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Arnarlax in a snapshot
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Source: Arnarlax
Largest shareholder (~41%)
~€10.2m EBITDA (2017)
#1 salmon farmer in Iceland
9,666 tons harvested (2017, HOG tons)
Licenses for 22,200 tonsApplications for 34,500 tons
Harvest profile (HOG tons)
▪ Arnarlax was incorporated in 2009 in the West Fjords, Iceland, and first harvest took place in 2016
▪ The company is vertically integrated with its own hatcheries, sea sites, wellboat, processing plant and sales channel
▪ In June 2016, Arnarlax acquired neighbour company Fjarðalax, becoming the undisputed leader in Icelandic salmon farming
▪ Several organic investment opportunities, including investing in equipment and biomass to grow with its existing licenses
▪ SalMar ASA entered into the company’s shareholder registry in 2015
Introduction
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Corporate and operational milestones
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IncorporatedIn Arnarfjörður,
West Fjords
2009
2012
First licenseAwarded farming and operation license of
3,000 tonnes
AcquisitionBæjarvik smoltbreeding facility
2012
2014
First smolt stocking500,000 fish put into the
ocean
Capital increasePrivate placement of
NOK 50 million to fund biomass growth
2014
2015
UpgradePurchases wellboat
and establishes production facility
2015
First harvestFirst invoice sent
2016
New LicensesReceives licenses for additional 10,000 MT
Acquisition and capital increaseAcquisition of Fjarðalax and private
placement of NOK 300m
2016
2017
New LicensesReceives licenses for additional 10,700 MT
SalMar entrySalMar invests into the
Company through Salmus AS
2016
Arnarlax has an integrated value chain from hatchery to sales channel
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1 Subject to board approvalSource: Arnarlax
Freshwater (eggs) Freshwater (smolt) SalesProcessingSeawater
Productive fjords
Hatchery
Site application
Processing plant
Iceland
Geographical footprint
▪ Eggs are purchased from Stofnfiskur– Icelandic breeding company,
owned by Benchmark Holdings, with decades of experience in family selection to secure optimal growth of salmon in Icelandic conditions
▪ Two freshwater facilities with a combined capacity of 3.2m smolts in 2017– Bæjarvík: 100% owned by
Arnarlax, located in the West Fjords
– Ísthor: 50% owned by Arnarlax located close to Reykjavik
▪ Strategically located sites in Arnarfjörður, Tálknafjörður and Patreksfjörður with 22,200 tonnes combined capacity
▪ Processing plant located in the port of Bildudalur, within sight of the farming cages
▪ All sales done by Arnarlax and marketed as a natural and sustainable product
West Fjords
Strategically located freshwater facilities with adequate capacity
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Source: Arnarlax
Freshwater (eggs) Freshwater (smolt) SalesProcessingSeawater
Facility Location Description Capacity
▪ 100% owned by Arnarlax
▪ Strategically located in West Fjords, close to Arnarlax’s seawater facilities and headquarter
▪ Production of smolt between 70 and 150 grams
▪ 50/50% owned by Arnarlax and Ice Fish Farm
▪ Production of smolt between 70 and 800 grams
▪ Geothermal waters mixed with cool freshwater providing attractive growth conditions at low costs
▪ Located near one of Europe’s largest underwater rivers
▪ New start feeding units in one hall offering the possibility to start feeding
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Bæjarvík
Ísthor
Breiðafjörður
Unique and isolated concession portfolio in pristine waters
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Source: Arnarlax
Freshwater (eggs) Freshwater (smolt) SalesProcessingSeawater
Overview of current seawater facilities Comments
Quarterly harvest figures
Active sea site ▪ Arnarlax currently has 10 farming locations in three separate fjords.
▪ By allowing each farming site to fallow for a few months after each generation has been fully harvested, every new farming cycle starts its growth in a clear and naturally replenished sites– This technique reduces risk of biological hazards such as diseases and pests
▪ Total current production capacity of 22,200 tonnes GWT p.a.– 6 locations in Arnarfjörður with a production capacity of 11,500 tonnes GWT p.a.
