Norway Royal Salmon ASA (NRS): Mandatory notification of trade

NTS ASA ("NTS") has on 12 August 2021 purchased through the market 61,480 shares in Norway Royal Salmon ASA ("NRS") at an average price of NOK 209.9055 per share. No shares were purchased at a price higher than NOK 240 per share, being the the increased offer price in the mandatory offer. The increased offer price is subject to approval by the Oslo Stock Exchange as take-over authority.

Following completion of these transactions and the acceptances received during the offer period, NTS controls directly and indirectly through Midt-Norsk Havbruk AS 14,514,114 shares in NRS, equal to 33.31% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares in NRS. Held together with the 1,624,607 shares that NTS shall acquire from Gåsø Næringsutvikling AS, NTS will control 16,138,721 shares in NRS, equal to 37.04% of the total number of shares and votes in NRS.

In addition, in connection with the financing of the mandatory offer, NTS has the purchased shares to the benefit of Nordea Bank Apb, Norwegian branch.

NTS is considered a company that is a close associate of chairman of the Board and primary insider of NRS, Helge Gåsø.

This notification has been submitted pursuant to the Securities Trading Act § 5 -12 and MAR Article 19 no. 3.