Miami, FL ,October 20, 2021 Johan E. Andreassen , Chairman of the Board, and Bjørn-Vegard Løvik, Interim COO and primary insider, have today acquired 100,000 shares inAtlantic Sapphire ASA through Alsco AS (a company jointly owned byJohan E. Andreassen and Bjørn-Vegard Løvik) at an average price ofNOK 33.7 per share. Following the transaction, Alsco AS holds 9,939,540 shares in the Company, corresponding to 10.9% of the outstanding shares. In addition,Johan E. Andreassen personally holds 1,073,770 shares in the Company and 311,188 share options. For further information, please contact:Johan E. Andreassen Chairman ,Atlantic Sapphire ASA , and CEO,Atlantic Sapphire USA LLC ; Karl Øystein Øyehaug Managing Director,Atlantic Sapphire ASA , and Chief Financing Officer,Atlantic Sapphire USA LLC investorrelations@atlanticsapphire.com AboutAtlantic Sapphire ASA Atlantic Sapphire is pioneering Bluehouse® (land-raised) salmon farming, locally, and transforming protein production, globally.Atlantic Sapphire has been operating its innovation center inDenmark since 2011 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 has identified and obtained the requisite permits to construct its Bluehouse® in the ideal location inHomestead, Florida , just south ofMiami . The Company has completed Phase 1 construction, which provides the capacity to harvest approximately 10,000 tons (HOG) of salmon annually. The Company completed its first commercial harvest in the US inSeptember 2020 .Atlantic Sapphire is currently constructing its Phase 2 expansion, which will bring total annual production capacity to 25,000 tons, and has a targeted harvest volume in 2031 of 220,000 tons.
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