Presentation of financial results;
Q4 2025 update / prelim. FY 2025 results February 26th 2026
Christer L. Valderhaug (CEO)
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Runhild Gammelsæter (Medical Director) Jone R. Slinning (CFO)
Developing and commercializing pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products based on unique bioactive marine compounds, utilizing proprietary technology and methodology
Agenda
Operational highlights Operational review Nutra
2025 consolidated Group financial review (prelim.)
Operational review Pharma Business outlook
Q&A
Intro and 2025 operational highlights
2025 highlights
HRO350 significantly reduced systemic inflammation in the HeROPA trial
SII post-hoc analyses on all patients in per-protocol population
Nutra boost end of year Strong ending to the year with quarterly revenue of NOK 13,9 million | Nutra order intake strong Solid order intake into 2026 for the nutraceutical business | ROMEGA® Singapore ROMEGA® Premium and Skin Refine launched in Singapore with cross-border eCommerce sales to South Korea to follow |
Exiting clinical data in Glaucoma Pilot study confirms potential through neuroprotective approach | Significant CAPEX reduction CAPEX related to Pharma is now finalized as the HeROPA-trial is complete | Cost reduction initiatives implemented Operating costs in 2025 reduced with NOK 13,6 million compared to 2024 |
Operational review Nutra
B2C sales
B2C sales of ROMEGA® products in Norway is at level with same period last year, though with significantly less marketing spending - mainly subscription based sales
Offline sales trough Sunkost, Life, Kinsarvik and Farmasiet in Norway is slightly lower than last year - but more profitable
B2C sales outside of Norway - launched in Sweden late last year Further B2C-expansion will follow in more European markets during 2026
Nutra B2B
B2B products: sold in Americas, Europe and APAC
− Bulk products (oil, capsules, protein)
− Private label
− Customized products
− The ROMEGA® ingredient present in more than 40 consumer brands globally
Americas developing well and expected to grow further - opened a new large account in Q4-25, with more new accounts expected to follow through 2026
Several good prospects for developing new Asian markets, with ROMEGA® products being launched in Singapore late 2025 through a partner and more markets in the region to follow
New interesting B2B-account opened in Australia in Q4-25
We experience an increased focus on anti-inflammation in key markets - where the ROMEGA® ingredient is strongly positioned with its SPM-story (Specialized pro-resolving mediators)
ROMEGA® in China
ROMEGA® products are currently sold cross-border eCommerce into China from Hong Kong
Despite a challenging consumer market in China this year with high degree of uncertainty and reduced consumer spending - our partner has managed so keep sales revenues at level with last year
Our best-selling product in China is ROMEGA® Prenatal which is established as a well-recognised product in its category
The second-best product is ROMEGA® Eye, which is now gaining traction in the market and showing good sales numbers
An approval process is ongoing with the Chinese food authorities to approve herring caviar oil as an ingredient into China. This will open up new commercial opportunities with a much broader distribution B2B. Approval is expected late 2026/early 2027
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Arctic Algae - Development of oral vaccines for aquaculture
Current vaccination methods (injection & immersion) are stressful for fish, labor-intensive, costly, and hard to apply
Oral vaccines provide a simple, scalable, and stress-free alternative as a booster vaccine
Microalgae act as safe, digestible carriers for oral vaccines, enabling low-cost and sustainable production
The project received NOK 2,5 million in grants from Regionalt forskningsfond in October
2025 consolidated group financial review
(prelim.)
