GoldmanSachs International Form 38.5a (2430D)

TIDMAERL

RNS Number : 2430D

GoldmanSachs International

27 January 2015

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FORM 38.5(a)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(a) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPALTRADERS WITH RECOGNISEDINTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

   1.       KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of exempt principal  (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS 
 trader                    INTERNATIONAL 
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Company dealt in          AER LINGUS GROUP 
                           PLC 
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Class of relevant         EUR0.05 ordinary 
 security to which         shares 
 the dealings being 
 disclosed relate 
 (Note 1) 
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Date of dealing           26 January 2015 
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   2.        DEALINGS (Note 2) 
   (a)      Purchases and sales 
 
 Total number         Highest price paid     Lowest price 
  of relevant          (Note 3)               paid 
  securities                                  (Note 3) 
  acquired 
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    8,725                 2.4300 EUR          2.4300 EUR 
=============  =========================  =============== 
 
 
 Total number           Highest price received     Lowest price 
  of securities          (Note 3)                   received 
  disposed                                          (Note 3) 
===============  =============================  =============== 
     11,146                   2.4300 EUR            2.3830 EUR 
===============  =============================  =============== 
 
   (b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
 Product      Nature of          Number of relevant   Price 
  name,        transaction        securities           per unit 
  e.g. CFD     (Note 4)           (Note 5)             (Note 
                                                       3) 
===========  =================  ===================  ========== 
                 Reducing a                            2.3830 
    CFD        short position          2,421             EUR 
===========  =================  ===================  ========== 
 

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   (c)      Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 
   (i)       Writing, selling, purchasingor varying 
 
 Product   Writing,      Number           Exercise   Type,       Expiry   Option 
  name,     selling,      of securities    price      e.g.        date     money 
  e.g.      purchasing,   to which                    American,            paid/received 
  call      varying       the option                  European             per unit 
  option    etc.          relates                     etc.                 (Note 
                          (Note                                            3) 
                          5) 
========  =============  ==============  =========  ===========  ======  =============== 
 
 
   (ii)      Exercising 
 
Product name,         Number of securities      Exercise price 
 e.g. call                                       per unit (Note 
 option                                          3) 
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   3.      OTHER INFORMATION 

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding betweenthe 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 relevantsecurities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

 
Date of disclosure        27 January 2015 
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Contact name              Aadithya Rao and 
                           Yiannis Bardis 
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                          [phone] 
Telephone number           / [phone] 
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Name of offeree/offeror   Aer Lingus Group 
 with which connected      plc 
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Nature of connection      Advisor to Offeree 
 (Note 6) 
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