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Salmon Evolution ASA Investor Presentation 2022

Aug 18, 2022

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Q2 2022 PRESENTATION

18 August 2022

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 of 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 you 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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• Highlights

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

Q2 2022 HIGHLIGHTS

Q2 2022

  • Strong batch 1 biological performance with growth well exceeding expectations. Average weight around 20% ahead of plan and already ~2.3 kg as per 15 August – on track for first commercial harvest in Q4 2022
  • Carried out extensive quality testing confirming good filet quality and excellent taste
  • Launched North America expansion plan and increasing long term production target to 100,000 tonnes
  • Indre Harøy phase 2 preparations continuing monitoring market development and targeting cost savings
  • Completed NOK 300 million private placement to partly fund planned Indre Harøy phase 2 build out and smolt facility expansion
  • Available liquidity of NOK 762 million per 30 June 2022 including committed undrawn credit facilities

Post quarter events

  • Successfully completed the upsized second smolt release at Indre Harøy which comprised about 230,000 smolt with an average weight of ~125 grams
  • Completed limited test slaughter at Vikenco ahead of first commercial harvest

Batch 1 filet sample, June 2022

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

SALMON EVOLUTION AT A GLANCE

Phase 1 Phase 2

North America

Total grow-out capacity

Company overview

  • Established in 2017
  • Based in Hustadvika, strategically located on the west coast of Norway
  • Listed on main list at Oslo Stock Exchange in 2021
  • Market capitalization of USD 300m+
  • Highly competent management, all with >15 years of relevant experience
  • ~50 FTEs across Management & Administration, Operations, Projects, Technology and Sales & Marketing
  • First mover with Hybrid flow-through system (HFS) setting Salmon Evolution apart from other land-based salmon farming players

Operational value chain

Securing key inputs through strategic partnerships with world-leading suppliers

Salmon farming facilities

Further expansion 20

SALMON EVOLUTION IS AIMING TO BE THE GLOBAL LEADER IN LAND-BASED SALMON FARMING

Salmon Evolution in a nutshell

BIOLOGY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY

Key drivers of technology choice

INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION ENABLED BY OUR COMPETENCE AND TRACK RECORD

Global opportunities enabled by HFS technology

Scalable and capital light expansion models enabled by technological & operational know-how

Taking water from different depths mitigates geographical limitations

An ocean of opportunities to farm salmon closer to consumers

State of the art downstream capabilities forming a strong foundation for long term price premiums

Enabled by partnership with Vikenco State of the art processing plant Industrial scale cost level Full range of value-added products (VAP) Market access & distribution 1 2 3 4 ▪ Highly experienced and reputable seafood processing provider ▪ Ideally located 10km by wellboat from our Indre Harøy facilities ▪ Enabling industrial scale from day 1 ▪ 25kt/year slaughter capacity with planned expansion to 60kt/year ▪ 30kt VAP capacity with potential to double ▪ Full range of filets, portions and byproducts – fresh and frozen ▪ Pre- and post-rigor filet production ▪ Various packaging options ▪ Vikenco with strong presence in fastgrowing US market, notably fresh and frozen filets ▪ Cost-efficient distribution chain with large volumes

World-class downstream capabilities from day 1… …while building a premium position

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

CONTINUED STRONG BIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE

  • Batch 1 has continued to perform well and is around 20% ahead of plan at current ~2.3 kg – on track for Q4 harvest
  • Batch 2 released in July strong initial growth figures
  • Feeding and growth numbers continuing to exceed expectations, reflecting stable conditions and good water quality, fish health and fish welfare
  • Continued low mortality levels
  • Extensive fish quality testing carried out in June with very positive results
    • ➢ Good fish health and filet quality
    • ➢ Firm meat texture
    • ➢ Nice and consistent red meat colour
    • ➢ Excellent salmon taste
    • ➢ No early maturation issues

STRONG START TO INDRE HARØY FARMING OPERATIONS

Group biomass development
30 June 2022 15 August 2022
Batch Units (#) Weight (g) Biomass
(tonnes)
Units (#) Weight (g) Biomass
(tonnes)
Comments
Batch #1 ~100,000 ~1,480 148 ~100,000 ~2,250 225 Stable conditions with growth well
exceeding expectations
Batch #2 ~230,000 ~235 54 Stable conditions and very responsive to
feeding shortly after stocking
Total Indre Harøy ~100,000 ~1,480 148 ~330,000 ~845 279
Smolt ~1,795,000 ~30 54 External customer contract completed in
Q2 2022
Total Group ~1,895,000 202
  • Maintained stable conditions within the farm daily mortality levels in line with expectations
  • Successfully completed limited test slaughter of batch 1 at Vikenco on track for first commercial harvest in Q4 2022
  • Successful batch 2 smolt transfer process in July building on experiences from batch 1
  • Very quick adoption to new environment for batch 2 highly responsive to feeding

