EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC
Air Berlin PLC announces the result and the
economic effects of the partial ac-quisition of the 2009 9% convertible bond
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.
9% covertible bond
12.11.2010
London, 12 November 2010 - After the period in which holders of the 125m Euro 9% convertible bond issued by Air Berlin Finance B.V. in 2009 (ISIN DE000A1ALH01) could offer the sale of their outstanding bonds to Air Berlin PLC expired on 11 November 2010 (see the ad hoc notifications dated 1 and 9 November 2010), Air Berlin gives notice that it will acquire bonds in an aggregate nominal amount of 109.45m Euro at a rate of 123%. The purchase price amounts to 61,500 Euro plus accrued but unpaid interest for each of the 2,189 bonds in a nominal amount of 50,000 Euro. As bonds in an aggregate nominal amount of 119.25m Euro have been offered to the company at a rate of 123%, it will exercise its right to accept these offers on a pro-rate basis. In consequence, it will purchase approximately 92% of all bonds offered and with an aggregate purchase price of approximately 134.6m Euro it will not exceed the envisaged maximum total purchase price of 135m Euro plus accrued but unpaid interest. In accordance with IFRS, this results in one time expenses of effectively 28.6m Euro and has a one time impact on Air Berlin PLC´s equity of -22.1m Euro. The purchase reduces the company´s financing costs by in total 76.1m Euro for the years 2011 through 2014 in accordance with IFRS. As per today the number of ordinary shares in which the holders may convert their outstanding bonds is reduced from approximately 31.2m to approximately 3.9m. The company points out that Air Berlin Finance B.V. intends to exercise its right to redeem the remaining bonds at their nominal amount of 50,000 Euro together with accrued but unpaid interest, as the aggregate principal amount of the bonds outstanding is less than 20% of the aggregate principal amount originally issued.
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 (Wandelanleihe 2007) Euro MTF Market on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange WKN A1A LH0 (Convertible Bond 2009) Open Market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange WKN AB 100A (Anleihe 2010) segment Bondm of the Open Market on the Stuttgart Stock Exchange
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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