Key financial figures
SALES REVENUES
GROSS MARGIN
AVAILABLE LIQUIDITY
43,5
39,8
33,8
29,0%
27,3%
27,1%
109,6
7,0
5,2
2023 2024 2025 2023 2024 2025 31.12.2023 31.12.2024 31.12.2025
Breakdown of Nutra revenue
REVENUE BY BUSINESS LINE
REVENUE BY REGION
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88 % | ||||
11 % | 12 % | |||
29 % | ||||
20 % | ||||
33 % | ||||
13 % | ||||
43 % | ||||
29 % | ||||
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10 000 | 10 000 | |||
5 000 - | 5 000 - | |||
2024 2025
B2C B2B2024 2025
Norway Europe Americas APACEBITDA results
TNOK | 2025 | 2024 |
Total revenues | 42 622 | 44 404 |
Sales revenue | 39 846 | 43 484 |
Other income | 2 776 | 920 |
Cost of goods sold | 29 054 | 31 596 |
Gross profit | 10 792 | 11 888 |
Gross margin % | 27,1 % | 27,3 % |
Employee benefits expenses | 24 415 | 25 949 |
Other expenses | 17 480 | 29 498 |
EBITDA | -28 327 | -42 639 |
One-off costs EBITDA adj. | 0 | 5 824 |
Adj. EBITDA | -28 327 | -36 815 |
2025 nutra revenues slightly down compared to last year, significantly affected by recall issue which arose late 2024 with impacts on deliveries in 2025
Strong development in the American market with a 143 % annual growth
Asian market has been characterized by uncertainty in the consumer market this year, which affects our sales to this market
Other income increased with NOK 1,9 million
Improvement mainly due to increased activity in Arctic Algae
Gross margin in 2025 also affected by recall-issue
Stable gross margin in 2025 compared to 2024, but additional costs of goods sold were incurred in connection with the completion of the recall process in 2025
Operating cost level significant lower in 2025
NOK 13,6 million lower operating costs compared to 2024
Effects mainly caused by cost-reduction initiatives implemented in Q4 2024 and later
TNOK | 2025 | 2024 |
Net cash flow from operating activities | -22 679 | -45 357 |
Net cash flow from investment activities | -22 671 | -50 629 |
Net cash flow from financing activities | 43 348 | 19 661 |
Net change in cash Cash at the start of the period (1.1) | -2 002 3 277 | -76 325 79 602 |
Cash at the end of the period (31.12) | 1 275 | 3 277 |
Unused credit facility | 3 887 | 3 738 |
Available liquidity at the end of the period (31.12) | 5 162 | 7 015 |
Available liquidity end of period NOK 5,2 million
Cash flow from operations NOK -22,7 million, mainly driven by negative operating result
Cash flow from investment NOK -22,7 million, mainly all related to the HRO350 phase IIb study
Cash flow from financing activities NOK 43,3 million, of this NOK 30,1 million in new long-term debt
Credit facility increased with NOK 8 million in December 2025
Operational review PharmaPharmaceutical pipeline: Status
HRO350
Mild to moderate Psoriasis
ABS302
Brain development in extremely premature infants
HCO
Glaucoma
Status
Phase 2b study completed in 2025 and data analysis completed
Primary endpoint not met but significant results on systemic inflammation
Potential for further development
Status
Successful formulation of two liquid prototype formulations
Ready for formulation for preclinical studies
Soft funding from IN: 2.5 million
Smerud finances preclinical phase
Status
Successful clinical pilot study conducted in China under the direction of Kotler with Herring Caviar Oil
Article published in a reputable journal
Lecture given at Glaucoma360 in San Francisco in January 2026
HRO350: Psoriasis is an inflammatory disease
Novel oral product meets an unmet medical need for patients with non-severe psoriasis
Comments
Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease, associated with comborbid disorders
Disease severity- how extensive or serious the skin involvement is - often goes hand-in-hand with systemic inflammation.
People with more severe psoriasis frequently show higher levels of inflammatory markers in their blood and have greater risks of other inflammatory health issues (like psoriatic arthritis or heart disease) compared to those with milder psoriasis.
*Split between mild and moderate patients varies in the literature. Sources: HRO350 Commercial Opportunity Assessment in Psoriasis, IQVIA; WHO Global Report on Psoriasis; Rendon. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Mar; 20(6): 1475; UpToDate; American Academy of Dermatology Association; Papp. Dermatol Ther. 11:1053; 2021; National Psoriasis Foundation; Evaluate Pharma 2022 Psoriasis Market Size, November 2022 Analysis. ABG-SC Arctic Bioscience Initiation Report (17th March 2021); GUIDELINE ON CLINICAL INVESTIGATION OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS INDICATED FOR THE TREATMENT OF PSORIASIS EMEA/CHMP/EWP/2454/02 corr 2004
HRO350: Significant reduction of systemic inflammation in two clinical trials
Consistent reduction in SII across two clinical trials in patients with mild-to-moderate psoriasis
HeROPA study 2023-2025 Haukeland study 2018-2019
25% reduction in inflammation (SII25)
25% reduction in inflammation (SII25)
Both clinical trials demonstrated significant reduction in inflammation
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*
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% of patients achieving SII25
Statistically significant reduction of systemic inflammation (SII25) in the patients who completed 1-year of treatment in the HeROPA study versus placebo treated patients.
Statistically significant reduction of similar magnitude in the Haukeland study in the patients who completed the 26-week placebo-controlled period.
Platform potential:Potential to expand into other immune-mediated diseases where systemic inflammation is a driver
26: (n = 110) (n = 112)
52: (n = 86) (n = 95)
12: (n = 28) (n = 31)
26: (n = 29) (n = 31)
PP: Per Protocol population who completed 52 weeks: n = 272. Patients with SII ≦ 506 at baseline (lower two quartiles: n = 261, Data as observed.
