Company name                      DAA Finance PLC

Headline                                  Appointment of Directors

DAA Finance PLC

2 July 2012           



DAA Finance plc

EUR549,650,000 6.5872 per cent notes due 2018 of DAA Finance plc,

guaranteed by Dublin Airport Authority plc (ISIN:XS0375220588)

Appointment of Directors

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport ("the Minister"), Dr Leo Varadkar TD, has appointed Niall Greene, Patricia King and Paul Schütz to the board of Dublin Airport Authority plc ("DAA") with effect from 2 July 2012.

Niall Greene is a former senior Aer Lingus, GPA and GE Capital Aviation Services employee who has served on a number of boards and public bodies. Patricia King is currently Vice President of SIPTU and has served as a member of the RTE Authority and National Roads Authority. Paul Schütz is a former Chief Executive of Aer Arann and a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants who has over twenty years' experience in the airline industry including senior finance and general management roles.

2 July 2012

Enquiries:    Ray Gray, Director, DAA Finance plc

Telephone number: +353 1 814 5265

ray.gray@daa.ie

Richard Commins, Group Financial Controller, Dublin Airport Authority plc

Telephone number: +353 1 814 5294

richard.commins@daa.ie

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

The Irish Stock Exchange