Change in Orion Corporation's holding of treasury shares

A total of 238 Orion class B shares have been returned free of consideration to Orion Corporation by virtue of the terms of the Company's share-based incentive plan of the year 2016.

After the transfer, Orion Corporation holds 765,399 of its own class B shares.

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Orion is a globally operating Finnish pharmaceutical company - a builder of well-being. Orion develops, manufactures and markets human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. The company is continuously developing new drugs and treatment methods. The core therapy areas of Orion's pharmaceutical R&D are central nervous system (CNS) disorders, oncology and respiratory diseases for which Orion develops inhaled Easyhaler® pulmonary drugs. Orion's net sales in 2018 amounted to EUR 977 million and the company had about 3,200 employees at the end of the year. Orion's A and B shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.