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Salmon Evolution ASA Investor Presentation 2021

Nov 16, 2021

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Q3 2021 PRESENTATION

16 November 2021

DISCLAIMER

This presentation (the "Presentation") has been prepared by Salmon Evolution ASA (the "Company" and together with is subsidiaries, the "Group") except where context otherwise requires, solely for information purposes. This Presentation, and the information contained herein, does not constitute an offer or invitation to sell, or any solicitation of any offer to subscribe for or purchase any securities of the Company and neither the issue of the materials nor anything contained herein shall form the basis of or be relied upon in connection with, or act as an inducement to enter into, any investment activity. and do not constitute or form part o f any offer, invitation or recommendation to purchase, sell or subscribe for any securities in any jurisdiction.

This Presentation is furnished by the Company, and it is expressly noted that no representation, warranty, or undertaking, express or implied, is made by the Company, its affiliates or representative directors, officers, employees, agents or advisers (collectively "Representatives") as to, and no reliance should be placed on, the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information or the opinions contained herein, for any purpose whatsoever. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates or representatives shall have any responsibility or liability whatsoever (for negligence or otherwise) for any loss whatsoever and howsoever arising from any use of this Presentation or its contents or otherwise arising in connection with this Presentation. The Presentation comprise a general summary of certain matters in connection with the Group and do not purport to contain all of the information that any recipient may require to make an investment decision. These materials have not been approved, reviewed or registered with any public authority or stock exchange. By attending a Presentation meeting or receiving these materials, you acknowledge that yo u will be solely responsible for your own assessment of the Company, the Group and its market position, and that you will conduct your own analysis and be solely responsible for forming your own view of the Company and its prospects. Each recipient should seek its own independent advice in relation to any financial, legal, tax, accounting or other specialist advice

This Presentation speaks as of the date hereof. All information in this Presentation is subject to updating, revision, verification, correction, completion, amendment and may change materially and without notice. None of the Company or its affiliates or representatives undertakes any obligation to provide the recipient with access to any additional information or to update this Presentation or any information or to correct any inaccuracies in any such information. The information contained in this Presentation should be considered in the context of the circumstances prevailing at the time and has not been, and will not be, updated to reflect developments that may occur after the date of this Presentation. These materials do not purport to contain a complete description of the Group or the market(s) in which the Group operates, nor do they provide an audited valuation of the Group. The analyses contained in these materials are not, and do not purport to be, appraisals of the assets, stock or business of the Group or any other person. The Company has not authorized any other person to provide any persons with any other information related to the Group and the Company will not assume any responsibility for any information other persons may provide

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  • Introduction and highlights
  • Extending the ocean potential™
  • Operations
  • Financials
  • Summary and outlook
  • Appendices

SALMON EVOLUTION – EXTENDING THE OCEAN POTENTIAL

A Norwegian land-based salmon farming company with a goal to become a global supplier of high-quality and sustainable salmon

First production facility under construction in Norway – annual harvesting capacity of 31,500 tonnes head-ongutted ("HOG") fully developed

Joint v enture with Dongwon Industries for a 16,800 tonnes HOG production facility in South Korea – first grow-out production targeted in 2024

Utilizing hybrid flow-through system ("HFS") with 30%-35% fresh seawater intake, reducing complexity and biological risk and securing optimal growth at low cost

Targeting a position as a global leading land-based farmer, enabled by a strong ESG profile

I ndre Harøy illustration – fully developed Sout h Korea project illustrat ion (Source: Dongwon)

Q3 2021 HIGHLIGHTS

Q3 2021

  • Construction of Phase 1 at Indre Harøy progressing according to plan – on time on budget
  • Intensified focus on preparations for first smolt release at Indre Harøy in Q1 2022 – recruitment of operating personnel
  • Acquired renowned smolt company Kraft Laks AS securing in-house sourcing of high quality smolt for Indre Harøy phase 1, with identified growth potential to cover smolt needs for at least Phase 2
  • Kraft Laks smolt performing well, Indre Harøy March 2022 batch already 200+ gram
  • First draw down under NOK 625m debt financing package
  • Listing of the company's shares at the main list on Oslo Stock Exchange
  • Available liquidity of NOK 1,198 million per 30 September 2021 (cash + committed undrawn credit facilities)*

Post quarter events

• Entered into strategic feed partnership with Cargill – USD 5 million private placement towards Cargill

