | directorships positions last five years |
and | senior | management | Norne Securities AS (CEO), Kokstad Holding AS (board member) |
Mr. Harsvik is a lawyer with specialization within maritime law. Since 1999 Harsvik has run his own law firm and is also the founder of Multi Solutions AS (service provider to the shipping and oil gas industry) Harsvik has also worked for GARD, which was the world's largest P&I Club within the Oil Gas sector at that time, and the Norwegian Maritime Directorate.
| Current positions |
directorships | and | senior | management | Yme Holding AS (general manager and chairman), Næringsutleie AS (general manager and chairman), Multi Solutions AS (board member), Yme Fish AS (chairman), BioFish Holding AS (board member), BioFish AS (chairman), BioFish Aquafarm AS (board member), ProBio AS (board member). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | directorships positions last five years |
and | senior | management | Fonna Eigedom AS (chairman), Maristova Hoteldrift AS, Entagreen AS. |
Mr. Harsvik was the general manager and a board member of Entagreen AS in August 2017 when such company declared bankruptcy.
Torbjørn Skulstad has more than 20 years' experience in finance and operations management within startups and globally recognized organizations. In the period from 2010 to 2016 he held the position as CFO for Oceanteam ASA, listed on Oslo stock exchange. Prior to this he worked as Chief Group Accountant in OPU and as a Senior Certified Public Accountant for BDO. Mr. Skulstad is a Business Developer/IFRS specialist for Escali, developing data analyses through Power BI as a Certified Public Accountant.
Torbjørn Skulstad is currently the CEO of Stacc Escali AS which provides financial software solutions for all financial instruments. Skulstad has attended Oslo Børs' stock exchange course for board members and thus has good knowledge of the continuing obligations for issuers. Torbjørn Skulstad is the brother of the managing director of BioFish AS, Ole Fredrik Skulstad.
| Current positions |
directorships | and | senior | management | Stacc Escali AS (general manager), BioFish AS (board member), BioFish Holding AS (board member), Loddefjord IL (chairman), BioFish Aquafarm AS (chairman), Monaco Invest AS (chairman), ProBio AS (chairman). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | directorships positions last five years |
and | senior | management | Oceanteam ASA (CFO), Dot Holdings AS (board member), Oceanteam Bourbon 4 AS (board member), Oceanteam Bourbon 101 AS (board member), Dot Shipping AS (board member), Oceanteam Bourbon Investments AS (board member), North Ocean 309 AS (board member), KCI The Engineer (board member). |
Terje Christian Fatnes is a manager of Awilhelmsen AS, which owns Awilco AS. Fatnes holds a Master of Science in Business and Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). Fatnes has more than 20 years of experience from SEB Markets. He is a board member of Norsk Vannkraft AS.
| Current | directorships | and | senior | management | Tef Invest AS (chairperson), Saferock AS (board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| positions | member), BioFish Holding AS (board member), | ||||
| Bergen Carbon Solutions AS (board member), Norsk | |||||
| Vannkraft AS (board member). | |||||
Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years N/A
Mr Gjelsvik is a lawyer with a law degree from University of Bergen, former partner of two major law firms in Norway. He has more than 20 years of experience from the fish farming industry in Norway and Iceland as a lawyer, advisor, board member and investor, and hold several board positions in the fish farming industry. He is a Norwegian citizen living in Bergen
| Current positions |
directorships | and | senior | management | Salmona AS (chair of the board), Norway King Crab AS (chair of the board), Infund AS (board member), Folla Utvikling AS (char of the board), Smir AS (chair of the board), Jarbtech Solution Group AS (chair of the board), Blom Fiskeoppdrett AS 8chair of the board), Strømsnes Akvakultur AS (chair of the board), |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | directorships positions last five years |
and | senior | management | Rongesund Utvikling AS (chair of the board). |
Mr. Nygaard is the CEO of Awilco AS. He has 18 years of experience from shipping and investment companies through various positions in the Awilco group of companies. Mr. Nygaard has a BA Honours in Finance from University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and an MSc in Shipping, Trade & Finance from CASS / Bayes Business School in London. Mr Nygaard is a member of the board of Integrated Wind Solutions ASA and Awilco LNG ASA. Mr. Nygaard is a Norwegian citizen.
| Current | directorships | and | senior | management | Wind Solutions ASA (board member), Awilco LNG ASA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| positions | (board member), Integrated Wind Solutions ASA | ||||
| (board member), A. Wilhelmsen Foundation (board | |||||
| member), Carnegie Hero Fund (board member), Oslo | |||||
| Shipowners' Association (board member) | |||||
| Previous | directorships positions last five years |
and | senior | management | N/A |
Mr. Ratvik has more than 10 years' experience from the aquaculture industry, and currently holds the position as operation manager of Columbi Salmon AS. Mr. Ratvik holds a professional degree in ship administration and management from Trondheim Technical Vocational School.
| Current | directorships | and | senior | management | Trøndersmolt AS (general manager), Columbi Salmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| positions | AS (operation manager) |
Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years N/A
The Group's management team consists of three individuals. The Company's registered business address, Leirvikveien 34A, 5179 Godvik, Norway, serves as business address for all members of Management in relation to their positions with the Group. The names of the members of Management as of the date of this Prospectus, and their respective positions, are presented in the table below:
| Name | Current position within the Company |
Employed with the Company since |
Shares (excluding any Offer Shares) |
Options | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torbjørn Skulstad |
Managing Director of the Company |
March 2021 | See comment section. |
0 | Skulstad is an indirect shareholder in the Company through Monaco Invest AS, which holds 3.200.000 shares in the Company. Monaco Invest AS further holds 60% of the shares in BioFish Aquafarm, which holds 2.527.410 shares in the Company. Skulstad is also the Manging Director of the Company. |
| Ole Fredrik Skulstad |
Managing Director of BioFish AS |
September 2016 | See comment section |
0 | Skulstad is an indirect shareholder in the Company through Monaco Invest AS, which holds 3,200,000 shares in the Company. Further, he is an indirect shareholder in the Company through Hexatechr AS, which holds 13.930 shares in the Company. Skulstad holds 40 shares, equalling 40% of the shares in Hexatechr AS. Further, Skulstad privately holds 33.664 shares in the Company. |
| Ralf Kröckel |
Operational Manager of the Group |
September 2016 | 0 | 0 |
Set out below are brief biographies of the members of Management, including their relevant management expertise and experience, an indication of any significant principal activities performed by them outside the Group and names of companies and partnerships of which a member of Management is or has been a member of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies or partner the previous five years.
Please refer to the biography set out in section 6.2.2 above.
Ole Fredrik Skulstad has a PhD within field of aquaculture from the University of Bergen. He has been the Managing Director of BioFish AS since the company was established in 2016. Ole Fredrik Skulstad has previously worked as researcher for the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and as a consultant for different fish farming companies. Ole Fredrik Skulstad is the brother of the managing director of the Company, and board member, Torbjørn Skulstad.
Current directorships and senior management positions BioFish AS, BioFish Aquafarm AS, Monaco Invest AS.
Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years N/A
Mr. Kröckel has a master's degree from the Fischereischule Königswartha in Germany He has several years of experience from fish farming both in Germany and Norway as Operational Manager in BioFish AS his main responsibility is the biology of the fish.
Current directorships and senior management positions BioFish AS
Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years N/A
As set out in Sections 6.2 "The Board of Directors" and 6.3 "Management", board member Mr. Harsvik, the managing director of the Company and board member Mr. Torbjørn Skulstad, board member Mr. Haldorsen, and the managing director of BioFish AS, Mr. Ole Fredrik Skulstad, are major shareholders in the Company. Further, board member Mr. Fatnes represents Awilco AS, a major shareholder, on the board of directors. Other than this, there are currently no other actual or potential conflicts of interest between the Company and the private interests or other duties of any of the Board Members and the members of the Management.
Except as disclosed in section 6.2.3 and 6.3.2, no Board Member or member of the Management has, or had, as applicable, during the last five years preceding the date of the Prospectus:
The following is a summary of certain corporate information and material information relating to the Shares and share capital of the Company and certain other shareholder matters, including summaries of certain provisions of the Company's Articles of Association and applicable Norwegian law in effect as of the date of this Prospectus. The summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the Company's Articles of Association and applicable law.
The Company's legal and commercial name is BioFish Holding AS. The Company is a private limited company organized and existing under the laws of Norway pursuant to the Norwegian Private Limited Companies Act. The Company's registered office and domicile is in the municipality of Bergen, Norway. The Company was incorporated in Norway as a private limited company on 17 March 2016. The Company's organization number in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises is 916 944 748, and the Shares are registered in book-entry form with the VPS under ISIN NO 001 0955198. The Company's LEI code is 549300BU24YQIH7G3038.
