Ørsted — Capital/Financing Update 2009

Dec 9, 2009

Company announcement

DONG Energy A/S Senior Eurobond Announcement

DONG Energy A/S announces its intention to issue a dual tranche benchmark Eurobond under its existing European Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme. The proceeds of the transaction will be used for general corporate purposes.

DONG Energy A/S is rated A- with a stable outlook by Standard & Poor's and Baa1 with a stable outlook by Moody's.

BNP Paribas, Danske Bank, Morgan Stanley and RBS are acting as joint bookrunners for this transaction.

The information provided in this company announcement will not change the previous financial guidance for the financial year 2009 or the expected investment level.

For further information, contact:

Media Relations Ulrik Frøhlke +45 9955 9560

Investor Relations Morten Hultberg Buchgreitz +45 9955 9750

DONG Energy A/S Kraftværksvej 53 Skærbæk DK-7000 Fredericia

www.dongenergy.com CVR no. 36 21 37 28

9 December 2009

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 more than DKK 60 billion (EUR 8.2 billion) in revenue in 2008. For further information, see www.dongenergy.com.