Independent News & Media Regulatory News (INM)

9 Apr 2008 10:16

Independent News & Media PLC09 April 2008 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically. To: Listing Applications, Irish Stock Exchange The FSA Date: 9 April 2008 AVS No:Name of applicant: Independent News & Media PLCName of scheme: Share Option Scheme 1989 Share Option Scheme 1999Period of return: From: 1 October 2007 To: 31 March 2008 1989 1999 Balance under scheme from previous return: 497,425 749,585The amount by which the block scheme has been 373,626 1,000,000increased, if the scheme has been increased since thedate of the last return:Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme 793,372 321,940during period:Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end 77,679 1,427,645of periodNumber and class of securities originally listed and Ordinary shares of €0.30 eachthe date of admission Sept 2002 3,000,000 Nov 2004 1,000,000 Nov 2004 3,000,000 June 2005 2,000,000 June 2005 2,000,000 Nov 2006 1,000,000 Jan 2006 5,000,000 Feb 2007 2,000,000 Nov 2006 3,000,000 Apr 2007 2,000,000 Oct 2007 373,626 Oct 2007 1,000,000Total number of securities in issue at the end of the 830,739,114 (excluding treasuryperiod shares) Name of contact: Fergal MeeganAddress of contact: Davy Corporate Finance, 49 Dawson Street, Dublin 2Telephone number of contact: +353 1 6148817 SIGNED BY Andrew Donagher Company Secretary, for and on behalf of Independent News & Media PLC Name of applicant If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may beliable to prosecution. 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