DAA Finance Plc Statement

EUR250,000,000 6.15 per cent. notes due 2011 of DAA Finance plc,
guaranteed by Dublin Airport Authority plc (ISIN:XS0124714832)

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 Rating Services has today changed Dublin Airport Authority plc’s long term corporate credit rating from A to A-.  The outlook was revised to negative from stable. At the same time, Dublin Airport Authority plc’s A-1 short term credit rating was affirmed.

Enquiries:       

Ray Gray, Director, DAA Finance plc
Telephone number: +353 1 814 52

Feargal O’Reilly, Director, DAA Finance plc
Telephone number: +353 1 814 1690