Mandatory notification of trade – employee sh...

We refer to the notice to the Oslo Stock Exchange dated 12 November 2009
regarding Orkla's offer to its employees to buy Orkla-shares. Today, on 16
December 2009, Orkla transferred 1,289,452 Orkla-shares to its employees.

After this transaction Orkla owns 9,857,815 Orkla-shares.

The total number of options issued in Orkla shares is  14,967,000. In addition
Orkla has a hedge through a cash-settled financial derivative of 600,000
underlying shares related to the option programmes.


Orkla ASA
Oslo, 16 December 2009

Contact Orkla Investor Relations:
Siv Merethe S. Brekke, Tel: [phone]


This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl
(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)


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