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193,881 Orion Corporation A shares converted into B shares

ORION CORPORATION      STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 27 JANUARY 2017 at 9.10 a.m.
EET


193,881 Orion Corporation A shares converted into B shares

In accordance with Section 3 of the Articles of Association of Orion
Corporation, 193,881 A shares have been converted into 193,881 B shares. The
conversion has been entered into the Trade Register on 27 January 2017.

The total number of shares in Orion Corporation is 141,257,828 which, after the
conversion, consists of 38,100,273 A shares and 103,157,555 B shares. The number
of votes of the company's shares is after the conversion 865,163,015 .



Orion Corporation



Olli Huotari               Jari Karlson
SVP, Corporate Functions   CFO




Contact person:
Terhi Ormio, Vice President, Communications, tel. +358 10 426 4646



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Orionintie 1A, FI-02200 Espoo, Finland
Homepage: www.orion.fi


Orion is a globally operating Finnish pharmaceutical company - a builder of
well-being. Orion develops, manufactures and markets human and veterinary
pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and diagnostic tests. 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 for which Orion developes inhaled Easyhaler®
pulmonary drugs.

Orion's net sales in 2015 amounted to EUR 1,016 million and the company had
about 3,400 employees. Orion's A and B shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
Founded in 1917, Orion celebrates its centennial anniversary in 2017.


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