Investec Bank plc : 38.5 Aer Lingus Group plc

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FORM38.5(a)

IRISHTAKEOVERPANEL

DISCLOSUREUNDERRULE38.5(a)OFTHEIRISHTAKEOVERPANEL ACT,1997,TAKEOVERRULES,2013

DEALINGSBYCONNECTEDEXEMPTPRINCIPALTRADERSWITHRECOGNISEDINTERMEDIARYSTATUSANDDEALINGINACLIENT-SERVINGCAPACITY

1.       KEYINFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader	Investec Bank plc
Company dealt in	Aer Lingus Group plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary
Dateofdealing	20th May 2015

2.        DEALINGS (Note 2)

1. Purchases and sales

Totalnumber of relevant securities acquired	Highest price paid (Note 3)              (Euros)	Lowestpricepaid (Note 3)                     (Euros)
130000	2.3975	2.3935

Totalnumber of securities disposed	Highest price received (Note 3)              (Euros)	Lowest price received  (Note 3)                    (Euros)
131020	2.4	2.38

1. Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name, e.g.CFD	Nature of transaction (Note 4)	Number of relevant securities (Note 5)	Price per unit (Note 3)

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1. Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

1. Writing,selling, purchasing or varying

Productname, e.g.calloption	Writing,selling,purchasing,varying etc.	Numberofsecuritiestowhichtheoptionrelates (Note 5)	Exerciseprice	Type,e.g.American,European etc.	Expirydate	Optionmoneypaid/receivedper unit (Note 3)

1. Exercising

Product name, e.g.calloption	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

3.      OTHERINFORMATION

Agreements,arrangementsorunderstandingsrelatingtooptionsorderivatives

Fulldetailsofanyagreement,arrangementorunderstandingbetweentheperson disclosingandanyotherpersonrelatingtothevotingrightsofanyrelevantsecuritiesunderanyoptionreferredtoonthisformorrelatingtothevotingrightsorfutureacquisitionordisposalofanyrelevantsecuritiestowhichanyderivative referredtoonthisformisreferenced.Ifnone,thisshouldbestated.

Date of disclosure	21st May 2015
Contact name	Jacqueline Lovis
Telephonenumber	020 7597 4815
Nameofofferee/offerorwithwhichconnected	Aer Lingus Group plc
Natureofconnection (Note 6)	Broker and sponsor to the Offeree

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Source: Investec Bank plc via Globenewswire

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