AP Moeller Maersk A/S Proposes FY 2012 Dividend and Issues FY 2013 Financial Guidance

AP Moeller Maersk A/S announced that the Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that a dividend of DKK 1,200 per share of DKK 1,000 be paid for the fiscal year 2012. Payment is expected to take place on April 17, 2013. For the fiscal year 2011, the Company paid a dividend of DKK 1,000 per share. Additionally, the Company announced that its result for the fiscal year 2013 is expected to be below the 2012 result, and that the fiscal year 2013 operational result is expected to be in line with 2012 excluding impairment losses, divestment gains and gain from the tax settlement in Algeria. For the fiscal year 2012, the Company reported result of USD 4.0 billion and operational result of USD 2.9 billion.