Independent News & Media Regulatory News (INM)

Independent News & Media PLC ['INM' or 'the Company'] announced the appointment of Mr. Bengt Braun to the Board of Directors of the Company on 23 March 2010.

Mr. Braun (aged 63) holds/has held the following directorships in other publicly quoted companies within the past 5 years:

The Company hereby confirms that Mr. Braun has no other disclosures to make in accordance with Rule 6.6.7 of the Listing Rules of the Irish Stock Exchange and Rule 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

ENDS. Tuesday, 30 March, 2010