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Norse Atlantic ASA

Earnings Release Aug 31, 2023

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Norse Atlantic Airways

Q2 2023 Presentation 31 August 2023

Highlights

Activity increasing and new routes added Low-cost confirmed • June is first profitable month in Company's history • Expect profitable Q3 Profitable summer • High and increasing load factors during summer peak season • Strong summer bookings with increasing fare levels Load factors and fares increasing • Gradually increased activity through Q2 2023, all aircrafts in production from 1ˢᵗ of July • Several new routes and destinations opened • All flights operated through summer 2023, zero cancellations • Successful focus on ancillary revenues • Business model confirmed as passengers add on services based on own preferences Ancillary revenue continues to increase • Ramping up activity while keeping costs under control • CASK gradually decreasing as available seat kilometers (ASK) increase

Challenges and Opportunities

Cargo market
Cargo market disappoints with low volumes and price pressure
Cash management
Rapid growth is capital intensive,
increased
bank guarantees and restricted cash plus
hold-back from credit card companies

Aiming to gradually decrease as company and operations mature
Premium class
New and improved service program in Premium class to be rolled out during September

Potential for increased fares and higher load factor at attractive price point
Revenue
management

Managing fare levels, load factors and route selection through the seasons is of key importance
ACMI
Well positioned for attractive ACMI opportunities through winter season

Increased Sales – Decreased CASK

Passengers and Load Factor Per Month CASK (Ex Fuel) per Quarter + July 2023

Ancillary sales are increasing

Ancillary Revenue Per Passenger \$

\$-

• Bundles are ancillary items included in the original ticket price of Classic and Flextra fares and are showed as ticket revenue in our financials

Q2 2023 Financials

USD thousands 3 months
Q2 2023
3 months
Q1 2023
3 months
Q4 2022
12 months
FY 2022
Revenue 100,101 39,757 46,428 104,269
Personnel expenses 19,353
23,590
17,434 44,462
Fuel, oil & emissions 25,945 21,896 27,002 61,793
Other OPEX 38,119 24,121 22,346 42,706
SG&A 10,230 7,314 5,751 15,630
EBITDAR 2,218 (32,926) (26,103) (60,323)
Variable aircraft
rentals
7,755 8,725 13,180 27,263
Depreciation &
amortization
20,655 20,813 19,402 58,517
EBIT (26,202) (62,464) (58,685) (146,104)
Net finance cost 8,784 8,408 8,378 28,871

Income Statement

Large increase in capacity and revenue during summer season ramp-up

• Q2 2023 revenue up 152% versus prior quarter due to; ⚬ 51% increased capacity (ASK) ⚬ 89% increased revenue per passenger ⚬ Load factor up to average of 75% over quarter, and with strong intra-quarter development

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• Fuel up 19%, increasing less than production due to lower unit cost

• Variable aircraft rentals represents cash paid under Power By the Hour (PBH) aircraft lease terms

• USD 16 million non-cash aircraft lease accounting cost

Balance Sheet

Statement of financial position

• \$911 million aircraft right-of-use asset ⚬ 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners on leases with average remaining life 10.6 years ⚬ Corresponding lease liability of \$971 million

• \$20 million refundable aircraft lease deposits carried at \$16 million

• \$117 million receivables from credit card companies for booked tickets

• \$117 million liabilities to passengers for fares being booked, not yet flown

• Value adjusted equity position in excess of USD 300 million, including NPV value of the aircraft leases

USD thousands 30 Jun-23 31 Mar-23 31 Dec-22
Non-current assets 949,429 952,148 973,037
Total current assets 197,514 130,984 117,202
Total assets 1,146,518 1,083,132 1,090,239
Total equity (82,157) (60,337) 10,535
Non-current liabilities 967,693 965,875 971,284
Current liabilities 260,981 177,595 108,421
Total equity & liabilities 1,146,518 1,083,132 1,090,240
Number of aircraft received 15 15 15

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Cash Flow Statement

• Q2 2023 total cash increase of \$17 million mainly driven by \$19 million inflow from

- operations

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• \$59 million total cash held at end Q2 2023

• Restricted cash increased by \$10 million during quarter due to network extensions

• Subsequent equity offering was completed in April 2023, raising gross \$14 million

• Net increase in cash during the quarter, also net of cash from subsequent equity offering

USD thousands 3 months
Q2 2023
3 months
Q1 2023
3 months
Q4 2022
12 months
FY 2022
Operating cash flows 18,996 (20,771) (13,264) (68,639)
Investing cash flows (1,357) 1,256 7,921 (24,956)
Financing cash flows (9,724) (8,530) 27,928 22,589
Forex (932) 366 1,463 1,463
Net change in free cash 6,983 (27,679) 24,049 (69,543)
Free cash at period end 44,013 37,030 64,709 64,709
Restricted cash held 15,056 5,000 5,000 5,000
Total cash 59,070 42,030 69,709 69,709

14 June 2022 to 31 Jul 2023

Key Operational Numbers Since First Flight

Jun22 Jul22 Aug22 Sep22 Oct22 Nov22 Dec22 Jan23 Feb23 Mar23 Apr23 May23 Jun23 Jul23
Number of aircraft
in fleet
11 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Aircraft subleased
out
2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
ASK (millions) 54 248 505 663 567 293 384 397 344 390 449 511 750 1,215
RPK (millions) 44 212 349 373 338 145 233 206 172 234 300 371 619 1,034
Load factor 82% 86% 69% 56% 60% 50% 61% 52% 50% 60% 67% 73% 83% 85%
Number of
passengers
6,633 31,842 58,702 62,749 60,836 29,816 44,172 35,150 32,970 42,143 48,847 56,680 97,037 150,621
Number of flights 24 110 254 338 307 190 228 229 203 223 218 243 351 524

Summary

Summary and Outlook

Building a profitable long-haul low-cost transatlantic airline

Norse will be ...

The first truly low-cost sustainable transatlantic airline

The highest ancillary revenue per passenger in the industry

The lowest emissions per passenger versus long-haul peers

The most affordable and best value transatlantic product

The lowest unit cost airline amongst peers

Contact: Investors: [email protected] Media: [email protected]

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