The Company's registered office is located at Leirvikveien 34A, 5179 Godvik, Norway and the Company's main telephone number at that address is +47 483 81 546. The Company's website can be found at www.BioFish.no. The content of www.BioFish.no is not incorporated by reference into and does not otherwise form part of this Prospectus. The Company's register of shareholders in VPS is administrated by DNB Bank ASA, Dronning Eufemias gate 30, 0191 Oslo, Norway, telephone number +47 915 04800 (the "VPS Registrar").
The business of the company is to own shares and units in other companies, including companies within the fishery and aquaculture sector, and all other associated activities. The company may acquire and sell shares and units and manage other companies through wholly or partly owned subsidiaries.
The Company is the parent company of the Group and its activities consist of holding shares in its directly owned operating companies and carry out head office functions of the Group. As such, the Company is wholly dependent on the business of the other companies in the Group, being the operating companies, in order to carry out its objective as described by this Prospectus.
The Group's operations are mainly carried out by the Company's Norwegian registered wholly owned subsidiary, BioFish AS. In addition, the Group consists of ProBio AS. The activities of ProBio are primarily limited to research activities and technology development relating to smolt production.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the legal structure of the Group is as set out in the below chart:

As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company's share capital is NOK 70,900,000 divided into 70,900,000 Shares, with each Share having a nominal value of NOK 1. All the Shares have been created under the Norwegian Private Limited Companies Act and are validly issued and fully paid.
The Company has one class of shares. There are no share options or other rights to subscribe for or acquire Shares from the Company. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries directly or indirectly owns Shares in the Company.
In an extraordinary general meeting of the Company held 23 January 2023 (the "January 2023 EGM") the Board was granted the following authorisation to resolve the issue of new Shares in the Company:
Completion of the Transaction relating to the acquisition of the production facility at Kvam from BioFish Aquafarm AS is conditional upon the general meeting of the Company approving the authorisation to issue the Consideration Shares.
The January 2023 EGM granted the Board the following authorisation to acquire consideration shares:
(viii) The resolution is conditional upon the general meeting approving items 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.
Save for the Placement Warrants, the Company has not issued any financial instruments as of the date of this Prospectus.
The Company has one class of Shares in issue, and all Shares in that class provide equal rights in the Company, including the right to any dividends. Each of the Shares carries one vote. The rights attaching to the Shares are described in Section 7.8 "The Articles of Association and certain aspects of Norwegian law".
The Company's Articles of Association are set out in Appendix A to this Prospectus.
The Company's independent auditor is Ernst & Young AS with registration number 976 389 387, and business address Dronning Eufemias gate 6A, 0191 Oslo, Norway ("EY"). The partners of EY are members of the Norwegian Institute of Public Accountants (Nw.: Den Norske Revisorforening). EY has been the auditor of the Company since 2022.
Fearnley Securities AS (Dronning Eufemias gate 8, 0191 Oslo) is acting as Manager for the Subsequent Offering.
Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS (Haakon VIIs gate 10, 0161 Oslo) is acting as legal counsel to the Company.
In this Prospectus, certain information has been sourced from third parties. The Company confirms that where information has been sourced from a third party, such information has been accurately reproduced and that as far as the Company is aware and is able to ascertain from information published by that third party, no facts have been omitted that would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading. Where information sourced from third parties has been presented, the source of such information has been identified.
The Company confirms that no statement or report attributed to a person as an expert is included in this Prospectus.
Copies of the following documents will be available for inspection at the Company's offices at Leirvikveien 34A, 5179 Godvik, Norway, during normal business hours from Monday to Friday each week (except public holidays) and on the Company's website www.BioFish.no for a period of twelve months from the date of this Prospectus:
In the Prospectus, the following defined terms have the following meanings:
| Application Period | Commences at 09:00 hours (CET) on 15 February2023 and closes at 16:30 hours (CET) on 28 February 2023. |
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| Articles of Association | The Company's articles of association. |
| Board Members | The members of the Board of Directors. |
| Board of Directors | The board of directors of the Company. |
| CET | Central European Time. |
| Company | BioFish Holding AS. |
| Corporate Governance Code | The Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance last updated 17 October 2018. |
| EEA | The European Economic Area. |
| Employee Offering | The offering of up to 2,000,000 Offer Shares at an Offer Price of NOK 1 per Share. |
| EU | The European Union. |
| EU Prospectus Regulation | 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 20014/71/EC. |
| Euronext Growth | A Norwegian multilateral trading facility operated by Oslo Børs ASA. |
| Financial Statements | The audited consolidated financial statements for the Group as of and for the year ended 31 December 2021, and the Group's unaudited first half-year report of 2022 |
| General Meeting | The general meeting of the shareholders in the Company. |
| Ground Lease Agreement | Has the meaning ascribed to such term in section 4.6. |
| Group | The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. |
| H2S | Hydrogen sulphide |
| LEI | Legal Entity Identifier. |
| Management | The senior management team of the Company. |
| MAB | Maximum Allowed Biomass |
| Manager | Fearnley Securities AS. |
| Member States | The participating member states of the European Union. | |||||
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| MiFID II | EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments. |
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| NOK | Norwegian Kroner, the lawful currency of Norway. | |||||
| Norwegian FSA | The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Nw.: Finanstilsynet). |
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| Norwegian Private Limited Companies Act |
The Norwegian Private Limited Companies Act of 13 June 1997 no. 44 (Nw.: aksjeloven). |
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| Norwegian Securities Trading Act | The Norwegian Securities Trading Act of 29 June 2007 no. 75 (Nw.: verdipapirhandelloven). |
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| Norwegian Securities Trading Regulation | Norwegian Securities Trading Regulations of 29 June 2007 no 876 (Nw.: verdipapirhandelsforskriften). |
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| Offer Price | The subscription price for the Offer Shares will be NOK 1 per share. |
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| Offer Shares | The shares offered in the Subsequent Offering and the Employee Offering. |
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| Oslo Børs | Oslo Børs ASA, or, as the context may require, Oslo Børs, a Norwegian regulated stock exchange operated by Oslo Børs ASA. |
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| Payment Date | The payment date for the Offer Shares, expected to be on 3 March 2023. |
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| Prospectus | This Prospectus dated 14 February 2023. | |||||
| RAS | Recirculating aquaculture system. | |||||
| Share(s) | Means the shares of the Company, each with a nominal value of NOK 1, or any one of them. |
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| Subscription Form | The Subscription Form to be used to apply for Offer Shares, attached to this Prospectus as Appendix D. |
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| Subsequent Offering | The offering of up to 15,000,000 Offer Shares at an Offer Price of NOK 1 per Offer Share. |
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| VPS | The Norwegian Central Securities Depository (Nw.: Verdipapirsentralen). |
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| VPS account | An account with VPS for the registration of holdings of securities. |
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| VPS Registrar | DNB Bank ASA. |
Dette dokumentet er utarbeidet både på norsk og engelsk. Dersom det skulle vise seg å være uoverensstemmelser mellom de to versjonene, skal den norske versjonen ha forrang.
(vedtatt på ekstraordinær generalforsamling 23. januar 2023)
Selskapets foretaksnavn er Biofish Holding AS.
Selskapets forretningskontor er i Bergen kommune.
Selskapets virksomhet er å eie aksjer og andeler i andre selskaper, herunder selskaper innen fiskeri og havbruk, samt hva som hermed står i forbindelse. Selskapet kan kjøpe og selge aksjer og andeler og forvalte selskaper gjennom hel eller deleide datterselskaper.
Selskapets aksjekapital er NOK 70.900.000 fordelt på 70.900.000 aksjer, hver pålydende NOK 1.
Selskapets aksjer skal være registrert i Verdipapirsentralen ASA.
Selskapets styre skal ha mellom 2 og 5 medlemmer.
Selskapets firma tegnes av styrets leder og ett styremedlem i fellesskap.
Styret kan tildele prokura.
This document has been prepared in both Norwegian and English. In case of any discrepancy between the two versions, the Norwegian version shall prevail.
(adopted at the Extraordinary General Meeting 23 January 2023)
The name of the company is Biofish Holding AS.
The registered office of the company is Bergen municipality.
The business of the company is to own shares and units in other companies, including companies within the fishery and aquaculture sector, and all other associated activities. The company may acquire and sell shares and units and manage other companies through wholly or partly owned subsidiaries.
The share capital is NOK 70,900,000, divided into 70,900,000 shares, each with a nominal value of NOK 1.
The company's shares shall be registered with Verdipapirsentralen ASA.
The Board of Directors shall consist of between 2 and 5 members.
The chairman and one board member jointly sign on behalf of the Company.
The Board of Directors may grant power of procuration.
Erverv av aksjer er ikke betinget av samtykke fra styret, og aksjeeierne har ikke forkjøpsrett i henhold til aksjeloven.
