Ørsted — Board/Management Information 2011

Sep 29, 2011

Thomas Dalsgaard, age 45, is with effect from October 1st 2011 appointed
Executive Vice President in DONG Energy and will be responsible for the
business unit Generation. Thomas Dalsgaard previously served as Senior Vice
President in DONG Energy Generation with responsibility for the commercial
activities and Finance & Strategy. Thomas Dalsgaard holds a Master of Economics
and has been employed in DONG Energy from 2003-2004 and again from 2008. Thomas
Dalsgaard will be located in Skærbæk.

As previously announced, Niels Bergh-Hansen, Executive Vice President, who has
been responsible for Generation and Renewables, will retire with effect from
October 1st 2011.

Anders Eldrup, CEO, DONG Energy:

”I welcome Thomas Dalsgaard to the Group Management. With Thomas Dalsgaard as
Head of Generation, we continue unabated with the conversion from black to
green electricity and heat production and the development of our new
biotechnological energy solutions."

The group responsibility for the business unit Renewables will be filled by
Anders Eldrup, who adds:

”Over the recent years, Renewables has been through an extensive and successful
development, which has meant that today, DONG Energy is world leading within
offshore wind power which is one of the fastest growing segments in the energy
sector. This market leading position offers special opportunities for DONG
Energy, which is why I wish to increase my involvement in the further
development of this area."

The content of this company announcement does not affect DONG Energy's
previously announced expectations for the financial result for the financial
year 2011 or the expected investment level.

DONG Energy is one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe. We are
headquartered in Denmark. Our business is based on procuring, producing,
distributing and trading in energy and related products in Northern Europe. We
have approximately 6,000 employees and generated DKK 55 billion (EUR 7.3
billion) in revenue in 2010. For further information, see www.dongenergy.com.

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