EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC repurchases outstanding convertible bonds 2007

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Air Berlin PLC repurchases outstanding convertible bonds 2007

20.08.2009

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

London, 20 August 2009 - Today, Air Berlin PLC repurchased
outstanding bonds in the aggregate principal amount of approximately
EUR 90m of the 1.5% convertible bonds issued in 2007.

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

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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.

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ots Originaltext: Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
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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