Ørsted — Capital/Financing Update 2012

Sep 10, 2012

DONG Energy A/S announces its intention to issue a euro denominated bond of
benchmark size with a maturity of 10 years under its existing debt issuance
programme (EMTN programme). The proceeds of the transaction will be used for
general corporate purposes.

The final size of the issue, coupon and maturity will be decided when the
bookbuilding process closes.

DONG Energy A/S is rated ‘A-‘ CreditWatch Negative with Standard & Poor's and
‘Baa1’ stable outlook with Moody's.

Barclays, Danske Bank, JP Morgan and Nordea are acting as joint bookrunners for
this transaction.

The information provided in this announcement does not change the previous
financial guidance for the 2012 financial year or the announced expected
investment level.

For further information, please contact:

Media Relations
Helene Aagaard
+45 9955 9330

Investor Relations
Morten Hultberg Buchgreitz
+45 9955 9750

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 6,400 employees and generated DKK 57 billion (EUR 7.6
billion) in revenue in 2011. For further information, see www.dongenergy.com