AERL: GOODBODY STOCKBROKERS: Rule 8.1(b)(i) Aer Lingus

  AERL: GOODBODY STOCKBROKERS: Rule 8.1(b)(i) Aer Lingus

UK Regulatory Announcement

LONDON

                                                                FORM 8.1(b)(i)

                             IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

    DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(b)(i) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,
                      TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

   DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR
                            DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)                          Goodbody Stockbrokers
Company dealt in                                         Aer Lingus
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being   Ord EUR0.05
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing                                          13 February, 2013

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                                             Long                Short
                                             Number    (%)       Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities                      602,007   0.1127%             
(2) Derivatives (other than options)                                       
(3) Options and agreements to                                              
purchase/sell
Total                                        602,007   0.1127%             

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                   Long           Short
                                              Number   (%)   Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities                                                
(2) Derivatives (other than options)                                   
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                            
Total                                                                  

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Sale   100,000   €1.28

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name,                              Number of relevant
                Nature of transaction      securities           Price per
e.g. CFD        (Note 6)                                        unit (Note 5)
                                           (Note 7)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product                 Number of                               Option money
name,     Writing,      securities   Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry
          selling,      to which the          American,         paid/received
e.g. call purchasing,   option       price    European   date   per unit (Note
option    varying etc.  relates               etc.              5)
                        (Note 7)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call     Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note
option                                           5)

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note
4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) ^ (Note
                                       5)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.
None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) Not necessary

Date of disclosure                                      14 February, 2013
Contact name                                            Seán Clarke
Telephone number                                        01 6410464
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated           Aer Lingus
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note   Advisor to the offeree
10)

The Notes on Form 8.1(a) & (b)(i) can be viewed on the Panel’s website at
www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie

Contact:

GOODBODY STOCKBROKERS