Norway Royal Salmon ASA (NRS): Statement from the Board of Directors NRS

The board of directors of Norway Royal Salmon ASA (NRS) refers to the mandatory offer from NTS ASA and the intended voluntary offer from Salmar ASA. The board of directors have been informed that shareholders representing more than 10% of the share capital (including Egil Kristoffersen & Sønner AS) intend to accept the offer from NTS ASA at NOK 240 per share prior to the expiry of the acceptance period of the offer at 16:30 CET today (26 August 2021). Such acceptances will result in NTS ASA becoming the owner of more than 50% of the shares in NRS and will make the satisfaction of the minimum acceptance condition in the intended offer from SalMar ASA will not be achievable.

The offer from NTS ASA will expire at 16:30 (CET) today.