På ordinær generalforsamling i Selskapet skal følgende behandles og avgjøres:
Når dokumenter som gjelder saker som skal behandles på generalforsamlingen, er gjort tilgjengelige for aksjonærene på selskapets nettsider, gjelder ikke lovens krav om at dokumentene skal sendes til aksjonærene. Dette gjelder også dokumenter som etter lov skal inntas i eller vedlegges innkallingen til generalforsamlingen. En aksjonær kan likevel kreve å få tilsendt dokumenter som gjelder saker som skal behandles på generalforsamlingen.
Styret kan bestemme at aksjeeierne skal kunne avgi sin stemme skriftlig, herunder ved bruk av elektronisk kommunikasjon, i en periode før generalforsamlingen. Styret kan fastsette nærmere retningslinjer for slik forhåndsstemming. Det skal fremgå av generalforsamlingsinnkallingen hvilke retningslinjer som er fastsatt.
The shares are not subject to board approval or right of first refusal in favor of the shareholders in accordance with the private limited liabilities companies act.
The following matters shall be discussed and decided at the ordinary general meeting:
When documents relating to matters which shall be considered in the General Meeting have been made available to the shareholders on the company's website, legislative requirements that documents must be sent to the shareholders in printed form shall not apply. This is applicable also to such documents which, according to legislation, must be included in or attached to the notice of the General Meeting. A shareholder may nevertheless request that documents relating to matters to be dealt with at the general meeting, is sent to him/her.
The Board of Directors may decide that the shareholders may cast their vote in writing, including electronically, during a period prior to the General Meeting. The Board of Directors may establish specific guidelines for such advance voting. It must be stated in the notice of the general meeting which guidelines have been set.

2021 Org. nr. 916 944 748



°CICERO Shades of Green
BioFish Holding AS ble notert på EuroNext Growth i august 2021 og nyheter finnes både på hjemmeside og under ticker BFISH på EuroNextGrowth.
Selskapet BioFish Holding AS er et morselskap i BioFish Konsernet og selskapets aktivitet er å direkte eie 100 prosent av aksjene i de operasjonelle selskapene BioFish AS og ProBio AS. Aktivitetene i konsernet er rettet mot landbasert oppdrett av postsmolt av Atlantisk laks.
BioFish sin virksomhet er oppdrett av postsmolt, hvorav et komplett fiskeanlegg med moderne teknologi ferdigstilles andre halvår 2022.
Selskapet har lisens for oppdrett av 5 millioner postsmolt inkludert yngel av laks, ørret eller regnbueørret. Selskapet fikk økt lisens medio 2021 fra 1,5 millioner postsmolt til 5 millioner etter godkjent søknad.
Den landbaserte postsmolt virksomheten drives fra leide lokaler og festet grunn i Hardanger, Kvam Kommune.
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Markedet for omsetningen av settefisk i utvikling og selskapet setter søkelys på å tilby sine kunder, postsmolt på 300 – 1,000 gram. Selskapet anser at større settefisk vil kunne gi økt etterspørsel de kommende år da dette reduserer både dødelighets- og sykdomsrisikoen for matfiskoppdrettere i sjø, samt at det potensielt forbedrer bunnlinjen til våre kunder. Med høye salgspriser til konsumentene av laks, forventer en også at postsmolt prisene vil øke og derigjennom opprettholde en bærekraftig og attraktiv inntjeningsmodell.
Markedet for slakteklar laks og ørret har økt med høyere priser. Selskapet driver i en kapitalintensiv næring slik at løpende inntjening fra produksjonen av biologiske eiendeler, og ulike finansieringskilder er nødvendig for videre utviklingen av virksomheten.
Produksjonen kan nå, i forbindelse med ferdigstilling av anlegget, økes for å legge til rette for økte salgsinntekter fra høsten 2022 i tråd med utviklingen av selskapet. Teknologien som brukes i selskapet er egenutviklet, og vår RAS teknologi basert på bruk av marint saltvann er «state of the art» teknologi. BioFish sin saltvanns RAS teknologi er nå i ferd med å tiltrekke seg stor interesse fra ulike markedsaktører. At BioFish, over en periode på 6 år har produsert mer enn 6 millioner smolt i våre ulike RAS avdelinger basert på marint saltvann uten større hendelser av negativ karakter, har gitt nyttig erfaring for videre vekst og teknologiutvikling.
Selskapet og konsernet driver også med Forsknings- og Utviklingsaktiviteter. Selskapet har utviklet BioMerden, samt mottatt innovasjonsmidler fra Innovasjon Norge gjennom å videreutvikle og fornye avfallshåndteringen fra driften av postsmolt-/ oppdrettsanlegg. I tillegg har selskapet fått innvilget flere SkatteFunn prosjekter knyttet til Matfiskproduksjon på land og bruk av naturlig fargestoff i for til laksen fra tidlige livsstadier. Selskapet har som et resultat av dette fått verdifulle data knyttet til matfiskproduksjon på land samt bruk av bærekraftig fôr.
Midlene søsterselskapet ProBio AS fikk gjennom miljøteknologi ordningen fra Innovasjon Norge, en knyttet tett til settefiskanlegget på Ljones. BioFish vil implementere et nytt og innovativt rensesystem for slam og avfall fra postsmolt og matfiskproduksjonen i løpet av ferdigstillelsen av det landbaserte anlegget.
Selskapet har 10 fast ansatte og arbeidsmiljøet er godt. Det har ikke vært nevneverdig sykefravær i løpet av året utenom fravær relatert til Covid19. Selskapets ledelse har gjennomgått rutiner og forbedret der det har vært nødvendig og har fokus på fortløpende ISO sertifisering. Selskapet er Global GAP sertifisert.
Selskapet/konsernet arbeider løpende med forbedringer av rutiner og prosesser i driften i tett samarbeid med administrasjonen, og selskapet har forlenget Global GAP sertifiseringen ut året for BioFish AS. Dette er en årlig sertifisering som BioFish har hatt sammenhengende siden 2016.
Selskapet har 9 mannlige og en kvinnelig ansatt. Selskapets styre består av 4 menn. Det er ikke iverksatt spesielle tiltak rettet mot likestilling, men selskapet er opptatt av å ha diversifisert arbeidskraft både på kjønn og alder.
Det tas jevnlige vannprøver ved anlegget for å sikre beste vannkvalitet. Selskapet har som mål å iverksette utvidet renseteknologi i løpet av 2022. Som en direkte konsekvens av at produksjonsmetoden er endret fra gjennomstrømningsteknologi til RAS teknologi så har vi fått en betydelig reduksjon i utslipp fra anlegget. Selskapets ambisjon er å ytterligere redusere utslippet til et nullnivå.
BioFish sin visjon er å drive en residual økonomi med «nullutslipp» til ytre miljø. I løpet av året har BioFish også montert solceller på taket for å bruke kortreist og miljøvennlig energi i produksjonen.
Det er ingen forhold ved selskapets virksomhet som har påvirkning på det ytre miljø utover det som er normalt for bransjen.
Morselskapet har et underskudd på 2.242.362 NOK som dekkes av annen opptjent egenkapital.
Egenkapitalen i morselskapet er 150.966.059 NOK, hvorav ca 10m NOK kostnader er dekket i forbindelse med noteringen på EuroNext Growth.
