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Hapag-Lloyd shares start trading

DGAP-News: Hapag-Lloyd AG / Key word(s): IPO

2015-11-06 / 08:30

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Gross proceeds of US$ 300 million

The shares of Hapag-Lloyd AG ("Hapag-Lloyd" or the "Company") start trading
on the Frankfurt and Hamburg Stock Exchanges today. The successful initial
public offering marks a milestone in the history of Hapag-Lloyd. Gross
proceeds of US$ 300 million (about EUR 265 million) will be used for
investments in vessels and containers.

"We are satisfied with the interest of investors and the demand for our
shares", says Rolf Habben Jansen, Chief Executive Officer of Hapag-Lloyd.
"Despite a challenging market environment we successfully have been able to
complete this important step."

Michael Behrendt, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Hapag-Lloyd added:
"I want to thank the team at Hapag-Lloyd for the excellent work in the last
months. This IPO was only possible because all shareholders, Supervisory
Board and Management have collaborated unanimously and fully consensual
from the preparation of the IPO until the successful listing."
 
Witnessed by media and company associates, Rolf Habben Jansen and Chief
Financial Officer Nicolás Burr will jointly ring the stock exchange bell on
the trading floor in Frankfurt today, opening the trading of the
Hapag-Lloyd share. To fill the hall with some extraordinary sounds, the
Company brings their own model as well: a 200 pound bronze ship's bell.

The shares of Hapag-Lloyd start trading on the regulated market (Prime
Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the regulated market of the
Hamburg Stock Exchange under the German Securities Code (WKN) HLAG47 and
International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) DE000HLAG475.

Berenberg, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs International acted as Joint
Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners. Citigroup, Credit Suisse, HSBC
and UniCredit acted as additional Joint Bookrunners, DZ BANK, ING and
M.M.Warburg & CO as Co-Lead Managers.




About Hapag-Lloyd
With a fleet of 188 modern container ships, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the
world's leading container liner shipping companies. The Company has approx.
10,000 employees at 349 sites in 116 countries. Since the merger with
CSAV's container business in December 2014, the Hapag-Lloyd fleet has
offered a total transport capacity of around one million standard
containers (TEU) as well as a container fleet of 1.6 million TEU -
including one of the world's largest and state-of-the-art reefer fleets.
128 liner services worldwide ensure fast, reliable connections between all
the continents. Hapag-Lloyd is a founding member of the G6 Alliance, one of
the largest shipping alliances worldwide. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the leading
operators in the Atlantic and Latin America trades.

Disclaimer
These materials may not be published, distributed or transmitted in the
United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. These materials do not
constitute an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to
purchase securities (the "Shares") of Hapag-Lloyd AG (the "Company") in the
United States, Germany or any other jurisdiction. The Shares of the Company
may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"). The Shares of the Company have not been,
and will not be, registered under the Securities Act. Any sale in the
United States of the securities mentioned in this communication will be
made solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in, and in
reliance on, Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to
buy any securities. The securities have already been sold.
In the United Kingdom, this document is only being distributed to and is
only directed at persons who (i) are investment professionals falling
within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
(Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (ii) are
persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (high net worth
companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) (all such persons together
being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). This document is directed only at
Relevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are
not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this
document relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged
in only with Relevant Persons.



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Language:    English                                                  
Company:     Hapag-Lloyd AG                                           
             Ballindamm 25                                            
             20095 Hamburg                                            
             Germany                                                  
Phone:       +49 (0) 40 3001 - 2896                                   
Fax:         +49 (0) 40 3001 - 72896                                  
E-mail:      [email protected]                                              
Internet:    www.hapag-lloyd.com                                      
ISIN:        DE000HLAG475, USD33048AA36                               
WKN:         HLAG47, A1E8QB                                           
Listed:      Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg  
             Notierung vorgesehen / intended to be listed             
             (Frankfurt/Prime Standard und Hamburg)                   
 
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