Independent News & Media Regulatory News (INM)

21 Mar 2007 16:01

Independent News & Media PLC21 March 2007 SCHEDULE 11 Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification requiredby the Market Abuse Rules and section 53 (as extended by section 64 of theCompanies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance withsection 59 of the Companies Act 1990. (1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transactionrelating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to16, 23 and 24. (2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivativerelating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14,16, 23 and 24. (3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options grantedto a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should completeboxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24. (4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financialinstrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) shouldcomplete the boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters +-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| 1 |Name of the Issuer | 2 |State whether the notification || | | |relates to: |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| | | |(i) a transaction notified in || | | |accordance with Market Abuse || | | |Rules; |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| | | |(ii) a disclosure made in || | | |accordance with section 53 (as || | | |extended by section 64 of the || | | |Companies Act 1990) or entered || | | |into the issuer's register in || | | |accordance with section 59 of the || | | |Companies Act 1990; or |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| | | |(iii) both (i) and (ii). |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| |Independent News & Media PLC | |iii |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| 3 |Name of person discharging | 4 |State whether notification relates|| |managerial responsibilities/ | |to a person connected with a || |director | |person discharging managerial || | | |responsibilities/director named in|| | | |3 and identify the connected || | | |person |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| |Sir Anthony O'Reilly | | |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| 5 |Indicate whether the | 6 |Description of shares (including || |notification is in respect of a| |class) debentures or derivatives || |holding of the person referred | |or financial instruments relating || |to in 3 or 4 above or in | |to shares || |respect of a non-beneficial | | || |interest | | |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| | | |Ordinary Shares |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| |The person referred to in No. 3| | || |above | | |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| 7 |Name of registered shareholder | 8 |State the nature of the || |(s) and, if more than one, | |transaction || |number of shares held by each | | || |of them | | |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| |Indexia Holdings Limited | |Exercise of options |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| 9 |Number of shares, debentures or| 10 |Percentage of issued class || |financial instruments relating | |acquired (treasury shares of that || |to shares acquired | |class should not be taken into || | | |account when calculating || | | |percentage) |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| |1,039,800 | |0.13% |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| 11 |Number of shares, debentures or| 12 |Percentage of issued class || |financial instruments relating | |disposed (treasury shares of that || |to shares disposed | |class should not be taken into || | | |account when calculating || | | |percentage) |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| 13 |Price per share or value of | 14 |Date and place of transaction || |transaction | | |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| |€1,601,595.06 | |21 March 2007 |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| | | |Dublin |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| 15 |Total holding following | 16 |Date issuer informed of || |notification and total | |transaction || |percentage holding following | | || |notification (any treasury | | || |shares should not be taken into| | || |account when calculating | | || |percentage) | | |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| |200,437,792 | |21 March 2007 |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+| |26.20% | | |+-----+-------------------------------+-----+----------------------------------+ If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options bythe issuer, complete the following boxes: +-----+-----------------------------------+-----+------------------------------+| 17 |Date of grant | 18 |Period during which or date on|| | | |which it can be exercised |+-----+-----------------------------------+-----+------------------------------+| 19 |Total amount paid (if any) for | 20 |Description of shares or || |grant of the option | |debentures involved (class and|| | | |number) |+-----+-----------------------------------+-----+------------------------------+| 21 |Exercise price (if fixed at time of| 22 |Total number of shares or || |grant) or indication that the price| |debentures over which options || |is to be fixed at the time of | |are held following || |exercise | |notification |+-----+-----------------------------------+-----+------------------------------+| 23 |Any additional information | 24 |Name of contact and telephone || | | |number for queries |+-----+-----------------------------------+-----+------------------------------+| | | | |+-----+-----------------------------------+-----+------------------------------+| |Indexia Holdings Limited is | |Andrew Donagher |+-----+-----------------------------------+-----+------------------------------+| |owned by Sir Anthony O'Reilly | |+353 1 466 3200 |+-----+-----------------------------------+-----+------------------------------+| | | | |+-----+-----------------------------------+-----+------------------------------+|Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making||notification |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Andrew Donagher, Company Secretary |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Date of notification: 21 March 2007 |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange