Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
EANS-Adhoc: Successful increase of the 11.5 % bond issued in November 2011
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anleihe 26.10.2012 Ad hoc Notification Pursuant to § 15 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) London, 26 October 2012 - Today Air Berlin PLC has successfully increased the aggregate principal amount of its bond placed on 1 November 2011 with a coupon of 11.5% per annum from EUR 100 million to the maximum amount of EUR 150 million. The new notes were placed with institutional investors. The orderbook was closed prematurely after the placement had been oversubscribed. The notes will be issued at 101% of their principal amount. The issue date of the notes is expected to be 1 November 2012. quirin bank AG was the Lead Manager of the increase of the bond issue. Air Berlin PLC The Hour House 32 High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1ER Hertford-shire Great Britain ISIN GB00B128C026, WKN AB1000, (Share) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard) ISIN DE000A0NQ9H6 (Con-vertible Bonds 2007) Euro MTF Market on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange ISIN DE000AB100A6 (Bond 2010), ISIN DE000AB100B4 (Bond April 2011) and ISIN DE000AB100C2 (Bond November 2011) each of the three bonds segment Bondm of the open market on the Stuttgart Stock Exchange and Main Securities Market on the Irish Stock Exchange 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 securities of Air Berlin PLC (the "Securities") are prohibited by applicable law. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities of Air Berlin PLC. The Securities 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 Securities 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 or rely thereon. 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. Further inquiry note: Ingolf Hegner SVP Investor Relations +49 (0)30 3434 1590 ingolf.hegner@airberlin.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: Air Berlin PLC The Hour House, High Street 32 UK-WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts phone: +49 (0)30 3434 1500 FAX: +49 (0)30/3434-1509 mail: abpresse@airberlin.com WWW: http://www.airberlin.com sector: Air Transport ISIN: GB00B128C026 indexes: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English