In connection with Orkla`s offer to its employees to buy Orkla-shares a further 884 shares were transferred to Orkla-employees on 9 January 2009.

 

Following this, a total of 1 992 381 Orkla-shares has been transferred to its employees in connection with the Employee Shares 2008 programme.

 

Orkla owns 11 917 004 treasury shares.

 

Orkla ASA,
Oslo, 12 January 2009

 

Contact:
Lars Røsæg, Orkla Investor Relations
Tel.: +47 22544426