Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR

Shareholders approve all proposals of the Board of Directors

ORIOR AG held its 12th Annual General Meeting as a listed company in Zurich today, without the physical presence of its shareholders in accordance with COVID-19 Ordinance 3.

A total of 4,271,442 voting rights were represented, which corresponds to 65.29 % of the share capital consisting of 6,542,399 issued shares. Representation through the independent proxy designated by the company was the only means of participation for voting shareholders.

All the proposals of the Board of Directors were approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meet- ing. This means that the Annual Report, the annual financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for 2021 were all adopted, the dividend was approved, and the members of the Board of Direc-tors, its Chairman, Rolf U. Sutter, and the members of the Compensation Committee were all re-elected. Remo Brunschwiler was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors. At the subsequent consti-tutive meeting of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors appointed Dr. iur. Markus R. Neuhaus as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors; Ms. Monika Friedli-Walser was named Chairwoman of the Compensation Committee. Ernst & Young AG, Basel, was confirmed as auditor for the 2022 financial year, and lawyer René Schwarzenbach, from Proxy Voting Services GmbH, was re-elected as independent proxy. Furthermore, the Annual General Meeting agreed to the extension of the authorised capital and the amendment of the Articles of Association to strengthen ORIOR's governance policies. The Compensation Report 2021 and all proposals regarding the compensation of the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board were also approved.

Contact

Milena Mathiuet, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Phone: +41 44 308 65 13, e-mail: investors@orior.ch

Investor Calendar

27 April 2022: publication of the Sustainability Report 2021

16 August 2022: publication of the half year results and Half Year Report 2022

8 March 2023: publication of the full year results and the Full Year Report 2022

19 April 2023: Annual General Meeting of ORIOR AG

ORIOR - Excellence in Food

ORIOR is an internationally active Swiss food and beverage group. ORIOR Group represents a family of companies with a strong regional footing and popular brands and products that claim leadership positions in flourishing niche markets at home and abroad. ORIORʼs decentralised business model allows every company in the Group to maintain their specific culture and identity, tailored to their workers and customers, and to create unique product, brand and con- cept worlds. They are joined together by a passion for culinary delights and true craftsmanship, a spirit of innovation directed towards market trends and needs, workforce entrepreneurship and strong common values.

Our management approach combines strategic thought and action at Group level with a high degree of autonomy at each centre of competence. The ORIOR 2025 Strategy with its strategic pillars and the Group-wide key strategic initiatives - the ground-breaking "ORIOR New Normal", the intradisciplinary "ORIOR Champion Model" and the syn-ergistic "ORIOR Bridge-building" initiative - are critical success factors that will ensure steady value creation for all stakeholders. Motivated employees who enjoy what they do and who assume responsibility for themselves and their work are the catalyst for unlocking the extraordinary. We embrace uniqueness and premium quality in our quest to surprise and thrill our consumers time and again with delightful and delicious creations. Our vision is nothing less than Excellence in Food.

ORIOR is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ORON, ISIN CH011 1677 362, LEI 5067 0020 I84Z A17K 9522). Further information is available atwww.orior.ch.

ORIOR MEDIA RELEASE | 5 April 2022

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