SalMar Aker Ocean AS becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of SalMar ASA

Group 1 - SalMar ASA has agreed to purchase Aker Capital AS's 15 percent ownership stake in SalMar Aker Ocean AS for NOK 76 million and one million SalMar shares [1][2] - The transaction values SalMar Aker Ocean AS at NOK 4.33 billion on a 100 percent basis, with SalMar already owning 85 percent of SAO [3] - Following the acquisition, Roy Reite and Trine Sæther Romuld will step down as CEO and CFO of SalMar Aker Ocean AS, with Anders Fjellheim appointed as the new managing director [2][3] Group 2 - SalMar is one of the largest and most efficient salmon producers globally, with operations in Central Norway, Northern Norway, and Iceland, as well as offshore aquaculture through SalMar Aker Ocean [5]