Ørsted — Earnings Release 2016

Apr 27, 2016

Highly satisfactory start to the year – EBITDA up 35%
Return on capital employed of 14%
Successful renegotiation of gas purchase contracts

• EBITDA was DKK 8.1 billion in Q1 2016 compared with DKK 6.0 billion in Q1
2015, corresponding to an increase of 35% on both reported and underlying
basis. The underlying improvement was driven by a 53% increase in Wind Power,
partly offset by lower gas, oil and power prices

• Adjusted ROCE (last 12 months) was 14% compared with 5% at the end of Q1 2015

• Net profit was DKK 5.2 billion, up DKK 3.5 billion on Q1 2015. This
improvement was primarily due to the higher EBITDA and lower depreciation and
net financial expenses

• Cash flows from operating activities totalled DKK 9.8 billion, up DKK 7.5
billion on Q1 2015, primarily as a result of higher EBITDA and an unusually low
level of funds tied up in working capital

• Gross investments totalled DKK 4.2 billion, mainly related to offshore wind
activities (Gode Wind 1 & 2, Walney Extension, Burbo Bank Extension, Race Bank
and Hornsea 1) as well as oil and gas fields (Hejre and Syd Arne in Denmark as
well as the West of Shetland area)

• Interest-bearing net debt decreased from DKK 9.2 billion at the end of 2015
to DKK 0.9 billion at the end of March 2016

• The credit metric Funds From Operations (FFO, last 12 months) in relation to
adjusted net debt was 59% at the end of Q1 2016 compared with 40% for the 2015
calendar year.

Outlook for 2016
In relation to the annual report for 2016, the outlook for EBITDA is unchanged,
while the expectations for gross investments are lowered:

• EBITDA (business performance) is expected to amount to DKK 20-23 billion in
2016

• Gross investments for 2016 are expected to amount to DKK 18-21 billion
against our previous guidance of DKK 20-23 billion.

Henrik Poulsen, CEO and President:
“Strategic progress, value creation, and upwards adjusted ROCE expectations

EBITDA growth of 35% - both reported and underlying

Return on capital employed increased to 14%

DONG Energy has had a very satisfactory start to 2016. Our strategic shift
towards renewables and green customer solutions is well under way and continues
to support our strong financial performance - both short and longer-term, which
has led us to increase our ROCE expectation for the Group from 12% by 2020 to
12%-14% in the period 2017-2020.

Operating profits (EBITDA) increased by 35% both on a reported basis and when
adjusting for non-recurring items. Return on capital employed increased to 14%.

Wind Power’s EBITDA increased by 53% to DKK 2.9 billion and we continue to
expect high growth for the full year.

Wind Power reached some significant milestones during Q1 2016 with the final
investment decision on the Hornsea 1 project and the 50% farm down of the Burbo
Bank Extension wind farm, both in the UK, as main achievements. Hornsea 1 will
become the world's largest offshore wind farm and the largest investment in
DONG Energy's history.

Wind Power continues to grow on the back of new offshore wind farms being
constructed. We are currently working on six major offshore wind farms in the
UK and Germany and they are all well on track. We continue to build our
pipeline of wind farm projects beyond 2020. We acquired 1 GW offshore project
rights in the US taking our total US project rights to 2.5 GW. Furthermore we
have taken initiatives to expand our geographic scope by establishing a
presence in Taiwan in order to explore offshore wind opportunities in the
Asia-Pacific region.

Bioenergy & Thermal Power (BTP) delivered a modest EBITDA of DKK 0.2 billion
reflecting the challenging market conditions for conventional power generation.

BTP reached a milestone with the decision to invest in the first
commercial-scale REnescience plant. The plant will be located close to
Manchester in the UK and will be the first full scale facility for our
innovative, enzyme-based waste treatment technology. We expect the plant to be
operational during 2017.

Distribution & Customer Solutions’ (DCS) EBITDA reached DKK 3.9 billion driven
by the renegotiation of additional long-term gas purchase contracts - with
satisfactory outcomes and significant lump sum payments for our historical
losses. We expect such non-recurring lump sum payments to amount to an
estimated DKK 3.5 billion in 2016 of which the majority was secured in Q1 2016.

Another significant achievement in DCS was the successful transition to new
customer system platforms in connection with the introduction of the new
supplier centric model in the Danish power market.

Oil & Gas’ (O&G) EBITDA declined significantly to DKK 1.0 billion, however with
a DKK 0.5 billion free cash flow generation. During Q1 2016 O&G received the
final catch-up volumes related to the 2013-redetermination of the Ormen Lange
field. This will contribute to the expected year-over-year decline in O&G’s
production and EBITDA.

O&G reached an important milestone with first gas from the Laggan-Tormore field
in the West of Shetland area. The field will expectedly contribute with an
entitlement share of 18,000 boe/d when plateau is reached. After years of
investment into a strong, infrastructure-based position in the area, we will
now see gas and income flowing from the asset.

O&G announced the decision to terminate the platform EPC contract on the Hejre
project. The consortium working on the platform has proven unable to deliver
according to the contract and O&G and its license partner lost confidence in
the consortium's ability to deliver a feasible solution.

Our safety performance during Q1 2016 was satisfactory with an LTIF for the
last twelve months of 1.9 and no fatal accidents. However, we continue to see
too many incidents and injuries among our contractors and we will continue to
work with them to improve the total safety performance of DONG Energy. The
safety and well-being of everyone working for DONG Energy remain a top priority
for us.

The preparations for a planned IPO of DONG Energy proceed according to plan and
the shareholders and the Board of Directors continue to target a listing of the
company before the end of Q1 2017.”

Conference call
In connection with the presentation of the interim financial report a
conference call for investors and analysts will be held on Wednesday 27 April
2016 at 10:30am CET:

Denmark: +45 3544 5583
International: +44 203 194 0544

The conference call can be followed live:
http://www.dongenergy.com/conferencecall

Presentation slides will be available prior to the conference call:
http://www.dongenergy.com/presentations

The interim financial report can be downloaded at:
http://www.dongenergy.com/interimreports

Further information

Media Relations
Martin Barlebo
+45 9955 9552

Investor Relations
Henrik Brünniche Lund
+45 9955 9722

DONG Energy is one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe,
headquartered in Denmark. Around 6,700 ambitious employees are engaged in
developing, constructing and operating offshore wind farms; generating power
and heat from our power stations; providing energy to residential and business
customers on a daily basis; and producing oil and gas. Group revenue was DKK 71
billion (EUR 9.5 billion) in 2015. For further information, see
www.dongenergy.com