Orion Corporation: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 10 of the Securities Market Act (BlackRock, Inc.)

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Orion Corporation: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 10 of the Securities Market Act (BlackRock, Inc.)

Orion Corporation has received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Market Act, according to which the total number of Orion shares owned directly, indirectly and through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds increased on 24 April 2024 above five (5) per cent of Orion Corporation’s total shares.

Total positions of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds subject to notification:

	% of shares and voting rights (total of point A)	% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (total of point B)	Total of both in % (points A + B)	Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.99% shares   Below 5% voting rights	0.02% shares   Below 5% voting rights	5.01% shares   Below 5% voting rights	141,134,278 shares   772,549,137 voting rights
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	Below 5% shares   Below 5% voting rights	Below 5% shares   Below 5% voting rights	Below 5% shares   Below 5% voting rights

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed:

Point A: Shares and voting rights:

Class/type of shares ISIN code	Number of shares and voting rights		% of shares and voting rights
	Direct (SMA 9:5)	Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)	Direct (SMA 9:5)	Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
FI0009014377		7,042,654 shares   Below 5% voting rights		4.99% shares   Below 5% voting rights
POINT A SUBTOTAL	7,042,654 shares   Below 5% voting rights		4.99% shares   Below 5% voting rights

Point B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise / Conversion Period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of shares and voting rights	% of shares and voting rights
Securities Lent	N/A	N/A	Physical	34,596 shares   Below 5% voting rights	0.02% shares   Below 5% voting rights
CFD	N/A	N/A	Cash	4,438 shares   Below 5% voting rights	0.00% shares   Below 5% voting rights
			POINT B SUBTOTAL	39,034 shares   Below 5% voting rights	0.02% shares   Below 5% voting rights

Orion Corporation

Liisa Hurme President and CEO

Olli Huotari SVP, Corporate Functions

                                                
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Orion is a globally operating Finnish pharmaceutical company – a builder of well-being. We develop, manufacture and market human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Orion has an extensive portfolio of proprietary and generic medicines and consumer health products. The core therapy areas of our pharmaceutical R&D are oncology and pain. Proprietary products developed by Orion are used to treat cancer, neurological diseases and respiratory diseases, among others. Orion's net sales in 2023 amounted to EUR 1,190 million and the company had about 3,600 employees at the end of the year. Orion's A and B shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.