EANS-Adhoc: closing of orderbook prior to the scheduled time due to oversubscription of 8.25% bond

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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.
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12.04.2011

Ad hoc Notification Pursuant to § 15 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

London, 12 April 2011 - Due to great demand Air Berlin PLC closed the order book
for the new 8.25% bond issue (ISIN DE000AB100B4) prior to the scheduled time and
ended the subscription period on 12 April 2011, as the subscriptions for the
bonds already exceed the maximum principal amount of the bond issue of 150
million Euro.
The bonds denominated into units with a nominal value of 1,000 Euro will be
issued at 100% of their principal. The issue date for the bonds is 19 April
2011. quirin bank AG is the Lead Manager of the bond issue.
Air Berlin PLC The Hour House 32 High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1ER Hertfordshire
Great Britain WKN AB1000 (Share) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Regulated
Market, Prime Standard) WKN A0NQ9H (Convertible Bond 2007) Euro MTF Market on
the Luxembourg Stock Exchange WKN A1ALH0 (Convertible Bond 2009) Open Market on
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange WKN AB100A (Bond 2010) segment Bondm of the open
market on the Stuttgart Stock Exchange
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offer to purchase securities of Air Berlin PLC. The Securities may not be
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Further inquiry note:
Ingolf Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1590
ihegner@airberlin.com
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer:      Air Berlin PLC
             The Hour House, High Street 32
             UK-WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts
phone:       +49 (0)30 3434 1500
FAX:         +49 (0)30/3434-1049
mail:        abpresse@airberlin.com
WWW:         http://www.airberlin.com
sector:      Air Transport
ISIN:        GB00B128C026
indexes:     SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share

stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English

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