Independent News & Media Regulatory News (INM)

30 Jan 2008 17:08

Independent News & Media PLC30 January 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 AND 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: Denis O'Brien 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): -Allied Irish Nominees Ltd -Bank of Ireland Nominees Ltd -Davy Crest Nominees -Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Ltd -Merrion Crest Nominees -Pershing Securities Nominees Ltd -Zeban Nominees Ltd 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached: 29th January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified; 30th January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 18% 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 Indirect Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary 142,096,261 142,096,261 142,670,235 142,670,235 18.0545%Shares of 30c ISIN:IE0004614818 SUBTOTAL A(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 142,670,235 18.0545% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: see attached 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 Dublin on 30 January 2008 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