Ørsted — Board/Management Information 2013

Oct 3, 2013

Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen will step down as CFO after 11 years with DONG
Energy. His successor will be Marianne Wiinholt, who comes from the position of
Senior Vice President of DONG Energy's Customers & Markets division.

Marianne Wiinholt will thus replace Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen on DONG Energy’s
Executive Board.

Henrik Poulsen, DONG Energy’s CEO, says:

“I would like to thank Carsten for the huge contribution he has made to the
company over many years. He has been a valuable and loyal part of DONG Energy’s
management through all of those years. I wish him all the best with new
challenges.”

“Marianne Wiinholt is the ideal candidate for the job and I am delighted that
we have a fully competent successor within DONG Energy who is ready to take
over.”

The information provided in this announcement does not change DONG Energy’s
previous financial guidance for the 2013 financial year or the announced
expected investment level for 2013-2014.

For additional information, please contact:

Media Relations
Karsten Anker Petersen
+45 9955 9662

DONG Energy is one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe. Our
business is based on procuring, producing, distributing and trading in energy
and related products in Northern Europe. DONG Energy has nearly 7,000 employees
and is headquartered in Denmark. The Group generated DKK 67 billion (EUR 9.0
billion) in revenue in 2012. For further information, see www.dongenergy.com