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euro adhoc: Air Berlin PLC & Co Luftverkehrs KG
Financing, Stock Offerings (IPO)
Offer price for Air Berlin shares set at EUR 12 Offer volume of EUR 510 in the event of the full exercise of the greenshoe option Air Berlin shares more than twice ove

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10.05.2006
London, 10 May 2006 - Together with the Selling Shareholders and the
Joint Global Coordinators COMMERZBANK Aktiengesellschaft and Morgan
Stanley Bank AG, Air Berlin PLC today set the offer price at EUR 12
per share. At this offer price, the shares were twice oversubscribed.
The transaction volume totals approximately EUR 443.5 million, EUR
510 million in the event that the greenshoe option is exercised in
full. In the aggregate, 36,956,521 shares were sold in the offering.
In addition, 5,543,479 shares were allotted in way of over-allotment.
The company will receive gross proceeds of approximately EUR 234.8
million from the sale of new shares resulting from a capital increase
resolved in connection with the initial public offering. In the event
of the full exercise of the greenshoe option, the free float will
amount to approximately 71 percent. The company as well as the
Selling Shareholders are subject to a lockup of six months after
admission of the shares to trading. Joachim Hunold, Chief Executive
Officer, has agreed to a lockup for a period of 18 months after the
day of the admission of the shares to trading. The trading is
expected to commence on 11 May 2006.
DISCLAIMER
THIS AD HOC RELEASE CONSTITUTES NEITHER AN OFFER TO SELL NOR A
SOLICITATION TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OF AIR BERLIN PLC. THE SECURITIES
HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD.
THIS AD HOC RELEASE AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN MAY NOT BE
TRANSMITTED OR DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (THE
"UNITED STATES") AND MUST NOT BE DISTRIBUTED OR FORWARDED TO U.S.
PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S OF THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED ("SECURITIES ACT")) OR PUBLICATIONS WITH A GENERAL
CIRCULATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS PRESS RELEASE DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR INVITATION TO PURCHASE ANY SECURITIES IN THE
UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES OF AIR BERLIN PLC HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR
DELIVERED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS ABSENT
REGISTRATION UNDER, OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAWS. AIR BERLIN DOES
NOT INTEND TO MAKE A PUBLIC OFFER OF SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS AD HOC RELEASE IS DIRECTED ONLY AT PERSONS (I) WHO ARE OUTSIDE
THE UNITED KINGDOM OR (II) WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN
MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER
2001 (AS AMENDED) (THE "ORDER") OR (III) WHO FALL WITHIN ARTICLE
49(2) (A) TO (D) ("HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED
ASSOCIATIONS ETC.") OF THE ORDER (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING
REFERRED TO AS "RELEVANT PERSONS"). ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT A RELEVANT
PERSON MUST NOT ACT OR RELY ON THIS COMMUNICATION OR ANY OF ITS
CONTENTS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS
COMMUNICATION RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL
BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc 10.05.2006 19:00:56

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: CDAX
Börsen: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse / admission applied: official
dealing

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