Tor Haldorsen Styreleder (sign)
Terje C. Fatnes Styremedlem (sign)
Torbjørn Skulstad (sign) Executive director Morten Harsvik (sign) Styremedlem
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Års- og konsernregnskap for 2021
Biofish Holding AS Biofish AS Probio AS

Års- og konsernregnskap for 2021
| Mor | Konsern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01 - 31.12 | Note | ||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||
| 12 000 000 | 2 000 000 | Salgsinntekt | 2 | 18 329 596 | 30 923 355 |
| 0 | 0 | Sum driftsinntekter | 18 329 596 | 30 923 355 | |
| 0 | 0 | Varekostnad | 3 | 11 400 405 | 13 294 446 |
| 0 | 0 | Lønnskostnad | 5 | 2 122 646 | 4 297 085 |
| 0 | 0 | Avskrivninger på varige driftsmidler | 6 | 400 000 | 422 490 |
| 10 643 128 | 416 992 | Annen driftskostnad | 5 | 12 279 146 | 6 078 250 |
| 10 643 128 | 416 992 | Sum driftskostnader | 26 202 197 | 24 092 271 | |
| -10 643 128 | 1 583 007 | Driftsresultat | -7 872 602 | 6 831 084 | |
| 4 750 434 | 7 315 206 | Renteinntekt | 88 453 | 70 280 | |
| -2 025 866 | Annen finansinntekt Verdiendr. av markedsbaserte finansielle |
8 | 0 | 2 037 644 | |
| -8 349 668 | -9 195 412 | omløpsm. Annen finanskostnad - Rentekostnad |
-125 967 | -168 383 | |
| -3 599 234 | 145 660 | Netto finansposter | -37 514 | 1 939 541 | |
| -2 242 362 | 1 728 668 | Ordinært resultat før skatt | -7 910 116 | 8 770 625 | |
| 0 | -380 307 | Skattekostnad | 10 | 2 123 011 | -1 956 012 |
| -2 242 362 | 1 348 360 | Årsresultat | -5 787 105 | 6 814 613 | |
| Anvendelse av årsresultatet | |||||
| 0 | 0 | Foreslått utbytte | 11 | ||
| -2 242 362 | 1 348 360 | Annen egenkapital | 11 | ||
| -2 242 362 | 1 348 360 | Sum anvendelse |
Års- og konsernregnskap for 2021
| Mor | Konsern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12 2021 |
31.12 2020 |
Note | 31.12 2021 |
31.12 2020 |
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| Eiendeler | |||||
| Anleggsmidler | |||||
| Immaterielle eiendeler | |||||
| 0 | 0 | Utsatt skattefordel | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Sum immaterielle eiendeler | 0 | 0 | |
| Varige driftsmidler | |||||
| 0 | 0 | Tomter, bygninger og annen fast eiendom | 6,9 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Fiskeanlegg, Driftsløsøre. o.l | 6 | 148 749 891 | 124 464 121 |
| 0 | 0 | Sum varige driftsmidler | 148 749 891 | 124 464 121 | |
| Finansielle anleggsmidler | |||||
| 1 911 329 | 1 911 329 | Investeringer i datterselskap | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Investeringer i tilknyttet selskap | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 114 605 | 69 139 887 | Lån til tilkn. selskap og felles kontr. virksomh. | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Andre langsiktige fordringer | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 151 025 933 | 71 051 216 | Sum finansielle anleggsmidler | 0 | 0 | |
| 151 025 933 | 71 051 216 | Sum anleggsmidler | 148 749 891 | 124 464 121 | |
| Omløpsmidler | |||||
| 0 | 0 | Varer | 3 | 15 182 177 | 8 945 000 |
| Fordringer | |||||
| 0 | 0 | Kundefordringer | l | 5 085 921 | 3 298 675 |
| 0 | 72 129 | Andre fordringer | 1 | 3 437 258 | 4 841 750 |
| 0 | 72 129 | Sum fordringer | 8 523 179 | 8 140 425 | |
| 2 310 763 | 62 905 | Bankinnskudd, kontanter og lignende | 4 | 49 558 927 | 477 389 |
| 2 310 763 | 135 034 | Sum omløpsmidler | 73 264 283 | 17 562 814 | |
| 153 336 696 | 71 186 250 | Sum eiendeler | 222 014 174 | 142 026 935 | |
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| Mor | Konsern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01 - 31.12 | 01.01 - 31.12 | ||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||
| Kontantstrømmer fra operasjonelle aktiviteter | |||||
| -2 242 362 | 1 728 668 | Resultat før skattekostnad -7 910 116 |
8 770 625 | ||
| 0 | -141 863 | Periodens betalte skatt | 0 | -141 863 | |
| 0 | 0 | Tap/gevinst ved salg av anleggsmidler | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | Ordinære avskrivninger 400 000 |
422 490 | ||
| -8 065 488 | 432 289 | Endring i varel., kundeford. og leverandørgjeld -82 754 |
2 966 502 | ||
| -4 186 | |||||
| 0 | 979 | Endring i andre tidsavgrensningsposter -64 791 888 |
1 306 713 | ||
| -2 167 | |||||
| -10 307 850 | 885 | Netto kontantstrøm fra operasjonelle aktiviteter -72 384 758 |
13 324 467 | ||
| Kontantstrømmer fra investeringsaktiviteter | |||||
| 0 | 0 | Utbetalinger ved kjøp av varige driftsmidler -28 433 701 |
-21 528 043 | ||
| 0 | -15 000 | Utbetalinger ved kjøp av aksjer/andeler i andre foretak | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Netto kontantstrøm fra investeringsaktiviteter -28 433 701 |
-21 528 043 | ||
| Kontantstrømmer fra finansieringsaktiviteter | |||||
| 0 | 0 | Innbetalinger ved opptak av ny langsiktig gjeld 59 400 000 |
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| 0 | 2 136 068 | Opptak av ny gjeld (korts. og langs.) | 2 520 515 | ||
| -52 000 000 | Nedbetaling av obligasjon -52 000 000 |
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| -77 881 386 | Intern konsernoverføring | ||||
| -8 000 000 | Kostnader IPO -8 000 000 |
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| 150500 000 | Innbetaling fra IPO 150 500 000 |
||||
| 12 618 614 | 2 136 068 | Netto kontantstrøm fra finansieringsaktiviteter 149 900 000 |
2 520 515 | ||
| 2 310 764 | -46 817 | Netto endring i kontanter og kontant-ekvivalenter 49 081 541 |
-5 683 061 | ||
| 62 904 | 109 722 | Kontanter og kontantekvivalenter 01.01 477 389 |
6 160 453 | ||
| 2 373 668 | 62 904 | Kontanter og kontantekvivalenter 31.12 49 558 927 |
477 389 |
Års- og konsernregnskapet består av resultatregnskap, balanse og noteopplysninger og er avlagt i samsvar med aksjelov, regnskapslov og god regnskapsskikk i Norge gjeldende pr 31. desember. Års- og konsernregnskapet er basert på de grunnleggende prinsipper og klassifiseringen av eiendeler og gjeld følger regnskapslovens definisjoner. Ved anvendelse av regnskapsprinsipper og presentasjoner og andre forhold, legges det vekt på økonomiske realiteter, ikke bare juridisk form. Betingede tap som er sannsynlige og kvantifiserbare, kostnadsføres.
BioFish ble børsnotert i august 2021 og konsernet benytter seg av NGAAP for små foretak.
Det er utarbeidet konsernregnskap for Biofish Holding og de heleide datterselskapene Biofish AS og Probio AS. Alle vesentlige transaksjoner og mellomværende mellom selskapene i konsernet er eliminert.
Inntektsføring ved salg av varer skjer på leveringstidspunktet. Tjenester inntektsføres etter hvert som de leveres.
Omløpsmidler og kortsiktig gjeld omfatter poster som knytter seg til varekretsløpet. For andre poster enn kundefordringer omfattes poster som forfaller til betaling innen ett år etter transaksjonsdagen. Anleggsmidler er eiendeler bestemt til varig eie og bruk. Langsiktig gjeld er gjeld som forfaller senere enn ett år etter transaksjonsdagen.
Omløpsmidler vurderes til laveste av anskaffelseskost og virkelig verdi. Kortsiktig gjeld balanseføres til nominelt beløp på etableringstidspunktet.
Anleggsmidler vurderes til anskaffelseskost. Varige anleggsmidler avskrives etter en fornuftig avskrivningsplan. Anleggsmidlene nedskrives til virkelig verdifall som ikke forventes å være forbigående. Langsiktig gjeld med unntak av andre avsetninger balanseføres til nominelt beløp på etableringstidspunktet.
Kundefordringer og andre fordringer er oppført i balansen til pålydende etter fradrag til forventet tap. Avsetning til tap gjøres på grunnlag av individuelle vurderinger av de enkelte fordringene. I tillegg gjøres det for øvrige kundefordringer en uspesifisert avsetning for å dekke antatt tap.
Lager av innkjøpte varer er verdsatt til laveste av anskaffelseskost etter FIFO- prinsippet og virkelig verdi. Egentilvirkede ferdigvarer og varer under tilvirkning er vurdert til variabel tilvirkningskost. Det foretas nedskriving for påregnelig ukurans. Varelageret består hovedsaklig av biologisk Atlantisk laks hvorav den biologiske risikoen er alltid til stede.
Varige driftsmidler balanseføres og avskrives over driftsmidlenes levetid dersom de har antatt levetid over 3 år og har en kostpris som overstiger kr 15.000. Direkte vedlikehold av driftsmidler kostnadsføres løpende under driftskostnader, mens påkostninger eller forbedringer tillegges driftsmidlets kostpris og avskrives i takt med driftsmidlet.
t BioFish har bygget et komplett fiskeanlegg der produksjonslinjen går fra egg til fullt ut produsert post-smolt. Anlegget er fortsatt under bygging og forventes ferdigstilt høsten 2022.
