EANS-Adhoc: closing of orderbook prior to the scheduled time due to oversubscription of 8.25% bond

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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.
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orderbook, bond

12.04.2011

Ad hoc Notification Pursuant to § 15 of the German Securities Trading
Act (WpHG)

London, 12 April 2011 - Due to great demand Air Berlin PLC closed the
order book for the new 8.25% bond issue (ISIN DE000AB100B4) prior to
the scheduled time and ended the subscription period on 12 April
2011, as the subscriptions for the bonds already exceed the maximum
principal amount of the bond issue of 150 million 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 19
April 2011. quirin bank AG is the Lead Manager of the bond issue. 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 (Convertible
Bond 2007) Euro MTF Market on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange WKN
A1ALH0 (Convertible Bond 2009) Open Market on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange WKN AB100A (Bond 2010) segment Bondm of the open market on
the Stuttgart Stock Exchange 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 securities of Air
Berlin PLC (the "Securities") are prohibited by applicable law. This
document does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to purchase securities of Air Berlin PLC. The Securities 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 Securities 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
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Further inquiry note:

Ingolf Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1590
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
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München / free trade