EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC realises total revenue of EUR 1.135 billion in the second quarter of 2012 - operating result reaches EUR -29.4 million

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6-month report/Q2 results 2012

08.08.2012

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

London, 8 August 2012 - Air Berlin PLC's group revenue increased by
1.7 per cent to EUR 1.135 billion in the second quarter of 2012 as
compared to EUR 1.116 billion in the previous year's second quarter.

The Shape & Size efficiency program was further successfully
implemented in the second quarter of 2012 and had a cost-saving
effect. Consequently, operating expenses (due to, among other
factors, increased oil prices) increased by only 2.5 per cent from
EUR 1.151 billion to EUR 1.180 billion.

EBITDAR increased from EUR 142.3 million to EUR 148.1 million in the
second quarter of 2012. Operating result (EBIT) improved from EUR
-32.2 million to EUR -29.4 million. The financial result changed from
EUR -47.3 million to EUR -52.2 million.

Pre-tax earnings in the second quarter of 2012 amounted to EUR -82.1
million, compared with EUR -79.4 million in the second quarter of
2011. After a tax benefit amounting to EUR 15.9 million, net result
for the second quarter of 2012 amounts to EUR -66.2 million, as
compared to EUR -43.9 million in the second quarter of 2011. Earnings
per share based on an average number of 116,800,508 shares
outstanding in the second quarter of 2012 thus amounted to EUR -0.57,
compared with EUR -0.51 in the previous year (both basic and
diluted).

As of 30 June 2012, Air Berlin PLC's total assets amounted to EUR
2.528 million (31 December 2011: EUR 2.264 million), its total equity
amounted to EUR 101.3 million (31 December 2011: 253.7 million), and
its net debt amounted to EUR 811.9 million (previous year: EUR 616.1
million), of which the shareholder's loan from Etihad Airways
P.J.S.C. amounted to EUR 162.9 million.

On 15 August 2012, Air Berlin PLC will publish detailed information
on the quarterly results as well as the complete interim report as of
30 June 2012 on the Internet at ir.airberlin.com starting at 7:30 am
(CEST).

Air Berlin PLC The Hour House 32 High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1ER
Hertfordshire Great Britain ISIN GB00B128C026, WKN AB1000 (Share)
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard) ISIN
DE000A0NQ9H6 (Convertible Bond 2007) Euro MTF Market on the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange ISIN DE000AB100A6 (Bond 2010), ISIN
DE000AB100B4 (Bond April 2011) and ISIN DE000AB100C2 (Bond November
2011) all three bonds: Segment Bondm of the open market of the
Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stock Exchange and the Main Securities
Market of the Irish Stock Exchange

Further inquiry note:
Ingolf Hegner
SVP Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1590
ingolf.hegner@airberlin.com

end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Air Berlin PLC
The Hour House, High Street 32
UK-WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts
phone: +49 (0)30 3434 1500
FAX: +49 (0)30/3434-1509
mail: abpresse@airberlin.com
WWW: http://www.airberlin.com
sector: Air Transport
ISIN: GB00B128C026
indexes: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart,
regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English