AERL: GOODBODY STOCKBROKERS: Form 38.5 Aer Lingus

  AERL: GOODBODY STOCKBROKERS: Form 38.5 Aer Lingus

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                                                                     Form 38.5

                             IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

      DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,

                      TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

                  DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT MARKET-MAKERS

1 KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt market-maker                             Goodbody Stockbrokers
Company dealt in                                        Aer Lingus
Class of relevant security to which the dealings        Ord EUR0.05
being disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing                                         26 February, 2013

2 DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of relevant securities    Highest price paid   Lowest price paid
acquired                               (Note 3)             (Note 3)
110,789                                €1.255               €1.2325

Total number of relevant       Highest price received   Lowest price received
securities disposed            (Note 3)                 (Note 3)
11,120                         €1.2403                  €1.238

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

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

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product   Writing,      Number of               Type,
name,     selling,      securities              e.g.                 Option money
e.g.      purchasing,   to which     Exercise   American,   Expiry   paid/received
call      varying       the option   price      European    date     per unit
option    etc.          relates                 etc.                 (Note 3)
                        (Note 5)

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(ii) Exercising

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

3. 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 or any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form 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

Date of disclosure                                     27 February, 2013
Contact name                                           Seán Clarke
Telephone number                                       01 641 0464
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected           Aer Lingus
Specify category and nature of associate status        Advisor to the offeree
(Note 6)

                              NOTES ON FORM 38.5

1 See the definition of “relevant securities” in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the
Rules.

2 See the definition of “dealing” in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.

3 For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

4 If a long position has been increased or decreased as a result of the
dealing, write “increased long” or “decreased long” respectively. If a short
position has been increased or decreased as a result of the dealing, write
“increased short” or “decreased short” respectively. If the dealing has not
resulted in a long or short position being increased or reduced, give details
of the variation or other dealing.

5 See Rule 2.7(d) of Part A of the Rules.

6 See the definition of “connected market-maker” in Rule 2.3 of Part A of the
Rules.

   For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rules 8 and 38.5 of the
                                    Rules.

                       If in doubt, consult the Panel.

References in these notes to “the Rules” are to the Irish Takeover Panel Act,
1997, Takeover Rules, 2007 (as amended).

Contact:

GOODBODY STOCKBROKERS