Independent News & Media Regulatory News (INM)

7 Jan 2010 16:33



STANDARD FORM TR-1 VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES- ARTICLE 12(1) OF DIRECTIVE 2004/109/EC FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - ARTICLE 11(3) OF THE COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/14/EC

Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Independent News & Media PLC

Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[ ] In compliance with Regulation 79(7)

[ √ ] an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ] an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

[ √ ] an event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

i. Sir Anthony O'Reilly

ii. Indexia Holdings Limited

iii. Cartson Holdings Limited

  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Indexia Holdings Limited

Pershing Nominees Limited

Cartson Holdings Limited

Date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 5 January 2010.

Date on which issuer notified: 7 January 2010.

Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: See 8 below.

Notified details: 

A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE) IE0004614818	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Ordinary Shares of €0.05			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
[i. ii. iii.	0 204,043,082 31,097,948	235,141,030 204,043,082 31,097,948		0 446,503,810 31,097,948	512,607,444 35,005,686	12.58%	14.65%] 1% 0.88%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	235,141,030				512,607,444		14.65%

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
	512,607,444	14.65%

  

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: - See 3 above and 11 below.

In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].  N/A

Additional information:

Indexia Holdings Limited (ii) is 100% controlled by Sir Anthony O'Reilly.

Cartson Holdings Limited (iii) is 100% controlled by Sir Anthony O'Reilly.

Increase in number of Shares held as a result of taking up of full entitlement in Rights Issue. 

Decrease in percentage holding as a result of the issue of Shares (other than Right Issue Shares) by the Company. 

Done at Dublin on 7 January 2010

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

the Irish Stock Exchange.

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