Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement by NTS ASA ("NTS")
published today on ticker "NTS" concerning completion of an agreement with
Måsøval Eiendom AS (hereafter "Måsøval") to acquire shares in Norway Royal
Salmon ASA ("NRS") (the "Transaction").

The conditions for completion of the Transaction have been fulfilled, and hence
the Transaction is now completed. Thus, Midt-Norsk Havbruk AS ("MNH"), a
subsidiary of NTS, has purchased 6,299,635 shares in NRS, corresponding to
14.45% of the total amount of shares and votes in NRS.  The shares are divided
in 6.234.200 shares which have been Purchased for NOK 209 per share and 65.435
shares which are received as dividend shares.

Following completion of the Transaction, Måsøval no longer controls any shares
in NRS.

Following completion of the Transaction, NTS controls, directly and indirectly
through MNH, 13.440.729 shares in NRS, corresponding to 30.84% of the total
number of shares and votes in NRS.

Following completion of the Transaction, NTS will directly and indirectly
through MNH, on a consolidated basis together with the 1,624,607 shares owned by
Gåsø Næringsutvikling AS (a company controlled by Helge Gåsø, board member and
the largest isolated shareholder in NTS and chairman of the Board in NRS)
control 15.065.336 shares in NRS, corresponding to 34.57% of av the total number
of shares and votes in NRS. Thus, MNH has consequently triggered a mandatory
offer obligation to acquire all remaining shares in NRS, not controlled by the
consolidated group, at an offer price of NOK 209 per share.

The consolidated group, including MNH, does not intend to make a mandatory offer
and will hence see to complete a sell-down of shares below the mandatory offer
threshold, within the 4 weeks deadline, cf. the Norwegian Securities Trading Act
section 6-9. A notice of sale can be amended to a notice of mandatory offer
pursuant to the conditions included in section 6-8 (4) of the Norwegian
Securities Trading Act.

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