Notice convening the Annual General Meeting of The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S - Announcement no. 5/2009

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Attached please find the notice convening the Annual General Meeting
of The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S, which will be held on
Wednesday, 25 March 2009 at the Radisson SAS Falconer Hotel &
Conference Centre, 9 Falkoner Allé, 2000 Frederiksberg.


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
  nhj@eac.dk

Group CFO Michael Østerlund Madsen
 +45 3525 4300
  mom@eac.dk

www.eac.dk