Salmon Evolution ASA: Granting of share options to executive management and key employees

Stock exchange notice

The Board of Salmon Evolution ASA (the “Company”) has today approved the award and allocation of 3,880,000 share options, at a strike price of NOK 7.50 per share, to members of the Company’s management and key employees.

Share options were granted to the following primary insiders:

  • Trond Håkon Schaug-Pettersen (CEO): 1,000,000 options. Following the grant, he holds a total of 3,600,000 options (shareholding: 500,000 shares through Troha Invest AS).  
  • Trond Vadset Veibust (CFO): 500,000 options. Following the grant, he holds a total of 1,000,000 options (shareholding: 90,000 shares through Trollkyrkja AS). 
  • Ingjarl Skarvøy (COO): 300,000 options. Following the grant, he holds a total of 1,050,000 options (shareholding: 1,800,150 shares privately and through Terra Mare AS). 
  • Kamilla Mordal Holo (CPO): 300,000 options. Following the grant, she holds a total of 1,050,000 options (shareholding: 160,060 shares through C10 Holding AS). 
  • Odd Frode Roaldsnes (COO): 300,000 options. Following the grant, he holds a total of 1,050,000 options (shareholding: 275,000 shares through Anno Invest AS). 
  • Henriette Nordstrand (Technical Director): 150,000 options. Following the grant, she holds a total of 275,000 options (shareholding: 50,000 shares through Heno Holding AS).
  • Tore-Jakob Reite (Director Strategic project): 100,000 options. Following the grant, he holds a total of 225,000 options (shareholding: 1,250 shares).
  • Hans Petter Mortveit (Finance Manager): 70,000 options. Following the grant, he holds a total of 140,000 options (shareholding: 110,152 shares).

Please see attached primary insider notification forms in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation article 19.

The options vest annually with 1/3 over the next 3 years. Subject to the vesting periods, the options may be exercised at any time, but no later than the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

Following the grant of these options, the total number of options outstanding is 10,940,000, including options granted under the Company’s previous long-term incentive program for executive management and key employees.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.