EANS-DD: Air Berlin PLC / Notification concerning transactions by persons performing managerial responsibilities pursuant to section 15a of the WpHG

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Notification concerning transactions by persons discharging managerial
responsibilities pursuant to section 15a of the WpHG, transmitted by euro
adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is responsible
for the content of this announcement.
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09.06.2009

OTC (euro adhoc) - Details of the person subject to the disclosure requirement:
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Name: ESAS Holding A.S.

Reason for the disclosure requirement:
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Reason: Legal person, company or institution closely associated
Relationship: To a person performing managerial responsibilities

Person performing managerial responsibilities, triggering the disclosure
requirement:
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Position: Member of an administrative or supervisory body

Details of the transaction:
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Description of financial instrument: new shares not listed
ISIN: GB00B128C026
Type of transaction: purchase
Date: 09.06.2009
No of items: 4000000
Currency: Euro
Price: 3.5000
Total amount traded: 14,000,000.0000
Place: OTC
Explanation: Publication in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R and § 15a WpHG
Subscription of new shares issued by way of capital increase

Further inquiry note:
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Ingolf Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1532
ihegner@airberlin.com

Issuer subject to the publication requirement:
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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:

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