EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC successfully completes capital raising
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Capital increase
04.06.2009
Ad hoc-release pursuant to § 15 of the Securities Trading Act (WpHG)
- 6.6 million new shares issued - ESAS Holding A.S. and Management will purchase an additional 4.5 million new shares - Offer price of EUR 3.50 per share
London, 4 June 2009: Air Berlin PLC ("Air Berlin") has raised EUR 23.0 million
from issuance of approximately 6.6 million new shares, which have been placed
with institutional and professional investors in a bookbuild offering at an
offer price of EUR 3.50 per share. The share issuance represents close to 10% of
Air Berlin´s issued and registered share capital.In addition, ESAS Holding A.S., Air Berlin´s largest shareholder, has agreed to purchase 4 million new shares at the offer price of the bookbuild offering and Johannes Zurnieden, Chairman of Air Berlin's Board of Directors, as well as Joachim Hunold, CEO of Air Berlin have agreed to purchase 350,000 and 150,000 new shares, respectively. This will raise additional proceeds of 15.8 million. The new shares to be subscribed will be issued by way of a separate capital increase of Air Berlin.
The proceeds from the capital increase will be used for general corporate purposes of Air Berlin.
Credit Suisse acted as Sole Bookrunner for the offering. Settlement of the offering is expected on or about 9 June 2009. Following the capital increase, the number of issued and registered shares of Air Berlin amounts to 72,288,803.
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
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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