OREANDA-NEWS. The offer document (the "Offer Document") containing the full terms and conditions of the recommended cash offer (the "Offer") by AERL Holding Limited ("AERL Holding"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. ("IAG"), for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Aer Lingus Group plc ("Aer Lingus"), was posted to Aer Lingus Shareholders on 19 June 2015.

Government acceptance

IAG has received confirmation of the valid acceptance of its Offer in respect of all the Aer Lingus Shares held by the Minister for Finance of Ireland (other than the one share which is to be re-designated as a B Share pursuant to the Connectivity Resolutions).

The Government's acceptance was a condition of the Offer.

Level of acceptances

As at 1700 (Irish time) on 16 July 2015, AERL Holding had received valid acceptances of the Offer for 269,902,009  Aer Lingus Shares, representing 50.53 per cent of the existing issued share capital of Aer Lingus, which AERL Holding may count towards the satisfaction of the acceptance condition to the Offer.

Interests in relevant securities

At the close of business on 16 July 2015, being the last practicable date prior to this announcement, neither AERL Holding nor any person acting in concert with AERL Holding were interested in any relevant Aer Lingus securities, apart from those  below (excluding as exempt principal trader not requiring disclosure).

?    Willie Walsh was interested in 10,616 Aer Lingus Shares;

?    Goodbody Stockbrokers (save as exempt principal trader not requiring disclosure) was interested in 593,440 Aer Lingus Shares; and

?    Maura Roe (a partner in William Fry) was interested in 3,500 Aer Lingus Shares.

Acceptances have been received from Maura Roe and Goodbody.  In respect of Maura Roe, acceptance has been received for her entire beneficial holding of relevant Aer Lingus securities and in respect of Goodbody, 570,940 relevant Aer Lingus securities.

Defined terms which are not defined in this announcement have the same meaning given to them in the Offer Document posted on 19 June 2015.