Independent News & Media Regulatory News (INM)

19 Nov 2007 12:23

Independent News & Media PLC19 November 2007 CONFIRMS ANNOUNCEMENT DATE FOR 2007 FULL YEAR PRE-CLOSE TRADING STATEMENT Dublin, London, 19th November 2007: Independent News & Media PLC ('INM' or the'Group') (ticker: INM.I; INM.L) a leading international media and communicationsgroup, today confirmed it will release its 2007 full year pre-close tradingstatement on Thursday, 20th December 2007 at 07h00 (GMT). ENDS For further information, please contact: Gavin O'Reilly +353 1 466 3200 Chief Operating Officer Donal Buggy +353 1 466 3200 Chief Financial Officer +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Media |+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+| | | |+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+|Pat Walsh |Rory Godson |Paul Keary |+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+|Murray Consultants |Powerscourt Media |Financial Dynamics (New ||(Dublin) |(London) |York) |+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+| | | |+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+|Tel: +353 1 498 0300 |Tel: +44 207 236 5619 |Tel: +1 212 850 5600 |+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+|Investors and Analysts | | |+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------++--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+|Mark Kenny/ Jonathan | | ||Neilan | | |+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+|K Capital Source (Dublin) | | || | | |+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+| | | |+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+|Tel: +353 1 631 5500 | | |+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+|Email: | | ||INM@kcapitalsource.com | | |+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ Independent News & Media PLC ('INM') is a leading international newspaper andcommunications group, with its main interests in Australia, India, Ireland, NewZealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Spanning four continents, 10 majormarkets and 21 individual countries, INM has market-leading newspaper positionsin Australia (regional), India, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa. In theUnited Kingdom, it publishes the flagship national title, The Independent, aswell as being the largest newspaper group in Northern Ireland. Across these regions, the Group publishes over 180 newspaper and magazinetitles, delivering a combined weekly circulation of over 31 million copies witha weekly audience of over 100 million consumers and includes the world's largestread newspaper, Dainik Jagran, in India. The Group has established a strong andgrowing online presence, with over 100 editorial and classified sites. INM is the largest radio operator - over 130 stations and an audience of almostsix million people - and outdoor advertising operator in Australasia and alsohas leading outdoor advertising positions in Hong Kong, Malaysia, India,Indonesia and across Africa. The Group has grown consistently over the last 15 years by building ageographically unique and diverse portfolio of market leading brands, and todaymanages gross assets of €4.1 billion, revenue of €1.8 billion and employsapproximately 9,600 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Group's website www.inmplc.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange