Attached please find below text and the Chairman's report in full as PDF files. Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S _______________________________________________________________________________ NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S Announcement no. 19 Nikolaj Plads 6 23 April 2009 1067 Copenhagen K Annual general meeting of Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S Attached as separate PDF file, please find Mogens Hugo's oral report in full from NORDEN's annual general meeting held today on 23 April 2009 at 10 am. The Chairman's report and the accompanying presentation will be made available at the website www.ds-norden.com at 10 am. Here a webcast from the annual general meeting will also be made available during the afternoon. Kind regards, Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S The Board of Directors Contact at tel. +45 3315 0451: Carsten Mortensen, President & CEO. _______________________________________________________________________________ Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S 52, Strandvejen DK-2900 HELLERUP www.ds-norden.com