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Salmon Evolution ASA — Investor Presentation 2022
May 24, 2022
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Q1 2022 PRESENTATION

24 May 2022
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• Highlights
- Extending the ocean potential™
- Operations
- Financials
- Summary and outlook
- Appendices


Q1 2022 HIGHLIGHTS
Q1 2022
- First fish tanks and related technical installations at Indre Harøy completed and put into operation
- First smolt batch released at Indre Harøy late March as per original timeline next smolt release planned in Q2 2022
- Batch 1 performing in line with expectations stable farm conditions with strong initial feed numbers and low mortality – average weight of ~725 grams as of 21 May
- Phase 1 construction continuing according to plan phase 1 capex estimate unchanged
- Initiated phase 2 preparations at Indre Harøy signed Heads of Terms with Artec Aqua for phase 2 build-out
- Available liquidity of NOK 1,056 million per 31 March 2022 including committed undrawn credit facilities and adjusted for April 2022 private placement
Post quarter events
• Completed NOK 300 million private placement to partly fund planned Indre Harøy phase 2 build out and smolt facility expansion

Smolt release Indre Harøy, March 2022

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


SALMON EVOLUTION AT A GLANCE
Phase 3 Phase 1 Phase 2
Expansion potential
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
- Successfully raised NOK ~2.5bn in equity and debt
- Highly competent management, all with >15 years of relevant experience
- 47 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

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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
Ocean temperatures and suitability for salmon farming
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


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


FIRST SMOLT RELEASED IN MARCH 2022 AS PLANNED – STRONG OPERATING PERFORMANCE
- First ~100,000 smolt with avg. weight of ~300 gram released in March
- Stable conditions and water quality with minimal mortality and gradual ramp up of feeding along with tuning of systems and equipment
- Average weight of ~725 grams as per 21 May, reflecting strong performance, confirming production plan assumptions and indicating upside potential
- First parts of the facility taken into operation including two tanks with connection technical room, water intake station, administrative building and joint technical installations
- Good progress on the remaining parts of the facility with buildings and structure facilities mostly completed and work going forward focused on installation of equipment
- Steady state release volumes expected from Q4 2022

Smolt release Indre Harøy March 2022


STRONG START TO INDRE HARØY FARMING OPERATIONS
| Group biomass development 31 March 2022 21 May 2022 Biomass Biomass Batch Units (#) Weight (g) Units (#) Weight (g) Comments (tonnes) (tonnes) |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batch I | ~100,000 | ~300 | 30 | ~100,000 | ~725 | 73 | Stable conditions, gradual ramp-up of feeding during period |
| Total Indre Harøy | ~100,000 | ~300 | 30 | ~100,000 | ~725 | 73 | |
| Freshwater (Kraft Laks)* |
~2,515,000 | ~44 | 111 | About 650,000 smolt planned delivered to external customer in Q2 2022 to complete contract |
|||
| Total Group | ~2,615,000 | 141 |
- After a customary short adaption period for the fish, initial feeding commenced with the fish responding well to feeding
- Reached 1 ton of daily feeding on 30 April, representing more than 2% of the standing biomass
- Continued strong performance in May with >2% daily feed rate on average
- Average weight of ~725 grams as per 21 May
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SOLID INITIAL FEEDING NUMBERS VERIFYING BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND INDICATING UPSIDE POTENTIAL


• All twelve fish tanks assembled – buildings and structural facilities mostly completed – focus on piping and equipment installation going forward
• Joint feed storage and distribution system in process of being finalized
15 Q3 2020 Presentation • Remaining parts of the facility will be put into operations consecutively throughout 2022
SIGNED HEADS OF TERMS WITH ARTEC AQUA FOR INDRE HARØY PHASE 2 CONSTRUCTION
- Signed Heads of Terms with Artec Aqua for Indre Harøy phase 2
- Completed NOK 300 million private placement to partly fund Phase 2
- Phase 2 in principle identical to phase 1, bringing Indre Harøy production volume to 15,800 tons HOG
- Target construction start late 2022 on back of completion and successful ramp up of phase 1
- Capex currently estimated to NOK 1.3–1.4 bn – final capex target to be set in 2H 2022
- Final design and construction agreement to include financing reservations providing necessary flexibility to align phase 2 build out with overall financing plan


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



K SMART FARMING – FOCUS ON ENGINEERING AND PERMITS
- K Smart JV with Dongwon Industries formalized end of March 2021 and first tranche of equity investment completed in May 2021
- Ownership split 49/51% for SE and Dongwon, respectively
- Dongwon to provide 75% debt financing
- Target construction start for phase 1 during 2022 and first grow out production in 2024
- Fully developed production capacity of 16,800 tons HOG, consisting of 2 equal phases of 8,400 tons HOG each
- Entered into design and engineering agreement with Billund Aquaculture
- ➢ Billund Aquaculture chosen due to its international track record and experience in working alongside with civil contractors which will be the case in Korea
- ➢ Cooperation model designed at capitalizing on the experiences and knowhow within the Salmon Evolution organization
- Continued work as to regulatory approvals constructive dialogue with Korean authorities
- Dedicated organization from both Salmon Evolution and Dongwon together with external local resources
Yangyang on-growing site

