Atlantic Sapphire ASA: Private Placement Successfully Placed

29 Feb 2024 23:58 CET

Miami, FL, 29 February 2024

Reference is made to the stock exchange release from Atlantic Sapphire ASA
("Atlantic Sapphire" or the "Company") published on 29 February 2024 regarding a
contemplated underwritten private placement.

The Company is pleased to announce that it has raised NOK 369 million, i.e. the
equivalent of USD 35 million, in gross proceeds through a private placement (the
"Private Placement") of 307,125,000 new shares, at a price per new share of NOK
1.20 (the "Offer Shares" and the "Offer Price"). The Private Placement was
carried out on the basis of an accelerated bookbuilding process managed by
Arctic Securities AS and DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, (together, the
"Managers") as Joint Bookrunners after close of markets on 29 February 2024.

The net proceeds from the Private Placement will be used to support Phase 1 to
proven state and for general corporate purposes, as described in the Q4 2023
Operational Update announced on 29 February 2024.

The Private Placement is divided into two tranches with one tranche of
156,080,000 Offer Shares ("Tranche 1") resolved by the Company's board of
directors (the "Board") pursuant to a board authorisation granted by the general
meeting on 23 October 2023, and a second tranche of 151,045,000 Offer Shares
("Tranche 2") subject to the approval of an extraordinary general meeting to be
held on or about 22 March 2024 (the "EGM").

The Private Placement was fully subscribed, and the Underwriters were therefore
not allocated Offer Shares beyond the amount of Offer Shares that they had
subscribed for. The Underwriters' underwriting commission of 5.00 % of their
respective underwriting obligations, will be settled through the issuance of new
shares in the Company subject to the approval of a board authorization from the
EGM. The shares to be issued as underwriting commission will be issued following
the EGM.

Delivery of Offer Shares in both Tranche 1 and Tranche 2, including new shares
to the Underwriters, will be made on a delivery versus payment ("DVP") basis
with existing and unencumbered shares in the Company that are already listed on
the Oslo Stock Exchange, pursuant to a share lending agreement between DNB
Markets (on behalf of the Managers), the Company, Nordlaks Holding AS and
Strawberry Capital AS (the "Share Lending Agreement"). The Offer Shares
delivered to the applicants in Tranche 1 will thus be tradable from allocation
and the Offer Shares delivered to the applicants in Tranche 2 will be tradable
after approval in the EGM. The Share Lending Agreement will be settled through
delivery of new shares to a separate ISIN pending the publication of an EEA
prospectus approved by the Financial Supervisory Authority (the "Prospectus").

The following persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") and
close associates to PDMRs has subscribed for and been allocated Offer Shares in
the Private Placement at the Offer Price:

- ASInvest AS, a close associate of André Skarbø, Board member, has been
allocated 3,878,204 Offer Shares at the Offer Price, corresponding to a total
subscription amount of approximately NOK 4,653,845;
- Karl Øystein Øyehaug, CFO, has been allocated 83,333 Offer Shares at the Offer
Price, corresponding to a total subscription amount of approximately NOK
100,000;
- Strawberry Equities AS, a close associate of Chairman Kenneth Jarl Andersen,
has been allocated 28,789,670 Offer Shares at the Offer Price, corresponding to
a total subscription amount of approximately NOK 34,547,604; and
- Nordlaks Holding AS, a close associate of Deputy Chairman Eirik Welde, has
been allocated 43,499,907 Offer Shares at the Offer Price, corresponding to a
total subscription amount of NOK 52,199,888.

Formal primary insider notifications will be released in separate announcements.

Equal treatment

The Private Placement implies a deviation from the pre-emptive rights of the
Company's existing shareholders. When resolving to conditionally complete the
Private Placement, the Board has considered the Private Placement in light of
the equal treatment obligations under the Norwegian Public Limited Companies
Act, the Norwegian Securities Trading Act, Oslo Børs' Circular no. 2/2014 and
the rules on equal treatment under Oslo Rule Book II for companies listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange, and is of the opinion that the contemplated Private
Placement is in compliance with these requirements.

The Board has in particular emphasized that DNB Bank ASA, subject to completion
of the Private Placement, has credit approved certain amendments of the
Company's existing debt facilities:

• Extension of the facility from April 2025 to October 2026;
• Adjustments of financial covenants;
• 50% instalment reduction for 2024. Instalments reduced in 2024 will be
distributed evenly for the remaining loan profile of the debt facility;
• Adjustment of the borrowing base of the RCF, increasing the drawdown
availability; and
• Adjustment of the incurrence tests for the undrawn Phase 2 debt to reflect the
latest Company budget.

Furthermore, the Board has emphasized that it is advantageous to raise equity
capital in a time- and cost-efficient manner. The fact that the subscription of
Offer Shares for a value corresponding to the Offer Size was guaranteed by a
guarantee consortium contributed to reducing uncertainty, and the Board of
Directors considered it to be in the best interest of the Company and its
shareholders to enter into an agreement for such a guarantee even though the
guarantors are to receive a guarantee fee of 5.00% of the guaranteed amount to
be settled by the issuance of shares in the Company. It has also been taken into
consideration that the Private Placement is based on a publicly announced
bookbuilding process.

On the basis set out above and based on an assessment of the current equity
markets, the Board has considered the Private Placement to be in the common
interest of the Company and its shareholders. As a consequence of the Private
Placement structure, the shareholders' preferential rights to subscribe for the
Offer Shares will be deviated from.

