MT Højgaard Holding

Board/Management Information • Sep 3, 2009

Stock exchange announcement

2009-09-03 BLO Page 1 of 2

New COO in MT Højgaard a/s

Enclosed please find MT Højgaard a/s' press release of September 3, 2009 regarding new COO.

Højgaard Holding a/s holds an ownership interest of 54 % in MT Højgaard a/s.

Yours faithfully, Højgaard Holding a|s

Berit Lovring CEO

Contact: Per Møller, Chairman of the Board, Højgaard Holding a/s, tel. +45 4520 1503

This statement has been translated from the Danish language, and in the event of any discrepancies between the Danish and the English language versions, the Danish language version is the governing text.

Højgaard Holding als Klampenborgvej 221, 2. sal DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby

Telephone: +45 4520 1500 +45 4520 1501 Fax:

hojgaard@hojgaard.dk www.hojgaard.dk Danish CVR no. 16 88 84 19

Press release

Thorbjørn N. Rasmussen joins MT Højgaard as COO

As of 1 October 2009, Thorbjørn N. Rasmussen, 43 years, will be appointed MT Højgaard's new COO for Civil Works and International, which at the same time will be consolidated into a new business area: Civil Engineering.

Thorbjørn N. Rasmussen will head an area that MT Højgaard anticipates will come into strong focus in the future.

• Our civil works and special competences are increasingly in demand abroad, and so it makes good sense that we also internally consolidate the knowledge and the individuals who are working with foreign and Danish civil works activities. With his international experience, Thorbjørn is the right man to bring these areas together and further advance our development in this field. I am very much looking forward to the collaboration, says Kristian May, President and CEO of MT Højgaard.

Thorbjørn N. Rasmussen comes from a position as director of Vestas in the Asia Pacific area. He has been employed for 14 years in Vestas and has held directorial positions in Vestas Asia Pacific A/S as well as in Vestas International Wind Technology A/S for six years. In August last year he and his family chose to return to Denmark, and since then he has implemented a successful turnaround for Netek IR Systems A/S, of which he is a co-owner.

• I hope that my international knowledge, experience and contacts can contribute to making Denmark's leading contractor even more profitable - both inside and outside the country's borders, says Thorbiørn N. Rasmussen.

From 1 October, Thorbjørn N. Rasmussen becomes a member of MT Højgaard's Leadership Team, consisting of senior management, HR and business development.

The formal management consists of: President and CEO Kristian May, CFO Johnny Rasmussen, COO Jens Nyhus, COO Peter Kofoed and COO Thorbiørn N. Rasmussen.

Contact

Kristian May President and CEO Tel. +45 3954 4000

Sofie Lindberg Communications Manager Tel. +45 2270 9214

MT Højgaard is Denmark's leading contractor with projects throughout Denmark and focused activities abroad. The Group's tasks range from project design to construction of bridges, residential buildings and commercial properties, as well as refurbishment of existing buildings and civil works. MT Højgaard generates revenues of around DKK 9 billion annually and employs approximately 5,000 people. www.mth.dk