Ørsted — Capital/Financing Update 2015

Nov 13, 2015

Standard & Poor’s has today re-established the equity content to ‘Intermediate’
(50%) for DONG Energy’s outstanding EUR 600,000,000 3.0% hybrid capital
security due 3015 (ISIN XS1227607402). This has been confirmed by a press
release from Standard & Poor’s.

The re-establishment of the equity content follows from the Deed of
Undertaking, which DONG Energy executed on 10 November 2015.

The information provided in this announcement does not change DONG Energy’s
previous financial guidance for the 2015 financial year or the announced
expected investment level for 2015-2016.

For additional information, please contact:

Media Relations
Ulrik Frøhlke
+45 9955 9560

Investor Relations
Allan Bødskov Andersen
+45 9955 9769

DONG Energy is one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe,
headquartered in Denmark. Around 6,500 ambitious employees are engaged in
exploring and producing oil and gas, developing, constructing and operating
offshore wind farms and power stations, and providing energy to residential and
business customers on a daily basis. Group revenue was DKK 67bn (EUR 9.0bn) in
2014. For further information, see www.dongenergy.com