Potential Subsequent Offering

The Board has resolved an intention to carry out a subsequent offering (the
"Subsequent Offering") of up to 45,000,000 new shares with gross proceeds of up
to NOK 54 million at the Offer Price directed towards existing shareholders in
the Company as of 29 February 2024 (as registered in the VPS on 1 March 2024)
who; (i) were not allocated Offer Shares in the Private Placement and (ii) are
not resident in jurisdictions where such offering would be unlawful, or would
(in jurisdictions other than Norway) require any prospectus filing, registration
or similar action. The Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to not
conduct or cancel the Subsequent Offering. Completion of the Subsequent Offering
is subject to, among other things, completion of the Private Placement, granting
by the EGM of a board authorization to increase the Company’s share capital in
connection with issuance of shares in a Subsequent Offering, the market price of
the Company's shares and approval of the Prospectus.

Advisors

Arctic Securities AS and DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, are acting as
Joint Bookrunners in the Private Placement.

Advokatfirmaet CLP DA is acting as a legal advisor for the Company in connection
with the Private Placement. Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS is acting as legal advisor to
the Managers in connection with the Private Placement.

For further information, please contact:

Johan E. Andreassen, CEO;

or

Karl Øystein Øyehaug, CFO

investorrelations@atlanticsapphire.com

About Atlantic Sapphire ASA
Atlantic Sapphire is pioneering Bluehouse® (land-raised) salmon farming,
locally, and transforming protein production, globally. Atlantic Sapphire
operated its innovation center in Denmark from 2011 until 2021 with a strong
focus on R&D and innovation to equip the Company with the technology and
procedures that enable the Company to commercially scale up production in end
markets close to the consumer. 

In the US, the Company holds the requisite permits and patents to construct its
Bluehouse® in an ideal location in Homestead, Florida, just south of Miami. The
Company's Phase 1 facility is in operation, which provides the capacity to
harvest approximately 10,000 tons (HOG) of salmon annually. The Company
completed its first commercial harvest in the US in September 2020. Atlantic
Sapphire is currently constructing its Phase 2 expansion, which will bring total
annual production capacity to 25,000 tons, and has a long-term targeted harvest
volume of 220,000 tons.

This information was considered to be inside information pursuant to the EU
Market Abuse Regulation. This stock exchange announcement was published by Karl
Øystein Øyehaug, CFO, on the time and date provided.

Important information

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 Atlantic Sapphire. The
distribution of this announcement and other information may be restricted by law
in certain jurisdictions. The release is not for publication or distribution, in
whole or in part directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Japan or
the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the
United States and the District of Columbia). This release is an announcement
issued pursuant to legal information obligations and is subject of the
disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities
Trading Act. It is issued for information purposes only, does not purport to be
full or complete and does not constitute or form part of any offer or
solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities, in the United States or in
any other jurisdiction where such offer of solicitation is unlawful. The
securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or
under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan. The
securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in
accordance with applicable United States state securities laws. The Company does
not intend to register any portion of the offering of the securities in the
United States or to conduct a public offering of the securities in the United
States. Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be
distributed or sent into Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States. Any sale
in the United States of the securities mentioned in this announcement will be
made solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under
the US Securities Act as well as to major U.S. institutional investors under SEC
Rule 15a-6 to the United States Exchange Act of 1934.

The issue, subscription or purchase of shares in the Company is subject to
specific legal or regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. Neither the
Company nor the Managers assume any responsibility in the event there is a
violation by any person of such restrictions.

In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only
directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the
Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer without
an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State. The expression "Prospectus
Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as amended (together with any
applicable implementing measures in any Member State).

In the United Kingdom, this communication is only addressed to and is only
directed at "qualified investors" within the meaning of Regulation (EU)
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European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (including any statutory instruments made
in exercise of the powers conferred by such act) who (i) are investment
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in only with Relevant Persons. Persons distributing this communication must
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Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical
facts and may be identified by words such as "anticipate", "believe",
"continue", "estimate", "expect", "intends", "may", "should", "will" and similar
expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon
various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions.
Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made,
these assumptions are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors which are difficult or
impossible to predict and are beyond its control. Such risks, uncertainties,
contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ
materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this release by such
forward-looking statements. The information, opinions and forward-looking
statements contained in this announcement speak only as at its date and are
subject to change without notice. This announcement is made by, and is the
responsibility of, the Company. The Managers are acting exclusively for the
Company and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the
Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, or
for advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any of the
matters referred to herein. The Managers and their respective affiliates
disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update, review or revise any forward
looking statement contained in this announcement whether as a result of new
information, future developments or otherwise.

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representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy and
completeness of this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted
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its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual
or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss
howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise
arising in connection therewith, and none of them accepts any responsibility for
the contents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein. This
announcement is for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon in
substitution for the exercise of independent judgment. It is not intended as
investment advice and under no circumstances is it to be used or considered as
an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a
recommendation to buy or sell any securities of the Company. Neither the
Managers nor any of their respective affiliates accepts any liability arising
from the use of this announcement.

In connection with any offering of the shares, the Managers and any of their
affiliates acting as an investor for their own account may take up as a
principal position in any shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase or
sell for their own accounts such shares. In addition, they may enter into
financing arrangements and swaps with investors in connection with which they
may from time to time acquire, hold or dispose of shares. They do not intend to
disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in
accordance with any legal or regulatory obligation to do so.

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