– 2 locations in both Patreksfjörður and Tálknafjörður with a combined production capacity of 10,700 tonnes GWT p.a.
▪ Only one other salmon farming company with concessions in the West Fjords (Arctic Fish), enabling high biological control
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West FjordsBíldudalur
Modern and efficient processing facilities with adequate capacity
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Source: Arnarlax
Freshwater (eggs) Freshwater (smolt) SalesProcessingSeawater
Overview of processing facilitiesComments
▪ Arnarlax performs all primary processing in their own facilities in Bildudalur
▪ Efficiently located in the port of Bildudalur next to Arnarlax’ headquarters
▪ Modern equipment provides consistent and high quality HOG fish
▪ Currently one processing line with an annual processing capacity of 12,000 tonnes HOG
Automatic palletising Packaging Bleeding tank
Packaging line
Arnarlax salmon has strong brand attributes
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Source: Arnarlax
Freshwater (eggs) Freshwater (smolt) SalesProcessingSeawater
Sales distribution
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Source: Arnarlax
Freshwater (eggs) Freshwater (smolt) SalesProcessingSeawater
2017 revenue by geography 2017 revenue by product
2017 revenue by customer type 2017 revenue - contracted
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EU
Domestic
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HOG
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Producers anddistributors
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Contracted
Spot
Salmon farming in Iceland
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Source: Arnarlax, Markó PartnersNotes: 1 Only for Atlantic salmon
Production, capacity, applications and locations of Icelandic salmon farmers1
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Salmon farming potential on Iceland validated by Norwegian industry giants
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Source: Arnarlax, Newsweb, Norway Royal Salmon, various news articles
Overview of Icelandic salmon farmers with ownership from leading Norwegian salmon farmers
Icelandic salmon farming company
Norwegianpartner/shareholder
Ownership 41% 50% 62% 54%
Description
▪ SalMar ASA increased its exposure in Arnarlax in May 2016 through an equity capital increase– SalMar is a leading Norwegian salmon
farming company with a harvest volume of ~150k tonnes (HOG) in 2017, including 50% of Norskott Havbruk in Scotland
▪ SalMar supports Arnarlax by continously sharing operational experience and know-how, and through board membership
▪ Norway Royal Salmon ASA (NRS) acquired 50% of Arctic Fish inAugust 2016 through a directed private placement– NRS is a leading Norwegian salmon
farming company with a harvest volume of ~32k tonnes (HOG) in 2017
▪ NRS considers Iceland to be an attractive area for growth and entered Arctic Fish to capitalise on NRS’ farming knowledge to build the company and develop the Icelandic industry
▪ Recruited new CEO internally from NRS
▪ NRS supports Arctic Fish through sharing operational experience and through board membership
▪ Midt-Norsk Havbruk AS, owned by the listed company NTS ASA, invested in Fiskeldi Austfjarda (IceFish Farm) in March 2017 through a directed private placement– Midt-Norsk Havbruk is a Norwegian
salmon farming company with an annual production volume of ~15k tonnes
▪ Midt-Norsk Havbruk supports Ice Fish Farm by continously sharing operational experience and know-how, and through board membership
▪ Måsøval Fiskeoppdrett AS acquired 53.5% of Laxar Fiskeldi in June 2016– Måsøval Fiskeoppdrett is a family
owned salmon farming company located in Sør-Trøndelag with 9 concessions for salmon farming
▪ Måsøval invested in Laxar because they see a large potential for growth in salmon farming on Iceland
▪ Måsøval supports Laxar through sharing operational experience and through board membership
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Faroe Islands
Southern Norway
Northern Norway
Finnmark
Western Fjords
Southern coastline
Northern Fjords
Eastern Fjords
Iceland has farming conditions similar to Northern Norway, which has become very competitive in recent years
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Source: www.seatemperature.org, Lusedata, Pareto Securities Equity Research, Fiskeridirektoratet, ArnarlaxNotes: 1 Average 2002 – 2017 for Norway and average 2016 and 2018 in West Fjords
