Ørsted — M&A Activity 2011

Jul 19, 2011

The terms regarding the divestment of the transmission assets relating to
Gunfleet Sands I and II have now been agreed between DONG Energy and the
purchaser TC Gunfleet Sands OFTO Limited (Transmission Capital Partners) at the
sum of GBP 49.5 million. The financial closure of the transaction has been
completed and the assets have been transferred to TC Gunfleet Sands OFTO
Limited.

The divestment is a result of The UK government's decision that offshore wind
farms are to divest their offshore transmission assets to new offshore
transmission owners ("OFTO") via a competitive tender run by Ofgem.

Upon transfer of the transmission assets, DONG Energy will enter into a 5-year
O&M agreement.

The information provided in this announcement does not change DONG Energy's
previous financial guidance for the 2011 financial year or the announced
expected investment level.

For additional 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 6,000 employees and generated DKK 55 billion (EUR 7.3
billion) in revenue in 2010. For further information, see www.dongenergy.com.