Share Buyback - Announcement number 21/2007



As previously announced, EAC has initiated a share buyback programme.
Under the programme EAC will buy own shares for an amount of up to
DKK 500m until 3 April, 2008, cf. stock exchange announcement no. 11
of 16 August, 2007.

The programme is being executed in accordance with the rules of "Safe
Harbour" as set out by the EU Commission in Regulation 2273/2003 of
22 December, 2003.

EAC have made the following transactions under the programme since
the stock exchange announcement of 25 October, 2007:


                                Average purchase Transaction value,
      Date        No. of shares    price, DKK    DKK
Accumulated, last
announcement          1,085,400           387.03          420,085,317
   25.10.2007            26,000           418.09           10,870,340
   26.10.2007            18,150           410.82            7,456,383
   29.10.2007            21,850           409.88            8,955,878
   30.10.2007            14,575           408.96            5,960,592
   31.10.2007             8,800           409.85            3,606,680
   01.11.2007            25,000           410.61           10,265,250
   02.11.2007            21,100           412.18            8,696,998
Accumulated
under the
programme:            1,220,875           389.80          475,897,438



Hereafter EAC owns 1,220,875 own shares or 8.12% of the share
capital.

Yours sincerely,

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

             For additional information, please contact:
President & CEO Niels Henrik Jensen, +45 35 25 43 00, +45 20 23 21 88
                        (mobile), nhj@eac.dk
Group CFO Michael Østerlund Madsen, +45 35 25 43 00, +45 20 41 09 57
                        (mobile), mom@eac.dk
                             www.eac.dk

This English version is provided for convenience only and in case of
discrepancy the Danish version shall prevail.

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