EANS-Adhoc: closing of orderbook of 8.5% bond earlier than planned due to oversubscription

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oversubscription bond

02.11.2010

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

London, 2 November 2010 - Due to great demand Air Berlin PLC will
close the order book for the new 8.5% bond (ISIN DE000AB100A6) ahead
of the scheduled time and will end the subscription period earlier
than planned on 2 November 2010, as the subscriptions for the bond
already exceed the principal amount including the optional increase
of in total 200m 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 10 November 2010. 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 (Wandelanleihe
2007) Euro MTF Market on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange WKN A1A LH0
(Convertible Bond 2009) Open Market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

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Further inquiry note:

Ingolf Hegner

Head of Investor Relations

+49 (0)30 3434 1532

ihegner@airberlin.com

Branche: Air Transport
ISIN: GB00B128C026
WKN: AB1000
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