Oppgjør av det pliktige tilbudet på NTS ferdigstilt

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Frøya, 29. desember 2022

Det vises til tilbudsdokument datert 22. november 2022 («Tilbudsdokumentet») og etterfølgende børsmeldinger, for det pliktige tilbudet fra SalMar ASA («SalMar» eller «Tilbyder») om erverv av samtlige utstedte aksjer i NTS ASA («NTS») («Tilbudet»).

Oppgjør av Tilbudet er nå ferdigstilt. For hver aksje i NTS som gyldig har akseptert Tilbudet, har Tilbyder betalt et vederlag stort NOK 75,48184 per NTS-aksje til aksjeeiere som samlet sett representerer 50 589 535 aksjer i NTS.

Tilbyder er nå blitt eier av 116 824 544NTS-aksjer, tilsvarende om lag 92,93 % av aksjekapitalen og stemmerettighetene i NTS, og har til hensikt å gjennomføre tvungen innløsning av de resterende aksjene i NTS i tråd med verdipapirhandelloven § 6‑22, jf. allmennaksjeloven § 4‑25.

Arctic Securities AS er finansiell rådgiver og oppgjørsagent og Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS er juridisk rådgiver til SalMar.

For ytterligere informasjon, vennligst kontakt:

Håkon Husby, IR-ansvarlig SalMar
Tlf: +47 936 30 449
Epost: hakon.husby@salmar.no

Disse opplysningene er informasjonspliktige etter verdipapirhandelloven § 5-12.

About SalMar

SalMar is one of the world’s largest and most efficient producers of salmon. The group has farming operations in Central Norway, Northern Norway and Iceland, as well as substantial harvesting and secondary processing operations in Norway, at InnovaMar in Frøya, InnovaNor in Senja and Vikenco in Aukra. In addition, the company is operating within offshore aquaculture through the company SalMar Aker Ocean. SalMar also owns 50% of the shares in Scottish Sea Farms Ltd.

See www.salmar.no for more information about SalMar.

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Pursuant to an exemption from Rule 14e-5 under the U.S. Exchange Act, the Offeror and its affiliates or brokers (acting as agents for the Offeror or its affiliates, as applicable) may from time to time, and other than pursuant to the Offer, directly or indirectly, purchase or arrange to purchase, Shares or any securities that are convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for such Shares outside the United States during the period in which the Offer remains open for acceptance, so long as those acquisitions or arrangements comply with applicable Norwegian law and practice and the provisions of such exemption. To the extent information about such purchases or arrangements to purchase is made public in Norway, such information will be disclosed by means of an English language press release via an electronically operated information distribution system in the United States or other means reasonably calculated to inform U.S. Holders of such information. In addition, the financial advisors to the Offeror may also engage in ordinary course trading activities in securities of the Company, which may include purchases or arrangements to purchase such securities.

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