Independent News & Media Regulatory News (INM)

10 Jan 2008 12:02

Independent News & Media PLC10 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 result inthe 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 -Barclays Bank Plc -Goodbody Stockbrokers Ltd -Merrion Stockbrokers Ltd -Bloxham Stockbrokers Ltd -Davy Stockbrokers Ltd 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached: 8th January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified; 9th January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 16% 8. Notified details: A) Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(if possible using Triggering transactionthe ISIN CODE) Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rights Shares Voting shares rights rights Indirect Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary Shares of 121,826,266 121,826,266 129,830,979 129,830,979 16.4298%30c, ISIN: IE0004614818 SUBTOTAL A (based onaggregate votingrights) 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 129,830,979 16.4298% 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 9th 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