Års- og konsernregnskap for 2021
FIFO-metoden for tilordning av anskaffelseskost for ombyttbare finansielle eiendeler, laveste verdis prinsipp for markedsbaserte finansielle omløpsmidler, forsikret pensjonsforpliktelse er ikke balanseført - kostnaden er lik premien, pensjonsforpliktelser knyttet til AFP-ordningen er ikke balanseført, leieavtaler er ikke balanseført, langsiktige tilvirkningskontrakter er inntektsført etter fullført kontrakt metoden, pengeposter i utenlandsk valuta er verdsatt til kursen ved regnskapsårets slutt og kostmetoden er benyttet for investeringer i datterselskap/tilknyttet selskap. Egne utgifter til forskning og utvikling og til utvikling av rettigheter er kostnadsført.
Utbytte er inntektsført samme år som det er avsatt i datterselskap, dersom det er sannsynlig at beløpet vil mottas. Ved utbytte som overstiger andel av tilbakeholdt resultat etter kjøpet representerer den overskytende del tilbakebetaling av investert kapital, og er fratrukket investeringens verdi i balansen.
Skattekostnaden i resultatregnskapet omfatter både periodens betalbare skatt og endring i utsatt skatt er beregnet med 22% på grunnlag av de midlertidige forskjeller som eksisterer mellom regnskapsmessige og skattemessige verdier, samt skattemessig underskudd til fremføring ved utgangen av regnskapsåret. Skatteøkende og skattereduserende midlertidige forskjeller som reversere i samme periode er utlignet og skattevirkningen er beregnet på nettogrunnlaget.
Selskapet har ikke endret regnskapsprinsipp for regnskapsperioden.
| 01.01 .- 31.12.2021 |
01.01 .- 31.12.2020 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Virksomhetsområder | Salg av smolt | Salg av smolt |
| Salgsinntekter | 18 329 596 | 30 923 355 |
| Konsern | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Varer | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 | Endring |
| Smolt/råvarer | 15 182 177 | 8 945 000 | 6 237 177 |
Estimert varebeholding innholder for det meste biologisk Atlantisk laks hvorav den biologiske risikoen er gjeldende.
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Av konsernets totale bankinnskudd er kr 543.402 bundet til skyldig skattetrekk.
Års- og konsernregnskap for 2021
| Mor | Konsern | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lønnskostnader mm. | 01.01 -31.12 | 01.01 -31.12 | ||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |
| Lønninger | 0 | 0 | 5 287 961 | 4 684 071 |
| Styrets godtgjørelse* | 0 | 0 | 500 000 | |
| Arbeidsgiveravgift | 0 | 0 | 584 123 | 416 097 |
| Pensjonskostnader | 0 | 0 | 191 331 | 156 270 |
| Andre ytelser | 0 | 0 | -4 440 829 | -959 353 |
| Lønnskostnader | 0 | 0 | 2 122 586 | 4 297 085 |
| Gjennomsnittlig antall årsverk | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
l posten "andre ytelser" inngår aktiverte lønnskostnader med NOK 4 000 000 for 2021 og NOK 1 000 000 for 2020 * Styrets godtgjørelse er betalt av datterselskapet BioFish AS og godtgjørelsen er 300.000 for styrets leder og 100.000 for de andre styremedlemmene.
| Godtgjørelser i mor (i kroner) | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| CEO/ Executive Director Torbjørn Skulstad | 100 000 | O |
| Samlet lederlønninger i konsernet | 1 012 000 | 862 960 |
| Samlet styregodtgjørelse for konsernet | 500 000 | 0 |
Revisjonshonoraret for morselskapet og konsernet utgjør kr 122 400 og gjelder også børsnotering med IPO.
Konsernet faller inn under lov om obligatorisk tjenestepensjon (OTP) og har en innskuddsbasert ordning som dekker lovens krav. Pensjonsforsikring til OTP er for 2021 kostnadsført med kr 168 110.
Bokført verdlav pantet per 31.02.20 60m NOR 88 opptrukket beløp er 60m NOK. Årets avskrivninger
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Økonomisk levetid
Konsesjon for å drive produksjon av smolt og yngel er bokført til kr 0 i årsregnskapet. Den virkelige
verdien er vurdert til å være vesentlig høyere. Konsernet fikk også økte konsesjoner i 2021:
Utstedt evigvarende uttaksrettigheter av ferskvann fra NVE
Økt lisens til å produsere post-smolt fra 1,5 millioner til 5,0 millioner
Med den stigende inflasjonen er det påløpt ekstra kostnader i 2022 for ferdigstillelse av produksjonsanlegget. Det har også vært forsinkelser i leveringstider utenfor selskapets kontroll pga endringer i makrobildet. Fiskeanlegget er under ferdigstilling iløpet av 2022 og vil deretter ha følge en dekomponert avskrivningsplan for bygget med produksjonsfasiliteter.
Lånet har en profil på 15 år med forfall etter 3 år i 2024. Lånets balanse var 59m NOK per 31. desember
BioFish Holding konsern
Års- og konsernregnskap for 2021
| Note 10 Skatt | Mor | Konsern | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01 - 31.12 2021 |
2020 | 01.01 - 31.12 2021 |
2020 | |
| Betalbar skatt fremkommer slik: | ||||
| Ordinært resultat før skattekostnad | -2 242 362 -8 000 |
1 728 688 | -7 910 116 | 8 769 987 |
| Permanente forskjeller | 000 | 360 866 | 120 973 | |
| Fremførbart underskudd | -1 234 056 | |||
| Endring midlertidige forskjeller | 10 242 363 | 7 296 038 | -7 656 904 | |
| Grunnlag betalbar skatt | 1 728 688 | 0 | ||
| Skatt 22% | 380 311 | 0 | ||
| Årets skattekostnad fremkommer slik: Betalbar skatt på årets resultat Brutto endring utsatt skatt |
380 307 | 0 -2 123 011 |
1 956 012 | |
| Årets totale skattekostnad | -2 253 320 | 380 307 | -2 123 011 | 1 956 012 |
| Betalbar skatt i balansen fremkommer slik: Betalbar skatt på årets resultat eks k.bidrag/utbytte Betalbar skatt på konsernbidrag |
2021 | 2020 380 307 -380 307 |
2021 0 |
2020 |
| Sum betalbar skatt | 0 | |||
| Spesifikasjon av grunnlag for utsatt skatt: Anleggsmidler Omløpsmidler |
*) | 22 705 072 5 314 177 |
*) 20 425 082 2 630 750 |
|
| Skattemessig fremførbart underskudd Underskudd til fremføring |
-22 245 353 | -7 631 888 | ||
| Sum | 5 773 896 | 15 423 944 | ||
| Utsatt skattefordel / Utsatt skatt | 1 270 258 | 3 393 268 |
Års- og konsernregnskap for 2021
| Annen Aksjekapital Overkursfond egenkapital |
Sum |
|---|---|
| Egenkapital 01.01 6 400 000 2 440 000 1 868 421 |
10 708 421 |
| 143 500 000 Emisjon 7 000 000 |
150 500 000 |
| -8 000 000 Emisjonskostnader |
-8 000 000 |
| Arsresultat -2 242 362 |
-2 242 362 |
| Avsatt utbytte () |
0 |
| 137 940 000 Egenkapital 31.12. 13 400 000 -373 941 |
150 966 059 |
Aksjekapitalen i Biofish Holding AS består av 13 400 000 aksjer, alle pålydende kr 1. Det ble utstedt 7.000.000 aksjer. BioFish Holding AS ble børsnotert i august 2021 hvorav 150.5m NOK ble hentet inn via IPO.
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Aksjonærene i Biofish Holding AS pr. 31.12.2021 var:
| ### | Navn | Antall aksjer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 MONACO INVEST AS | 3 200 000 | |
| 2 | YME FISH AS | 3 200 000 |
| ರ್ | AWILCO AS | 1 340 708 |
| ব | CACEIS Bank | 558 000 |
| 5 | ALDEN AS | 465 000 |
| 6 Nordnet Bank AB | 353 373 | |
| 7 | TELECOM AS | 325 000 |
| 8 TIGERSTADEN MARINE AS | 250 000 | |
| 9 MILLENNIUM FALCON AS | 244 665 | |
| 10 SILVERCOIN INDUSTRIES AS | 206 746 | |
| 17 | HELGO INVEST AS | 205 000 |
| 17 | F2 FUNDS AS | 186 000 |
| 13 OVERHALLA BETONGBYGG AS | 179 139 | |
| 14 FORTE NORGE | 170 000 | |
| 15 NYRUD FINANS AS | 100 779 | |
| 16 ODFIELL LAND AS | 100 500 | |
| 17 | STOKO AS | 100 000 |
| 18 ODDA PLAST AS | 93 631 | |
| 19 | OPPENHEIM AS | 92 232 |
| 20 | SKYFRI VOL2 | 84 000 |
| 21 - 514 | Rest | 1 945 227 |
| Totalt | 13 400 000 |

BioFish is a company focusing on residual economy. BioFish has transformed a flow-through facility to several Recycling Aquaculture Systems (RAS). The company has added several more licenses to its portfolio through partnerships. The company has its operational site in beautiful Hardanger.
