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Orion Corporation: Transfer of 87,763 own B-shares on 12 March 2012

Orion Corporation        Stock Exchange Release   12 March 2012   at 18.45 EET

Orion Corporation: Transfer of 87,763 own B-shares on 12 March 2012

In accordance with a decision by the Board of Directors, Orion Corporation has
on 12 March 2012 transferred altogether 87,763 Orion Corporation B-shares held
by the company as a share reward for 2011 to the persons employed by the Orion
Group and belonging to the Share-based Incentive Plan of the Orion Group. The
transfer is based on the authorisation by the Annual General Meeting of 24 March
2010. The price per share of the transferred shares is EUR 16.3848, which is the
volume weighted average quotation of the Orion Corporation B-share on 12 March
2012. Accordingly, the total transaction price of the transferred shares is EUR
1,437,979.20.

After the share transfer, the total number of own B-shares held by Orion
Corporation is 325,991.

Orion Corporation has informed about the Share-based Incentive Plan in a stock
exchange release on 18 February 2010.

Orion Corporation

Timo Lappalainen  Olli Huotari
President and CEO SVP, Corporate Functions

Publisher:

Orion Corporation
Communications
Orionintie 1A, 02200 Espoo
Homepage: www.orion.fi

Orion is an innovative European R&D-based pharmaceutical and diagnostic company
with a special emphasis on developing medicinal treatments and diagnostic tests
for global markets. Orion develops, manufactures and markets human and
veterinary pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and diagnostic
tests. Orion's pharmaceutical R&D focuses on the following core therapy areas:
central nervous system drugs, oncology and critical care drugs, and Easyhaler®
pulmonary drugs.

The Group's net sales in 2011 amounted to EUR 918 million. The Company invested
EUR 88 million in research and development. At the end of 2011, the Group had
about 3,400 employees, of whom about 2,700 worked in Finland and the rest in
other countries. Orion's A and B shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.




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