I ndre Harøy, Oct ober 2021

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ACQUISITION OF KRAFT LAKS

  • Kraft Laks has been a family ow ned smolt producer located in Dalsfjorden in Volda municipality
  • Current production of around 1.8 million smolt p.a. but license to produce 5 million smolt p.a. subject to certain conditions
  • Documented track record as a high quality smolt producer - smolt production at the site since 1995 under the selling family's ow nership
  • Over the last years the majority of the smolt produced has been sold to one of the major salmon farmers
  • Production technology is based on HFS; reuse of w ater, CO2 stripping and oxygenation
  • Excellent freshw ater supply form 3 inlet stations (2 rivers). The company also has a royal resolution securing minimum freshw ater supply from the local pow er station
  • The acquisition of Kraft Laks gives Salmon Evolution full operational control over the critical value chain and secures that SE is fully w ith smolt for phase 1 at Indre Harøy
  • Reduced risk and increased flexibility for Salmon Evolution in a cost and capex effective manner
  • Identified growth potential to cover SE's smolt needs for at least phase 2 at Indre Harøy
Background Kraft Laks AS –
Key financials
NOKm 2020 2019 2018
Revenues 27.6 30.9 26.9
EBITDA 8.7 11.1 10.2
EBITDA % 31% 36% 38%
Book equity 19.8 23.9 16.0
Total assets 27.6 32.6 28.5

Transaction highlights

Enterprise value NOK 70m
7x last 3 years average EBITDA
Share purchase
price
NOK 76.5m
Share settlement NOK 16.6m in new Salmon
Evolution ASA shares @ NOK
7.5775
per share (W VAP last 20
days). 12 month lock-in
Cash settlement NOK 35.0m at closing
Sellers credit NOK 24.9m payable over 12-18
months

TEAMING UP WITH MARKET LEADER CARGILL TO UNLOCK LAND-BASED GROWTH POTENTIAL

  • Entered into strategic feed partnership with market leader Cargill
  • Salmon Evolution to become Cargill's global flagship customer within land-based full grow out salmon production
  • Commitment from Cargill to allocate significant resources and R&D capacity in Norway and abroad
  • Focus on developing sustainable feed solutions ensuring high biological performance and premium product quality – tailored to Salmon Evolution's specific production environment
  • Optimized feed is essential to realize untapped growth potential and reduced production cycles
  • USD 5.0m private placement @ NOK 7.71/share signalling strong and long-term commitment

• Introduction and highlights

  • Extending the ocean potential™
  • Operations
  • Financials
  • Summary and outlook
  • Appendices

CONSERVATIVE APPROACH IN A "DISRUPTIVE INDUSTRY"

There is much to learn, even though we have decades of experienceThat's why we start in Norway 2

International expansion can be accelerated with strong local partnersThat's why we don't go solo on our first project overseas 3

OPTIMIZED BIOLOGY WITH HFS TECHNOLOGY

  • No biofilters less complexity
  • Each tank functions as one independent biozone
  • Maintenance flexibility, separate cleaning and disinfecting between biomass transfers
  • Easy to operate and reduced risk of technical accidents
  • Area efficient

HYBRID FLOWTHROUGH ADVANTAGES INCREASED COMPLEXITY ABOVE 65% RECIRCULATION

  • Proven technologyused in smolt production for decades
  • Fresh seawater as primary water treatment source
  • Optimal and stable production environment
  • Minimal handling of the fish

OUR TECHNOLOGY EXTENDS THE OCEAN POTENTIAL NEW AREAS POSSIBLE FOR LOW RISK PRODUCTION THROUGH USE OF HFS

  • Introduction and highlights
  • Extending the ocean potential™
  • Operations Norway
  • Financials
  • Summary and outlook
  • Appendices

INDRE HARØY CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS ACCORDING TO PLAN

  • Ten out of twelve fish tanks now assembled, remaining fish tanks expected to be completed in Q4
  • Solid progress on construction of buildings and structures
  • Water intake station nearing completion; water pipes and pumps already installed and in process of installing filters and electrical equipment
  • Installation of process equipment ongoing; heat pumps, heat exchangers, oxygen equipment, CO2 and nitrogen strippers and piping
  • Workload currently at peak with 150-200 workers on site
  • On track for first smolt release in March 2022

I ndre Harøy Oct ober 2021

MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION OF CONSTRUCTION SITE OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS

