DFDS TO CONVENE EGM TO ELECT NEW BOARD MEMBERS. CHAIR STEPPING DOWN

Following a request from DFDS’ largest shareholder, Lauritzen Fonden Holding ApS, made pursuant to section 89 of the Danish Companies Act and article 5.4 of the Company’s Articles of Association, DFDS will convene an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to propose the election of Niels Smedegaard and Jan Johan Kühl as new members of the Board of Directors (“the Board”).