EANS-Adhoc: closing of orderbook of 8.5% bond earlier than planned due to oversubscription
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oversubscription bond
02.11.2010
Ad hoc Notification Pursuant to § 15 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)
London, 2 November 2010 - Due to great demand Air Berlin PLC will close the order book for the new 8.5% bond (ISIN DE000AB100A6) ahead of the scheduled time and will end the subscription period earlier than planned on 2 November 2010, as the subscriptions for the bond already exceed the principal amount including the optional increase of in total 200m 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 10 November 2010. quirin bank AG is the Lead Manager of the bond issue.
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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