Towards 2024, we aim for a significant growth, cost leadership within land-based farming and to become an innovation partner for selected customers. BioFish is aiming for "zero-emission" through residual economy throughout the company's value chain. BioFish will also select partners with the same mission.
Sustainability is at the heart of all parts of our strategy. Reduction carbon footprint, residual economy transforming local resources to be included in the production and improving fish welfare is key to getting the license to operate in our local communities and to achieve BioFish's growth targets.
Good fish health, high survival rate, and reduced environmental impact will affect the company in the longer horizon. Sustainability is central to achieving cost leadership.
BioFish's main investments has been towards post-smolt production before our customers release the fish into the sea, as well as digitalization, big data analytics and artificial intelligence. Our future will focus on building Green Fish farms, increasing our value through producing food-fish in addition to post-smolt, and to monitor all through digitalization and modern tools to control our environmental impact to be minimal through our residual economy.

The salmon farming industry is at the forefront of developing protein production in the ocean globally. Pioneering a new way to produce food, our industry must solve several challenges before we are where we want to be. We must ensure coexistence with other species, improve fish health and welfare, find sustainable feed ingredients, reduce carbon emissions and recycle more resources.
BioFish is committed to play our part in solving these challenges. We aim for all farms to receive ASC certification and aim our first to achieve this within the next 12 months.
From 2016 and forwards, BioFish has been certified through Global GAP.

The global population continues to grow rapidly, and fish farming represents one way to meet the increasing demand for sustainable protein production and healthy food. There are limits to the amount of wild fish that can be sustainably harvested, and aquaculture therefore must meet the demand for more seafood in peoples' diets.
Sustainable farming of fish and other marine species has an enormous potential globally. With a low carbon footprint, a low feed conversion ratio and a low land and freshwater use, farmed salmon continues to be one of the most eco-efficient forms of animal protein.
BioFish is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the Sustainable Ocean Principles established by the UN Global Compact. We have identified four of the SDGs as particularly important for our business, further outlined below.

RELOW WATER
The salmon farming industry is driving developments in qlobal aquaculture. As a result, we are making a broader contribution to sustainable seafood production. Sustainable farming methods and practices, biological and technical innovation, research, new knowledge, and government regulations developed for the salmon farming industry can be transferred to the production of other marine species in other parts of the world. The solutions we find not only make our own operations more sustainable, but also advance the practices of fish farming industries in other countries. That way, we can truly contribute to zero hunger
| 13 ACTION | Farmed fish is one of the animal proteins with the lowest carbon farming industry must work to cut the carbon footprint of our salmon even further. |
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| 1/ UFF | We work to conserve and use oceans, seas, and marine resources sustainably. We have a responsibility to protect marine biodiversity, and we strive to find new ways to reduce our environmental footprint and improve |
the welfare of our fish
We cannot reach the goals we have set alone. We collaborate with authorities, research institutions, other PARTINGS salmon farmers, NGOs, students, suppliers and others to advance sustainable aquaculture. We share FOR THE GOALS knowledge, expertise, and technology. We seek to be honest, exchange ideas, and learn from those around us
In addition, BioFish remain committed to another nine of the SDGs; 3 Good fish-health and well-being, 4 Quality education, 5 Gender equality, 6 Clean water and sanitation, 8 Decent work and economic growth, 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure, 12 Responsible consumption and production, 15 Life on Land, and 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions.
BioFish has more information about its vision of sustainability in our webpage

BioFish is convinced that sustainable production is the main driver for growth and profitability, and we will never compromise our long-term perspective for short-term gains. In the following, we are highlighting selected aspects of BioFish's long-term strategy and contribution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to reach the Paris Agreement 's objectives through sustainable aquaculture.
Good fish health implies that the highest possible number of fish thrive, grow normally, and survive to the end of their life cycle. We take a preventative, systematic, and long-term approach to fish health and welfare.
The technology of our fish tanks at our site in Ljones, enables the production of post smolt/ food fish up to 1,000-3,000 gram, and larger fish tanks have been already projected for increased production of food fish.
Larger smolt size before placed in the sea plays an important role in improving biosecurity and salmon survival rate, by making the smolt more robust and reduce exposure to biological risks. Our smolt should be healthy, vaccinated, and have verified smoltification status before transferred into sea.
BioFish continuously monitors conditions that may affect the fish, such as temperature, oxygen levels, and water quality. Our freshwater/- saltwater land-based RAS facilitate a fully controlled production process and enables us to adjust these vital factors to ensure healthy growing conditions for the fish.
Escaped farmed Atlantic salmon can mix genetically with wild Atlantic salmon stocks, and we see it as our responsibility to develop production facilities that minimize farmed salmon's impact on the wild salmon population. By producing post-smolt to our customers and building land facilities to grow bigger salmon, the risk of escapes is 100% controlled. For our customers, we are also producing post-smolts which are larger than normal which reduces the chances of escapes and exposure to parasites and/ or pathogens through a shorter production period in the sea.
Waste Management
Since large parts of the plant use primarily freshwater, all the waste can be taken care of and can be used directly on the soils as fertilizer. Some of the plants at the end of the process has a low salt content and will probably be too expensive to clean out the salt before it can be used as fertilizer.
The use of breeding water from RAS facilities proves to be very effective in plants with increased growth.
Regarding water management, BioFish is using Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS), which recycle at least +99% of the water used, leading to a massive reduction in water consumption compared to traditional farming.
BioFish, with partners, have built three pilot Microwave Assisted Pyrolysis Reactors and shown that more than 2.73 kWh can be made available for free electrical use pr kilo of salmon sludge produced. Together with solar panels the first farm can be self-sufficient for energy and thereby get production costs down to equal or lower than production costs at open sea net farming. This way of circular economy thinking is certainly the future of all sustainable farming and production.
Handling biological waste is another important part of our waste management procedures. Fish trimmings and dead fish from the farms are disposed of separately and processed into fish silage. Depending on quality, it may be used for animal feed, biofuel, or fertilizer. Organic waste from our freshwater facilities are recycled and used as biofuel or fertilizer, but could also go through MAP-reactors to produce local electricity.
Though farmed salmon has a low carbon footprint compared to other protein sources, we must reduce our carbon emissions further. The vision of BioFish is "zero emission" through a healthy and sustainable residual economy.
BioFish is contemplating to insert power turbines in the outlet pipes to produce own power or consider solar panel, as a power source. This is to achieve the greatest possible clean production. As an example, if there is a 14-meter drop, one plant on 1 turbine can give about 30 KW, while 2 turbines can provide 60 KW within the waterfall. BioFish has currently a drop in waterfall at Ljones of more than 20 meters.
Recirculating aquaculture system needs a top performance feed in terms of physical and nutritional quality, to make fish growth faster and healthier, to keep water clean in the system. From 2020, 100% of the marine ingredients in the feed we use will comply with the sustainability standard set by Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Iceland Responsible Fisheries Management (IRFM) Certification Program, Alaska Responsible Fisheries Management Program, or the International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organization Responsible Supply Standard (FIPs). No marine ingredients come from illegal, unreported, or unregulated fisheries. 100% of soy ingredients are conversion free and certified according to the sustainability standards Proterra or Round Table on Responsible Soy. These standards ensure that the soy we use has not contributed to deforestation.
Going forward, BioFish will continue focusing on and increase the work by analyzing the feed ingredients in the production, to optimize the performance of our top modern RAS facilities, which will include assessment areas like carbon footprint, human rights, and more.
BioFish has an on-going project in fish food supported by partners. It is conducted at the first operative postsmolt farm, where introduction to naturally astaxanthin already from time of start-feeding are believed to give positively on-growth results. Furthermore, an expected increased survival rate as the naturally astaxanthin will work as an antioxidant in the cells mitochondria. Firstly, we introduce this up to the fish which are around 3 grams and then we are planning further to investigate effects on later stages, fish performance and product quality. The natural astaxanthin are from algae and proves focus also on alternatively feed resources which are lower in the food chain.
We give the fish a slightly better fish feed (immune system) which gives the fish a good start in life and can thus be more robust to handle both internal transport (relocation) or transfer from Smolt producer to fish farmer, either in the sea or in a new RAS facility. At the same time, this results in less mortality during transport, which is often common today.
As much as possible "short-distance raw materials" in the fish feed, today many people use certain raw materials that have a long journey to the feed factory. Here it is important to look at what raw materials are possible to obtain in the immediate area so that unnecessary transport is used.