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VERY GOOD START FOR BATCH 2 AND BATCH 1 CONTINUING TO PERFORM WELL

PHASE 1 PROJECT UPDATE

  • All buildings and structural facilities completed
  • Remaining construction work mainly related to installation of equipment and piping as well as system integration
  • Two tanks currently in operation next two tanks to be taken into operation in connection with splitting and transfer of batch 1
  • Coordination between operations and construction working well – physical barriers and clearly defined procedures
  • Phase 1 final completion date pushed to Q1 2023 following somewhat lowered productivity on the construction site
    • ➢ Higher degree of complexity during ongoing system integration process and commissioning phase
    • ➢ Supply shortages on relevant personnel
    • ➢ Longer lead times on some equipment

Batch 2 smolt release (July 2022)

NO CHANGES IN PRODUCTION PLAN

  • Planned June and August smolt release was combined into one batch released in July
  • Production plan has significant built-in flexibility steady state release volumes expected from Q4 2022

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

consisting of 2 equal phases of 8,400 tons HOG each • Activity during the quarter centred around design and

• Target construction start for phase 1 late 2022 and first grow out

engineering activities – several visits to Korea from both Billund Aquaculture and Salmon Evolution team members

• K Smart JV with Dongwon Industries formalized end of March 2021 and first tranche of equity investment completed in May

• Ownership split 49/51% for SE and Dongwon, respectively

• Dongwon to provide 75% debt financing

• Continued work as to regulatory approvals – constructive dialogue with Korean authorities

• Fully developed production capacity of 16,800 tons HOG,

• Dedicated organization located at Dongwon head office in Seoul – 4 FTEs from Salmon Evolution now based in Korea

Yangyang on-growing site

Jeongseon smolt site

production in 2024

2021

LAUNCHING NORTH AMERICA EXPANSION

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

GROUP PROFIT & LOSS

Summary of result

(figures
in
NOK
1000)
Note Q2
2022
Q2
2021
2022
YTD
2021
YTD
2021
from
with
Revenue
contracts
customers
2 12
689
,
0 19
515
,
0 12
047
,
income
Other
-11 0 -19 0 209
Total
operating
income
12
678
,
0 19
496
,
0 12
257
,
Cost
of
goods
sold
4 -1
830
,
0 -3
939
,
0 -908
Personnel
expenses
11 -10
684
,
-6
001
,
-17
687
,
-8
726
,
-21
067
,
Other
operating
expenses
-15
273
,
-7
567
,
-22
971
,
-11
260
,
-25
894
,
before
fair
value
adjustment
EBITDA
108
-15
,
-13
568
,
-25
100
,
-19
986
,
-35
612
,
Depreciations 3 467
-1
,
-404 -2
510
,
-767 -2
229
,
before
fair
adjustment
EBIT
value
-16
575
,
-13
971
,
-27
610
,
-20
753
,
-37
841
,
Fair
Adjustment
Value
4 2
647
,
0 2
647
,
0 0
Operating
profit
(EBIT)
-13
928
,
-13
971
,
-24
963
,
-20
753
,
-37
841
,
Financial
income
6 5
780
,
4
017
,
15
970
,
5
250
,
12
852
,
Financial
expense
6 -2
153
,
-41 -2
779
,
-74 -7
335
,
Share
of
net
income
from
associated
companies
6 -177 3 -276 3 -634
Financial
expense - net
3
450
,
3
979
,
12
915
,
178
5
,
4
884
,
Profit/loss
before
tax
8 -10
478
,
-9
993
,
-12
048
,
574
-15
,
-32
957
,
Income
tax
expense
8 0 0 0 0 026
-1
,
in
deferred
Change
tax
0 0 0 0 7
539
,
Profit/loss
for
the
period
9 -10
478
,
-9
993
,
-12
048
,
-15
574
,
-26
444
,
  • NOK 12.7m in revenues in Q2 2022 relating to external smolt sales – last deliveries under existing contract completed during Q2 2022
  • EBITDA before fair value adjustment of biomass of NOK -15.1m in Q2 2022
    • ➢ Includes NOK 3.7m in charges related to unutilized production capacity
  • EBIT after fair value adjustment of biomass of NOK -13.9m
  • Positive net financials of 13.1m YTD reflecting unrealized profit on interest rate swaps used for hedging purposes

