A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni

Report of transactions with shares and related securities of The

East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S by persons discharging managerial

responsibilities and persons/companies closely associated with these.

Pursuant to section 28a of the Danish Act on Securities Trading The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S shall make public transactions with shares and related securities of The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons/companies closely associated with these.

Name	Henning Kruse Petersen
Reason	Chairman of the Board of Directors
Issuer	The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S
ID code / ISIN	DK0010006329
Description	Shares
Transaction	Buy
Trading Date	14.08.2009
Market	Copenhagen Stock Exchange
Number	8,000
Market value DKK	1,452,000

Yours sincerely,

The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S

(A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni)

For more information:

Christian Lund, Group Vice President - Legal Counsel

Tel.: +45 3525 4300