Reduce the use of Soy in the Fish Feed, as this is not considered a suitable protein, as it is produced today. Often it is both produced far away, ex. Brazil, at the same time as a lot of rainforests, is being cut down, to plant new plants. Spraying the soybean plants with toxic substances is also one topic, which we hear a lot about. This is primarily for the largest possible crop. In addition, this has greatly affected the health of workers who work on the soybean plantation or live in the area.
BioFish must play our part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in order to reach the Paris Agreement 's objectives. Our business's largest direct source of emissions is from the fuel that powers well-boats boats transporting the smolt, vehicles, and on-site electricity generators. We have been granted support from Innovasjon Norge on testing out new technologies to utilize waste as energy. This could replace diesel engines with local "blue-containers" creating energy on-site, or locally produced hydrogen or hybrid solutions.
The company has certified skills on Power BI which is the latest new advanced tools to analyses data. Overtime the objective criteria's in our increased production will be analyzed thoroughly through the latest modern digital environment such that trends and variations can easily be found in our production processes. This combined with dashboards analysis with all the economic input from the full business model will create less work providing high quality reports and more time for the staff to come with action plans to mitigate potential flaws in the biological production.
Local emissions from salmon farming may affect the environment in the ocean under or around the pens. From the RAS production facilities, the emissions are significantly reduced. Local emissions from open pens in the sea can be excess feed, faces from the fish or copper from the fish net. With land-based farming RAS, several stages
of cleansing the water reduces significantly both emissions level and the use of water itself as 99+% of the water in BioFish's facilities is reused. The result is that one can have less impact to the environment with production of more biomass.
Sustainability is a core part of our strategy and forms our land-based licenses to operate. By setting up this Green Bond Framework, we aim to issue green bonds to further invest in, and promote, low-carbon and climate resilient development within the seafood industry. BioFish will be a "zero-emission" player providing the best post-smolt and land-based fish producer.
BioFish Holding's Framework is based on the Green Bond Principles published by the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA, 2018), and has been reviewed and approved by [CICERO Shades of Green] in [August] 2020.
The framework defines the assets and projects eligible for financing by Green Bonds and it also outlines the process used to evaluate, select, track, and report on such investments. Accordingly, BioFish will communicate in a transparent manner on the following topics:
Net proceeds from BioFish Holding's Green Bonds will be used to finance a portfolio of assets and projects, in whole or in part, that promote the transition towards low-carbon, cost effective and climate-resilient development.
BioFish will invest in land-based farming with defined Green Projects and they are deemed eligible to be financed with Green Bonds. Net proceeds from Green Bonds can be used for the financing of BioFish's new assets and projects, as well as for refinancing purposes. New assets and projects are defined as ongoing Green Projects and those taken into operation less than 12 months prior to the issuance of a Green Bond.
For the avoidance of doubt, Green Bonds will not be used to finance investments linked to fossil energy generation, nuclear energy generation, research and/or development within weapons and defense, potentially environmentally negative resource extraction, gambling or tobacco.
Net proceeds from BioFish Holding's Green Bonds will finance and refinance investments and related expenditures within the following Green Project Categories.
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The impact assessment will, where applicable, be based on the metrics listed below.
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BioFish Holding has appointed [CICERO Shades of Green] to review the Eligible Green Projects and to provide a Second Party Opinion on its Green Bond Framework. The Second Party Opinion and the Green Bond Framework will be made available on BioFish's website.
The allocation of Green Bond proceeds, adherence to asset selection criteria, and environmental metrics will be reviewed by an independent auditor who will provide a limited assurance. The auditor's report will be made available on BioFish's website.


Appendix C – Unaudited first half year report 2022

Expansion of post-smolt production - www.BioFish.no
Sept 2022
2022
Land-based post-smolt production
Business
Company Overview
Model
Financials
Market Outlook

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| Company | Income Statement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | BioFish Group | ||||
| Note | 30.06.2022 30.06.2021 31.12.2021 unaudited |
Audited | |||
| Operating revenue | 2 | 3 950 675 7 680 990 18 329 596 | |||
| Business Model |
Operational expenses Salaries and personnel |
3 | 15 196 143 5 035 748 23 679 551 | ||
| expenses | 1 397 265 | 2 317 871 2 122 646 | |||
| Depreciations | 1 200 000 | 211 245 | 400 000 | ||
| Operating expenses | 17 793 408 | 7 564 864 26 202 197 | |||
| Financials | Operating profit/ loss | -13 842 733 | 116 126 -7 872 601 | ||
| Net finance | -207 388 | 190 237 | -37 514 | ||
| Ordinary result before tax | -14 050 121 | 306 363 -7 910 116 | |||
| Market Outlook |
Tax expenses | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 123 011 |
| Net profit | -14 050 121 | 306 363 -5 787 105 |
| company | Balance BioFish Group |
Note | unaudited | 30.06.2022 31.12.2022 audited |
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| Overview | Assets | ||||
| Business Model |
Non-current assets Intangible assets Fish licenses etc. |
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| Property, plant and equipment Non-current assets |
6 | 173 175 360 148 749 891 173 175 360 148 749 891 |
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| Current assets Inventory and biological assets |
17 855 587 | 15 182 177 | |||
| Financials | Short-term receivables Current assets |
4 789 949 22 645 536 |
8 523 179 23 705 356 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents 4 | 12 656 468 49 558 927 | ||||
| Market | Total current assets | 35 302 004 73 264 283 | |||
| OTH OOK | Total assets | 208 477 364 222 014 174 |
| ompany | Balance | Note 30.06.2022 31.12.2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verview | BioFish Group | unaudited | audited |
| Equity and debt | |||
| Share capital and paid in | |||
| capital | 1 151 340 000 151 340 000 | ||
| Retained earnings | -7 028 357 | 7 024 764 | |
| usiness | Total equity | 144 311 643 158 364 764 | |
| Model | Debt | ||
| Deferred tax | 1 587 789 | 1 587 789 | |
| Bank loan | 57 000 000 | 59 000 000 | |
| Other non - current debt | 0 | 0 | |
| Total non-current debt | 58 587 789 | 60 587 789 | |
| nancials | Current debt | ||
| Accounts payable | 8 545 221 | 1 221 776 | |
| Annen kortsiktig gjeld | -2 967 286 | 1 839 848 | |
| Current debt | 5 577 935 | 3 061 624 | |
| Varket | Total debt | 64 165 724 | 63 649 413 |
| Jul ook | Total equity and debt | 208 477 364 222 014 174 | |
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| Company Overview |
Cash flow BioFish Group |
Note | Unaudited 30.06.2022 |
Audited 31.12.2021 |
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| Net result for the period Depreciations |
1 200 000 | 14 050 121 - 7 910 116 400 000 |
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| Change in working capital Change in other current items |
1 059 820 | 82 754 113 311 - 64 791 888 |
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| Business Model |
Net cash flow from operating activities Investment in fish prodcution facility Net cash flow from investment activities |
- - |
11 676 990 - 72 384 758 23 225 469 - 28 433 701 23 225 469 - 28 433 701 |
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| Net finance Net cash flow from finance activities |
2 000 000 2 000 000 = |
149 900 000 149 900 000 |
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| Financials | Net change in cash | - | 36 902 459 | 49 081 541 | ||
| Market Outlook |
Cash and cash equivalent in the start of the period Cash and cash equivalent at the end of the period |
49 558 927 12 656 468 |
477 389 49 558 927 |
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| * The company was listed in EuroNext Growth in August |
2021
Company Overview
Business Model
| Equity reconcilation BioFish Group |
Note | Unaudited 30.06.2022 |
Audited 31.12.2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity at the start of the period | 158 364 764 | ||
| Net profit (loss) | - | ||
| Equity contribution | - 143 185 544 | ||
| Equity at the end of period | 144 311 643 158 364 764 |
* The company was listed in EuroNext Growth in August 2021 and shares of 150.500.000 were issued
Market Outlook
Company Overview
Business Model
Financials
Market Outlook
Company Overview ▪ Profit and loss - notes 2,3 & 5 = Operating revenue is delivery of Post - Smolt to customers where operational expenses varies with timing of delivery Business Model ■ The unforeseen biological factors are always present. Company has mitigated this risk by building 9 different RAS - sections = Balance sheet - notes 1, 4 & 6 Financials = CAPEX consist building a complete land-based fish farm with enhanced RAS technology ▪ Listed on EuroNext Growth Oslo August 2021 BioFish improved cash level Market with successfully IPO compared to previous period Outlook
Company Overview
Business Model
Financials
Market Outlook



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Torbjørn Skulstad Executive Director LinkedIn +47 48 38 15 46
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| Subscriber's VPS account | Number of Subscription Rights | Number of Subsequent Offer Shares subscribed (incl. over-subscription): |
(For broker: Consecutive no.) | |||
| Σx 1 SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT GIVES THE RIGHT TO BE ALLOCATED 1 SUBSEQUENT OFFER SHARE |
Subscription price per Subsequent Offer | Total Subscription amount to be paid | ||||
| Share | NOK | |||||
| NOK 1.00 |
| My Norwegian bank account to be debited for the consideration for shares allotted (number of shares | |
|---|---|
| allotted x subscription price). | |
| (Norwegian bank account no. 11 digits) |
In accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the Prospectus and this Subscription Form, I/we hereby irrevocably (i) subscribe for the number of Subsequent Offer Shares specified above and (ii) grant the Manager (or someone appointed by the Manager) acting jointly or separately to take all actions required to purchase and/or subscribe for Subsequent Offer Shares allocated to me/us on my/our behalf, to take all other actions deemed required by them to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Form, and to ensure delivery of such Subsequent Offer Shares to me/us in the VPS, (iii) grant Manager an authorisation to debit (by direct or manual debiting as described above) the specified bank account for the payment of the Subsequent Offer Shares allocated to me/us, and (iv) confirm and warrant to have read the Prospectus and that I/we are aware of the risks associated with an investment in the Subsequent Offer Shares and that I/we are eligible to subscribe for and purchase Subsequent Offer Shares under the terms set forth therein.
