SalMar - Acquisition of minority shares in SalMar Rauma AS

SalMar has today, 22 March 2013, entered into an agreement to acquire all of the
893,533 minority shares in SalMar Rauma AS. The minority shares account for
24.46% of the total shares in SalMar Rauma AS, after the transaction SalMar
holds 100% of the shares in the company. SalMar Rauma AS has 8 licenses for
salmon farming in Central Norway (county of Møre & Romsdal) in addition to
activities within roe and smolt production. SalMar Rauma AS also owns 51% of
Vikenco AS, a company engaged in primary processing and VAP activities. Purchase
price for the shares is set to NOK 69.7 million.

For mer informasjon, kontakt:
Yngve Myhre, konsernsjef,
Telefon: + 47 916 30 174

Trond Tuvstein, IR direktør,
Telefon: + 47 918 53 139
E-post: ir@salmar.no
Web: www.salmar.no


About SalMar
SalMar is one of the world's leading producers of Atlantic salmon and is
integrated from broodstock, roe and smolt to value added products and sales.
SalMar have significant farming operations in both Central and Northern Norway,
as well as in Scotland through 50% ownership in Scottish Sea Farms and the Faroe
Islands through 25.2% ownership in P/F Bakkafrost. SalMar also operate a
comprehensive harvesting and VAP facility in Central Norway at the company's
headquarter at InnovaMar on Frøya and on Vikenco at Aukra.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.


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