Air Berlin PLC / Key word(s): 9-month figures/Quarter Results 10.11.2015 21:32 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad Hoc Notification Pursuant to § 15 of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz or WpHG) London, 11 November 2015 - Air Berlin PLC has realised a group revenue of EUR 1.301 billion in the third quarter of 2015 compared to EUR 1.312 billion in the third quarter of 2014. The operating result (EBIT) amounted to EUR 81.4 million in the third quarter of the current financial year compared to EUR 74.9 million in the third quarter of the previous financial year. Compared to the same quarter of the previous financial year, EBITDAR increased from EUR 235.1 million to EUR 256.1 million. The financial result in the third quarter of 2015 amounted to EUR -20.9 million compared to EUR -24.5 million in the third quarter of 2014. Pre-tax earnings in the third quarter of 2015 amounted to EUR 60.5 million after EUR 50.4 million in the same quarter of the previous financial year. The net result in the third quarter of 2015 amounted to EUR 56.2 million after EUR 49.9 million in the corresponding quarter in 2014. Earnings per share based on an average number of 116,800,508 shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2015 thus amounted to EUR 0.43 compared with EUR 0.41 in the third quarter of 2014 (basic) and EUR 0.17 compared with EUR 0.15 in the previous financial year's quarter (diluted). As of 30 September 2015, Air Berlin PLC's total assets amounted to EUR 1,696.7 million (31 December 2014: EUR 1,863.6 million), its total equity amounted to EUR -544.0 million (31 December 2014: EUR -415.6 million) and its net debt amounted to EUR 787.0 million (31 December 2014: EUR 804.3 million). Air Berlin will publish detailed information on the 2015 third quarter results as well as the complete interim report as of 30 September 2015 online at ir.airberlin.com on 11 November 2015 starting at 7:30h (CET). Air Berlin PLC c/o Browne Jacobson LLP, 6 Bevis Marks, Bury Court, London, EC3A 7BA, United Kingdom; ISIN GB00B128C026, WKN AB1000 (Share) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard); ISIN DE000A0NQ9H6 (Convertible Bonds 2007), Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange; ISIN DE000AB100B4 (Bond April 2011 and January 2014, each of which is traded on the Bondm segment of the open market of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange and the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange; ISIN DE000A1HGM38 (Convertible Bonds 2013) Open Market Frankfurt Stock Exchange; ISIN XS1051719786 (EUR Bond May 2014) Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange; ISIN XS1051723895 (CHF Bond May 2014) SIX Swiss Exchange and Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. 10.11.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Air Berlin PLC 6 Bevis Marks, Bury Court EC3A 7BA London United Kingdom Phone: +49 (0)30 3434 159 0 Fax: +49 (0)30 3434 159 9 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: ir.airberlin.com ISIN: GB00B128C026 WKN: AB1000 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------