EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC resolves upon further capital increase
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Capital increase
10.06.2009
Ad-hoc-notice pursuant to § 15 of the Securities Trading Act (WpHG)
- 4.5 million new shares to be issued
London, 9 June 2009: Air Berlin PLC ("Air Berlin") today resolved to
issue 4.5 million new ordinary shares under exclusion of the
pre-emptive rights of Air Berlin's existing shareholders. ESAS
Holding A.S., Air Berlin's largest shareholder, will subscribe for 4m
new shares, Johannes Zurnieden, Chairman of Air Berlin's Board of
Directors, will subscribe for 350,000 new shares and Joachim Hunold
Vermögensverwaltung GmbH, a company wholly owned by Joachim Hunold,
CEO of Air Berlin, will subscribe for 150,000 new shares at a
subscription price of EUR 3.50 per share. The new shares are expected
to be issued on or about 11 June 2009. The subscription price
corresponds to the price at which Air Berlin issued 6,571,700 new
shares to institutional investors in a private placement on 4 June
2009.The new shares will rank pari passu with the outstanding ordinary shares of Air Berlin. The admission of the new shares to trading is expected at a later date.
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
end of announcement euro adhoc
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