Report of transactions with shares and related securities of The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons/companies closely associated with these

Pursuant to section 28a of the Danish Act on Securities Trading The
East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S shall make public transactions with
shares and related securities of The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S by
persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons/companies
closely associated with these.


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| Name             | Niels Henrik Jensen               |
|------------------+-----------------------------------|
| Reason           | President & CEO                   |
|------------------+-----------------------------------|
| Issuer           | The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S |
|------------------+-----------------------------------|
| ID code / ISIN   | DK0010006329                      |
|------------------+-----------------------------------|
| Description      | Shares                            |
|------------------+-----------------------------------|
| Transaction      | Buy                               |
|------------------+-----------------------------------|
| Trading Date     | 13.03.2009                        |
|------------------+-----------------------------------|
| Market           | Copenhagen Stock Exchange         |
|------------------+-----------------------------------|
| Number           | 2,000                             |
|------------------+-----------------------------------|
| Market value DKK | 312,652                           |
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Yours sincerely,
The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S
(A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni)

For more information:
Christian Lund, Group Vice President - Legal Counsel
Tel.: +45 3525 4300