EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC announces the result and the economic effects of the partial acquisition of the 2007 1.5% Convertible Bonds
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- buyback convertible bonds 2007 11.11.2011 Ad hoc Notification Pursuant to § 15 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) London, 11 November 2011 - Air Berlin PLC announces that it will acquire bonds of the EUR 220 million 1.5% Convertible Bonds issued by Air Berlin Finance B.V. in 2007 (ISIN DE000A0NQ9H6) in an aggregate nominal amount of EUR 125.2 million. This will occur after the period in which holders of bonds were invited to offer the sale of their still outstanding bonds (aggregate nominal amount of EUR 136 million) to Air Berlin PLC expired on 10 November 2011 (see the ad hoc notification dated 28 October 2011). The purchase price including accrued but unpaid interest amounts to EUR 99,889.34 for each of the 1,252 bonds in a nominal amount of EUR 100,000. In accordance with IFRS, this results in a one-time financial expense of EUR 1.1 million. As a result of the repurchase, the number of ordinary shares into which the holders may convert their outstanding bonds will be reduced from approximately 6.05 million to approximately 0.48 million. Air Berlin PLC The Hour House 32 High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1ER Hertfordshire Great Britain ISIN GB00B128C026, WKN AB1000, (Share) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard) ISIN DE000A0NQ9H6 (Convertible Bonds 2007) Euro MTF Market on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange ISIN DE000A1ALH01 (Convertible Bonds 2009) Open Market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange ISIN DE000AB100A6 (Bond 2010), ISIN DE000AB100B4 (Bond April 2011) and ISIN DE000AB100C2 (Bond November 2011) each of the three bonds segment Bondm of the open market on the Stuttgart Stock Exchange and Main Securities Market on the Irish 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 or rely thereon. 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. Further inquiry note: Ingolf Hegner Head of Investor Relations +49 (0)30 3434 1590 ihegner@airberlin.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG The Hour House, High Street 32 UK-WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts phone: +49 (0)30 3434 1500 FAX: +49 (0)30/3434-1049 mail: abpresse@airberlin.com WWW: http://www.airberlin.com sector: Air Transport ISIN: GB00B128C026 indexes: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München language: English
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