DFDS — Report Publication Announcement 2009

Aug 3, 2009

INVITATION TO CONFERENCE CALL FOR H1 REPORT ON 13 AUGUST 2009

DFDS will publish its Half-Year Report 2009 on 13 August around 13.00 CET. CEO Niels Smedegaard and CFO Torben Carlsen will present the report on a live conference call. The presentation in English will be followed by a Q&A session. Investors, analysts and other interested parties are welcome to take part.

Date: 13 August 2009

Time: 15.00 CET

Telephone +44 208 817 9301 numbers:: +45 70 26 50 40 (DK) 70 26 50 40 (DK)

If you wish to take part in the audio conference, please dial up at least five minutes before the conference begins. It will start on time, and participants will be asked to register their names and company names beforehand.

The conference will be broadcast live on www.dfds.com and published there for future reference.

Yours sincerely, DFDS A/S

Torben Carlsen CFO

DFDS A/S, Sundkrogsgade 11 2100 Copenhagen Ø CVR 14 19 47 11

Company announcement no. 17/2009 03.08.2009

Contact persons:

Torben Carlsen, CFO +45 33 42 32 01

Søren Brøndholt Nielsen, IR +45 33 42 33 59

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DFDS – a leading seabased transport network in Northern Europe.

DFDS has around 4,000 employees and operates a fleet of around 60 ships.

DFDS was founded in 1866 and is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen.

DFDS 1. kvartal 2009

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