Announcement Details

October 23, 2009

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ANNOUNCEMENT


A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S has successfully placed unrated Eurobonds


Today, A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S successfully placed 5-year EUR Bonds for a
principal amount of EUR 750 million with a coupon of 4.875%. The transaction
generated significant demand from investors all over Europe and the bonds were
6.5 times oversubscribed. 
“With this transaction we have taken the first step to include debt capital
markets as a funding source for the Group with a view to diversify our sources
of financing,” says Jan Kjærvik, Senior Vice President and Head of Group
Finance and Risk Management. 
It is A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S' first bond issuance in the Company's history and
the issuance is unrated. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate
purposes. The Bonds are expected to be dual listed on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S
and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The bonds are subject to the authority of
the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority. 
The bond issuance will have no impact on the previous announced expectations
for the financial year 2009. 
The Bonds were placed by Danske Bank A/S, HSBC Bank plc, ING Bank N.V., J.P.
Morgan Securities Ltd. and Nordea Bank Danmark A/S. 
Copenhagen, 23 October 2009

Contact person: Senior Vice President Jan Kjærvik, phone +45 3363 1911


This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to purchase any securities in the United States.  The Bonds have not been
and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act") or the laws of any state within the U.S., and may not be
offered or sold in the United States, except in a transaction not subject to,
or pursuant to an applicable exemption from, the registration requirements of
the Securities Act or any state securities laws. This announcement and the
information contained herein may not be distributed or sent into the United
States, or in any other jurisdiction in which offers or sales of the Bonds
would be prohibited by applicable laws and should not be distributed to United
States persons or publications with a general circulation in the United States.
No offering of the Bonds is being made in the United States. 

This announcement is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i)
persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments
falling within Article 19(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
(Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") and (ii) high net worth entities
falling within Article 49(2) of the Order and (iii) persons to whom it would
otherwise be lawful to distribute it (all such persons together being referred
to as "relevant persons").  The Bonds are only available to, and any
invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such
Bonds will be engaged in only with, relevant persons.  Any person who is not a
relevant person should not act or rely on this announcement or any of its
contents. 



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