EAC Invest — Major Shareholding Notification 2011

Jun 7, 2011

Pursuant to section 55 of the Danish Companies Act and section 29 of the
Securities Trading Act it is hereby disclosed that ATP, AES and SUPP after sale
of EAC shares now are holding less than 5 per cent of the share capital and
voting rights in The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S.

Yours sincerely,

The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S

For additional information, please contact:

President & CEO Niels Henrik Jensen

+45 3525 4300

nhj@eac.dk

Group CFO Michael Østerlund Madsen

+45 3525 4300

mom@eac.dk

www.eac.dk