Notice of Orkla's Annual General Meeting 2013

The Annual General Meeting of Orkla ASA will be held at the Norwegian Opera House, Kirsten Flagstads plass 1, Oslo, on Thursday, 18 April 2013 at 3 p.m.

Notice of attendance must be received no later than 3 p.m. (Norwegian time) on 15 April 2013. Attached you will find the notice of the General Meeting, including appendices.

A hardcopy version of the Notice is posted to all shareholders. To order a printed version of the appendices to the Notice, see www.orkla.com.

Notice of the Annual General Meeting and other documents relating to items of business, as well as further information concerning the rights of shareholders, may be found at www.orkla.com.

The Annual General Meeting will be simultaneously interpreted to English, and both languages will be webcasted at www.orkla.com.

Registration will open at 1:30 p.m at the date of the General Meeting, whereafter a light meal will be available.

Orkla ASA
Oslo, 27 March, 2013

Contacts:
Håkon Mageli, EVP Corporate Communications and Corporate Affairs
Tel: [phone]

Rune Helland, SVP Investor Relations
Tel: [phone]

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Notice of General Meeting 2013

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