Independent News & Media Regulatory News (INM)

1 Apr 2008 10:53

Independent News & Media PLC01 April 2008 Standard Form TR-1Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/ECFinancial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached: INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes): (x ) an acquisition or disposal of voting rights ( ) an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached ( ) an event changing the breakdown of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached: 3 December 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified; 28 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 3% 8. Notified details: A) Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares (if Triggering transactionpossible using Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightsthe ISIN CODE) Shares Voting rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectIE0004614818 22382591 22382591 Below 3% Below 3% SUBTOTAL A 22382591 22382591 Below 3% Below 3% Below3%(based onaggregatevoting rights) B) Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument Period/ Date rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) Total (A+B) number of voting rights % of voting rights Below 3% Below 3% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 10. In case of proxy voting: (name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold(number) voting rights as of (date). 11. Additional information: Done at London on 28 March 2008 Contact Geoff Smith Tel: 0044 207 116 2913 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