Orion - Financial Calendar

Orion Corporation's publication schedules for financial reporting in 2012

ORION CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 2 August 2011 at 11.15 EEST

Orion Corporation will publish its financial result for 2011 on Tuesday, 7
February 2012.

The publication dates of the Interim Reports in 2012 are as follows:

Interim Report 1-3/2012            Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Interim Report 1-6/2012            Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Interim Report 1-9/2012            Tuesday, 23 October 2012

The Annual Report 2011 will be published on the company's website latest on week
10/2012.

The Annual General Meeting is planned to be held on Tuesday, 20 March 2012 in
Helsinki.

Orion's financial reports and related presentation material are available on the
Group's website at www.orion.fi/investors promptly after the publishing. The
website also provides a possibility to register on Orion's mailing lists for
publications and releases.


Orion Corporation

Timo Lappalainen  Jari Karlson
President and CEO CFO



Publisher:
Orion Corporation
Communications
Orionintie 1A, FI-02200 Espoo
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, cancer and critical care drugs, and Easyhaler®
pulmonary drugs.

The Group's net sales in 2010 amounted to EUR 850 million. The Company invested
EUR 85 million in research and development. At the end of 2010, the Group had a
total of approximately 3,100 employees, of whom 2,450 worked in Finland and 650
in other countries. Orion's A and B shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.




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