Aer Lingus Group plc NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 March 2015

Aer Lingus Group plc ("Aer Lingus" or the "Company")

ISE: EIL1 LSE: AERL Aer Lingus 2014 Annual Report Dublin & London, 27 March 2015: Aer Lingus Group plc announces the publication of its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2014. The Annual Report is available to view directly via the Regulatory News Service by clicking on the link below:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6351I_-2015-3-26.pdf

The Annual Report is also available on the Investor Relations section of the Aer Lingus corporate website, http://corporate.aerlingus.com/investorrelations/

Copies of the Annual Report have been submitted to the Irish Stock Exchange and the National Storage

Mechanism (http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM) from where it may also be obtained.

ENDS

For further information please visit www.aerlingus.comor contact:

Investors & Analysts

Catherine McGuinness

Jonathan Neilan

Aer Lingus Investor Relations

FTI Consulting

Tel: Tel:

+353 1 886 2892

+353 1 663 3686

Irish Media

Declan Kearney

Aer Lingus Communications

Tel:

+353 86 617 2702

Sheila Gahan

sheila.gahan@ogilvy.com

Wilson Hartnell Public Relations

Tel:

+353 87 234 2409

International Media

Matthew Fletcher

Powerscourt

Tel:

+44 (0) 207 3240494

matthew.fletcher@powerscourt-group.com

The Directors of Aer Lingus Group plc accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement relating to Aer Lingus, the Aer Lingus Group, the Directors of Aer Lingus and members of their immediate families, related trusts and persons connected with them. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Directors of Aer Lingus (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in or into certain jurisdictions may be restricted by the laws of those jurisdictions. Accordingly, copies of this announcement and all other announcements relating to the combination are not being, and must not be, released, published, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from any restricted jurisdiction. Persons receiving such announcements (including, without limitation, nominees, trustees and custodians) should observe these restrictions. Failure to do so may constitute a violation of
the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the companies involved in the combination disclaim any responsibility or liability for the violations of any such restrictions by any person.
Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Rules, if any person is, or becomes, "interested" (directly or indirectly) in 1% or more of any class of "relevant securities" of Aer Lingus, all "dealings" in any "relevant securities" of Aer Lingus (including by means of an option in respect of, or a derivative referenced to, any such "relevant securities") must be publicly disclosed by not later than 3:30 p.m. (Irish time) on the "business day" following the date of the relevant transaction. This requirement will continue until the date on which the Scheme becomes effective or on which the "offer period" otherwise ends. If two or more persons co-operate on the basis of any agreement either express or tacit, either oral or written, to acquire an "interest" in "relevant securities" of Aer Lingus, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Rules. Under the provisions of Rule
8.1 of the Irish Takeover Rules, all "dealings" in "relevant securities" of Aer Lingus by IAG or "relevant securities" of
IAG by Aer Lingus, or by any person "acting in concert" with either of them must also be disclosed by no later than 12 noon (Irish time) on the "business day" following the date of the relevant transaction.
A disclosure table, giving details of the companies in whose "relevant securities" "dealings" should be disclosed can be found on the Irish Takeover Panel's website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie. "Interests in securities" arise, in summary, when a person has long economic exposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in the price of securities. In particular, a person will be treated as having an "interest" by virtue of the ownership or control of securities, or by virtue of any option in respect of, or derivative referenced to, securities. Terms in quotation marks are defined in the Irish Takeover Rules, which can be found on the Irish Takeover Panel's website. If you are in any doubt as to whether or not you are required to disclose a "dealing" under Rule 8, please consult the Irish Takeover Panel's website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie or contact the Irish Takeover Panel on telephone number +353 1 678
9020; fax number +353 1 678 9289.

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