euro adhoc: Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
Financing, Stock Offerings
(IPO)
Offer price for Air Berlin shares set at EUR 12
Offer volume of EUR 510 in the event of the full exercise of the greenshoe
option
Air Berlin shares more than twice ove
Disclosure announcement transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement.
10.05.2006
London, 10 May 2006 - Together with the Selling Shareholders and the Joint Global Coordinators COMMERZBANK Aktiengesellschaft and Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Air Berlin PLC today set the offer price at EUR 12 per share. At this offer price, the shares were twice oversubscribed.
The transaction volume totals approximately EUR 443.5 million, EUR 510 million in the event that the greenshoe option is exercised in full. In the aggregate, 36,956,521 shares were sold in the offering. In addition, 5,543,479 shares were allotted in way of over-allotment. The company will receive gross proceeds of approximately EUR 234.8 million from the sale of new shares resulting from a capital increase resolved in connection with the initial public offering. In the event of the full exercise of the greenshoe option, the free float will amount to approximately 71 percent. The company as well as the Selling Shareholders are subject to a lockup of six months after admission of the shares to trading. Joachim Hunold, Chief Executive Officer, has agreed to a lockup for a period of 18 months after the day of the admission of the shares to trading. The trading is expected to commence on 11 May 2006.
DISCLAIMER
THIS AD HOC RELEASE CONSTITUTES NEITHER AN OFFER TO SELL NOR A SOLICITATION TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OF AIR BERLIN PLC. THE SECURITIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD.
THIS AD HOC RELEASE AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN MAY NOT BE
TRANSMITTED OR DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (THE
"UNITED STATES") AND MUST NOT BE DISTRIBUTED OR FORWARDED TO U.S.
PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S OF THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED ("SECURITIES ACT")) OR PUBLICATIONS WITH A GENERAL
CIRCULATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS PRESS RELEASE DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR INVITATION TO PURCHASE ANY SECURITIES IN THE
UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES OF AIR BERLIN PLC HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR
DELIVERED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS ABSENT
REGISTRATION UNDER, OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAWS. AIR BERLIN DOES
NOT INTEND TO MAKE A PUBLIC OFFER OF SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.THIS AD HOC RELEASE IS DIRECTED ONLY AT PERSONS (I) WHO ARE OUTSIDE
THE UNITED KINGDOM OR (II) WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN
MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER
2001 (AS AMENDED) (THE "ORDER") OR (III) WHO FALL WITHIN ARTICLE
49(2) (A) TO (D) ("HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED
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PERSON MUST NOT ACT OR RELY ON THIS COMMUNICATION OR ANY OF ITS
CONTENTS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS
COMMUNICATION RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL
BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS.end of announcement euro adhoc 10.05.2006 19:00:56
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: CDAX
Börsen: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse / admission applied: official
dealing