Release of first quarter results 2009

Orkla will report first quarter results 2009 on Wednesday 6 May 2009 at 7.00 a.m. CET. A presentation of the first quarter results will be held at 8.00 a.m. in Oslo (Vika Atrium, Munkedamsvn. 45). The presentation and Q&A-session will be simultaneously translated to English. Both the presentation and the following Q&A-session can be viewed via WebCast at www.orkla.com. It will be possible to ask questions through web. Orkla ASA Oslo, 5 May 2009 Contact Orkla Investor Relations: Rune Helland Tel: +47 22 54 44 11 Siv Merethe S. Brekke Tel: +47 22 54 44 55 This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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