Santiago ,October 1, 2020 The Parent Company ofSalmones Camanchaca (Camanchaca), reported that its fishing affiliate Camanchaca Pesca Sur, had a fire affecting the facilities of the horse mackerel freezing plant in Talcahuano this morning. There is still no clarity on the causes of the start of the fire, but the fire has not caused any harm or damage to the people who were there. The facility has provided no freezing services toSalmones Camanchaca in the recent years and is not part ofSalmones Camanchaca's processing strategy in the future, therefore there is no impact forSalmones Camanchaca . Camanchaca is fully insured, including business interruption.Ricardo Garcia Holtz Vice-chairman For more information please contact: Ricardo García, Vice chairman, +56 2 2873 2992 / rgarcia@camanchaca.clMarta Rojo , Finance Director & Head of IR Salmones Camanchaca, +56 2 2873 2987 / marta.rojo@camanchaca.cl AboutSalmones Camanchaca Salmones Camanchaca S.A. is a vertically and fully integrated salmon producer with operations in farming, processing, marketing and sale of salmonids. The company is also involved in farming of trout through a joint venture (1/3 share) and has an estimate harvest of 55-60,000 tons WFE ofAtlantic salmon for 2019-2021. Therefore, including trout production in the Company's farming sites, the total existing production capacity reaches 70-75,000 harvested tons WFE. The company has approximately 1,500 employees. This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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