EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC issues new shares
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Capital increase
04.06.2009
Ad hoc-release pursuant to § 15 of the Securities Trading Act (WpHG)
- Approximately 6 million new shares to be issued
- ESAS Holding A.S. intends to purchase an additional 4m new shares
London, 04 June 2009: Air Berlin PLC ("Air Berlin") today resolved to issue
approximately 6 million new shares, which will be sold to institutional and
professional investors by means of an accelerated bookbuild offering. The
pre-emptive rights of Air Berlin's existing shareholders to subscribe for the
new shares will be excluded. Johannes Zurnieden, Chairman of Air Berlin's Board
of Directors, will subscribe for 350,000 new shares, and Joachim Hunold, CEO of
Air Berlin, will subscribe for 150,000 new shares in connection with the
placement. In addition, ESAS Holding A.S., Air Berlin's largest shareholder,
confirms to purchase an additional 4m new shares at the offer price of the
bookbuild offering, which will be issued out of a separate capital increase of
Air Berlin.The proceeds from the capital increase will be used for general corporate purposes.
Credit Suisse is acting as Sole Bookrunner for the offering. Settlement of the offering is expected on or about 9 June 2009. The new shares will rank pari passu with the outstanding shares of Air Berlin.
Air Berlin PLC The Hour House 32 High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1ER Hertfordshire Great Britain WKN AB1000 (Share) Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard) WKN AONQ9H (Convertible Bond) Euro MTF Market on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Disclaimer Not for release, publication or distribution in the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan and in any other jurisdiction in which offers or sales of shares of Air Berlin PLC (the "Shares") are prohibited by applicable law. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities of Air Berlin PLC. The Shares may not be offered or sold in the United States under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, absent registration or an exemption from registration. No public offering of Shares will be made in the United States. This document is not for general publication, release or distribution in the United Kingdom and may only be distributed in the United Kingdom to persons who (i) are investment professionals falling within article 19 (5) of the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, in its current version (the "Order"), or (ii) are high net worth entities or other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated falling within article 49 (2) (a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons will be termed "Relevant Persons" below). Anyone in the United Kingdom who is not a Relevant Person may not act on the basis of this press release or its contents. Any investment or investment activity to which this press release refers is only available to Relevant Persons and is only carried out with Relevant Persons.
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Further inquiry note:
Ingolf Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1532
ihegner@airberlin.com
Branche: Air Transport
ISIN: GB00B128C026
WKN: AB1000
Index: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade
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