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Hamburg, 27 October 2015

Hapag-Lloyd announced extension of offer period

Hapag-Lloyd announced extension of offer period. The offer period will be extended until November 3, 2015. The company intends to publish a supplement to the prospectus published on October 14 2015, in due course.

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

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This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securitie of Hapag-Lloyd AG. The offer is being made solely by means of, and on the basis of, the published securities prospectus (including any amendments thereto, if any). An investment decision regarding the publicly offered securities of Hapag-Lloyd AG should only be made on the basis of the securities prospectus. The securities prospectus is available free of charge from Hapag-Lloyd AG, Ballindamm 25, 20095 Hamburg, Germany, or on the Hapag-Lloyd AG website.

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