On 23 April 2026 the Annual General Meeting of Orkla adopted to reduce the company`s share capital by NOK 20,001,282.50 by redeeming (amortising) 16,001,026 of the shares owned by Orkla ASA.
The amortisation (cancellation) of shares has now been carried out and registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises (Nw. Foretaksregisteret) and the number of shares in the company has been reduced from 1,001,430,970 to 985,429,944, each share having a nominal value of NOK 1.25. The share capital has been reduced from NOK 1,251,788,712.50 to NOK 1,231,787,430. Following this amortisation, Orkla owns 9,686,924 own shares, which includes shares acquired up until 12 June 2026 under the ongoing buy-back program.