Orkla will report Q3 results on Thursday 7 November 2002. The results will be available at 8.00 a.m. Norwegian time, and will be presented to investors and analysts in the following ways:

 

PowerPoint-presentation, spreadsheets and quarterly report will be available on Orkla's Internet pages www.orkla.com shortly after 8.00 a.m. Norwegian time.

 

Both the presentation that takes place in Oslo at 9.00 a.m. Norwegian time and the following Q&A-session will be given in Norwegian and streamed directly to Orkla's Internet pages www.orkla.no.

 

The speaker's notes in English will be published on www.orkla.com shortly after the presentation in Oslo is finished.

 

The telephone conference call starts at 3.00 p.m. Norwegian time. A brief summary (10-15 minutes) of the presentation will be given before the Q&A-session commences.

 

Investors and analysts who wish to participate should call +47 23 000 400 and ask the operator for the Orkla presentation. Norwegian-based investors and analysts should dial 800 80 119. Please state your name and company. Press * followed by 1 to queue up for questions. Press * followed by 0 to contact the operator.

 

A recording of the telephone conference will be available for two weeks.

To access replay of the conference call, dial +47-22769121

Account number: 1194 followed by # (pound-sign)

Press 1

Conference number: 194 followed by # (pound-sign)