Trade subject to notification

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Trade subject to notification - Elkem
30.10.2002: Orkla's Financial Investments area has on 29 October 2002 bought 47,008 shares in Elkem ASA at a price of NOK 179 per share.
After this transaction Orkla including subsidiaries owns 18,915,830 Elkem shares, representing 38.4% of the share capital. Enclosed pdf.file
Reference: Erik Thuestad, AVP Investor Relations, Tel: +47 22 54 44 25
Date: 30. oct 2002 Kl 09.10