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Hapag-Lloyd AG: Sustainability-linked senior note successfully placed

26.03.2021 / 08:01
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Hamburg, 26 March 2021

Sustainability-linked senior note successfully placed

- Bond volume in the amount of EUR 300 million placed

- Coupon of 2.5% achieved

- Proceeds to be used for early redemption of existing EUR bond

Hapag-Lloyd AG has successfully placed on the market its first
sustainability-linked corporate senior note with a volume of EUR 300
million. The senior note has a coupon of 2.5% and a maturity of 7 years. The
emission price was 100%. The proceeds of this new note issuance will be used
to redeem early and in full the existing 5.125% EUR bond (ISIN XS1645113322
and ISIN XS1645114056) in the amount of EUR 300 million and maturing in
2024. The existing note is expected to be redeemed on 7 April 2021 at the
fixed price of 102.563%.

"With the successful placement of our sustainability-linked note, we have
reached another milestone in our green financing activities. At the same
time, we are very pleased with the demand and the confidence of our
investors. Now we need to keep our own ambitious sustainability targets for
CO2 intensity firmly in sight and achieve them step-by-step," says Mark
Frese, Chief Financial Officer of Hapag-Lloyd AG.

The sustainability-linked senior note is associated with a clearly defined
sustainability target: By 2030, the CO2 intensity of Hapag-Lloyd's own fleet
is to be reduced by 60% compared with 2008, the reference year of the
International Maritime Organization (IMO). Improvements in the CO2 intensity
will be measured and annually disclosed according to the so-called Average
Efficiency Ratio (AER) indicator, which was 11.68 in 2008 and is expected to
fall to 4.67 by 2030.

About Hapag-Lloyd
With a fleet of 237 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of
1.7 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world's leading liner shipping
companies. The Company has around 13,100 employees and 395 offices in 129
countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of approximately 2.7 million
TEU - including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer
containers. A total of 122 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable
connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. Hapag-Lloyd
is one of the leading operators in the Transatlantic, Middle East, Latin
America and Intra-America trades.


Disclaimer

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AUSTRALIA.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the
solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, securities to any person
in the United States of America (the "United States"), Canada, Japan,
Australia or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or
solicitation is unlawful. The securities referred to herein have not been
and will not be registered under U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "U.S. Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold in the United
States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, absent such
registration, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act.

This announcement is directed at and/or for distribution in the United
Kingdom only to (i) persons who have professional experience in matters
relating to investments falling within article 19(5) of the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order")
or (ii) high net worth entities falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) of
the Order (all such persons are referred to herein as "relevant persons).
This announcement is directed only at relevant persons. Any person who is
not a relevant person should not act or rely on this announcement or any of
its contents. Any investment or investment activity to which this
announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be
engaged in only with relevant persons.

The securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made
available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to
any retail investor in the European Economic Area ("EEA") and the United
Kingdom. For these purposes, a "Retail Investor" means a person who is one
(or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1)
of MiFID II; (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97,
where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in
point (10) of article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a Qualified Investor as
defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "Prospectus Regulation").
Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU)
1286/2014 (the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the securities
or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been
prepared and therefore offering or selling the bonds or otherwise making
them available to any retail investor in the EEA and the United Kingdom may
be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation. In the United Kingdom, MiFID II,
the Prospectus Regulation and PRIIPs Regulation form part of domestic law by
virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA").

This announcement contains forward-looking statements, which do not
represent facts and are characterized by the words "expect", "believe",
"estimate", "intend", "aim", "assume" or similar expressions. Such
statements express the intentions, opinions or current expectations and
assumptions of the Hapag-Lloyd group and are based on current plans,
estimates and forecasts which the Hapag-Lloyd group has made to the best of
its knowledge, but which do not claim to be correct in the future.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are
difficult to predict and usually cannot be influenced by the Hapag-Lloyd
group. Actual events or developments may differ materially from those
contained in or expressed by such forward-looking statements.


Contact:
Heiko Hoffmann
Senior Director Investor Relations

Hapag-Lloyd AG
Ballindamm 25
20095 Hamburg
Phone +49 40 3001-2896
Fax +49 40 3001-72896
Mobile +49 172 875-2126


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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:         ir@hlag.com
   Internet:       www.hapag-lloyd.com
   ISIN:           DE000HLAG475
   WKN:            HLAG47
   Listed:         Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard),
                   Hamburg; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin,
                   Dusseldorf, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate
                   Exchange
   EQS News ID:    1178757



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