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Notification - Avantor
With reference to the notice to Oslo Stock Exchange from Rasmussengruppen AS today, regarding withdrawal of all the reservations of the offer to buy all shares in Avantor ASA, Orkla hereby notifies that Orkla has today sold all its 1,129,878 Avantor-shares, corresponding to 5.82 % of the share capital.



Ref.:
Rune Helland, VP Investor Relations, Tel: +47 22544411
Siv Merethe Skorpen, AVP Investor Relations, Tel.: +47 22544455

Date: 11 December 2003


Date: 11. dec 2003 Kl 11.12