Attached please find below text as PDF file. Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S _______________________________________________________________________________ NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S Announcement no. 4 Nikolaj Plads 6 9 February 2009 1067 Copenhagen K Page 1 of 1 Employee shares in Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S The Board of Directors of Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S has decided to grant employee shares free of charge in accordance with the general Employee Share Program of the Tax Assessment Act, section 7A, subsection 1, no. 2. Each employee who was employed by the Company on 1 February 2009 and who fulfils specific employment criteria will be granted 91 shares with a nominal value of DKK 1. A total of 22,750 shares with a nominal value of DKK 1 are allotted at a total quoted value of DKK 5,691,368. The shares will be taken from the Company's stock of treasury shares. Further to company announcement of 25 January 2008, please be advised that NORDEN during 2008 has allotted a total of 4,081 shares with a nominal value of DKK 1 at a total quoted value of DKK 1,663,415 to employees who during 2008 have fulfilled specific employment criteria set forth at the general allotment of employee shares on 21 January 2008. Kind regards, Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S Michael Tønnes Jørgensen Executive Vice President & CFO Contact at tel. +45 3315 0451: Michael Tønnes Jørgensen, Executive Vice President & CFO. _______________________________________________________________________________ Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S 52, Strandvejen DK-2900 HELLERUP www.ds-norden.com