Announcement No. 08/2008 Copenhagen, 21 April 2008 In accordance with company guidelines for the remuneration of the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board, as adopted by the general meeting of 10 April 2008, it has today been decided to award each of the two members of the Executive Board of DFDS A/S 10,000 share options in the company. The options have been awarded as an incentive for the management to improve the financial position of the company and to generate value for the shareholders. The options may be exercised from March 2011 until March 2013.The exercise price is based on the average share price for the five days prior to the award, to which 5% has been added, giving an exercise price of DKK 728 per share. The options are hedged against shares owned by DFDS. The theoretical value of the share options to each Board member is DKK 1.1 million calculated according to the Black & Scholes model, with an average duration of three years, volatility of 26%, dividend of DKK 15 per share and interest rate of 3.8%. DFDS A/S Chr. Merrild Chief Financial Officer For further information contact Chr. Merrild, CFO, direct telephone +45 3342 3201