Volume of EUR 200 million / Private placement to qualified institutional buyers

Hapag-Lloyd AG, a leading global container shipping company, announced today the launch of an offering of EUR 200 million Senior Notes due 2018 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and outside the United States to certain non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The bond will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. (Dieser Text liegt nur in englischer Sprache vor.)

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