Indre Harøy 16 April 2021

Indre Harøy 24 October 2021

Seawater intake at 25 and 95 meter water depth ensuring fresh and ideally tempered seawater free from sea lice

  • The seawater is pumped through particle and UV -filters for cleansing and then distributed to the twelve independently connected fish tanks
  • At maximum capacity in phase 1, 240,000 litres are pumped per minute

Concrete work on water intake station completed – full intake station expected to be completed during December 2021

Water pumps and filters already installed – in process of installing electrical equipment

MARCH 2022 SMOLT ALREADY 200+ GRAMS AND THRIVING AT KRAFT LAKS

Phot o: COO Ingjarl Skarvøy (left) and Kraft Laks General Manager Knut Endre Heltne (right)

  • Introduction and highlights
  • Extending the ocean potential™
  • Operations Korea
  • Financials
  • Summary and outlook
  • Appendices

FIRST MOVER ADVANTAGE IN SOUTH KOREA – A FAST GROWING AND HIGH PAYING MARKET FOR SALMON WITH SOLID PRICE POTENTIAL

21 Q3 2021 Presentation

Consistent premium pricing of salmon to South Korea

K SMART FARMING – SOUTH KOREA EXPANSION STARTED

  • K Smart JV with Dongwon Industries formalized end of March and first tranche of equity investment (NOK 27.4m) completed in May
  • Ownership split 49/51% for SE and Dongwon, respectively
  • Target construction start for phase 1 during 2022 and first grow out production in 2024
  • Initial feasibility study delivered in October 2021for both the smolt site and grow out site – currently in process of tuning facility layouts and production plans
  • Retained highly experienced Korean civil engineering firm and project management company with global experience
  • Good progress on regulatory approvals and constructive dialogue with Korean authorities
  • Organization in place with dedicated focus
  • Established joint SE / Dongwon project team

Jeongseon smolt site – sketch project

  • Introduction and highlights
  • Extending the ocean potential™
  • Operations
  • Financials
  • Summary and outlook
  • Appendices

RECENT SPIKE IN EUROPEAN ELECTRICITY PRICES WOULD HAVE HAD A LIMITED EFFECT ON SALMON EVOLUTION'S PRODUCTION COST

Comments

  • Salmon Evolution is strategically located in NO3 which together with NO4 to a large extent has been detached from the recent spike in electricity prices in Europe
  • Energy intensive industries normally get exceptions from electricity tax – not applicable to land based salmon farming as of now, but perceived political support
  • Energy efficient HFS system about 6.5 KWh/kg (HOG) at maximum utilisation
  • Significant savings on grid cost from phase 3

2021 YTD electricity prices (EUR/MWh) Commodity spot price (EUR/MWh)

Sour ce: Snapshot fr om Nor dpool 27 Oct 2021

Total electricity cost break down (example)* Electricity prices (commodity, EUR/MWh)

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* Commodity price in line with 2023 system forward prices. Grid cost as per 2020 estimated cost. 2022 electricity tax as per proposal from new Norwegian Government

GROUP PROFIT & LOSS

Summary of result

YTD YTD
(figures in NOK 1000) Note Q3 2021 Q3 2020 2021 2020 2020
Total operating income 12 251 674 12 251 704 704
Cost of goods sold -2 450 -2 450
Personnel expenses 10 -5 423 -4 365 -14 148 -6 843 -8 877
Depreciations 2 -643 -64 -1 410 -212 -550
Other operating expenses -8 407 -5 392 -19 666 -9 167 -8 954
Operating profit (EBIT) -4 671 -9 147 -25 423 -15 518 -17 676
Financial income 8 4 213 0 9 463 1 1 114
Financial expense 8 -5 192 -101 -5 266 -117 -263
Share of net income from associated
companies 8 23 0 26 0 0
Financial expense -
net
-956 -101 4 223 -116 850
Profit/loss before tax -5 627 -9 248 -21 201 -15 634 -16 826
Income tax expense 4 0 0 0 0 0
Profit/loss for the period 5 -5 627 -9 248 -21 201 -15 634 -16 826
  • Kraft Laks included from August 2021 solid contribution on both revenues and operating profit
  • Net disagio of NOK 1.6m in Q3 relating to hedging of underlying EUR exposure – net positive agio of NOK 1.8m year to date
  • Recruitment of operating personnel ongoing ahead of first smolt release in March 2022
  • Kraft Laks successfully integrated into the Group
  • Continued focus on implementation of operational reporting, quality systems, certifications, digital infrastructure and preparations for commercial activities

