Ørsted — Earnings Release 2017

Aug 10, 2017

Full-year EBITDA outlook raised from DKK 15-17 billion to DKK 17-19 billion

Growth in underlying operating profit (EBITDA) of 74% in Q2 2017

Agreement on divestment of the upstream oil and gas business to British INEOS

Agreement on farm down of 50% of the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund
2 to Global Infrastructure Partners

First power from Race Bank and inauguration of the Burbo Bank Extension and
Gode Wind offshore wind farms

Partnership agreement with US-based Dominion Energy on offshore wind project in
Virginia

• Operating profit (EBITDA) increased by DKK 1.8 billion and amounted to DKK
4.4 billion in Q2 2017

• Underlying operating profit (EBITDA) rose by 74% due to higher earnings from
ramp up of new offshore wind farms as well as high wind energy content.
Furthermore, earnings increased from partnership agreements as Q2 2017 was
positively impacted by gains related to the farm down of 50% of Race Bank

• Return on capital employed (adjusted ROCE, last 12 months) was 18% compared
with 15% at the end of June 2016

• Cash flow from operating activities amounted to DKK -1.8 billion in Q2 2017,
a decrease of DKK 3.1 billion compared with the same period last year. The
decrease was primarily due to early settlement of intra-group hedging contracts
related to the oil and gas business as well as more funds tied up in working
capital due to a high level of construction activity on offshore wind farms

• Gross investments totalled DKK 4.3 billion and related primarily to the
construction of Walney Extension, Race Bank and Hornsea 1 in the UK as well as
Borkum Riffgrund 2 in Germany

• Net debt increased by DKK 3.8 billion in Q2 2017 and amounted to DKK 10.3
billion by the end of June 2017.

Commenting on the interim financial report, Henrik Poulsen, CEO and President,
said:
”H1 showed strong strategic progress supplemented by good financial and
operating results.

Our expectations for partnership income in H2 2017 have increased, as we have
entered into an agreement to divest of 50% of Borkum Riffgrund 2 in 2017
instead of 2018. This means that we have raised our outlook for the Group’s
operating profit (EBITDA) for 2017 to DKK 17-19 billion from previously DKK
15-17 billion, corresponding to an underlying growth of 18-32%.

In May and June, we inaugurated the UK offshore wind farm Burbo Bank Extension
and the German offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. Furthermore, in May we
produced the first power from Race Bank, which is expected to be commissioned
in Q1 2018.

Our offshore wind farms under construction are progressing according to plan.
We are also continuing our efforts to expand our portfolio of offshore wind
projects for construction after 2020.

In July, we entered into a partnership agreement with the US-based energy
company Dominion Energy concerning a development project off the coast of
Virginia. The project will initially involve construction of a 12MW
demonstration plant, which may pave the way for future cooperation on further
offshore wind development in Virginia.

We expect to submit a bid in the UK auction for the Hornsea 2 project on 14
August, and we expect to know the outcome of the auction in September. The
deadline for submitting bids in the auction in Massachusetts, USA, is in the
second half of December this year, and we expect to know the outcome of this
auction in mid-2018 at the latest.

We expect to commission the first commercial REnescience plant in Northwich in
the UK, turning unsorted waste into green energy and recyclable materials,
during Q3 2017. The plant is still in the ramp up phase, and the coming months
will be devoted to optimising and monitoring production and quality, while
working to mature additional REnescience projects. Our pipeline focuses on
opportunities in the UK, the Netherlands and Malaysia.

On 24 May, we announced an agreement to divest our oil and gas business to the
British chemical company INEOS. The agreement is awaiting approval by the
authorities in Norway, Denmark and the UK as well as other third parties. We
expect the transaction to be closed by the end of Q3.

Within one to two years we will likely have excess investment capacity compared
to the target rating of BBB+/Baa1, assuming the current dividend policy, the
current farm down model, the current Wind Power build out plan as well as the
ambition of a 1 GW per year offshore wind build out from 2021-2025 are
continued. The likely excess investment capacity materialises as more and more
Wind Power assets come on line and start generating cash flow and has recently
been positively impacted by the experienced decline in the build out cost per
MW (LCoE).

Value-enhancing, green growth opportunities beyond the current investment plan
will thus be explored against tight strategic and financial criteria. This
could naturally include additional opportunities within offshore wind – which
remains our core focus – as well as other renewable technologies and within our
downstream, customer-facing business. All of this supporting DONG Energy’s
vision to play a leading role in the energy transformation.

After the farm down of Borkum Riffgrund 2 and the expected farm downs of Walney
Extension and Hornsea 1, we will only consider farm downs subject to
substantial value creation and risk diversification.

Any excess financial headroom will be returned to shareholders in a disciplined
manner through increased annual dividends and/or share buybacks.

In recent years, our employees have made an outstanding contribution to
transforming DONG Energy from a Danish company primarily focused on gas, oil
and coal to being a global leader in renewable energy. They continue to pursue
profitable, long-term growth and deserve huge recognition for their
entrepreneurial spirit, diligence and hard work.”

Outlook for 2017
On 7 August 2017, we raised our EBITDA guidance (business performance) from DKK
15-17 billion to DKK 17-19 billion. This corresponds to an underlying growth of
18-32%.

The outlook for gross investments is unchanged relative to the annual report
for 2016 and is still expected to amount to DKK 18-20 billion.

Significant events after the interim financial report for Q1 2017:

• In May, we achieved first power at Race Bank and inaugurated the Burbo Bank
Extension offshore wind farm. In June, we inaugurated the Gode Wind 1 & 2
offshore wind farms

• In May, we entered an agreement to divest the upstream oil and gas business
to British INEOS

• In June, we decided to convert the Asnæs Power Station from coal to wood
chips. The conversion is expected to be completed by the end of 2019

• In July, together with Siemens, we agreed to divest A2SEA to Belgian GeoSea

• In July, we entered a strategic partnership with Dominion Energy to construct
two 6MW turbines off the coast of Virginia, which may pave the way for future
cooperation

• In August, we signed an agreement to divest 50% of Borkum Riffgrund 2

Conference call
In connection with the presentation of the interim financial report, a
conference call for investors and analysts will be held on Thursday, 10 August
2017 at 10:00 CET:

Denmark: +45 35 44 55 83
UK: +44 (0) 203 194 0544
USA: +1 855 269 2604

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/en/investors/presentations

The interim financial report can be downloaded at:
http://www.dongenergy.com/en/investors/financial-reports/interim-reports

Further information

Media Relations
Martin Barlebo
+45 99 55 95 52

Investor Relations
Henrik Brünniche Lund
+45 99 55 97 22

DONG Energy (Nasdaq OMX: DENERG) is one of Northern Europe's leading energy
groups and is headquartered in Denmark. Around 6,500 ambitious employees
develop, construct and operate offshore wind farms, generate power and heat
from our power stations as well as supply and trade in energy to wholesale,
business and residential customers. In addition, we produce oil and gas, and a
process has been initiated to divest this business unit. The continuing part of
the Group has approximately 5,800 employees and generated revenue in 2016 of
DKK 61 billion (EUR 8.2 billion). Read more at www.dongenergy.com.