Trade subject to notification own shares
Orkla ASA has on 22 March 2012 bought 400,000 Orkla shares through broker-houses at an average price of NOK 45.05 per share. Orkla's total holding of own shares after this transaction is 17,203,791. Orkla ASA,Oslo, 23 March 2012 Contacts Orkla Investor Relations:Rune Helland, Tel: +47 2254 4411/+47 977 13250Siv Merethe S. Brekke Tel.: +47 2254 4455/+47 930 56093This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act)