Further to today's company announcement no. 1 we wish to inform that The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S has received the following notification from ATP concerning an increase in EAC shares and voting rights:"With reference to the Danish Public Companies Act Section 28a and the Danish Securities Trading Act Section 29, we hereby inform you that ATP and ATP Invest after its acquisition of EAC shares on 18 November 2008 now holds 5.07 per cent of the share capital and voting rights in the East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S (A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni). As of 18 November 2008 the portfolio of ATP and ATP Invest amounts to 713,602 shares of DKK 70.- corresponding to a total nominal amount of DKK 49,952,140.-." 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 3525 4300 +45 2023 2188 (mobile) nhj@eac.dk Group CFO Michael Østerlund Madsen +45 3525 4300 +45 2041 0957 (mobile) mom@eac.dk www.eac.dk