Q2 2022 CASH FLOW

INDRE HARØY PHASE 1 CAPEX

  • Accumulated capex of NOK 1,354 million from project initiation in 2019 ex. capitalized internal G&A
  • Full Phase 1 capex estimate of increased to NOK 1,500 million1)
  • Capex increase driven by somewhat lower productivity at the construction site pushing final phase 1 completion date to Q1 2023
    • ➢ Higher degree of complexity during ongoing system integration processes and commissioning phase
    • ➢ Supply shortages on relevant personnel
    • ➢ Longer lead times on some equipment
  • NOK 146m in estimated remaining capex

Comments Accumulated Indre Harøy phase 1 CAPEX (NOKm)

Remaining Indre Harøy phase 1 capex (NOKm) 1)

1) Net of grants directly tied to capital expenditure and exclusive of internal capitalized G&A costs

HIGH VOLATILITY IN RAW MATERIAL PRICES BUT MARKETS SEEM TO HAVE NORMALIZED SOMEWHAT LATELY

24

CONTINUING INDRE HARØY PHASE 2 PREPARATIONS

  • Commenced initial design and engineering activities with focus on implementing learning effects from phase 1 and identifying cost savings
  • Currently seeing inflation pressure on the raw material intensive part of the project
  • High uncertainty in the market and challenging to obtain qualified price quotes
  • Additional runway to identify further cost savings and monitor the market development following phase completion being pushed to Q1 2023
  • No contractual phase 2 commitments taken on

FAVORABLE CAPEX AND COMPETITIVE OPEX

Salmon Evolution cost position compared to traditional farming

FULLY FUNDED FOR COMMITTED PROJECTS

27 Q2 2022 Presentation

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

ROADMAP TO 100,000 TONNES HOG

SUMMARY & OUTLOOK

  • Continued strong biological performance with growth well exceeding expectations
  • Batch 1 about 20% ahead of plan and currently at ~2.3 kg
  • Limited test slaughter completed at Vikenco and on track for first commercial harvest in Q4 2022
  • Batch 2 already performing very well exceeding initial batch 1 performance so far
  • Continued focus on developing international expansion pipeline
  • Steady state smolt release volumes expected from Q4 2022
  • Phase 2 preparatory activities ongoing monitoring market development and chasing cost savings
  • Fully funded for all committed projects

Batch 1 test slaughter at Vikenco (August 2022)

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

Strong management team with extensive experience leading a growing organization and corporation

Highly competent board of directors backed by strong owners

Board of directors Ownership as per 10 August 2022

Total 100 %

Capital>15 years experience in finance

Tore A. Tønseth Chairman of the boardInvestment Director at Ronja

Peder Stette Board member

Glen Bradley Board member

>20 years experience from technology development in the seafood industry

Vice President and Chairman of Rostein, one of the largest wellboat operators globally

Eunhong Min Board member

Chief Operating Officer of Dongwon Industries, one of the largest seafood groups globally

Ingvild Vartdal Board member

  • Partner at Adviso law firm specialized in corporate and international tax
  • Janne-Grethe Strand Aasnæs Board member
    • Chief Executive Officer and majority owner of Strand Havfiske

Anne Breiby Board member

Extensive experience from board positions in companies such as Ulstein Group, Rem Offshore and Akva Group

Shareholders Ownership
share
Board
representative
Comments
Ronja Capital II AS 7.9 % Tore Tønseth Owned by founder of Sølvtrans, a leading
wellboat company
The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV 6.6 %
Farvatn Private Equity AS 5.1 %
Dongwon Idustries 4.6 % Eunhong Min JV partner in South Korea
Rofisk AS 4.0 % Glen Bradley Owner of Rostein, a leading wellboat company
Stette Invest AS 3.3 % Peder Stette Former key executive and shareholder in
Optimar
Kjølås Stansekniver AS 3.2 % (Frode H. Kjølås,
Chair Nomination Com.)
Former key executive and shareholder in
Optimar
J.P. Morgan SE 2.7 %
Mevold Invest
AS
2.4 % Shareholder
in Vikenco, leading
processing
plant
Lyngheim Invest
AS
2.3 % Shareholder
in Vikenco, leading
processing
plant
Jakob Hatteland Holding
AS
2.3 %
Bortebakken AS 2.2 % Shareholder
in Vikenco, leading
processing
plant
Ewos AS 2.2 % Subsidiary
of Cargill, strategic
feed
supplier
to
Salmon Evolution
Verdipapirfondet DNB Norge 1.9 %
Others 49.3 %

Competent board of directors with extensive industrial experience Strong backing including highly strategic owners across the value chain