SOLID CONTRIBUTION FROM KRAFT LAKS IN Q3 2021

• One-off costs of about NOK 4m in Q3 relating to OSE listing, debt financing package and Kraft Laks acquisition

  • Delivery of 700k smolt to external customer in Q3
  • Final smolt deliveries under existing customer contract during 1H 2022

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*From and including August 2021 w hich is t he first month where Kraft Laks is consolidat ed into Salmon Evolution's financial account s

CAPEX INDRE HARØY

  • On time and on budget
  • All time high capex in Q3 on back of solid progress on site
  • Total CAPEX of NOK 238.5 million in Q3
    • NOK 229.7 million related to turnkey project with Artec Aqua
    • NOK 8.8 million capitalized personnel and shared cost
  • Accumulated capex of NOK 745 million from project initiation in 2019

Accumulated CAPEX Q3 2021 (NOK million)

HIGH ACTIVITY LEVEL ON SITE

  • Q4 2021 capex expected to be in line with Q3 – gradual reduction in capex from Q1
  • Concrete works for buildings, structures and fish tanks nearing completion
  • Installation of process equipment and aboveground piping ongoing
  • Going forward, the majority of capex is planned financed by draw downs under the NOK 525m construction loan of which NOK 475m is undrawn

1) Net of grant s direct ly tied t o capital expendit ure and exclusive of int ernal capit alized G&A cost s

FULLY FUNDED FOR COMMITTED PROJECTS

  • Introduction and highlights
  • Extending the ocean potential™
  • Operations
  • Financials
  • Summary and outlook
  • Appendices

ROADMAP TO 70,000 TONNES HOG

SUMMARY & OUTLOOK

  • Construction of facility at Indre Harøy progressing according to plan – on time on budget
  • K Smart project in Korea progressing as expected
  • Acquisition and integration of Kraft Laks successfully completed – strong smolt performance
  • First harvest end 2022 well aligned with strong salmon market outlook the next couple of years
  • Salmon Evolution's HFS technology addressing industry growth and ESG challenges
  • Solid financial position and ready for first smolt release in March 2022

Indre Harøy October 2021

  • Introduction and highlights
  • Extending the ocean potential™
  • Operations
  • Financials
  • Summary and outlook
  • Appendices

DEBT FINANCING PACKAGE AT HIGHLY COMPETITIVE TERMS

Summary of bank debt term sheet


Nordea and Sparebanken
Vest (the "Lenders")
Lenders
Innovation Norw ay
Credit Facilities
NOK 525 million senior secured credit facility w hich will be used to finance construction capex for Indre Harøy phase 1 (the
"Construction Facility")

NOK 525 million in long term debt w hich will refinance the Construction Facility upon completion of Indre Harøy phase 1 and
consisting of the follow ing:

NOK 385 million senior secured term loan f acility with the Lenders (the "Term Loan Facility ")

NOK 140 million in a separate long term loan f acility with Innov ation Norway (the "IN Facility ").

NOK 100 million senior secured overdraft facility with Nordea (the "Overdraft Facility") which will be used for w orking capital purposes,
hereunder financing of biomass and receivables
Term and profile
The Term Loan Facility w ill be repaid over a 15 year profile and have a 3 year term from completion of Indre Harøy phase 1 w ith 2x1
year extension options

The IN Facility has a 15 year term and profile
Other commercial terms
Cost and covenant structure aligned w ith "traditional bank financing"
Status
Closed in June 2021, w ith first drawing of NOK 50m under the Construction Facility in July w hich was used to refinance existing NOK
40m bank loan

CASH FLOW

Cash flow summary

(figures in NOK 1000) Q3 2021 Q3 2020 YTD 2021 YTD 2020 2020
Net cash flow from operating activities -22 438 22 067 -57 801 14 711 -10 021
Net cash flow from investments activities -324 823 -26 306 -544 403 -94 551 -165 961
Net cash flow from financing activities 56 161 522 886 531 151 767 495 802 664
Net change in cash and cash equivalents -291 100 518 647 -71 053 687 654 626 682
Cash and cash equivalents at start of period 867 853 190 131 647 806 21 124 21 124
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 576 753 708 778 576 753 708 778 647 806

• Solid cash position of NOK 577 million per Q3 2021 and total available liquidity of NOK 1,198 million (including undrawn committed credit facilities)