Announcement No. 8/2007


EAC's share capital and number of votes

With reference to section 17 para. 2 of Executive Order No. 226 of 15 March
2007 on the ob-ligations of issuers to publish accurate and timely information,
it is hereby confirmed that the total share capital of The East Asiatic Company
Ltd. A/S amounts to DKK 1,169,014,630 consisting of 16,700,209 shares of DKK 70
each, corresponding to 16,700,209 votes. 



Yours sincerely,

The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S
(A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni)

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