Orion Oyj

Orion Corporation: Organising meeting of the Board of Directors

ORION CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 20 March 2012 at 5.00 pm  EET

Orion Corporation: Organising meeting of the Board of Directors

In its organising meeting, the Board of Directors of Orion Corporation, which
was elected today by the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders, has elected
Jukka Ylppö as Vice Chairman.
The compositions of the Board committees were decided to be as follows:

Remuneration Committee:
Hannu Syrjänen, Chairman
Timo Maasilta
Heikki Westerlund

Audit Committee:
Heikki Westerlund, Chairman
Eero Karvonen
Timo Maasilta
Jukka Ylppö

R&D Committee:
Sirpa Jalkanen, Chairman
Eero Karvonen
Timo Maasilta
Hannu Syrjänen
Heikki Westerlund
Jukka Ylppö

The members to the Nomination Committee will be elected later.

The Board of Directors has assessed the independence of its members and
concluded that all the members are independent of the company and its
significant shareholders.

Orion Corporation

Timo Lappalainen Olli Huotari
President and CEO SVP, Corporate Functions

Publisher:
Orion Corporation
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Orionintie 1A, FI-02200 Espoo
www.orion.fi

Orion is a globally operating Finnish company developing pharmaceuticals and
diagnostic tests - 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. Pharmaceutical R&D focuses on central nervous system drugs,
oncology and critical care drugs, and Easyhaler(®) pulmonary drugs.

Orion´s net sales in 2011 amounted to EUR 918 million and the company had about
3,400 employees. Orion´s A and B shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.

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