Air Berlin PLC / Key word(s): Strategic Company Decision/Miscellaneous 05.10.2016 07:54 Disclosure of an inside information according to Article 17 MAR, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Berlin PLC will join discussions regarding the transfer of Air Berlin group's touristic business to a new airline group to be established by TUI Group and Etihad Aviation Group Disclosure of inside information according to Article 17 of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (Market Abuse Regulation, MAR) London, 5 October 2016 - Air Berlin PLC has resolved today to join discussions between TUI Group and Etihad Aviation Group P.J.S.C. with regard to a transfer of Air Berlin group's touristic business to a new airline group which is to be established by TUI Group and Etihad Aviation Group P.J.S.C. This airline group could result in the combination of the current touristic business of Air Berlin group with 35 aircraft (including 14 aircraft presently wet-leased from TUIfly to Air Berlin group) and the German TUIfly. The prospective transaction will be subject to successful negotiations and to all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals. Person making the notification: Michelle Johnson, General Counsel, Company Secretary Email: [email protected] Air Berlin PLC c/o Browne Jacobson LLP, 6 Bevis Marks, Bury Court, London, EC3A 7BA, United Kingdom; ISIN GB00B128C026, WKN AB1000 (Share), 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), Bondm segment of the open market of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange and 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 05.10.2016 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at 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, DE000AONQ9H6, DE000AB100B4, DE000A1HGM38, XS1051719786, XS1051723895 WKN: AB1000 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart; Luxemburg, SIX End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------