ORION CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 19 MARCH 2020 at 12.20 EET
Orion cancels its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 25 March 2020 and postpones it to a later date
Due to the development of the coronavirus situation and the announcements by the Finnish Government, Orion's Board of Directors has decided to cancel the Annual General Meeting convened for Wednesday 25 March 2020.
Orion takes the coronavirus situation seriously and does not want to jeopardise the health of employees, shareholders and other stakeholders that are attending the Annual General Meeting. The Finnish Government announced on 16 March 2020 that due to the coronavirus situation public gatherings will be limited to a maximum of ten persons. Due to these reasons, the Board of Directors of Orion has decided to cancel the Annual General Meeting convened for 25 March 2020.
Orion's Board of Directors will convene the Annual General Meeting at a later stage.
Orion Corporation
| Timo Lappalainen 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. Orion develops, manufactures and markets human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. 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, Finnish heritage rare diseases and respiratory diseases for which Orion develops inhaled Easyhaler pulmonary drugs. Orion's net sales in 2019 amounted to EUR 1,051 million and the company had about 3,300 employees at the end of the year. Orion's A and B shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
