Trade subject to notification own shares

Orkla ASA has on 26 May 2011 bought

500 000 Orkla shares through broker-houses at an average price of NOK 49.21 per
share. Brokers have executed the transaction.



Orkla's total holding of own shares after this transaction

 is 7 045 749.


Orkla ASA,

Oslo, 27 May 2011

Contact:

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.






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