Ørsted — Board/Management Information 2014

Dec 15, 2014

Søren Gath Hansen will step down as Group Executive Vice President and CEO for
E&P. His successor is David B. Cook who comes from a position as Executive
Officer and Head of Oil & Gas at the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, TAQA.
Søren Gath Hansen will continue in DONG Energy as head of the group's Quality,
Health, Safety and Environment activities (QHSE).

Søren Gath Hansen said:

"I have worked for DONG Energy for more than 30 years and throughout the past
12 years I have had the privilege to head the build-up of the oil and gas
business which has become a strong player in the North Sea with a daily
production of more than 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent. I have recently
turned 60 and I have now reached a point in my life where I feel it is the
right time to hand over the challenging job as CEO of the E&P business to my
successor. I have a great passion for safety and environment and I am looking
forward to spending all my energy in supporting DONG Energy's positive progress
in this area."

DONG Energy's CEO Henrik Poulsen said:

"I would like to thank Søren for the contribution he has made to DONG Energy as
CEO for E&P. Søren has built DONG Energy's oil and gas business into a strong
regional player which over the last 6 years has doubled its production. Søren
passes on the position at a time where DONG Energy's oil and gas production is
the highest ever. I will also thank Søren for his contribution to the Group
Management team where he has been a valued member for many years. I look
forward to working with Søren in his new role, which emphasizes our strategic
focus on safety and environment."

David B. Cook has been appointed as the new CEO of Exploration & Production and
Group Executive Vice President in DONG Energy. David is 52 years, American and
comes from the position of Executive Officer and Head of Oil & Gas in Abu
Dhabi's national energy company, TAQA. Prior to TAQA he worked for BP across
E&P operational, exploration and commercial functions. David is geologist and
geophysicist by education and holds a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from
Michigan State University. He takes over the CEO role effective 15 December
2014.

Henrik Poulsen commented on the appointment of David B. Cook:

"I am pleased that we have been able to attract David to the position as CEO
for our E&P business and Group Executive Vice President, and we welcome David
and his family to Denmark. David has a long and impressive career in BP behind
him and recently had remarkable success in his responsibility for the global
oil and gas business in TAQA, Abu Dhabi's national energy company. David has
deep experience from the global oil and gas industry within exploration,
development projects and operation of producing fields. Through his results he
has demonstrated that he is able to develop an oil and gas business, both in
terms of making more of the existing assets as well as building a sound
long-term E&P business based on exploration and acquisition success."

About David B. Cook

• 2010-2014: Executive Officer and Head of Oil & Gas, TAQA (UAE)
• 2008-2010: Vice President, BP Russia Offshore
• 2005-2008: Vice President, BP Sakhalin
• 1998-2005: Commercial and technical positions, BP & TNK-BP
• 1988-1998: Technical and commercial positions, Amoco
• 1988: Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, Michigan State University
• 1984: B.Sc. in Geology with Geophysics Option, Michigan State University

The information provided in this announcement does not change DONG Energy’s
previous financial guidance for the 2014 financial year or the announced
expected investment level for 2014-2015.

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and related products in Northern Europe. DONG Energy has around 6,500 employees
and is headquartered in Denmark. The Group generated DKK 73 billion (EUR 9.8
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