DFDS — Remuneration Information 2018

Mar 2, 2018

AWARD OF SHARE OPTIONS

AWARD OF SHARE OPTIONS

*company announcement no. 18 2018*

DFDS' share option programme is part of our aspiration to promote a performance culture that creates and rewards results.

Today, in accordance with DFDS' guidelines for the remuneration of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board as adopted by the Annual General Meeting on 21 March 2017, Niels Smedegaard, CEO, was awarded 65,617 share options and Torben Carlsen, CFO, was awarded 49,213 share options. In addition, a total of 133,322 share options was awarded to a number of key employees.

The share options vest with 1/36 per month from and including March 2018 and may be exercised in the period from February 2021 until February 2023. The exercise price is based on the average quoted share price in the 20 trading days prior to and including 1 March 2018 to which 10% has been added, giving an exercise price of DKK 383 per share of DKK 20 nominal value. The options are hedged against the company's own shareholding. The theoretical value of the share options is DKK 7.6m, calculated according to the Black-Scholes model as described in DFDS' most recent annual report.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Contact

Torben Carlsen, CFO, +45 33 42 32 01

Søren Brøndholt Nielsen, IR, +45 33 42 33 59

Attachments:

• UK_OMX_NO_18_02_03_2018