ICE FISH FARM AS (IFISH): Majority shareholder Måsøval Eiendom forms strategic partnership with Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja hf. in relation to its shareholding in Ice Fish Farm AS

08 Mar 2023 08:23 CET

Frøya, Norge, 8 March 2023

Reference is made to the previous announcement on 17 November 2022 regarding the
majority shareholder Måsøval Eiendom AS’ ("Måsøval Eiendom") engagement of ABG
Sundal Collier ASA to explore the possibilities for a strategic partnership for
its shareholding in Ice Fish Farm AS (“Ice Fish Farm”).

Måsøval Eiendom is pleased to announce today that it has entered into a
strategic partnership with Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja hf. (“Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja”,
together with Måsøval Eiendom, the “Parties”), one of the largest fishery
companies in Iceland, by entering into a subscription and share purchase
agreement (the "Agreement") in relation to its shareholding in Ice Fish Farm.

To facilitate the transaction and the partnership, Måsøval Eiendom has
established Austur Holding AS ("Austur") for the sole purpose of holding shares
in Ice Fish Farm. Austur will at closing of the Agreement i) own all 51,361,866
shares in Ice Fish Farm, formerly held by Måsøval Eiendom, and ii) hold the
shareholder loans provided by Måsøval Eiendom to Ice Fish Farm. Furthermore, it
is agreed between the Parties that Austur will subscribe for shares according to
its pro-rata share in the upcoming capital raise, as announced by Ice Fish Farm
on the 27 February 2023, to sustain its ~56% ownership.

Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja shall at closing subscribe for new shares in Austur and
purchase secondary shares in Austur, which in aggregate will result in a 29.3%
ownership of the total issued and outstanding share capital of Austur (the
“Transaction”). The Transaction values the shares in Ice Fish Farm at NOK 43 per
share.

Closing is expected to be concluded on or about 10 March 2023.

Lars Måsøval, Chairman in Måsøval Eiendom, comments on the Transaction; “Måsøval
Eiendom is very excited to form this partnership with Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja for
our shareholding in Ice Fish Farm. Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja is a successful
family-owned company with a long impressive history and with deep roots into the
Icelandic seafood sector, which has a lot of similarities with Måsøval Eiendom
and they align well with our values. Furthermore, Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja will
broaden and strengthen the shareholder base of Ice Fish Farm and be a valuable
stakeholder that we believe will contribute to our future success on the
Icelandic East coast”.

Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja's Vice-Chairman, Einar Sigurðsson, comments "We are very
happy to form this partnership and take this step into the salmon farming sector
in Iceland. We have a long tradition from the fishery sector, but we have over
several years followed the strong growth within the salmon farming sector in
Iceland, and we believe that it will be a steadily growing industry in Iceland
for many years to come, and create a lot of jobs and value for the communities
along the Icelandic coastline."

About Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja

Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja was founded in 1901, and is the oldest Icelandic company
that is still in operations. The company focuses on responsible fishing and
processing in harmony with the environment and society. Following an ongoing
merger process with Rammi hf., the combined company (if combined) will hold
nearly 8 per cent of the Iceland's quota limit, a robust fleet of 11 fishing and
freezing vessels, six onshore facilities, and be one of the largest fishery
companies in Iceland.

About Måsøval Eiendom

Måsøval Eiendom is fully controlled by members of the Måsøval family, who has
been a pioneer within salmon farming since starting in the 1970s with salmon
farming operations on the coast of Central Norway. Måsøval Eiendom is today the
majority owner of two listed salmon farmers, Måsøval AS and Ice Fish Farm AS.
Advisors
ABG Sundal Collier ASA has acted as financial advisor to Måsøval Eiendom in the
transaction, and Advokatfirmaet Thommessen has acted as legal advisor to Måsøval
Eiendom. Juris acted as legal advisor to Ísfélag Vestmannaeyja in the
transaction.

Important Notice

This announcement is not, and does not form a part of, any offer to sell, or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities of the Company.

Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical
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upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further
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known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important
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Company's control. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any
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number of factors, including without limitation, changes in investment levels
and need for the Company's services, changes in the general economic, political
and market conditions in the markets in which the Company operates, the
Company's ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, changes
in the Company's ability to engage in commercially acceptable acquisitions and
strategic investments, and changes in laws and regulation and the potential
impact of legal proceedings and actions. Such risks, uncertainties,
contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ
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-looking statements.

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forward-looking statements in this announcement are free from errors nor does it
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