DAA Finance plc Statement

EUR600,000,000 6.5872 per cent. notes due 2018 of DAA Finance plc,guaranteed by Dublin Airport Authority plc (ISIN:XS0375220588)

Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) Ratings Services has today affirmed Dublin Airport Authority plc’s  corporate credit rating of ‘BBB’ long-term and ‘A-3’ short-term and removed the rating from CreditWatch Negative to Outlook Negative. In addition, S&P affirmed the ‘BBB’ issue rating on DAA Finance plc’s €600 million 6.5872 per cent. notes due 2018.

4 April 2011

Enquiries:        Ray Gray, Director, DAA Finance plc
Telephone number: +353 1 814 5265
ray.gray@daa.ie

Feargal O’Reilly, Director, DAA Finance plc
Telephone number: +353 1 814 1690
feargal.oreilly@daa.ie