STOCKHOLM (Standard&Poor's) Feb. 22, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings and outlook on Denmark-based integrated power and gas company DONG Energy A/S (BBB+/Negative/A-2) are not immediately affected by the company's announcement that it is discussing possible initiatives with its principal shareholder, the Danish Ministry of Finance, to strengthen its capital structure, including a potential injection of equity. Although we believe an equity injection would be positive for the company's capital structure, we would need more details about the potential transaction to fully assess the likely impact. This is particularly in light of continued adverse market conditions for DONG Energy's midstream gas and thermal power operations and the company's current underperformance against our benchmark credit
