Corporate Assembly meeting

Orkla's Corporate Assembly held a meeting on 22 May 2008.

Peter Ruzicka and Kristin Skogen Lund were elected as new members of
the Board of Directors.

Stein Erik Hagen, Svein S. Jacobsen, Åse Aulie Michelet, Bjørg Ven
and Lennart Jeansson were re-elected as members of the Board of
Directors.

Stein Erik Hagen was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Svein S. Jacobsen was re-elected as Deputy Chairman.

All of the above were elected/re-elected for a period of one year,
until the first meeting of the Corporate Assembly after the annual
general meeting in 2009.

The Board of directors of Orkla ASA now consist of the following
shareholder-elected members:

Stein Erik Hagen (Chairman of the Board)
Svein S. Jacobsen (Deputy Chairman )
Ã…se Aulie Michelet
Bjørg Ven
Lennart Jeansson
Peter Ruzicka
Kristin Skogen Lund


Orkla ASA,
Oslo 23 May 2008

Contact person:
Knut Brundtland, Chairman of the Corporate Assembly in Orkla ASA
Phone: [phone]