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Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S

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                                                             Announcement no. 12

                                                                     15 May 2012

Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S

Statement of leading employees’ transactions with NORDEN shares and related
securities 

According to section 28A of the Danish Securities Trading Act, the Company
shall report the following information about the transactions of leading
employees and their closely related parties in the Company’s shares and related
securities: 

Name:                           Carsten Mortensen                  
Occasion:                       Reporting duty, President & CEO
Issuer:                         Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S      
ISIN code:                      DK0010269844                       
Description:                    Shares                             
Transaction:                    Purchase                           
Commercial date:                15 May 2012                        
Market:                         NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S          
Number:                         6,400                              
Market value in DKK:            986,170                            
Holding after the transaction:  49,763 shares and 234,177 options  



                                  Kind regards,

                          Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S

                            Michael Tønnes Jørgensen

                     Executive Vice President & CFO



Contact at tel. +45 3315 0451: Carsten Mortensen, President & CEO.

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                          Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S

                                52, Strandvejen

                                DK-2900 HELLERUP

                                CVR no. 67758919

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