Trade subject to notification own shares

Orkla ASA has on 1 June 2011 bought 500 000 Orkla shares through broker-houses
at an average price of NOK 50.31 per share. Brokers have executed the
transaction.

Orkla's total holding of own shares after this transaction
is 8 845 749.

Orkla ASA,
Oslo, 3 June 2011

Contact:
Siv M. Skorpen Brekke, VP Investor Relations,
Tel.: +47930 56093



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






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