euro adhoc: Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG / Financing, Stock Offerings (IPO) / Air Berlin PLC: Offer period for Air Berlin IPO extended (E)

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04.05.2006

London, 4 May 2006 - Air Berlin PLC, the selling shareholders and COMMERZBANK
Aktiengesellschaft and Morgan Stanley Bank AG have revised the terms of the
offering for the IPO of Air Berlin PLC as follows:

The offer period during which purchase orders for the shares may be submitted
has been extended and is now expected to end on 10 May 2006 for private
investors at 12:00 p.m. (CEST), and for institutional investors at 5:00 p.m.
(CEST).

Due to the aforementioned extension of the offer period, the date for the first
day of listing is now expected for 11 May 2006 and the date of the delivery of
the shares against payment for 15 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 OFFER IS BEING MADE SOLELY BY MEANS,
AND ON THE BASIS OF THE PROSPECTUS, INCLUDING SUPPLEMENT No. 1. INVESTMENT
DECISIONS RELATING TO THE SHARES OR OTHER SECURITIES OF AIR BERLIN PLC SHALL BE
MADE SOLELEY ON THE BASIS OF THE PROSPECTUS WHICH IS HELD AVAILABLE FREE OF
CHARGE AT AIR BERLIN PLC.

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 ASSOCIATIONS ETC.") OF THE ORDER (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING
REFERRED TO AS "RELEVANT PERSONS"). ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT A RELEVANT 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."

Further inquiry note:
Ingolf T. Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1532
ihegner@airberlin.com

end of announcement euro adhoc 04.05.2006 18:06:28
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emitter: Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
Saatwinkler Damm 42-43
D-13627 Berlin
phone: +49 (0)30 3434 1500
FAX: +49 (0)30 3434 1509
mail: abpresse@airberlin.com
WWW: http://www.airberlin.com
ISIN: GB00B128C026
indexes: CDAX
stockmarkets: admission applied: official dealing: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse
sector: Air Transport
language: English

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