Seawater temperatures1
Annual day degrees (‘000s)
+/- 15% YoY fluctuation
Day degrees EBIT/kg
▪ West Fjords have low temperatures from November to March/April and medium temperatures during summer until fall
▪ Lower seawater temperatures compared to Finnmark from January to early summer, and higher temperatures for the rest of the year
▪ Iceland provide beneficial conditions – compensated growth in the summer time
▪ Decreasing production costs and increasing profitability for Northern Norway in line with increasing production volumes
▪ Iceland has similar farming conditions as Finnmark, illustrating the cost and profitability potential
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EBIT/kg (NOK) Finnmark vs. other Norway for LSG, SALM, NRS and GSF
The Marine Research Institute in Iceland released a biological risk assessment
Maximum volume according to
Allowable Biomass Risk assessment Arnarlax
Tálknafjörður 1 20,000 MT 20,000 MT
Arnarfjörður 20,000 MT 20,000 MT
Dýrafjörður 10,000 MT 10,000 MT
Ísafjarðardjúp 30,000 MT 0 MT
Total West Fjords 80,000 MT 50,000 MT
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1 Does also include Patreksfjarðarflói and Patreksfjörður2 Arnarlax has applications for 10,000 tons
Protecting the wild salmon
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Maximum volume according to
Allowable Biomass Risk assessment
Berufjörður 10,000 MT 6,000 MT
Stöðvarfjörður 7,000 MT 0 MT
Fáskrúðsfjörður 15,000 MT 7,500 MT
Reyðarfjörður 20,000 MT 7,500 MT
Total East Fjords 52,000 MT 21,000 MT
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East Fjords
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ReykjavikSold locally to secondary processors or other end
markets
Sales & logistics overview – Temporary challenges
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Source: Arnarlax
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market
BildudalurFish harvest and primary
processing
ReykjavikRelocated to another
transport vehicle or sold locally
Possible alternative
Logistics link
End Market
▪ Small volume sold to local buyers (10% of 2017 volume)
▪ Typically small local secondary processors, restaurants and local retailers
▪ The local market is important for Arnarlax
NL/GB/DKRelocated to other transport vehicle
EUSold HOG to EU market
▪ All sales are done by Arnarlax’ internal sales organisation
▪ Most volumes (60%) have historically been shipped and processed in EU before flown to the US
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Iceland – Potentially the next growth region within salmon farming
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Source: Kontali, Pareto Securities Equity Research, DNB Markets Equity ResearchNotes: Iceland production assumed to reach 40,000 tonnes WFE in 2020
Expected salmon production growth by region
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Iceland has a long coastline and a big potential for salmon farming
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Source: Kontali, Arnarlax
2017 production (WFE) per region and density
17k tonnes81k tonnes 174k tonnes
1,211k tonnes12k tonnes138k tonnes
▪ Iceland has a large potential when comparing production densities to the neighbour countries Norway and Faroe Islands
▪ Iceland has already established production zones and joint fallow periods for production areas
▪ The figures above include the entire coast line for each country
Density: Production vs. coastline
Iceland vs. Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands is small compared to Iceland, even smaller than the West Fjords
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Positioned to replicate the growth model of neighbours Norway and Faroe Islands
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Source: Kontali, Pareto Securities Equity Research, DNB Markets
Norway Iceland
‘000 tonnes (WFE)‘000 tonnes (WFE)
2017
Faroe Islands
‘000 tonnes (WFE)
▪ Iceland is positioned to leverage on experience and know-how developed over decades in other production regions, especially neighbour countries such as Norway and Faroe Islands
▪ Iceland can apply best-practice farming techniques, equipment and regulatory frameworks to support sustainable growth in future salmon farming production--
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