EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC issues new shares

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Capital increase

04.06.2009

Ad hoc-release pursuant to § 15 of the Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

- Approximately 6 million new shares to be issued
- ESAS Holding A.S. intends to purchase an additional 4m new shares

London, 04 June 2009: Air Berlin PLC ("Air Berlin") today resolved to issue
approximately 6 million new shares, which will be sold to institutional and
professional investors by means of an accelerated bookbuild offering. The
pre-emptive rights of Air Berlin's existing shareholders to subscribe for the
new shares will be excluded. Johannes Zurnieden, Chairman of Air Berlin's Board
of Directors, will subscribe for 350,000 new shares, and Joachim Hunold, CEO of
Air Berlin, will subscribe for 150,000 new shares in connection with the
placement. In addition, ESAS Holding A.S., Air Berlin's largest shareholder,
confirms to purchase an additional 4m new shares at the offer price of the
bookbuild offering, which will be issued out of a separate capital increase of
Air Berlin.

The proceeds from the capital increase will be used for general
corporate purposes.

Credit Suisse is acting as Sole Bookrunner for the offering.
Settlement of the offering is expected on or about 9 June 2009. The
new shares will rank pari passu with the outstanding shares of Air
Berlin.

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

Disclaimer Not for release, publication or distribution in the United
States, Canada, Australia and Japan and in any other jurisdiction in
which offers or sales of shares of Air Berlin PLC (the "Shares") are
prohibited by applicable law. This press release does not constitute
an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities
of Air Berlin PLC. The Shares may not be offered or sold in the
United States under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
absent registration or an exemption from registration. No public
offering of Shares will be made in the United States. This document
is not for general publication, release or distribution in the United
Kingdom and may only be distributed in the United Kingdom to persons
who (i) are investment professionals falling within article 19 (5) of
the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005, in its current version (the "Order"), or (ii)
are high net worth entities or other persons to whom it may lawfully
be communicated falling within article 49 (2) (a) to (d) of the Order
(all such persons will be termed "Relevant Persons" below). Anyone in
the United Kingdom who is not a Relevant Person may not act on the
basis of this press release or its contents. Any investment or
investment activity to which this press release refers is only
available to Relevant Persons and is only carried out with Relevant
Persons.

end of announcement euro adhoc
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ots Originaltext: Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

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