Sapa shares tendered under Orkla’s public offer and shares held by Elkem represent in aggregate approximately 98.6 per cent of the shares in Sapa
THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO PURCHASE NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL ANY SECURITIES. THIS PRESS RELEASE MAY NOT BE RELEASED, DISTRIBUTED, FORWARDED OR TRANSMITTED INTO the United States, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN. Orkla ASA’s (”Orkla”) public offer (the “Offer”) to the shareholders of Sapa AB (publ) (“Sapa”) in accordance with the prospectus dated February 28, 2005 has during the extended acceptance period been accepted by shareholders representing 158,825 shares, corresponding to approximately 0.4 per cent of the shares and votes in Sapa. During the ordinary