EANS-Voting Rights: Air Berlin PLC
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Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: UBS Investment Bank Place: CH - 8152 Opfikon State: Switzerland
Company data: -----------------------
Name: Air Berlin PLC Address: The Hour House, High Street 32, WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts Place: WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts State: UK
London, 5 November 2009 - UBS Investment Bank informed us on 5 November 2009 that UBS AG, London Branch, held convertible bonds of Air Berlin PLC on 3 November 2009 which, if the bonds were converted into shares during the conversion period from 17 November 2009 to 15 August 2014, would convert into 3,192,020 voting ordinary shares in Air Berlin PLC. This represents 3.75% of the Company's total voting rights on the date of acquisition. UBS Investment Bank also informed us that, as of 3 November 2009, UBS AG, London Branch, held 43,447 voting ordinary shares in Air Berlin PLC (0.05% of the Company's total voting rights). The aggregate number of voting rights which UBS AG, London Branch would hold if the convertible bonds were converted into shares would be 3,235,467, which represents 3.80% of the Company's total voting rights as of 3 November 2009.
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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
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