Independent News & Media Regulatory News (INM)

Independent News & Media PLC ("INM" or "the Company")

Dublin 30th October 2015: Independent News & Media (INM) announces that Ms Lucy Gaffney has informed the board of the company of her resignation, effective today, as a director of INM. Ms Gaffney was elected to the board of INM as a non-executive director in March 2009 and has served on both the Nomination & Corporate Governance Committee and the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.

Mr Leslie Buckley, Chairman, INM said: "On behalf of the company and the board, I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Lucy Gaffney for her total dedication to the business since 2009. She has made a very valuable and positive contribution to INM, in terms of strategic input and exceptional guidance. She was hugely ambitious for INM during her time on the board."

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