Options issued
The list of primary insiders that this transaction concerns is attached herewith.
The total number of options issued is now 11,057,170. Orkla also has an exposure through a cash-settled financial derivative of 1,400,000 underlying shares in the hedge position related to 676,500 synthetic options in the remaining part of the cash bonus programme.
Orkla owns 21,987,390 treasury shares.
Orkla ASA
Oslo, 8 May 2008
Contacts:
Rune Helland, SVP Investor Relations, Tel.: + 4722544411
Lars Røsæg, Investor Relations, Tel.: +4722544426