Independent News & Media Regulatory News (INM)

2 Oct 2007 15:09

Independent News & Media PLC02 October 2007 SCHEDULE 5 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN To: Listing Applications Irish Stock Exchange Date: 01 October 2007 AVS No: Please ensure the entries on this return are typed1. Name of applicant: Independent News & Media PLC2. Name of scheme: Share Option Scheme 1989 Share Option Scheme 19993. Period of return: From: 01 April 2007 to: 30 September 20074. Balance 1989 1999 under 2,258,557 846,996 scheme from previous return:5. The amount 2,000,000 by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has been increased since the date of the last return:6. Number of 1,761,132 2,097,411 shares issued/ allotted under scheme during period:7. Balance under 497,425 749,585 scheme not yet issued /allotted at end of period:8. Number and Ordinary Shares of €0.30 each class of Sept 2002 - 3,000,000 Nov 2004 - 1,000,000 shares Nov 2004 - 3,000,000 June 2005 - 2,000,000 originally June 2005 - 2,000,000 Nov 2006 - 1,000,000 listed and Jan 2006 - 5,000,000 Feb 2007 - 2,000,000 the date Nov 2006 - 3,000,000 Apr 2007 - 2,000,000 of admission;9. Total 743,302,354 (excluding treasury shares) number of shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue at the end of the period: Name of contact: Fergal Meegan Address of contact: Davy Corporate Finance, 49 Dawson Street Dublin 2 Telephone number of contact: +353 1 6148817 SIGNED BY Andrew Donagher Director or secretary or other duly authorised officer For and on behalf of Independent News & Media Plc Name of applicant This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of the Irish Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange