A.P. Møller - Mærsk — AGM Information 2009

Apr 3, 2009

A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S

Notice convening Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will take place Thursday 30 April 2009 at 10.30 a.m. at the Bella Center (access via Hovedindgang Vest), Center Boulevard 5, 2300 København S

Agenda:

• a) Report on the Company's activities during the past financial year.
• b) Submission of the audited annual report for adoption.
• c) Resolution to grant discharge to directors.
• d) Resolution on appropriation of profit, including the amount of dividends, or covering of loss in accordance with the adopted annual report.

The Board proposes payment of a dividend of DKK 650 per share of DKK 1,000.

e) Resolution on authority to acquire own shares.

The Board proposes that in the period until the next Annual General Meeting, the Board is authorised to allow the Company to acquire own shares of a nominal value up to 10% of the Company's share capital, according to the Danish Companies Act, art. 48. The purchase price must not deviate by more than 10% from the price quoted on Nasdaq OMX Copenhagen A/S on the date of the purchase.

This authorisation is in force until the Company's next Annual General Meeting.

f) Any requisite election of members for the Board of Directors.

Michael Pram Rasmussen, Jan Tøpholm, Leise Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller and Niels Jacobsen stand down from the Board of Directors.

The Board proposes re-election of Michael Pram Rasmussen, Jan Tøpholm, Leise Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller and Niels Jacobsen.

g) Election of auditors.

According to the articles of association, KPMG Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab and Grant Thornton Statsautoriseret Revisionsaktieselskab stand down.

The Board proposes re-election of KPMG Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab and Grant Thornton Statsautoriseret Revisionsaktieselskab.

h) Deliberation of any proposals submitted by the Board of Directors or by shareholders.

Approval, adoption and election according to items b-h of the agenda shall take place by simple majority.

The Company's share capital has a nominal value of DKK 4,395,600,000 of which a nominal value of DKK 2,197,800,000 is in A shares and a nominal value of DKK 2,197,800,000 is in B shares. Each share class is divided into shares of DKK 1,000 and DKK 500.

Each A share of a nominal value of DKK 500 carries one vote provided that the share is registered by name at the time of the convening of the Annual General Meeting. B shares carry no votes.

The amount of dividend adopted at the Annual General Meeting will be paid out on 5 May 2009 through the share issuing bank, Danske Bank A/S, to the shareholders' account in own deposit bank.

The Company's annual report 2008 and agenda for the Annual General Meeting together with the complete proposals will be available on the Company's website, www.maersk.com, and will furthermore be available at the Company's address, 50 Esplanaden, DK-1098 Copenhagen K, no later than eight days prior to the Annual General Meeting.

Ordering of admission cards

Admission cards can be ordered until Monday 27 April 2009 at 5 p.m. by contacting A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, the Shareholder Secretariat, telephone +45 3363 3672, fax +45 3363 3673 or by e-mail GF2009@maersk.com with information on name, address, telephone number and VP-account number as well as the name of any advisor/attendant.

Shareholders whose shares are not registered by name can order admission cards by presenting a deposit slip not more than 5 days old issued by VP Securities Services or by the accounting banker (the place of deposit) as documentation of the shareholding as well as a written declaration stating that the share is not nor will be sold before the Annual General Meeting has been held.

Shareholders registered by name can furthermore order admission cards via the "Shareholder portal" on the Company's website www.maersk.com.

Admission cards ordered will be sent no later than 3 days before the Annual General Meeting.

Proxy

A proxy form for voting will be distributed together with the notice convening the Annual General Meeting to all holders of A shares registered by name. These shareholders can furthermore give proxy via the "Shareholder portal" on the Company's website www.maersk.com. Proxies must be submitted to the Company no later than Monday 27 April at 5 p.m.

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Please note that the Chairman's report as well as the presentation of the Annual Report will be transmitted via webcast at www.maersk.com.