Report on transactions with shares and related securities of The East Asiatic Company 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.


+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Name             | Lars Lykke Iversen                   |
|------------------+--------------------------------------|
| Reason           | Member of Operations Management Team |
|------------------+--------------------------------------|
| Issuer           | The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S    |
|------------------+--------------------------------------|
| ID code / ISIN   | DK0010006329                         |
|------------------+--------------------------------------|
| Description      | Shares                               |
|------------------+--------------------------------------|
| Transaction      | Buy                                  |
|------------------+--------------------------------------|
| Trading Date     | 09.03.2009                           |
|------------------+--------------------------------------|
| Market           | Copenhagen Stock Exchange            |
|------------------+--------------------------------------|
| Number           | 1,000                                |
|------------------+--------------------------------------|
| Market value DKK | 138,000                              |
+---------------------------------------------------------+


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