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

DGAP-News: Hapag-Lloyd AG / Key word(s): Issue of Debt 
Hapag-Lloyd AG: Sustainability-linked senior note successfully placed 
2021-03-26 / 08:01 
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 
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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 CO[2] 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 CO[2] 
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 CO[2] 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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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 [phone] 
Fax [phone] 
Mobile [phone] 
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Language:     English 
Company:      Hapag-Lloyd AG 
              Ballindamm 25 
              20095 Hamburg 
              Germany 
Phone:        [phone] - 2896 
Fax:          [phone] - 72896 
E-mail:       [e-mail] 
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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