Registration of share capital increase of nominally DKK 18,500,000 completed

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Vestas Wind Systems A/S is pleased to announce that the capital increase of     
nominal value of DKK 18,500,000 representing 18,500,000 shares of nominal value 
of DKK 1.00 each in connection with the private placement has today been        
completed and registered with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency.         

The new shares are expected to be admitted for trading and official listing on  
NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen under the permanent ISIN code on 6 May 2009.              

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The securities of Vestas Wind Systems A/S described in this release have not    
been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act, and accordingly, 
any offer or sale of these securities may be made only in a transaction exempt  
from registration.                                                              

This release is not an offer for sale within the United States of any equity    
shares or any other security of Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Securities of Vestas   
Wind Systems A/S, including any offering of its equity shares, may not be       
offered or sold in the United States absent registration under U.S. securities  
laws or unless exempt from registration under such laws. This release is being  
issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135(c) of the U.S. Securities    
Act.                                                                            

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section
27A of the U.S. Securities Act and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange  
Act. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because  
they relate to and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the     
future and actual results may differ materially to those in forward-looking     
statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements  
regarding our business, financial condition, strategy, results of operations,   
financing and other plans, objectives, assumptions, expectations, prospects,    
beliefs and other future events and prospects. We undertake no obligation, and  
do not intend, to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking        
statements, whether to reflect new information or future events or circumstances
or otherwise.                                                                   


Contact details:                                                                
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark                                                
Peter W Kruse, Senior Vice President, Group Communications                      
Tel: +45 9730 0000