Place and date Must be dated in the Subscription Period Binding signature
The subscriber must have legal capacity. When signed on behalf of a company or pursuant to an authorisation, documentation in the form of a company certificate or power of attorney should be attached
| VPS account number | In the case of changes in registered information, the account operator |
|---|---|
| First name | must be contacted. Your account operator is: |
| Surname/company | |
| Street address (for private: home address): | |
| Post code/district/country | |
| Personal ID number/Organization number | |
| Legal Entity Identifier ("LEI") /National Client Identifier ("NID") |
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| Norwegian Bank Account for dividends | |
| Nationality | |
| Daytime telephone number | |
| E-mail address |
Regulatory Issues: In accordance with the Norwegian Securities Trading Act, the Manager must categorize all new clients in one of three customer categories. All subscribers in the Subsequent Offering who are not existing clients of the Manager will be categorized as non-professional clients. Subscribers can, by written request to the Manager, ask to be categorized as a professional client if the subscriber fulfils the applicable requirements of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. For further information about the categorization, the subscriber may contact the Manager. The subscriber represents that he/she/it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment decision to invest in the Company by subscribing for Subsequent Offer Shares, and is able to bear the financial risk, and to withstand a complete loss, of an investment in the Subsequent Offer Shares.
Selling and Transfer Restrictions: The making or acceptance of the Subsequent Offering to or by persons who have registered addresses outside Norway or who are residents in, or citizens of, countries outside Norway, may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdiction. The Company is not taking any action to permit a public offering of the Subscription Rights and the Subsequent Offer Shares in any jurisdiction other than Norway. Receiption of the Prospectus will not constitute an offer in those jurisdictions in which it would be illegal to make an offer and, in those circumstances, the Prospectus is for information only and should not be copied or redistributed. Those persons should consult their professional advisers as to whether they require any governmental or other consents or need to observe any other formalities to enable them to subscribe for Subsequent Offer Shares. It is the responsibility of any person outside Norway wishing to subscribe for Subsequent Offer Shares in the Subsequent Offering to fully observe the laws of any relevant jurisdiction in connection therewith, including obtaining any governmental or other consent which may be required, the compliance with other necessary formalities and the payment of any issue, transfer or other taxes due in such territorries. The Subscription Rights and Subsequent Offer Shares have not been registered and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or under the securities law of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, taken up, exercised, resold, delivered or transferred, directly or indirectly, within the United States. There will be no public offer of the Subscription Rights and Subsequent Offer Shares in the United States. The Subscription Rights and Subsequent Offer Shares have not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan or Switzerland and may not be offered, sold, resold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan or Switzerland except pursuant to an applicable exemption from applicable securities laws. This Subscription Form does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy Subsequent Offer Shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. Subject to certain exceptions, the Prospectus will not be distributed in the United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan or Switzerland. Except as otherwise provided in the Prospectus, the Subscription Rights and the Subsequent Offer Shares may not be transferred, sold or delivered in the United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan or Switzerland. Exercise of Subscription Rights and subscription of Subsequent Offer Shares in contravention of the above restrictions and those set out in the Prospectus may be deemed to be invalid. By subscribing for Subsequent Offer Shares, persons effecting subscriptions will be deemed to have represented to the Company that they, and the persons on whose behalf they are subscribing for Subsequent Offer Shares, have complied with the above selling restrictions. Persons effecting subscriptions on behalf of any person located in the United States will be responsible for confirming that such person, or anyone acting on its behalf, has executed an investor letter in the form to be provded by the Manager upon request.
Execution Only: The Manager will treat the Subscription Form as an execution-only instruction. The Manager are not required to determine whether an investment in the Subsequent Offer Shares is appropriate or not for the subscriber. Hence, the subscriber will not benefit from the protection of the relevant conduct of business rules in accordance with the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Information Exchange: The subscriber acknowledges that, under the Norwegian Securities Trading Act and the Norwegian Financial Institutions Act and foreign legislation applicable to the Manager there is a duty of secrecy between the different units of the Manager as well as between the Manager and the other entities in the Manager's group. This may entail that other employees of the Manager or the Manager's group may have information that may be relevant to the subscriber and to the assessment of the Subsequent Offer Shares, but which the Manager will not have access to in their capacity as Manager for the Subsequent Offering.
Information Barriers: The Manager are securities firms that offer a broad range of investment services. In order to ensure that assignments undertaken in the Manager's respective corporate finance departments are kept confidential, the Manager's other activities, including equity research and stock broking, are separated from the Manager's corporate finance department by information barriers. The subscriber acknowledges that the Manager's analysis and stock broking activity may act in conflict with the subscriber's interests with regard to transactions of the Shares, including the Subsequent Offer Shares, as a consequence of such information barriers.
Mandatory Anti-Money Laundering Procedures: The Subsequent Offering is subject to the Norwegian Money Laundering Act No. 23 of 1 June 2018 and the Norwegian Money Laundering Regulations No. 1324 of 14 September 2018 (collectively the "Anti-Money Laundering Legislation"). Subscribers who are not registered as existing customers with the Manager must verify their identity in accordance with the requirements of the Anti-Money Laundering Legislation, unless an exemption is available. The verification of identity must be completed prior to the end of the Subscription Period. Subscribers that have not completed the required verification of identity may not be allocated Subsequent Offer Shares. Further, in participating in the Subsequent Offering, each subscriber must have a VPS account. The VPS account number must be stated on the Subscription Form. VPS accounts can be established with authorised VPS registrars, which can be Norwegian banks, authorised securities brokers in Norway and Norwegian branches of credit institutions established within the EEA. Establishment of a VPS account requires verification of identity before the VPS registrar in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering Legislation. Non-Norwegian investors may, however, use nominee VPS accounts registered in the name of a nominee. The nominee must be authorized by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway.
Data protection: As data controller, the Manager process personal data to deliver the products and services that are agreed between the parties and for other purposes, such as to comply with laws and other regulations. The personal data will be processed as long as necessary for the purposes, and will subsequently be deleted unless there is a statutory duty to keep it. For detailed information on the Manager's processing of personal data, please review the Manager's privacy policy, which is available on its website or by contacting the Manager. The privacy policy contains information about the rights in connection with the processing of personal data, such as the access to information, rectification, data portability, etc. If the applicant is a corporate customer, such customer shall forward the Manager's privacy policy to the individuals whose personal data is disclosed to the Manager.
Terms and Conditions for Payment by Direct Debiting - Securities Trading: Payment by direct debiting is a service the banks in Norway provide in cooperation. In the relationship between the payer and the payer's bank the following standard terms and conditions will apply:
Overdue and missing payments: Overdue and late payments will be charged with interest at the applicable rate from time to time under the Norwegian Act on Interest on Overdue Payment of 17 December 1976 no. 100, currently 9.25% per annum. If a subscriber fails to comply with the terms of payment, the Subsequent Offer Shares will, subject to the restrictions in the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act and at the discretion of the Manager, not be delivered to the subscriber. The Manager, on behalf of the Company, reserve the right, at the risk and cost of the subscriber to, at any time, cancel the subscription and to re-allocate or otherwise dispose of allocated Subsequent Offer Shares for which payment is overdue, or, if payment has not been received by the third day after the Payment Date, without further notice sell, assume ownership to or otherwise dispose of the allocated Subsequent Offer Shares on such terms and in such manner as the Manager may decide in accordance with Norwegian law. The subscriber will remain liable for payment of the subscription amount, together with any interest, costs, charges and expenses accrued and the Manager, on behalf of the Company, may enforce payment for any such amount outstanding in accordance with Norwegian law.
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