*: Statistically significant difference to placebo with p < 0.005. ***: Statistically significant difference to placebo with p < 0.001
HeROPA preliminary analyses on the Per-protocol population, Data-on-file. Efficacy and Safety Study of HRO350 in Patients with Mild-to-moderate Psoriasis (the 'HeROPA' Study) ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT06125808. Haukeland study post-hoc analysis. Data-on-file. ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT03359577.
Significant improvements on skin symptoms, inflammation and quality of life
in patients with mild-to-moderate inflammation (SII ≦ 506) at baseline
Comments
DLQI 0/1(SII ≦ 506)
"No effect on patient life"
25% improvement in SII(SII ≦ 506)
Reduction in inflammation
PGA 0/1(SII ≦ 506)
"Clear-or-almost clear skin"
p < 0.05high-dose vs PBO (week 52) 21% difference to placebo after 1 year
% of patients
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p < 0.001high-dose vs PBO (week 52) 29% difference to placebo
p < 0.05high-dose vs PBO (week 26) 18% difference to placebo
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p < 0.05high-dose vs PBO (week 52) 22% difference to placebo
Median SII in the HeROPA trial (second quartile) was 506, where the two lower quartiles align with with systemic inflammation associated with mild-moderate psoriasis
There was lesser difference between active and placebo in patients with SII > 506 associated with higher systemic
* inflammation
Reduction in SII appear before changes in skin symptoms
SII may be useful to stratify patients in future clinical trials
HRO350 is not intended for patients with moderate-to-severe disease
26: (n = 58) (n = 62)
52: (n = 48) (n = 52)
26: (n = 58) (n = 61)
52: (n = 49) (n = 50)
26: (n = 56) (n = 56)
52: (n = 48) (n = 50)
PP: Per Protocol population who completed 52 weeks: n = 272. Data as observed.
*: Statistically significant difference to placebo with p < 0.005. ***: Statistically significant difference to placebo with p < 0.001
Static PGA (sPGA) measures physician's impression at a single time point. Static form is standard due to reliability PGA 0/1means the physician assesses the patient as "clear-or-almost clear skin. Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). DLQI 0/1 means skin symptoms have "no effect at all on patient's life"
Systemic Immune-inflammation Index (SII) reflects systemic inflammation and immune activation. SII = (Neutrophils × Platelets) / Lymphocytes
Preliminary analyses, data on fileHeROPA preliminary analyses, Data-on-file. Efficacy and Safety Study of HRO350 in Patients with Mild-to-moderate Psoriasis (the 'HeROPA' Study) ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT06125808
HCO: Potential in enabling neuroprotection in glaucoma
Pilot study confirms potential of Herring Caviar Oil in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Anti-inflammatory with neuroprotective potential
Neuroprotective effects on RGC by DHA and derivatives
HCO
Resolve inflammation
Regulate flow in TM
Protect RGCs
Reduce optic nerve inflammation
Benefits in neurodegenerative disorders of omega-3
Unique bioavailability
Enhanced bioavailability of phospholipid-based formulations
Polar lipids cross the blood-brain and blood-retina barrier
Pilot clinical trial: Oral HCO in POAG
3-month, placebo-controlled trial (N=50 eyes)
500 mg HCO daily per oral
Results
Statically significant improvement in MD (visual field)
Intra Ocular Pressure reduction trend
No adverse events
Abbreviations TM: Trabecular Meshwork; RGC: Retinal Ganglion Cells; DHA: Docosahexaenoic acid
Pharmaceutical pipeline: Outlook
HRO350
Mild to moderate Psoriasis
ABS302
Brain development in extremely premature infants
HCO
Glaucoma
Next steps
Partner search (funding phase 3)
Publish results/articles
Design phase 3 / scientific advice
Specific China potential in TCM
Next steps
Produce material and conduct preclinical
Potential exit 2027/2028?
Next steps
Partner search
Specific China potential in TCM
Business outlook
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Outlook 2026
HeROPA development
Strategic opportunities for further development and regulatory engagement will be evaluated
Partnerships for further development will be sought going forward
Planning to attend BIO Europe end of March as well as presenting at COG Nordic in March and EADV in June
Liquidity situation closely monitored
Positive dialogue with Group's bank. The Board continuously assessing measures beyond what has already been implemented
Further development of HRO350, beyond phase IIb, will be funded separately through partnership or specific project funding
Nutra potential
Increased nutraceutical revenues expected in 2026 based on received purchase orders and general order outlook
B2C-launch in more European countries in 2026 as well as B2B expansion to more countries in Southeast Asia
Q&A
Contact
CEO - Christer L. Valderhaug: christer@arctic-bioscience.com
CFO - Jone R. Slinning jone@arctic-bioscience.com
Medical Director - Runhild Gammelsæter: runhild@arctic-bioscience.com
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