Shareholders
As of 31 December 2012 Orkla had 44 253 shareholders, and 46% of the capital was held by foreign investors.
The largest foreign shareholdings are in the USA 21%, UK with 9%, Luxembourg 7%, Belgium 2%, Sweden 2%, Japan 1%, Switzerland 1% and Ireland 1%. The shareholder list below is based on the Norwegian Central Securities Depository’s share register. Identification of shareholders registered on nominee accounts is carried through every quarter, and may be viewed by clicking on the link below: Shareholder analysis per 29 March 2013.The 20 largest shareholders as of 6 March 2013:
| Shareholder | Number of shares | % of capital | ||
| 1 | CANICA AS | 150,342,000 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | STATE STREET BANK & TRUST | Nom | 80,017,741 | 7.9% |
| 3 | TVIST 5 AS | 77,000,000 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | FOLKETRYGDFONDET | 72,853,354 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | CLEARSTREAM BANKING | Nom | 57,856,078 | 5.7% |
| 6 | STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST | Nom | 27,478,721 | 2.7% |
| 7 | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK | Nom | 18,159,216 | 1.8% |
| 8 | BANK OF NEW YORK | Nom | 16,493,082 | 1.6% |
| 9 | CANICA INVESTOR AS | 16,000,000 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | STATE STREET BANK & TRUST | Nom | 13,197,038 | 1.3% |
| 11 | NEWTON GLOBAL HIGHER INCOME FUND | 13,000,000 | 1.3% | |
| 12 | STATE STREET BANK & TRUST | Nom | 11,497,926 | 1.1% |
| 13 | THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY | Nom | 11,285,899 | 1.1% |
| 14 | ORKLA ASA | 7,987,114 | 0.8% | |
| 15 | EUROCLEAR BANK | Nom | 7,341,654 | 0.7% |
| 16 | SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN | Nom | 7,115,608 | 0.7% |
| 17 | SIX SIS AG | Nom | 7,084,326 | 0.7% |
| 18 | CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES | Nom | 6,854,327 | 0.7% |
| 19 | DNB LIVSFORSIKRING | 6,544,176 | 0.6% | |
| 20 | KLP | 6,471,129 | 0.6% | |
| Total | 60.3% |
Total all Orkla shares: 1.018.930.970
Number of outstanding shares: 1.010.943.856Nom=Nominee account (client account)Stein Erik Hagen and his close associates own 249,542,000 Orkla shares which represents 24.5 % of all Orkla shares. Stein Erik Hagen and his close associates consists of the following companies: Canica AS, Tvist 5 AS, Canica Investor AS, Stein Erik Hagen AS og Treschow-Fritzøe.Shares owned by Orkla carry no votes.Figures per 31 December 2012
| No. of shares |
No. of shareholders | % of capital |
| 1-500 | 18,338 | 0.4% |
| 501-5.000 | 21,014 | 3.6 % |
| 5.001-50.000 | 4,190 | 5.4% |
| 50.001-500.000 | 550 | 8.3% |
| 500.001-2.500.000 | 115 | 12.5% |
| over 2.500.000 | 46 | 69.8% |