Jeongseon smolt site


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


COMMENCED OPERATIONS – ALL MAIN INPUT FACTORS SECURED WITH TIER 1 SUPPLIERS VALIDATING BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS

Supporting production cost on par with conventional farming at steady state production

CONTROLLED PRODUCTION RAMP UP DURING 2022 – STEADY STATE SMOLT RELEASE VOLUMES FROM Q4


GROUP PROFIT & LOSS
Summary of result
| (figures in NOK 1000) |
Note | Q1 2022 |
Q1 2021 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from contracts with customers |
6 826 |
0 | 12 047 |
|
| Other income |
-8 | 0 | 209 | |
| Total operating income |
6 818 |
0 | 12 257 |
|
| Cost of goods sold |
12 | -2 109 |
0 | -908 |
| Personnel expenses |
10 | -7 002 |
-2 725 |
-21 067 |
| Other operating expenses |
698 -7 |
-3 546 |
-25 894 |
|
| EBITDA | -9 992 |
-6 271 |
-35 612 |
|
| Depreciations | 2 | -1 043 |
-363 | -2 229 |
| Operating profit (EBIT) |
035 -11 |
-6 634 |
-37 841 |
|
| Financial income |
8 | 10 190 |
1 233 |
12 852 |
| Financial expense |
8 | -626 | -180 | 335 -7 |
| of income from associated companies Share net |
8 | -99 | 0 | -634 |
| Financial - net expense |
9 465 |
053 1 |
4 884 |
|
| Profit/loss before tax |
4 | -1 570 |
-5 218 |
-30 729 |
| Income tax expense |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Profit/loss for the period |
5 | -1 570 |
-5 218 |
-30 729 |
• NOK 6.8m in revenues in Q1 2022 relating to external smolt sales – last deliveries under existing contract expected during Q2 2022
• EBITDA of NOK -10.0m in Q1 2022
• Net financials for the quarter was positive with NOK 9.5m of which NOK 8.6m was unrealized profit from interest rate swaps used to hedge the Company's interest rate exposure
• Implemented FishTalk biomass tracking system and scaling up controlling functions within the organization

CAPEX INDRE HARØY
- Q1 2022 Indre Harøy Phase 1 capex
- Capex of NOK 244 million
- NOK 13.5 million capitalized internal G&A
- High Q1 capex reflecting good progress and timing effects as to delivery of high value equipment
- Accumulated capex of NOK 1,164 million from project initiation in 2019 ex. capitalized internal G&A
- Full Phase 1 capex estimate of NOK 1,400 million remains unchanged
Accumulated Indre Harøy phase 1 CAPEX
(NOK million)


GRADUAL REDUCTION IN PHASE 1 CAPEX GOING FORWARD
- Total capex for completion of phase 1 in line with budget
- Buildings and structural facilities mostly completed focus going forward on piping and installation of equipment
- Ongoing inflation pressure for most raw materials, but limited raw material intensity in remaining construction work
- NOK 236m in estimated remaining capex

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

FULLY FUNDED FOR COMMITTED PROJECTS

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


ROADMAP TO 70,000 TONNES HOG


SUMMARY & OUTLOOK
- First smolt released in March 2022 as planned
- Strong initial farming operations at Indre Harøy with fish already ~725 grams per 21 May, confirming production plan assumptions
- Increased activity for Korean project
- First harvest in Q4 2022 well aligned with strong salmon market outlook the next couple of years
- Salmon Evolution's chosen HFS technology addressing industry growth and ESG challenges
- Steady state smolt release volumes expected from Q4 2022
- Preparations started for phase 2 construction on back of successful phase 1 ramp up
- Fully funded for all committed projects

Smolt release Indre Harøy March 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

Tore A. Tønseth Chairman of the board
- Investment Director at Ronja Capital
- >15 years experience in finance

Kristofer Reiten Board member
- Chief Executive Officer of Vikomar
- Extensive seafood processing and downstream experience


▪ Extensive experience from board positions in companies such as Ulstein Group, Rem Offshore and Akva Group
Yun Ki Yun Board member
▪ Former Chief Financial 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
▪ Chief Executive Officer and majority owner of Strand Havfiske
Board of directors Ownership as per 11 May 2022
| 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 | 6,1 % | ||
| Farvatn Private Equity AS | 5,1 % | ||
| Dongwon Idustries | 4,6 % | Yun Ki Yun | 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 |
| Verdipapirfondet DNB Norge | 3,1 % | ||
| J.P. Morgan SE | 2,8 % | ||
| 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 % | Kristofer Reiten | Shareholder in Vikenco, leading processing plant |
| Ewos AS | 2,2 % | Subsidiary of Cargill, strategic feed supplier to Salmon Evolution |
|
| Others | 48,5 % | ||
| Total | 100 % |
Competent board of directors with extensive industrial experience Strong backing including highly strategic owners across the value chain


Peder Stette Board member
Glen Bradley
▪ >20 years experience from technology development in the seafood industry

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