The EU Commission has approved Orkla ASA's acquisition of Chips Abp

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The EU Commission has approved Orkla ASA's acquisition of Chips Abp
04.03.2005: On 3 March 2005 the EU Commission approved Orkla ASA's ("Orkla") acquisition of Chips Abp ("Chips").
As of 2 March 2005, the share purchase offer had been accepted by shareholders who, together with "Orkla", own a total of 96 % of the shares and 97 % of the votes in "Chips". The offer period expires today, 4 March 2005, and Orkla will publish information on the preliminary results of the offer on 7 March 2005. Enclosed pdf file
Ref.: Rune Helland, VP Investor Relations, Tel: +47 22544411
Date: 04. mar 2005 Kl 09.03