Release of fourth quarter results 2008

Orkla will report fourth quarter results 2008 on Thursday 19 February 2009 at 7.00 a.m. A presentation of the fourth 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. For registration to the presentation at Vika Atrium please send an e-mail to info@orkla.no. Orkla ASA Oslo, 4 February 2009 Contact: Rune Helland, SVP Orkla Investor Relations Tel: +47 22 54 44 11 Lars Røsæg, Orkla Investor Relations Tel: +47 22 54 44 26 This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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